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Crypto leaders are wrong about tokenized property 2025-05-25 at 17:06 By Cointelegraph by Darren Carvalho Opinion by: Darren Carvalho, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MetaWealth During Paris Blockchain Week, Securitize Chief Operating Officer Michael Sonnenshein made headlines by dismissing real estate as a sub-optimal asset class for tokenization. This isn’t the first time crypto leaders have…

AI ain’t B2B if OpenAI is to be believed 2025-05-25 at 17:06 By Matt Rosoff But it’s still going to come in through the back door Comment  As AI pilots within enterprises increasingly flame out, OpenAI is making a pivot to consumers, suggesting AI is more likely to sneak into the enterprise through users than…

AI agents are poised to be crypto’s next major vulnerability 2025-05-25 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun AI agents in crypto are increasingly embedded in wallets, trading bots and onchain assistants that automate tasks and make real-time decisions. Though it’s not a standard framework yet, Model Context Protocol (MCP) is emerging at the heart…

What’s the HYPE about? Hyperliquid’s ‘Solana’ moment eyes 240% gains 2025-05-25 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: HYPE is mirroring Solana’s 2021 breakout structure, targeting a 240% rally by July. Familiar crypto fractals suggest HYPE could spark similar momentum-driven hype. Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE, is mirroring a strikingly similar price structure to…

Pakistan allocates 2,000MW power for Bitcoin mining and AI centers 2025-05-25 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Pakistan has allocated 2,000 megawatts of surplus electricity exclusively for Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence centers. The move is part of a broader digital transformation plan spearheaded by the Pakistan Crypto Council and backed by the Ministry…

Bitcoin trader swaps $1.25B long for short as BTC price slides under $108K 2025-05-25 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin is heading further away from its latest all-time highs as US trade tariffs dictate the mood. Traders are unfazed, arguing that BTC price action can retest even lower levels while maintaining…

Hackers Use Fake VPN and Browser NSIS Installers to Deliver Winos 4.0 Malware 2025-05-25 at 11:21 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malware campaign that uses fake software installers masquerading as popular tools like LetsVPN and QQ Browser to deliver the Winos 4.0 framework. The campaign, first detected by Rapid7 in February 2025, involves the…

Crypto investor charged with kidnapping, torturing an Italian for passwords 2025-05-25 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A Manhattan crypto investor is facing serious charges after allegedly kidnapping and torturing an Italian man in a disturbing bid to extract access to digital assets. John Woeltz, 37, was arraigned on Saturday in Manhattan criminal court…

Bitcoiners fire back at Aussie senator’s ‘you can’t eat Bitcoin’ remark 2025-05-25 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Australian Senator Gerard Rennick has drawn criticism from the Bitcoin community following his remarks referring to Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme and questioning the asset’s value because it can’t be eaten. “You can’t eat Bitcoin,” Rennick…

Crypto ETFs won’t lose ‘their luster’ as wallet adoption grows — Cathie Wood 2025-05-25 at 07:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will likely maintain their place in the economy no matter how big crypto wallet adoption becomes over the next decade. “I think ETFs are…

Industry exec sounds alarm on Ledger phishing letter delivered by USPS 2025-05-25 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Scammers posing as Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, are sending physical letters to crypto users instructing them to “validate” their wallets or risk losing access to funds, in the latest phishing attack to impact the industry.…

Bitcoin inflows projected to reach $420B in 2026 — Bitwise 2025-05-25 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Spot Bitcoin ETFs have already surpassed gold ETFs in early growth, with projections of $100 billion in annual inflows by 2027. Publicly listed companies and nation-states currently hold nearly 1.7 million BTC, pointing to long-term…

Decentralizing telecom benefits small businesses and telcos — Web3 exec 2025-05-24 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Decentralizing telecommunication networks financially benefits small businesses and telecom corporations alike, according to Frank Mong, the chief operating officer (COO) of Nova Labs, the founding team behind the Helium wireless decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) network. In an…

Cybercrime is ‘orders of magnitude’ larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor 2025-05-24 at 21:05 By Jessica Lyons Michael Daniel also thinks Uncle Sam should increase help to orgs hit by ransomware INTERVIEW  Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity apparatus can’t only focus on China and other nation-state actors, but also has to fight the much bigger…

Wallet intelligence shapes the next crypto power shift 2025-05-24 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Scott Lehr Opinion by: Scott Lehr, adviser to Alteri.io In the world of cryptocurrency, knowledge isn’t just power — it’s a weapon. The recent collapse of Mantra’s OM token, which saw a 90% drop in value within hours, underscores how wallet…

Coinbase in S&P 500: More crypto firms to come? 2025-05-24 at 16:03 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Singer This past week, Coinbase joined the S&P 500, one of the world’s most elite stock indexes — a triumph for the crypto firm, which spent much of the 2020s battling US government agencies like the SEC and Commodity…

Remembering John Young, co-founder of web archive Cryptome 2025-05-24 at 15:37 By Iain Thomson The original leak site that never sold out, never surrendered Obituary  John Young, the co-founder of the legendary internet archive Cryptome, died at the age of 89 on March 28. The Register talked to friends and peers who gave tribute to…

Trump’s use of presidential seal at memecoin event raises legal questions 2025-05-24 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after speaking at a private event for top investors in his $TRUMP memecoin while standing behind a lectern emblazoned with the official presidential seal — a move that may violate…

Forgotten Turing treasure trove rescued from attic goes under the hammer 2025-05-24 at 11:38 By Richard Currie Computing pioneer’s personal papers expected to fetch tens of thousands Precious scientific papers once belonging to wartime codebreaking genius Alan Turing – rescued from an attic clear-out where they faced destruction – are set to fetch a fortune…

Bitcoin treasury companies will hold ‘way more’ than Bitcoiners expect: Exec 2025-05-24 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Moon Inc. head of Bitcoin strategy Jesse Myers says that Bitcoin holders are underestimating the significant amount of Bitcoin that corporations will accumulate by 2045. “Bitcoin Treasury Companies will hold 50% of all BTC, way more…

Judge overturns fraud convictions in Mango Markets exploit case 2025-05-24 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A US federal judge has vacated key fraud and manipulation convictions against Avraham Eisenberg, the trader at the center of the case involving a $110 million exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets. On Friday, US District Judge…

Bitcoin ETFs post $2.75B in weekly inflows as price sits above $108K 2025-05-24 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) have recorded a total of $2.75 billion in inflows this week amid Bitcoin surpassing its January all-time high of $109,000. The $2.75 billion inflow total was nearly 4.5 times larger…

Polygon co-founder steps down, will be ‘cheering from the sidelines’ 2025-05-24 at 06:12 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon, has stepped down from his role at Polygon but suggests he will stay active in the crypto industry in some capacity. His resignation drew reactions across Polygon and…

AI model threatened to blackmail engineer over affair when told it was being replaced: safety report 2025-05-24 at 04:07 By Shane Galvin The alarming behavior prompted Anthropic to deploy a safety feature created to avoid “catastrophic misuse.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

Will Bitcoin bulls secure $110K before BTC’s $13.8B options expiry? 2025-05-24 at 04:07 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: Bitcoin bulls aim to push BTC above $110,000 by May 30 to capitalize on $4.8 billion in call options. Spot BTC ETF inflows and weak put positioning give bulls a strong edge in the monthly…

Solana ‘will make everyone an investor’ — Solana nCMO 2025-05-24 at 03:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The current structure of capital markets is failing to serve a broad base of investors, according to Akshay BD, non-chief marketing officer at the Solana Foundation. During a panel at the Accelerate 2025 conference, Akshay argued that blockchain…

Sam Altman’s World raises $135M from Andreessen, Bain, to expand network 2025-05-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Update (May 23 at 10:57 pm UTC): This article has been updated to clarify information regarding World’s operations in Brazil and Indonesia and to include comments from the company. World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identification…

Onchain privacy is a necessity in the age of AI — Shielded CEO 2025-05-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Blockchain privacy tools such as zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs will become increasingly necessary to protect online user data in the age of artificial intelligence, according to Eran Barak, CEO of Shielded Technologies, the developer behind…

Semler Scientific boosts BTC holdings with $50M purchase 2025-05-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Semler Scientific, a medical device company, purchased of $50 million worth of Bitcoin between May 13 and May 22, bringing the market value of the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to $474.4 million, keeping it within the top 13 of…

Scammers are using AI to bilk victims out of millions: Here’s how to protect yourself 2025-05-24 at 01:49 By Brandon Cruz Scammers are robbing Long Island’s elderly out of millions with a new high tech scam that uses AI to impersonate their grandkids. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews…

Texas governor signals support for Bitcoin reserve bill 2025-05-24 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signaled support for a bill recently passed by the state House of Representatives that would establish a strategic cryptocurrency reserve. In a May 22 X post, Abbott posted a Techstory article about Texas state…

College grads shocked as names are read at commencement — by AI: ‘What a beautiful personal touch!’ 2025-05-24 at 00:47 By Marissa Matozzo These students got a robo-sendoff they won’t forget. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto Biz: From shorting the Venezuelan Bolivar to shorting the US dollar 2025-05-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi When Venezuela was experiencing hyperinflation, Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo hedged against the collapsing local currency by shorting it in favor of the more stable US dollar. Today, he’s using a similar strategy — this…

US House members call for investigation into Trump’s memecoin dinner 2025-05-23 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Members of the US House of Representatives called for the Justice Department to investigate Donald Trump’s May 22 dinner for his top memecoin investors, citing concerns about “foreign influence over US policy decisions” and “potential corruption and…

Bitcoin price ‘breather’ expected as short-term traders realize $11.6B in profit 2025-05-23 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Short-term Bitcoin holders realized $11.6 billion in profit over the past 30 days, suggesting a potential pause or local top in the market. Technical indicators show cooling momentum as retail investor sentiment falls to…

Oracle to buy $40B of Nvidia chips for OpenAI’s US data center: report 2025-05-23 at 22:31 By Reuters The data center is a part of the US Stargate project, led by top AI firms in the country, to boost America’s heft in the AI industry. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

Price predictions 5/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK 2025-05-23 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin slipped below $109,588, but technical charts suggest traders are buying each dip. Excessive leverage in Bitcoin futures increases the risk of a quick correction. Select altcoins have turned down from their…

Microsoft stitches transactional databases to Fabric analytics system 2025-05-23 at 21:46 By Lindsay Clark SQL Server and Cosmos DB added to data lake platform as lure for building AI features into transactional systems Microsoft is throwing more transactional database systems into its Fabric analytics and data lake environment in expectation the proximity will help users…

Apple’s Tim Cook called Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to personally lobby against online child safety bill 2025-05-23 at 21:32 By Thomas Barrabi Apple CEO Tim Cook personally called Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to lobbying against an online child safety bill currently under consideration in the state. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology…

Hackers Use TikTok Videos to Distribute Vidar and StealC Malware via ClickFix Technique 2025-05-23 at 21:31 By The malware known as Latrodectus has become the latest to embrace the widely-used social engineering technique called ClickFix as a distribution vector. “The ClickFix technique is particularly risky because it allows the malware to execute in memory rather…

Crypto, NFTs are a lifeboat in the sinking fiat system: Finance Redefined 2025-05-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Risk appetite across traditional and cryptocurrency markets saw a sharp rise this week, helping United States cryptocurrency funds recover the capital lost to the correction of February and March, amassing over $7.5 billion worth of…

‘In ‘93, it became clear to me AI should be decentralized’ — Ben Goertzel 2025-05-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi It’s been 30 years since computer scientist Ben Goertzel wrote his first line of AI code, already convinced that artificial intelligence should be decentralized. Today, as the world approaches the dawn of Artificial…

Bitcoin’s bull market will ‘redefine’ BTC’s role in modern portfolios — Fidelity research 2025-05-23 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s performance in the current bull market and a new cohort of buyers reflect a maturing market and widening adoption. A 50% rise in hashrate and a 63% jump in Realized Cap…

Ransomware scum leaked Nova Scotia Power customers’ info 2025-05-23 at 20:48 By Jessica Lyons Bank accounts, personal details all hoovered up in the attack Nova Scotia Power on Friday confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack that began earlier this spring and disrupted certain IT systems, and admitted the crooks leaked data belonging…

Glitch hits kill switch on app web hosting, citing ‘bad actors’ and worse architecture 2025-05-23 at 20:31 By Richard Speed Fastly acquisition asks that redirects be set up before December 31 Three years after confirming its acquisition by Fastly, Glitch is pulling the plug on its app hosting platform.… This article is an excerpt from…

CISA says SaaS providers in firing line after Commvault zero-day Azure attack 2025-05-23 at 19:51 By Connor Jones Cyberbaddies are coming for your M365 creds, US infosec agency warns The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that SaaS companies are under fire from criminals on the prowl for cloud apps with weak security.……