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Aster weighs vesting schedules for token airdrop recipients 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Aster CEO Leonard said the team is weighing how to balance benefits for existing holders and upcoming airdrop recipients. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Your money, your data, your choice, through DeFi 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Cointelegraph by Lizandro Pieper Americans demand financial privacy as surveillance systems fail to protect data while eroding dignity. DeFi technology offers data control solutions that traditional banking systems cannot. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Stablecoins across the G7: How these nations shape regulation 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun G7 nations are introducing stablecoin rules, from Japan’s pioneering framework to the US GENIUS Act and Europe’s MiCA, reshaping the future of digital money. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

Russia-backed Indian oil company loses bid to compel SAP support as sanctions bite 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Lindsay Clark Delhi High Court denies urgent relief after vendor halts services citing EU rules An Indian court has refused urgent relief to an SAP customer after the vendor withheld support due to EU sanctions introduced in the…

Google’s dev registration plan ‘will end the F-Droid project’ 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Tim Anderson Open source Android app store cannot exist if Google’s plans go ahead, says F-Droid board member The F-Droid project, which distributes open source apps for Android, will end if Google goes ahead with its plans to enforce developer registration for…

EU member states pile pressure on Brussels for Chips Act rethink 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Dan Robinson Semicon Coalition presses European Commission for stronger funding, strategy, and skills drive Momentum is gathering behind calls for a Chips Act 2.0 to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness in the semiconductor sector amid growing geopolitical uncertainty over global markets and…

Windows 95 was too fat to install itself so needed help from the slimmer 3.1 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Richard Speed 30 years on, Microsoft engineer explains why the old OS had to babysit its flashy successor Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has answered the question of why Microsoft insisted on running up a miniature…

Engineers successfully reboost International Space Station after early Dragon abort 2025-09-29 at 16:59 By Richard Speed If at first you don’t succeed, you might be SpaceX NASA and SpaceX have successfully raised the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) with a 15-minute burn of the Draco thrusters located in the trunk of the Dragon…

⚡ Weekly Recap: Cisco 0-Day, Record DDoS, LockBit 5.0, BMC Bugs, ShadowV2 Botnet & More 2025-09-29 at 16:34 By Cybersecurity never stops—and neither do hackers. While you wrapped up last week, new attacks were already underway. From hidden software bugs to massive DDoS attacks and new ransomware tricks, this week’s roundup gives you the biggest…

The State of AI in the SOC 2025 – Insights from Recent Study  2025-09-29 at 16:34 By Security leaders are embracing AI for triage, detection engineering, and threat hunting as alert volumes and burnout hit breaking points. A comprehensive survey of 282 security leaders at companies across industries reveals a stark reality facing modern Security…

AI giant Anthropic faces possible clash with White House — as backers include left-wing Ford Foundation: sources 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Thomas Barrabi The left-wing activist group Ford Foundation owns a chunk of Anthropic – a little-noticed connection that could prove problematic for the AI giant given signs of a widening rift with the Trump…

Qatar bank taps JPMorgan’s blockchain for faster US dollar payments 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra “It’s a treasurer’s dream,” said QNB’s Kamel Moris, highlighting how the bank’s shift to JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain enables near-instant, 24/7 payments. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

How to spot coins before they get listed on Binance or Coinbase 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Cointelegraph by Abhinav Tewari AI tools, onchain data and community signals are influencing how traders spot tokens before they hit major exchanges. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Legacy Update updated – so your old Windows can be, too 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Liam Proven Need – or prefer – an EOL version of Windows? Don’t panic! Legacy Update is a third-party Windows Update client which can update old, unsupported versions of Windows, from Windows 10 and 11 all the way back to…

UK minister suggests government could ditch ‘dangerous’ Elon Musk’s X 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Danny Palmer Ed Miliband takes aim at social media overlord for promoting violence and disinformation The UK government should consider the possibility of leaving social media platform X, a high-profile minister has suggested.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

Harrods blames its supplier after crims steal 430k customers’ data in fresh attack 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Connor Jones Attackers make contact but negotiations fall on deaf ears Luxury London-based retailer Harrods is facing its second cybersecurity scandal in 2025, confirming criminals not only stole 430,000 customers’ data in a fresh attack but have even…

Oh the joy: OpenNvidia may be the AI generation’s WinTel 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Duo could dominate in the same way Microsoft and Intel ruled PCs for decades Opinion  The OpenAI and Nvidia $100 billion partnership sure sounds impressive. $100 billion isn’t chicken feed, even as more and more tech companies cross…

Jaguar Land Rover gets £1.5B government jump-start after cyber breakdown 2025-09-29 at 14:37 By Connor Jones Hundreds of thousands of workers in financial despair supported with landmark loan The UK government is stepping in with financial support for Jaguar Land Rover, providing it with a hefty loan as it continues to battle the fallout from…

$300K Bitcoin target ‘becoming increasingly likely,’ analyst says 2025-09-29 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin failed to follow gold to all-time highs this month, but analysts argue that BTC usually follows three to four months later, setting targets as high as $300,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Microsoft Flags AI-Driven Phishing: LLM-Crafted SVG Files Outsmart Email Security 2025-09-29 at 13:12 By Microsoft is calling attention to a new phishing campaign primarily aimed at U.S.-based organizations that has likely utilized code generated using large language models (LLMs) to obfuscate payloads and evade security defenses. “Appearing to be aided by a large language model…

First Malicious MCP Server Found Stealing Emails in Rogue Postmark-MCP Package 2025-09-29 at 13:12 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what has been described as the first-ever instance of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server spotted in the wild, raising software supply chain risks. According to Koi Security, a legitimate-looking developer managed to slip in rogue…

To digital natives, Microsoft’s IT stack makes Google’s look like a model of sanity 2025-09-29 at 11:47 By Liam Proven A millennial does battle with Redmond’s enterprise tools and comes away reeling  Comment  Probably the single most common argument against switching to Linux is the absolute non-negotiable requirement of many organizations to have Microsoft Exchange.…

Submarine cable security is all at sea, and UK govt ‘too timid’ to act, says report 2025-09-29 at 11:07 By Danny Bradbury Guess how much of our direct transatlantic data capacity runs through two cables in Bude? Feature  The first transatlantic cable, laid in 1858, delivered a little over 700 messages before promptly dying a…

When AI is trained for treachery, it becomes the perfect agent 2025-09-29 at 10:19 By Rupert Goodwins We’re blind to malicious AI until it hits. We can still open our eyes to stopping it Opinion  Last year, The Register reported on AI sleeper agents. A major academic study explored how to train an LLM to…

October is ‘ETF month’ as 16 crypto funds await final decision 2025-09-29 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte NovaDius Wealth Management president Nate Geraci said it will be an “enormous next few weeks for spot crypto ETFs” as the SEC is due to decide on 16 applications. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Bitcoin ‘bull market is not over’ as it recovers above $112K 2025-09-29 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Bitcoin briefly surpassed $112,000 in a sign of recovery after a volatile week, prompting one analyst to say the cryptocurrency was still in an uptrend. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Nick Szabo joins fray as controversial Bitcoin Core update nears release 2025-09-29 at 09:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Cypherpunk Nick Szabo has posted on X after five years of silence, adding his views to a fierce debate between Bitcoin purists and maximalists. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Agentic AI: Benefits, Risks and Best Practices for Implementation 2025-09-29 at 08:04 By Security magazine talks with Diana Kelley, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Noma Security, about the benefits, risks, and best practices of agentic AI. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

New York’s pro-crypto mayor Eric Adams drops reelection bid 2025-09-29 at 06:58 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young New York City Mayor Eric Adams is officially out of the mayoral race, plunging the city’s pro-crypto push into limbo. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests 2025-09-29 at 06:58 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Protests erupted in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, last Thursday over ongoing water and power cuts, with demonstrations later spreading across the country. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Crypto treasury mNAV metric ‘needs to be deleted’ — NYDIG 2025-09-29 at 06:58 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro argues that a popular metric for valuing crypto companies should be retired as it misleads investors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Trump demands Microsoft fire its head of global affairs 2025-09-29 at 06:58 By Simon Sharwood Alleges bias and security problems US President Donald Trump has demanded Microsoft fire its recently appointed head of global affairs Lisa Monaco.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Firedancer devs’ new proposal aims to make Solana even faster 2025-09-29 at 05:26 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Jump Crypto has proposed removing Solana’s fixed compute block limit to prioritize high-performance validators to handle complex blocks over suboptimal validators. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

‘The moral case for Bitcoin: How BTC ends the war machine’ — Author 2025-09-29 at 00:05 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Sound money forces governments and individuals to embrace fiscal discipline, while currency inflation encourages reckless spending. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

ChatGPT is being ‘too nice’ to users — people want AI companions to ‘argue back occasionally’ 2025-09-28 at 23:06 By Fabiana Buontempo New data proved that many people would prefer the hard truth. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

French officials pressured Telegram to censor Moldova election posts: Durov 2025-09-28 at 20:37 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov said that French intelligence pressured Telegram into censoring political content, which he refused to do. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Will the XRP price rally restart in October? 2025-09-28 at 18:55 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale XRP price must hold above $2.75 to ignite a recovery in October, which could be triggered by spot ETF approval and the potential influx of institutional capital. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Web3 launchpads are funding ideas, not products 2025-09-28 at 17:06 By Cointelegraph by Tim Hafner Web3 launchpads have become cash-grab funnels funding ideas without substance. The industry needs platforms that build better, not just raise more. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline: