2025

Crimelords at Hunters International told lackeys ransomware too ‘risky’ 2025-04-02 at 22:20 By Connor Jones Bosses say theft now the name of the game with a shift in tactics, apparent branding Big-game ransomware crew Hunters International says its criminal undertaking has become “unpromising, low-converting, and extremely risky,” and it is mulling shifting tactics amid an […]

HBAR Foundation joins OnlyFans founder startup to bid on TikTok 2025-04-02 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Zoop, the social app created by OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely, and the HBAR Foundation have reportedly submitted a bid to purchase the video-sharing app TikTok in the United States. According to an April 2 Reuters report, the

Pump.fun launches lending platform to finance memecoin buys 2025-04-02 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Pump.fun is launching a lending platform to enable users to buy memecoins and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with borrowed cryptocurrency, the Solana-based memecoin launchpad said.  Dubbed Pump.Fi, the onchain lending protocol provides “immediate… financing for [any] digital asset,” Pump.fun said

OnlyFans founder submits late-stage bid to buy TikTok, partnering with crypto foundation 2025-04-02 at 21:06 By Reuters The intent to bid was sent this week to the White House by Zoop, billionaire Stokely’s new company, and the Hbar Foundation, which manages the Hedera cryptocurrency network’s treasury. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Raspberry Pi not affected by Trump tariffs yet while China-tied rivals feel the heat 2025-04-02 at 21:06 By Dan Robinson CEO hails ‘transformative year’ as IPO puts ‘puter maker on the big board Raspberry Pi hasn’t felt the sting of US tariffs yet, and having its boards built outside China might give it an edge

Lawmaker alleges Trump wants to replace US dollar with his stablecoin 2025-04-02 at 20:49 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright California Representative Maxine Waters, ranking member of the US House Financial Services Committee, used her opening statement at a markup hearing to criticize President Donald Trump’s business and ethical entanglements with the crypto industry, including the

FDUSD stablecoin depegs following claims made by Justin Sun 2025-04-02 at 20:49 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The First Digital US-dollar pegged stablecoin (FDUSD) depegged on April 2 following claims of insolvency from Tron network founder Justin Sun, who said that the issuer of the tokenized fiat equivalent, First Digital, is insolvent. First Digital responded

Price analysis 4/2: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, TON, LINK, LEO 2025-04-02 at 20:49 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have pushed the price above the $87,000 level even as US trade tariffs are slated to kick in on April 2. Bitcoin may remain volatile in the near term, but analysts

Cybersecurity is the second highest business concern for SMBs 2025-04-02 at 20:48 By Research by VikingCloud revealed that a successful cyberattack would force nearly one in five small- and medium-sized businesses to close their doors. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Amazon makes shocking last-minute bid to buy TikTok: report 2025-04-02 at 19:50 By Thomas Barrabi Amazon has reportedly made a surprise last-minute play to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent ByteDance ahead of a critical Saturday deadline. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta signs multi-year deal with UFC to be first ‘official fan technology partner’ 2025-04-02 at 19:01 By Reuters UFC boss Dana White was named to board of the Facebook parent earlier this year. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

SMBC, Ava Labs, Fireblocks sign MoU for stablecoin framework in Japan 2025-04-02 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC), a Japanese banking and financial services conglomerate, along with business systems firm TIS Inc, Ava Labs — the developer of the Avalanche network — and digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, have

Bitcoin breaks $86K as US tariff ‘Liberation Day’ risks 11% BTC price dip 2025-04-02 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) reached new April highs at the April 2 Wall Street open as markets braced for US “Liberation Day.” BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin teases breakout in US tariff countdown Data from

Tesla deliveries plunge ‘disastrous’ 13% as Elon Musk faces public outcry over DOGE 2025-04-02 at 18:19 By Thomas Barrabi Tesla deliveries plummeted by a whopping 13% during the first quarter as its CEO Elon Musk faced public backlash over his work with President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. This article is an excerpt

Musk’s government-efficiency blockchain: What could go wrong and what could go right? 2025-04-02 at 18:05 By Cointelegraph by James Strudwick Opinion by: James Strudwick, executive director, Starknet Foundation The outlook surrounding the use of new technologies has shifted in Washington. Tesla CEO and presidential adviser Elon Musk’s proposition to incorporate blockchain technology into the US

Grayscale launches two new Bitcoin outcome-oriented products 2025-04-02 at 18:05 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Major cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments announced two new Bitcoin outcome-oriented exchange-traded funds (ETFs). According to an April 2 announcement, the new products are the Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (BTCC) and the Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI). According

Oracle’s masterclass in breach comms: Deny, deflect, repeat 2025-04-02 at 18:05 By Connor Jones Fallout shows how what you say must be central to disaster planning Opinion  Oracle is being accused of poor incident comms as it reels from two reported data security mishaps over the past fortnight, amid a reluctance to publicly acknowledge all