Elastic Security Labs revealed that threat actors impersonated venture capital firms on LinkedIn and Telegram to deploy a Windows RAT named PHANTOMPULSE, using Obsidian note vaults for attacks, which Elastic Defend successfully blocked.

North Korean hackers’ attacks against the cryptocurrency industry continue to escalate, becoming an important source of funding for maintaining their military budget. Experts say that, unlike hackers from other countries, North Korea relies more heavily on crypto theft; its tactics have evolved into precision takeover—long-term infiltration that is difficult to effectively defend against—posing a serious threat to the industry.

The Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) proposal put forward by StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy uses existing Bitcoin scripts to provide post-quantum security, avoiding a soft fork. QSB uses a Binohash-based construction and a “hash-to-signature” puzzle to defend against quantum computers’ attacks on elliptic curve cryptography. The scheme relies on RIPEMD-160’s preimage resistance, effectively strengthening the security of Bitcoin transactions.

When responding to the potential threats that quantum computing could pose to cryptocurrencies, CZ emphasized that there’s no need to panic. Most cryptocurrencies can defend against the threat through upgrades, but coordinating upgrades across decentralized networks is likely to spark controversy. He warned that projects that have already stopped being maintained are difficult to upgrade and may disappear, while also urging users to migrate to quantum-resistant wallets to protect their assets. In particular, for the Bitcoin held by Satoshi Nakamoto, if quantum computing matures, it may need to be locked up or destroyed to prevent attacks. Overall, he believes that cryptocurrency is generally easier to secure than to crack.

GoPlus warns that GlassWorm has been upgraded into a sophisticated supply-chain attack framework that disguises itself as a Chrome extension to steal user data and encrypted assets. The attack relies on code injection and poisoning, using the Solana blockchain to hide instructions and enhance stealth. Users should be wary of installing unknown software and deploy detection tools to defend against it.

Gate News reports that on March 24, spot gold fell approximately 70 dollars in the short term, with the latest quote at 4398.66 dollars per ounce. On the news front, Turkey is considering mobilizing 135 billion dollars in gold reserves to defend the lira (Turkey's official currency).

Utah HB243 bill classifies "proposition betting" as gambling and is expected to be signed by the governor, which will ban platforms like Kalshi from operating. Kalshi has filed a federal lawsuit, arguing that its contracts are derivatives. The CFTC chairman stated that the agency will defend its regulatory authority.

Bitcoin Improvement Proposal BIP-360 is expected to take seven years to achieve quantum resistance and requires code review and testing beforehand. This proposal introduces a new output type, which can defend against long-term attacks but offers insufficient protection against short-term attacks. Post-quantum signatures are larger in size, requiring technical solutions to improve processing speed.

February 11 News, according to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency Super PAC Fairshake's affiliate organization, Defend American Jobs, plans to spend approximately $5 million to support pro-cryptocurrency candidate Barri Moore's campaign for U.S. Senate. The five-week campaign will run political ads on television and cable media, with Trump also publicly endorsing her, quickly making this election a key indicator of U.S. cryptocurrency policy battles. Super PACs can raise funds from corporations and associations but cannot donate directly to candidates. Instead, they influence voters through independent advertising and media campaigns. Fairshake stated that Moore is committed to economic growth and supports making the U.S. a "global crypto innovation hub," and therefore, industry forces should rally behind her.

Solana's price continues to weaken after the failure of the medium-term technical structure. It is currently hovering around $85, and short-term downside risks have not been eliminated. As of press time, SOL is at approximately $86.02, down slightly by 0.1% in the past 24 hours. Over the past 7 days, it has fallen about 13%, and in the last 30 days, it has retraced 35%, nearly 70% off its all-time high of around $293 in January 2025, with market confidence significantly impacted. The price briefly rebounded at the beginning of the month but quickly faced resistance and declined again. It is now operating near the lower end of the past seven days' range ($75.76 to $104.98). Although bulls attempted to defend the price, trading volume could not effectively support the rebound, resulting in a lack of sustainability. In the past 24 hours, spot trading volume plummeted approximately 36% to $3.72 billion, indicating increased market caution.