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Strategy will beat all public equities with Bitcoin, analyst says 2025-05-14 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Michael Saylor’s Strategy, one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Bitcoin, could become the top publicly traded equity one day, according to a Strategy analyst. Strategy will be the “number one publicly traded equity in the…

Kazakhstan to become ‘Central Asia’s crypto hub’ with reforms: Minister 2025-05-14 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Kazakhstan has the potential to become a leading crypto hub in Central Asia if regulatory restrictions are eased, according to Kanysh Tuleushin, the country’s first vice minister of digital development, innovation and aerospace industry. In a recent…

SEC delays Solana ETF as decisions for Polkadot, XRP loom 2025-05-14 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back its decision on a proposed spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), with the cryptocurrency industry now looking to the deadlines for the Polkadot and XRP-based ETFs in June.…

C-suite at Alphabet make B-A-N-K from 2024 equity awards 2025-05-14 at 13:46 By Paul Kunert CEO Pichai slumming it on a measly $10.725M compared to lieutenants The C-suite at Google’s parent Alphabet collectively scooped up more than $215 million in compensation for 2024, and the CEO was the worst paid among them.… This article is…

Asia’s wealthy shifting from US dollar to crypto, gold, China: UBS 2025-05-14 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas High-net-worth clients across Asia are gradually pivoting away from US dollar-based investments, favoring gold, cryptocurrencies and Chinese assets instead, according to financial services giant UBS Group. “Gold is getting very popular,” Amy Lo, the Swiss bank’s…

Everyone’s deploying AI, but no one’s securing it – what could go wrong? 2025-05-14 at 12:31 By Connor Jones Crickets as senior security folk asked about risks at NCSC conference CYBERUK  Peter Garraghan – CEO of Mindgard and professor of distributed systems at Lancaster University – asked the CYBERUK audience for a show of hands:…

Bitcoin miners halt sales as BTC gains 20% since hash ribbon ‘buy’ signal 2025-05-14 at 12:08 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin miners have stopped selling their BTC in what may signal the end of a lengthy distribution streak. Over the past month, miner wallet balances have increased by around 2,700 BTC. Hash…

Standard Chartered scales institutional crypto banking with FalconX 2025-05-14 at 12:08 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Global bank Standard Chartered has beefed up its banking support to the cryptocurrency industry by inking a new partnership with the crypto prime broker FalconX. Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX’s global institutional…

Ex-SEC Chair Gary Gensler privately supported crypto — McHenry 2025-05-14 at 12:08 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler may not have been as hostile to crypto behind closed doors as he appeared to be in public, according to former US Representative Patrick McHenry. In a May…

Microsoft Fixes 78 Flaws, 5 Zero-Days Exploited; CVSS 10 Bug Impacts Azure DevOps Server 2025-05-14 at 12:01 By Microsoft on Tuesday shipped fixes to address a total of 78 security flaws across its software lineup, including a set of five zero-days that have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 78 flaws resolved…

Post Office finally throttles delayed in-house EPOS project 2025-05-14 at 11:36 By Lindsay Clark Troubled state biz tenders £410M software and DC-to-cloud migration plan, goodbye to Fujitsu on the Horizon The UK Post Office has confirmed it is ending in-house efforts to replace the troubled Horizon accounting and point of sale system as it launches…

Kima joins Mastercard sandbox to enable stablecoin card top-ups 2025-05-14 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Decentralized settlement protocol Kima has integrated into Mastercard’s sandbox program, enabling stablecoin-powered top-ups for prepaid cards directly from self-custody wallets. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Mastercard partners can now rely on Kima’s settlement infrastructure to enable…

Alarm bells ring in US over OpenAI’s crypto project World 2025-05-14 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood World Network, the digital identity and crypto project of Sam Altman’s OpenAI, has alarmed privacy activists ahead of its United States launch, with observers concerned over its data collection and protection practices. World “is the opposite of…

EuroHPC lines up AI upgrade for Leonardo supercomputer 2025-05-14 at 10:48 By Dan Robinson And it’s Eviden who has no reason to moan over LISA upgrade – though questions over funding remain Italy’s Leonardo supercomputer is to get an AI upgrade to beef up support for the development of Large Language Models (LLMs) and multi-modal…

Former execs of crypto lender Cred cop to wire fraud 2025-05-14 at 10:12 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Two former executives of the bankrupt crypto lending service Cred have pleaded guilty to wire fraud connected to the company’s collapse. Former Cred CEO Daniel Schatt and chief financial officer Joseph Podulka admitted to wire fraud as…

Semler Scientific sees after-hours stock slump as Q1 revenue plunges 2025-05-14 at 10:12 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Bitcoin-buying medical device firm Semler Scientific has seen its share price drop after the bell as its first-quarter revenues fell and losses deepened from the year-ago quarter. In its Q1 earnings report released May 13, Semler reported…

Synthetix makes $27M bid to re-acquire crypto options platform Derive 2025-05-14 at 10:12 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Decentralized finance platform Synthetix is planning to venture further into crypto derivatives with plans to re-acquire the crypto options platform Derive. Synthetix said in a May 14 blog post that it plans to acquire Derive in a…

Ransomware scum have put a target on the no man’s land between IT and operations 2025-05-14 at 09:47 By Jessica Lyons Defenses are weaker, and victims are more likely to pay, SANS warns Criminals who attempt to damage critical infrastructure are increasingly targeting the systems that sit between IT and operational tech.… This article is…

Thailand to tokenize $150M government bonds for retail investors: Report 2025-05-14 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Thailand’s Ministry of Finance reportedly plans to issue $150 million worth of digital investment tokens, allowing retail investors to buy government bonds. The Bangkok Post reported on May 13 that Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced the initiative…

3M Student-Athletes, College Coaches’ Records Exposed 2025-05-14 at 08:16 By More than 3 million records of student-athletes and college coaches’ were exposed in an unencrypted, non-password-protected database.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Fortinet Patches CVE-2025-32756 Zero-Day RCE Flaw Exploited in FortiVoice Systems 2025-05-14 at 08:16 By Fortinet has patched a critical security flaw that it said has been exploited as a zero-day in attacks targeting FortiVoice enterprise phone systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-32756, carries a CVSS score of 9.6 out of 10.0. “A stack-based overflow vulnerability…

Ivanti Patches EPMM Vulnerabilities Exploited for Remote Code Execution in Limited Attacks 2025-05-14 at 08:16 By Ivanti has released security updates to address two security flaws in Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software that have been chained in attacks to gain remote code execution. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2025-4427 (CVSS score: 5.3)…

eToro prices IPO above range at $52 a share to raise $620M 2025-05-14 at 08:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto and stock trading platform eToro has boosted the size of its initial public offering to $620 million by pricing its shares above its previously suggested range. The platform and its backers sold over 11.92…

Stay Motivated During Security Job Market Fluctuations 2025-05-14 at 07:20 By Maintaining focus on the next career step is crucial when shifting from the public to private sector in the security industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Illicit $8B crypto market Xinbi incorporated in Colorado: Elliptic 2025-05-14 at 07:00 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young A Colorado-incorporated firm has been linked to a Chinese illicit marketplace that has served scammers in Southeast Asia and has been used to channel billions of dollars worth of crypto. The marketplace, called Xinbi Guarantee, has received $8.4…

Crypto exchange CEO’s daughter fights off brazen kidnappers in Paris 2025-05-14 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Disclaimer: This article contains a video that may be disturbing for some readers. A brazen attempt to kidnap the daughter and grandson of Pierre Noizat, the co-founder and CEO of French crypto exchange Paymium, was foiled after…

US tech titans rejoice in $600B Saudi shopping spree 2025-05-14 at 04:46 By Tobias Mann Prince Mohammed bin Bone Saw will take a few hundred thousand GPUs with his missiles and fighter jets The Saudi government on Tuesday announced a massive $600 billion investment in US defense, transportation, energy, and IT infrastructure.… This article is…

Tether buys $459M Bitcoin for Twenty One Capital 2025-05-14 at 04:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Stablecoin issuer Tether bought $458.7 million worth of Bitcoin for Twenty One Capital, a Bitcoin investment firm it backed that’s awaiting the completion of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) merger with Cantor Equity Partners. Tether snapped up 4,812.2…

Apple patched one first, but Microsoft’s blasted five exploited flaws this Pa-Tu 2025-05-14 at 03:50 By Iain Thomson Plus: All the fun and frolic of fixes from Adobe, SAP, Ivanti Patch Tuesday  It’s that time of the month again, and Microsoft has made it extra spicy by revealing five flaws it says are under active…

NSF director memo to staff: Don’t worry about those job cuts, at least for now 2025-05-14 at 03:17 By Thomas Claburn Court orders halt to layoffs – as folks steering American innovation wonder how long injunction will last Employees at Uncle Sam’s National Science Foundation (NSF) are relieved that the Trump administration’s plan to downsize…

Vermont halts electric vehicle requirements as governor says ‘current goals’ not realistic 2025-05-14 at 02:35 By Reuters “It’s clear we don’t have anywhere near enough charging infrastructure and insufficient technological advances in heavy-duty vehicles to meet current goals,” Gov. Phil Scott said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

Trump ends Biden-era dream to cap US AI chip exports 2025-05-14 at 02:17 By Tobias Mann Ding dong, diffusion is dead Biden’s controversial AI Diffusion rules, which were set to restrict the sale of American GPUs and AI accelerators beginning this week, are officially dead.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original…

Market volatility indicator still points to $135K Bitcoin within 100 days — Analyst 2025-05-14 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Bitcoin price holds above $100,000, driven by “risk-on” sentiment after the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) dropped to 20. The Bitcoin Bull Score Index surged to 80, and the Fear & Greed Index…

US lawmakers call for change in corporate digital asset taxes 2025-05-14 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Two US senators are calling on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to “exercise [the department’s] authority” and change a provision affecting taxes on corporate holdings of digital assets. In a May 12 letter, Senators Cynthia Lummis and Bernie…

AI job interview spirals into ‘dystopian, disturbing’ glitch: ‘I was freaked out’ 2025-05-14 at 01:02 By Marissa Matozzo AI hiring tools have folks questioning the rise of robotic recruiters. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline: