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Solana treasury race heats up as firms hunt staking rewards 2025-08-06 at 09:45 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Three public companies have increased their Solana holdings this week, as BitGo speculates firms are buying Solana to stake it and earn rewards. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Hyperliquid revenue surges as it leeches users from Solana: VanEck 2025-08-06 at 09:45 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Hyperliquid’s superior derivatives platform drove 35% of blockchain revenue in July, capturing high-value users from struggling Solana. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin may still have steam for $250K this year: Fundstrat’s Tom Lee 2025-08-06 at 09:45 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee said Bitcoin should hit $1 million “over time” and isn’t ruling out $250,000 for 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Atlassian’s Trello redesign may be ‘worst in tech history’ say frustrated users 2025-08-06 at 09:45 By Thomas Claburn Customers compare upgrade to Microsoft’s mega-messy Windows 8, Angry users of Atlassian’s Trello project management tool users are dishing out harsh criticism about a recent redesign.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

AI Is Transforming Cybersecurity Adversarial Testing – Pentera Founder’s Vision 2025-08-06 at 09:44 By When Technology Resets the Playing Field In 2015 I founded a cybersecurity testing software company with the belief that automated penetration testing was not only possible, but necessary. At the time, the idea was often met with skepticism, but today, with…

CISA Adds 3 D-Link Router Flaws to KEV Catalog After Active Exploitation Reports 2025-08-06 at 09:44 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added three old security flaws impacting D-Link routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerabilities, which…

Brace yourselves, Backup Exec and InfoScale users, Cloud Software Group just acquired your tools 2025-08-06 at 08:47 By Simon Sharwood Expect the price hikes and channel changes that proved controversial at VMware, Citrix, and DOGE The Cloud Software Group has acquired data management tools vendor Arctera, the owner of Backup Exec and other data management…

Binance futures volume hits 6-month high amid Bitcoin volatility 2025-08-06 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto derivatives volumes surged across major exchanges last month, with Binance leading at $2.55 trillion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

SEC’s crypto pivot has ‘not been priced in’ — Bitwise CIO 2025-08-06 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan remarked on coming across “the most bullish document I’ve read on crypto.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto exec to pay $10M to settle SEC claims over betting on TerraUSD 2025-08-06 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The founder of the lending firm MyConstant agreed to pay over $10 million to the SEC to settle claims he stole millions to buy the now-collapsed Terra stablecoin. This article is an excerpt from…

No Smoke, Just Signals: Iris Recognition for Cannabis Compliance 2025-08-06 at 08:02 By How biometric access delivers airtight control and audit-ready visibility in the tightly regulated cannabis industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

AMD’s AI datacenter revenue dived due to US ban on China GPU exports 2025-08-06 at 05:48 By Simon Sharwood Worry not, the rest of the business is EPYC and demand is RYZEN AMD’s revenue from AI products destined for datacenters dipped in the quarter ended June 28th, thanks to the USA’s ban on GPU exports…

Base blames faulty sequencer for 33-minute outage, fixes made 2025-08-06 at 04:12 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Base blamed a 33-minute outage on Aug. 5 on an unprepared sequencer and said it has fixed the issue to ensure any chosen sequencer will be ready to process transactions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Broadcom’s Jericho4 ASICs just opened the door to multi-datacenter AI training 2025-08-06 at 03:54 By Tobias Mann Forget building massive super clusters. Cobble them together from existing datacenters instead Broadcom on Monday unveiled a new switch which could allow AI model developers to train models on GPUs spread across multiple datacenters up to 100 kilometers…

SEC’s guidance on liquid staking tokens a win for DeFi, institutions 2025-08-06 at 03:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Institutions may now have a clearer footing to build products around liquid staking tokens and unlock new market segments, according to industry executives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Vibe coding tool Cursor’s MCP implementation allows persistent code execution 2025-08-06 at 02:34 By Jessica Lyons More evidence that AI expands the attack surface Check Point researchers uncovered a remote code execution bug in popular vibe-coding AI tool Cursor that could allow an attacker to poison developer environments by secretly modifying a previously approved Model…

US SEC commissioner slams agency statement on liquid staking: ‘Muddies the waters’ 2025-08-06 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw warns that the SEC’s statement offers little clarity for liquid staking providers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Coinbase launches embedded wallets tool as self-custody, DeFi gain momentum 2025-08-06 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The developer tool offers customizable wallets, USDC rewards and deeper integration with Coinbase’s Base app, aligning with recent pro-crypto legislation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Warren Buffett misses $850M in Bitcoin gains by sticking to cash in 2025 2025-08-06 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bitcoin has outperformed Berkshire and its top holdings in 2025, highlighting the cost of ignoring BTC as a hedge or growth asset. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Make Redmond angry by setting up Windows 11 with a local account 2025-08-06 at 01:36 By Avram Piltch They want you to use a Microsoft account, but we’ll show you how to get around it hands on  Redmond really – and I mean really – wants you to log into Windows 11 with a Microsoft…

Michigan pension fund deepens Bitcoin exposure with $11M stake in ARK ETF 2025-08-06 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi The State of Michigan Retirement System has nearly tripled its Bitcoin ETF holdings, signaling rising institutional confidence in digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum proposes unified fee market to simplify transaction costs 2025-08-06 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The move follows significant gas fee reductions after the Dencun upgrade, and comes amid intensifying competition across blockchains. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

OpenAI makes good on its name, launches first open weights language models since GPT-2 2025-08-06 at 01:03 By Tobias Mann GPT-OSS now available in 120 and 20 billion parameter sizes under Apache 2.0 license OpenAI released its first open weights language models since GPT-2 on Tuesday with the debut of GPT-OSS.… This article is an…

Meta used Flo menstruation app data to sell ads, jury finds 2025-08-06 at 00:35 By Iain Thomson The social network disagrees with verdict and vows to explore all legal options A jury has unanimously found Meta guilty of violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act by using data from menstruation and fertility app Flo to…

Perplexity vexed by Cloudflare’s claims its bots are bad 2025-08-05 at 23:52 By Thomas Claburn AI search biz insists its content capture and summarization is okay because someone asked for it AI search biz Perplexity claims that Cloudflare has mischaracterized its site crawlers as malicious bots and that the content delivery network made technical errors…

Brazil’s lower house to hold hearing on creating national Bitcoin reserve 2025-08-05 at 23:14 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino If a bill to create a BTC reserves passes in Brazil’s House of Representatives, it will require Senate approval before being signed into law or vetoed by the country’s president. This article is an excerpt from…

James Howells pivots from landfill dig to tokenization in lost Bitcoin saga 2025-08-05 at 23:14 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar After failing to retrieve a hard drive with 8,000 BTC, James Howells is turning the lost coins into the basis of a new DeFi project. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Chromebook sales surged in Q2 thanks to Japanese schools 2025-08-05 at 22:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo Tablets have also been growing for six straight quarters, says Canalys Chromebook demand surged in the second quarter of 2025, Canalys reported Tuesday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean permanent growth is on the horizon. … This article is an excerpt from…

Patch now: Millions of Dell PCs with Broadcom chips vulnerable to attack 2025-08-05 at 21:38 By Jessica Lyons Psst, wanna steal someone’s biometrics? black hat  Critical security flaws in Broadcom chips used in more than 100 models of Dell computers could allow attackers to take over tens of millions of users’ devices, steal passwords, and…

SEC says certain liquid staking activities fall outside of securities laws 2025-08-05 at 21:04 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi In a new staff statement, the SEC clarifies that certain crypto liquid staking practices do not constitute securities offerings, marking a step toward clearer digital asset regulation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Three US agencies get failing grades for not following IT best practices 2025-08-05 at 20:37 By Brandon Vigliarolo CIOs at the EPA, DHS, and GSA are called out for failure to implement critical cybersecurity recommendations The Government Accountability Office (GAO) scolded a trio of federal agencies on Monday because their CIOs haven’t implemented IT-related recommendations…

ClickFix Malware Campaign Exploits CAPTCHAs to Spread Cross-Platform Infections 2025-08-05 at 20:36 By A combination of propagation methods, narrative sophistication, and evasion techniques enabled the social engineering tactic known as ClickFix to take off the way it did over the past year, according to new findings from Guardio Labs. “Like a real-world virus variant, this…

Tesla sales sink in UK, Germany as Europeans warm to Chinese rival BYD 2025-08-05 at 20:08 By Ariel Zilber The electric car giant saw year-over-year sales in the UK slide by nearly 60% and by 55% in Germany. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View…

Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino lands new gig at digital health firm focused on weight loss drugs 2025-08-05 at 20:08 By Thomas Barrabi Former X CEO Linda Yaccarino landed a new gig at a digital health firm on Tuesday – just weeks after she abruptly stepped down from the helm of Elon Musk’s social media…

Cango posts ‘massive’ July Bitcoin haul, boosting corporate treasury 2025-08-05 at 20:08 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Three months into its full Bitcoin mining pivot, Chinese company Cango mined 450 BTC in July. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin slumps, but LTC, CRO, ENA, and MNT remain strong on the charts 2025-08-05 at 20:08 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin is facing selling near $115,000, but LTC, CRO, ENA, and MNT are bucking the trend and showing strength on the charts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Study finds humans not completely useless at malware detection 2025-08-05 at 20:08 By Gareth Halfacree Some pinpointed software nasties but were suspicious of printer drivers too Researchers from the Universities of Guelph and Waterloo have discovered exactly how users decide whether an application is legitimate or malware before installing it – and the good news…

JetBrains previews Kineto for vibe no-coding 2025-08-05 at 19:46 By Tim Anderson Tools vendor targets ‘creators who’ve never coded’ but devs will be wary IDE and developer tools vendor JetBrains has released a private preview of Kineto, an AI-driven no-code platform for creators and small businesses.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…