May 2025

Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever

Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever 2025-05-19 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase ever, scooping up more than 1,000 Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency came within 3% of its all-time high. Metaplanet said on May 19 that it purchased 1,004 Bitcoin (BTC) […]

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Coinbase hit with wave of lawsuits over customer data breaches

Coinbase hit with wave of lawsuits over customer data breaches 2025-05-19 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Coinbase has been hit with a flood of lawsuits after it recently disclosed its user data was breached, with users accusing the crypto exchange of mishandling the incident. At least six lawsuits were filed against Coinbase between

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‘Sats’ vs ‘bits’ debate reignites amid proposal to change Bitcoin base unit

‘Sats’ vs ‘bits’ debate reignites amid proposal to change Bitcoin base unit 2025-05-19 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A recent proposal that aims to change Bitcoin’s base unit to make it easier to understand as a payment tool has run into opposition, with critics saying Bitcoin’s satoshis are no more confusing than the

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Coinbase faces lawsuit over alleged breaches of Illinois biometric privacy law

Coinbase faces lawsuit over alleged breaches of Illinois biometric privacy law 2025-05-19 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young A group of Coinbase users from Illinois have filed a class-action lawsuit against the crypto exchange, alleging that its identity checks violate the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). Plaintiffs Scott Bernstein, Gina Greeder and James

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Nvidia opens up speedy NVLink interconnect to custom CPUs, ASICs

Nvidia opens up speedy NVLink interconnect to custom CPUs, ASICs 2025-05-19 at 09:02 By Tobias Mann One of the two just needs to be made by Nv Computex  Nvidia has opened the NVLink interconnect tech used to stitch its rack-scale compute platforms together to the broader ecosystem with the introduction of NVLink Fusion at Computex

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AI hallucinations and their risk to cybersecurity operations

AI hallucinations and their risk to cybersecurity operations 2025-05-19 at 08:31 By Mirko Zorz AI systems can sometimes produce outputs that are incorrect or misleading, a phenomenon known as hallucinations. These errors can range from minor inaccuracies to misrepresentations that can misguide decision-making processes. Real world implications “If a company’s AI agent leverages outdated or

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Why EU encryption policy needs technical and civil society input

Why EU encryption policy needs technical and civil society input 2025-05-19 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Full Professor at University of Leuven, unpacks the European Commission’s encryption agenda, urging a balanced, technically informed approach to lawful access that safeguards privacy, security, and fundamental rights across the EU. Given the

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Hanko: Open-source authentication and user management

Hanko: Open-source authentication and user management 2025-05-19 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Hanko is an open-source, API-first authentication solution purpose-built for the passwordless era. “We focus on helping developers and organizations modernize their authentication flows by migrating users towards passkeys, while still supporting all common authentication methods like email/password, MFA, OAuth, as well as SAML

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Bitcoin notches record weekly close after highest-ever daily close candle

Bitcoin notches record weekly close after highest-ever daily close candle 2025-05-19 at 07:04 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin has notched its highest-ever weekly close as crypto market momentum continues and the cryptocurrency is again nearing its all-time high. Bitcoin (BTC) has closed at a weekly gain for the past six weeks in a row,

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Inside MITRE ATT&CK v17: Smarter defenses, sharper threat intel

Inside MITRE ATT&CK v17: Smarter defenses, sharper threat intel 2025-05-19 at 07:04 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Adam Pennington, MITRE ATT&CK Lead, breaks down what’s new in the ATT&CK v17 release. He highlights the addition of the ESXi platform, new and updated techniques for Linux, refinements to mitigation guidance, and

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Australian feds seize mansion, Bitcoin allegedly linked to crypto exchange hack

Australian feds seize mansion, Bitcoin allegedly linked to crypto exchange hack 2025-05-19 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte An Australian man from the state of Queensland has forfeited Bitcoin, a waterfront mansion and a Mercedes-Benz car after Australian Federal Police claimed the assets could be linked to the proceeds of crime. The AFP-led Criminal

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Trend Joins NVIDIA to Secure AI Infrastructure with NVIDIA

Trend Joins NVIDIA to Secure AI Infrastructure with NVIDIA 2025-05-19 at 06:03 By Together, we are focused on securing the full AI lifecycle—from development and training to deployment and inference—across cloud, data center, and AI factories. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Russia arrests Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis on fraud charges

Russia arrests Blum co-founder Vladimir Smerkis on fraud charges 2025-05-19 at 04:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has reportedly been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations, amid Blum confirming he is no longer affiliated with the project. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow approved

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Bitcoin impulse move toward new highs sets a fire under HYPE, ETH, XMR and AAVE

Bitcoin impulse move toward new highs sets a fire under HYPE, ETH, XMR and AAVE 2025-05-19 at 03:01 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin’s rally to $105,980 has traders predicting new all-time highs this week. Traders lift their end-of-year Bitcoin price targets to $200,000 based on technical factors and institutional investor adoption.  Bitcoin

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Pavel Durov rejects EU pressure to censor Romanian election content

Pavel Durov rejects EU pressure to censor Romanian election content 2025-05-18 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Telegram founder Pavel Durov said he rejected pressure from a European Union (EU) country to censor political content on the social media platform ahead of the May 18 presidential elections in Romania. According to Durov, a Western

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Ex-NSA bad-guy hunter listened to Scattered Spider’s fake help-desk calls: ‘Those guys are good’

Ex-NSA bad-guy hunter listened to Scattered Spider’s fake help-desk calls: ‘Those guys are good’ 2025-05-18 at 21:47 By Jessica Lyons Plus, Co-op tells The Reg: ‘we took early and decisive action’ to block the crooks INTERVIEW  The call came into the help desk at a large US retailer. An employee had been locked out of

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How to Get Unbanned From Hinge in 2025: A Complete Guide

How to Get Unbanned From Hinge in 2025: A Complete Guide 2025-05-18 at 21:16 View original post at vpnMentor Getting banned from Hinge can feel like hitting a wall out of nowhere. One minute you’re browsing profiles, the next you’re locked out with no explanation. It’s confusing, frustrating, and leaves you wondering what just happened

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Crypto execs beef up security following string of kidnappings: Report

Crypto execs beef up security following string of kidnappings: Report 2025-05-18 at 20:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Crypto industry executives are beefing up personal security and demanding more bodyguard services in response to a recent string of kidnapping and ransom attempts worldwide — particularly in France — targeting investors and professionals in the sector.

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Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price ‘still has more gas’

Ethereum back to $3K in May? Latest rebound says ETH price ‘still has more gas’ 2025-05-18 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key points: Ether price rose 3% to $2,550 on May 18, triggering $22 million in short ETH liquidations. A bull flag on the chart suggests a $3,700 target, with analysts predicting Bitcoin’s

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