April 2025

AI bigwigs urge AGs to block OpenAI’s profit pivot 2025-04-24 at 00:20 By Brandon Vigliarolo Elon’s not the only one sounding the alarm over the AI giant’s cash grab A group of AI heavyweights and ex-OpenAI staffers are urging the attorneys general of California and Delaware to block the ChatGPT shop’s latest restructuring into a […]

US exchanges bet big on crypto derivatives amid tariff turbulence 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell United States exchanges are betting big on cryptocurrency derivatives as market turbulence from US President Donald Trump’s looming trade war propels demand for the financial instruments.  Since late 2024, exchanges including Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, and the Chicago

XRP futures open interest surges by 32% — Are traders bullish or bearish? 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways:  XRP has gained 25% since April 7, and its open interest has risen by 32%. Positive spot market activity contrasts with a neutral futures funding rate, highlighting a tug-of-war between traders. Analysts

Alabama drops staking lawsuit against Coinbase 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Alabama Securities Commission, a financial regulator for the US state, dropped its lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, which accused the company of violating securities laws by offering staking services to clients. The regulator cited the ongoing work between the US

Hey Google, if Chrome is going to be single soon, OpenAI is interested 2025-04-23 at 22:32 By Richard Speed ChatGPT maker to join line of suitors if Chocolate Factory forced to offload browser OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT has flung the company’s hat into the ring as a potential suitor for Google’s Chrome browser

Bitcoin holders back in profit as new capital enters the market — Is $100K BTC price next? 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Bitcoin short-term holders are back in profit, increasing chances for a rally to $100,000. Long-term holders added 363,000 BTC since February, with new buyers injecting capital in April.

SEC discusses deepening US-El Salvador ties amid deportation backlash 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Officials with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto task force met with the El Salvador National Commission on Digital Assets (CNAD) to discuss regulation and a proposed cross-border sandbox. In an April 22 memo, the SEC’s

Luxury app Dorsia taps MoonPay for crypto payments 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Luxury hospitality platform Dorsia is rolling out crypto payments for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and six Arab nations. The payments feature is being enabled through a partnership with MoonPay, the companies told Cointelegraph. With

As ChatGPT scores B- in engineering, professors scramble to update courses 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Thomas Claburn Now that AI is invading classrooms and homework assignment, students need to learn reasoning more than ever Students are increasingly turning to AI to help them with coursework, leaving academics scrambling to adjust their teaching practices or debating

Elon Musk’s Neuralink could fetch $8.5B valuation: report 2025-04-23 at 21:50 By Reuters Neuralink has begun preliminary discussions with potential investors about the funding round, according to the report. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Ripple NPM supply chain attack hunts for private keys 2025-04-23 at 21:38 By Connor Jones A mystery thief and a critical CVE involved in crypto cash grab Many versions of the Ripple ledger (XRPL) official NPM package are compromised with malware injected to steal cryptocurrency.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

‘Smart vapes’ slammed for targeting kids with built-in video games, phone features: ‘It’s a behavioral trap’ 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By SWNS Described as “smart vapes”, the devices make it possible for users to access pre-installed games, receive and make calls, play music and track fitness.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and

Bitcoin ETF inflows top 500 times 2025 average in ‘significant deviation’ 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin ETF inflows obliterated the 2025 average on April 22. ETF performance remains tightly dependent on BTC price action, with the turnaround following six-week highs in BTC/USD. ETFs themselves are gaining influence, with one

Top TRUMP tokenholders revealed? US President to host memecoin dinner 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Some of the top holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin could come out of the shadows to appear for a dinner the US President is planning to host on May 22. As of April 23, the official Trump

Forget bull or bear — Bitcoin’s in a new era, says onchain analyst James Check 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli For years, crypto investors have looked to the four-year cycle, anchored around Bitcoin’s halving events, as a kind of sacred roadmap. The theory goes: Every four years, Bitcoin’s supply is cut in

We’re calling it now: Agentic AI will win RSAC buzzword Bingo 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Jessica Lyons All aboard the hype train The security industry loves its buzzwords, and this is always on full display at the annual RSA Conference event in San Francisco. Don’t believe us? Take a lap on the expo floor, and

DPRK Hackers Steal $137M from TRON Users in Single-Day Phishing Attack 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea (aka Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space. “The focus on Web3 and cryptocurrency appears to