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Open Document Format turns 20, but Microsoft Office still reigns supreme 2025-05-03 at 12:39 By Dan Robinson A look back at two decades of ODF, from open source hopes to patchy real-world adoption It’s been 20 years since the Open Document Format (ODF) became a standard, marking a milestone in the push for open, vendor-neutral […]

Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years 2025-05-03 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist design. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1,” published […]

U.S. Charges Yemeni Hacker Behind Black Kingdom Ransomware Targeting 1,500 Systems 2025-05-03 at 11:04 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced charges against a 36-year-old Yemeni national for allegedly deploying the Black Kingdom ransomware against global targets, including businesses, schools, and hospitals in the United States. Rami Khaled Ahmed of Sana’a, Yemen, […]

Apple softens crypto app rules, ‘hugely bullish’ for crypto industry 2025-05-03 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Crypto app developers are now free to direct users to payments outside of Apple’s ecosystem without restrictions or hefty fees, after a United States district judge ruled that Apple violated an injunction in its antitrust legal battle […]

Bitcoin bros at ‘the club’ may stop US gov’t from buying BTC — Arthur Hayes 2025-05-03 at 07:02 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says the United States is unlikely to add more Bitcoin to its reserves beyond what it has already seized due to the country’s high debt levels and the […]

Stars align for Bitcoin rally to $100K, but futures traders exercise caution — Here’s why 2025-05-03 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: BTC hit $97,900 due to soaring institutional investor demand, but futures pricing shows traders aren’t confident in a sustained rally. Macroeconomic risks and global trade tensions cap bullish sentiment despite […]

Pro-crypto senator pushes back on Trump’s memecoin dinner — Report 2025-05-03 at 02:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Senator Cynthia Lummis and at least one other Republican in Congress are reportedly critical of US President Donald Trump for offering the top holders of his memecoin a dinner and White House tour. According to a May […]

Trump wants to send quarter of NASA budget into black hole – and not in a good way 2025-05-03 at 01:02 By Iain Thomson Proposed cuts would mean: No Lunar Gateway, Artemis hardware to retire, ISS toast in 2030 The White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget by 24 percent, dropping it from $24.8 billion […]

Ex-New Yorkers dish on why they moved to Florida for good: ‘People thought we were crazy’ 2025-05-03 at 00:18 By Thomas Barrabi, Taylor Herzlich, Alexandra Steigrad, Ariel Zilber Business executives and entrepreneurs tell The Post that they have no regrets after ditching high taxes and crime in New York City in favor of a sunnier, […]

Ethereum’s era of crypto dominance is over — LONGITUDE panel 2025-05-03 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Ethereum’s relative dominance among layer-1 (L1) blockchain networks has declined, resulting in an “open race” to become the leading Web3 platform, according to Alex Svanevik, CEO of data service Nansen. “If you’d asked me 3–4 years ago […]

Most shops in Cannes to accept crypto by summer this year — Web3 exec 2025-05-03 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Merchants in Cannes, France, the site of the international Cannes Film Festival, are set to begin accepting crypto payments by summer this year in an effort to attract clientele with high disposable income […]

Google faces September trial over digital ad monopoly as DOJ pushes for breakup 2025-05-02 at 23:31 By Thomas Barrabi Google faces a September trial after Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to force the Big Tech giant to sell off parts of its monopolistic digital advertising business. This article is an excerpt from […]

Bitcoin data, macroeconomic charts point to new BTC all-time high ‘in 100 days’ — Analysts 2025-05-02 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Analyst predicts a low VIX ( Bitcoin network economist Timothy Peterson raised Bitcoin’s (BTC) chances of hitting a new high in 100 days, and he maintains an optimistic outlook in […]

Crypto skeptic to release SBF, Mashinsky interviews in documentary 2025-05-02 at 23:04 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Ben McKenzie, an actor known for his roles on television shows including Gotham and The OC, will make his directorial debut in a scathing documentary about cryptocurrency. According to an April 29 Deadline report, McKenzie wrote, directed, and […]

Meta blames Trump tariffs for ballooning AI infra bills 2025-05-02 at 22:47 By Tobias Mann Capex could jump by $7B to $72B, Zuckercorp says World War Fee  Meta’s AI ambitions are going to cost more than expected thanks to increased competition and — who could have seen this coming? — the Trump administration’s obsession with […]

Bitcoin ETFs, gov’t adoption to drive BTC to $1M by 2029: Finance Redefined 2025-05-02 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The cryptocurrency market continued its recovery in the past week as the total crypto market capitalization breached the $3 trillion mark for the first time since the beginning of March. Bitcoin (BTC) rose to […]

XYO Network tops 10M DePIN nodes — Co-founder 2025-05-02 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell XYO Network has onboarded more than 10 million nodes to its decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), co-founder Markus Levin told Cointelegraph in an interview. The nodes mostly comprise human users who provide data in exchange for rewards via the […]

Oregon State University’s Open Source Lab is running on fumes 2025-05-02 at 22:05 By Liam Proven FOSS incubator is short a quarter of a million bucks Higher education across the USA is facing federal funding cutbacks – and now the Oregon State University (OSU) Open Source Lab (OSL) is in trouble.… This article is an […]

Why Jeff Bezos is looking to unload up to $5B worth of Amazon shares 2025-05-02 at 21:03 By Fox Business Bezos shed 50 million shares through multiple rounds of sales over several weeks in February 2024, fetching over $8.5 billion. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York […]

Why Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust still dominates ETF revenue in 2025 2025-05-02 at 21:03 By Cointelegraph by Michael Tabone In the annals of financial history, few institutions have faced the tempests of competition with the steadfast resolve of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Born in 2013 as a private placement, GBTC pioneered regulated Bitcoin investment, granting investors […]