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BitGo backs Central Asia’s first spot Bitcoin ETF in Kazakhstan 2025-08-13 at 14:41 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The growing role of platforms like BitGo in spot Bitcoin products worldwide is a double-edged sword, according to market observers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ether ‘marching’ toward all-time highs as traders predict $13K ETH price 2025-08-13 at 14:41 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Ether inches closer to all-time highs as several bullish indicators align to support a rally into price discovery in the coming days. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Record $37T US debt and M2 money growth set stage for $132K Bitcoin 2025-08-13 at 14:41 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The ballooning US deficit may lead to an increase in the money supply through quantitative easing, lining up a $132,000 Bitcoin price top in 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

UK expands police facial recognition rollout with 10 new vans heading to a town near you 2025-08-13 at 14:41 By Connor Jones Seven additional regions across England will now have access to the controversial tech A fresh expansion of UK crimefighters’ access to live facial recognition (LFR) technology is being described by officials as “an…

Marc Andreessen wades into the UK’s Online Safety Act furor 2025-08-13 at 13:50 By Richard Speed Shock news: billionaire techpreneur is not a fan Geek-turned-venture-capitalist Marc Andreessen has weighed in on the arguments surrounding the UK’s Online Safety Act, accusing the UK government of leaking his input.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

NFT market cap hits $9.3B, fueled by Ether surge 2025-08-13 at 13:38 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The NFT market cap has hit $9.3 billion, up 40% since July, as ETH tops $4,600 This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft wares may be UK public sector’s only viable option 2025-08-13 at 13:38 By Jos Creese For now at least, even though government buying can improve, open source is not all it’s cracked up to be Debate  Not for the first time, Microsoft is in the spotlight for the UK government’s money it voraciously consumes…

Webinar: What the Next Wave of AI Cyberattacks Will Look Like — And How to Survive 2025-08-13 at 13:38 By The AI revolution isn’t coming. It’s already here. From copilots that write our emails to autonomous agents that can take action without us lifting a finger, AI is transforming how we work. But here’s the…

Secure chat darling Matrix admits pair of ‘high severity’ protocol flaws need painful fixes 2025-08-13 at 12:43 By Gareth Halfacree Foundation warns federated servers face biggest risk, but single-instance users can take their time The maintainers of the federated secure chat protocol Matrix are warning users of a pair of “high severity protocol vulnerabilities,” addressed…

Whale holding $5.6B in ETH is selling, dumps $88M in 15 hours 2025-08-13 at 12:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Ethereum whale group “7 Siblings” sold $88.2 million in ETH within 15 hours as short-term traders locked in profits. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday Fixes Kerberos Zero-Day Among 111 Total New Flaws 2025-08-13 at 12:03 By Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out fixes for a massive set of 111 security flaws across its software portfolio, including one flaw that has been disclosed as publicly known at the time of the release. Of the 111 vulnerabilities,…

Some users report their Firefox browser is scoffing CPU power 2025-08-13 at 11:58 By Liam Proven You guessed it: looks like it’s a so-called AI People are noticing Firefox gobbling extra CPU and electricity, apparently caused by an “inference engine” built into recent versions of Firefox. Don’t say El Reg didn’t try to warn you.……

How to use ChatGPT to predict altcoin pumps before they happen 2025-08-13 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Callum Reid This guide shows how to turn ChatGPT into your warning system for altcoin pumps, using smart prompts, trend tracking and risk filters to stay ahead of the curve. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11 2025-08-13 at 10:47 By Mark Pesce An encounter with the healthcare system reveals sickening decisions about data Column  We already live in a world where pretty much every public act – online or in the real world – leaves a mark in a database somewhere.…

NASA mulls sending a rescue rocket to boost Swift observatory’s orbit 2025-08-13 at 10:27 By Richard Speed Agency asks for ideas from US industry as orbit decays NASA is seeking solutions for a way to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory despite the spacecraft being marked for termination after FY2026 under the…

Wisconsin senators file companion bill aiming to curb crypto ATM scams 2025-08-13 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Senators in the state of Wisconsin have filed an identical bill to accompany earlier legislation filed in the state’s lower house that aims to closely regulate crypto ATMs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Ransomware crew spills Saint Paul’s 43GB of secrets after city refuses to cough up cash 2025-08-13 at 09:23 By Carly Page Minnesota’s capital is the latest to feature on Interlock’s leak blog after late-July cyberattack The Interlock ransomware gang has flaunted a 43GB haul of files allegedly stolen from the city of Saint Paul, following…

Charon Ransomware Hits Middle East Sectors Using APT-Level Evasion Tactics 2025-08-13 at 09:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that employs a previously undocumented ransomware family called Charon to target the Middle East’s public sector and aviation industry. The threat actor behind the activity, according to Trend Micro, exhibited tactics mirroring those of…

Pantera bets $300M on crypto treasury firms, says gains could outpace ETFs 2025-08-13 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Pantera Capital has invested $300 million into crypto treasury companies and put forward its thesis that such firms could offer better returns than crypto ETFs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Ethereum could reach $8.5K if Bitcoin taps $150K, trader says 2025-08-13 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Ether’s market capitalization has typically reached up to 35% of Bitcoin’s in past cycles, and its price could reach $8,500 if the pattern repeats and Bitcoin hits $150,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Chap found chunks of an asteroid older than Earth in his suburban living room 2025-08-13 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood First came the fireball, then a hole in the roof and a dent in the floor In late June media speculated that a meteor entering Earth’s atmosphere caused widespread sightings of a celestial fireball during…

28K Exchange Servers Remain Unpatched 2025-08-13 at 08:21 By CISA has issued an emergency directive in response to a vulnerability affecting hybrid Microsoft Exchange users. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

US bank groups ask to close GENIUS Act’s stablecoin yield ‘loophole’ 2025-08-13 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US banking groups have urged Congress to close a so-called loophole letting stablecoin issuers offer yields through affiliate firms, fearing it undermines the banking system. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

US takes down sites, seizes $1M from crypto ransomware gang BlackSuit 2025-08-13 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young US and international law enforcement agencies have taken down servers and websites linked to the BlackSuit ransomware group and seized $1 million in crypto. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia 2025-08-13 at 07:36 By Simon Sharwood Federal Court finds Big Tech players abused their market power Australia’s Federal Court has given Epic Games another win in its global fight against the way Apple and Google run their app stores.… This article is…

Adobe Patches Over 60 Vulnerabilities Across 13 Products 2025-08-13 at 07:36 By Eduard Kovacs Adobe’s security updates fix vulnerabilities in Commerce, Substance, InDesign, FrameMaker, Dimension and other products. The post Adobe Patches Over 60 Vulnerabilities Across 13 Products appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this…

Ethereum whales scoop sales by traders in ‘disbelief’ of rally: Santiment 2025-08-13 at 07:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Despite Ether finally edging back toward its all-time high of $4,878, chatter on social media shows retail traders remain skeptical and in disbelief, according to Santiment. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Bad Bots Made Up 31% of Holiday 2024 Traffic 2025-08-13 at 07:02 By Nearly a third of holiday traffic was made up of bots. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

83% of Security Leaders Surveyed Claim Link Between Fraud and Other Crimes 2025-08-13 at 07:02 By Security leaders link fraud to other crimes. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

HashFlare founders given time served for $577M crypto Ponzi 2025-08-13 at 06:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea HashFlare co-founders Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin were given time served for copping to their roles in a $577 million scheme, with prosecutors saying they’re weighing an appeal. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Crypto crasher Do Kwon admits guilt over failed not-so-stablecoin that erased $41 billion 2025-08-13 at 05:35 By Simon Sharwood Tells court ‘What I did was wrong and I want to apologize for my conduct’ Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has pled guilty to committing fraud when promoting the so-called “stablecoin” Terra USD and now faces…

OpenEden taps BNY Mellon to manage tokenized US Treasury assets 2025-08-13 at 05:06 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra BNY Mellon will manage and custody the assets backing OpenEden’s Moody’s “A”-rated tokenized US Treasury fund, expanding the bank’s presence in blockchain-based finance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Coinbase revives stablecoin bootstrap fund to boost USDC in DeFi 2025-08-13 at 04:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Coinbase has revived its fund to boost USDC liquidity in DeFi, starting with supporting the stablecoin on Aave, Morpho, Kamino, and Jupiter. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin traders target $137K as US CPI print raises Fed rate cut odds to 94% 2025-08-13 at 02:01 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin bulls lift their price target to $137,000 as odds of a Federal Reserve rate cut increase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto crime unit with $250M in seizures expands with Binance 2025-08-13 at 02:01 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Tron, Tether, and TRM Labs expand their crime-fighting unit with Binance as the first T3+ partner, as industry data shows crypto hacks are getting faster and harder to stop. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News…

Ethereum dev detained in Turkey donates to Roman Storm’s defense fund 2025-08-13 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Federico Carrone, an Ethereum core developer, pledged $500,000 to the Tornado Cash co-founder’s legal fund after being detained in Turkey over alleged links to a privacy protocol. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Grayscale launches two trusts linked to Sui ecosystem protocols 2025-08-13 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino DeepBook and Walrus’s “Winter Walrus” are ranked outside of the top 10 Sui ecosystem protocols, according to DefiLlama. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

US prosecutors double down on 10-year sentence for HashFlare co-founders 2025-08-13 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The two men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in February and later received a letter directing them to “self-deport” from the United States. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Bitcoin holds $118K while ETH, BNB, LINK, UNI aim to extend the altcoin rally 2025-08-13 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin could pick up momentum above $120,000, with ETH, BNB, LINK, and UNI following suit. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline: