April 2025

Nearly 400,000 FTX users risk losing $2.5 billion in repayments 2025-04-06 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Nearly 400,000 creditors of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX risk missing out on $2.5 billion in repayments after failing to begin the mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) verification process. Roughly 392,000 FTX creditors have failed to complete […]

Billionaire investor would ‘not be surprised’ if Trump postpones tariffs 2025-04-06 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Crypto-friendly billionaire investor Bill Ackman is considering the possibility that US President Donald Trump may pause the implementation of his controversial proposed tariffs on April 7. “One would have to imagine that President Donald Trump’s phone has

Meta’s Llama 4 puts US back in lead to ‘win the AI race’ – David Sacks 2025-04-06 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks says Meta’s release of its latest AI model, Llama 4, has pushed the United States into the lead in the global race

Kalshi traders place the odds of US recession in 2025 at over 61% 2025-04-06 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Traders on the Kalshi prediction market place the odds of a US recession in 2025 at 61%, following the sweeping tariff order signed by President Donald Trump on April 2. Kalshi uses the standard

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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