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Hacktivism Increasingly Targeting Critical Infrastructure 2025-07-17 at 15:34 By Hacktivists are increasingly targeting critical infrastructure.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin ’wrench attacks’ on track to double its worst year 2025-07-17 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte There have already been 35 reported physical attacks on Bitcoiners in just the first seven months of 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

60% of PUMP presale participants sold or transferred to CEXs 2025-07-17 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra BitMEX said the PUMP token defied the odds, with its funding rates trending positively despite a large initial float. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

XRP is about to hit $200B market cap for the first time: price nears record 2025-07-17 at 14:47 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP’s market cap could surge past $250 billion, backed by historical fractals and Fibonacci targets after a key breakout pattern. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Quantum code breaking? You’d get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog 2025-07-17 at 14:47 By Thomas Claburn Computer scientist Peter Gutmann tells The Reg why it’s ‘bollocks’ The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms since 2016.… This article is…

Europol Disrupts NoName057(16) Hacktivist Group Linked to DDoS Attacks Against Ukraine 2025-07-17 at 14:46 By An international operation coordinated by Europol has disrupted the infrastructure of a pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) that has been linked to a string of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine and its allies. The actions have led to…

CTEM vs ASM vs Vulnerability Management: What Security Leaders Need to Know in 2025 2025-07-17 at 14:46 By The modern-day threat landscape requires enterprise security teams to think and act beyond traditional cybersecurity measures that are purely passive and reactive, and in most cases, ineffective against emerging threats and sophisticated threat actors. Prioritizing cybersecurity means…

36% of Gen Z spend crypto on daily purchases, Gen X leads high-value spending 2025-07-17 at 13:09 By Cointelegraph by Lyne Qian Gaming, daily purchases, and travel bookings emerge as the leading categories where Gen Z users strongly prefer cryptocurrency. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

3 charts scream ‘It’s altcoin season’ as Bitcoin dominance hits 8-week lows 2025-07-17 at 13:09 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin dominance charts moving downward may be a signal that the much-anticipated “altcoin season” is finally here, analysts said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Boffins detail new algorithms to losslessly boost AI perf by up to 2.8x 2025-07-17 at 13:09 By Tobias Mann New spin on speculative decoding works with any model – now built into Transformers We all know that AI is expensive, but a new set of algorithms developed by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science,…

Memecoin market cap grows 29% in July 2025-07-17 at 12:32 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Memecoin market cap hits $72B in July, driven by the Bonk memecoin’s 72% surge and LetsBonk launchpad’s rise. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Pakistan’s crypto minister, El Salvador’s president discuss Bitcoin strategy 2025-07-17 at 12:32 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Bilal Bin Saqib met El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to discuss Bitcoin adoption and signed a Letter of Intent for crypto collaboration. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Large Hadron Collider data hints at explanation for why everything exists 2025-07-17 at 12:32 By Simon Sharwood The universe contains more matter than antimatter, and a paper hints at one reason for that happy disparity Scientists have analyzed data gathered from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider to advance our understanding of why anything exists.… This article…

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan’s Semiconductor Sector with Cobalt Strike, Custom Backdoors 2025-07-17 at 12:32 By The Taiwanese semiconductor industry has become the target of spear-phishing campaigns undertaken by three Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. “Targets of these campaigns ranged from organizations involved in the manufacturing, design, and testing of semiconductors and integrated circuits, wider equipment and…

Open, free, and completely ignored: The strange afterlife of Symbian 2025-07-17 at 10:38 By Liam Proven It did get sourced, but nobody cared The result of the pioneering joint Psion and Nokia smartphone effort is still out there on GitHub.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Michael Saylor’s Strategy hits record market cap amid Bitcoin surge 2025-07-17 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor took to social media on Wednesday to share the news after recently disclosing another major Bitcoin buy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

UK officer jailed for 50 Bitcoin theft during Silk Road 2.0 probe 2025-07-17 at 10:16 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The UK has jailed a former National Crime Agency officer who stole and spent Bitcoin seized from Silk Road 2.0 co-founder Thomas White. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Microsoft offers vintage Exchange and Skype server users six more months of security updates 2025-07-17 at 09:46 By Simon Sharwood It looks like enough of you are struggling to migrate that Redmond is willing to help out – for a price that might buy nothing Microsoft has extended its security update programs for Exchange Server…

Canadian Bitcoin firm Matador eyes 6K Bitcoin treasury by 2027 2025-07-17 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The Canadian Bitcoin firm wants to hold 1% of the total supply of BTC over the next few years. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Pushing Mobile Access to New Levels of Operational Efficiency 2025-07-17 at 09:08 By It has been over a decade since the first mobile access solutions began transforming how the world operates — including how people gain access to secured doors, gates, networks, services and more.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s…

Cisco Warns of Critical ISE Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated Attackers to Execute Root Code 2025-07-17 at 09:08 By Cisco has disclosed a new maximum-severity security vulnerability impacting Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. Tracked…

Retail waking up? Coinbase rockets to rank 137 in App Store 2025-07-17 at 07:43 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The rise in popularity of the Coinbase app is often seen as a sign of renewed retail interest, but there’s still debate whether retail has truly returned. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Coinbase Wallet is now Base app, a crypto ‘everything app’ 2025-07-17 at 07:43 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Coinbase is transforming its wallet into Base App, a crypto-native app combining social media, trading, payments, and mini-apps. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

US spot Ether ETFs post new record inflow as altcoins pump 2025-07-17 at 07:43 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan US Spot Ether exchange-traded funds attracted $717 million of US investor money on Wednesday, and now hold more than 4% of ETH’s circulating supply. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Meta used AI to concoct low-carbon concrete it poured for a datacenter floor 2025-07-17 at 07:43 By Simon Sharwood Bayesian optimizations apparently build better slabs Social media giant Meta has created an AI model to come up with new forms of concrete and used one of the resulting recipes to underpin a new bit barn.……

TON news update: TAC mainnet launch could send the altcoin to $3.50 2025-07-17 at 03:34 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay TON shows early signs of a breakout, opening the door for a rally to $3.50. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump tax law keeps Bill Gates’ nuclear datacenter dreams alive 2025-07-17 at 01:35 By Brandon Vigliarolo The Microsoft cofounder breathed that sigh of relief in a Cipher News interview – just before it folded Despite Trump’s budget bill slashing many mature clean-energy tax credits, Bill Gates is less worried, since new nuclear incentives, including those…

UK lawmakers push to ban crypto donations in political campaigns 2025-07-17 at 01:21 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar With millions in crypto flowing into US elections, governments worldwide face pressure to regulate digital campaign contributions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin resistance at $120K normal due to ‘frothy’ open interest near all-time highs 2025-07-17 at 01:21 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin shows its first major bearish signal in weeks, yet strong dip-buying and key support levels keep the bullish outlook intact. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Talos acquires Coin Metrics in $100M deal 2025-07-17 at 01:21 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The $100M acquisition brings Coin Metrics’ data, indexes and onchain analytics into Talos’s growing platform for institutional investors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Roman Storm prosecutors seek to block testimony on crypto kidnappings 2025-07-17 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright US Attorneys continued hearing from witnesses in their case against the Tornado Cash co-founder and filed a motion to block testimony on crypto-related kidnappings and torture. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

SOL news update: Will multi-exchange liquid staking trigger rally to $185? 2025-07-17 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Institutional investor demand for Solana-based staking options could set a fire under SOL price. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Roger Ver sues Spain to block extradition to the United States 2025-07-17 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has repeatedly called the US DOJ tax evasion case against him “politically motivated.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…