April 5, 2025

Solana TVL hits new high in SOL terms, DEX volumes show strength — Will SOL price react? 2025-04-05 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) dropped by 9% between March 28 and April 4, but several key metrics grew during the same period. Despite SOL’s price downturn, the Solana network […]

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XRP price sell-off set to accelerate in April as inverse cup and handle hints at 25% decline 2025-04-05 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP (XRP) price has plunged more than 35% since reaching a multi-year high of $3.40 in January — and the downtrend may deepen in April as new bearish signals emerge.

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Mixed-martial arts champion Conor McGregor launches memecoin 2025-04-05 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Mixed-martial arts (MMA) champion Conor McGregor launched a memecoin called “REAL” on April 5, which will reportedly feature staking rewards and voting rights for token holders. Spokespeople for the project told Cointelegraph that the token was launched through a sealed-bid

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Microsoft Credits EncryptHub, Hacker Behind 618+ Breaches, for Disclosing Windows Flaws 2025-04-05 at 19:02 By A likely lone wolf actor behind the EncryptHub persona was acknowledged by Microsoft for discovering and reporting two security flaws in Windows last month, painting a picture of a “conflicted” individual straddling a legitimate career in cybersecurity and pursuing cybercrime.

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Utility, volatility and longevity: Looking beyond the hype 2025-04-05 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by James Newman Opinion by: James Newman, chief corporate affairs officer at Chiliz The perception of blockchain, especially for those outside the industry, has often been driven primarily by stories of extreme volatility, bad actors and speculation.  In past months, the industry

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No country wins a global trade war, BTC to surge as a result: Analyst 2025-04-05 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill US President Donald Trump’s trade policies will create worldwide macroeconomic turmoil and short-term financial crises that will ultimately lead to greater adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as a store of value asset, according to

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North Korean Hackers Deploy BeaverTail Malware via 11 Malicious npm Packages 2025-04-05 at 17:54 By The North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign are spreading their tentacles on the npm ecosystem by publishing more malicious packages that deliver the BeaverTail malware, as well as a new remote access trojan (RAT) loader. “These

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Smart money still hunting for memecoins despite end of ‘supercycle’ 2025-04-05 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The most successful cryptocurrency traders are still chasing quick profits in memecoins, despite signs that the broader “supercycle” for the speculative assets may be winding down. The shift follows recent disappointment tied to memecoin launches associated with

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Bitcoin holds firm as stocks lose $5T in record Trump tariff sell-off 2025-04-05 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin is gaining renewed attention as a hedge against financial instability after holding relatively steady during a record-breaking stock market downturn that saw $5 trillion wiped from the S&P 500. The S&P 500 posted a

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Satoshi Nakamoto turns 50 as Bitcoin becomes US reserve asset 2025-04-05 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, marks their 50th birthday amid a year of rising institutional and geopolitical adoption of the world’s first cryptocurrency. The identity of Nakamoto remains one of the biggest mysteries in crypto,

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Introducing Windows on arm. And by arm, we mean wrist 2025-04-05 at 14:09 By Liam Proven Pixel Watch 3 boots Microsoft’s OS in latest feat of delightful pointlessness Windows on Arm has been around since the Surface RT – but this is another kind of arm altogether.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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Malicious Python Packages on PyPI Downloaded 39,000+ Times, Steal Sensitive Data 2025-04-05 at 13:00 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered malicious libraries in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to steal sensitive information. Two of the packages, bitcoinlibdbfix and bitcoinlib-dev, masquerade as fixes for recent issues detected in a legitimate Python module called

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NASA doubles odds of Moon hitting near-Earth asteroid 2025-04-05 at 10:33 By Iain Thomson Heads up to those living on lunar base in 2032: DUCK!! The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon, during Christmas 2032, has more than doubled.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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Wall Street’s one-day loss tops the entire crypto market cap 2025-04-05 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The United States stock market lost more in value over the April 4 trading day than the entire cryptocurrency market is worth, as fears over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to ramp up. On April 4,

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SEC paints ‘a distorted picture’ of USD-stablecoin market — Crenshaw 2025-04-05 at 07:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner and vocal crypto critic Caroline Crenshaw has accused the US regulator of downplaying risks and misrepresenting the US stablecoin market in its newly published guidelines. However, many in the crypto

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Bitcoin traders prepare for rally to $100K as ‘decoupling’ and ‘gold leads BTC’ trend takes shape 2025-04-05 at 05:10 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bitcoin (BTC) price could head back toward the $100,000 level quicker than investors expected if the early signs of its decoupling from the US stock market and gold continue. Source: Cory

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Crypto stocks down, IPOs punted amid tariff tumult 2025-04-05 at 02:10 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Cryptocurrency firms felt the heat from US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout this week as market turbulence sent share prices tumbling and foiled initial public offering (IPO) plans.  From exchanges to Bitcoin (BTC) miners, crypto stocks suffered as

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Brazilian court authorizes crypto seizure for debt collection — Report 2025-04-05 at 02:10 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Brazilian judges have been authorized to seize cryptocurrency assets from debtors who owe money and are behind on their payments, signaling a growing recognition that digital assets can be both a form of payment and a store

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