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Bitpanda secures third MiCA license in home jurisdiction of Austria 2025-04-10 at 16:18 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Austrian fintech unicorn Bitpanda has secured its third license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework, further expanding its regulatory footprint across the bloc. Bitpanda announced on April 10 that it would receive a […]

M365 Family users wake up to notice ‘Your subscription expired’ 2025-04-10 at 16:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo License to freak out? El Reg Reader recommends reverting to pen, paper, pub breaking  Readers have flooded our mailboxes with reports that Microsoft 365 Family licensing has fallen over this morning, so if you’re wondering why your small business […]

How to build a personalized crypto portfolio tracker using ChatGPT 2025-04-10 at 15:09 By Cointelegraph by Jules Winnfield Key takeaways AI tools like ChatGPT can help both experienced and new crypto investors track portfolios with ease, freeing up time for other investment activities and making the process more accessible. Defining specific requirements, such as which […]

Tokenized gold volume hits $1B first time since 2023 US banking crisis 2025-04-10 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Tokenized gold trading volume surged to a two-year high this week, topping $1 billion as investors pivoted toward safe-haven assets amid global uncertainty triggered by US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs. The weekly trading volume […]

Crypto’s growing footprint: UK regulator sounds alarm over stablecoin risks 2025-04-10 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski United Kingdom regulators are increasingly concerned about the impact of stablecoins and the broader crypto industry on the country’s financial system and monetary stability. During Financial Policy Committee meetings held on April 4 and 8, regulators noted […]

Tech CEO: 4-day work week didn’t hurt or help productivity 2025-04-10 at 15:03 By Paul Kunert ‘There are challenges’ but staff recruitment and retention isn’t one of them Interview  Civo shifted its workforce to a four-day working week and while it hasn’t changed productivity much at the cloud biz, it has helped attract “new talent” […]

PlayPraetor Reloaded: CTM360 Uncovers a Play Masquerading Party 2025-04-10 at 15:03 By Overview of the PlayPraetor Masquerading Party Variants CTM360 has now identified a much larger extent of the ongoing Play Praetor campaign. What started with 6000+ URLs of a very specific banking attack has now grown to 16,000+ with multiple variants. This research is […]

Gamaredon Uses Infected Removable Drives to Breach Western Military Mission in Ukraine 2025-04-10 at 15:03 By The Russia-linked threat actor known as Gamaredon (aka Shuckworm) has been attributed to a cyber attack targeting a foreign military mission based in Ukraine with an aim to deliver an updated version of a known malware called GammaSteel. The […]

The Identities Behind AI Agents: A Deep Dive Into AI & NHI 2025-04-10 at 15:03 By AI agents have rapidly evolved from experimental technology to essential business tools. The OWASP framework explicitly recognizes that Non-Human Identities play a key role in agentic AI security. Their analysis highlights how these autonomous software entities can make decisions, […]

How USDT mints and burns move with Bitcoin price cycles 2025-04-10 at 14:09 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun Over the past decade, issuance of Tether’s USDt (USDT) has consistently mirrored Bitcoin (BTC) price cycles, with mints often clustering around bull runs and burns following corrections. Data from Whale Alert shows the relation between USDT issuance […]

Crypto trading firm warns of ‘classic bull trap’ as Bitcoin tags $82.7K 2025-04-10 at 14:09 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) risks becoming part of a “classic bull trap” when the US-China trade war takes its next step, analysis warns. In its latest bulletin to Telegram channel subscribers on April 10, trading firm QCP […]

Infosec experts fear China could retaliate against tariffs with a Typhoon attack 2025-04-10 at 14:09 By Jessica Lyons Scammers are already cashing in with fake invoices for import costs World War Fee  As the trade war between America and China escalates, some infosec and policy experts fear Beijing will strike back in cyberspace.… This article […]

Europol Arrests Five SmokeLoader Clients Linked by Seized Database Evidence 2025-04-10 at 14:02 By Law enforcement authorities have announced that they tracked down the customers of the SmokeLoader malware and detained at least five individuals. “In a coordinated series of actions, customers of the Smokeloader pay-per-install botnet, operated by the actor known as ‘Superstar,’ faced […]

OK great, UK is building loads of AI datacenters. How are we going to power that? 2025-04-10 at 13:34 By Dan Robinson Practical matters like being 1 of most expensive energy regions in Europe focuses minds at AI Energy Council meeting The UK government’s AI Energy Council held its first meeting this week, in an […]