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Fungible cryptos in secondary sales are not securities, Ripple tells SEC 2025-05-28 at 13:13 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Ripple, the blockchain company behind XRP, argued that fungible cryptocurrencies are not securities when transferred in secondary transactions in a recent letter sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In its May 27 letter, […]

BlackRock to join Telegram’s $1.5B bond sale: WSJ 2025-05-28 at 13:13 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BlackRock, one of the world’s largest Bitcoin holders, is reportedly participating in a bond raise by crypto-friendly messenger Telegram. Telegram is expected to raise at least $1.5 billion in a bond issue on May 28, with support from existing […]

Eviden unveils satellite monitoring tool, as Starlink asks UK for E band access 2025-05-28 at 13:13 By Dan Robinson Space broadband and space-linked phones all very well, but someone’s got to track them Satellites have evolved, thanks to SpaceX’s Starlink and incomer AST SpaceMobile pumping out high-speed broadband and cellular services for everyday phones delivered […]

Sui validators vote on $162M Cetus recovery plan to restore user funds 2025-05-28 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Sui-based decentralized exchange Cetus may be one step closer to recovering funds lost in a recent exploit, pending the outcome of a community governance vote scheduled to end June 3. Cetus was exploited for over […]

Unhappy with the cloud costs? You’re not alone 2025-05-28 at 11:35 By Dan Robinson And it’s all your fault There is growing dissatisfaction over cloud computing, according to Gartner, and much of this can be put down to unrealistic expectations or customers simply not implementing the tech properly.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

Metaplanet issues $50M in new debt to buy more Bitcoin 2025-05-28 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Japanese investment firm Metaplanet is raising $50 million through a private placement of zero-interest bonds as part of its ongoing strategy to increase its Bitcoin exposure.  In a May 28 announcement, the company that it was raising […]

German court parks four Volkswagen execs in jail over Dieselgate scandal 2025-05-28 at 10:41 By Simon Sharwood More cases about 2015 software swindle stuck in legal traffic jam Germany’s Braunschweig Regional Court has reportedly sentenced four Volkswagen executives to jail over “Dieselgate” – the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have fudged […]

Australian regulator takes former Blockchain Global director to court 2025-05-28 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Australia’s markets regulator has filed civil proceedings against Liang “Allan” Guo, the former director of Blockchain Global.  Guo will face the court on “allegations relating to multiple breaches of his directors’ duties,” the Australian Securities and Investments Commission […]

Crypto czar Sacks says US could possibly ‘acquire more Bitcoin’ 2025-05-28 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks says the US could buy more Bitcoin if the government can fund the purchase in a “budget-neutral” way without a tax or adding to the growing national debt. Sacks […]

Altcoin ‘wildfire’ inbound as trader shuts down bear market fears 2025-05-28 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons A crypto trader has pushed back against claims that altcoin season is already over, arguing that it hasn’t even started yet, as many tokens are still near their local price bottoms. “I don’t understand why people start […]

DragonForce double-whammy: First hit an MSP, then use RMM software to push ransomware 2025-05-28 at 09:53 By Jessica Lyons SimpleHelp was the vector for the attack DragonForce ransomware infected a managed service provider, and its customers, after attackers exploited security flaws in remote monitoring and management tool SimpleHelp.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

Apple Blocks $9 Billion in Fraud Over 5 Years Amid Rising App Store Threats 2025-05-28 at 09:53 By Apple on Tuesday revealed that it prevented over $9 billion in fraudulent transactions in the last five years, including more than $2 billion in 2024 alone. The company said the App Store is confronted by a wide […]

SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Last Starship Explosion’ counter to zero, again 2025-05-28 at 09:03 By Simon Sharwood Yet is happy with its ninth flight, which Musk’s rocket Co. designed to severely stress its rockets SpaceX’s Starship has failed, again.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

CFTC’s Goldsmith Romero says commissioner exodus ‘not a great situation’ 2025-05-28 at 08:17 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Outgoing US Commodity Futures Trading Commission commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero says the exodus of the agency’s top brass is “not a great situation” for crypto regulations. The CFTC could be headed by just one commissioner once the […]

Rep. Steil urges restraint on adding ‘non-germane items’ to crypto bills 2025-05-28 at 08:17 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea US Representative Bryan Steil wants lawmakers to stop adding “non-germane items” into two key crypto bills, claiming that doing so is slowing the implementation of a regulatory framework for the industry. “Individuals, when they see legislation […]