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Fed seeks input on account type attractive to crypto firms 2025-12-22 at 06:37 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Federal Reserve is seeking public feedback on a new “payment account” that could give fintechs and crypto companies easier access to the central bank’s systems. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Video game mods are spreading new ‘Stealka’ crypto infostealer: Kaspersky 2025-12-22 at 06:37 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Kaspersky found a new malware, dubbed Stealk, that disguises itself as game mods and pirated software to steal crypto wallets, passwords, and browser data. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

US lawmakers push to fix staking ‘double taxation’ before 2026 2025-12-22 at 06:37 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Lawmakers led by Republican Mike Carey argue that current IRS rules penalize stakers with an administrative burden and potentially over-tax unrealized gains. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

There’s so much stolen data in the world, South Korea will require face scans to buy a SIM 2025-12-22 at 06:37 By Simon Sharwood SK Telecom’s epic infosec faill will cost it another $1.5 billion South Korea’s government on Friday announced it will require local mobile carriers to verify the identity of new customers with

Fintechs’ prediction market addons will cost them in churn: Inversion CEO 2025-12-22 at 04:22 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Inversion Capital CEO Santiago Roel Santos argued that “casino-like” features increase user liquidation risk, undermining long-term value capture. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Uniswap fee switch to go live as community vote set to pass 2025-12-22 at 03:11 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Uniswap’s fee switch proposal, designed to boost its token’s supply-demand dynamics via token burns, has passed a community vote threshold and is set to take effect this week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Migrating Bitcoin to post-quantum may ‘easily’ take 5-10 years: Crypto exec 2025-12-21 at 23:27 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bitcoin is a decentralized software protocol that has a collective action problem, unlike centralized companies, according to Jameson Lopp. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kash Patel says FBI boosting AI use ‘key component’ to countering domestic, global threats 2025-12-21 at 18:22 By Fox News FBI director says AI initiative will assist investigators and analysts working in national security space. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Bitcoin traders split between $70K crash and BTC price rebound within days 2025-12-21 at 18:11 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price expectations diverged into the weekly close as $150,000 targets met calls for a drop to levels not seen in over a year. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Workers should control the means of agentic production, suggests WorkBeaver boss 2025-12-21 at 15:28 By Thomas Claburn What if AI vendors focused on the demand side? Interview  “I think everybody is adopting AI irresponsibly and I think it’s going to have a net negative outcome on the socio-economic standing of the world,” said Bars Juhasz.

Crypto activity in Brazil rises 43% with average investment surpassing $1,000: Report 2025-12-21 at 11:06 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Brazil’s crypto market showed signs of maturity in 2025, with higher transaction volumes, larger per-user investments and growing demand for low-risk products. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

NIST tried to pull the pin on NTP servers after blackout caused atomic clock drift 2025-12-21 at 09:52 By Simon Sharwood A rare case of deliberately trying to induce an outage A staffer at the USA’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tried to disable backup generators powering some of its Network Time Protocol

US lawmakers propose tax break for small stablecoin payments, staking rewards 2025-12-21 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas US lawmakers are proposing a $200 tax exemption for stablecoin payments and a multi-year deferral option for crypto staking and mining rewards. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto community ‘very sorry’ over Senator Lummis’ reelection decision 2025-12-21 at 08:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Industry supporters said crypto “would not be where it is today” without US Senator Cynthia Lummis, who announced she would not seek reelection next year. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Iranian Infy APT Resurfaces with New Malware Activity After Years of Silence 2025-12-21 at 07:38 By Threat hunters have discerned new activity associated with an Iranian threat actor known as Infy (aka Prince of Persia), nearly five years after the hacking group was observed targeting victims in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Turkey. “The scale of

Crypto market ‘isn’t scared enough’ to call a bottom yet: Santiment 2025-12-21 at 03:35 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Social media sentiment indicates Bitcoin is in a range where a drop below $75,000 is possible, according to Santiment founder Maksim Balashevich. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin’s apparent demand shrinks, signals new bear market: Analysts 2025-12-21 at 01:21 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Multiple factors, including ETF outflows, contracting demand, and price falling below key support levels, indicate the start of a BTC bear market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Sell Bitcoin for gold? Not so fast, one analyst says 2025-12-20 at 23:22 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bitcoin’s fundamental properties make it a better long-term bet than gold, according to Bitcoin maximalist and analyst Matthew Kratter. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

What is ‘Quishing’? Scanning a restaurant menu could lead to being hacked — here’s how to protect yourself 2025-12-20 at 21:31 By Andrew Court Scan and be scammed. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source