How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2025

Grab your grill, your hot dogs, and your sparklers because it’s time to celebrate… Summer Games Done Quick 2025. The annual speedrunning charity marathon benefitting Doctors without Borders is back starting July 6th and finishes July 12th. Here’s how and most importantly what to watch as you enjoy the reason for the speedrunning season. Summer … Read more

Bitcoin’s ‘Mempool’ Nearly Empty as Prices Trade Near Lifetime Highs

The Bitcoin blockchain lacks meaningful on-chain activity, even as its native token, bitcoin BTC, trades near a record per-unit price. That’s according to mempool – a holding area for unconfirmed blockchain transactions waiting to be included in a block by miners. On Satuday, the mempool had just 5,000 odd transactions awaiting inclusion, with the tally … Read more

10 Gaps That Undermine Your Cybersecurity Framework (And How to Close Them)

If we’re honest, most cybersecurity frameworks today look great on paper. They accommodate all the buzzwords: NIST, ISO, risk registers, control matrices. They pass audits and have impressive-looking dashboards. And yet, glaring gaps remain. Incidents still happen not because people aren’t working hard, but because the systems guiding them are either too rigid, too detached … Read more

Chart of the Week: Wall Street Has Claimed Bitcoin—Now What?

“Wall Street is coming for bitcoin.” That phrase used to spark both hope and fear across crypto circles. Today, it’s no longer a future threat or a bullish promise—it’s just reality. The original premise of bitcoin (or crypto in general)—an asset that is censorship-resistant and doesn’t answer to any traditional financial institution or government—is fading … Read more

How to Anonymize Your Phone

About the LevelUp series: At The Markup, we’re committed to doing everything we can to protect our readers from digital harm, write about the processes we develop, and share our work. We’re constantly working on improving digital security, respecting reader privacy, creating ethical and responsible user experiences, and making sure our site and tools are … Read more