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Bitget enters real-world asset race with yield-bearing BGUSD stable asset 2025-05-27 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Crypto exchange Bitget has entered the expanding market for crypto investment products with the launch of BGUSD, a yield-bearing stable asset backed by tokenized real-world assets. The company announced that BGUSD offers an annual yield of 4%, […]

The elusive goal of Unix – or Linux – simplicity 2025-05-27 at 12:37 By Liam Proven Or, rediscovering the KISS principle, the long way round Comment  Linux distro wars are nothing new. “Advocacy” (a euphemism for angry argument) about hardware, OSes, programming languages and editors goes back as long as different computers have existed. Computers […]

AI’s enormous energy appetite can be curbed, but only through lateral thinking 2025-05-27 at 11:47 By Rupert Goodwins Nothing will change while big tech sets the rules. We’ll need someone even scarier Opinion  How much harm does AI cause the environment? As a report from the MIT Technology Review just confirmed, nobody knows, and almost […]

Hackers Are Calling Your Office: FBI Alerts Law Firms to Luna Moth’s Stealth Phishing Campaign 2025-05-27 at 11:30 By The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of social engineering attacks mounted by a criminal extortion actor known as Luna Moth targeting law firms over the past two years. The campaign leverages “information technology […]

Thailand to allow crypto spending for tourists, eyes regulatory reform 2025-05-27 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Thailand is preparing to let tourists spend cryptocurrency via credit card-linked platforms as part of a broader strategy to modernize its financial system and embrace digital assets. The plan was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance […]

Humanoid AI-powered robots duke it out in China fight comp 2025-05-27 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Four artificial intelligence-enhanced robots have been put through their paces in a Chinese robot fighting competition, duking it out in kickboxing matches until one was declared the champion. The World Robot Competition Mecha Fighting Series had four […]

France arrests over 12 suspects linked to crypto kidnappings: Report 2025-05-27 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Tarang Khaitan French authorities have arrested more than 12 people who have been linked to two high-profile crypto kidnapping cases in Paris, France, local media reports. Those arrested include several minors, with charges against them including kidnapping, attempted kidnapping […]

Russia-Linked Hackers Target Tajikistan Government with Weaponized Word Documents 2025-05-27 at 10:04 By The Russia-aligned threat actor known as TAG-110 has been observed conducting a spear-phishing campaign targeting Tajikistan using macro-enabled Word templates as an initial payload. The attack chain is a departure from the threat actor’s previously documented use of an HTML Application (.HTA) […]

Europe warns giant e-tailer to stop cheating consumers or face its wrath 2025-05-27 at 09:47 By Simon Sharwood No, not Amazon. China’s SHEIN is in the spotlight for fake discounts, grubby greenery, and evading inquiries The European Commission has warned Chinese e-tailer SHEIN to clean up its act, after finding several practices on its website […]

Migos Instagram account hacked in apparent blackmail bid on Solana co-founder 2025-05-27 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The Instagram account of former US rap trio Migos was hacked in an apparent attempt to blackmail Solana co-founder Raj Gokal. On May 27, Migos’ Instagram account posted at least seven images seen by Cointelegraph that […]

Bitcoin long-term holders ‘quietly capitalizing’ with drop to $109K 2025-05-27 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin markets recently experienced two major liquidation events, causing a cascade of forced selling from over-leveraged traders, but analysts say a distinct pattern has emerged. “Overleveraged short-term traders were flushed out, long-term holders have been quietly capitalizing on […]

Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo joins crypto bank Sygnum 2025-05-27 at 09:09 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Christopher Giancarlo, former chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined Sygnum in an advisory role, where he will help the crypto bank navigate global regulations amid growing institutional interest in digital assets.  Giancarlo’s appointment […]

Saylor says onchain proof-of-reserves a ‘bad idea’ due to security risks 2025-05-27 at 08:06 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Michael Saylor, the executive chair of major Bitcoin-buying firm Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, says institutions posting onchain proof-of-reserves is a “bad idea” that could pose security risks. “The current, conventional way to publish proof of reserves is […]

Get a custom paint job for earbuds at a nail salon, type on a baguette, then build a fountain for your PC 2025-05-27 at 07:15 By Simon Sharwood Taiwan’s tech expo dishes up the usual oddities – some less bonkers than they seem Computex  Taiwan’s Computex conference sprawls across four exhibition halls in which almost […]

Meta’s AI boss says current AI lacks ‘intelligent behavior’ — Report 2025-05-27 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Current artificial intelligence models lack the major traits of human intelligence, Meta’s AI chief has reportedly said, claiming that the firm’s latest model will solve this issue.  Business Insider reported on May 26 that at the […]

France’s Blockchain Group to buy 590 Bitcoin after bond sale 2025-05-27 at 06:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The Paris-based crypto company Blockchain Group is adding more Bitcoin to its growing treasury through a 63.3 million euro ($72 million) bond sale. The company hopes to buy another 590 Bitcoin (BTC) with the funds, increasing its […]

Bitlayer secures 31.5% of Bitcoin’s hashrate to bring smart contracts to BTC 2025-05-27 at 05:02 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Bitlayer’s Bitcoin smart-contract system is being implemented by mining pools behind 31.5% of the network’s hashrate, a development that will help ensure that its system will operate on the Bitcoin blockchain, the company said. According […]