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Bitcoiners fire back at Aussie senator’s ‘you can’t eat Bitcoin’ remark 2025-05-25 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Australian Senator Gerard Rennick has drawn criticism from the Bitcoin community following his remarks referring to Bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme and questioning the asset’s value because it can’t be eaten. “You can’t eat Bitcoin,” Rennick […]

Crypto ETFs won’t lose ‘their luster’ as wallet adoption grows — Cathie Wood 2025-05-25 at 07:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood says crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will likely maintain their place in the economy no matter how big crypto wallet adoption becomes over the next decade. “I think ETFs are […]

Industry exec sounds alarm on Ledger phishing letter delivered by USPS 2025-05-25 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Scammers posing as Ledger, a hardware wallet manufacturer, are sending physical letters to crypto users instructing them to “validate” their wallets or risk losing access to funds, in the latest phishing attack to impact the industry. […]

Bitcoin inflows projected to reach $420B in 2026 — Bitwise 2025-05-25 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Spot Bitcoin ETFs have already surpassed gold ETFs in early growth, with projections of $100 billion in annual inflows by 2027. Publicly listed companies and nation-states currently hold nearly 1.7 million BTC, pointing to long-term […]

Decentralizing telecom benefits small businesses and telcos — Web3 exec 2025-05-24 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Decentralizing telecommunication networks financially benefits small businesses and telecom corporations alike, according to Frank Mong, the chief operating officer (COO) of Nova Labs, the founding team behind the Helium wireless decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) network. In an […]

Cybercrime is ‘orders of magnitude’ larger than state-backed ops, says ex-White House advisor 2025-05-24 at 21:05 By Jessica Lyons Michael Daniel also thinks Uncle Sam should increase help to orgs hit by ransomware INTERVIEW  Uncle Sam’s cybersecurity apparatus can’t only focus on China and other nation-state actors, but also has to fight the much bigger […]

Wallet intelligence shapes the next crypto power shift 2025-05-24 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Scott Lehr Opinion by: Scott Lehr, adviser to Alteri.io In the world of cryptocurrency, knowledge isn’t just power — it’s a weapon. The recent collapse of Mantra’s OM token, which saw a 90% drop in value within hours, underscores how wallet […]

Coinbase in S&P 500: More crypto firms to come? 2025-05-24 at 16:03 By Cointelegraph by Andrew Singer This past week, Coinbase joined the S&P 500, one of the world’s most elite stock indexes — a triumph for the crypto firm, which spent much of the 2020s battling US government agencies like the SEC and Commodity […]

Remembering John Young, co-founder of web archive Cryptome 2025-05-24 at 15:37 By Iain Thomson The original leak site that never sold out, never surrendered Obituary  John Young, the co-founder of the legendary internet archive Cryptome, died at the age of 89 on March 28. The Register talked to friends and peers who gave tribute to […]

Trump’s use of presidential seal at memecoin event raises legal questions 2025-05-24 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas President Donald Trump is facing scrutiny after speaking at a private event for top investors in his $TRUMP memecoin while standing behind a lectern emblazoned with the official presidential seal — a move that may violate […]

Forgotten Turing treasure trove rescued from attic goes under the hammer 2025-05-24 at 11:38 By Richard Currie Computing pioneer’s personal papers expected to fetch tens of thousands Precious scientific papers once belonging to wartime codebreaking genius Alan Turing – rescued from an attic clear-out where they faced destruction – are set to fetch a fortune […]

Bitcoin treasury companies will hold ‘way more’ than Bitcoiners expect: Exec 2025-05-24 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Moon Inc. head of Bitcoin strategy Jesse Myers says that Bitcoin holders are underestimating the significant amount of Bitcoin that corporations will accumulate by 2045. “Bitcoin Treasury Companies will hold 50% of all BTC, way more […]

Judge overturns fraud convictions in Mango Markets exploit case 2025-05-24 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A US federal judge has vacated key fraud and manipulation convictions against Avraham Eisenberg, the trader at the center of the case involving a $110 million exploit of the decentralized exchange Mango Markets. On Friday, US District Judge […]

Bitcoin ETFs post $2.75B in weekly inflows as price sits above $108K 2025-05-24 at 09:04 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-funds (ETFs) have recorded a total of $2.75 billion in inflows this week amid Bitcoin surpassing its January all-time high of $109,000. The $2.75 billion inflow total was nearly 4.5 times larger […]

Polygon co-founder steps down, will be ‘cheering from the sidelines’ 2025-05-24 at 06:12 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Polygon, has stepped down from his role at Polygon but suggests he will stay active in the crypto industry in some capacity. His resignation drew reactions across Polygon and […]

AI model threatened to blackmail engineer over affair when told it was being replaced: safety report 2025-05-24 at 04:07 By Shane Galvin The alarming behavior prompted Anthropic to deploy a safety feature created to avoid “catastrophic misuse.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original […]

Will Bitcoin bulls secure $110K before BTC’s $13.8B options expiry? 2025-05-24 at 04:07 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: Bitcoin bulls aim to push BTC above $110,000 by May 30 to capitalize on $4.8 billion in call options. Spot BTC ETF inflows and weak put positioning give bulls a strong edge in the monthly […]

Solana ‘will make everyone an investor’ — Solana nCMO 2025-05-24 at 03:02 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The current structure of capital markets is failing to serve a broad base of investors, according to Akshay BD, non-chief marketing officer at the Solana Foundation. During a panel at the Accelerate 2025 conference, Akshay argued that blockchain […]