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Bitcoin ends October in red, but now enters its biggest month for gains 2025-11-01 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Bitcoin has typically recorded its strongest month for gains in November, and there are certainly macro tailwinds to make it happen again. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

Musk unveils X Chat, a messenger with encryption ‘similar to Bitcoin’ 2025-11-01 at 06:44 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Elon Musk expects X Chat to launch within the next few months and promises it won’t sell or share users’ data with advertisers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Steak ‘n Shake Bitcoin reserve: Happy meal for hodlers or nothingburger? 2025-11-01 at 04:38 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng The fast-food chain is also donating 210 sats from every Bitcoin meal toward open-source Bitcoin development. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

New Hampshire Senate stalls crypto mining deregulation bill after split vote 2025-11-01 at 01:42 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Lawmakers opted to study the proposal further following a wave of public concern over plans to loosen local controls on crypto mining in the state. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle isn’t dead, expect a 70% drop next downturn: VC 2025-11-01 at 01:42 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The lack of understanding about Bitcoin’s economic properties will result in a market dump at the first sign of trouble, Vineet Budki said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React…

MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze 2025-11-01 at 01:42 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Many crypto users online praised the decision but continued to criticize the exchange for freezing the funds in the first place. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Price predictions 10/31: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, BCH 2025-10-31 at 22:17 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin bulls defended the $107,000 level, but the net outflows from the spot Bitcoin ETFs increase the risk of a breakdown in the near term. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Crypto Biz: Corporate stablecoin race heats up with Citi, Western Union at the helm 2025-10-31 at 22:17 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Citi and Western Union lead Wall Street’s stablecoin charge as Bitcoin miners and lenders shake up the post-halving crypto landscape. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Mark Zuckerberg drops in billionaire ranks after losing $29B in single day as Meta stock tanks 2025-10-31 at 21:47 By Ariel Zilber Investors recoiled from Meta’s plan to issue $30 billion in new debt to fund artificial intelligence spending. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source…

Caitlin Long’s crypto bank loses appeal over Fed master account 2025-10-31 at 21:47 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Custodia said it was “actively considering” petitioning the appellate court for a rehearing following the Tenth Circuit judgment, filed more than five years after its application. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source…

Saylor tips $150K Bitcoin in 2025 despite Trump tariff shocks: Finance Redefined 2025-10-31 at 21:47 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Michael Saylor still foresees a $150,000 Bitcoin price by the end of the year, despite temporary concerns with import tariff escalations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this…

‘Dino’ cryptos to soak up institutional funds bound for altcoins: Analyst 2025-10-31 at 21:47 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Older, more established altcoins are likely to be the focus of institutional interest and investment, Maen Ftouni told Cointelegraph. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Datacenter biz and nuke startup join forces for Texas AI ranch 2025-10-31 at 21:47 By Dan Robinson The bit barn will run on gas power first. Texas is set to get another nuclear-powered datacenter project thanks to Blue Energy and Crusoe, but any atomic action isn’t likely until the next decade.… This article is an…

Ransomware gang runs ads for Microsoft Teams to pwn victims 2025-10-31 at 21:47 By Jessica Lyons You click and think you’re getting a download page, but get malware instead Imagine searching for Microsoft Teams, seeing a text link at the top of the results, visiting it, and then getting hit with malware. The Rhysida ransomware…

OpenAI Unveils Aardvark: GPT-5 Agent That Finds and Fixes Code Flaws Automatically 2025-10-31 at 21:46 By OpenAI has announced the launch of an “agentic security researcher” that’s powered by its GPT-5 large language model (LLM) and is programmed to emulate a human expert capable of scanning, understanding, and patching code. Called Aardvark, the artificial intelligence…

AI blew open software security, now OpenAI wants to fix it with an agent called Aardvark 2025-10-31 at 21:35 By Thomas Claburn AI promises to find bugs and gaps in your apps After helping expand the modern software attack surface with the rise of AI services prone to data poisoning and prompt injection, OpenAI has…

Horrendous AI model depicts what we’ll look like in 25 years — and it’s frightening for good reason 2025-10-31 at 19:32 By Ben Cost We are sofa-king screwed. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

China-Linked Hackers Exploit Windows Shortcut Flaw to Target European Diplomats 2025-10-31 at 19:32 By A China-affiliated threat actor known as UNC6384 has been linked to a fresh set of attacks exploiting an unpatched Windows shortcut vulnerability to target European diplomatic and government entities between September and October 2025. The activity targeted diplomatic organizations in Hungary,…

China-Linked Tick Group Exploits Lanscope Zero-Day to Hijack Corporate Systems 2025-10-31 at 19:32 By The exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Motex Lanscope Endpoint Manager has been attributed to a cyber espionage group known as Tick. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-61932 (CVSS score: 9.3), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands with…

US Treasury Secretary praises Singapore’s digital asset adoption at APEC 2025-10-31 at 19:24 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Scott Bessent met Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during the APEC 2025 summit, as world leaders gathered to address global growth, energy security and technology. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

YouTube’s AI moderator pulls Windows 11 workaround videos, calls them dangerous 2025-10-31 at 19:09 By Brandon Vigliarolo Creators baffled as videos on local accounts, unsupported PCs vanish under ‘harmful acts’ rule Is installing Windows 11 with a local account or on unsupported hardware harmful or dangerous? YouTube’s AI moderation system seems to think so, as…

A word about comments and forums… 2025-10-31 at 19:03 By Matt Rosoff Our house, our rules One of the biggest surprises of my tenure at El Reg so far is the activity in our forums and article comments. Reg readers are engaged, opinionated, and unafraid to express themselves. I love this. Thank you for reading,…

Microsoft Task Manager now tasking PCs with running multiple copies of itself 2025-10-31 at 18:40 By Richard Speed The once fearsome process killer is now a leaker of resources Microsoft’s ability to add bugs in the most unexpected of places has continued into its latest update to Windows 11, which spawns multiple copies of Task…

Poor UX is causing stablecoin ‘ticker fatigue’: ZachXBT 2025-10-31 at 18:40 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Crypto users must deal with costly fees, protocol-level restrictions and multiple service providers to execute simple stablecoin transactions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Coinbase defends funding of White House ballroom after East Wing demolished 2025-10-31 at 18:36 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The chief policy officer said that the company was “proud to have supported the building of a new ballroom” in response to allegations of corruption from a US senator. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Russia finally bites the cybercrooks it raised, arresting suspected Meduza infostealer devs 2025-10-31 at 18:26 By Connor Jones Rare case of the state turning on its own, but researchers say it may be doing so more often Russia’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested three suspects it believes helped build and spread the Meduza infostealer.……

Developer puts Windows 7 on a crash diet, drops it to down to 69 MB 2025-10-31 at 18:15 By Richard Speed Trim down for obsolete operating system leaves it booting, but not much else Stripping Windows to the bare essentials is a favorite hobby among enthusiasts, especially as Microsoft continues loading its OS with unwanted…

Nation-State Hackers Deploy New Airstalk Malware in Suspected Supply Chain Attack 2025-10-31 at 18:08 By A suspected nation-state threat actor has been linked to the distribution of a new malware called Airstalk as part of a likely supply chain attack. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said it’s tracking the cluster under the moniker CL-STA-1009, where…

Zcash hits 8-year high, flips Monero to become top privacy coin at $6.2B 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Zcash defied the crypto market downturn with a 45% rally this week, making it the most valuable privacy-focused cryptocurrency, following Hayes’ call for a $10,000 price target. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com…

Why is Zcash’s ZEC the only crypto pumping right now? 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Zcash’s rally faces a test as a rising wedge pattern signals a possible 30% pullback toward the $260–$270 support zone in November. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

Resilience, not sovereignty, defines OpenStack’s next chapter 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Richard Speed Price hikes, politics, and platform fatigue drive organizations back toward open alternatives OpenInfra Summit  Sovereignty might be the word of the hour, but the OpenStack community has another – resilience.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React…

Linux vendors are getting into Ubuntu – and Snap 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By Liam Proven Ubuntu’s much-maligned format may be finally reaching critical mass Ubuntu Summit  More than one Linux-adjacent vendor presented at the Ubuntu Summit, and a small but recurring theme is offering official Snap packages.… This article is an excerpt from The Register…

The MSP Cybersecurity Readiness Guide: Turning Security into Growth 2025-10-31 at 13:59 By MSPs are facing rising client expectations for strong cybersecurity and compliance outcomes, while threats grow more complex and regulatory demands evolve. Meanwhile, clients are increasingly seeking comprehensive protection without taking on the burden of managing security themselves. This shift represents a major…

VodafoneThree to offshore UK network jobs to India 2025-10-31 at 12:38 By Carly Page TUPE or not TUPE? Not for roles being sent overseas amid a push to meet post-merger rollout targets Exclusive  VodafoneThree has told some staff their roles may be offshored to India under new contracts with Ericsson and Nokia – and that…

Australian police crack coded wallet, seize $5.9M in crypto 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski The Australian Federal Police cracked a coded crypto wallet backup holding $5.9 million after a data scientist deciphered a complex numerical sequence on a phone. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to…

Bitcoin set for first red October in seven years: What will November bring? 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale “Uptober” has turned into a red month for Bitcoin, with Fed rate cut hopes and easing US-China trade tensions doing little to uphold BTC prices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View…

Deutsche Bank and DWS-backed EURAU stablecoin goes multichain with Chainlink 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski AllUnity’s euro-pegged MiCA-compliant stablecoin, EURAU, is expanding across major blockchains using Chainlink’s CCIP protocol. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

England’s local government shake-up promises to be a massive tech headache 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By SA Mathieson Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg The UK government will replace Surrey County Council and its 11 borough and district councils with two new unitary councils, which will provide most…

O2 cranks prices mid-contract, essentially telling customers to like it or lump it 2025-10-31 at 11:46 By Dan Robinson Ofcom ‘disappointed’ by decision that ‘goes against the spirit of our rules’ Britian’s comms regulator has criticized O2 for hiking prices beyond what customers agreed to, exploiting a loophole in rules designed to end unpredictable mid-contract…

CISA and NSA Issue Urgent Guidance to Secure WSUS and Microsoft Exchange Servers 2025-10-31 at 11:45 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA), along with international partners from Australia and Canada, have released guidance to harden on-premise Microsoft Exchange Server instances from potential exploitation. “By restricting administrative access,…