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‘Bitcoin Standard’ author backs funding dev to make spamming Bitcoin costly 2025-05-18 at 13:06 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, Saifedean Ammous, has weighed in on the ongoing debate over spam inscriptions on the Bitcoin network, suggesting he would “throw in a few sats” to fund a full-time developer focused […]

Apple to add fresh accessibility features for 2025 2025-05-18 at 12:26 By Liam Proven It matters for everyone, because we’ll all be disabled one day Global Accessibility Awareness Day  Accessibility matters to everyone. If you think it doesn’t: it will. Apple builds in some pretty good tools, and they’re getting better. Here’s why it’s important.… […]

Retired artist loses $2M in crypto to Coinbase impersonator 2025-05-18 at 12:00 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Retired artist Ed Suman lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency earlier this year after falling victim to a scam involving someone posing as a Coinbase support representative. Suman, 67, spent nearly two decades as a fabricator in the […]

UK to require crypto firms to report every customer transaction 2025-05-18 at 08:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea United Kingdom crypto companies will need to collect and report data from every customer trade and transfer beginning Jan. 1, 2026 as part of a broader effort to improve crypto tax reporting, the UK government said. Everything […]

Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts 2025-05-18 at 04:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500 stooge bank accounts to launder HK$118 million ($15 million), local news outlets reported. The […]

Moody’s downgrades US credit rating due to rising debt 2025-05-18 at 00:02 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Moody’s credit rating agency downgraded the credit rating of the United States government from Aaa to Aa1, citing the rising national debt as the primary driver behind the reduction in creditworthiness. According to the May 16 announcement from […]

High-speed oracles disrupting $50B finance data industry — Web3 Exec 2025-05-17 at 22:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Michael James, the head of institutional business development at Douro Labs — the company that developed the Pyth high-speed blockchain oracle network — told Cointelegraph that oracle networks like Pyth are disrupting the $50 billion financial data […]

A Bitcoiner’s guide to South Africa’s Garden Route 2025-05-17 at 19:03 By Cointelegraph by Cath Jenkin South Africa’s Garden Route, famed for its lush forests, expansive beaches and charming towns, has become a testbed for Bitcoin adoption. From Mossel Bay to Witsand and Plettenberg Bay to Knysna, Bitcoin has become popular among shop owners and […]

Boffins devise technique that lets users prove location without giving it away 2025-05-17 at 18:50 By Thomas Claburn ZKLP system allows apps to confirm user presence in a region without exposing exactly where Computer scientists from universities in Germany, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have proposed a way to provide verifiable claims about location […]

The DeFi mullet — Fintech needs DeFi in the back 2025-05-17 at 18:03 By Cointelegraph by Merlin Egalite Opinion by: Merlin Egalite, co-founder at Morpho Labs Fintechs in the front, decentralized finance (DeFi) in the back: the DeFi Mullet. Today’s fintech companies offer excellent user experiences but are constrained by traditional financial infrastructure — siloed, […]

Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 ‘totally possible’ — crypto analyst Scott Melker 2025-05-17 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Bitcoin’s next explosive move could send the asset to $250,000 by the end of 2025, according to Scott Melker, a crypto analyst and host of The Wolf of All Streets podcast. Speaking in a recent […]

No-boom supersonic flights could slide through US skies soon 2025-05-17 at 14:18 By Iain Thomson As long as you’re quiet about it Feature  This week, a bipartisan bill was introduced that would allow supersonic flight over the continental US for the first time in 52 years, as long as they’re quiet.… This article is an […]

Everstake defends non-custodial staking as SEC weighs industry input 2025-05-17 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has held discussions with Everstake, one of the largest non-custodial staking providers globally, to explore clearer regulatory definitions around staking in blockchain networks. The meeting, which also involved the SEC’s Crypto […]

Google backs down after locking out Nextcloud Files app 2025-05-17 at 11:46 By Richard Speed Search giant to restore critical Android permission after user outcry In a turn of events to warm our withered hearts, Google has offered to restore the permission that was revoked from Nextcloud’s Files app for Android.… This article is an […]

New Zealand man arrested in $265M crypto scam tied to FBI probe 2025-05-17 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas A man from Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, has been arrested in connection with an FBI-led investigation into a global cryptocurrency fraud operation that allegedly stole $450 million New Zealand dollars ($265 million). […]

Panama City mayor teases Bitcoin reserve after meeting El Salvador’s Bitcoin leaders 2025-05-17 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi has hinted at establishing a city-level Bitcoin reserve in a cryptic post following his meeting with two of El Salvador’s Bitcoin policy leaders. “Bitcoin Reserve,” Mizrachi wrote to X on […]

[Webinar] From Code to Cloud to SOC: Learn a Smarter Way to Defend Modern Applications 2025-05-17 at 07:46 By Modern apps move fast—faster than most security teams can keep up. As businesses rush to build in the cloud, security often lags behind. Teams scan code in isolation, react late to cloud threats, and monitor SOC […]

Paraguay deports three undocumented immigrants after crypto mining theft attempt 2025-05-17 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Paraguayan law enforcement has deported three individuals and arrested another for attempting to steal crypto miners at a facility near the country’s Itaipu hydroelectric dam. According to a May 15 statement from Paraguayan prosecutor Irene Rolón, the […]