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In brief Sociologists say the Dead Internet Theory now matches how users experience the web. Research shows nearly half of all web traffic now comes from bots as synthetic content spreads. Some researchers say the web is not dying, but reacting to incentives that reward automated engagement. Much of the internet still runs on human traffic, but more and more it’s beginning to feel less human.As AI-generated posts, bots, and automated agents spread across major platforms, researchers say the online world is starting to resemble the concerns raised by the Dead Internet Theory, the idea that much of what people…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin has enjoyed attention as one of the most rewarding stores of value in recent years, with institutional adoption reaching new highs this year. One such landmark Bitcoin acquisition was made by Harvard University, arguably the world’s most prestigious academic institution. Earlier in August, Harvard disclosed an investment portfolio containing $117 million worth of shares in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of the end of Q2. According to its latest disclosure, the university’s BTC exposure nearly tripled over the last quarter. BlackRock’s IBIT Becomes Harvard’s…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has directed government agencies to expand cryptocurrency mining, saying the move could help the country cut reliance on the US dollar. Reports say he made the remarks during a high-level energy meeting in Minsk on November 14, where he framed mining as a priority use for surplus electricity. Lukashenko Orders Mining Push According to state reports, Lukashenko asked officials to present concrete measures to increase electricity consumption and to lay out how mining could be scaled across the country. He suggested that, rather…

Bitcoin started its life as a rank outsider. It didn’t emerge from Silicon Valley ingenuity or the boardrooms of central banks. Rather, Bitcoin’s arrival in the fallout of the Great Financial Crisis was both perfectly timed and profoundly subversive.A whitepaper posted to a cypherpunk mailing list by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto pitched a peer-to-peer payment network that could bypass the compromised machinery of post-2008 finance.Bitcoin was “F-you money,” a pure play against bailouts, bank failures, and central planning. Early adopters saw themselves as digital renegades, building the rails for a new kind of freedom money. Uncensored, borderless, and untethered by…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure OKX CEO Star Xu has offered a bounty of 10 BTC for users to provide evidence on an alleged backdoor in the exchange’s DeFi wallet. This development comes after the Seychelles-based exchange recently launched DEX trading for users.  Prove Backdoor Existence, Xu Tells Crypto Community  On November 15, an X account with the username OKxiaohai claimed that the OKX wallet featured a backdoor that allowed bad actors to steal users’ private keys. OKxiaohai, an employee at hardware wallet firm OneKey, with previous experience in customer service, hinged…