The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) praised the Nobel Committee’s decision to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling her “the spirit of fearless, nonviolent resistance against tyranny.” HRF CEO Thor Halvorssen said the award honors both Machado’s “extraordinary personal sacrifice” and the resilience of a nation “yearning for democracy.” Machado, founder of Súmate and Vente Venezuela, has led a decades-long fight for free elections and civic freedom, enduring persecution under Nicolás Maduro’s regime. Despite being barred from the 2024 presidential race, she guided the opposition to a disputed landslide victory later nullified by the government, forcing her into hiding. The Nobel recognition, HRF noted, amplifies Venezuela’s democratic cause, sending a message to authoritarian regimes worldwide that “those who stand for liberty will not be forgotten.”
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Galaxy Research has uncovered a sprawling “dusting” operation in which an anonymous actor sent 41,523 Bitcoin transactions embedding legal-style notices to 39,423 dormant wallets holding a combined 2.3 million BTC. Each message cited New York–registered firm Salomon Brothers and warned wallet owners to “prove control” or risk “relinquishing rights.” Galaxy analysts Zack Pokorny and Will Owens traced the activity to a single coordinated campaign launched in mid-2025, describing it as “highly sophisticated” yet riddled with operational errors such as broken URLs and inconsistent deadlines. Salomon claims its client seeks to “reduce risks posed by abandoned wallets,” but researchers suggest the effort may aim to test unclaimed property laws by asserting “constructive possession” of inactive Bitcoin. Whether this experiment evolves into litigation could hinge on October 10 and November 5—the 90-day expiry dates written into the onchain notices.
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Block’s Square division has unveiled Square Bitcoin, a new platform that lets U.S. merchants accept bitcoin payments, convert up to half of their daily card sales into BTC, and manage their holdings within the same dashboard, all with 0% fees for the first year, reports Alex Lari. “We’re making Bitcoin payments as seamless as card payments,” said Miles Suter, Head of Bitcoin Product at Block, positioning the launch as part of Jack Dorsey’s vision to make “Bitcoin everyday money.” The service integrates a built-in Bitcoin wallet for buying, selling, and withdrawals, and will go live nationwide on November 10, excluding New York due to regulatory restrictions. After a successful 2024 pilot, Square aims to make digital asset management as intuitive as credit card use, reinforcing Bitcoin’s role in small business resilience and everyday commerce across the U.S.
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In a wide-ranging conversation with computer scientist Roman Yampolskiy, a leading researcher in AI safety, the University of Louisville professor warned that the world may be “two to ten years” from creating superintelligence, and possibly extinction. Speaking on What Bitcoin Did, Yampolskiy said once artificial intelligence becomes fully agentic, “there is no undo button once you surrender control,” arguing it will be impossible to restrain systems “smarter than humans in every domain.” He estimated a 20–30% probability of human extinction, calling current global regulation “safety theater.” Yampolskiy urged redirecting resources toward narrow AI that solves specific problems, adding, “You will not be rich, you will not be famous, you’ll be dead. Why are you doing it?” On Bitcoin, he described it as “a computational equivalent to gold,” warning that in a post-labor world, even digital assets could become tools for AI economies beyond human control.
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