2025

Crypto speculation dominates $600B cross-border payments: BIS report 2025-05-12 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Hundreds of billions of dollars in cross-border cryptocurrency payments flow globally, driven primarily by speculative investment, according to a recent report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). The BIS study, published May 8, found cross-border payments using the […]

The Persistence Problem: Why Exposed Credentials Remain Unfixed—and How to Change That 2025-05-12 at 14:47 By Detecting leaked credentials is only half the battle. The real challenge—and often the neglected half of the equation—is what happens after detection. New research from GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl 2025 report reveals a disturbing trend: the vast majority

US crypto ETFs smash new record amid 4-week inflow streak 2025-05-12 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cryptocurrency investment products continued receiving healthy inflows last week, attracting $882 million as global crypto funds approached all-time high asset levels. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $6.3 billion of inflows in the past four weeks, accounting

LegoGPT is here to make your blocky dreams come true 2025-05-12 at 13:50 By Richard Speed As long as those fit into a 20 x 20 x 20 grid and can be built from 8 basic bricks At last, an AI model we can really get behind: LegoGPT takes a text prompt and spits out

Meta ‘nudged’ prominent Big Tech critic in plea for help ahead of landmark FTC antitrust trial: sources 2025-05-12 at 13:23 By Thomas Barrabi Meta “nudged” a prominent Big Tech critic to help Mark Zuckerberg’s social-media giant curry favor with powerful Republicans ahead of its landmark antitrust trial as it seeks to avoid a breakup, The

BTC bulls get ‘biggest signal’ — 5 Things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-05-12 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) launches into US CPI week with new multimonth highs as traders dig in for volatility. BTC price action is giving increasingly bullish signals, joined by a key cross on the weekly

Ethereum flips Coca-Cola and Alibaba as ETH gains 42% in 5 days 2025-05-12 at 13:23 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Ether’s market capitalization surged 42% in five days following the successful launch of Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade on its mainnet.  On May 12, the company data tracker 8marketcap showed Ether (ETH) surpassing Coca-Cola and Alibaba, ranking

Britain’s cyber agents and industry clash over how to tackle shoddy software 2025-05-12 at 12:47 By Connor Jones Providers argue that if end users prioritized security, they’d get it CYBERUK  Intervention is required to ensure the security market holds vendors to account for shipping insecure wares – imposing costs on those whose failures lead to

Crypto custodian BitGo secures MiCA license in Germany 2025-05-12 at 12:10 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Goldman Sachs-backed cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo is the latest cryptocurrency company to secure regulatory approval to operate across the European Union. Germany’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), granted BitGo Europe a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)

Bitcoin set for $150K BTC price rally as US, China agree to slash tariffs 2025-05-12 at 12:10 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: Bitcoin broke above $105,700 after the US and China agreed to slash tariffs. A confirmed bull flag breakout on the weekly chart projects a $150,000. Bitwise’s sentiment index warns of potential

Unending ransomware attacks are a symptom, not the sickness 2025-05-12 at 11:38 By Rupert Goodwins We need to make taking IT systems ‘off the books’ a problem for corporate types Opinion  It’s been a devastating few weeks for UK retail giants. Marks and Spencer, the Co-Op, and now uber-posh Harrods have had massive disruptions due

Fake AI Tools Used to Spread Noodlophile Malware, Targeting 62,000+ via Facebook Lures 2025-05-12 at 11:23 By Threat actors have been observed leveraging fake artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools as a lure to entice users into downloading an information stealer malware dubbed Noodlophile. “Instead of relying on traditional phishing or cracked software sites, they build convincing

Can you stake Bitcoin (BTC)? Here’s what you need to know 2025-05-12 at 11:05 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Key takeaways Though Bitcoin doesn’t support native staking, holders can earn yield through centralized lending platforms, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on Ethereum, and Bitcoin-related networks like Babylon and Stacks. WBTC allows BTC holders to participate in