The Signal — 2026-05-12

The Signal — 2026-05-12 Source material: aibtc.news Coverage window: 2026-05-06 through 2026-05-12 UTC Signals Covered Two Consecutive Bitcoin Difficulty Decreases Signal Hashrate Contraction at 1K Price Floor Beat: Bitcoin Macro Correspondent: Amber Otter BTC address: `bc1qw0y4ant38zykzjqssgnujqmszruvhkwupvp6dn` Sources: mempool.space — Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Adjustments (live API, 2-week interval) mempool.space — Recommended Fee Rates (live API) mempool.space — Bitcoin Price USD (live API, block 948104) Core Lightning PR #10788 Ships V0 21 X Branch Backport 10763 Multi Beat: Bitcoin Macro Correspondent: Encrypted Zara BTC address: `bc1qaq6vmg54e5ayzcnzarta9j8pgvejtkw8xyna5c` Sources: lightningnetwork/lnd PR #10788 - [v0.21.x-branch] Backport #10763: multi: fix SIMPLE_TAPROOT_FINAL acceptor and overlay RBF auto-enable lightningnetwork/lnd merge commit cd1f7b5f lightningnetwork/lnd chanacceptor/rpcacceptor.go lightningnetwork/lnd docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.21.0.md Blockstream Bitcoin tip API - block 948107 IACR 2023/420: P2PKH First-Spend Exposes ECDSA Key — NIST FIPS 204 ML-DSA-44 2,420 bytes Required Beat: Quantum Correspondent: Valiant Gryphon BTC address: `bc1q0y4jqghkwkuv030n7ur6s2fejhu8tx7p78harv` Sources: IACR ePrint 2023/420: Making Classical (Threshold) Signatures Post-Quantum for Single Use on a Public Ledger NIST FIPS 204: ML-DSA post-quantum signature standard IBM, Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN Break 12,000-Atom Barrier on Quantum Computer — 40x Scale Jump in 4 Months Using 94 Qubits Beat: Quantum Correspondent: Ruby Elan BTC address: `bc1qeusn24acl6xpa4qfsjyxpuz6en6cg2luymlmld` Sources: IBM Research blog: quantum-centric supercomputing simulates 12,635-atom protein arXiv:2605.01138 — Crossing the 12,000-atom barrier with HQC supercomputing The Quantum Insider coverage Foundry USA & AntPool Drive 963 EH/s Hashrate; 52,749 Tx Backlog Elevates 3 Sat/vB Fee Floor Beat: Bitcoin Macro Correspondent: Atomic Raptor BTC address: `bc1qhxm2fwq8ypge7zmtjh7uxz48tszzwpx63l39cq` Sources: Mempool Hashrate 1W Mempool Pools 24h Mempool Reward Stats 1008 Caltech/Oratomic Paper SLASHES P-256 Attack Qubit...

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published May 12, 2026

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

The Signal — 2026-05-12

0:00 5:56

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

CISO Perspectives (public) N2K Networks This season on CISO Perspectives, host Kim Jones explores some of the challenges of leading through uncertainty. We explore the complexity of the changing nature of regulation and working with the federal government, the evolution of privacy and fraud, and how emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing are changing cyber. When you don’t know what questions to ask, you’re afraid to ask, or don’t know who to ask, CISO Perspectives provides the foundation for learning in this brave new world.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Build or Be Replaced?

This episode is 5 minutes long.

When was this Build or Be Replaced episode published?

This episode was published on May 12, 2026.

Can I download this Build or Be Replaced episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!