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A ‘local top’ and $88K retest? 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-04-28 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) is bracing for a major US macro data week as crypto market participants warn of serious volatility next. Bitcoin retests $92,000 after a promising weekly close, but traders still see a…

Hackers Exploit Critical Craft CMS Flaws; Hundreds of Servers Likely Compromised 2025-04-28 at 10:34 By Threat actors have been observed exploiting two newly disclosed critical security flaws in Craft CMS in zero-day attacks to breach servers and gain unauthorized access. The attacks, first observed by Orange Cyberdefense SensePost on February 14, 2025, involve chaining the…

Coinbase presses to axe rule banning SEC staff from holding crypto 2025-04-28 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Coinbase has urged the US Office of Government Ethics to remove a rule banning Securities and Exchange Commission staff from holding crypto. SEC staff need to use crypto to better understand how it works and the…

Microsoft pitches pay-to-patch reboot reduction subscription for Windows Server 2025 2025-04-28 at 09:50 By Simon Sharwood Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year Microsoft has announced that its preview of hotpatching for on-prem Windows Server 2025 will become a paid subscription service in July.… This article…

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial partners with Pakistan Crypto Council 2025-04-28 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial has signed a Letter of Intent with the Pakistan Crypto Council to accelerate crypto adoption in the South Asian country and one of the industry’s fastest-growing markets. Under the partnership, World Liberty…

China-based Huawei to test AI chip aiming to rival Nvidia: Report 2025-04-28 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly developed a powerful artificial intelligence chip that could rival high-end processors from US chip maker Nvidia. The Shenzhen-based Huawei is poised to start testing a new AI chip called the…

Google goes cold on Europe: Stops making smart thermostats for continental conditions 2025-04-28 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood And just-about bricks some of its older models everywhere Google has given up on smart thermostats in Europe.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

$16 billion: The amount of internet crime losses in 2024 2025-04-28 at 08:20 By Internet crime losses exceeded $16 billion in 2024. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitget takes legal action on alleged VOXEL futures price manipulation 2025-04-28 at 08:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto exchange Bitget says it is sending letters from its lawyers to account holders it alleges were involved in manipulating the price of perpetual futures contracts tied to the VOXEL token. Eight account holders that the exchange…

Bitcoin acts like ‘store of value that it is’ amid Trump policy chaos: NYDIG 2025-04-28 at 07:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin is starting to act as a store of value during times of “US-risk-off” sentiment, marking a potential shift in its relationship with traditional assets, according to the New York Digital Investment Group.…

Nike sued for $5 million over its shutdown of NFT platform RTFKT 2025-04-28 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Nike has been hit with a class-action lawsuit that accuses the sportswear giant of operating a rug pull for shuttering its non-fungible token (NFT) platform RTFKT in January.  A group of RTFKT users led by…

Researcher proposes scaling Ethereum gas limit by 100x over 4 years 2025-04-28 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Ethereum mainnet’s gas limit could theoretically grow 100-fold and reach 2,000 transactions per second under a new Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) put forward by Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist. Feist, who had the blockchain’s “danksharding”…

New Bitcoin price all-time highs could occur in May — Here is why 2025-04-28 at 04:02 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: Heavy liquidations played a role in Bitcoin’s return to $95,000. Bitcoin’s weakening correlation with stocks highlights its growing independence as an asset. Bullish institutional investor positioning contrasts with retail traders’ caution, supporting…

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund lost $40B in Q1— Will it hedge risk by increasing Bitcoin exposure? 2025-04-28 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: Norges Bank lost $40 billion in Q1 2025 as US tech stocks fell, exposing the risk of concentrated positions. The bank’s indirect Bitcoin exposure via stocks reached $356 million,…

New APNIC director general steps up to steer the internet for 4 billion users 2025-04-28 at 00:18 By Simon Sharwood Jia Rong Low hopes to make registries interesting again Interview  Before you get to know Jia Rong Low, the recently appointed director general of the Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC), you might want to…

Ethereum community members propose new fee structure for the app layer 2025-04-28 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Two Ethereum community members, Kevin Owocki and Devansh Mehta, proposed a dynamic fee structure for the Ethereum application layer to strike a balance between revenue generation for app builders and fairness in fee extraction. The April…

Federal taxes to be ‘substantially reduced’ once tariffs set in: Trump 2025-04-27 at 21:00 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill United States President Donald Trump recently said that federal income taxes would be “substantially reduced” or potentially eliminated once the tariff regime fully sets in. In an April 27 Truth Social post, Trump added that the…

DARPA to ‘radically’ rev up mathematics research. And yes, with AI 2025-04-27 at 20:46 By Thomas Claburn Now that’s a sum of all fears The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, aka DARPA, believes mathematics isn’t advancing fast enough.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

The cost of innovation — Regulations are Web3’s greatest asset 2025-04-27 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Hedi Navazan Opinion by: Hedi Navazan, chief compliance officer at 1inch Web3 needs a clear regulatory system that addresses innovation bottlenecks and user safety in decentralized finance (DeFi). A one-size-fits-all approach cannot be achieved to regulate DeFi. The industry…

Michael Saylor hints at Bitcoin purchase as whales stack aggressively 2025-04-27 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Whales and large institutions continue their aggressive Bitcoin accumulation, with Strategy hinting at another Bitcoin investment that may be announced on Monday. Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted at another imminent Bitcoin (BTC) investment on April 27, a…

Bitcoin treasury firms driving $200T hyperbitcoinization — Adam Back 2025-04-27 at 14:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Investment firms with Bitcoin-focused treasuries are front-running global Bitcoin adoption, which may see the world’s first cryptocurrency soar to a $200 trillion market capitalization in the coming decade. Institutions and governments worldwide are starting to recognize the unique…

Bitcoiner TJ Miller says ‘50-hour’ rule is why celebs stay off orange pill 2025-04-27 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Comedian and actor TJ Miller says it only takes a little over two full days to get the average person up to speed on Bitcoin. However, when asked why more celebrities aren’t Bitcoiners, he…

Bitcoin trades at ‘40% discount’ as spot BTC ETF buying soars to $3B in one week 2025-04-27 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Data suggests that Bitcoin currently trades at a 40% discount. Over 36,000 Bitcoin were withdrawn from Coinbase and Binance on April 25. Bitcoin’s fractal pattern from Q4 2024 could…

Bitcoin ‘power law’ model forecasts $200K BTC price in 2025 2025-04-27 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Based on power curve trends, Bitcoin may hit $200,000 in Q4 2025. Bitcoin follows gold’s price trend with a 100-150 day lag. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has rallied 11% this week, its best weekly return in…

Storm-1977 Hits Education Clouds with AzureChecker, Deploys 200+ Crypto Mining Containers 2025-04-27 at 08:33 By Microsoft has revealed that a threat actor it tracks as Storm-1977 has conducted password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector over the past year. “The attack involves the use of AzureChecker.exe, a Command Line Interface (CLI) tool…

US crypto rules like ‘floor is lava’ game without lights — Hester Peirce 2025-04-27 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons SEC Commissioner and head of the crypto task force, Hester Peirce, says US financial firms are navigating crypto in a way that’s similar to playing the children’s game “the floor is lava,” but in…

Majority of Americans trust what’s online less than ever before: poll 2025-04-27 at 01:51 By SWNS A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults found that skepticism is at an all-time high when it comes to the internet. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

Solana’s Loopscale pauses lending after $5.8M hack 2025-04-27 at 00:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Loopscale has temporarily halted its lending markets after suffering an approximately $5.8 million exploit.  On April 26, a hacker siphoned approximately 5.7 million USDC (USDC) and 1200 Solana (SOL) from the lending protocol after taking…

Trump’s 145% tariffs could KO tabletop game makers, other small biz, lawsuit claims 2025-04-26 at 20:44 By Thomas Claburn One eight-person publisher says it’ll be forced to pay $1.5M WORLD WAR FEE  The Trump administration’s tariffs are famously raising the prices of high-ticket products with lots of chips, like iPhones and cars, but they’re also…

US Senator calls for Trump impeachment, cites memecoin dinner 2025-04-26 at 20:11 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell United States Senator Jon Ossoff expressed support for impeaching President Donald Trump during an April 25 town hall, citing the President’s plan to host a private dinner for top Official Trump memecoin holders.  “I mean, I saw just…

Countries must add DePIN tokens to their digital asset stockpiles 2025-04-26 at 18:16 By Cointelegraph by Raullen Chai Opinion by: Raullen Chai, co-founder and CEO of IoTeX The United States and other superpowers are on the brink of a financial evolution. With President Donald Trump’s recent executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) and…

Crypto sentiment recovers, but weekend liquidity risks remain 2025-04-26 at 17:16 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Crypto investor sentiment has seen a significant recovery from global tariff concerns, but analysts warn that the market’s structural weaknesses may still result in downside momentum during periods of weekend illiquidity. Risk appetite appeared to return among crypto investors…

DeFi Development seeks $1B to boost Solana investments, expand treasury 2025-04-26 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai DeFi Development Corp (formerly Janover) aims to raise over $1 billion worth of capital to invest in Solana, the industry’s sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The Nasdaq-listed firm, previously a real estate financing platform connecting commercial property…

Trump’s WLFI crypto investments aren’t paying off 2025-04-26 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto firm associated with the family of US President Donald Trump, made waves when it debuted late last year. WLFI caused a stir when it launched ahead of the president’s inauguration. Observers have accused the…

Build your own antisocial writing rig with DOS and a $2 USB key 2025-04-26 at 15:32 By Liam Proven Reg hack pines for simpler times, then tries to recapture them Sometimes, the size and complexity of modern OSes – even the FOSS ones – is enough to make us miss the days when an entire…

ToyMaker Uses LAGTOY to Sell Access to CACTUS Ransomware Gangs for Double Extortion 2025-04-26 at 14:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the activities of an initial access broker (IAB) dubbed ToyMaker that has been observed handing over access to double extortion ransomware gangs like CACTUS. The IAB has been assessed with medium confidence to be…

Deloitte predicts $4T tokenized real estate on blockchain by 2035 2025-04-26 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Over $4 trillion worth of real estate could be tokenized on blockchain networks during the next decade, potentially offering investors greater access to property ownership opportunities, according to a new report. The Deloitte Center for Financial Services…

UK bans game controller exports to Russia in bid to ground drone attacks 2025-04-26 at 13:51 By Dan Robinson Moscow likely to respawn elsewhere The British government is banning the export of video game controllers to Russia, claiming these can be repurposed for piloting drones on the frontline in Ukraine.… This article is an excerpt…

Crypto banking rule withdrawal by Fed ‘not real progress’ — Senator Lummis 2025-04-26 at 12:20 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons United States Senator Cynthia Lummis suggests the crypto industry may be celebrating too soon over the US Federal Reserve softening its crypto guidance for banks. “The Fed withdrawing crypto guidance is just noise, not real…