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Crypto users cool with AI dabbling with their portfolios: Survey 2025-04-24 at 06:51 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte A majority of crypto users are willing to allow artificial intelligence agents to manage part of their investment portfolios, according to the results of a recent CoinGecko survey. Among the 2,632 crypto participants surveyed, 87% said they…

‘I’m sick’ — Scammers use AI, fake ID of crypto influencer to steal $4M 2025-04-24 at 06:51 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The host of The Wolf Of All Streets podcast, Scott Melker, says he’s received word that his face and name are being impersonated by scammers, with at least one victim duped out of…

LAPD recovers $2.7M worth of Bitcoin miners stolen in airport heist 2025-04-24 at 06:51 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The Los Angeles Police Department has recovered $2.7 million worth of Bitcoin mining machines it alleges were stolen by a crime ring in a heist at the city’s airport. The LAPD said on April 22 that…

Strike’s Mallers to head firm seeking superior Bitcoin play to MSTR 2025-04-24 at 05:08 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Twenty One Capital, a new Bitcoin treasury company led by Strike founder Jack Mallers with the support of Tether, SoftBank and Cantor Fitzgerald, is looking to supplant Michael Saylor’s Strategy to become the “superior vehicle for…

Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a ‘staggering’ $16.6B last year, says FBI 2025-04-24 at 04:04 By Jessica Lyons Biggest threat to America’s critical infrastructure? Ransomware Digital scammers and extortionists bilked businesses and individuals in the US out of a “staggering” $16.6 billion last year, according to the FBI — the highest…

Driverless Waymo taxi ‘traps’ passengers while stopped in traffic on one of Austin’s ‘scariest roads’: report 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Shane Galvin “For people who don’t know — this is one of the scariest roads in Austin. Being parked on Mopac is a death trap. This is my fear,” one animated TikTok commenter wrote. This…

Americans lost $9.3B to crypto fraud in 2024 — FBI 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report detailing complaints and losses due to scams and fraud involving cryptocurrency in 2024. According to the report released on April 23, the…

Sovereign wealth funds piling into BTC as retail exits — Coinbase exec 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Sovereign wealth funds and other institutions were accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) during April 2025, while retail traders were exiting the markets via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and spot markets, according to John D’Agostino, the head of strategy…

IBM dragged down by DOGE contract cancellation roulette 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Thomas Claburn Big Blue downplays impact of Elon-gated cost-cutting IBM beat Wall Street’s expectations for both revenue and income in the first quarter of 2025, but its stock price still dropped more than six percent in after-hours trading.… This article is an excerpt…

US President’s planned dinner for TRUMP memecoin holders triggers 52% price surge — Will it last? 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Official Trump (TRUMP) jumped 52% on April 23 after the announcement of an exclusive in-person dinner for the top tokenholders with US President Donald Trump. For some crypto advocates, this marks…

Traders pour into leveraged ETFs, gold in bid to weather volatility — Bloomberg 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Traders are embracing diametrically opposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) strategies in a bid to navigate one of the most unpredictable financial markets in recent history, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.  The year-to-date has seen…

SOL Strategies raises $500M in convertible notes issuance to buy Solana tokens 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino SOL Strategies, a Canadian investment company, issued $500 million in convertible notes to buy and stake in Solana (SOL) tokens. The $500 million issuance was made to a singular investor, ATW Partners, a New York-based…

Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new crew, including Researcher and Analyst bots 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Thomas Claburn You. Will. Love. The. LLM. The latest update to Microsoft 365 Copilot brings AI-powered search, so-called reasoning agents, and a new Agent Store. Some users already have access to certain features, while others may have to wait…

Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads 2025-04-24 at 01:34 By Jessica Lyons Tech giants don’t need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway US health insurance giant Blue Shield of California handed sensitive health information belonging to as many…

AI bigwigs urge AGs to block OpenAI’s profit pivot 2025-04-24 at 00:20 By Brandon Vigliarolo Elon’s not the only one sounding the alarm over the AI giant’s cash grab A group of AI heavyweights and ex-OpenAI staffers are urging the attorneys general of California and Delaware to block the ChatGPT shop’s latest restructuring into a…

US exchanges bet big on crypto derivatives amid tariff turbulence 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell United States exchanges are betting big on cryptocurrency derivatives as market turbulence from US President Donald Trump’s looming trade war propels demand for the financial instruments.  Since late 2024, exchanges including Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, and the Chicago…

XRP futures open interest surges by 32% — Are traders bullish or bearish? 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways:  XRP has gained 25% since April 7, and its open interest has risen by 32%. Positive spot market activity contrasts with a neutral futures funding rate, highlighting a tug-of-war between traders. Analysts…

Alabama drops staking lawsuit against Coinbase 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Alabama Securities Commission, a financial regulator for the US state, dropped its lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, which accused the company of violating securities laws by offering staking services to clients. The regulator cited the ongoing work between the US…

Hey Google, if Chrome is going to be single soon, OpenAI is interested 2025-04-23 at 22:32 By Richard Speed ChatGPT maker to join line of suitors if Chocolate Factory forced to offload browser OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT has flung the company’s hat into the ring as a potential suitor for Google’s Chrome browser…

Bitcoin holders back in profit as new capital enters the market — Is $100K BTC price next? 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Bitcoin short-term holders are back in profit, increasing chances for a rally to $100,000. Long-term holders added 363,000 BTC since February, with new buyers injecting capital in April.…

SEC discusses deepening US-El Salvador ties amid deportation backlash 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Officials with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto task force met with the El Salvador National Commission on Digital Assets (CNAD) to discuss regulation and a proposed cross-border sandbox. In an April 22 memo, the SEC’s…

Luxury app Dorsia taps MoonPay for crypto payments 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Luxury hospitality platform Dorsia is rolling out crypto payments for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and six Arab nations. The payments feature is being enabled through a partnership with MoonPay, the companies told Cointelegraph. With…

As ChatGPT scores B- in engineering, professors scramble to update courses 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Thomas Claburn Now that AI is invading classrooms and homework assignment, students need to learn reasoning more than ever Students are increasingly turning to AI to help them with coursework, leaving academics scrambling to adjust their teaching practices or debating…

Elon Musk’s Neuralink could fetch $8.5B valuation: report 2025-04-23 at 21:50 By Reuters Neuralink has begun preliminary discussions with potential investors about the funding round, according to the report. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Ripple NPM supply chain attack hunts for private keys 2025-04-23 at 21:38 By Connor Jones A mystery thief and a critical CVE involved in crypto cash grab Many versions of the Ripple ledger (XRPL) official NPM package are compromised with malware injected to steal cryptocurrency.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original…

‘Smart vapes’ slammed for targeting kids with built-in video games, phone features: ‘It’s a behavioral trap’ 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By SWNS Described as “smart vapes”, the devices make it possible for users to access pre-installed games, receive and make calls, play music and track fitness.  This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

Bitcoin ETF inflows top 500 times 2025 average in ‘significant deviation’ 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin ETF inflows obliterated the 2025 average on April 22. ETF performance remains tightly dependent on BTC price action, with the turnaround following six-week highs in BTC/USD. ETFs themselves are gaining influence, with one…

Top TRUMP tokenholders revealed? US President to host memecoin dinner 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Some of the top holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin could come out of the shadows to appear for a dinner the US President is planning to host on May 22. As of April 23, the official Trump…

Forget bull or bear — Bitcoin’s in a new era, says onchain analyst James Check 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli For years, crypto investors have looked to the four-year cycle, anchored around Bitcoin’s halving events, as a kind of sacred roadmap. The theory goes: Every four years, Bitcoin’s supply is cut in…

We’re calling it now: Agentic AI will win RSAC buzzword Bingo 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Jessica Lyons All aboard the hype train The security industry loves its buzzwords, and this is always on full display at the annual RSA Conference event in San Francisco. Don’t believe us? Take a lap on the expo floor, and…

DPRK Hackers Steal $137M from TRON Users in Single-Day Phishing Attack 2025-04-23 at 21:02 By Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea (aka Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space. “The focus on Web3 and cryptocurrency appears to…

Tesla’s Optimus can’t roll without rare earth magnets, and Beijing ain’t budging yet 2025-04-23 at 20:05 By Richard Speed Officials seek assurances that bot won’t be used for military applications Elon Musk says supply chain disruption in China held up delivery of a key component for Tesla’s “Optimus” robot, with authorities reportedly demanding an export…

Riot Platforms secures $100M ‘Bitcoin-backed’ loan from Coinbase 2025-04-23 at 19:14 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Riot Platforms has used its massive Bitcoin stockpile as collateral to secure a $100 million credit facility from Coinbase as the cryptocurrency miner eyes continued expansion.  The $100 million loan from Coinbase’s credit arm marks Riot’s “first Bitcoin-backed facility,”…

Why red teaming matters even more when AI starts setting its own agenda 2025-04-23 at 19:14 By AI tools are quickly being designed to grow more capable and more autonomous — and therefore more unpredictable.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Research reveals mass scanning and exploitation campaigns 2025-04-23 at 19:14 By Research reveals mass scanning and exploitation campaigns associated with Proton66.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Only 3,000 staff jump from SAP after 10,000 earmarked to be pushed 2025-04-23 at 18:51 By Lindsay Clark CFO says ‘a cushion of several thousand employees we can play with’ is a good thing in uncertain times SAP says 3,000 people have left the company in its restructuring plan but that it will wait to…

Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook 2025-04-23 at 18:31 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Ethereum is entering one of its most precarious periods since its inception. Usage on the base layer is plummeting, core metrics are nearing multi-year lows, and even co-founder Vitalik Buterin is proposing a radical architectural overhaul. …

What are XRP futures and how to invest in them? 2025-04-23 at 18:31 By Cointelegraph by Onkar Singh If you’re following developments in the cryptocurrency market, you’ve likely noticed that Coinbase Derivatives has introduced XRP futures contracts to its US derivatives exchange. This move is part of a broader trend where regulated platforms are expanding…

Blockchain prediction markets offer new hope for scientific validation 2025-04-23 at 18:31 By Cointelegraph by Sasha Shilina Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, PhD, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research Institute Decentralized prediction markets are gaining ground in the scientific world, offering an intriguing answer to the field’s ongoing reproducibility crisis. While a notable share…

Europe hits Meta, Apple with €700M in fines for flouting DMA 2025-04-23 at 17:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Bad timing, claim industry watchers, who say rulings could seriously upset an already delicate US-EU relationship Meta and Apple have earned the dubious honor of being the first companies fined for non-compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act,…

PayPal to offer 3.7% yield on stablecoin balances: Report 2025-04-23 at 17:20 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Payments behemoth PayPal plans to offer a 3.7% yield on balances held in its PayPal USD stablecoin. According to an April 23 Bloomberg report, a PayPal representative said that the measure aims to encourage more usage of the…

Here’s how HEX’s Richard Heart beat SEC fraud charges 2025-04-23 at 17:20 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood Richard Heart, the controversial founder of HEX, is claiming total victory over the US SEC after years of court battles. On April 21, the SEC said that it would not amend and refile its fraud case against the…