2025

Aptos exec sees Web 2.5 platforms earning ‘tons’ of revenue 2025-05-05 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra While many crypto ecosystems focus on decentralization as the core tenet of Web3, Aptos is seeing success with hybrid platforms that blend Web2 and Web3 technologies, commonly referred to as “Web2.5.” In an interview at the Token20249

Watch these Bitcoin price levels as BTC meets ‘decision point’ 2025-05-05 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Bitcoin failed to break the $98,000 resistance amid increased profit-taking. BTC price needs to close above $95,000 on the daily chart for a push to $100,000. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price failed to break above resistance at

Tether AI platform to support Bitcoin and USDT payments, CEO says 2025-05-05 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Tether AI, the forthcoming artificial intelligence platform from stablecoin giant Tether, will feature payments in major cryptocurrencies, including USDt and Bitcoin. Tether CEO Paolo Adroino took to X on May 5 to tease the imminent launch

Vitalik Buterin says rollups must prove security before decentralizing 2025-05-05 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has explained when he believes rollup-based layer-2 platforms should go decentralized, and why “as soon as possible” is not the correct answer. In a May 5 X post, Buterin explained that there is a

Indonesia suspends WorldID over alleged registration violations 2025-05-05 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identity project World, formerly Worldcoin, is facing challenges in Indonesia amid local regulators temporarily suspending its registration certificates. The Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Digital (Komdigi) has halted the Electronic System Operator Certificate Registration (TDPSE)

Notcoin says tap-to-earn ‘probably dead’ as Telegram games see shift 2025-05-05 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Notcoin, one of the most prominent Web3 gaming projects of 2024, said the tap-to-earn genre is “probably dead” as Web3 gaming shifts to more fun and engaging projects. During Token2049 in Dubai, Notcoin co-founders Sasha and Vladimir

BTC dominance due ‘collapse’ at 71%: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) starts the first full week of May with yearly open support in focus ahead of a key US economic policy decision. BTC price action attempts to hold the yearly open as

Donald Trump gives conflicting answers over memecoin profits 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan US President Donald Trump gave clashing answers to whether he has profited from the crypto memecoin he launched in January, just days before he re-entered the White House. In a wide-ranging interview with Kristen Welker on NBC News’ Meet

Trump promises protection for TikTok, for which he has a ‘warm spot in my heart’ 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By Simon Sharwood Hails DOGE operatives for computer skills during interview in which he also flubbed some tech investment figures US President Donald Trump has said TikTok will be “very strongly protected” as the made-in-China social network

Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and diversify their arsenal. “TerraStealerV2 is designed to collect browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data,

OKX to restart DEX with anti-abuse upgrades after Lazarus ‘misuse’ 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto exchange OKX has brought its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator back online with new security upgrades after it was paused in March to prevent further misuse by the North Korean hacking crew, the Lazarus Group. OKX founder

Bitcoin pioneer and felon says he’s ‘vibe coding’ to restart the BTC faucet 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Early Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem says he’s working on bringing back the Bitcoin faucet — a website that hands out Bitcoin to whoever solves CAPTCHA tasks, normally used to distinguish humans from machines. Shrem

Industry calls for urgent crypto law reforms after Australian election 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton The Australian crypto industry has called on the newly reelected Labor government to urgently make digital asset legislation a top priority to ensure Australia doesn’t fall further behind global markets. The incumbent Australian Labor Party was returned