April 2025

Don’t delete that mystery empty folder. Windows put it there as a security fix 2025-04-15 at 02:31 By Iain Thomson Copilot vibe coding for OS development? Why not Canny Windows users who’ve spotted a mysterious folder on hard drives after applying last week’s security patches for the operating system can rest assured – it’s perfectly

Bitcoin takes back seat as Trump, Bukele focus on trade and immigration 2025-04-15 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira US President Donald Trump hosted El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele at the White House on April 14, with talks centered on trade and immigration, excluding Bitcoin from the public agenda. Pressing issues of migration

Microsoft OneDrive file sync apps for Windows, Mac broken for 10 months 2025-04-15 at 01:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Users, unsurprisingly, are not pleased and feel forgotten amid Redmond’s Copilot frenzy In June 2024, users of the OneDrive sync client for macOS and Windows began reporting that shared folders had vanished from their local drives, replaced

Trade wars could spur governments to embrace Web3 — Truebit 2025-04-15 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Escalating trade wars are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they are also creating new use cases for blockchain networks, Truebit executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 2, President Donald Trump announced plans to charge sweeping tariffs on US

New SSL/TLS cert to live no longer than 47 days by 2029 2025-04-15 at 00:46 By Iain Thomson IT admins, get ready to grumble CA/Browser Forum – a central body of web browser makers, security certificate issuers, and friends – has voted to cut the maximum lifespan of new SSL/TLS certs to just 47 days

South Korea blocks 14 crypto exchanges on Apple Store — Report 2025-04-15 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino South Korea is expanding a ban on digital asset firms’ applications servicing its citizens. On April 11, the country’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) announced that 14 crypto exchanges were blocked on the Apple store. Among the

Bitcoin bucks downtrend with rally to $85.8K — Are BTC bulls really back? 2025-04-15 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $84,500 level on April 14, and the recovery appears partially fueled by the announcement of partial import tariff relief by US President Donald Trump. However, traders’ optimism faded on April

Spot Solana ETFs to launch in Canada this week 2025-04-15 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Spot Solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to launch in Canada on April 16, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas.  In an X post on April 14, the analyst shared a private client note from TD Bank, a

Anchorage Digital faces scrutiny from US Homeland Security — Report 2025-04-14 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira The US Department of Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force has reportedly launched an investigation into Anchorage Digital Bank, a Wall Street-backed cryptocurrency firm.  According to an April 14 Barron’s report, members of the task force

Bitcoin surge to $137K by Q3 possible if US Treasury continues liquidity injections — Analysts 2025-04-14 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly The US Treasury has injected $500 billion into financial markets since February by drawing liquidity from its Treasury General Account (TGA), funding government operations after a $36 trillion debt ceiling was hit

Intel flogs off majority stake in Altera to private equity for $4B 2025-04-14 at 22:49 By Tobias Mann Buy high, sell low: FPGA biz cost x86 giant $16B decade ago A decade after gobbling up Altera, Intel is loosening its grip. On Monday, the x86 giant said it’s flogging a 51 percent stake in the

Price analysis 4/14: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, LEO 2025-04-14 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are trying to start the week on a positive note by pushing the price above $85,000. Michael Saylor’s Strategy has used the recent dip to buy 3,459 Bitcoin for $285.5 million

SEC delays staking decision for Grayscale ETH ETFs 2025-04-14 at 22:06 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed a decision on whether to approve Ether staking in two Grayscale funds. The decision on Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF and Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF has been postponed until

Cyber congressman demands answers before CISA gets cut down to size 2025-04-14 at 22:06 By Jessica Lyons What’s the goal here, Homeland Insecurity or something? As drastic cuts to the US govt’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency loom, Rep Eric Swalwell (D-CA), the ranking member of the House’s cybersecurity subcommittee, has demanded that CISA brief

Resellers may be sitting on costly pile of regret after US smartphone shopping spree 2025-04-14 at 21:46 By Lindsay Clark Q1 sector growth unlikely to survive current trade policy Profiteering resellers stateside filled up on smartphone inventory in calendar Q1 before the scheduled imposition of US tariffs, which have rocked global stock prices and US

Fast SSE? We’re Delivering It In Partnership With Google Cloud 2025-04-14 at 20:53 By Nate Fitzgerald Symantec’s integration with Google’s Cloud WAN delivers up to 100X the bandwidth of competing solutions by eliminating complexity and scalability concerns of traditional GRE VPN connections This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Avnet accuses Arm chip slinger Ampere of screwing it over on server deal 2025-04-14 at 20:37 By Thomas Claburn Sales backstop deal? More like … Sales? Back, stop! Deal! Arizona electronics supplier Avnet has accused California semiconductor design firm Ampere Computing of going against its word and backing out of a server purchasing deal.… This