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Bitcoin miner Phoenix Group adds 52 MW of mining capacity in Ethiopia 2025-04-29 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski Bitcoin mining firm Phoenix Group announced the addition of 52 megawatts (MW) worth of mining capacity to its capabilities in Ethiopia. According to an April 29 announcement, with this latest addition, Phoenix’s Bitcoin mining capacity […]

Circle gets Abu Dhabi regulatory nod to expand in Middle East 2025-04-29 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas USDC stablecoin issuer Circle has received in-principle approval (IPA) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the company announced on April 29. The approval moves Circle closer to obtaining […]

Trump’s first 100 days ‘worst in history’ despite crypto promises 2025-04-29 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood The first 100 days of the administration of US President Donald Trump have deeply impacted the crypto industry, starting with his own memecoin and culminating in a Bitcoin reserve and a spate of blockchain policymaking.  Trump’s trade […]

China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns 2025-04-29 at 14:43 By Jessica Lyons Artificial intelligence is helping Beijing’s goons break in faster and stay longer RSAC  The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up in one word: […]

Product Walkthrough: Securing Microsoft Copilot with Reco 2025-04-29 at 14:42 By Find out how Reco keeps Microsoft 365 Copilot safe by spotting risky prompts, protecting data, managing user access, and identifying threats – all while keeping productivity high. Microsoft 365 Copilot promises to boost productivity by turning natural language prompts into actions. Employees can generate […]

Google Reports 75 Zero-Days Exploited in 2024 — 44% Targeted Enterprise Security Products 2025-04-29 at 14:42 By Google has revealed that it observed 75 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild in 2024, down from 98 in 2023.  Of the 75 zero-days, 44% of them targeted enterprise products. As many as 20 flaws were identified in […]

Will Trump’s 100-day speech end Bitcoin’s ‘compressing’ range? 2025-04-29 at 14:07 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s price consolidates as the market awaits President Trump’s 100-day speech. Over $4.7 billion in BTC has been withdrawn from exchanges since April 22, reducing supply and boosting price sensitivity to demand. Trump’s crypto policy clarity could […]

808 lines of BBC BASIC and a dream: Arm architecture turns 40 2025-04-29 at 13:34 By Richard Speed ‘We thought it was a really obvious way to build a processor and everybody would be doing it’ It is 40 years since the first Arm processor was powered up, and the UK’s Centre for Computing History […]

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF buys $970M in BTC as inflows surge, boost market 2025-04-29 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) bought nearly $1 billion worth of Bitcoin on behalf of its clients on April 28, with continued inflows providing “structural support” for Bitcoin’s price appreciation, according to market analysts. BlackRock’s iShares […]

Loopscale recovers $2.8M after weekend DeFi hack and bounty talks 2025-04-29 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas DeFi protocol Loopscale has recovered nearly half of the funds stolen during a major exploit over the weekend, as white hat negotiations with the attacker show signs of progress. In an April 29 update posted to X, […]

Bitcoin targets $115K as BTC supply metric nears ‘historic euphoria’ zone 2025-04-29 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Key takeaways: Bitcoin supply in profit has climbed back above 85%, nearing the classic euphoric area. Onchain data shows strong accumulation from new and momentum buyers with minimal profit-taking. Bitcoin could rally toward $110,000–$115,000 helped by […]

The one interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers 2025-04-29 at 12:33 By Iain Thomson FBI and others list how to spot NK infiltrators, but AI will make it harder RSAC  Concerned a new recruit might be a North Korean stooge out to steal intellectual property and then hit an org […]

US DOJ requests 20-year sentence for Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky 2025-04-29 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, faces a 20-year prison sentence as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks a severe penalty for his role in a multibillion-dollar fraud. […]

Bitcoin in ‘critical zone’ as triple breakout meets $93.5K support battle 2025-04-29 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Key points: Bitcoin has beaten out three key resistance levels in a single weekly candle. The weekly close defended the 2025 yearly open, but a subsequent dip below it is making analysis question the strength of […]

After leaving citizens on hold for 798 years, UK tax authority has £1B for CRM upgrade 2025-04-29 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark HMRC kicks off procurement to modernize customer service after scathing reports The UK’s tax collector plans to appoint a new CRM vendor to manage its vast interactions with citizens over their tax affairs.… […]

1inch launches on Solana with crosschain swaps in the pipeline 2025-04-29 at 11:04 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator 1inch has launched on Solana, marking a significant step toward its vision of a “unified multichain” decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the integration enables users to […]

Generative AI is not replacing jobs or hurting wages at all, say economists 2025-04-29 at 10:30 By Thomas Claburn ‘When we look at the economic outcomes, it really has not moved the needle’ Instead of depressing wages or taking jobs, generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini have had almost no wage or labor […]

Abu Dhabi institutional giants team up for dirham stablecoin 2025-04-29 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte A trio of major Abu Dhabi institutions, including the Emirate’s sovereign wealth fund, have teamed up to launch a new dirham-pegged stablecoin. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund ADQ, the United Arab Emirates’ largest bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank […]

Russian ruble stablecoin: Exec lists 7 ‘Tether replica’ features 2025-04-29 at 10:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The concept of a Russian ruble stablecoin received special attention at a major local crypto event, the Blockchain Forum in Moscow, with key industry executives reflecting on some of the core features a ruble-backed stablecoin might require. Sergey […]

Swiss boffins admit to secretly posting AI-penned posts to Reddit in the name of science 2025-04-29 at 10:05 By Simon Sharwood They’re sorry/not sorry for testing if bots can change minds by pretending to be a trauma counselor or a victim of sexual abuse Researchers from the University of Zurich have admitted to secretly posting […]