2025

Solana futures finish first trading day on CME 2025-03-18 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Solana (SOL) futures traded for the first time on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group’s US derivatives exchange on March 17 as the cryptocurrency’s mainstream adoption gains momentum. In February, CME tipped plans to list two types of SOL […]

Google parent Alphabet back in deal to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $30B: report 2025-03-17 at 23:16 By Reuters Wiz had called off a $23-billion deal with Alphabet last year to focus on its initial public offering. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

Bitcoin sees 30% retracement as selling pressure increases — Bitfinex 2025-03-17 at 23:16 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Bitcoin (BTC) has undergone its second-largest correction of this bull run, according to analysts at crypto exchange Bitfinex. The correction, from the coin’s all-time high of $109,590 set on Jan. 20 to a low of $77,041 during

Ethena Labs, Securitize launch blockchain for DeFi and tokenized assets 2025-03-17 at 23:16 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Stablecoin developer Ethena Labs and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization company Securitize are launching a new blockchain for retail and institutional investors seeking access to the DeFi and tokenization economies.  According to a March 17 announcement, the forthcoming

Hashdex amends S-1 for crypto index ETF, adds seven altcoins 2025-03-17 at 23:16 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Asset manager Hashdex has amended its S-1 regulatory filing for its cryptocurrency index exchange-traded fund (ETF) to include seven altcoins in addition to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), according to a March 14 filing.  The revision proposes

Amazon boots local Alexa processing: All your voice requests shipped to the cloud 2025-03-17 at 23:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo Web souk says Echo hardware doesn’t have the oomph for next-gen AI anyway Come March 28, those who opted to have their voice commands for Amazon’s AI assistant Alexa processed locally on their Echo devices will

Bitcoin price fails to go parabolic as the US Dollar Index (DXY) falls — Why? 2025-03-17 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen 12% since March 2, when it nearly reached $94,000. Interestingly, during the same period, the US dollar weakened against a basket of foreign currencies, which is usually seen

Standard Chartered drops 2025 ETH price estimate by 60% to $4K 2025-03-17 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Big Smokey Ethereum price is more than 52% down from its December 2024 high at $4,107 and data from TradingView shows ETH (ETH) down 42% since the start of 2025.  Despite being one of the largest cryptocurrencies by

NymVPN launches fully decentralized VPN amid privacy crackdown 2025-03-17 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Jonathan DeYoung Privacy protocol Nym has launched NymVPN, which it describes as the “world’s most secure VPN” and says will help protect users from government, corporate and AI surveillance. The release comes amid an increasingly hostile global environment for privacy-focused products

Polymarket bettors say there’s a 100% chance the Fed ends QT before May 2025-03-17 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Betters on Polymarket believe it’s now a certainty that the US Federal Reserve will wind down its quantitative tightening (QT) program by May of this year, a move many analysts say could trigger the

New BITCOIN Act would allow US reserve to exceed 1M: Law Decoded 2025-03-17 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The newly reintroduced Boosting Innovation, Technology, and Competitiveness through Optimized Investment Nationwide (BITCOIN) Act of 2025 by Senator Cynthia Lummis would allow the United States to potentially hold over 1 million Bitcoin (BTC) in its

XRP’s role in US Digital Asset Stockpile raises questions on token utility — Does it belong? 2025-03-17 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Ripple’s XRP (XRP), the third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, gained national recognition after President Donald Trump mentioned the “valuable cryptocurrency” alongside BTC, ETH, SOL, and ADA as part of a planned

Amazon is making a privacy change to Echo — those who don’t agree may end up with a useless device 2025-03-17 at 20:30 By Brooke Steinberg ‘I now have to worry my Echo is recording everything.’ This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Ripple files trademark application for custody service, wallet 2025-03-17 at 20:29 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Ripple Labs has filed a trademark application for the word mark “Ripple Custody,” indicating that the company behind the XRP (XRP) token is considering expanding its brand in the crypto custody space. The filing notes four use cases for

Price analysis 3/17: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, PI 2025-03-17 at 20:29 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin (BTC) has largely stayed above $80,000 since March 11, indicating that the bulls are not waiting for a deeper correction to buy. However, the failure to propel the price above $86,000 shows that

Long-term Ethereum accumulation could unwind if ETH price falls below $1.9K — Analyst 2025-03-17 at 20:29 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), continues to consolidate under $2,000, which some traders view as a psychological level. Ether price slipped below this range on March 10, and the altcoin continues to trade at

Apache Tomcat Vulnerability Actively Exploited Just 30 Hours After Public Disclosure 2025-03-17 at 19:58 By A recently disclosed security flaw impacting Apache Tomcat has come under active exploitation in the wild following the release of a public proof-of-concept (PoC) a mere 30 hours after public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24813, affects the below versions