2025

Aussie regulator to shut 95 ‘hydra’ firms linked to crypto, romance scams 2025-04-08 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Australia’s corporate watchdog has been given the nod to shut down 95 “hydra” companies that it suspects engaged in crypto investment and romance scams, known as “pig butchering.” The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s application […]

SEC crypto trading roundtable to include crypto giants Uniswap, Coinbase 2025-04-08 at 06:13 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released the list of executives from US crypto and finance giants that will take part in a roundtable discussion on crypto trading regulation. On April 7, the regulator said its

Spanish police arrest six over $20M AI-powered investment scam 2025-04-08 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least 208 victims.  The scammers would swindle victims up to three times. After stealing an initial

As CISA braces for more cuts, threat intel sharing takes a hit 2025-04-08 at 04:35 By Jessica Lyons Will ‘gutting’ the civilian defense agency make American cybersecurity great again? Analysis  Slashing staff at the US govt’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, and scrapping vital programs, isn’t exactly boosting national security, say infosec and

Lawyer sues US homeland dept to probe supposed Satoshi Nakamoto meeting 2025-04-08 at 04:00 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A crypto lawyer has sued the US Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency may know who created Bitcoin — compelling the department to share what it knows.  The Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed

Oracle says its cloud was in fact compromised 2025-04-08 at 03:16 By Iain Thomson Reliability, honesty, accuracy. And then there’s this lot Oracle has briefed some customers about a successful intrusion into its public cloud, as well as the theft of their data, after previously denying it had been compromised.… This article is an excerpt

Former Kraken execs acquire real state firm Janover, disclose SOL treasury plans 2025-04-08 at 02:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino A team of former Kraken executives has taken control of Janover, with Joseph Onorati, former chief strategy officer at Kraken, stepping in as chairman and CEO, following the group’s purchase of over 700,000 common shares

Microsoft’s AI masterplan: Let OpenAI burn cash, then build on their successes 2025-04-08 at 01:47 By Tobias Mann Redmond’s not alone: AWS, Alibaba, DeepSeek also rely on others blazing the trail Analysis  Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has extolled the virtues of playing second fiddle in the generative-AI race.… This article is an excerpt from

Trump tariffs to make prices great – a gain 2025-04-08 at 00:18 By Thomas Claburn As costs for US shoppers set to rise, markets slump, orange is new red, we speak to economic experts World War Fee  President Donald Trump last week announced a sweeping new round of tariffs, setting the stage for price hikes

Microsoft employees fired after protesting ‘AI weapons’ supply to Israeli army at company’s 50th anniversary celebration: report 2025-04-08 at 00:02 By Associated Press “You claim that you care about using AI for good but Microsoft sells AI weapons to the Israeli military,” Aboussad shouted at Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. This article is an excerpt

Bitcoin on verge of largest ‘price drawdown’ of the bull market — Analyst 2025-04-08 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin’s (BTC) 26.62% decline from its $109,500 all-time high is en route to becoming the deepest drawdown of the current bull market cycle, according to CryptoQuant head of research, Julio Moreno. Bitcoin price drawdown

Crypto bull market ‘hasn’t started yet’ — LONGITUDE panel 2025-04-08 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Crypto’s worst quarter since the FTX crisis has many investors worried about the end of the bull market, but according to an industry panel, Bitcoin and altcoins’ parabolic moves haven’t even begun yet.  In a panel discussion at

That massive GitHub supply chain attack? It all started with a stolen SpotBugs token 2025-04-07 at 23:18 By Jessica Lyons But this mystery isn’t over yet, Unit 42 opines That massive GitHub supply chain attack that spilled secrets from countless projects? It traces back to a stolen token from a SpotBugs workflow – exposed way

Bitcoin, showing ‘signs of resilience’, beats stocks, gold as equities fold — Binance 2025-04-07 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Bitcoin (BTC) is showing “signs of resilience” even as stocks and the broader cryptocurrency market plunge amid a global market sell-off after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on US imports last week,

US govt. sets AI policies across agencies 2025-04-07 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued two directives specifying policies and deadlines for deploying AI tools that enhance public services, providing a roadmap for implementing US President Donald Trump’s executive order advance US “dominance” in the use

Ethereum price falls to 2-year low, but pro traders still have hope 2025-04-07 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Ether (ETH) price dropped to $1,410 on April 7, marking its lowest level since March 2023. This sharp decline triggered liquidations of leveraged ETH futures worth over $370 million in 2 days, according to CoinGlass

Bloomberg analyst predicts Bitcoin could sink back to $10,000 2025-04-07 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli Diving into the chaos of global markets, Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone warns more turmoil could be on the way. In an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph, McGlone points to deepening market sell-offs, intensified by US President Donald