2025

Trump’s ‘crypto council’ has ‘no juice’ as it stumbles out of the gate on key Capitol Hill vote: sources 2025-05-16 at 16:19 By Charles Gasparino Without passage of a stablecoin bill, industry insiders say it will be next to impossible to push through a broader overhaul of the digital coin regulation that is also being […]

Fake Eric Trump-themed token is ‘rug in the making,’ says Bubblemaps 2025-05-16 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A new Eric Trump-themed memecoin launched on Solana’s memecoin launchpad Pump.fun, rose more than 6,200% in the past 24 hours, raising red flags among blockchain analysts who warned of a potential rug pull. A newly-created Eric

Warren Buffett exits crypto-friendly Nubank holdings, netting $250M profit 2025-05-16 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway earned $250 million from its complete exit from crypto-friendly Nubank. The decision to divest didn’t appear to be performance-based—Nu Holdings posted record profits in 2024 and Q1 2025. Buffett’s exit aligns with

Microsoft proposes sweeping global concessions to Teams for up to a decade 2025-05-16 at 16:06 By Paul Kunert Beast of Redmond runs scared from EC antitrust cops half decade after rivals complained Microsoft is offering to make a series of concessions for up to ten years to pacify European Commission antitrust regulators. This follows protests

AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge 2025-05-16 at 15:48 By Dan Robinson CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the head of Amazon

China-linked consumer brand DayDayCook plans to acquire 5,000 Bitcoin 2025-05-16 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Mainland China, one of the world’s most restrictive countries toward cryptocurrency, may be inching closer to adoption as a locally operating brand announced a Bitcoin reserve strategy. DDC Enterprise, also known as DayDayCook, a US consumer brand with

90% of institutions ‘taking action’ on stablecoins: Fireblocks survey 2025-05-16 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Update May 16, 11:24 am UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Ran Goldi, senior vice president of payments and network at Fireblocks. A report from enterprise-grade digital assets platform Fireblocks shows that 90% of

New HTTPBot Botnet Launches 200+ Precision DDoS Attacks on Gaming and Tech Sectors 2025-05-16 at 15:01 By Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new botnet malware called HTTPBot that has been used to primarily single out the gaming industry, as well as technology companies and educational institutions in China. “Over the past few months,

Good luck to Atos’ 7th CEO and its latest biz transformation 2025-05-16 at 14:32 By Paul Kunert We suspect Philippe Salle will need it, not to mention staff and customers If at first you don’t succeed, transform, transform, and transform again is the corporate motto at Atos these days. The lumbering French-based megacorp has created

Central banks testing smart contract toolkit under BIS Project Pine 2025-05-16 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Central banks are experimenting with smart contracts to implement monetary policy in tokenized environments, signaling a growing interest in integrating blockchain technology into traditional finance (TradFi). According to a joint research study by the Federal Reserve Bank

Top 10 Best Practices for Effective Data Protection 2025-05-16 at 13:47 By Data is the lifeblood of productivity, and protecting sensitive data is more critical than ever. With cyber threats evolving rapidly and data privacy regulations tightening, organizations must stay vigilant and proactive to safeguard their most valuable assets. But how do you build an

How sticky notes saved ‘the single biggest digital program in the world’ 2025-05-16 at 13:37 By Lindsay Clark Success of UK’s Universal Credit has lessons for government IT projects, former minister claims Former UK government minister Sir Iain Duncan Smith has told a committee of MPs that the digitization of Universal Credit is a success

Here is why Bitcoin price is stuck below $105K 2025-05-16 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Bitcoin price consolidates as resistance at $105,000 prevents a rally to new all-time highs. Traders are slightly bearish, but historical data suggests a sudden bullish move should not be ruled out. Bitcoin (BTC) price has been

UK government overrules local council’s datacenter refusal on Green Belt land 2025-05-16 at 12:51 By Dan Robinson DPM signs off 96MW bit barn, citing national policy shift The British government has stepped in to overturn a local council’s refusal of a proposed datacenter on green belt land, citing updated national planning policy that urges councils