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China slaps 1-hour deadline on reporting serious cyber incidents 2025-09-16 at 10:29 By Paul Kunert Cyberspace watchdog tightens reporting regime, leaving little time to hide incidents Beijing will soon expect Chinese network operators to ‘fess up to serious cyber incidents within an hour of spotting them – or risk penalties for dragging their feet.… This…

Bitcoin’s illiquid supply could hit 8.3M by 2032: Fidelity 2025-09-16 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Fidelity projects long-term holders and corporate treasuries could lock up over 6 million BTC by 2025, tightening supply and potentially boosting price dynamics. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

U.S. Senator Calls for Investigation of Microsoft 2025-09-16 at 10:04 By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has called for an investigation of Microsoft, claiming the company’s insecure software has enabled cyber threats.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

It’s the final countdown: Windows 10 hits end of support in less than 30 days 2025-09-16 at 09:35 By Richard Speed Microsoft reminds holdouts they’ve got less than a month before the update tap runs dry Start the countdown! For any administrators living under a rock, Microsoft has posted another warning that Windows 10 22H2…

ChatGPT: Why do most of your users ask for help writing – prose, not code? 2025-09-16 at 09:35 By Simon Sharwood Study that used actual input to OpenAI’s chatbot finds personal use surging Users of individual accounts for OpenAI’s ChatGPT mostly use it for research and to help with writing, according to a new study…

Chinese Bitcoin treasury firm eyes selling $500M of stock for BTC 2025-09-16 at 08:40 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Next Technology Holding, China’s largest Bitcoin treasury firm, said it may buy more Bitcoin after filing to sell up to $500 million worth of common stock to fund additional purchases. This article is an excerpt from…

XRP, Dogecoin ETFs to launch this week in another altcoin milestone 2025-09-16 at 08:40 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young REX-Osprey cleared the SEC review for XRP and Dogecoin ETFs, which are expected to launch this week, marking the first US products of their kind. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

40 npm Packages Compromised in Supply Chain Attack Using bundle.js to Steal Credentials 2025-09-16 at 08:40 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack targeting the npm registry that has affected more than 40 packages that belong to multiple maintainers. “The compromised versions include a function (NpmModule.updatePackage) that downloads a package tarball,…

Indian court stops streaming hearings on social media to protect lawyers from mean memes 2025-09-16 at 07:12 By Simon Sharwood Did you hear the one about the thin-skinned barrister? The High Court of the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh has stopped live-streaming hearings to protect local lawyers from ridicule on social media.… This article is…

KindlyMD sinks 55% as swing traders told to ‘exit’ ahead of volatility 2025-09-16 at 06:09 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Shares in the Bitcoin-buying firm KindlyMD dropped 55% after CEO David Bailey encouraged low-conviction traders to exit. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

American Express is now offering NFT passport stamps for travelers 2025-09-16 at 06:09 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea American Express cardholders can now receive NFT passport stamps showing the countries they’ve visited as a way to commemorate their past travels. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump backpedals as Hyundai factory ICE raid enrages South Korea 2025-09-16 at 04:41 By Iain Thomson Nice plans for US manufacturing you had there, shame if something was to happen to them Analysis  On Sunday, President Trump took to his personal social media channel to calm a growing diplomatic storm with one of America’s closest…

US lawmakers tap Saylor, Lee to advance Bitcoin reserve bill 2025-09-16 at 03:34 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Strategy’s Michael Saylor and BitMine’s Tom Lee are among 18 industry leaders who will look at ways to pass the BITCOIN Act and enable budget-neutral ways to buy Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

After years of strife, AFRINIC has elected a board. Now the hard work begins 2025-09-16 at 01:50 By Simon Sharwood Regional internet registry faces numerous critics and isn’t out of the legal woods The African Network Information Center (AFRINIC) last week held elections and announced the appointment of eight directors, which means it has a…

US, China near TikTok deal to finally resolve the question of app’s ‘secret sauce’ algorithm: sources 2025-09-16 at 01:37 By Charles Gasparino The deal sets the stage for the creation of a new US company worth as much as $50 billion that would serve 172 million US users. This article is an excerpt from Latest…

As digital asset treasury mNAVs collapse, only the strong will survive — Standard Chartered 2025-09-16 at 00:49 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Standard Chartered warns of risks as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana treasury companies face valuation crunch. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Solana DATs, TradFi adoption convince traders that $300 SOL is possible 2025-09-16 at 00:49 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman An uptick in Solana onchain activity, digital asset treasury allocation, and its expanding DeFi ecosystem could be the fuel that sends SOL to $300. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Super PAC backing ‘pro-crypto candidates‘ raises $100M 2025-09-16 at 00:49 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Fellowship PAC, launched in August, said it had “over $100 million” from unnamed sources to support the White House’s digital asset strategy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Dems wave hands, stomp feet about ICE using mobile face recognition app 2025-09-15 at 23:50 By Brandon Vigliarolo Secretive app + unreliable tech + Trump administration policies = ANGRY LETTER A group of senators has penned a sternly-worded letter to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) saying that they’re very worried about the agency’s…

Bitcoin price drop to $113K might be the last big discount before new highs: Here’s why 2025-09-15 at 23:35 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin’s $113,000 zone emerges as a critical support with new investors absorbing whale supply, hinting at one of the last discounts before new highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Robinhood seeks SEC approval for venture fund accessible to retail investors 2025-09-15 at 23:35 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The brokerage is seeking SEC approval for Robinhood Ventures Fund I, which would trade on the NYSE and expose retail investors to private companies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Price predictions 9/15: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, BNB, DOGE, ADA, HYPE 2025-09-15 at 23:35 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin is facing solid resistance at $117,500, but the possibility of a rally to $124,474 remains high as long as the price remains above the moving averages. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Careless engineer stored recovery codes in plaintext, got whole org pwned 2025-09-15 at 23:35 By Jessica Lyons Cautionary tale from the recent SonicWall attacks Failing to encrypt sensitive data leaves you wide open to attack. During the recent SonicWall attack spree, intruders bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) in at least one case, because a user’s recovery…

Engineer turned a vape into a web server 2025-09-15 at 23:35 By Iain Thomson Breathe deep on internet fumes Discarded vapes are becoming the new cigarette butts in pollution terms, but a hacker has found a novel way to repurpose the chips they contain to build a web server.… This article is an excerpt from…

Mustang Panda Deploys SnakeDisk USB Worm to Deliver Yokai Backdoor on Thailand IPs 2025-09-15 at 22:02 By The China-aligned threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed using an updated version of a backdoor called TONESHELL and a previously undocumented USB worm called SnakeDisk. “The worm only executes on devices with Thailand-based IP addresses…

Rolling Stone parent Penske sues Google for ripping off articles in AI summaries 2025-09-15 at 20:45 By Thomas Barrabi The parent company of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood has sued Google for copyright infringement, alleging that its controversial “AI Overviews” feature is ripping off articles without permission to crush traffic. This article is an excerpt…

Half of tech firms plotting restructures as AI hype bites 2025-09-15 at 20:45 By Lindsay Clark Study also finds M&A and changes to operating model on the way for sector More than half of tech companies are considering a complete restructure and / or changing their operating model in response to AI, according to research…

Strategy’s Bitcoin stash hits $73B with 638,985 BTC in treasury 2025-09-15 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The purchase as part of the company’s accumulation strategy started in 2020 has resulted in Strategy holding more than $73 billion worth of BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Base teases launch of native token at BaseCamp 2025 2025-09-15 at 20:02 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar At BaseCamp 2025, Coinbase’s Layer 2 network said it is weighing a token launch to boost decentralization, while unveiling a Solana bridge to expand cross-chain interoperability. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Smart-blooded super soldiers: Coming soon from DARPA 2025-09-15 at 19:34 By Brandon Vigliarolo We remind the world yet again that science fiction is usually a warning, not an aspiration Look to science fiction and you’ll find plenty of pathways to create super soldiers. There’s cloning or genetic engineering. If that fails, you could try in-utero…

PayPal to integrate BTC, ETH, PYSD in P2P payment push 2025-09-15 at 19:09 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The payments giant is rolling out PayPal links and direct crypto transfers, letting users send Bitcoin, Ether and PYUSD to friends, family and external wallets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

When the Breach Isn’t Yours but the Headline Is: Managing Association Risk 2025-09-15 at 19:09 By When an attack hits one organization, the ripple effects can quickly spread across industries, partners, and professional associations. In many cases, the company at the center of the breach is not the only one facing scrutiny.  This article is…

‘Powerful but dangerous’ full MCP support beta for ChatGPT arrives 2025-09-15 at 18:28 By Tim Anderson ‘Wow this is dangerous’ says Django dev, while others call feature a ‘game-changer’ OpenAI has added a beta of Developer mode to ChatGPT, enabling full read and write support for MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, though the documentation describes…

Bitcoin daily dip hits 2% as ‘classic’ BTC price action precedes FOMC 2025-09-15 at 18:10 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin is in no mood to party into the FOMC rate-cut decision while stocks and gold outperform to start a key macro trading week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Tesla share surge as Elon Musk buys $1B in stock — coming on heels of $1T compensation package 2025-09-15 at 17:54 By Thomas Barrabi Elon Musk revealed Monday that he purchased $1 billion worth of Tesla’s stock – a major show of confidence that sent shares of the electric car maker surging 7% in early…

Dirac audio glitch finally silenced in Windows 11 24H2 2025-09-15 at 17:53 By Richard Speed Microsoft removes safeguard hold thanks to updated drivers Microsoft has resolved a Windows 11 24H2 problem with devices using Dirac audio as the 25H2 update waits in the wings.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Solana confirms bullish signal that last time led to 1,300% SOL price gains 2025-09-15 at 17:01 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale A bullish signal from Solana’s SuperTrend indicator projected a major rally, though SOL price could drop to $220 first before starting the rally. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Even fantasy money can buy a lot of power, just ask Larry Ellison 2025-09-15 at 17:01 By Lindsay Clark As doubts cast over who will pay to stuff Oracle’s cloud pipeline, the octogenarian spreads his wings Opinion  When does imaginary money come before real? If you had bought Oracle shares on Tuesday last week and…