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Mantra OM token crash exposes ‘critical’ liquidity issues in crypto 2025-04-17 at 15:20 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Mantra’s recent token collapse highlights an issue within the crypto industry of fluctuating weekend liquidity levels creating additional downside volatility, which may have exacerbated the token’s crash. The Mantra (OM) token’s price collapsed by over 90% on…

Datacenters selling power back to the grid? Don’t bet on it, say operators 2025-04-17 at 15:20 By Dan Robinson Bit barns in Dublin doubled as battery farms, the rest of the world isn’t buying it Analysis  The idea of datacenters feeding power back into the electricity grid during peak demand may sound promising, but operators…

Kidney dialysis company experiences ransomware attack 2025-04-17 at 15:19 By Security leaders discuss the results of a ransomware attack against DaVita, including operational disruptions and stock market impacts.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Blockchain Offers Security Benefits – But Don’t Neglect Your Passwords 2025-04-17 at 14:27 By Blockchain is best known for its use in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but it also holds significant applications for online authentication. As businesses in varying sectors increasingly embrace blockchain-based security tools, could the technology one day replace passwords? How blockchain works  Blockchain…

Binance helps countries with Bitcoin reserves, crypto policies, says CEO 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is involved in discussions on establishing strategic digital asset reserves with several countries, its CEO, Richard Teng, reportedly said. Binance has been advising multiple governments on establishing strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserves and formulating crypto…

Bitcoin gold copycat move may top $150K as BTC stays ‘impressive’ 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) has a new gold-inspired $155,000 target, as analysis describes both assets as “remarkably impressive.” In a post on X on April 16, trading and analytics account Cryptollica predicted BTC/USD would copy gold to hit…

AI tokens, memecoins dominate crypto narratives in Q1 2025: CoinGecko 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The cryptocurrency market is still recycling old narratives, with few new trends yet to emerge and replace the dominant themes in the first quarter of 2025. Artificial intelligence tokens and memecoins were the dominant crypto narrative in…

Brit soldiers tune radio waves to fry drone swarms for pennies 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Richard Speed Truck-mounted demonstration weapon costs 10p a pop, says MOD British soldiers have successfully taken down drones with a radio-wave weapon.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Bank of England flirts with offline digital dosh 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Lindsay Clark No signal? No problem. But also no solid commitment to Britcoin yet The Bank of England has shown offline digital payment systems can work but plans to study policy choices before giving them the green light.… This article is an excerpt…

Critical Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) Allows Unauthenticated Code Execution 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH implementation that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code sans any authentication under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-32433, has been given the maximum CVSS…

Node.js Malware Campaign Targets Crypto Users with Fake Binance and TradingView Installers 2025-04-17 at 14:05 By Microsoft is calling attention to an ongoing malvertising campaign that makes use of Node.js to deliver malicious payloads capable of information theft and data exfiltration. The activity, first detected in October 2024, uses lures related to cryptocurrency trading to…

Competition boffin launches class action against Google UK over search dominance 2025-04-17 at 12:02 By Lindsay Clark Alleges £5B in harm caused by Android deals, anticompetitive actions A British academic has launched a class-action suit against Google, alleging abuse of its market dominance in online search caused £5 billion ($6.6 billion) of damage to advertisers.……

Daddy of a mistake by GoDaddy took Zoom offline for about 90 minutes 2025-04-17 at 11:23 By Simon Sharwood Manager of the .us namespace managed to block zoom.us A bad mistake by GoDaddy took Zoom offline for almost two hours on Wednesday afternoon, US time.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original…

Heat can make Li-Ion batteries explode. Or restore their capacity, say Chinese boffins 2025-04-17 at 09:49 By Simon Sharwood Future chargers could re-arrange battery chemistry to make them live longer Researchers at China’s Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering have found a way to restore the energy density of old Lithium-Ion batteries by heating…

Russia finance ministry official floats country making own stablecoins: Report 2025-04-17 at 09:27 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte A Russian finance ministry official has reportedly said the country should be developing its own stablecoin after a recent freeze on wallets linked to the sanctioned Russian exchange Garantex by US authorities and stablecoin issuer Tether.  Deputy…

Bitcoin online chatter flips bullish as price chops at $85K: Santiment 2025-04-17 at 09:27 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The tone of Bitcoin-related social media posts has flipped to bullish according to crypto analytics platform Santiment, despite Bitcoin continuing to swing around $85,000. “Traders are showing optimism that BTC can regain $90K, which will likely…

US court pauses 18-state lawsuit against SEC after agency’s leadership change 2025-04-17 at 09:27 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young A US federal judge has agreed to pause a lawsuit filed by 18 state attorneys general and the crypto lobby group DeFi Education Fund against the Securities and Exchange Commission after all parties said new SEC…

CISA Flags Actively Exploited Vulnerability in SonicWall SMA Devices 2025-04-17 at 09:27 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a security flaw impacting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 Series gateways to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-20035…

New to cybersecurity and need experience? Start with bug bounties 2025-04-17 at 08:37 By Bug bounty programs provide invaluable learning opportunities for aspiring cybersecurity professionals.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

AI takes nearly 60% of global venture capital dollars in Q1: Pitchbook 2025-04-17 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Artificial intelligence startups received the lion’s share of venture capital investments across the globe in the first quarter of 2025, according to new data from Pitchbook. “Investors still have an AI FOMO [fear of missing…

4 things that could turn crypto prices around in Q2 after the ‘best worst quarter’ 2025-04-17 at 07:10 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Despite recent major developments in the crypto industry, the market has just posted its weakest Q1 performance in years — but a crypto analyst is pointing to several catalysts that could make…

Solana network inflows surge — Will SOL price follow? 2025-04-17 at 07:10 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Over the past 30 days, crypto market participants have bridged more than $120 million in liquidity to Solana (SOL) from other blockchains, signaling renewed confidence in the network. Traders transferred the highest amount from Ethereum (ETH) at $41.5…

Crypto venture fund Galaxy Ventures could hit a $180M fundraise: Report 2025-04-17 at 07:10 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP is expected to raise around $175 million to $180 million by the end of June to build a portfolio of 30 crypto and blockchain startups. According to an April…

Apple Patches Two Actively Exploited iOS Flaws Used in Sophisticated Targeted Attacks 2025-04-17 at 06:47 By Apple on Wednesday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sequoia, tvOS, and visionOS to address two security flaws that it said have come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2025-31200…

Whistleblower describes DOGE IT dept rampage at America’s labor watchdog 2025-04-17 at 06:02 By Iain Thomson Ignored infosec rules, exfiltrated data … then the mysterious login attempts from a Russian IP address began – claim Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation after a tech staffer at the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) blew…

Tesla fudged odometer to screw me out of warranty, Model Y owner claims 2025-04-17 at 05:19 By Iain Thomson Give Elon an inch and he’ll take a mile … allegedly Tesla has been accused of somehow sneakily altering a customer’s odometer to hasten the end of his vehicle’s warranty period.… This article is an excerpt…

Project 11 is offering 1 BTC to whoever cracks the longest Bitcoin key 2025-04-17 at 05:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven has launched a competition to see just how much of a threat quantum computing currently poses to Bitcoin. Launching the competition on April 16, Project Eleven said it…

California sues President Tariff 2025-04-17 at 03:11 By Thomas Claburn Ah yes, the courts, that’ll totally work World War Fee  President Trump’s reign of tariffs has been challenged on the left and right by the State of California and the Liberty Justice Center.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

Microsoft: Why not let our Copilot fly your computer? 2025-04-17 at 02:40 By Thomas Claburn Redmond talks up preview of AI agents navigating apps through the UI Microsoft will soon let Copilot agents drive computers through the GUI just like humans – by clicking buttons, selecting menus, and even completing forms on screen.… This article…

Stablecoins’ dominance due to limitations of US banking — Jerald David 2025-04-17 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Stablecoins rose to popularity as a result of limitations in the US financial system — particularly restricted banking hours and the lack of a non-USD trading pair, according to Jerald David, president of Arca Labs. “So…

Panama’s capital to accept crypto for taxes, municipal fees 2025-04-17 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Panama’s capital city will accept cryptocurrency payments for taxes and municipal fees, including bus tickets and permits, Panama City mayor Mayer Mizrachi announced on April 15, joining a growing list of jurisdictions globally that have voted to accept…

White House confirms 245% tariff on some Chinese imports not a typo 2025-04-17 at 02:04 By Brandon Vigliarolo Just make it 420.69 and be done with it, Mr President World War Fee  No, it wasn’t a typo. Some Chinese imports are indeed subject to a 245 percent tariff in the United States.… This article is…

Solana price is up 36% from its crypto market crash lows — Is $180 SOL the next stop? 2025-04-17 at 01:05 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Solana’s native token SOL (SOL) failed to maintain its bullish momentum after reaching the $134 level on April 14, but an assortment of data points suggest that the altcoin’s…

SEC’s next roundtable to discuss crypto custody with insiders 2025-04-17 at 01:05 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced industry insiders from Kraken, Exodus, Anchorage Digital, and others would be participating in its crypto task force’s roundtable discussion on custody. In an April 16 notice, the SEC said commissioners…