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BTC dominance due ‘collapse’ at 71%: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) starts the first full week of May with yearly open support in focus ahead of a key US economic policy decision. BTC price action attempts to hold the yearly open as…

Donald Trump gives conflicting answers over memecoin profits 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan US President Donald Trump gave clashing answers to whether he has profited from the crypto memecoin he launched in January, just days before he re-entered the White House. In a wide-ranging interview with Kristen Welker on NBC News’ Meet…

Trump promises protection for TikTok, for which he has a ‘warm spot in my heart’ 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By Simon Sharwood Hails DOGE operatives for computer skills during interview in which he also flubbed some tech investment figures US President Donald Trump has said TikTok will be “very strongly protected” as the made-in-China social network…

Golden Chickens Deploy TerraStealerV2 to Steal Browser Credentials and Crypto Wallet Data 2025-05-05 at 10:04 By The threat actors known as Golden Chickens have been attributed to two new malware families dubbed TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger, suggesting continued development efforts to fine-tune and diversify their arsenal. “TerraStealerV2 is designed to collect browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data,…

OKX to restart DEX with anti-abuse upgrades after Lazarus ‘misuse’ 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Crypto exchange OKX has brought its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator back online with new security upgrades after it was paused in March to prevent further misuse by the North Korean hacking crew, the Lazarus Group. OKX founder…

Bitcoin pioneer and felon says he’s ‘vibe coding’ to restart the BTC faucet 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Early Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem says he’s working on bringing back the Bitcoin faucet — a website that hands out Bitcoin to whoever solves CAPTCHA tasks, normally used to distinguish humans from machines. Shrem…

Industry calls for urgent crypto law reforms after Australian election 2025-05-05 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton The Australian crypto industry has called on the newly reelected Labor government to urgently make digital asset legislation a top priority to ensure Australia doesn’t fall further behind global markets. The incumbent Australian Labor Party was returned…

Cyberattacks Targeting US Increased by 136% 2025-05-05 at 08:03 By APTs focusing on the United States increased by 136%.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

The Important Role of Automated Notification Systems in an Effective Security Solution 2025-05-05 at 07:18 By Effectiveness of automated notification systems largely depends on the integration with other security measures. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

OpenAI ignored experts when it released overly agreeable ChatGPT 2025-05-05 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan OpenAI says it ignored the concerns of its expert testers when it rolled out an update to its flagship ChatGPT artificial intelligence model that made it excessively agreeable. The company released an update to its GPT‑4o model on…

Hackers use New York Post’s X account to send scam DMs, users report 2025-05-05 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Malicious actors appear to have infiltrated the New York Post’s X account in an attempt to scam crypto users on the microblogging platform.  Some X users from the crypto community have recently reported having…

Solana devs fix bug that allowed unlimited minting of certain tokens 2025-05-05 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Solana Foundation has confirmed that a zero-day vulnerability that allowed an attacker to potentially mint certain tokens and even withdraw those tokens from user accounts has been fixed.  A May 3 post-mortem from the Solana…

Mattel to wind down its Hot Wheels Virtual Garage NFTs 2025-05-05 at 05:07 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Toymaking giant Mattel is putting the brakes on its Hot Wheels Virtual Garage non-fungible tokens, pending a decision on the collection’s future. There will be no future releases of any new NFT series or feature drops for…

Bitcoin price cools going into Fed rate hike week, HYPE, AAVE, RNDR, FET still look bullish 2025-05-05 at 05:07 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin’s positive sentiment should remain intact if BTC price stays above the 20-day EMA near $92,000. Several altcoins show bullish chart patterns in the 4-hour and 1-day timeframes. Bitcoin…

Maldives to build $9 billion crypto hub to attract investment: Report 2025-05-04 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The government of Maldives signed an agreement with MBS Global Investments, a Dubai-based family office, to develop a $9 billion crypto and blockchain hub in Malé, the capital of the South Pacific archipelago nation. According to…

RSAC wrap: AI and China on everything, everywhere, all at once 2025-05-04 at 21:50 By Jessica Lyons With North Korean IT workers storming the gates, too RSAC  Another RSAC has come and gone, with almost 44,000 attendees this year spread across San Francisco’s Moscone Center and the surrounding facilities, according to conference organizers. Hopefully, all…

Saylor signals impending Bitcoin purchase following Q1 earnings call 2025-05-04 at 20:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted at an impending Bitcoin (BTC) purchase, marking the fourth consecutive week of purchases by the BTC treasury company. The company’s most recent acquisition occurred on April 28 when Strategy purchased 15,355 BTC, valued…

How to set up stop-loss and take-profit orders 2025-05-04 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by Emi Lacapra Key takeaways Bitcoin and crypto traders can rely on automated orders on their trading platform to limit losses and secure gains. Stop-loss orders in Bitcoin trading started as manual risk management in the early 2010s. Now, they have become…

Is this the end of Bitcoin DeFi? 2025-05-04 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by Markus Bopp Opinion by: Markus Bopp, CEO of TAP Protocol Not long ago, the idea of Bitcoin as a government-backed reserve asset seemed like a stretch. The US Federal Reserve’s move to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve marks a clear turning point.…

Bitcoin eyes $95K retest as traders brace for Fed rate cut volatility 2025-05-04 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin attacks liquidity clustered close to spot price into the weekly close. Market commentators eye significant BTC price levels below $95,000. The Fed’s upcoming interest rate decision is the key macro event to…

Altman’s eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America 2025-05-04 at 15:46 By Iain Thomson El Reg checks out shop in SF On Thursday, six stores across America opened their doors with a curious proposition: Come on in, let a metal orb scan your irises, and walk out with a new online profile that promises…

Binance to launch crypto payments in Kyrgyzstan with new partnership 2025-05-04 at 13:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Binance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kyrgyzstan’s National Agency for Investments to introduce crypto payment infrastructure and blockchain education in the country. The MoU was formalized during the inaugural meeting of the Council for the Development…

Pro-crypto Democrats pull support for stablecoin bill in last minute 2025-05-04 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A group of US Senate Democrats known for supporting the crypto industry have said they would oppose a Republican-led stablecoin bill if it moves forward in its current form. The move threatens to stall legislation that could…

Bitcoiners blast Arizona governor’s ‘ignorance’ after Bitcoin bill veto 2025-05-04 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoiners and United States government officials have criticized Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs’s decision to veto a bill that would have allowed the state to hold Bitcoin as part of its official reserves. “This will age poorly,” Casa co-founder…

OKX fires back at Tron’s Justin Sun over mysterious ‘freeze notice’ 2025-05-04 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons OKX founder and CEO Star Xu has publicly defended the crypto exchange after Tron founder Justin Sun accused it of failing to act on a law enforcement request to freeze stolen funds following a recent hack…

Bitcoin miners should pay costs in depreciating currency — Ledn exec 2025-05-03 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bitcoin (BTC) mining firms should hold their mined Bitcoin and use it as collateral for fiat-denominated loans to pay operating expenses instead of selling BTC and losing the upside of an asset that miners expect to…

Why the world is now in a race to achieve ‘Quantum Superiority’ 2025-05-03 at 21:16 By Eric Spitznagel This is the year of Quantum Science and Technology. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum nears key Bitcoin price level that last time sparked 450% gains 2025-05-03 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) token is approaching a critical price zone against Bitcoin (BTC), which historically marked the beginning of a massive rebound. ETH price fractal from 2019 hints at bottom The ETH/BTC pair, currently trading…

Why tokenized gold beats other paper alternatives — Gold DAO 2025-05-03 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Tokenized gold carries several benefits over other forms of paper gold, including gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Melissa Song and Dustin Becker, representatives of Gold DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that facilitates investor access to tokenized…

Malicious Go Modules Deliver Disk-Wiping Linux Malware in Advanced Supply Chain Attack 2025-05-03 at 18:47 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered three malicious Go modules that include obfuscated code to fetch next-stage payloads that can irrevocably overwrite a Linux system’s primary disk and render it unbootable. The names of the packages are listed below – github[.]com/truthfulpharm/prototransform…

Bitcoin mining — Institutions boost investments amid favorable US climate 2025-05-03 at 18:08 By Cointelegraph by Fakhul Miah Opinion by: Fakhul Miah, managing director of GoMining Institutional The Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry has never been more attractive to institutional investors. Fintech giants are investing in Bitcoin mining rather than just accumulating the asset, all thanks…

After Zora airdrop goes awry, what’s next for Web3 creator economy? 2025-05-03 at 18:08 By Cointelegraph by Jonathan DeYoung Onchain social network Zora has built a reputation as a popular tool for artists, musicians and other creatives to monetize their content onchain, but the recent launch of its eponymous ZORA token has left many users…

Soviet probe from 1972 set to return to Earth … in May 2025 2025-05-03 at 14:32 By Richard Speed Not, it’s not the plot of a sci-fi disaster movie A Soviet probe launched more than half a century ago is due to return to Earth in the next week or two, and there’s every chance…

Deribit eyes US expansion under crypto-friendly Trump admin: FT 2025-05-03 at 14:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Deribit, the world’s largest crypto options exchange, is weighing an entry into the US market, encouraged by what it sees as a friendlier regulatory climate under President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a recent Financial Times report. The…

Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware 2025-05-03 at 13:49 By An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years. The activity, which lasted from at least May…

Over 70 crypto firms join forces to tackle big tech’s AI monopoly 2025-05-03 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Laddin In a move that hopes to challenge Big Tech’s grip on artificial intelligence, AI agent protocol Thinkagents.ai has launched a new open-source framework for building onchain agents that operate autonomously across decentralized networks. While traditional…

Arizona governor vetoes bill to make Bitcoin part of state reserves 2025-05-03 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state to hold Bitcoin as part of its official reserves, effectively ending efforts to make Arizona the first US state to adopt such…

Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme 2025-05-03 at 12:39 By Dan Robinson A look back at two decades of ODF, from open source hopes to patchy real-world adoption It’s been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral…

Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years 2025-05-03 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist design. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1,” published…

U.S. Charges Yemeni Hacker Behind Black Kingdom Ransomware Targeting 1,500 Systems 2025-05-03 at 11:04 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced charges against a 36-year-old Yemeni national for allegedly deploying the Black Kingdom ransomware against global targets, including businesses, schools, and hospitals in the United States. Rami Khaled Ahmed of Sana’a, Yemen,…