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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
