Cryptography
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Methods for securing information and communications through mathematical techniques.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 4 article(s) of evidence from 4 source(s), led by research-stage coverage, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 64%.
Evidence (4)
- 6Hacker News·9/14/2026researchTrump's Crypto Holdings Estimated at $1.4B
A report based on a 2025 federal disclosure estimates that Donald Trump made about $1.4 billion from crypto-related assets and activities. The article discusses the size of these gains and the broader public attention around his cryptocurrency exposure. The figure is notable mainly as a political and financial disclosure rather than a technology development.
- 8Simon Willison·8/1/2026breakthroughOpenAI Claims Ten Math Proofs with Astra
OpenAI says an internal version of its next major model, Astra, solved ten long-standing mathematical problems with less than $2,000 in token cost per problem. The work includes Lean 4 formalizations, a paper describing the proofs, and an LLM-generated reconstruction of the reasoning process. The announcement has drawn attention from mathematicians and follows earlier reports of AI systems finding cryptographic weaknesses.
- 8OpenAI Blog·8/1/2026researchOpenAI Reports Advances in Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science
OpenAI says it has produced new results on several long-standing open problems in mathematics and theoretical computer science. The work spans areas including geometry, cryptography, and computational complexity, but the post does not provide full technical details in the excerpt.
- 8Hacker News·7/1/2026fundingTrump says crypto deals brought in over $1B in 2025
The Wall Street Journal reports that Donald Trump made more than $1 billion from crypto-related deals, making them a major part of his 2025 financial windfall. The story highlights the scale of his earnings from digital-asset ventures, but does not describe any specific technical product or platform.