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Mango Markets exploiter sentenced to over 4 years on child porn charges 2025-05-02 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright and Vince Quill Avraham Eisenberg was sentenced to more than four years in prison on child pornography charges, unrelated to his role in the 2022 exploit that drained the decentralized exchange Mango Markets of roughly…

Strategy touts 13.7% YTD Bitcoin yield in earnings print 2025-05-02 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Michael Saylot’s tech firm Strategy has earned shareholders a Bitcoin yield of 13.7% in the year-to-date, the company said in its May 1 earnings report. That equates to a Bitcoin gain of more than 61,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth…

US lawmaker proposes crypto ATMs in federal buildings 2025-05-02 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright A Texas member of the US House of Representatives has proposed that government officials consider installing cryptocurrency ATMs in federal buildings across the country. In a May 1 letter to Stephen Ehikian, the acting administrator of the General Services…

Apple revenue hits $95B as customers snatch up iPhones on tariff fears 2025-05-02 at 00:43 By Reuters Tariff uncertainty has sent shares of Apple, which makes 90% of its products in China, down about 15% this year. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

Institutional Bitcoin buying may soon price out retail — LONGITUDE panel 2025-05-02 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Retail investors are running out of time to accumulate Bitcoin as institutional adoption accelerates, according to Sergej Kunz, co-founder of exchange aggregator 1inch. Bitcoin (BTC) is evolving into an alternative reserve currency, propelling institutional demand and…

Zuck ghosts metaverse as Meta chases AI goldrush 2025-05-01 at 23:53 By Brandon Vigliarolo Seriously, HTF does Reality Labs bleed SIXTY BILLION US DOLLARS in FIVE years? Meta’s Reality Labs division continued its losing streak with another $4.2 billion down the drain in the first quarter of 2025. CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s stated priorities on Wednesday’s…

Microsoft to preload Word minutes after boot 2025-05-01 at 23:16 By Thomas Claburn Why optimize code when you can just start running sooner? Microsoft later this month plans to begin loading Word shortly after folks’ computers begin booting up – to “optimize performance” or at least improve their perception of it.… This article is an…

Bitcoin trader says BTC’s cycle top in $125K to $150K range if certain conditions are met 2025-05-01 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin could reach $150,000 by August or September of this year if BTC breaks above the parabolic slope pattern. Bitcoin (BTC) price jumped to new quarterly highs at $96,700…

Crypto to accelerate AI adoption — LONGITUDE panel 2025-05-01 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Cryptocurrency can accelerate artificial intelligence adoption by helping AI startups onboard users, according to Polygon’s co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. “You can use crypto incentives and disincentives to onboard users to onboard the ecosystem players,” Nailwal said during a panel discussion…

Tether CEO defends decision to skip MiCA registration for USDT 2025-05-01 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, addressed criticism over the company’s decision not to seek registration under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, arguing that the regulations were risky for stablecoins. Speaking to Cointelegraph…

Healthcare group Ascension discloses second cyberattack on patients’ data 2025-05-01 at 22:30 By Connor Jones This time criminals targeted partner’s third-party software It’s more bad news from Ascension Health which is informing some of its patients, potentially for the second time in the space of a year, that their medical data was compromised during a…

AI models will lie when honesty conflicts with their goals 2025-05-01 at 21:42 By Thomas Claburn Researchers got truthful responses less than half the time Researchers have found that when AI models face a conflict between telling the truth or accomplishing a specific goal, they lie more than 50 percent of the time.… This article…

Microsoft raises Xbox prices due to tariffs following PlayStation hike 2025-05-01 at 20:52 By Reuters The move comes a few weeks after PlayStation maker Sony raised the prices of its PlayStation 5 console in various markets. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to…

Red, white, and blew it? Trump tariffs may cost America the AI race 2025-05-01 at 20:31 By Dan Robinson Whole thing gonna be a real PITA for tech sector, says ABI Research World War Fee  US tariffs – should they go ahead – are likely to result in price bumps for essential components and construction…

Judge slams Apple, rules Tim Cook ‘chose poorly’ in alleged defiance of antitrust ruling 2025-05-01 at 20:17 By Ariel Zilber “To hide the truth, Vice-President of Finance, Alex Roman, outright lied under oath,” according to US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |…

How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas 2025-05-01 at 20:17 By Jessica Lyons Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen? RSAC  If Amazon’s Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner reservations or arranging…

Coinbase suspends trading for MOVE token 2025-05-01 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will suspend trading of Movement Labs’ native token effective May 15. The decision was shared in a May 1 post on X, with Coinbase citing the token’s failure to meet its listing standards. According to…

Devs introduce Ethereum R1 layer-2 scaling solution 2025-05-01 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill A group of developers within the Ethereum ecosystem, operating independently of the Ethereum Foundation, have announced Ethereum R1 — a layer-2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum network that does not include a native token. According to the announcement, the…

Redis ‘returns’ to open source with AGPL license 2025-05-01 at 19:21 By Lindsay Clark New plan may remain too restrictive for some developers Redis, the company behind the popular value-key database of the same name, has returned its main system to an open source license, although the move failed to satisfy some critics.… This article…

More than 500,000 records exposed in ticket reseller breach 2025-05-01 at 19:21 By 520,054 records were exposed in ticket reseller breach.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Federal crypto legislation could come with a ‘New York State of Mind’ 2025-05-01 at 19:05 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Singer Love it or leave it, New York State has been a force in crypto regulation. Ten years ago, the state created the United States’ first comprehensive regulatory framework for firms dealing in cryptocurrencies, including key…

Bitcoin bulls prep $97K resistance showdown as gold dips 8% from highs 2025-05-01 at 19:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) gained 3% on May 1 as a new month saw shorts struggle to keep price pinned. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin pressures shorts after 3% daily gains Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro…

Fake Security Plugin on WordPress Enables Remote Admin Access for Attackers 2025-05-01 at 19:05 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign targeting WordPress sites that disguises the malware as a security plugin. The plugin, which goes by the name “WP-antymalwary-bot.php,” comes with a variety of features to maintain access, hide itself from…

61% of organizations not prepared to address critical risks 2025-05-01 at 18:55 By The Global Risk Survey from AlixPartners found that 61% or more organizations are not sufficiently prepared to address critical risks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

X marks the drop for European users 2025-05-01 at 18:21 By Richard Speed Xitter sheds EU users. Musk’s Grok suggests ‘misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation’ to blame Everything is super, over at X (the social media service formerly known as Twitter), which has shed around 10 percent of its European…

The case for enterprise-grade custody solutions 2025-05-01 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Vikash Singh Opinion by: Vikash Singh, Principal Investor at Stillmark The Bybit hack resulted in the largest loss of funds to cyber hackers by a cryptocurrency exchange in history. It served as a wake-up call for those complacent about the state of security…

Bitcoin to $1M by 2029 fueled by ETF and gov’t demand — Bitwise exec 2025-05-01 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin’s expanding institutional adoption may provide the “structural” inflows necessary to surpass gold’s market capitalization and push its price beyond $1 million by 2029, according to Bitwise’s head of European research, André Dragosch.…

Bitcoin yield demand booming as institutions seek liquidity — Solv CEO 2025-05-01 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The demand for yield-generating strategies around Bitcoin (BTC) is surging, especially from firms seeking liquidity without liquidating their BTC, according to Ryan Chow, co-founder and CEO of Solv Protocol. During a fireside chat at the Token2049…

AI infrastructure investment may be $8T shot in the dark 2025-05-01 at 17:15 By Dan Robinson McKinsey warns datacenter binge could overshoot actual demand as execs scramble to keep up with hype A report from consultancy McKinsey & Company highlights the widespread unease over AI, pointing to the bewildering sums being invested into infrastructure to…

21Shares files for US spot Sui ETF after European launch 2025-05-01 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Major European cryptocurrency investment firm 21Shares has filed for a spot Sui exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, marking another step in its expansion to the US market. 21Shares on April 30 submitted the Form S-1…

Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud 2025-05-01 at 16:31 By Connor Jones President’s campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020 Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked.… This article is an…

Chart Toppers Live: RSAC™ 2025 Conference Highlights 2025-05-01 at 16:02 By Paul Miller Follow me to catch the top #RSAC moments you may have missed This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Plume CEO questions $21B RWA market size, says institutions not ready 2025-05-01 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz and Sam Bourgi Amid the intensifying global race to tokenize real-world assets, the market is still too nascent for institutional adoption, according to Chris Yin, the co-founder and CEO of Galaxy-backed RWA platform Plume. Institutional capital…

NASA probes propulsion problem in Psyche’s thrusters 2025-05-01 at 15:45 By Richard Speed Mission to a metal asteroid lacks xenon pressure NASA is looking into propulsion problems experienced by a probe on its way to orbit the asteroid Psyche.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Morgan Stanley eyes crypto rollout for E*Trade platform: Bloomberg 2025-05-01 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Banking giant Morgan Stanley reportedly plans to list cryptocurrencies on its E*Trade investment brokerage and trading platform. According to a May 1 Bloomberg report, the firm intends to list crypto assets on E*Trade in 2026. The plan is…

89% of security teams have already begun to implement AI 2025-05-01 at 15:03 By A recent Cymulate report found that 71% of those surveyed consider threat exposure validation to be “absolutely essential.”  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Why top SOC teams are shifting to Network Detection and Response 2025-05-01 at 15:03 By Security Operations Center (SOC) teams are facing a fundamentally new challenge — traditional cybersecurity tools are failing to detect advanced adversaries who have become experts at evading endpoint-based defenses and signature-based detection systems. The reality of these “invisible intruders” is…

Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign 2025-05-01 at 15:03 By Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic has revealed that unknown threat actors leveraged its Claude chatbot for an “influence-as-a-service” operation to engage with authentic accounts across Facebook and X. The sophisticated activity, branded as financially-motivated, is said to have…

Google details plans for 1 MW IT racks exploiting electric vehicle supply chain 2025-05-01 at 14:49 By Dan Robinson Switching voltage allows search giant to switch up power delivery system Google is planning for datacenter racks supporting 1 MW of IT hardware loads, plus the cooling infrastructure to cope, as AI processing continues to grow…

Linux in Excel? Sure, why not ruin both 2025-05-01 at 14:18 By Richard Speed The spreadsheet from Hell From the department of “but… why?” comes news of Linux running in Microsoft Excel, although all might not be as it seems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin price about to ‘blast’ higher as Fed rate cut odds jump to 60% 2025-05-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Bitcoin holds $95,000 as Fed rate cut odds rise to 60% for June 18 as US economy slumps. Breaking $95,000 could push BTC price toward $100,000, while dropping below $93,000 may…

MultiBank, MAG, Mavryk ink world’s largest $3B RWA tokenization deal 2025-05-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution based in Dubai, has signed a landmark $3 billion real-world asset (RWA) tokenization agreement with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based real estate giant MAG and blockchain infrastructure provider Mavryk. The…

Eric Trump: USD1 will be used for $2B MGX investment in Binance 2025-05-01 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX will use a stablecoin linked to US President Donald Trump’s family to settle a $2 billion investment in Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The World Liberty Financial USD (USD1)…