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Mastercard links with Circle, Paxos for merchant stablecoin payments 2025-04-29 at 06:06 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Mastercard says it will allow merchants across its network to be paid with stablecoins in a partnership with payment processor Nuvei and stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos.  Through the venture, 150 million merchants across the Mastercard network will […]

Crypto group asks Trump to end prosecution of crypto devs, Roman Storm 2025-04-29 at 06:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The crypto lobby group, the DeFi Education Fund, has petitioned the Trump administration to end what it claimed was the “lawless prosecution” of open-source software developers, including Roman Storm, a creator of the crypto mixing […]

Ethereum Foundation shuffles leadership, splits board and management 2025-04-29 at 05:05 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The Ethereum Foundation, which backs the development of the Ethereum blockchain, has overhauled its leadership structure to separate the responsibilities of its management team and board of directors. The board will act as the “security council to protect the […]

BONK price gains 60% in a week as Solana memecoins make a comeback 2025-04-29 at 04:05 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: BONK price is up 73% since April 22, hitting a five-month high of $0.00002167. BONK’s open interest surged 290% to $43.2 million.  Bonk (BONK), the second-largest Solana-based memecoin by market capitalization, is […]

Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus 2025-04-29 at 03:34 By Thomas Claburn Florida man altered allergen info, DoSed former colleagues Former Disney employee Michael Scheuer was sentenced to 36 months in prison and fined almost $688,000 for screwing up a software application the entertainment giant used to […]

Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn 2025-04-29 at 02:40 By Brandon Vigliarolo Sometimes, silence is the best option An Oklahoma City cybersecurity professional accused of installing spyware on a hospital PC confirmed on LinkedIn key details of the drama.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

MetaMask to launch self-custody crypto card with Mastercard 2025-04-29 at 02:04 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Wallet provider MetaMask is launching a crypto payments card that will allow users to spend self-custodied funds, offering crypto holders additional ways to use their tokens. The new card is backed by Mastercard and is being developed in partnership […]

Arizona legislature moves forward with Bitcoin reserve bills 2025-04-29 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Lawmakers in the Arizona House of Representatives have voted to pass two bills that could allow the state to adopt a reserve using Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies. In a third reading on April 28 of the Senate Bill […]

Tether still dominates stablecoins despite competition — Nansen 2025-04-29 at 01:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Despite growing competition from emerging issuers, the stablecoin market remains largely dominated by a few key players. According to data from Web3 research firm Nansen, Tether’s USDt continues to lead among US dollar-pegged stablecoins, even as competition intensifies. As […]

How to survive as a CISO aka ‘chief scapegoat officer’ 2025-04-29 at 01:02 By Iain Thomson Whistleblowing, email is evidential mail, HR is not your friend, and more discussed by CxO panel RSAC  Chief security officers should negotiate personal liability insurance and a golden parachute when they start a new job – in case things […]

Admission impossible: NSA, CISA brass absent from RSA Conf 2025-04-29 at 00:21 By Jessica Lyons Homeland Security boss Noem added as last-minute keynote, mind you RSAC  There’s a notable absence from this year’s RSA Conference that kicked off today in San Francisco: The NSA’s State of the Hack panel.… This article is an excerpt from […]

Bitcoin price consolidation likely as US Core PCE, manufacturing, and jobs reports print this week 2025-04-29 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Big Smokey Key takeaways:  A week full of US macroeconomic reports could impact Bitcoin traders’ sentiment.  Bitcoin’s rally could stall if there’s a sharp reduction in spot buy volumes. If PCE, the ISM PMI, […]

Gold-backed cryptocurrencies spike amid global trade uncertainty 2025-04-29 at 00:03 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Gold-backed cryptocurrencies have spiked in value amid the global trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) reached all-time highs on April 22, with Tether Gold touching $3,529 and Paxos […]

Wall Street on edge as more ‘Magnificent 7’ tech stocks report earnings this week 2025-04-28 at 23:48 By Thomas Barrabi The tech-heavy Nasdaq index was trading more than 200 points lower on Monday as Wall Street anxiously awaited word on how President Trump’s tariff war has impacted “Magnificent Seven” firms set to report earnings this […]

Bitcoin price pullback to $91K possible, but onchain data highlights ‘healthy’ market fundamentals 2025-04-28 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s year-over-year return and realized price metric signal strong long-term support from holders and suggest that BTC is currently undervalued. Standard Chartered estimates a Bitcoin price target in the $110,000–$120,000 zone by […]

US senators press for answers on Trump’s crypto interests 2025-04-28 at 23:08 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on government officials to address questions related to US President Donald Trump’s memecoin and his media company. In an April 25 letter to Jamieson Greer, acting director of the US Office of […]

DOGE could help Elon Musk’s biz empire dodge $2.4B in liabilities – Senate probe 2025-04-28 at 23:08 By Brandon Vigliarolo Dem Sens demand action to stop SpaceX oligarch from turning watchdogs into corporate yes-men The Trump-blessed DOGE unit could help its boss Elon Musk avoid more than $2.37 billion in potential legal liabilities by stripping […]

Satellite slinger AST pledges newer birds won’t outshine stars in night sky 2025-04-28 at 22:17 By Dan Robinson As astronomers gripe about sats screwing observations AST SpaceMobile says it is working with US astronomers and America’s National Science Foundation (NSF) to mitigate the impact of satellites on observations, after a prototype became one of the […]

Price predictions 4/28: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI 2025-04-28 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key points: Bitcoin continues to face resistance at $95,000, but the possibility of an upside breakout remains high. Solid spot Bitcoin ETF inflows do not always signal a short-term top. Select altcoins are showing […]

CNCF tells main NATS contributor Synadia that it’s free to fork off 2025-04-28 at 21:36 By Lindsay Clark But what it can’t do is ‘unilaterally claw back a community project and its infrastructure, assets, and branding’ The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has filed a petition with the US Patent and Trademark Office to prevent […]