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Hacker reconnaissance work continues on TeleMessage app vulnerability — Report 2025-07-19 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino As of Wednesday, at least eleven IP addresses have actively tried to exploit the vulnerability, with thousands more addresses possibly doing reconnaissance work. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Meta declines to abide by voluntary EU AI safety guidelines 2025-07-19 at 01:41 By Thomas Claburn GPAI code asks for transparency, copyright, and safety pledges Two weeks before the EU AI Act takes effect, the European Commission issued voluntary guidelines for providers of general-purpose AI models. However, Meta refused to sign, arguing that the extra […]

GENIUS’ ban on stablecoin yield will drive demand for Ethereum DeFi — Analysts 2025-07-19 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The lack of yield-bearing options for US-regulated stablecoins under the GENIUS bill will drive investors to search for interest elsewhere, analysts said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

The rise of ETFs challenges Bitcoin’s self-custody roots 2025-07-19 at 01:03 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The growing popularity of Bitcoin ETFs and treasury companies is reshaping how investors hold Bitcoin — raising questions about the core principle of “not your keys, not your coins.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Astronomer HR chief Kristin Cabot appears to be married to CEO of Privateer Rum— and bought a house with him just five months ago: records 2025-07-19 at 00:16 By Thomas Barrabi Kristin Cabot, the HR executive caught canoodling with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron at a Coldplay concert, is married to the CEO of a different […]

Bitcoin’s lower support retests shift traders’ focus to XLM, LTC, ETC, BNB 2025-07-19 at 00:15 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Bitcoin testing underlying support, and the potential start of an altcoin season have traders focusing on XLM, LTC, ETC and BNB. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Lawsuits piling up against Strategy could take years, go nowhere, lawyer says 2025-07-19 at 00:15 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino At least seven law firms have filed complaints against Strategy, alleging securities fraud. Two crypto lawyers had different takes on the situation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Founder of bankrupt clothing tech startup charged with defrauding investors out of $300M 2025-07-18 at 23:25 By Reuters The alleged fraud spanned six years starting in 2019, three years after the Princeton University alumna was named one of Inc magazine’s “Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs” and Crain’s New York Business’ “40 Under 40.” This article is […]

Crypto execs center stage as Trump signs stablecoin bill into law 2025-07-18 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Several C-suite executives from cryptocurrency companies attended the Friday event, some of whom directly contributed to Trump’s 2024 campaign. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto Biz: Wall Street giants bet on stablecoins 2025-07-18 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi JPMorgan, Citigroup and Bank of America are all in the early stages of stablecoin development. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Senate to consider Trump’s CFTC pick as crypto oversight hangs in the balance 2025-07-18 at 23:09 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Senate Agriculture Committee will hear from prospective CFTC chair Brian Quintenz, who could be the sole commissioner at the US regulator by the end of 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com […]

Foundry competition heats up as Japan’s Rapidus says 2nm chip tech on track for 2027 2025-07-18 at 22:38 By Tobias Mann That’s just… checks notes… two years behind everyone else Japanese foundry upstart Rapidus says it’s on track to begin volume production of 2nm process tech after achieving a major milestone this week.… This article […]

UNG0002 Group Hits China, Hong Kong, Pakistan Using LNK Files and RATs in Twin Campaigns 2025-07-18 at 22:38 By Multiple sectors in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan have become the target of a threat activity cluster tracked as UNG0002 (aka Unknown Group 0002) as part of a broader cyber espionage campaign. “This threat entity demonstrates […]

China’s Massistant Tool Secretly Extracts SMS, GPS Data, and Images From Confiscated Phones 2025-07-18 at 22:38 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a mobile forensics tool called Massistant that’s used by law enforcement authorities in China to gather information from seized mobile devices. The hacking tool, believed to be a successor of MFSocket, is […]

Ivanti Zero-Days Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks 2025-07-18 at 22:38 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) appliances. According to a report published by JPCERT/CC today, the threat […]

El Salvador hasn’t bought Bitcoin since signing loan deal, IMF says 2025-07-18 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The IMF report directly contradicts regular posts from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office that the country is purchasing one BTC per day. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin’s rise with Wall Street comes at a potential philosophical cost 2025-07-18 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Institutional capital brings Bitcoin stability and status, but also systemic risk, regulatory pressure, and a creeping erosion of its core ethos. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source