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BTCFi VC funding hits $175M as investors focus on consumer apps 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin DeFi is seeing more venture capital interest as institutional investors flock to Bitcoin and its increasing yield-bearing capabilities. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

XRP tops $3 as Ripple case nears potential SEC dismissal 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A joint report due on Aug. 15 may lead to the conclusion of the nearly five-year legal dispute between the SEC and Ripple Labs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Trump to allow crypto in 401k retirement plans for US workers: White House 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The White House Press Office confirmed to Cointelegraph that President Trump will sign an executive order allowing crypto exposure in US 401(k) retirement plans This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

KLM, Air France latest major organizations looted for customer data 2025-08-07 at 16:06 By Connor Jones Watch out, the phishermen are about, customers told European airline giants Air France and KLM say they are the latest in a string of major organizations to have their customers’ data stolen by way of a break-in at a…

Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK 2025-08-07 at 15:43 By Paul Kunert Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back Meta’s enthusiasm for training its AI on user data is not shared by the users themselves – at least for some Europeans – according a…

Hyperliquid drives $487B July surge in decentralized crypto trading 2025-08-07 at 15:23 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Hyperliquid processed $319B in trades last month, accounting for the majority of DeFi perpetual futures volume as decentralized exchanges gain traction. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

XRP whales offload $1.9B as analyst sounds alarm over risk of 30% price crash 2025-08-07 at 15:23 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola XRP may stay structurally weak unless whale wallets see daily inflows above 5 million tokens, one analyst warned. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

LG ordered to pay £150k after phone defect caused Scotland house fire 2025-08-07 at 15:23 By Connor Jones Forensics experts say the state of the K8’s battery suggests it led to the living room blaze A Scottish woman who suffered a house fire in 2018 has won her case against LG after a judge ruled…

Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups 2025-08-07 at 15:06 By Microsoft has released an advisory for a high-severity security flaw affecting on-premise versions of Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53786, carries a CVSS score of 8.0.…

The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense 2025-08-07 at 15:06 By Now that we are well into 2025, cloud attacks are evolving faster than ever and artificial intelligence (AI) is both a weapon and a shield. As AI rapidly changes how enterprises innovate, security teams are now tasked with a…

SonicWall Confirms Patched Vulnerability Behind Recent VPN Attacks, Not a Zero-Day 2025-08-07 at 15:06 By SonicWall has revealed that the recent spike in activity targeting its Gen 7 and newer firewalls with SSL VPN enabled is related to an older, now-patched bug and password reuse. “We now have high confidence that the recent SSL VPN…

OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status 2025-08-07 at 14:34 By Liam Proven Bold, clean, much less legacy tech – and a bit less like old SUSE A release candidate of openSUSE Leap 16.0 is here. It boldly strips out more established legacy tech than almost any other Linux we’ve seen.… This article is an excerpt…

Bitcoin-DeFi startup BOB tops up funding to $21M as Castle Island, Anchorage join 2025-08-07 at 14:01 By Cointelegraph by Lyne Qian Build on Bitcoin raised $21 million to unlock native BTC DeFi with a new bridge, hybrid layer-2 infrastructure and institutional investor backing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

The plan to make all networks optical is about to take two big steps forward 2025-08-07 at 13:47 By Simon Sharwood ‘IOWN’ backers think it can replace the PCI bus, reinvent servers, and rewire motherboards In December 2024, Japanese tech giant NTT revealed two impressive feats of high-speed networking.… This article is an excerpt from…

Aave hit by phishing attack day after reaching $60B in net deposits 2025-08-07 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Scammers used Google Ads to impersonate Aave investment platforms in an attempt to trick users into linking wallets to malicious sites. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Bitcoin price echoing 2024 pattern that saw 50% BTC gains: Trader 2025-08-07 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price analysis looked to last November for clues as to how high BTC might go if recent bull market history repeats. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Dubai and UAE move to align crypto frameworks under new partnership 2025-08-07 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra A VARA spokesperson told Cointelegraph that while mutual license recognition is a feature, it does not mean automatic passporting to different emirates. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Microsoft eventually realized the world isn’t just the Northern Hemisphere 2025-08-07 at 13:02 By Richard Speed Veteran engineer explains the fall of ‘Fall’ in Windows release Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has explained why the megacorp ditched its increasingly twee naming conventions for Windows 10 releases in favor of the blander H1 and H2.… This…

GitHub CEO: Future devs will not code, they will manage AI 2025-08-07 at 12:32 By Tim Anderson Meanwhile, users complain the code shack is getting slower thanks to React GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke has stated in a personal blog that the most advanced developers have “moved from writing code to architecting and verifying the implementation…

Amnesty slams Elon Musk’s X for ‘central role’ in fueling 2024 UK riots 2025-08-07 at 12:09 By Connor Jones Human rights org calls for greater accountability and stronger enforcement of Online Safety Act Amnesty International claims Elon Musk’s X platform “played a central role” in pushing the misinformation that stoked racially charged violence following last…

Real estate agents use the power of AI to command plumbing, layout to disappear 2025-08-07 at 12:09 By Gareth Halfacree Lightsockets lovingly hooked up to power supply by passionate, vivacious owners. Would suit professional who wants to read after dark Feature  “Deceptively spacious.” “Prime location.” “Up-and-coming area.” “Some original features,” which occasionally turn out to…

Faced with £40B budget hole, UK public sector commits £9B to Microsoft 2025-08-07 at 12:09 By Lindsay Clark Government plans £1.9B annual spending during five-year MoU The UK public sector expects to spend around £9 billion on Microsoft products and services over five years under its current contract.… This article is an excerpt from The…

Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks—and the Expert Tools You Need 2025-08-07 at 11:06 By Python is everywhere in modern software. From machine learning models to production microservices, chances are your code—and your business—depends on Python packages you didn’t write. But in 2025, that trust comes with a serious risk. Every few weeks,…

Coinbase to levy 0.1% fee for USDC to US dollar swaps over $5M 2025-08-07 at 10:06 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Coinbase will soon lower the fee-free benefit of USDC to US dollar conversions to $5 million as the exchange has missed revenue expectations for two quarters running. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

How to run OpenAI’s new gpt-oss-20b LLM on your computer 2025-08-07 at 09:56 By Avram Piltch All you need is 24GB of RAM, and unless you have a GPU with its own VRAM quite a lot of patience Hands On  Earlier this week, OpenAI released two popular open-weight models, both named gpt-oss. Because you can…

Crypto trader bot scam on YouTube looted 256 ETH: SentinelLABS 2025-08-07 at 09:15 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Aged YouTube accounts with a history of posting crypto news and investing tips have been taken over by bad actors to advertise a scam trading bot that steals crypto. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Bitcoin, Ether, XRP price bump pushes market sentiment to ‘Greed’ 2025-08-07 at 09:15 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Crypto analysts echoed the positive sentiment around Bitcoin, with some speculating it could jump to $125,000 in the near term. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

HashFlare founders want no more jail time as US asks for 10 years 2025-08-07 at 09:15 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin asked a court for time served after admitting to wire fraud, but US prosecutors want them imprisoned for 10 years for their “classic Ponzi scheme.” This article is an…

Trump teases ‘approximately’ 100 percent tariff for imported semiconductors 2025-08-07 at 09:15 By Simon Sharwood Exemptions available for chipmakers who promise to build American fabs World War Fee  US president Donald Trump appears to have settled his semiconductor tariff strategy.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin short-term holders ‘cooled off’ profit-taking as price sticks to $115K 2025-08-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The Bitcoin market is in a “relatively balanced position” despite the recent price pullback from all-time highs, Glassnode says. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

KakaoBank plans to ‘actively participate’ in stablecoin market: Report 2025-08-07 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte KakaoBank is reportedly looking at services for the issuance and custody of stablecoins with plans to “actively participate” in the crypto market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

I see you’re riding an Uber to work. Would you like a cheap coffee on the way? 2025-08-07 at 05:39 By Simon Sharwood AI meets rideshare for delivery of hyper-personalized ads Uber has revealed its ambition to offer hyper-personalized offers to its customers, but to do so it needs more of them to use more…

IREN soars 11% after mining more Bitcoin than MARA in July 2025-08-07 at 04:35 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Shares in IREN Ltd closed trading on Wednesday up 11.4% after it reported mining more Bitcoin than MARA Holdings in July. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Robots can program each other’s brains with AI, scientist shows 2025-08-07 at 04:35 By Thomas Claburn It’s a step toward The Terminator, built 20 times faster than people can program Computer scientist Peter Burke has demonstrated that a robot can program its own brain using generative AI models and host hardware, if properly prompted by…

Apple piles another $100B on top of previous US manufacturing pledge 2025-08-07 at 02:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Quick – someone ask Siri if there are still tariffs on India US President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook made a joint announcement from the White House on Wednesday of another Apple pledge to move manufacturing…

Researchers Uncover ECScape Flaw in Amazon ECS Enabling Cross-Task Credential Theft 2025-08-07 at 01:17 By Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated an “end-to-end privilege escalation chain” in Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) that could be exploited by an attacker to conduct lateral movement, access sensitive data, and seize control of the cloud environment. The attack technique has…