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Stellar Private Payments Goes Open-Source, Changing Everything
platodata40d ago

Stellar Private Payments Goes Open-Source, Changing Everything

Stellar open-sources its private payments system using Groth16 zero-knowledge proofs, reshaping how institutions handle compliant, shielded transactions in 2026. Stellar just moved. Private payments, fully open-sourced. Zero-knowledge proofs, configurable compliance, shielded transfers built for real financial flows, not whitepaper experiments. This is not a roadmap update. The code is live. RektHQ on X confirmed the [...]

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Ransomware and Supply Chain Attacks Hit the Seas: CYTUR Warns of Escalating Crises in ‘2026 Maritime Cyber Threat White Paper’
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

Ransomware and Supply Chain Attacks Hit the Seas: CYTUR Warns of Escalating Crises in ‘2026 Maritime Cyber Threat White Paper’

Between 2024 and 2025, cyberattacks targeting the global maritime industry rapidly expanded in both volume and sophistication, emerging as a critical variable in vessel operations. In response, CYTUR Inc. (CEO Yong-hyun Cho), a specialized maritime cybersecurity firm, has published the “2026 Maritime Cyber Threat White Paper.” The report analyzes incident trends from the past two ...

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French growth hopes weaken as business confidence declines
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

French growth hopes weaken as business confidence declines

The numbers The business climate in France deteriorated again in February, falling by two points to 97, a level below its long‐term average. This decline affects all sectors except construction, where the indicator remained stable. The deterioration is particularly worrying in services: all sub‐indices fell over the month and, at 95, the business climate is ...

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China boosts laws for economic growth
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

China boosts laws for economic growth

China has stepped up its legislative initiatives over the past year to strengthen legal support and enhance the framework needed for high-quality economic growth and increased openness, officials said. Zhang Tao, from the Legislative Affairs Commission of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, China’s top legislature, highlighted the Private Sector Promotion Law, which took effect ...

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Brim Explorer orders the world’s most efficient battery-powered vessels
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

Brim Explorer orders the world’s most efficient battery-powered vessels

Tourism and technology company Brim Explorer has signed contracts for the construction of the world’s most efficient battery-powered passenger vessels. The two high-speed trimarans are scheduled for delivery in spring 2027. “This is a milestone for both Brim Explorer and the Norwegian maritime industry. We are not only proving that it is possible to combine ...

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This is the best way to describe the U.S. economy, according to Yardeni Research
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

This is the best way to describe the U.S. economy, according to Yardeni Research

The U.S. economy has proven to be “shock resistant” so far this decade, withstanding multiple headwinds without descending into a prolonged recession, according to analysts at Yardeni Research. In a note, the analysts including Ed Yardeni argued that the U.S. has “performed remarkably well” since 2020 despite a series of challenges that “would have felled ...

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UK announces biggest sanctions package against Russia four years on from full-scale invasion of Ukraine
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

UK announces biggest sanctions package against Russia four years on from full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The package, the largest since the early months of the invasion in 2022, comes four years on from Putin’s barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today’s action targets one of the world’s largest oil pipeline companies, PJSC Transneft, responsible for transporting over 80% of Russian oil exports, further hampering the Kremlin’s desperate scramble to find buyers for its sanctioned oil. So far international ...

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Goldman outlines the main risks to U.S. growth in 2026
hellenicshippingnews40d ago

Goldman outlines the main risks to U.S. growth in 2026

Goldman Sachs has said it expects the U.S. to grow faster than consensus estimates in 2026, thanks to tax cuts, a reduced drag from tariffs, and easier financial conditions. In a note, the analysts including Pierfrancesco Mei forecast that U.S. gross domestic product growth would be 2.5% in 2026 on a fourth quarter-to-fourth quarter basis, ...

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