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US dollar to face growing competition for stablecoin dominance: Tether co-founder 2025-04-29 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra While United States dollar-denominated stablecoins dominate the stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization game, other competitors are coming into play, according to Tether co-founder Reeve Collins.  Speaking to Cointelegraph in Dubai, Collins said that while USD-backed…

Ray Dalio says global monetary order ‘on the brink’ of breakdown 2025-04-29 at 07:06 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Legendary investor Ray Dalio has said the world is “on the brink” of the global monetary order breaking down, which is being accelerated by the Trump administration’s tariff disruptions. The trade tensions are fracturing the monetary,…

Open source text editor poisoned with malware to target Uyghur users 2025-04-29 at 06:28 By Simon Sharwood Whoever could be behind this attack on an ethnic minority China despises? Researchers at Canada’s Citizen Lab have spotted a phishing campaign and supply chain attack directed at Uyghur people living outside China, and suggest it’s an example…

Crypto group asks Trump to end prosecution of crypto devs, Roman Storm 2025-04-29 at 06:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The crypto lobby group, the DeFi Education Fund, has petitioned the Trump administration to end what it claimed was the “lawless prosecution” of open-source software developers, including Roman Storm, a creator of the crypto mixing…

Mastercard links with Circle, Paxos for merchant stablecoin payments 2025-04-29 at 06:06 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Mastercard says it will allow merchants across its network to be paid with stablecoins in a partnership with payment processor Nuvei and stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos.  Through the venture, 150 million merchants across the Mastercard network will…

Ethereum Foundation shuffles leadership, splits board and management 2025-04-29 at 05:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Ethereum Foundation, which backs the development of the Ethereum blockchain, has overhauled its leadership structure to separate the responsibilities of its management team and board of directors. The board will act as the “security council to protect the…

BONK price gains 60% in a week as Solana memecoins make a comeback 2025-04-29 at 04:05 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: BONK price is up 73% since April 22, hitting a five-month high of $0.00002167. BONK’s open interest surged 290% to $43.2 million.  Bonk (BONK), the second-largest Solana-based memecoin by market capitalization, is…

Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus 2025-04-29 at 03:34 By Thomas Claburn Florida man altered allergen info, DoSed former colleagues Former Disney employee Michael Scheuer was sentenced to 36 months in prison and fined almost $688,000 for screwing up a software application the entertainment giant used to…

Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn 2025-04-29 at 02:40 By Brandon Vigliarolo Sometimes, silence is the best option An Oklahoma City cybersecurity professional accused of installing spyware on a hospital PC confirmed on LinkedIn key details of the drama.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

MetaMask to launch self-custody crypto card with Mastercard 2025-04-29 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Wallet provider MetaMask is launching a crypto payments card that will allow users to spend self-custodied funds, offering crypto holders additional ways to use their tokens. The new card is backed by Mastercard and is being developed in partnership…

Tether still dominates stablecoins despite competition — Nansen 2025-04-29 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Despite growing competition from emerging issuers, the stablecoin market remains largely dominated by a few key players. According to data from Web3 research firm Nansen, Tether’s USDt continues to lead among US dollar-pegged stablecoins, even as competition intensifies. As…

Arizona legislature moves forward with Bitcoin reserve bills 2025-04-29 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Lawmakers in the Arizona House of Representatives have voted to pass two bills that could allow the state to adopt a reserve using Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies. In a third reading on April 28 of the Senate Bill…

How to survive as a CISO aka ‘chief scapegoat officer’ 2025-04-29 at 01:02 By Iain Thomson Whistleblowing, email is evidential mail, HR is not your friend, and more discussed by CxO panel RSAC  Chief security officers should negotiate personal liability insurance and a golden parachute when they start a new job – in case things…

Admission impossible: NSA, CISA brass absent from RSA Conf 2025-04-29 at 00:21 By Jessica Lyons Homeland Security boss Noem added as last-minute keynote, mind you RSAC  There’s a notable absence from this year’s RSA Conference that kicked off today in San Francisco: The NSA’s State of the Hack panel.… This article is an excerpt from…

Bitcoin price consolidation likely as US Core PCE, manufacturing, and jobs reports print this week 2025-04-29 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Big Smokey Key takeaways:  A week full of US macroeconomic reports could impact Bitcoin traders’ sentiment.  Bitcoin’s rally could stall if there’s a sharp reduction in spot buy volumes. If PCE, the ISM PMI,…

Gold-backed cryptocurrencies spike amid global trade uncertainty 2025-04-29 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Gold-backed cryptocurrencies have spiked in value amid the global trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) reached all-time highs on April 22, with Tether Gold touching $3,529 and Paxos…

Wall Street on edge as more ‘Magnificent 7’ tech stocks report earnings this week 2025-04-28 at 23:48 By Thomas Barrabi The tech-heavy Nasdaq index was trading more than 200 points lower on Monday as Wall Street anxiously awaited word on how President Trump’s tariff war has impacted “Magnificent Seven” firms set to report earnings this…

US senators press for answers on Trump’s crypto interests 2025-04-28 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on government officials to address questions related to US President Donald Trump’s memecoin and his media company. In an April 25 letter to Jamieson Greer, acting director of the US Office of…

Bitcoin price pullback to $91K possible, but onchain data highlights ‘healthy’ market fundamentals 2025-04-28 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s year-over-year return and realized price metric signal strong long-term support from holders and suggest that BTC is currently undervalued. Standard Chartered estimates a Bitcoin price target in the $110,000–$120,000 zone by…

DOGE could help Elon Musk’s biz empire dodge $2.4B in liabilities – Senate probe 2025-04-28 at 23:08 By Brandon Vigliarolo Dem Sens demand action to stop SpaceX oligarch from turning watchdogs into corporate yes-men The Trump-blessed DOGE unit could help its boss Elon Musk avoid more than $2.37 billion in potential legal liabilities by stripping…

Satellite slinger AST pledges newer birds won’t outshine stars in night sky 2025-04-28 at 22:17 By Dan Robinson As astronomers gripe about sats screwing observations AST SpaceMobile says it is working with US astronomers and America’s National Science Foundation (NSF) to mitigate the impact of satellites on observations, after a prototype became one of the…

Price predictions 4/28: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI 2025-04-28 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin continues to face resistance at $95,000, but the possibility of an upside breakout remains high. Solid spot Bitcoin ETF inflows do not always signal a short-term top. Select altcoins are showing…

CNCF tells main NATS contributor Synadia that it’s free to fork off 2025-04-28 at 21:36 By Lindsay Clark But what it can’t do is ‘unilaterally claw back a community project and its infrastructure, assets, and branding’ The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has filed a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office to prevent…

State Dept reorg could harm US in tech battle with China 2025-04-28 at 21:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo Demotion of cyberspace policy team, and closure of others, may not send right message The US State Department announced a major reorg this month, and the changes could weaken America’s ability to counter China’s growing technological influence.… This…

Global central bank gold rush could spark Bitcoin price run to new all-time highs 2025-04-28 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: US Treasury funds saw $19 billion inflows, the highest since March 2023, as the 30-year yield fell 30 basis points. Foreign central banks cut US Treasury holdings to 23%, a 22-year…

Loopscale hacker in talks to return stolen crypto 2025-04-28 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell The hacker behind the $5.8 million recent Loopscale exploit is in talks to return the stolen funds in exchange for a bounty, the Solana-based protocol said.  The exploiter pilfered approximately 5.7 million USDC (USDC) and 1,200 Solana (SOL) tokens…

Bitcoin price cools off amid worrying macroeconomic data — Will $95K hold this week? 2025-04-28 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key Takeaways: Bitcoin price dropped alongside falling Treasury yields, signaling investors’ flight to safer assets. Strategy’s $4.28B Bitcoin purchases and stock market strength have supported BTC above $90,000. A true breakout toward $100,000…

Artist formerly known as Indian Business Machines pledges $150B for US ops, R&D 2025-04-28 at 20:32 By Paul Kunert Did we says offshore? We meant, er, hardcore. Amirite, DOGE bros? Comment  IBM – a company understood to employ at least one-third of its global workforce in India and Bangladesh – is pledging to spend $150…

Polymarket bets on Mark Carney win as Canadians head to the polls 2025-04-28 at 20:04 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Crypto users betting on the outcome of the snap election to determine the next Prime Minister of Canada appear to be favoring a Liberal Party victory as residents head to cast their votes. As of…

BNB Chain price among ‘most resilient’ altcoins of the bull market — Here’s why 2025-04-28 at 20:04 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva What to know: Altcoins have lagged Bitcoin year-to-date, but BNB price shows relative resilience, trading only 10% lower than the previous cycle’s all-time high. BNB Chain shows a robust activity, consistently ranking third…

IBM joins Apple, Nvidia with pledge to invest $150B in US for computer manufacturing 2025-04-28 at 19:51 By Reuters IBM operates one of the world’s largest fleet of quantum computing systems, which promise to offer performance thousands of times more powerful than traditional computers. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product…

From PlayStation to routers, you’ve probably been using FreeBSD without knowing it 2025-04-28 at 19:51 By Liam Proven The OS came first, the foundation later – so what does it do? Interview  Many FOSS projects are backed by nonprofit foundations. One such example is the FreeBSD Foundation, started by Meta software engineer Justin T Gibbs.…

Nearly 50% of mobile devices run outdated operating systems 2025-04-28 at 19:18 By Outdated operating systems are run on approximately 50% of mobile devices.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bots against humanity — The battle for blockchain supremacy 2025-04-28 at 19:00 By Cointelegraph by Steven Smith Opinion by: Steven Smith, head of protocol and applied research, Tools for Humanity Blockchains were designed as systems of trust that are transparent, decentralized and accessible. The age of AI has, however, introduced significant new challenges. Nearly half…

EU Chips Act heading for failure, time for Chips Act 2.0 2025-04-28 at 18:46 By Dan Robinson Damning report says it set a moving target that was way too ambitious The European Chips Act is unlikely to meet its target of hitting a 20 percent share of the global semiconductor market by 2030.… This article…

Tesla urges Canadian customers to buy pre-tariff priced inventory ‘while supplies last’ 2025-04-28 at 18:32 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk’s Tesla is urging Canadian customers to buy cars at pre-tariff rates “while supplies last” as it hiked prices in response to President Trump’s trade war. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

Nationwide power outages knock Spain, Portugal offline 2025-04-28 at 18:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Cyberattack? Bad software update? International oopsie? The cause is unclear, but Iberia is dark A massive power outage has left Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France without electricity, and the cause has yet to be identified.… This article is an excerpt…

Windows profanity filter finally gets a ******* off switch 2025-04-28 at 17:32 By Richard Speed No more asterisks. Voice typing now reflects the true spirit of your rage Customer feedback wins – Microsoft is adding a toggle to turn off the Windows 11 profanity filter.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original…

From 112k to 4 million folks’ data – HR biz attack goes from bad to mega bad 2025-04-28 at 16:45 By Connor Jones It took a 1 year+ probe, plenty of client calls for VeriSource to understand just how much of a yikes it has on its hands Houston-based VeriSource Services’ long-running probe into a…