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Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group to launch XRP futures 2025-04-24 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, which operates the largest financial derivatives exchanges worldwide, recently announced that XRP (XRP) futures contracts will go live on May 19. According to the April 24 announcement, investors have the option of…

Bitcoin supply on exchanges is falling ‘due to public company purchases’ — Fidelity 2025-04-24 at 19:04 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Bitcoin reserves on cryptocurrency exchanges have dropped to their lowest level in more than six years, as publicly traded companies ramp up their accumulation of the digital asset following the US presidential election, according…

Bitcoin ‘short squeeze’ or $87K dip next? BTC price predictions vary 2025-04-24 at 19:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin is setting up a showdown with leveraged shorts immediately above its yearly open price. That key level near $93,500 is the main target for traders hoping that BTC/USD will cement its latest breakout.…

Assassin’s Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online 2025-04-24 at 19:04 By Brandon Vigliarolo Collecting data from solo players is a Far Cry from being necessary, says noyb For anyone who’s ever been frustrated by the need to go online to play a single-player video game, the European privacy specialists at noyb…

55% of threat groups active in 2024 were financially motivated 2025-04-24 at 19:03 By Of the threat groups tracked by Mandiant, 55% of threat groups active in 2024 were financially motivated, which marks a steady increase from 2023. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to…

5 RSAC™ Trends SecOps Pros Are Watching 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Monica White Check out the hottest tracks in security before you get to the party This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Angels from Citadel, Jane Street, JPMorgan back $20M raise for Theo network 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Theo, a provider of onchain trading infrastructure, has raised $20 million from 17 investors to enhance its institutional-grade trading platform aimed at retail investors. The funding round was co-led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital,…

The hidden risk of updatable firmware 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Cointelegraph by Igor Zemtsov Opinion by: Igor Zemtsov, chief technology officer at TBCC Crypto security is a ticking time bomb. Updatable firmware might just be the match that lights the fuse. Hardware wallets have become the holy grail of self-custody, the ultimate safeguard against hackers,…

Tether boosts Juventus stake to 10% in latest strategic buy 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Tether Investments — the investment arm of leading stablecoin issuer Tether — acquired additional shares in Juventus Football Club. According to an April 24 announcement, with its latest investment, Tether brought its total participation in Juventus to…

US biz stockpilers boost SK Hynix top line as memory market undergoes structural change 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Dan Robinson ‘Inventory accumulation’ as vendors hoard HBM amid tariff and other pressures South Korean memory maker SK Hynix is reporting a sales bounce due to the demand for AI systems, helped by US businesses stockpiling HBM…

Decades-old bug in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas finally shows itself 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Richard Speed Something broke on Windows 11 24H2, but dev who discovered it tells El Reg this time Microsoft’s not to blame Microsoft’s Windows 11 24H2 update is frustrating some users, but it isn’t the operating system at fault this…

Qualcomm says license fight was because Arm wants to make its own server chips 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Dan Robinson Alleges semi designer tried to obstruct Qualy’s build of Arm-compatible custom cores Qualcomm has amended its complaint against Arm in a 2024 lawsuit, adding more allegations about Arm’s purported breach of license agreements and accusing…

Lazarus Hits 6 South Korean Firms via Cross EX, Innorix Zero-Day and ThreatNeedle Malware 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By At least six organizations in South Korea have been targeted by the prolific North Korea-linked Lazarus Group as part of a campaign dubbed Operation SyncHole. The activity targeted South Korea’s software, IT, financial, semiconductor manufacturing, and telecommunications…

Linux io_uring PoC Rootkit Bypasses System Call-Based Threat Detection Tools 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a proof-of-concept (PoC) rootkit dubbed Curing that leverages a Linux asynchronous I/O mechanism called io_uring to bypass traditional system call monitoring. This causes a “major blind spot in Linux runtime security tools,” ARMO said. “This mechanism allows…

159 CVEs Exploited in Q1 2025 — 28.3% Within 24 Hours of Disclosure 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By As many as 159 CVE identifiers have been flagged as exploited in the wild in the first quarter of 2025, up from 151 in Q4 2024. “We continue to see vulnerabilities being exploited at a fast pace with…

Bitcoin’s next big resistance is $95K— What will trigger the breakout? 2025-04-24 at 15:35 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows are at their highest since January 2025. Inflows to exchanges down to levels last seen in December 2016. Bitcoin’s negative funding rates could set up a short squeeze. BTC price…

Ninite to win it: How to rebuild Windows without losing your mind 2025-04-24 at 15:35 By Liam Proven Get a new, clean (maybe suspiciously empty) install up to speed – and keep it there When you install a fresh, clean copy of Windows – say, if you’re switching to the LTSC edition – Ninite is…

Darcula Adds GenAI to Phishing Toolkit, Lowering the Barrier for Cybercriminals 2025-04-24 at 15:35 By The threat actors behind the Darcula phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform have released new updates to their cybercrime suite with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities. “This addition lowers the technical barrier for creating phishing pages, enabling less tech-savvy criminals to deploy customized…

Trump fought the bond market, the bond market won: Saifedean Ammous 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Analysts are criticizing the financial implications of US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, a development that some say highlights Bitcoin’s unique economic properties during times of global uncertainty. Trump’s 90-day pause on higher reciprocal tariffs, reverting…

Upbit and Bithumb suspend Synthetix token deposits, citing sUSD risks 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra South Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have suspended deposits for Synthetix (SNX) tokens after it was flagged by the Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) for potential risks. DAXA, the self-regulatory organization establishing industry standards for South Korean…

Bitcoin exchange outflows mimic 2023 as whales buy retail ‘panic’ 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin exchange 100-day average netflows are at their most negative since the start of the current bull market in 2023. Exchange balances continue to plumb new multiyear lows. Whales are particularly active buyers this month,…

Sustainability still not a high priority for datacenter industry 2025-04-24 at 14:33 By Dan Robinson Extreme weather is such a problem when building bit barns… hmmm, wonder what could be causing that? When it comes to building datacenters, reducing the environmental impact of the project is still not seen as a major concern – it…

Automating Zero Trust in Healthcare: From Risk Scoring to Dynamic Policy Enforcement Without Network Redesign 2025-04-24 at 14:32 By The Evolving Healthcare Cybersecurity Landscape  Healthcare organizations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges in 2025. With operational technology (OT) environments increasingly targeted and the convergence of IT and medical systems creating an expanded attack surface, traditional security approaches…

Critical Commvault Command Center Flaw Enables Attackers to Execute Code Remotely 2025-04-24 at 14:32 By A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Commvault Command Center that could allow arbitrary code execution on affected installations. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34028, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of a maximum of 10.0. “A critical…

M&S takes systems offline as ‘cyber incident’ lingers 2025-04-24 at 13:45 By Connor Jones Customers told to expect further delays as contactless payments still down UK high street retailer Marks & Spencer says contactless payments are still down following its “cyber incident” and order delays are likely to continue.… This article is an excerpt from…

Shaquille O’Neal reaches settlement in FTX lawsuit, terms remain secret 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Shaquille O’Neal has settled with investors who claim losses from the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according to an April 23 filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The settlement amount remains…

DeFi platform KiloEx to compensate users impacted by $7.5M hack 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx said it will compensate traders and stakers hurt by a $7.5 million exploit that temporarily shut down the platform earlier in April. In an April 24 announcement, KiloEx said traders who had positions…

Revolut doubles profits to $1.3B on user growth, crypto trading boom 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Fintech giant Revolut reported a record-breaking year, doubling its pre-tax profit to 1 billion British pounds ($1.3 billion) in 2024, driven by rapid customer growth and a resurgence in cryptocurrency trading. According to its annual report…

Your vendor may be the weakest link: Percentage of third-party breaches doubled in a year 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Connor Jones Cybercriminals are targeting software shops, accountants, lawyers The percentage of confirmed data breaches involving third-party relationships doubled last year as cybercriminals increasingly exploited weak links in supply chains and partner ecosystems.… This article is…

Vector search is the new black for enterprise databases 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Lindsay Clark Software slingers from Redis to Teradata are bolting on smarts to stay relevant in GenAI era About two years ago, popular cache database Redis was among a wave of vendors that added vector search capabilities to their platforms, driven by…

Booby-trapped Alpine Quest Android app geolocates Russian soldiers 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Iain Thomson Back of the nyet! Russian soldiers are being targeted with an Android app specially altered to pinpoint their location and scan their phones for files, with the ability to exfiltrate sensitive documents if instructed.… This article is an excerpt from The…