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Crypto can’t afford to wait for perfect regulation 2025-09-21 at 16:38 By Cointelegraph by Kevin de Patoul Crypto’s path forward lies in embracing imperfect regulation. Waiting for flawless frameworks will only stall adoption, innovation and the tokenization of real assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

BNB quietly climbs 10% despite weekend lull: How high can the price go? 2025-09-21 at 16:38 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola BNB breakout patterns and onchain sentiment suggest a year-end rally, with upside targets stretching between $1,250 and $1,565. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

DPRK Hackers Use ClickFix to Deliver BeaverTail Malware in Crypto Job Scams 2025-09-21 at 15:00 By Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka DPRK or North Korea) have been observed leveraging ClickFix-style lures to deliver a known malware called BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret. “The threat actor used ClickFix lures to target…

EU’s Chat Control law would push users toward ‘Web3 alternatives’ — Experts 2025-09-21 at 13:26 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Privacy experts warn EU’s Chat Control law could break encryption, erode trust in digital platforms and push users toward decentralized Web3 solutions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Make Windows 11 more useful and less annoying with these 11 Registry hacks 2025-09-21 at 11:33 By Avram Piltch From pain-free shutdowns to crap-free search, these tweaks will improve your experience hands on  Windows 11 has a number of puzzling or annoying UI changes from Windows 10 that power users might wish to change. But…

Cannabis firm Flora Growth launches $401M treasury backing Zero Gravity 2025-09-21 at 10:39 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Nasdaq-listed Flora Growth will rebrand to ZeroStack after raising $401 million to support 0G, a decentralized AI blockchain training 107B-parameter models. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Low-risk DeFi could do for Ethereum what search did for Google, Vitalik says 2025-09-21 at 08:20 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Vitalik Buterin said low-risk DeFi protocols can bring in stable revenue for the network, like how Google Search does for Google, but while also ensuring Ethereum’s core values remain intact. This article is an…

Changpeng Zhao’s YZi Labs deepens stake in stablecoin issuer Ethena 2025-09-21 at 04:07 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea YZi Labs has invested further into Ethena to push USDe adoption across more chains and platforms, while also assisting with the development of a new stablecoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Bitcoin will ‘accelerate’ as world heads into the Fourth Turning — Analyst 2025-09-20 at 23:25 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill BTC will continue to appreciate and gain adoption as the global financial and geopolitical system is reshaped in the coming decades. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Bitcoin mining difficulty paints new ATH amid centralization fears 2025-09-20 at 21:31 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The rising network difficulty and the need to pay for energy are pushing out smaller players and even publicly traded corporations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Web3 needs to rely on Web2 to survive 2025-09-20 at 19:25 By Cointelegraph by Richard Johnson Web3’s mass adoption depends on embracing Web2 infrastructure, not replacing it. Gradual integration builds trust and accelerates mainstream acceptance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

SaaS vendors are hiking costs faster than inflation, but squeaky wheels can still get deals 2025-09-20 at 19:25 By Simon Sharwood And also force them to improve resilience SaaS vendors are increasing prices faster than both inflation and the typical growth rate of corporate IT budgets, but Gartner VP analyst Jo Liversidge thinks that canny…

Coinbase CEO sets sights on replacing banks with crypto super app 2025-09-20 at 15:32 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has outlined plans to build a crypto super app, offering credit cards, payments and Bitcoin rewards to rival traditional banks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Britain jumps into bed with Palantir in £1.5B defense pact 2025-09-20 at 15:32 By Lindsay Clark Arrangement follows big tech tie-ins claiming to offer £31B investment The UK has struck a defense deal with US spy-tech biz Palantir, which the government says will unlock £1.5 billion ($2 billion) of investment in Britain.… This article is…

LastPass Warns of Fake Repositories Infecting macOS with Atomic Infostealer 2025-09-20 at 10:58 By LastPass is warning of an ongoing, widespread information stealer campaign targeting Apple macOS users through fake GitHub repositories that distribute malware-laced programs masquerading as legitimate tools. “In the case of LastPass, the fraudulent repositories redirected potential victims to a repository that…

BitGo files for US IPO with $90B in assets under custody 2025-09-20 at 10:24 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas BitGo files to go public with $90.3 billion in assets under custody, targeting NYSE listing as institutional crypto adoption accelerates under new US policies. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Researchers Uncover GPT-4-Powered MalTerminal Malware Creating Ransomware, Reverse Shell 2025-09-20 at 10:24 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the earliest example known to date of a malware with that bakes in Large Language Model (LLM) capabilities. The malware has been codenamed MalTerminal by SentinelOne SentinelLABS research team. The findings were presented at…

Bitcoin may go ‘boring’ as institutional interest ramps up: Michael Saylor 2025-09-20 at 09:25 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Strategy’s Michael Saylor said that lower Bitcoin volatility benefits “mega institutions” but disappoints thrill-seekers who thrive on price swings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

ShadowLeak Zero-Click Flaw Leaks Gmail Data via OpenAI ChatGPT Deep Research Agent 2025-09-20 at 09:25 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a zero-click flaw in OpenAI ChatGPT’s Deep Research agent that could allow an attacker to leak sensitive Gmail inbox data with a single crafted email without any user action. The new class of attack has…

Bitcoin and alts set for Fed ‘jolt,’ market isn’t ready: Economist 2025-09-20 at 07:14 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Economist Timothy Peterson said that the US Federal Reserve’s upcoming actions are likely to “jolt Bitcoin and alts up substantially.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump admin says tech companies are abusing H-1B visas, slaps $100k a year to allow entry 2025-09-20 at 04:17 By Iain Thomson It will hit outsourcing companies hardest On Friday, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation to sharply raise the cost of employing H-1B workers by restricting entry unless employers make a $100,000 payment with…

FTX Recovery Trust to unlock $1.6B for creditors in September disbursement 2025-09-20 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The distribution marks the third payout to creditors of the former exchange as it continues dispensing up to $16.5 billion in funds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

US Treasury opens second round of comments on Genius Act implementation 2025-09-20 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The bill to establish rules for payment stablecoins was signed into law by US President Donald Trump in July and awaits final regulations before implementation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

CFTC adds crypto leaders to digital asset group, JPMorgan exec tapped for co-chair 2025-09-20 at 01:00 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Uniswap, Aptos, BNY, Chainlink, JP Morgan and Franklin Templeton executives join CFTC’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee under Acting Chair Pham. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Zuck has the power! Meta applies to sell excess electricity 2025-09-20 at 00:32 By Tobias Mann With new electricity sources for AI datacenters, the company will have some juice left over AI model training and serving require vast quantities of power, but not necessarily all at once. With the first of several gigawatt-scale datacenters due…

Crypto Biz: Rails, rigs and regulation — the new crypto economy 2025-09-19 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi PayPal launches P2P crypto links, Google tests AI payments, miners pivot to data centers and Bitwise eyes stablecoin ETF. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Ethereum onchain activity surge hints at ETH price rally to $5K 2025-09-19 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Ether’s road to $5,000 looks clear, especially if TradFi adoption and spot ETH ETF inflows continue at their current pace. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Less than 0.001% chance MYX trading activity was organic: Report 2025-09-19 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Spokespersons from Rena Labs told Cointelegraph that the recent MYX trading patterns suggested almost certain market manipulation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Mark Zuckerberg has Wi-Fi glitch during live demo of Meta’s new $800 smart glasses 2025-09-19 at 22:22 By Ariel Zilber The Facebook founder’s big demo at Meta Connect 2025 went off the rails Wednesday. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to…

Ethena taps Flowdesk as USDe climbs $14 billion amid synthetic dollar surge 2025-09-19 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Ethena has partnered with Flowdesk to boost USDe and USDtb access, as USDe surpasses $14 billion in market cap and becomes the third-largest stablecoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Gary Gensler doubles down on crypto approach amid SEC sea change 2025-09-19 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The former SEC chair and Paul Atkins, the current head of the agency, both made media appearance this week to address significant policies proposed by US President Donald Trump. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Price predictions 9/19: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, AVAX 2025-09-19 at 22:00 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin faced solid selling at $117,500, but the real test is whether or not bulls can maintain BTC price above $115,500. Meanwhile, most altcoins are expected to rise higher. This article is an excerpt…

ChatGPT joins human league, now solves CAPTCHAs for the right prompt 2025-09-19 at 21:41 By Jessica Lyons Could this bot-prevention technique now be obsolete? ChatGPT can be tricked via cleverly worded prompts to violate its own policies and solve CAPTCHA puzzles, potentially making this human-proving security mechanism obsolete, researchers say.… This article is an excerpt…

Sorry, but DeepSeek didn’t really train its flagship model for $294,000 2025-09-19 at 21:02 By Tobias Mann Training costs detailed in R1 training report don’t include 2.79 million GPU hours that laid its foundation Chinese AI darling DeepSeek’s now infamous R1 research report was published in the Journal Nature this week, alongside new information on…

Ivanti EPMM holes let miscreants plant shady listeners, CISA says 2025-09-19 at 20:31 By Jessica Lyons Unnamed org compromised with two malware sets An unknown attacker has abused a couple of flaws in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) and deployed two sets of malware against an unnamed organization, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure…

XRP revisits $3 support, but data shows bulls still in control 2025-09-19 at 20:04 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly XRP failed to overcome the $3.20 resistance level, but technical charts and onchain data conclude that bulls are still in control. Is $5 possible by Q4? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original…

UNC1549 Hacks 34 Devices in 11 Telecom Firms via LinkedIn Job Lures and MINIBIKE Malware 2025-09-19 at 19:22 By An Iran-nexus cyber espionage group known as UNC1549 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting European telecommunications companies, successfully infiltrating 34 devices across 11 organizations as part of a recruitment-themed activity on LinkedIn. Swiss cybersecurity…

Why Coinbase and OKX want a slice of Australia’s $2.8T pension pie 2025-09-19 at 19:09 By Cointelegraph by Dilip Kumar Patairya Global exchanges Coinbase and OKX are betting big on Australia’s pension pie, pushing crypto into self-managed super funds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Microsoft insists Copilot+ PCs are ’empowering the future’ – reality disagrees 2025-09-19 at 19:09 By Richard Speed Latest marketing blitz for a solution seeking a problem… and a killer app Comment  Microsoft suspects that a “transformative shift” is being driven in personal and enterprise computing by its Copilot+ PCs and an expanding Windows on Arm…

Turns out Hayabusa2’s next asteroid target isn’t much bigger than the probe itself 2025-09-19 at 18:16 By Richard Speed It’s also spinning twice as fast than thought, making a tricky rendezvous even trickier Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe faces a tougher mission after new measurements revealed its target asteroid is nearly three times smaller and spinning about…

Bitcoin price forecasts eye $110K target as $4.9T options expiry arrives 2025-09-19 at 18:04 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin gained fresh downward BTC price predictions on the back of an options expiry event and thickening bid liquidity on exchange order books. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

SystemBC Powers REM Proxy With 1,500 Daily VPS Victims Across 80 C2 Servers 2025-09-19 at 18:03 By A proxy network known as REM Proxy is powered by malware known as SystemBC, offering about 80% of the botnet to its users, according to new findings from the Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies. “REM Proxy…

Fortra Releases Critical Patch for CVSS 10.0 GoAnywhere MFT Vulnerability 2025-09-19 at 18:03 By Fortra has disclosed details of a critical security flaw in GoAnywhere Managed File Transfer (MFT) software that could result in the execution of arbitrary commands. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-10035, carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity. “A deserialization…

Ding ding: Fortra rings the perfect-10 bell over latest GoAnywhere MFT bug 2025-09-19 at 17:35 By Connor Jones Outside experts say the vulnerability has probably already been exploited Budding ransomware crooks have another shot at exploiting Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT product now that a new 10/10 severity vulnerability needs patching.… This article is an excerpt from…

17,500 Phishing Domains Target 316 Brands Across 74 Countries in Global PhaaS Surge 2025-09-19 at 17:20 By The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) offering known as Lighthouse and Lucid has been linked to more than 17,500 phishing domains targeting 316 brands from 74 countries. “Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) deployments have risen significantly recently,” Netcraft said in a new report. “The…

Trusted Execution Environments (TEE) explained: The future of secure blockchain applications 2025-09-19 at 17:06 By Cointelegraph by Gleb K The adoption of TEEs in crypto is accelerating. But what does this technology truly offer? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline: