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Europeans show little interest in digital euro, ECB study reveals 2025-03-13 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar European consumers have shown minimal interest in adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC), raising concerns for the European Central Bank (ECB) as it prepares for a potential rollout of the digital euro. An ECB working paper […]

3 reasons why Ethereum can outperform its rivals after crashing to 17-month lows 2025-03-13 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Ether (ETH) fell 13% between March 8 and March 11 as investors moved to short-term fixed-income and cash positions, seeking safety amid a global tariff war and rising fears of an economic downturn. ETH […]

Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand 2025-03-13 at 10:33 By Jessica Lyons Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world A crook who distributes the Medusa ransomware tried to make a victim cough up three payments instead of the usual two, according […]

Meta Warns of FreeType Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) With Active Exploitation Risk 2025-03-13 at 10:33 By Meta has warned that a security vulnerability impacting the FreeType open-source font rendering library may have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363, and carries a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating high severity. Described […]

WARNING: Expiring Root Certificate May Disable Firefox Add-Ons, Security Features, and DRM Playback 2025-03-13 at 10:33 By Browser maker Mozilla is urging users to update their Firefox instances to the latest version to avoid facing issues with using add-ons due to the impending expiration of a root certificate. “On March 14, 2025, a root certificate […]

AI models hallucinate, and doctors are OK with that 2025-03-13 at 09:49 By Thomas Claburn Eggheads call for comprehensive rules to govern machine learning in medical settings The tendency of AI models to hallucinate – aka confidently making stuff up – isn’t sufficient to disqualify them from use in healthcare settings. So, researchers have set […]

Bitcoin must secure weekly close above $89K to confirm bottom has passed 2025-03-13 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Bitcoin must close the week above $89,000 to signal an end to the short-term downtrend, says a crypto analyst. “The only way for Bitcoin to confirm that the bottom is actually in would be to […]

Crypto founders report deluge of North Korean fake Zoom hacking attempts 2025-03-13 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte At least three crypto founders have reported foiling an attempt from alleged North Korean hackers to steal sensitive data through fake Zoom calls over the past few days.  Nick Bax, a member of the white hat […]

Ethereum ‘falling knife’ warning: Is another 30% crash versus Bitcoin coming? 2025-03-13 at 09:08 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has dropped to its multi-year lows against Bitcoin (BTC), prompting analysts to predict further declines in the coming weeks. Falling knife warning furthers sell-off risks On March 13, ETH/BTC—a pair that […]

As Chromecast outage drags on, fix could be days to weeks away 2025-03-13 at 08:46 By Iain Thomson Google apologizes but won’t say what went wrong nor when it will make things right Older models of Google’s Chromecast media-streaming sticks remain broken, and independent research suggests a fix could take potentially weeks to materialize.… This […]

Argentine lawyer requests Interpol red notice for LIBRA creator: Report 2025-03-13 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Argentine lawyer Gregorio Dalbon has reportedly asked for a global arrest warrant to be issued for Hayden Davis, the co-creator of the LIBRA token that caused a political scandal in the country. Dalbon submitted a request to […]

Lazarus Group sends 400 ETH to Tornado Cash, deploys new malware 2025-03-13 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young North Korean-affiliated hacking collective the Lazarus Group has been moving crypto assets using mixers following a string of high-profile hacks.  On March 13, blockchain security firm CertiK alerted its X followers that it had detected a […]

Ripple secures Dubai license to offer crypto payments in UAE 2025-03-13 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Blockchain payment provider Ripple received full regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to offer cross-border crypto payment services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company announced on March 13 that it had secured […]

Need cash? Your IPv4 stash can now be collateral for $100M loans 2025-03-13 at 07:17 By Simon Sharwood Yeah, yeah … if we were all exclusively on IPv6, this wouldn’t be a thing. But here we are IP address marketplace IPv4.Global has started offering loans on terms that consider public IPv4 network addresses as valid […]

Hardware wallet Ledger helps competitor Trezor resolve security vulnerability 2025-03-13 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Hardware wallet provider Trezor has patched up a security flaw in two of its latest models after competitor firm Ledger’s open-source research arm discovered a vulnerability in their microcontrollers.  Ledger Donjon acknowledged Trezor has made several security advancements […]

Nebraska governor signs bill to regulate crypto ATMs, citing growing fraud 2025-03-13 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The governor of Nebraska, Jim Pillen, has signed legislation to protect against cryptocurrency fraud as crypto ATM crime skyrockets in the United States. “Cryptocurrency is an important, emerging industry, and we’ve been working hard to build […]

ETH/BTC hits 5-year low as trader suggests rotation into stronger alts 2025-03-13 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Ethereum’s value against Bitcoin has hit its lowest level since mid-2020, with a crypto trader suggesting that it might be time to shift into higher-performing altcoins. “If still stuck on ETH, it is likely a good […]

Traders could be prepping to buy as USDT activity hits 6-month high 2025-03-13 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Onchain activity for Tether has hit a sixth-month high, possibly indicating traders are gearing up to jump back into the market, according to analysts.   Data shared by the blockchain data platform Santiment in a March […]

Crypto trading volume slumps, signaling market exhaustion: Analysis 2025-03-13 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Crypto trading volumes and dwindling digital asset prices are flashing signs of trader exhaustion and potentially weaker market momentum, according to analysts.  Crypto-wide trading volume has been dropping since it peaked in February amid dip-buying opportunities. According to CoinGecko […]