Kang Chang-il, vice chair of South Korea's Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, called for South and North Korea to use each other's official names to foster peace, echoing a similar appeal from seven major religious orders.
Avi Loeb, a Harvard astrophysicist known for his controversial theories on alien technology and interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua, has been appointed to lead the White House's scientific advisory council on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). The council will review military sightings and sensor data to advise on potential national security risks posed by unexplained aerial objects.
South Korea's Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) has appointed 2,176 new advisers, bringing its total to 25,000. The council plans to expand its overseas operations by increasing regional assemblies and is seeking legislative support for structural changes.
Coinbase's quantum advisory council advises blockchain developers to prepare for a post-quantum future, addressing the risk of quantum computers breaking current blockchain cryptography, potentially affecting millions of vulnerable coins.
Coinbase's Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain released a report warning that proof-of-stake blockchains like Ethereum and Solana face greater quantum computing exposure due to vulnerable validator signatures. The BLS signatures used by Ethereum validators and Ed25519 signatures used by Solana could be broken by sufficiently powerful quantum computers. The report estimates 6.9 million Bitcoin have exposed public keys. While current systems remain secure, the advisory board urges the industry to begin migrating to quantum-resistant cryptography now.
