Quantum canaries will not provide a useful solution to Bitcoin

Quantum canaries are three methods the community employs to verify quantum risk. “Bitcoin will have to add post-quantum signatures to its chain on faith alone,” Carter warns. Nic Carter, a Bitcoin investor and analyst, published an analysis in which he concluded that the three early warning mechanisms proposed to anticipate a quantum attack on Bitcoin … Read more

Greens and CDU agree on Baden-Wurttemberg deal

05/01/2026May 1, 2026 Greens, CDU revive state ‘pizza alliance’ agreement in Baden-Württemberg The Green Party and conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) have reached a coalition agreement in the south-western state of Baden-Wurttemberg after weeks of tough negotiations. The Greens’ lead negotiator Cem Ozdemir and the CDU’s Manuel Hegel said both sides had fought hard, and described … Read more

Mali jihadists vow to blockade capital

Jihadist groups in Mali are calling for the overthrow of the ruling military junta, claiming they have begun blockading the capital, Bamako, and seizing additional territory as part of a widening insurgency. The coalition known as JNIM and its allies say they are expanding their control on the ground, while Niger says it is carrying … Read more

US-Venezuela commercial flights restart

The first direct commercial flight in seven years between the United States and Venezuela landed Thursday at Simón Bolívar Airport near Caracas, arriving from Miami. The service signals a warming in relations between the two countries following recent political developments in Venezuela earlier this year. Businesspeople and US government officials were on board the flight, … Read more

Is Iran’s hybrid warfare behind anti-Semitic attacks in Europe?

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, May 1: The British papers are still covering the anti-Semitic attack in London. Meanwhile, The New York Times investigates hybrid warfare methods against Jewish targets. Next, a British advertising company is greenwashing the US oil industry. Also, Banksy has made another appearance. Finally, a trainee bus driver has a bad day … Read more

Deadline for US Congress on war in Iran

The US President is reportedly considering new military strike options against Iran. According to Axios, US Central Command has drafted a plan involving a series of “short and powerful” strikes aimed at breaking the current stalemate in negotiations. The report briefly pushed oil prices up by nearly 7%, surpassing $126 per barrel on Thursday before … Read more

At least 15 killed in southern Lebanon

The US embassy in Beirut said Lebanon is at a critical crossroads and called for a meeting between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite a fragile situation that many Lebanese would find hard to describe as a true ceasefire. On Thursday, Israeli strikes reportedly killed at least 15 people, with … Read more