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Hong Kong construction firm’s stock jumps on $483M Bitcoin treasury bet 2025-08-21 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Ming Shing Group Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed Hong Kong construction firm, struck a $483 million deal to acquire 4,250 Bitcoin via share issuance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UK sanctions Kyrgyz banks, $9.3B crypto network tied to Russia 2025-08-21 at 15:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The UK sanctioned Kyrgyz banks, crypto exchanges and individuals tied to Russia’s ruble-backed stablecoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Google yet to take down ‘screenshot-grabbing’ Chrome VPN extension 2025-08-21 at 14:54 By Gareth Halfacree Researcher claims extension didn’t start out by exfiltrating info… while dev says its actions are ‘compliant’ Security boffins at Koi Security have warned of a shift in behavior of a popular Chrome VPN extension, FreeVPN.One, which recently appears to have […]

AI crawlers and fetchers are blowing up websites, with Meta and OpenAI the worst offenders 2025-08-21 at 13:45 By Gareth Halfacree One fetcher bot seen smacking a website with 39,000 requests per minute Cloud services giant Fastly has released a report claiming AI crawlers are putting a heavy load on the open web, slurping up […]

Weak Passwords and Compromised Accounts: Key Findings from the Blue Report 2025 2025-08-21 at 13:45 By As security professionals, it’s easy to get caught up in a race to counter the latest advanced adversary techniques. Yet the most impactful attacks often aren’t from cutting-edge exploits, but from cracked credentials and compromised accounts. Despite widespread awareness […]

Gemini receives MiCA license in Malta after May derivatives approval 2025-08-21 at 13:21 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Winklevoss twins-owned Gemini exchange continues its expansion in Europe, securing a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation license in Malta. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

FydeOS offers ChromeOS without the Google strings attached 2025-08-21 at 13:21 By Liam Proven Fork runs Android apps and keeps old PCs ticking over … all without signing into an account with the mothership FydeOS is an alternative to ChromeOS Flex, but with a few significant differences – including Google-account-free operation.… This article is an […]

Microsoft makes MCP in Visual Studio GA but researchers warn of risks 2025-08-21 at 13:21 By Tim Anderson Compositional risk from multiple MCP Servers highlighted by report Microsoft has declared general availability for MCP (model context protocol) servers in Visual Studio, likely to be the second most popular IDE after Visual Studio Code and with […]

Scattered Spider Hacker Gets 10 Years, $13M Restitution for SIM Swapping Crypto Theft 2025-08-21 at 13:21 By A 20-year-old member of the notorious cybercrime gang known as Scattered Spider has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the U.S. in connection with a series of major hacks and cryptocurrency thefts. Noah Michael Urban pleaded […]

Bitcoin whale who held for 7 years sells $76M to go long on Ether 2025-08-21 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The whale had 14,837 Bitcoin worth over $1.6 billion, dating back to purchases from crypto exchanges Binance and HTX over seven years ago. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Trump’s World Liberty mints 9% of USD1 supply after Waller speech 2025-08-21 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The Trump family DeFi project has minted $205 million USD1, pushing its treasury holdings and the stablecoin supply to record highs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Kanye West YZY memecoin hits $3B, but falls after insider concerns 2025-08-21 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan Several well-known traders have also bought the newly launched token promoted by rapper Kanye West, which pumped to over $3 but has since fallen back to $1. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

The UK Online Safety Act is about censorship, not safety 2025-08-21 at 10:01 By Paige Colllings, EFF.org US policymakers should take heed, says the Electronic Frontier Foundation opinion  Implementation of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act is giving internet users around the globe – including those in U.S. states moving to enact their own age verification […]

AWS CEO says using AI to replace junior staff is ‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’ 2025-08-21 at 09:31 By Simon Sharwood They’re cheap and grew up with AI … so you’re firing them why? Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman has suggested firing junior workers because AI can do their jobs is “the dumbest thing […]

Data Privacy Increasingly Embedded in Consumer Decisions, Research Finds 2025-08-21 at 09:31 By Research reveals a shift in consumer behavior in regard to data privacy.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Scammer poses as senior UK cop to steal $2.8M in crypto 2025-08-21 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan North Wales Police say a scammer impersonating UK law enforcement swiped $2.8 million in Bitcoin in a “highly targeted and advanced scam.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Apple Patches CVE-2025-43300 Zero-Day in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Exploited in Targeted Attacks 2025-08-21 at 08:47 By Apple has released security updates to address a security flaw impacting iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The zero-day out-of-bounds write vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-43300, resides in the ImageIO […]

Baidu robocabs break even in low-fare China, company expects to cash in elsewhere 2025-08-21 at 08:24 By Simon Sharwood Web giant reworks AI infra to improve utilization, with mix of chips from home and away Chinese web giant Baidu is already breaking even with robotaxi operations in China and is confident they will be profitable […]

Bitcoin rebounds from fear zone, but ‘FUD’ may not be over: Santiment 2025-08-21 at 08:00 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin sentiment shifted from fear to neutral as crypto markets rebounded from their correction, but a Friday Fed speech could create more volatility. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

BNB treasury firm plunges 77% after Nasdaq delisting notice 2025-08-21 at 08:00 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Biotech and BNB treasury firm Windtree Therapeutics fell 77% on Wednesday after informing the SEC that it would be delisted from the Nasdaq stock exchange. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source