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Metaplanet eyes digital bank acquisition in phase 2 of Bitcoin strategy 2025-07-08 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Metaplanet aims to leverage its growing Bitcoin treasury to acquire cash-generating businesses, with a digital bank in Japan among its possible targets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Microsoft developer ported vector database coded in SAP’s ABAP to the ZX Spectrum 2025-07-08 at 10:32 By Simon Sharwood The mighty Z80 processor ran the code at astounding speed, proving retro-tech got a lot of things right A Microsoft senior software engineer named Alice Vinogradova has ported a database she wrote in SAP’s ABAP language…

Suspected Scattered Spider domains target everyone from manufacturers to Chipotle 2025-07-08 at 09:38 By Jessica Lyons Plus: Qantas makes contact with ‘potential cyber criminal’ While the aviation industry has borne the brunt of Scattered Spider’s latest round of social engineering attacks, the criminals aim to catch manufacturing and medical tech companies — and even Chipotle…

BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF surpasses 700K Bitcoin 2025-07-08 at 09:07 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF now holds 55% of the total Bitcoin held across all US spot Bitcoin ETFs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Vitalik Buterin advocates ‘copyleft’ licensing in crypto 2025-07-08 at 09:07 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin now backs open-source licenses, arguing they better promote open innovation as crypto becomes more “competitive and mercenary.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

The Internal Blast Radius of Ransomware Attacks: Why Cyber Resilience Must Start with People 2025-07-08 at 08:32 By In the aftermath of an attack, the human impact inside the company can often be overlooked.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Epic Games settles its antitrust side quest that sought battle royale with Samsung 2025-07-08 at 08:26 By Simon Sharwood They’re both silent on what, if anything, has changed Epic Games has settled the case it brought against Samsung over the Korean giant’s treatment of third-party app stores on its Galaxy handsets.… This article is an…

CISA Adds Four Critical Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog Due to Active Exploitation 2025-07-08 at 08:26 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added four security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of flaws is as follows – CVE-2014-3931 (CVSS…

SEC acknowledges Trump’s Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF 2025-07-08 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The acknowledgment officially starts the clock for the US securities regulator to decide on the proposed Bitcoin and Ether combined ETF. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Coinbase crypto lobby urges Congress to back major crypto bill 2025-07-08 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan US House lawmakers have been urged by 65 crypto organizations to pass the CLARITY Act, which would hand most policing of crypto to the CFTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Trump administration announces tariffs that may make plenty of tech more expensive from August 1 2025-07-08 at 06:17 By Simon Sharwood Memory from Korea, hard disks from Thailand, plenty of stuff from Japan World War Fee  The Trump administration on Monday announced the tariff rates it will impose on fourteen nations starting on August 1st,…

Gate.io deletes page showing a $600M Pump.fun token sale 2025-07-08 at 06:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto exchange Gate.io removed the webpage showing an upcoming Pump.fun token sale on Saturday, while its support account on X gave a confusing explanation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Samsung predicts profit slump as its HBM3e apparently continues to underwhelm Nvidia 2025-07-08 at 03:46 By Tobias Mann Markets advised to brace for 45 percent fall from Q1 to Q2 Analysis  During the AI gold rush, the next best thing to selling the shovels – that is, the GPUs –is manufacturing the silicon that makes…

Two Ethereum Genesis wallets wake, move $2.9M ETH 2025-07-08 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Ether has appreciated nearly 90,000% in the 10 years since the two Ethereum wallets received their coins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Scholars sneaking phrases into papers to fool AI reviewers 2025-07-08 at 01:18 By Thomas Claburn Using prompt injections to play a Jedi mind trick on LLMs A handful of international computer science researchers appear to be trying to influence AI reviews with a new class of prompt injection attack.… This article is an excerpt from…

Nuclear reactors smaller than a semi truck to be tested in Idaho 2025-07-08 at 00:58 By Brandon Vigliarolo Forget small modular reactors. Microreactors are the new hotness The new nuclear age of small modular reactors may not have materialized yet, but that’s not stopping the US Department of Energy from getting to work on even…

Bitcoin data points to rally to $120K after pro BTC traders abandon their bearish bets 2025-07-08 at 00:05 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Traders are unwinding their bearish positions as Bitcoin holds strong, fueling optimism for a potential breakout to $120,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Robinhood’s OpenAI, SpaceX private equity tokens face EU scrutiny 2025-07-08 at 00:05 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Robinhood’s OpenAI and SpaceX tokens are controversial, but the fine print indicates that they offer indirect exposure to these companies through derivatives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

CleanSpark mines 685 BTC in June, scales hashrate 145% YoY 2025-07-08 at 00:05 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino CleanSpark reached 50 EH/s in operational hashrate in June, increasing its total Bitcoin holdings to 12,608 BTC even with significant monthly sales. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

CitrixBleed 2 exploits are on the loose as security researchers yell and wave their hands 2025-07-07 at 23:47 By Jessica Lyons NetScaler vendor issued a patch but otherwise, stony silence Multiple exploits are circulating for CVE-2025-5777, a critical bug in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway dubbed CitrixBleed 2, and security analysts are warning a…

Court ends Coin Center-US Treasury appeal over Tornado Cash 2025-07-07 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The dismissal came days before Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm was scheduled to face charges in US federal court. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin futures pivot to long positions: Is $112K the next stop? 2025-07-07 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin futures show rising long-side buy pressure as open interest surges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

CoreWeave’s $9B Core Scientific acquisition is a bid for more power 2025-07-07 at 23:04 By Tobias Mann All the GPUs in the world aren’t worth much if you don’t have a place to put them CoreWeave just added 1.3 gigawatts of datacenter capacity to its rent-a-GPU scheme with the $9 billion acquisition of crypto-mining outfit…

5 countries where crypto is (surprisingly) tax-free in 2025 2025-07-07 at 22:04 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Looking to live tax-free with crypto in 2025? These five countries, including the Cayman Islands, UAE and Germany, still offer legal, zero-tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Apple tries get €500M EU fine tossed 2025-07-07 at 21:51 By Brandon Vigliarolo The iMaker’s fight with European regulators continues Apple is on the hook for a €500 million (US $587 million) anti-steering fine in the EU, so it’s reportedly doing what any profit-driven enterprise in such a position would do: Appealing.… This article is…

Trump advisor Peter Navarro blasts Tim Cook for making iPhones in China 2025-07-07 at 21:35 By Ariel Zilber The outburst intensified pressure by the Trump administration for Apple to bring back manufacturing to the United States. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

Price predictions 7/7: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE 2025-07-07 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin failed to overcome resistance at $110,500, but charts suggest bulls will continue buying dips in BTC and altcoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

How Vietnam is using crypto to fix its FATF reputation 2025-07-07 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Vietnam is leveraging crypto regulation to meet FATF standards, combat digital asset fraud and rebuild its international financial reputation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bit Digital shifts treasury strategy with 100K ETH buy; stock surges 29% 2025-07-07 at 21:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Bit Digital is now the second-largest publicly traded ETH holder, behind Coinbase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

SEO Poisoning Campaign Targets 8,500+ SMB Users with Malware Disguised as AI Tools 2025-07-07 at 20:50 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malicious campaign that leverages search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques to deliver a known malware loader called Oyster (aka Broomstick or CleanUpLoader). The malvertising activity, per Arctic Wolf, promotes fake websites hosting trojanized…

UAE Golden Visa is ‘being developed independently‘ — TON Foundation 2025-07-07 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The TON Foundation is distancing itself from early Golden Visa claims, saying the move is an independent initiative with no official backing from the United Arab Emirates government. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

4 signs that the Ethereum price uptrend to $5K is back in play 2025-07-07 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Despite Ether’s repeated rejection at $2,800, more bullish signs suggest that ETH price is still on its way toward $5,000 in 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Apple appeals European Union’s $587 million antitrust fine in escalating showdown 2025-07-07 at 19:42 By Thomas Barrabi Apple filed an appeal over the European Union’s $587 million fine on Monday – escalating a showdown over enforcement of a sweeping antitrust law targeting Big Tech firms. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

CoreWeave finalizes Core Scientific acquisition for $9B 2025-07-07 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi CoreWeave acquires Bitcoin mining giant Core Scientific for $9 billion in an all-stock deal, boosting its data center capacity for AI and high-performance computing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Burn the tokens, keep the loot: Play-to-own games come next 2025-07-07 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Tobin Kuo The collapse of play-to-earn gaming has exposed the dangers of tying fun to financial speculation. A new play-to-own model offers a sustainable future over speculative rewards. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Double-detonation supernova could explain why the universe is full of candles 2025-07-07 at 18:38 By Iain Thomson Lucy in the sky with calcium Astroboffins have found the first evidence of a double-detonated Type Ia supernova, which could explain why we have enough bright points of reference in the skies to plot our place in the…

In SE Labs Awards 2025, Our Endpoint and EDR Solutions Take Top Honors 2025-07-07 at 18:22 By Nate Fitzgerald Building on perfect scores in the most rigorous, real-world tests to date, Symantec and Carbon Black once again best the competition This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this…

Move over bit barns, here come Japan’s floating bit barges 2025-07-07 at 17:32 By Dan Robinson As power concerns beset builds, this floating datacenter can plug into powership next door Japanese shipping biz Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is planning to fit out a ship as a floating datacenter that can draw energy from the shore…

Europe’s Blockchain Group, UK’s Smarter Web Co. add to Bitcoin stashes 2025-07-07 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski French firm The Blockchain Group and the UK-based Smarter Web Company each boosted their corporate Bitcoin treasuries on Monday with multimillion-dollar BTC purchases. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Tesla stock down nearly 7% after Elon Musk announces launch of ‘America Party’ 2025-07-07 at 16:46 By Ariel Zilber Tesla shares fell sharply in early trading Monday after CEO Elon Musk said he will launch a new political party — renewing investor concerns after the mogul’s dustup with President Donald Trump. Over the weekend, Musk…

Game, set, botch: AI umpiring at Wimbledon goes long 2025-07-07 at 16:35 By Richard Currie Line-judging tech flubs crucial point, leaving players and fans seeing red “You cannot be serious” was likely uttered by more than a few folk watching Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova versus Britain’s Sonay Kartal at Wimbledon yesterday after the tennis tournament’s AI…

Strategy skips Bitcoin buy, reports $14B unrealized gains in Q2 2025-07-07 at 16:04 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Michael Saylor’s Strategy skipped weekly Bitcoin purchases for the first time since April, when it briefly halted Bitcoin buys despite prices dipping below $87,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…