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Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a ‘staggering’ $16.6B last year, says FBI 2025-04-24 at 04:04 By Jessica Lyons Biggest threat to America’s critical infrastructure? Ransomware Digital scammers and extortionists bilked businesses and individuals in the US out of a “staggering” $16.6 billion last year, according to the FBI — the highest […]

Driverless Waymo taxi ‘traps’ passengers while stopped in traffic on one of Austin’s ‘scariest roads’: report 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Shane Galvin “For people who don’t know — this is one of the scariest roads in Austin. Being parked on Mopac is a death trap. This is my fear,” one animated TikTok commenter wrote. This […]

Americans lost $9.3B to crypto fraud in 2024 — FBI 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report detailing complaints and losses due to scams and fraud involving cryptocurrency in 2024. According to the report released on April 23, the […]

Sovereign wealth funds piling into BTC as retail exits — Coinbase exec 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Sovereign wealth funds and other institutions were accumulating Bitcoin (BTC) during April 2025, while retail traders were exiting the markets via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and spot markets, according to John D’Agostino, the head of strategy […]

IBM dragged down by DOGE contract cancellation roulette 2025-04-24 at 03:09 By Thomas Claburn Big Blue downplays impact of Elon-gated cost-cutting IBM beat Wall Street’s expectations for both revenue and income in the first quarter of 2025, but its stock price still dropped more than six percent in after-hours trading.… This article is an excerpt […]

US President’s planned dinner for TRUMP memecoin holders triggers 52% price surge — Will it last? 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Official Trump (TRUMP) jumped 52% on April 23 after the announcement of an exclusive in-person dinner for the top tokenholders with US President Donald Trump. For some crypto advocates, this marks […]

SOL Strategies raises $500M in convertible notes issuance to buy Solana tokens 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino SOL Strategies, a Canadian investment company, issued $500 million in convertible notes to buy and stake in Solana (SOL) tokens. The $500 million issuance was made to a singular investor, ATW Partners, a New York-based […]

Traders pour into leveraged ETFs, gold in bid to weather volatility — Bloomberg 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Traders are embracing diametrically opposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) strategies in a bid to navigate one of the most unpredictable financial markets in recent history, according to data from Bloomberg Intelligence.  The year-to-date has seen […]

Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a new crew, including Researcher and Analyst bots 2025-04-24 at 02:03 By Thomas Claburn You. Will. Love. The. LLM. The latest update to Microsoft 365 Copilot brings AI-powered search, so-called reasoning agents, and a new Agent Store. Some users already have access to certain features, while others may have to wait […]

Blue Shield says it shared health info on up to 4.7M patients with Google Ads 2025-04-24 at 01:34 By Jessica Lyons Tech giants don’t need smartphone mics to target adverts – your insurer just gives your data away, anyway US health insurance giant Blue Shield of California handed sensitive health information belonging to as many […]

AI bigwigs urge AGs to block OpenAI’s profit pivot 2025-04-24 at 00:20 By Brandon Vigliarolo Elon’s not the only one sounding the alarm over the AI giant’s cash grab A group of AI heavyweights and ex-OpenAI staffers are urging the attorneys general of California and Delaware to block the ChatGPT shop’s latest restructuring into a […]

Alabama drops staking lawsuit against Coinbase 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The Alabama Securities Commission, a financial regulator for the US state, dropped its lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, which accused the company of violating securities laws by offering staking services to clients. The regulator cited the ongoing work between the US […]

XRP futures open interest surges by 32% — Are traders bullish or bearish? 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways:  XRP has gained 25% since April 7, and its open interest has risen by 32%. Positive spot market activity contrasts with a neutral futures funding rate, highlighting a tug-of-war between traders. Analysts […]

US exchanges bet big on crypto derivatives amid tariff turbulence 2025-04-24 at 00:07 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell United States exchanges are betting big on cryptocurrency derivatives as market turbulence from US President Donald Trump’s looming trade war propels demand for the financial instruments.  Since late 2024, exchanges including Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, and the Chicago […]

Hey Google, if Chrome is going to be single soon, OpenAI is interested 2025-04-23 at 22:32 By Richard Speed ChatGPT maker to join line of suitors if Chocolate Factory forced to offload browser OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT has flung the company’s hat into the ring as a potential suitor for Google’s Chrome browser […]

Bitcoin holders back in profit as new capital enters the market — Is $100K BTC price next? 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Bitcoin short-term holders are back in profit, increasing chances for a rally to $100,000. Long-term holders added 363,000 BTC since February, with new buyers injecting capital in April. […]

Luxury app Dorsia taps MoonPay for crypto payments 2025-04-23 at 22:15 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Luxury hospitality platform Dorsia is rolling out crypto payments for clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and six Arab nations. The payments feature is being enabled through a partnership with MoonPay, the companies told Cointelegraph. With […]