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Analysts see Bitcoin buyer exhaustion as retail shifts to altcoins 2025-08-15 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Buyer exhaustion may set the stage for a correction in August before investor capital surges into altcoins, as in previous market cycles. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto ATM limits and bans sweep across US: Here’s why 2025-08-15 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood Crypto ATMs are facing increasing pressure from regulators, including bans at the municipal level. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

You’re wrong about the GENIUS Act 2025-08-15 at 17:03 By Cointelegraph by Zachary Kelman Critics misunderstand the GENIUS Act’s actual influence. It doesn’t free Bitcoin from taxes but breaks Wall Street’s stranglehold on dollar clearing. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ 2025-08-15 at 16:42 By Richard Speed Online Services price changes start November 1, aligning with Microsoft.com rates and eliminating programmatic discounts Microsoft is updating its pricing approach for Online Services in Enterprise Agreements in the name of consistency and transparency, but could leave some customers paying more.……

BlackRock Bitcoin, Ether ETFs buy $1B as BTC price mostly fills CME gap 2025-08-15 at 16:11 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin and Ether are firm “buy the dip” targets for ETF investors, with reactions celebrating continued institutional demand despite a BTC and ETH price correction. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

New BIS plan could make ‘dirty’ crypto harder to cash out 2025-08-15 at 16:11 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The Bank for International Settlements floated a compliance score for crypto-to-fiat off-ramps, using transaction history to flag and potentially freeze “tainted” assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

How would peace in Ukraine affect Bitcoin’s price? 2025-08-15 at 16:11 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak Discover how Ukraine peace talks could impact Bitcoin’s price in 2025. Explore three scenarios (ceasefire, shaky deal or escalation) and their effects on BTC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Little LLM on the RAM: Google’s Gemma 270M hits the scene 2025-08-15 at 15:51 By Gareth Halfacree A tiny model trained on trillions of tokens, ready for specialized tasks Google has unveiled a pint-sized new addition to its “open” large language model lineup: Gemma 3 270M.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

OT Networks Targeted in Vulnerability Exploitation 2025-08-15 at 15:15 By An Erlang/OTP vulnerability has been exploited in the wild, with a majority of attempts targeting OT environments.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin miners and AI firms compete for cheap sustainable energy 2025-08-15 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Bitcoin miners face rising competition from AI data centers for cheap energy, potentially driving a new wave of institutional investment, according to GoMining exec Jeremy Dreier. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Cyberattack on Dutch prosecution service is keeping speed cameras offline 2025-08-15 at 14:59 By Connor Jones Who knew zero-days could be so useful to highway speedsters? The lingering effects of a cyberattack on the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands are preventing it from reactivating speed cameras across the country.… This article is an excerpt…

U.S. Sanctions Garantex and Grinex Over $100M in Ransomware-Linked Illicit Crypto Transactions 2025-08-15 at 14:58 By The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday renewed sanctions against Russian cryptocurrency exchange platform Garantex for facilitating ransomware actors and other cybercriminals by processing more than $100 million in transactions linked to…

Zero Trust + AI: Privacy in the Age of Agentic AI 2025-08-15 at 14:58 By We used to think of privacy as a perimeter problem: about walls and locks, permissions, and policies. But in a world where artificial agents are becoming autonomous actors — interacting with data, systems, and humans without constant oversight — privacy…

Are you willing to pay $100k a year per developer on AI? 2025-08-15 at 14:18 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Or, more? Eventually, AI companies will stop selling their services as a loss leader, and then the AI “cost-savings” will disappear like dew on a hot summer morning Bosses throughout the world love the idea of…

Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline 2025-08-15 at 13:31 By Connor Jones London-based multinational takes customer portal and Voice API platform offline as ‘protective measure’ following breach Multinational telco Colt Technology Services says a “cyber incident” is to blame for its customer portal and other services being down for a number of days.……

Hong Kong issues strict new crypto custody rules for cold wallets 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Hong Kong has introduced strict crypto custody rules, banning smart contracts for cold wallets and tightening security standards for custodians. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Spot Ether ETFs rack up $3B in August as ETH hits yearly high 2025-08-15 at 13:07 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Spot Ether ETFs are set to record their strongest weekly performance ever, with inflows already surpassing $2.9 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL 2025-08-15 at 12:22 By Danny Bradbury Government: ‘Trust us, it’ll be different this time’ Feature  The UK government has gone all-in on AI. More than 50 years after Harold Wilson gave his famous “White heat of technology” speech, this is the hot new thing. An…

LLM chatbots trivial to weaponise for data theft, say boffins 2025-08-15 at 11:37 By Paul Kunert System prompt engineering turns benign AI assistants into ‘investigator’ and ‘detective’ roles that bypass privacy guardrails A team of boffins is warning that AI chatbots built on large language models (LLM) can be tuned into malicious agents to autonomously…

Cisco Warns of CVSS 10.0 FMC RADIUS Flaw Allowing Remote Code Execution 2025-08-15 at 10:48 By Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-20265 (CVSS score:…

New York lawmaker wants to tax crypto sales and transfers 2025-08-15 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan New York Assemblymember Phil Steck introduced a bill that would see the state tax the sale and transfer of crypto assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Garantex had ‘contingency plans’ last time authorities tried to shut it down 2025-08-15 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The US government redesignated Garantex on Thursday to its list of sanctioned entities, along with its successor, Grinex, but TRM Labs suggests it may be ineffective. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide 2025-08-15 at 09:47 By Lindsay Clark As £9 billion MoU sparks debate about value for money, it’s time to have your say Register debate series  It’s a lot of money, £9 billion ($12 billion). Especially for a government which finds itself…

Sorry, ETH holders…you may have to wait longer for all-time highs 2025-08-15 at 09:06 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons While some Ether holders expect new all-time highs within the next few days, a Nansen analyst believes it may still be weeks to months away. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Crypto address poisoning scammers netted $1.6M this week 2025-08-15 at 09:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto address poisoning scams exploded this week, with one victim losing $636,000 in Ether due to a purposefully contaminated wallet history. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Coinbase says a ‘full-scale altcoin season’ may be just ahead 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin dominance has fallen to a six-month low while altcoin market cap jumped 50% since July, setting the stage for a potential September altseason, said Coinbase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

David Bailey’s Nakamoto closes KindlyMD merger for Bitcoin treasury 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Nakamoto, a Bitcoin entity established by Trump crypto adviser David Bailey, and KindlyMD, have merged to establish a new Bitcoin treasury company. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost 2025-08-15 at 08:34 By Simon Sharwood Next: Modular datacenters ready to host rack-scale systems, to meet endless demand Manufacturer to the stars Foxconn is building so many AI servers that they’re now bringing in more cash than consumer electronics – even counting…

AI Algorithms Could Undermine Your Security Job Hunt 2025-08-15 at 07:37 By Use of AI is a double-edged sword for both job seekers and the companies looking to hire them. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitcoin charts are similar to the 2021 top: Will history rhyme? 2025-08-15 at 07:00 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons A crypto trader says Bitcoin is at a “key resistance” similar to the level where it topped in 2021, but other traders argue historical charts can’t be applied to this cycle. This article is an excerpt…

Crypto, fintech execs want Trump to ban bank fees for customer data 2025-08-15 at 06:46 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Over 80 crypto and fintech executives asked the Trump administration to stop banks from levying data access fees, which threaten their business models. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Investors target ‘fun-first’ crypto games as funding jumps 94% in July 2025-08-15 at 06:46 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Web3 gaming funding steamed back as daily unique active wallets rose 2% to 4.9 million in July, with signs of a maturing industry. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

US Treasury’s Scott Bessent backpedals: Bitcoin buying still possible 2025-08-15 at 05:11 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified on X that the department is still exploring budget-neutral ways to purchase Bitcoin, contrasting an earlier comment that tanked the crypto markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

Tencent doesn’t care if it can buy American GPUs again – it already has all the chips it needs 2025-08-15 at 05:11 By Simon Sharwood Sees AI costs rising but not certain revenue will match them Chinese web giant Tencent doesn’t mind if Washington doesn’t let it buy more American GPUs, because it already has…

Breathe easy: Apple Watch can read your oxygen levels again 2025-08-15 at 02:51 By Thomas Claburn iBiz shifts data to iPhone in patent workaround Apple will deliver a software update for recent US Apple Watch models to reimplement the ability to measure blood oxygen levels, a process known as pulse oximetry.… This article is an…

Ransomware crews don’t care about your endpoint security – they’ve already killed it 2025-08-15 at 01:57 By Jessica Lyons Some custom malware, some legit software tools At least a dozen ransomware gangs have incorporated kernel-level EDR killers into their malware arsenal, allowing them to bypass almost every major endpoint security tool on the market, escalate…

The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games kick off in China: Photos 2025-08-15 at 01:28 By Alex Mead Humanoid robots showcased their talents at the opening ceremony of the first World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React…

Trump-backed American Bitcoin orders 16K Bitmain ASICs amid ongoing trade war 2025-08-15 at 01:11 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bitmain recently announced it would open its first BTC mining hardware manufacturing facility in the United States by the end of 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…