Bitcoin futures and options open interest soars in February
Open interest, the total number of outstanding derivative contracts that have not been settled, is an important metric for gauging market health and sentiment. An increase in open interest means new money entering the market, showing heightened trading activity and interest in Bitcoin. Conversely, a decline suggests closing positions, potentially indicating a change in market […]
Supreme Court skeptical of Texas, Florida regulation of social media moderation
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Feb 26, 2024 at 7:46 pm Florida Solicitor General Henry Whitaker defends the Florida law. (William Hennessy) The Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of a pair of laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies control content posted on their sites. During nearly […]
SpaceX discloses cause of Starship anomalies as it clears an FAA hurdle
Enlarge / Starship launches on its second flight on November 18, 2023. SpaceX A little more than three months after the most recent launch of a Starship vehicle, which ended with both the booster and upper stage being lost in flight, the Federal Aviation Administration has closed its investigation of the mishap. “SpaceX identified, and […]
segregated witness – Bitcoin transaction malleability is it only for unconfirmed transaction?
TL;DR: Yes, once a transaction is confirmed, unless a chain reorganization makes it unconfirmed again, no forms of malleability are possible. SegWit specifically fixed TXID malleability of unconfirmed transactions, but other forms of malleability are possible. Transaction malleability in general refers to the possibility of a third party changing some parts of a transaction without […]
China Launches New Cyber-Defense Plan for Industrial Networks
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) this week released a new strategy for improving data security within the nation’s industrial sector. The goal of the plan is to contain “major risks” to threats to the industrial sector by the end of 2026 with the implementation of protective measures that will be applied to […]
December–January Research Roundup: What We’re Reading
By Kennah Watts This winter, CHIR curled up with some good reads: the latest in health policy research. In December and January, we read studies on trends in employer-sponsored insurance (ESI), expanding insurance options for non-citizens, and state efforts to improve provider directory accuracy. Mark Katz Meiselbach, Jeffrey Marr, and Yang Wang, Enrollment Trends in […]
The Download: Trump’s potential climate impact, and the end of cheap helium
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Trump wants to unravel Biden’s landmark climate law. Here is what’s most at risk. President Joe Biden’s crowning legislative achievement was enacting the Inflation Reduction Act, easily the nation’s largest investment into addressing […]