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China’s stablecoin push raises questions on dollar dominance and market trust 2025-08-22 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Savannah Fortis Beijing’s consideration of a yuan-backed stablecoin could mark a new front in the global financial system, but experts say dollar dominance, liquidity and trust are high hurdles. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Banning virtual currency kiosks is no solution to fraud 2025-08-22 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Bill Repasky Blanket crypto ATM bans punish legitimate users while fraudsters adapt. Smart warning systems at kiosks could intercept scams in progress. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Philippine bill charts path to strategic reserve with 10,000 Bitcoin 2025-08-22 at 17:00 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The bill would require the central bank to buy 2,000 Bitcoin annually over five years and hold the assets for at least two decades. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Microsoft puts the squeeze on onmicrosoft.com freeloaders 2025-08-22 at 16:27 By Richard Speed Windows giant takes aim at spammers exploiting new 365 tenants Microsoft has issued a warning to companies using the onmicrosoft.com domain for emails: get your domain sorted out or face throttling.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Don’t expect China’s stablecoin to touch the mainland 2025-08-22 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun China’s split renminbi system suggests a rumored yuan stablecoin won’t mark a crypto shift. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

NIMBYs threaten to sink Project Sail, a $17B datacenter development in Georgia 2025-08-22 at 15:48 By Dan Robinson Coweta County stalls bit barn vote as residents revolt A county in the US state of Georgia is facing opposition to the construction of a massive hyperscale datacenter campus, reflecting the growing concerns of communities in America…

How to rent an apartment in Dubai using Bitcoin (step-by-step) 2025-08-22 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Bradley Peak In 2025, Dubai is showing how crypto can work for real-world housing, letting residents legally pay rent with Bitcoin through regulated channels. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Andrew Tate shorts Kanye West’s YZY, racks up $700K losses on Hyperliquid 2025-08-22 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Andrew Tate is back on the memecoin bandwagon but hasn’t nailed the trading game as his wallet approaches losses of $700,000 on Hyperliquid. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Pharmaceutical Firm Hit With Ransomware Attack 2025-08-22 at 15:14 By Inotiv, a pharmaceutical firm, was hit with a ransomware attack. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

Chinese Hackers Murky, Genesis, and Glacial Panda Escalate Cloud and Telecom Espionage 2025-08-22 at 15:14 By Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to malicious activity orchestrated by a China-nexus cyber espionage group known as Murky Panda that involves abusing trusted relationships in the cloud to breach enterprise networks. “The adversary has also shown considerable ability to…

Arch Linux takes a pounding as DDoS attack enters week two 2025-08-22 at 14:33 By Gareth Halfacree Project scrambles for mitigation as AUR, forums, and main site feel the strain Some joyless ne’er-do-well has loosed a botnet on the community-driven Arch Linux distro, with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack now in its second…

Nvidia’s rough week on the market may be a sign of trouble for hot stock 2025-08-22 at 14:02 By Charles Gasparino Jitters have been fueled by the flop of the latest ChatGPT rollout, possible layoffs at Meta’s AI unit and even an MIT study raising doubts about the potential of AI to goose corporate profits.…

Japan’s SBI forms new blockchain ties with Circle, Ripple and Startale 2025-08-22 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz SBI partners with Circle, Ripple and Startale to launch stablecoin ventures and a tokenized asset trading platform in Japan. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Everything is ‘different on Windows’: Zed port delays highlight dev friction 2025-08-22 at 13:57 By Tim Anderson Graphics API, crash reporting and more: Making low-level code cross-platform for Windows is a challenge Zed co-founder Max Brunfield has explained why the Windows port of the Rust-based editor is taking so long – illustrating the friction facing…

Automation Is Redefining Pentest Delivery 2025-08-22 at 13:57 By Pentesting remains one of the most effective ways to identify real-world security weaknesses before adversaries do. But as the threat landscape has evolved, the way we deliver pentest results hasn’t kept pace. Most organizations still rely on traditional reporting methods—static PDFs, emailed documents, and spreadsheet-based tracking.…

Taiwan charges suspects in record $72M crypto laundering scheme 2025-08-22 at 13:26 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Taiwanese prosecutors have reportedly indicted 14 people accused of orchestrating the country’s largest money laundering case involving a cryptocurrency exchange. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Australian regulator orders audit of Binance money laundering controls 2025-08-22 at 13:11 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski AUSTRAC has ordered Binance Australia to appoint an external auditor after identifying serious shortcomings in the exchange’s Anti-Money Laundering controls. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

IBM, NASA cook up AI model to predict solar tantrums 2025-08-22 at 12:40 By Dan Robinson Open source Surya system promises early alerts for space weather that can fry satellites and grids Boffins at IBM and NASA have concocted an AI model to help predict the weather, but this time it is taking on space…

EU exploring Ethereum, Solana for digital euro launch: FT 2025-08-22 at 11:57 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The EU is exploring Ethereum and Solana for its digital euro, marking a shift toward public blockchains over private models like China’s CBDC. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Kroll faces class-action suit as FTX creditors allege daily scam emails 2025-08-22 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan FTX creditors claim they are being targeted via phishing emails after their information was leaked in a data breach in August 2023. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

‘South Park’ rips into Trump’s crypto ties in latest episode 2025-08-22 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The latest episode of the long-running comedy series “South Park” depicts US President Donald Trump taking gifts of Bitcoin from state officials and tech leaders. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Ex-Developer Jailed Four Years for Sabotaging Ohio Employer with Kill-Switch Malware 2025-08-22 at 10:05 By A 55-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for sabotaging his former employer’s network with custom malware and deploying a kill switch that locked out employees when his account was…

Don’t cave to Euro censorship or backdoor demands, Uncle Sam warns US tech firms 2025-08-22 at 09:46 By Iain Thomson FTC chair: Companies could face enforcement if they give in The head of America’s consumer watchdog has issued a stark warning to some of the biggest names in the tech sphere – don’t backdoor encryption…

13 wallets made over $24M profit dumping the YZY token, data shows 2025-08-22 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Kanye West’s YZY memecoin left thousands of wallets devastated as coordinated snipers extracted millions while retail investors lost out. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Japan’s Fugaku supercomputer follow-up adds Nvidia GPUs 2025-08-22 at 08:40 By Simon Sharwood Fujitsu doesn’t have the project all to itself any more Japanese research institution RIKEN has decided it needs GPUs for its next generation “FugakuNEXT” supercomputer and has signed Nvidia to supply them and design the systems needed to get them working.… This…

Michael Saylor’s Strategy does not ‘move the price’ of Bitcoin — Exec 2025-08-22 at 08:08 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Strategy’s corporate treasurer Shirish Jajodia says, “We’re actually buying Bitcoin around the clock. Almost every day, every hour, every second.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Dwarf planet Ceres may have been habitable – for microbes – a couple of billion years back 2025-08-22 at 08:08 By Simon Sharwood Radioactive decay produced a warm internal ocean Dwarf planet Ceres, the unpleasant lump of icy rock orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, once had an environment in which microbes might have thrived.… This…

​​US House adds CBDC ban to massive defense policy bill 2025-08-22 at 07:07 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into a nearly 1,300-page bill on defense policy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Take a Look Inside: Managing and Mitigating Insider Risk 2025-08-22 at 07:05 By A former Chief Privacy Officer to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shares insights on managing insider risk. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

CFTC launches second ‘Crypto Sprint’ to advance White House push 2025-08-22 at 06:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The CFTC is seeking public input on how it can more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as part of its second “crypto sprint” initiative to advance the White House’s crypto agenda. This article is an excerpt from…

Bank reverses decision to replace 45 customer service staff with AI chatbot 2025-08-22 at 06:01 By Simon Sharwood Also fired another AI – GitHub Copilot – after it produced ‘mixed results in utilisation and efficacy’ Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has decided not to fire 45 workers it planned to replace with an AI chatbot.… This article…

Apple TV+ hikes monthly subscription price for Apple users 2025-08-22 at 05:01 By Fox Business Apple has increased the monthly subscription of Apple TV+ by $3, which is the first price increase the company has done since October 2023. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post…

Australia busted 14K scams since 2023 — 21% touted fake crypto 2025-08-22 at 05:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said the regulator has now beefed up its scam enforcement to include monitoring social media ads. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

DeepSeek’s new V3.1 release points to potent new Chinese chips coming soon 2025-08-22 at 04:46 By Tobias Mann Point release retuned with new FP8 datatype for better compatibility with homegrown silicon Chinese AI darling DeepSeek unveiled an update to its flagship large language model that the company claims is already optimized for use with a…

Developer jailed for taking down employer’s network with kill switch malware 2025-08-22 at 03:32 By Iain Thomson Pro tip: When taking revenge, don’t use your real name A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.… This article is…