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Astra Fintech commits $100M for Solana growth in Asia 2025-04-22 at 00:34 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Astra Fintech, a global blockchain payments provider, has launched a $100 million fund to support the Solana ecosystem’s growth throughout Asia, according to an April 21 announcement. Through the fund, Astra Fintech plans to deploy capital to accelerate…

Investors sue Meteora and VC firm, alleging fraud 2025-04-22 at 00:34 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A group of investors has filed a class-action lawsuit against decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Meteora, alleging the firm was involved in manipulating the launch and market price of the M3M3 token. In an amended complaint filed on April 21 in…

America’s National Science Foundation tells DEI, misinfo studies: You’re fired 2025-04-22 at 00:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo Subsequently, Tech Employs Men In line with Trump administration directives, the US government’s National Science Foundation has started canceling grants for studies into workplace diversity and the spread of misinformation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

Gmail users at risk of ‘sophisticated’ phishing attack — and even seasoned techies are falling for the scam 2025-04-21 at 23:41 By Marissa Matozzo Watch out for this slick and scary phishing attack. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this…

Today’s LLMs craft exploits from patches at lightning speed 2025-04-21 at 23:40 By Thomas Claburn Erlang? Er, man, no problem. ChatGPT, Claude to go from flaw disclosure to actual attack code in hours The time from vulnerability disclosure to proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code can now be as short as a few hours, thanks to generative…

Gen Z grads say their college degrees were a waste of time and money as AI infiltrates the workplace 2025-04-21 at 23:22 By Marissa Matozzo Four years of classes, thousands of dollars in tuition and one freshly minted diploma — all to be outdone by a chatbot. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

Uber deceiving customers about $9.99 Uber One service, making it hard to cancel: FTC lawsuit 2025-04-21 at 22:48 By Reuters Uber falsely claimed that users would save about $25 a month through the service, the FTC said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

Google search antitrust remedy must address AI, DOJ warns while seeking historic breakup 2025-04-21 at 22:48 By Thomas Barrabi The Justice Department’s historic bid to break up Google’s monopoly over online search kicked off Monday – as the feds tried to persuade a judge that any antitrust must prevent the Big Tech giant from using…

ARK adds staked Solana to two tech ETFs 2025-04-21 at 22:48 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell ARK Invest has added exposure to staked Solana (SOL) to the portfolios of two of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the asset manager said in a client email reviewed by Cointelegraph.  As of April 21, the two ARK funds —…

Nasdaq-listed Upexi shares up 630% after $100M raise, SOL treasury 2025-04-21 at 22:48 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Upexi, a brand owner that specializes in supply chain management, is diversifying into the cryptocurrency sector. On April 21, the company announced a $100 million raise, with over 90% earmarked for building a Solana (SOL) treasury strategy.…

ICE enlists Palantir to develop all-seeing ‘ImmigrationOS’ eye to speed up deportations 2025-04-21 at 22:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo Only Peter Thiel-backed biz can pull off $30M IT deal, apparently US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has an urgent need for a new software system to help implement the Trump administration’s deportation plans, and it’s turning to…

Microsoft rated this bug as low exploitability. Miscreants weaponized it in just 8 days 2025-04-21 at 22:48 By Iain Thomson It’s now hitting govt, enterprise targets On March 11 – Patch Tuesday – Microsoft rolled out its usual buffet of bug fixes. Just eight days later, miscreants had weaponized one of the vulnerabilities, using it…

Kimsuky Exploits BlueKeep RDP Vulnerability to Breach Systems in South Korea and Japan 2025-04-21 at 22:47 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malicious campaign related to the North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky that exploits a now-patched vulnerability impacting Microsoft Remote Desktop Services to gain initial access. The activity has been named…

More than 70 US crypto ETFs await SEC decision this year — Bloomberg 2025-04-21 at 22:23 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell More than 70 cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are slated for review by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this year. According to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, the list includes proposed ETFs holding a…

3 SSE Adoption Principles to Live By 2025-04-21 at 19:19 By Enterprise Security Group How to overcome hidden hurdles and accelerate adoption, as told by Broadcom experts This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Devices exposed to remote hacking via Erlang/OTP SSH vulnerability 2025-04-21 at 19:19 By The Erlang/Open Telecom Platform (OTP) SSH implementation has a critical security vulnerability. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

China’s latest export controls on rare earth elements causing chaos in car supply chain: report 2025-04-21 at 19:03 By Thomas Barrabi China’s move to impose strict export controls on rare earth elements used in car production has reportedly sparked fears of potential shortages. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews…

Consensys, Solana, and Uniswap CEO donated to Trump’s $239M inauguration fund 2025-04-21 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright New filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that several cryptocurrency firms and their executives made significant contributions to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund after the results of the 2024 election.  According to FEC…

SuperCard X Android Malware Enables Contactless ATM and PoS Fraud via NFC Relay Attacks 2025-04-21 at 19:02 By A new Android malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform named SuperCard X can facilitate near-field communication (NFC) relay attacks, enabling cybercriminals to conduct fraudulent cashouts. The active campaign is targeting customers of banking institutions and card issuers in Italy with…

Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to ChatGPT costs tens of millions of dollars, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits 2025-04-21 at 18:34 By Ariel Zilber Altman made the revelation when a user on X asked about the financial impact politeness towards AI might have on OpenAI’s operating costs. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

Bitcoin price tops $88.5K as BTC doubles down on stocks decoupling 2025-04-21 at 18:33 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) doubled down on its divergence from stocks at the April 21 Wall Street open as US trade war tensions escalated.  BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trade war reactions fuel BTC price gains Data from…

Unlocking the potential of dormant Bitcoin in DeFi 2025-04-21 at 18:33 By Cointelegraph by Amitej Gajjala Opinion by: Amitej Gajjala, co-founder and CEO of KernelDAO Bitcoin is the principal asset of the cryptocurrency world and even one of the world’s top 10 most valuable assets, recognized for its role as a store of value. Yet…

Bitcoiner PlanB slams ETH: ‘Centralized & premined’ shitcoin 2025-04-21 at 18:33 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Pseudonymous Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model creator PlanB attacked Ethereum and mocked the project’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin. PlanB mockingly reposted a June 2022 X post by Buterin in which the Ethereum co-founder said S2F “is really not looking good now.”…

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…