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TRUMP memecoins set to be unlocked amid ‘crypto week’ votes 2025-07-16 at 22:38 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright US President Donald Trump reportedly pressured Republicans who voted against a procedural vote to consider three crypto bills on Tuesday, but his memecoin could complicate the debate. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

There’s more to Ripple than the ‘XRP Army’: Why the altcoin is a good trade 2025-07-16 at 21:22 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva XRP is often criticized for “not having a use case,” yet it remains a top performer in the current bull market. Why? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Operation Eastwood shutters 100+ servers used to DDoS websites supporting Ukraine 2025-07-16 at 21:22 By Jessica Lyons Two Russian suspects in cuffs, seven warrants out International cops shut down more than 100 servers belonging to the pro-Russian NoName057(16) network this week as part of the Europol-led Operation Eastwood.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Hackers Leverage Microsoft Teams to Spread Matanbuchus 3.0 Malware to Targeted Firms 2025-07-16 at 21:21 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant of a known malware loader called Matanbuchus that packs in significant features to enhance its stealth and evade detection. Matanbuchus is the name given to a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offering that can act…

Three US crypto bills clear procedural vote after initial failure 2025-07-16 at 20:54 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Though the House of Representatives may soon be able to consider the three bills, President Donald Trump didn’t get all Republicans to fall in line to support the legislation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

BoA exploring stablecoins to help move trillions in client transactions, CEO says 2025-07-16 at 20:54 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Bank of America and other legacy financial institutions have been increasingly associated with stablecoins amid the growing push for regulatory clarity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Ex-OpenAI engineer pulls the curtain back on a chaotic hot mess 2025-07-16 at 20:54 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘Everything breaks when you scale that quickly’ Thank heavens for former OpenAI engineers inspired to blog about their time at the famously secretive firm, for without them we would have no idea what a wild mess it is…

Bitcoin digests US PPI win with $120K liquidity grab on bulls’ radar 2025-07-16 at 19:07 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price action coils beneath an increasingly thick cloud of liquidity as PPI inflation cools beyond expectations in June. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Cloudflare fesses up to config change that borked internet access for all 2025-07-16 at 19:07 By Paul Kunert Down and out for hour, claims CDN biz. No, say users, more like three There was a disturbance in the force on July 14 after Cloudflare borked a configuration change that resulted in an outage, impacting internet…

75% of Organizations’ Building Systems Affected by Exploited Vulnerabilities 2025-07-16 at 19:07 By 75% of organizations have building management systems with known exploited vulnerabilities. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Google plugs AI into nuclear reactor biz – what could possibly go wrong? 2025-07-16 at 18:46 By Dan Robinson Westinghouse taps Big G’s cloud smarts to speed up atomic plant builds and keep the grid humming While AI systems are known to spew wrong information and make up facts, Google and Westinghouse Electric are now…

New AI tool can detect ‘hidden’ heart disease 77% of the time, outsmarting doctors 2025-07-16 at 18:18 By Tracy Swartz This new AI heart disease detector can’t be beat. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

How ZTNA and DLP Team Up to Prevent Breaches 2025-07-16 at 18:18 By Ciaran Hayes What the M&S attack taught us about VPNs and information security This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum’s ‘Trustware’ era could push ETH to $15.8K — Consensys 2025-07-16 at 18:18 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar As Ethereum marks a decade, Consensys touts its security architecture and “trustware” thesis as key to its long-term role in global finance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

EU sanctions crypto entities for election interference, disinformation 2025-07-16 at 18:18 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The EU has sanctioned multiple entities for using cryptocurrencies to evade restrictions, channel funds, and propagate pro‑Russian disinformation and election interference. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

JWST peers through dusty curtain to catch young star making baby planets 2025-07-16 at 18:18 By Lindsay Clark Observations of HOPS-315 align with theories of how our own solar system began to take shape The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped provide a snapshot of the formation of a planetary system around a young…

UNC6148 Backdoors Fully-Patched SonicWall SMA 100 Series Devices with OVERSTEP Rootkit 2025-07-16 at 17:34 By A threat activity cluster has been observed targeting fully-patched end-of-life SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances as part of a campaign designed to drop a backdoor called OVERSTEP. The malicious activity, dating back to at least October 2024,…

Crims hijacking fully patched SonicWall VPNs to deploy stealthy backdoor and rootkit 2025-07-16 at 17:17 By Jessica Lyons Someone’s OVERSTEPing the mark Unknown miscreants are exploiting fully patched, end-of-life SonicWall VPNs to deploy a previously unknown backdoor and rootkit, likely for data theft and extortion, according to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group.… This article is an…

Franklin Templeton-backed Bitlayer rolls out Bitcoin bridge on mainnet 2025-07-16 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Bitlayer faces competition from other Bitcoin DeFi protocols such as BabylonChain, Stacks and BounceBit. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

How a Russian national allegedly laundered $530M in crypto via Tether 2025-07-16 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Iurii Gugnin allegedly used fake documents to bypass sanctions and launder $530 million for Russian clients. In the process, he deceived US banks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

WLF investor Aqua1 offers few answers to alleged Web3Port ties 2025-07-16 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun World Liberty Financial investor Aqua1’s response to journalist Jacob Silverman skirts the central issue: is the firm truly unrelated to Web3Port? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Google’s Android boss suggests ChromeOS could be on borrowed time 2025-07-16 at 16:33 By Liam Proven Gentoo derivative is the most popular Linux distro, but its days are apparently numbered Google’s Android president has confirmed the platform is set to replace ChromeOS – but not when.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

BNB Chain targets 5,000 DEX swaps per second in 2025 2025-07-16 at 16:03 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra BNB Chain also teased that it’s working on infrastructure that will allow the network to support 20,000 transactions per second. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bulgaria missed $25B debt payoff by selling Bitcoin in 2018 2025-07-16 at 16:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Bulgaria’s 2018 sale of 213,500 BTC — now worth more than its public debt — has reignited debate on whether governments should treat crypto as a reserve asset. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Ethereum’s ‘crucial’ breakout hints at 30% rally versus Bitcoin next 2025-07-16 at 16:03 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum still trails behind Bitcoin in returns this year, suggesting more room for upside as technical momentum builds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

ASML shares tumble as US tariff turmoil rattles investors 2025-07-16 at 15:17 By Dan Robinson AI boom can’t mask trade gloom, says Dutch lithography giant World War Fee  Shares in ASML fell by more than 8 percent after it warned that tariff uncertainty over future trade was increasing and net sales were down on the…

90% of Large Organizations Unprepared for AI-Enabled Threats 2025-07-16 at 15:17 By A majority of large organizations are not prepared to protect against the increasing AI threat. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Critical Golden dMSA Attack in Windows Server 2025 Enables Cross-Domain Attacks and Persistent Access 2025-07-16 at 15:17 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is a “critical design flaw” in delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) introduced in Windows Server 2025. “The flaw can result in high-impact attacks, enabling cross-domain lateral movement and persistent access…

AI Agents Act Like Employees With Root Access—Here’s How to Regain Control 2025-07-16 at 15:17 By The AI gold rush is on. But without identity-first security, every deployment becomes an open door. Most organizations secure native AI like a web app, but it behaves more like a junior employee with root access and no manager.…

New Konfety Malware Variant Evades Detection by Manipulating APKs and Dynamic Code 2025-07-16 at 15:17 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…

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…