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Crypto spot trading down 22% in Q2 despite Bitcoin rally: Report 2025-07-16 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz While spot trading on CEXs dropped 22% in Q2, Bitcoin ETFs saw remarkable growth, with major issuers like BlackRock reporting a 370% surge in inflows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Retailer Co-op: Attackers snatched all 6.5M member records 2025-07-16 at 14:24 By Connor Jones Supermarket announces white hat education scheme as four suspects released on bail Co-op Group’s chief executive officer has confirmed that all 6.5 million of the organization’s members had their data stolen during its April cyberattack – Scattered Spider is believed to…

Turbulence at Air Serbia, the latest airline under cyber siege 2025-07-16 at 13:22 By Connor Jones Attack enters day 11 and still no public disclosure of what insider claims to be ‘deep breach’ of Active Directory Exclusive  Aviation insiders say Serbia’s national airline, Air Serbia, was forced to delay issuing payslips to staff as a…

Arizona, Texas, Utah leading in US crypto policy: Chainlink 2025-07-16 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai At least 50% of US states have strong congressional representative support on blockchain policy, while 36% have an active pro-crypto task force. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin ETF inflows show institutions ‘doubled down’ on BTC at $116K 2025-07-16 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin institutions have no desire to sell as BTC/USD drops $7,000 from all-time highs — in fact, they’re adding more and more BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

CLARITY Act isn’t perfect, but it’s the bill US Congress must pass this summer 2025-07-16 at 13:05 By Cointelegraph by Bill Hughes The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act isn’t perfect, but Congress should pass it this summer to establish the US as the global leader in digital asset regulation. This article is an excerpt from…

UK tech minister negotiated nothing with Google. He may get even less than that 2025-07-16 at 12:32 By Lindsay Clark Peter Kyle promised alternative to ‘ball and chain’ of legacy systems, but he has no plan and little power Comment  Last week, UK minister for science, innovation and technology Peter Kyle spoke at Google Cloud…

Deepfakes. Fake Recruiters. Cloned CFOs — Learn How to Stop AI-Driven Attacks in Real Time 2025-07-16 at 12:25 By Social engineering attacks have entered a new era—and they’re coming fast, smart, and deeply personalized. It’s no longer just suspicious emails in your spam folder. Today’s attackers use generative AI, stolen branding assets, and deepfake tools…

Urgent: Google Releases Critical Chrome Update for CVE-2025-6558 Exploit Active in the Wild 2025-07-16 at 12:25 By Google on Tuesday rolled out fixes for six security issues in its Chrome web browser, including one that it said has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-6558 (CVSS score: 8.8), which has…

New Konfety Malware Variant Evades Detection by Manipulating APKs and Dynamic Code 2025-07-16 at 12:25 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new, sophisticated variant of a known Android malware referred to as Konfety that leverages the evil twin technique to enable ad fraud. The sneaky approach essentially involves a scenario wherein two variants of an…

Vitalik Buterin proposes minimalism as key to layer-2 blockchain success 2025-07-16 at 12:00 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responds to Jason Chaskin’s call for layer-1 blockchains to become Ethereum layer-2s, suggesting an approach to L2 design. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Security shop Adarma ceases trading, confirms it will enter administration 2025-07-16 at 11:30 By Connor Jones Former staffers of struggling UK biz say they don’t expect to be paid for July UK cybersecurity shop Adarma has confirmed it has entered administration.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this…

Crosschain swaps move $21B in illicit funds, up 200% in two years: Elliptic 2025-07-16 at 11:18 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Crypto criminals are using cross-chain tools like bridges, DEXs and coin swappers to obscure $21.8B in illicit flows across multiple blockchains. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Crypto exchange BigONE loses $27M in third-party attack 2025-07-16 at 11:18 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas BigONE crypto exchange has confirmed a $27 million loss after a third-party attack on its hot wallet infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Google AI “Big Sleep” Stops Exploitation of Critical SQLite Vulnerability Before Hackers Act 2025-07-16 at 11:18 By Google on Tuesday revealed that its large language model (LLM)-assisted vulnerability discovery framework discovered a security flaw in the SQLite open-source database engine before it could have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-6965 (CVSS…

If you want a picture of the future, imagine humans checking AI didn’t make a mistake – forever 2025-07-16 at 10:48 By Mark Pesce CEOs will chase illusory profits as workers are left to pick defective items from an agentic production line Column  Agentic AI will make jobs – but many will involve picking its…

BitMine surges after-hours as Peter Thiel discloses 9% stake 2025-07-16 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Billionaire Peter Thiel has bought a 9.1% stake in the crypto mining service company BitMine, which sent the company’s stock soaring in after-hour trading. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

‘99% chance’ Bitcoin dominance has peaked if Ethereum surge continues 2025-07-16 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The odds are low that Bitcoin dominance will continue pushing higher if Ether holds its current bullish uptrend, says crypto analyst Matthew Hyland This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out 2025-07-16 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome Exclusive  VMware has advised partners its current channel program will end, and it seems that smaller players won’t be invited back.… This article is…

Michigan town puts pre-emptive curbs on crypto ATMs 2025-07-16 at 09:11 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The town of Grosse Pointe Farms has no crypto ATMs, but has regulated them anyway, requiring registration, warnings and limits on kiosks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

GameStop CEO teases crypto payments, says Bitcoin buys are inflation hedge 2025-07-16 at 09:11 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Ryan Cohen says GameStop’s $500 million investment in Bitcoin was to act as a “hedge against inflation and global money printing.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Starlink says SpaceX targeting 2026 for launch of Starship-ready terabit satellites 2025-07-16 at 08:37 By Simon Sharwood Network update reports media 25ms latency – in the US – as bandwidth capacity rockets upwards Elon Musk’s space broadband service Starlink has hinted that Elon Musk’s Starship will be ready for commercial flights in 2026.… This article…

Why SASE Should Be As Flexible as the Organization 2025-07-16 at 08:10 By SASE itself isn’t a catch-all, however. There are different types of SASE, and the differences between them can make or break whether or not they’re the right fit for your organization.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS…

Cantor Fitzgerald plans $3.5B Bitcoin buy from Adam Back’s Blockstream: Reports 2025-07-16 at 06:34 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Brandon Lutnick’s Cantor Fitzgerald is nearing a big Bitcoin acquisition through a SPAC merger, targeting 30,000 BTC from Blockstream Capital. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin ‘increasingly unlikely’ to see prolonged correction: 21Shares 2025-07-16 at 06:34 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin’s “structural imbalance” signals that it probably won’t experience a significant downturn in the near term, says 21Shares crypto research strategist Matt Mena. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Uber to roll out thousands of robo-cabs built by China’s Baidu 2025-07-16 at 05:49 By Simon Sharwood Coming soon, somewhere in the Middle East or Asia Rideshare OG Uber has announced a plan to roll out “thousands” of robo-taxis from Chinese tech giant Baidu.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

House GOP plans quick re-vote on crypto bills amid CBDC dispute 2025-07-16 at 05:35 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte House Speaker Mike Johnson says he’ll look to move forward with three crypto bills on Wednesday after some Republican lawmakers pulled support over wanting a CBDC ban. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

AMD cleared to join Nvidia and resume selling some underpowered AI chips to China 2025-07-16 at 04:00 By Iain Thomson Waiting for license approval but plans to resume shipments of the MI308 accelerator soon-ish The US government has cleared AMD to resume exporting some accelerators to China.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Curl creator mulls nixing bug bounty awards to stop AI slop 2025-07-16 at 02:11 By Thomas Claburn Maintainers struggle to handle growing flow of low-quality bug reports written by bots Daniel Stenberg, founder and lead developer of the open-source curl command line utility, just wants the AI slop to stop.… This article is an excerpt…

Ex-US soldier who Googled ‘can hacking be treason’ pleads guilty to extortion 2025-07-16 at 01:21 By Jessica Lyons File this one under what not to search if you’ve committed a crime A former US Army soldier, who reportedly hacked AT&T, bragged about accessing President Donald Trump’s call logs, and then Googled “can hacking be treason,”…

Uniswap President Mary-Catherine Lader steps down after 4 years 2025-07-16 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Lader was one of the early names leave traditional finance to work in the crypto space. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Prosecutors link Roman Storm to DPRK hackers in trial opening statements 2025-07-16 at 00:32 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Tornado Cash co-founder’s legal team argued he “had nothing to do” with hackers using the crypto mixing service as his criminal trial kicked off. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

German team warns ChatGPT is changing how you talk 2025-07-16 at 00:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Let us delve swiftly into meticulous inquiry with our AI masters Like it or not, ChatGPT and other large language models are changing the world, including affecting how we speak, claims a group of researchers, and the end results could…

Ether holding $3K opens door to 1,100% ‘vertical phase’ rally: Analyst 2025-07-15 at 23:54 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Ether reclaims $3,000 and breaks key technical levels, setting the stage for a potential 1,110% rally. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Legacy finance discovers stablecoins as JPMorgan, Citigroup consider market entry 2025-07-15 at 23:54 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Big banks have been weighing an entry into the stablecoin market as the US Congress debates digital assets regulation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto-backed group gathers $141M funding to influence US elections 2025-07-15 at 23:54 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Fairshake reported raising $52 billion from the crypto industry in the first half of 2025, at a time when candidates previously supported by the PAC were providing crucial votes. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Bitcoin dips as June CPI confirms sticky inflation trend: Are BTC dips for buying? 2025-07-15 at 23:17 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Rising US inflation tempers investors’ interest rate cut hopes, leaving Bitcoin at a critical juncture below $120,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Mistral launches Voxtral speech recognition model 2025-07-15 at 23:17 By Thomas Claburn Apache-licensed plan takes aim at costlier options Mistral has released an open automatic speech recognition (ASR) software bundle called Voxtral in a bid to undercut rivals on price and quality.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to…

This iPhone hack helps your battery last longer — and barely any people know about it 2025-07-15 at 22:35 By Brooke Steinberg There’s nothing more frustrating than watching your iPhone’s battery drain before your eyes This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React…