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CZ receives fake ‘Grok’ coins amid new wave of Elon Musk scam tokens 2025-04-21 at 17:08 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Scammers are once again capitalizing on the popularity of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, with fake tokens once again emerging as part of potential phishing attacks. A wallet linked to former Binance CEO…

66% of CISOs are worried cybersecurity threats surpass their defenses 2025-04-21 at 17:07 By While 21% of C-suite leaders currently invest more than 10% of their IT budget in cybersecurity, this number is expected to roughly double next year. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React…

Circle, BitGo about to apply for bank charter, others may follow: WSJ 2025-04-21 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Major cryptocurrency firms, including stablecoin issuer Circle and crypto custodian BitGo, are reportedly considering applying for bank charters or licenses. According to an April 21 Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter,…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy bagged 6,556 Bitcoin for $555.8M last week 2025-04-21 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Michael Saylor’s Strategy, one of the world’s largest publicly listed corporate Bitcoin holders, added another major purchase to its growing portfolio as the cryptocurrency trades near $85,000. Strategy acquired 6,556 Bitcoin for $555.8 million from April 14–20,…

Pavel Durov says Telegram would exit markets before betraying users 2025-04-21 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has expressed concerns over the growing threat to private messaging in France and other European Union countries, warning that Telegram would rather exit certain markets than implement encryption backdoors that undermine user privacy.…

Everything you need to get up and running with MCP – Anthropic’s USB-C for AI 2025-04-21 at 16:02 By Tobias Mann Wrangling your data into LLMs just got easier, though it’s not all sunshine and rainbows Hands On  Getting large language models to actually do something useful usually means wiring them up to external data,…

Crypto casino revenue hit $81B in 2024 despite global restrictions 2025-04-21 at 15:25 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Crypto casinos generated more than $81 billion in revenue in 2024, even as regulators in key jurisdictions continued to block access to the platforms, according to a new report. Citing data from the anti-online-crime platform Yield Sec,…

Bitcoin rally above $100K may follow US Treasury buybacks — Arthur Hayes 2025-04-21 at 15:25 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Investors seeking Bitcoin exposure may be running out of time to purchase below a six-figure price, as US Treasury buybacks may signal the next leg up for the world’s first cryptocurrency. This might be the “last…

Not so innocent: Malware-laden memes on the rise 2025-04-21 at 15:25 By Cybercriminals are refining their methods to use malicious memes as a tool to bypass security controls by embedding dangerous code into image files. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Emails delivering infostealers rose by 84% year-over-year 2025-04-21 at 15:25 By Malicious cyber actors are increasingly utilizing stealthier tactics.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

5 Reasons Device Management Isn’t Device Trust​ 2025-04-21 at 14:46 By The problem is simple: all breaches start with initial access, and initial access comes down to two primary attack vectors – credentials and devices. This is not news; every report you can find on the threat landscape depicts the same picture.  The solution is…

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: iOS Zero-Days, 4Chan Breach, NTLM Exploits, WhatsApp Spyware & More 2025-04-21 at 14:46 By Can a harmless click really lead to a full-blown cyberattack? Surprisingly, yes — and that’s exactly what we saw in last week’s activity. Hackers are getting better at hiding inside everyday actions: opening a file, running a…

XRP price eyes 70% rally ahead of CFTC-regulated futures launch on Coinbase 2025-04-21 at 14:25 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP (XRP) has dropped nearly 40% since hitting its multi-year high of $3.40 three months ago. Still, its ability to hold above key technical support levels, combined with a potentially market-shifting derivatives listing, has prompted…

Ethereum Foundation shifts focus to user experience, layer-1 scaling 2025-04-21 at 13:08 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The Ethereum Foundation, the nonprofit organization developing the Ethereum ecosystem, is shifting its focus to user experience and layer-1 scaling challenges following its recent leadership reshuffle.  On April 21, the Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak shared an…

US dollar goes ‘no-bid’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-04-21 at 12:47 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) is eyeing new April highs as macro instability suddenly delivers a tailwind for BTC price performance. Bitcoin is on the way up, nearing $88,000, but few market participants are willing to trust…

Metaplanet tops $400M Bitcoin holdings with new $28M purchase 2025-04-21 at 12:47 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Japanese investment firm Metaplanet increased its Bitcoin holdings to more than $400 million after its latest purchase. Metaplanet acquired 330 Bitcoin (BTC) for $28.2 million at an average price of $85,605 per BTC, bringing its total holdings to…

Crypto adoption will be driven by high-growth markets, with or without the US 2025-04-21 at 12:47 By Cointelegraph by Dominic Schwenter Opinion by: Dominic Schwenter, chief operating officer of Lisk The US is in the middle of a crypto boom. Exchange-traded fund approvals have opened the door to institutional adoption, liquidity is increasing, and regulatory…

Hackers Abuse Russian Bulletproof Host Proton66 for Global Attacks and Malware Delivery 2025-04-21 at 10:52 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a surge in “mass scanning, credential brute-forcing, and exploitation attempts” originating from IP addresses associated with a Russian bulletproof hosting service provider named Proton66. The activity, detected since January 8, 2025, targeted organizations worldwide, according…

Synthetix founder threatens SNX stakers with ‘the stick’ to fix SUSD depeg 2025-04-21 at 10:09 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Synthetix founder Kain Warwick has threatened SNX stakers with “the stick” if they don’t take up a newly launched staking mechanism to help fix the protocol’s ongoing sUSD (SUSD) depeg. Warwick said in an April…

Bybit CEO: Two-thirds of Lazarus-hacked funds remain traceable 2025-04-21 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto exchange Bybit co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou says more than two-thirds of the digital assets stolen from the platform in February by North Korea’s Lazarus Group still remain traceable.  In an executive summary on hacked Bybit funds posted…

Users being polite to ChatGPT is costing OpenAI millions — Sam Altman 2025-04-21 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says users sending “please” and “thank you” messages to ChatGPT is costing the company tens of millions of dollars. “Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know,” Altman…

Increased visibility leads to increased cyber resilience 2025-04-21 at 08:24 By Security magazine talks with David Kellerman, Field CTO at Cymulate, about the risks of silos and how security leaders can improve visibility.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin whales, pundits continued to stack throughout April, data shows 2025-04-21 at 08:05 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The number of addresses holding more than a thousand Bitcoin has surged in April as whales continue to accumulate.  More than 60 new wallets holding over 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC) have appeared since early March, a signal of…

Debate as Solana briefly flips Ethereum in staking market cap 2025-04-21 at 07:09 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Solana network briefly surpassed Ethereum in total staked value of their respective native tokens, SOL and ETH, sparking debate over whether it is actually bullish or bearish for Solana.  More than $53.9 billion worth of SOL…

NFT project plans crowdfund purchase of Cold War nuclear bunker 2025-04-21 at 06:16 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte A doomsday-themed Solana NFT project is looking to sell 100,000 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to buy a Cold War-era nuclear bunker in Rutland, England. Dead Bruv, the creators of the narrative-driven NFT project Meatbags, plan to mint 100,000…

Blocksquare, Vera Capital ink deal to tokenize $1B in US real estate 2025-04-21 at 06:16 By Cointelegraph by Jody McDonald Ethereum-based real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform Blocksquare has partnered with a Florida-based real estate company to offer fractional ownership in a pipeline of US commercial properties valued at over $1 billion.  Announcing the deal on…

Bitcoin ‘breaking out’ as it retakes $87K after early April slump 2025-04-21 at 06:16 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin prices appear to be breaking out of an extended period of consolidation as the asset climbs to its highest level since late March.  Bitcoin (BTC) surged above $87,400 on April 21, its highest price since…

Downward DOGE: Elon Musk keeps revising cost-trimming goals in a familiar pattern 2025-04-21 at 00:52 By Brandon Vigliarolo On top of that, Trump’s increased federal spending almost completely negates $150B in cuts Comment  Elon Musk’s Trump-blessed DOGE unit has made a lot of noise and a lot of headlines for its heavy-handed hatchet tactics within…

Bitcoin prepares for launch from $85K, BNB, HYPE, TAO and RNDR could follow 2025-04-20 at 23:31 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin (BTC) has risen roughly 1% for the week, indicating a balance between supply and demand. Analysts expect a quiet easter weekend but are divided about the next directional move in Bitcoin. Network economist…

Amazon still expanding in NYC with Bryant Park lease 2025-04-20 at 22:42 By Steve Cuozzo Amazon’s 330,000 square-foot lease at 10 Bryant Park — or 452 Fifth Ave. at West 40th St. — is big news both for Jeff Bezos’s ever-expanding behemoth and for the on-fire Midtown office market. This article is an excerpt from…

Bitget detects irregularity in VOXEL-USDT futures, rolls back accounts 2025-04-20 at 21:24 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget discovered “abnormal trading activity” on the VOXEL/USDT perpetual futures contract on April 20, between 8:00 to 8:30 UST, and paused accounts that the exchange suspected of market manipulation. According to an April 20 announcement from…

Vitalik Buterin proposes swapping EVM language for RISC-V 2025-04-20 at 19:19 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contract language with the RISC-V instruction set architecture to improve the speed and efficiency of the Ethereum network’s execution layer. Buterin’s April 20 proposal outlined several…

Farmers are switching to stablecoins 2025-04-20 at 18:06 By Cointelegraph by Henry Duckworth Opinion by: Henry Duckworth, founder and CEO of AgriDex We all need and buy it. Food is a common, universal ground across the planet. It should come as no surprise then that the agricultural industry is enormous. In 2023, the European Union…

Dogecoin holders celebrate ‘Dogeday’ 4/20 as ETF decision draws near 2025-04-20 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Dogecoin holders worldwide celebrate “Dogeday” on April 20, as the memecoin’s community awaits upcoming deadlines for Dogecoin-related exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications. Dogeday marks the unofficial holiday of the Dogecoin (DOGE) community. It gained traction in the memecoin…

Now is not the time for a restaking revival 2025-04-20 at 12:41 By Cointelegraph by Alon Muroch Opinion by: Alon Muroch, founder of SSV Labs Even though Ethereum remains a leader in terms of total value locked (TVL), things aren’t looking great. Network activity is hemorrhaging, and momentum is slipping. Ethereum has become locked in…

Altcoin unit bias ‘absolutely destroying’ crypto newbies — Samson Mow 2025-04-20 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Jan3 CEO Samson Mow says that Bitcoin dominance hasn’t yet exhausted its upside trajectory after analyzing how altcoin prices would stack up against Bitcoin if all were on equal terms of total supply. His forecast for Bitcoin…