March 2025

XRP bulls in ‘denial’ as price trend mirrors previous 75-90% crashes 2025-03-31 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP (XRP) has lost more than 40% since hitting a multi-year high near $3.40 in January, and onchain data suggests the downtrend could deepen in the weeks ahead. “Denial” preceding past 75-90% XRP crashes is back […]

NFT marketplace X2Y2 shuts down after 3 years, pivots to AI 2025-03-31 at 17:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace X2Y2 announced it is shutting down after three years of operation. According to a March 31 announcement, X2Y2 will shut down on April 30, with the team switching its focus to an

Windows 11 adds auto-recovery, kills offline setup loophole 2025-03-31 at 16:49 By Richard Speed Microsoft giveth with one hand but taketh away with the other Windows Insiders will soon get their hands on Microsoft’s attempt to ward off another CrowdStrike incident, and the company is also closing a loophole for users who don’t want a

Hackers Exploit WordPress mu-Plugins to Inject Spam and Hijack Site Images 2025-03-31 at 16:49 By Threat actors are using the “mu-plugins” directory in WordPress sites to conceal malicious code with the goal of maintaining persistent remote access and redirecting site visitors to bogus sites. mu-plugins, short for must-use plugins, refers to plugins in a special

Ethereum price down almost 50% since Eric Trump’s ‘add ETH’ endorsement 2025-03-31 at 16:12 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH) has lost almost half its value two months after Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, told his 5.7 million followers that it was a “great time” to add the

Nvidia’s latest AI PC boxes sound great – if you’re a data scientist with $3,000 to spare 2025-03-31 at 16:12 By Dan Robinson But will they really upend the enterprise PC market? How about software? Networking, anyone? Analysis  Disrupt? It’s an awful hackneyed term that some analysts, consultants and technologists like to use.… This article

Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid 2025-03-31 at 15:18 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there’s no escape Opinion  I was going to write a story about how Amazon is no longer even pretending to respect your privacy. But, really, why bother?… This article

Stablecoins, tokenized assets gain as Trump tariffs loom 2025-03-31 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Cryptocurrency investors are increasingly moving capital into stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) in a bid to avoid volatility ahead of US President Donald Trump’s widely anticipated tariff announcement on April 2. Increasingly more capital is flowing into stablecoins

⚡ Weekly Recap: Chrome 0-Day, IngressNightmare, Solar Bugs, DNS Tactics, and More 2025-03-31 at 15:07 By Every week, someone somewhere slips up—and threat actors slip in. A misconfigured setting, an overlooked vulnerability, or a too-convenient cloud tool becomes the perfect entry point. But what happens when the hunters become the hunted? Or when old malware

5 Impactful AWS Vulnerabilities You’re Responsible For 2025-03-31 at 15:07 By If you’re using AWS, it’s easy to assume your cloud security is handled – but that’s a dangerous misconception. AWS secures its own infrastructure, but security within a cloud environment remains the customer’s responsibility. Think of AWS security like protecting a building: AWS provides

Musk’s xAI swallows Musk’s X in ego-friendly, all-stock deal 2025-03-31 at 14:36 By Richard Speed Social media platform magically worth a billion more than what he bought it for Comment  Billionaire Elon Musk’s xAI is to acquire billionaire Elon Musk’s X in a deal that values the former at $80 billion and the latter at

Crypto funds see $226M of inflows, but asset values slump — CoinShares 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) continued to see modest inflows last week, extending a reversal from a record-breaking streak of outflows. Global crypto ETPs posted $226 million in inflows in the last trading week, adding to

Trump sons back new Bitcoin mining venture with Hut 8 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Several members of US President Donald Trump’s family are backing a new venture to launch what aims to become the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm. Hut 8, a digital asset mining and infrastructure company, announced on March

How to file crypto taxes in the US (2024–2025 tax season) 2025-03-31 at 14:06 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Key takeaways US crypto investors must file their 2024 tax returns by April 15, 2025, ensuring all crypto transactions are accurately reported to the IRS. Crypto held for less than a year is taxed as