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Bitcoiners’ ‘bullish impulse’ on recession may be premature: 10x Research 2025-04-11 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons It may be too early for Bitcoiners to start getting bullish over the longer-term impacts of a potential recession on Bitcoin’s price, says 10x Research head of research Markus Thielen. Thielen said in an April 11 markets…

Democrats slam DOJ’s ‘grave mistake’ in disbanding crypto crime unit 2025-04-11 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto-critical US Senator Elizabeth Warren has led six Senate Democrats in urging the Department of Justice to reverse its decision to terminate its crypto investigations and prosecutions division. In an April 10 letter to Deputy Attorney General…

OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation 2025-04-11 at 08:46 By A newly disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) has come under active exploitation within a few hours of public disclosure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-3102 (CVSS score: 8.1), is an authorization bypass bug that could permit an attacker to create…

US crypto miners may rush to buy rigs in tariff pause despite ‘clear disadvantage’ 2025-04-11 at 08:19 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Bitcoin mining firms will try to capitalize on the Trump administration’s recent tariff pause by stocking up on mining rigs, but the baseline 10% tariffs will still leave the industry at a…

The sound of Windows 95 about to disappoint you added to Library of Congress significant sound archive 2025-04-11 at 08:19 By Simon Sharwood Along with Celine Dion and Elton John – plus some good music too The Brian-Eno-composed sound played by Windows 95 when booted has been added to the US Library of Congress’s list…

NY attorney general urges Congress to keep pensions crypto-free — ‘No intrinsic value’ 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to US congressional leaders urging “common sense” federal crypto regulations and to keep digital assets out of US pensions. “I am urging Congress to…

Bitcoin may hit a wall at $84K if bullish conditions don’t pick up: CryptoQuant 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin could hover in the low $80,000s in the near term if it fails to break through its next resistance level, CryptoQuant says, while other analysts predict the cryptocurrency will hit a fresh…

Fartcoin rallies 104% in a week — Will Solana (SOL) price catch up? 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Solana-based memecoin Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) has outperformed the broader crypto market so far in April, rising over 104% versus SOL being down 2% for the week. As of April 10, it was trading for as…

The Block and Tackle of Turnarounds 2025-04-11 at 07:06 By The Commanders’ experience demonstrates how important tone at the top is, as well as rallying around a common mission, vision, and culture. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Self-driving car maker Musk’s DOGE rocks up at self-driving car watchdog, cuts staff 2025-04-11 at 06:16 By Iain Thomson Under-audit political squad also said to be drafting invoices for Uncle Sam In February, Elon’s Musketeers at President Trump’s cost-trimming DOGE operation turned up at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which regulates the kinds…

Bitcoin reserve bills advance in New Hampshire, Florida 2025-04-11 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Jody McDonald New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House insurance and banking committee have respectively advanced bills allowing their states to create Bitcoin reserves. New Hampshire’s House passed its Bitcoin reserve bill, HB302, in a 192-179 vote on April 10 which will…

SEC staff gives guidance on how securities laws could apply to crypto 2025-04-11 at 05:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Securities and Exchange Commission staff have given guidance on how federal securities laws could apply to crypto, saying companies issuing or dealing with tokens that could be securities should give better details about their…

Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck’s biz dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China 2025-04-11 at 04:16 By Iain Thomson Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook’s former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing…

Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why devs won’t lose jobs to AI 2025-04-11 at 03:19 By Thomas Claburn Big G reckons this agentic AI speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who’ve used it aren’t so sure Cloud Next  Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as “a cloud-based agentic…

Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule 2025-04-11 at 03:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed a joint Congressional resolution overturning a Biden-era rule that requires decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the country’s tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service. The rule would have required DeFi platforms, such…

SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities, Helium stated in an April 10 blog post.  Filed in January 2025, the…

HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). HashKey was granted approval on April 10…

North Carolina lawmaker introduces Digital Asset Freedom Act 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill North Carolina (NC) representative Neal Jackson introduced the North Carolina Digital Asset Freedom Act on April 10. The bill proposes that qualifying “digital assets” be accepted as a legally recognized form of payment and for taxes. Although the language…

Return of Redis creator bears fruit with vector set data type 2025-04-11 at 00:03 By Lindsay Clark LLM query caching also lands soon The return of Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo has borne fruit in the form of a new data type – vector sets – for the widely used cache-turned-multi-model database.… This article is an…

Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a pause in the rollout of tariffs imposed on certain countries — but the…

Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle, anchored around its halving events, is widely recognized as a key factor in BTC’s year-over-year price growth. Within this larger framework, traders have come to expect distinct phases: accumulation, parabolic rallies,…

OpenAI slams ‘sham’ takeover bid by wannabe ‘AGI dictator’ Musk in countersuit 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Billionaire ‘tried every tool available to harm’ us, says super lab, and it wants a judge to end ‘harassment’ OpenAI has countersued co-founder Elon Musk, accusing him of unlawful and unfair tactics to derail its restructuring plans…

Josh Hawley demands Mark Zuckerberg testify over Meta whistleblower’s China claims: ‘Sold out our country’s security’ 2025-04-10 at 22:33 By Thomas Barrabi “The public deserves to hear your response to these serious allegations, particularly since they pertain to American national security,” the senator wrote to Zuckerberg. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News…

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $772M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation 2025-04-10 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced significant pressure amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing global trade war. Between March 28 and April 8, these ETFs experienced net outflows totaling $595 million, according to Farside…

Jack Dorsey’s Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures 2025-04-10 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10. Block was fined by the New…

Atomic, Exodus wallets targeted in new cybersecurity exploit 2025-04-10 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Users of the Atomic and Exodus wallets are being targeted by threat actors uploading malicious software packages to online coding repositories to steal crypto private keys in the latest cybersecurity threat identified by security professionals.  According to cybersecurity researchers…

US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware disrupts operations 2025-04-10 at 21:16 By Connor Jones Props for the transparency though US sensor maker Sensata has told regulators that a ransomware attack caused operational disruption, and that it’s still working to fully restore affected systems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

Ether ETF staking could come as soon as May — Bloomberg analyst 2025-04-10 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States may be able to start staking a portion of their tokens as soon as May, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart.  On April 9, the US…

Meanwhile raises $40M to bring BTC life insurance to inflation-prone economies 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Crypto startup Meanwhile has raised $40 million to scale its Bitcoin-denominated life insurance business, targeting so-called “inflation-prone economies” where policyholders may seek alternatives to traditional fiat-based payouts. The Series A investment round was led by Framework…

Bitcoin, stocks shun CPI print win and give up tariff relief gains — Will BTC whales save the day? 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) price failed to hold its weekly open gains on April 10 as US stocks ignored positive inflation data. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Data from Cointelegraph…

Satellite phone tech coming to your phone this year – but who pays for it? 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By Dan Robinson Operators mulling whether to price tech into subs, says report, which notes Musk’s Starlink satellite dominance This year will be Ground Zero for the commercialization of satellite phone services, but a key question is…

Hackers see schools as easy targets — It’s time to change that 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By With the right cybersecurity strategy in place, schools can close security gaps, reduce IT workload and build resilience against future threats.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this…

How Apple and Porsche are scrambling to beat Trump tariffs and get their goods to the US: report 2025-04-10 at 19:36 By Thomas Barrabi Apple, Porsche and other companies reportedly scrambled to import mass quantities of goods to the US as President Trump prepared to impose major trade tariffs. This article is an excerpt from…

AI-generated content needs blockchain before trust in digital media collapses 2025-04-10 at 19:01 By Cointelegraph by Roman Cyganov Opinion by: Roman Cyganov, founder and CEO of Antix In the fall of 2023, Hollywood writers took a stand against AI’s encroachment on their craft. The fear: AI would churn out scripts and erode authentic storytelling. Fast…

Atlassian makes its Rovo AI free, for now, to reduce ‘friction’ holding you back from agentic nirvana 2025-04-10 at 19:01 By Simon Sharwood Apparently it’s time to assume you will work with AI and must ‘move from doing the thing to being the architect of the thing’ Atlassian has decided to make its Rovo AI…

Most Americans begin to panic once their phone battery hits this number 2025-04-10 at 18:48 By SWNS The survey of 2,000 Americans pinpointed precisely what level of remaining phone battery people reach before they start to worry or seek out a way to get charged. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

New research identifies, analyzes an email bombing attack 2025-04-10 at 18:16 By Research has shown a recent increase in email bombing attacks.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Analysts Are Touting the Power of Symantec DLP 2025-04-10 at 18:03 By Sunil Choudrie With the latest IDC and Radicati reports, analysts continue to recognize Symantec’s data protection excellence This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Atkins becomes next SEC chair: What’s next for the crypto industry 2025-04-10 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The crypto industry has welcomed the confirmation of American businessman and former US Securities and Exchange Commissioner Paul Atkins as chair of the agency. Atkins’ approval has taken months. He appeared before the Senate on March…

Standard Chartered and OKX pilot crypto, tokenized fund collaterals 2025-04-10 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Standard Chartered and cryptocurrency exchange OKX are piloting a new program allowing institutions to use crypto assets and tokenized money market funds (MMFs) as collateral. Announced on April 10, the collateral mirroring program enables off-exchange collateral usage while…

Trump’s tariff escalation exposes ‘deeper fractures’ in global financial system 2025-04-10 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Escalating trade tensions and renewed uncertainty in global markets are driving investors toward alternative assets, including Bitcoin and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), as concerns mount over the long-term stability of the financial system. Global trade tensions continue…