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3iQ launches XRP ETF on Toronto Stock Exchange with Ripple as investor 2025-06-18 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas 3iQ’s new XRP ETF, backed by Ripple, begins trading on the TSX with zero management fees for the first six months. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

GENIUS Act passage paves way for institutional stablecoin use 2025-06-18 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The GENIUS Act is one step closer to becoming law in a development that may make stablecoin issuers key players in the US economy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

ScyllaDB paddles toward scale and profit with Raft-powered upgrade 2025-06-18 at 16:01 By Lindsay Clark Cassandra rival releases new DBaaS relying on consensus algorithm ScyllaDB, the wide-column database used by Comcast, Samsung, and banking giant Santander, has released a new database service it claims improves scalability and lowers cost.… This article is an excerpt from…

New Research: Multi-Stage Malware Attack on Python Package Index Discovered 2025-06-18 at 15:18 By Researchers have discovered that the Python Package Index (PyPI) has a malicious package in its repository. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

XRP price consolidates for 200 days: Analysts predict where it’s going next 2025-06-18 at 15:02 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bullish fractals from 2017 suggest XRP could rally toward $3.70–$10, with some projections pointing to a breakout as high as $25 or more. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Microsoft broke DHCP for Windows Server last Patch Tuesday 2025-06-18 at 14:49 By Richard Speed Some servers can’t renew IP addresses, and there’s no fix yet Microsoft has admitted that June’s Patch Tuesday updates could break the DHCP service on Windows Server.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to…

FedRAMP at Startup Speed: Lessons Learned 2025-06-18 at 14:16 By For organizations eyeing the federal market, FedRAMP can feel like a gated fortress. With strict compliance requirements and a notoriously long runway, many companies assume the path to authorization is reserved for the well-resourced enterprise. But that’s changing. In this post, we break down how…

Water Curse Hijacks 76 GitHub Accounts to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware Campaign 2025-06-18 at 14:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a previously unknown threat actor known as Water Curse that relies on weaponized GitHub repositories to deliver multi-stage malware. “The malware enables data exfiltration (including credentials, browser data, and session tokens), remote access, and long-term persistence…

Circle dump: Cathie Wood’s Ark sells another $45M as shares tumble 2025-06-18 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz In the past two days, ARK has offloaded a total of 642,766 Circle shares, accounting for 14% of its 4.49 million CRCL purchase made during the company’s public launch. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Chinese Bitcoin ASIC makers to begin US production amid tariff pressure 2025-06-18 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Bitmain, Canaan and MicroBT — producing over 99% of global Bitcoin mining ASICs — are launching US-based production units in response to tariffs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Brit space sector struggles to compete with £90K graduate banking salaries 2025-06-18 at 13:47 By Lindsay Clark UK needs skills task force to get slice of $1.8 trillion pie, Lords told The British space industry is struggling to compete for math, physics, and engineering graduates against a banking sector that can offer £90,000 ($120,000) salaries.……

Europe’s first Bitcoin treasury firm buys another $20M BTC, now holds over $170M 2025-06-18 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The Blockchain Group has acquired another $20 million in Bitcoin, lifting its total holdings to 1,653 BTC and posting a 1,173% BTC yield in 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Bitcoin below $100K now ‘less likely’ as BTC price eyes liquidity at $106K 2025-06-18 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin price hovers around $105,000 on June 18 and shows staying power as BTC’s chance of falling to $100,000 appears to be decreasing, new analysis suggests. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Logitech’s latest keyboard and mouse combo is wired, quiet, and suspiciously sensible 2025-06-18 at 12:52 By Richard Speed For that laptop feel without the laptop Logitech has embraced the sound of silence with its Signature Slim Wired K620 keyboard and M520 mouse combo.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

China’s JD.com enters stablecoin race as US passes GENIUS Act 2025-06-18 at 12:05 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas JD.com plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in major countries, aiming to slash cross-border payment costs by 90% and settle in 10 seconds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Pulsant and Nine23 offer sovereign service for UK govt, regulated sectors 2025-06-18 at 11:45 By Dan Robinson Amid growing unease that US may compel cloud providers to hand over European data Capitalizing on the new interest in sovereign cloud, UK datacenter biz Pulsant has teamed up with Nine23, a firm specializing in high-assurance managed services…

Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex reportedly exploited for $73M: ZachXBT 2025-06-18 at 11:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The Iranian crypto exchange’s wallets were exploited for at least $73 million as attackers used vanity addresses for the theft. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability 2025-06-18 at 10:48 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday placed a security flaw impacting the Linux kernel in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, stating it has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-0386 (CVSS score: 7.8),…

Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents 2025-06-18 at 10:48 By A former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has been sentenced to little more than three years in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting top secret National Defense Information (NDI) to people who were not entitled to receive…

Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack 2025-06-18 at 10:32 By Jessica Lyons Meanwhile, next-gen script kiddies are levelling up faster thanks to agentic AI Interview  Iran’s state-sponsored cyber operatives and hacktivists have all increased their activities since the military conflict with Israel erupted last week – but not necessarily in…

Agriculture firm AgriFORCE powers 120 crypto miners with natural gas 2025-06-18 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan AgriFORCE says it launched a site that uses stranded gas to power 120 Bitcoin mining rigs and will expand to two additional sites in Canada. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Bitcoin, crypto dip as Trump says Iran’s leader an ‘easy target’ 2025-06-18 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The crypto market dropped after US President Donald Trump said he knows where Iran’s leader is hiding and that he is an “easy target.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Google’s unloved plan to fix web permissions gathers support 2025-06-18 at 09:35 By Thomas Claburn Mozilla, at least, has warmed to the Chocolate Factory’s attempt to improve mic, camera, and location permissions Google has been testing a new way for websites to ask permission to access sensitive browser controls, such as the microphone and camera,…

Veeam Patches CVE-2025-23121: Critical RCE Bug Rated 9.9 CVSS in Backup & Replication 2025-06-18 at 09:35 By Veeam has rolled out patches to contain a critical security flaw impacting its Backup & Replication software that could result in remote code execution under certain conditions. The security defect, tracked as CVE-2025-23121, carries a CVSS score of…

Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict 2025-06-18 at 09:35 By Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to hamper Israel’s ability to conduct covert cyber operations, days after the latter launched an unprecedented attack on the country, escalating geopolitical tensions in the region. Fatemeh Mohajerani,…

Washington’s second-biggest city, Spokane, bans crypto ATMs 2025-06-18 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Spokane City Council has banned crypto ATMs to curb rising scams, giving operators 60 days to remove machines amid concerns over fraud and vulnerable residents. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Archetyp dark web market shut down, but ecosystem adapts: TRM Labs 2025-06-18 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The Archetyp dark web market had over 600,000 users, a total transaction volume of at least $287 million and over 17,000 listings, mainly offering drugs for sale. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Japan set to join the re-usable rocket club after Honda sticks a landing 2025-06-18 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood France announced its own effort to build re-usable engines on the same day Japanese automotive giant Honda has successfully launched and landed a small rocket.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Bitcoin and HYPE could get $844M total windfall from 4 public US firms 2025-06-18 at 08:00 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea DDC Enterprise and Fold Holdings have confirmed raises worth a total of $778 million as a biotech firm said it would raise $50 million to add HYPE as a treasury asset. This article is…

Spanish bank BBVA suggests clients make 7% crypto allocation 2025-06-18 at 08:00 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young BBVA is advising affluent clients to allocate up to 7% of their portfolios to crypto just months after it received permission to offer crypto trading. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

How Intelligent Video Surveillance Boosts Fleet Operations with Immediate and Long-Term Benefits 2025-06-18 at 07:06 By Tips on how intelligent video surveillance boosts fleet operations with immediate and long-term benefits. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump administration set to waive TikTok sell-or-die deadline for a third time 2025-06-18 at 06:36 By Simon Sharwood Quick reminder: The law that banned the app is called ‘Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act’ The Trump administration is set to again waive the 2024 law that requires the made-in-China social network TikTok to…

Bitcoin downside risk lingers, upside hinges on holding above $102K 2025-06-18 at 06:13 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitfinex analysts say Bitcoin’s current market conditions signal the asset “reversing course shortly after aggressive selling.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Meta Pool hit with $27M exploit, but attacker flees with only $132K 2025-06-18 at 06:13 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Meta Pool says an early detection system discovered the exploit, allowing it to pause the affected smart contract and prevent further losses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…