May 2025

Don’t believe the noise: There can never be too many L2s

Don’t believe the noise: There can never be too many L2s 2025-05-18 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Igor Mandrigin Opinion by: Igor Mandrigin, co-founder and CTPO of Gateway.fm Every couple of weeks, it seems another layer 2 rolls out, much to the chagrin of some Web3 industry commentators who are concerned about fragmentation. A recent […]

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Internet is baffled by woman’s transparent phone — and the explanation is even wilder

Internet is baffled by woman’s transparent phone — and the explanation is even wilder 2025-05-18 at 18:35 By Fabiana Buontempo The “phone” she’s holding actually exists. And while people can buy it — it’s not for the reason most would expect. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

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To progress as an engineer career-wise, become a great communicator

To progress as an engineer career-wise, become a great communicator 2025-05-18 at 15:19 By Bruce Davie It’ll even help you develop technical skills Systems Approach  From 2014 to 2020 I had a title of CTO at VMware, first for the networking business and then for the Asia Pacific region as a Field CTO.… This article

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BTC price to $116K next? Bitcoin trader sees ‘early week’ all-time high

BTC price to $116K next? Bitcoin trader sees ‘early week’ all-time high 2025-05-18 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin is convincing traders that an upside breakout is around the corner, with all-time highs in sight. One target demands $116,000 next week, moving BTC/USD firmly out of its narrow range. A quick

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‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly

‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly 2025-05-18 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, suggesting he would “throw in a few sats” to fund a full-time developer focused

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Apple to add fresh accessibility features for 2025

Apple to add fresh accessibility features for 2025 2025-05-18 at 12:26 By Liam Proven It matters for everyone, because we’ll all be disabled one day Global Accessibility Awareness Day  Accessibility matters to everyone. If you think it doesn’t: it will. Apple builds in some pretty good tools, and they’re getting better. Here’s why it’s important.…

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Retired artist loses $2M in crypto to Coinbase impersonator

Retired artist loses $2M in crypto to Coinbase impersonator 2025-05-18 at 12:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Retired artist Ed Suman lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency earlier this year after falling victim to a scam involving someone posing as a Coinbase support representative. Suman, 67, spent nearly two decades as a fabricator in the

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Insider Bribes Behind Coinbase Hack Exposing Customer Data

Insider Bribes Behind Coinbase Hack Exposing Customer Data 2025-05-18 at 11:45 View original post at vpnMentor Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is reeling from a cyberattack that exposed sensitive customer data, prompted a $20 million extortion attempt, and could cost the company up to $400 million in remediation. The breach, disclosed this week via Coinbase’s official

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Week in review: Microsoft patches 5 actively exploited 0-days, recently fixed Chrome vulnerability exploited

Week in review: Microsoft patches 5 actively exploited 0-days, recently fixed Chrome vulnerability exploited 2025-05-18 at 11:04 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 5 actively exploited zero-days On May 2025 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security fixes for

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UK to require crypto firms to report every customer transaction

UK to require crypto firms to report every customer transaction 2025-05-18 at 08:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea United Kingdom crypto companies will need to collect and report data from every customer trade and transfer beginning Jan. 1, 2026 as part of a broader effort to improve crypto tax reporting, the UK government said. Everything

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White House Withdraws Rule Targeting Data Brokers’ Practices

White House Withdraws Rule Targeting Data Brokers’ Practices 2025-05-18 at 05:48 View original post at vpnMentor The White House has officially withdrawn a major data privacy proposal that would have made it harder for data brokers to sell Americans’ personal and financial information. The move reverses a key effort launched in late 2024 by the

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Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts

Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts 2025-05-18 at 04:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500 stooge bank accounts to launder HK$118 million ($15 million), local news outlets reported. The

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Moody’s downgrades US credit rating due to rising debt

Moody’s downgrades US credit rating due to rising debt 2025-05-18 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Moody’s credit rating agency downgraded the credit rating of the United States government from Aaa to Aa1, citing the rising national debt as the primary driver behind the reduction in creditworthiness. According to the May 16 announcement from

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High-speed oracles disrupting $50B finance data industry — Web3 Exec

High-speed oracles disrupting $50B finance data industry — Web3 Exec 2025-05-17 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Michael James, the head of institutional business development at Douro Labs — the company that developed the Pyth high-speed blockchain oracle network — told Cointelegraph that oracle networks like Pyth are disrupting the $50 billion financial data

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A Bitcoiner’s guide to South Africa’s Garden Route

A Bitcoiner’s guide to South Africa’s Garden Route 2025-05-17 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by Cath Jenkin South Africa’s Garden Route, famed for its lush forests, expansive beaches and charming towns, has become a testbed for Bitcoin adoption. From Mossel Bay to Witsand and Plettenberg Bay to Knysna, Bitcoin has become popular among shop owners and

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Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away

Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away 2025-05-17 at 18:50 By Thomas Claburn ZKLP system allows apps to confirm user presence in a region without exposing exactly where Computer scientists from universities in Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have proposed a way to provide verifiable claims about location

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The DeFi mullet — Fintech needs DeFi in the back

The DeFi mullet — Fintech needs DeFi in the back 2025-05-17 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Merlin Egalite Opinion by: Merlin Egalite, co-founder at Morpho Labs Fintechs in the front, decentralized finance (DeFi) in the back: the DeFi Mullet. Today’s fintech companies offer excellent user experiences but are constrained by traditional financial infrastructure — siloed,

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Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 ‘totally possible’ — crypto analyst Scott Melker

Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 ‘totally possible’ — crypto analyst Scott Melker 2025-05-17 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Bitcoin’s next explosive move could send the asset to $250,000 by the end of 2025, according to Scott Melker, a crypto analyst and host of The Wolf of All Streets podcast. Speaking in a recent

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