2025

VC Roundup: Funding surge targets confidentiality, tokenization and Web3 infrastructure 2025-04-30 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi After months of volatility and extreme fear, crypto markets turned a positive corner in the second half of April, highlighting the industry’s big sentiment shift.  For venture capital, it was business as usual, with investors continuing to […]

Ethereum Pectra upgrade goes live next week — Will ETH price rally? 2025-04-30 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Key takeaways: ETH price has underperformed its peers during the current bull market, but gas sponsorship could lure developers and traders back to the network. Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra upgrade promises to improve staking efficiency, potentially

Ex-CISA chief decries cuts as Trump demands loyalty above all else 2025-04-30 at 22:18 By Jessica Lyons Cybersecurity is national security, says Jen Easterly RSAC  America’s top cyber-defense agency is “being undermined” by personnel and budget cuts under the Trump administration, some of which are being driven by an expectation of perfect loyalty to the

Ripple $4B-$5B bid to purchase Circle rejected — Report 2025-04-30 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Blockchain payments firm Ripple has reportedly bid up to $5 billion in an effort to acquire stablecoin issuer Circle, but the offer was rejected. According to an April 30 Bloomberg report, Ripple put in a bid of between

Price predictions 4/30: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, LINK, AVAX 2025-04-30 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin’s 7-day volatility is the lowest in 563 days, signaling an impending range expansion. Bitcoin’s breakout above $95,000 could swiftly take it to $100,000 and above. Although the probability is low, traders

Global demand grows for non-dollar stablecoins, says Fireblocks exec 2025-04-30 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Governments outside the US, including Singapore, are increasingly interested in stablecoins not tied to the US dollar, despite their currently limited liquidity, Fireblocks director of policy Dea Markova told Cointelegraph at Token2049. In an exclusive interview, Markova described

Hero confronts creepy influencer ‘Rizzzcam’ as he uses smart glasses to film unsuspecting women 2025-04-30 at 21:54 By News.com.au Awkward footage has captured the moment a man was confronted by a passer-by while secretly filming women on the street in San Diego. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

Bitcoin selling at $95K is ‘profit-taking pressure test’ but BTC whales are still buying 2025-04-30 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: US GDP shrank -0.3% in Q1, far below +0.3% forecasts, sparking recession fears. Bitcoin faces selling pressure with its spot volume delta dropping $300 million in 3 days. Whales are accumulating

Ex-Binance CEO chides Europe over crypto adoption 2025-04-30 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, said most European countries were moving “nowhere” in terms of the adoption of digital currencies. Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on April 30, Zhao said that areas of

Grayscale launches Bitcoin adopters exchange-traded fund 2025-04-30 at 21:08 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Asset manager Grayscale launched the Grayscale Bitcoin Adopters exchange-traded fund (ETF), an investment vehicle that tracks companies employing a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury, or holding strategy. According to the April 30 announcement, the ETF will provide exposure to companies across seven business

Maryland man pleads guilty to outsourcing US gov work to North Korean dev in China 2025-04-30 at 21:08 By Brandon Vigliarolo Feds say $970k scheme defrauded 13+ companies A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to fraud after landing a job with a contractor working on US government software, and then outsourcing the work to a

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies ‘extraordinary’ DOJ remedies would cause ‘many unintended consequences’ 2025-04-30 at 20:45 By Thomas Barrabi Google CEO Sundar Pichai tried to convince a federal judge on Wednesday that the Justice Department’s proposed plan to break up its search monopoly would have “many unintended consequences.” This article is an excerpt from Latest

Walmart takes drastic action to curb growing fraud problem at self-checkout 2025-04-30 at 20:32 By Brooke Steinberg The retailer has installed bright yellow rims around the PIN pads that some are calling an anti-theft “chastity belt.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Your graphics card’s so fat, it’s got its own gravity alert 2025-04-30 at 20:16 By Dan Robinson Asus implements droop detector for PCIe slots as GPUs now so heavy they risk toppling out Graphics cards are now getting so bulky and heavy that device maker Asus has decided customers need a way to detect any

Researchers Demonstrate How MCP Prompt Injection Can Be Used for Both Attack and Defense 2025-04-30 at 20:16 By As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve at a rapid pace, new research has found how techniques that render the Model Context Protocol (MCP) susceptible to prompt injection attacks could be used to develop

Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm sells $32M in stock — bringing total sold to more than $150M 2025-04-30 at 19:53 By Thomas Barrabi Tesla board chairwoman Robyn Denholm has sold another tranche of stock, regulatory filings revealed this week. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post

Thunderbird joins Firefox on the monthly treadmill 2025-04-30 at 19:00 By Liam Proven We’ll see if messaging client can keep up with sibling browser Mozilla has lobbed out Firefox 138, and subsidiary MZLA’s Thunderbird 138 isn’t far behind. The venerable messaging client is picking up the pace and finally syncing its stride with the browser

FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings 2025-04-30 at 18:19 By Connor Jones No specific law against it yet, but that’s set to change A spate of high-profile swatting incidents in the US recently forced the FBI into action with its latest awareness campaign about the occasionally deadly practice.… This article is an

EU digital product passports won’t solve food fraud, but blockchain can 2025-04-30 at 18:02 By Cointelegraph by Fraser Edwards Opinion by: Fraser Edwards, co-founder and CEO, Cheqd Brutal honesty has its place, especially when confronting discomfort, so here’s one that can’t be sweetened with honey: 96% of imported honey in the UK is fake! Tests