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Ex-Meta exec tells Senate Zuck’s biz dangled US citizen data in bid to enter China 2025-04-11 at 04:16 By Iain Thomson Former policy boss claims Facebook cared little about national security as it chased the mighty Yuan Facebook’s former director of global public policy told a Senate committee that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was willing […]

Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why devs won’t lose jobs to AI 2025-04-11 at 03:19 By Thomas Claburn Big G reckons this agentic AI speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who’ve used it aren’t so sure Cloud Next  Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as “a cloud-based agentic […]

Trump signs resolution killing IRS DeFi broker rule 2025-04-11 at 03:01 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte US President Donald Trump on April 10 signed a joint Congressional resolution overturning a Biden-era rule that requires decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to report to the country’s tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service. The rule would have required DeFi platforms, such […]

North Carolina lawmaker introduces Digital Asset Freedom Act 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill North Carolina (NC) representative Neal Jackson introduced the North Carolina Digital Asset Freedom Act on April 10. The bill proposes that qualifying “digital assets” be accepted as a legally recognized form of payment and for taxes. Although the language […]

HashKey receives Hong Kong approval to offer crypto staking services 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey has received approval from Hong Kong regulators to offer staking services, potentially broadening the institutional appeal of proof-of-stake investments such as the spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). HashKey was granted approval on April 10 […]

SEC drops suit against Helium for alleged securities violations 2025-04-11 at 01:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has dismissed a lawsuit against Nova Labs, developer of decentralized wireless network Helium, for allegedly issuing unregistered securities, Helium stated in an April 10 blog post.  Filed in January 2025, the […]

Return of Redis creator bears fruit with vector set data type 2025-04-11 at 00:03 By Lindsay Clark LLM query caching also lands soon The return of Redis creator Salvatore Sanfilippo has borne fruit in the form of a new data type – vector sets – for the widely used cache-turned-multi-model database.… This article is an […]

Tariffs, capital controls could fragment blockchain networks — Execs 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Escalating geopolitical tensions threaten to balkanize blockchain networks and restrict users’ access, crypto executives told Cointelegraph.  On April 9, US President Donald Trump announced a pause in the rollout of tariffs imposed on certain countries — but the […]

Bitcoin traders’ sentiment shift points to next step in BTC halving cycle 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph by Marie Poteriaieva Bitcoin’s (BTC) four-year cycle, anchored around its halving events, is widely recognized as a key factor in BTC’s year-over-year price growth. Within this larger framework, traders have come to expect distinct phases: accumulation, parabolic rallies, […]

OpenAI slams ‘sham’ takeover bid by wannabe ‘AGI dictator’ Musk in countersuit 2025-04-10 at 23:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Billionaire ‘tried every tool available to harm’ us, says super lab, and it wants a judge to end ‘harassment’ OpenAI has countersued co-founder Elon Musk, accusing him of unlawful and unfair tactics to derail its restructuring plans […]

Josh Hawley demands Mark Zuckerberg testify over Meta whistleblower’s China claims: ‘Sold out our country’s security’ 2025-04-10 at 22:33 By Thomas Barrabi “The public deserves to hear your response to these serious allegations, particularly since they pertain to American national security,” the senator wrote to Zuckerberg. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News […]

Jack Dorsey’s Block fined $40M for alleged crypto compliance, AML failures 2025-04-10 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Digital payments company Block Inc. has reached a $40 million settlement with New York regulators over alleged compliance misconducts tied to its Cash App platform, Bloomberg reported on April 10. Block was fined by the New […]

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $772M outflow as investors prepare for tariff-driven inflation 2025-04-10 at 22:07 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced significant pressure amid uncertainty caused by the ongoing global trade war. Between March 28 and April 8, these ETFs experienced net outflows totaling $595 million, according to Farside […]

Atomic, Exodus wallets targeted in new cybersecurity exploit 2025-04-10 at 22:03 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Users of the Atomic and Exodus wallets are being targeted by threat actors uploading malicious software packages to online coding repositories to steal crypto private keys in the latest cybersecurity threat identified by security professionals.  According to cybersecurity researchers […]

US sensor giant Sensata admits ransomware disrupts operations 2025-04-10 at 21:16 By Connor Jones Props for the transparency though US sensor maker Sensata has told regulators that a ransomware attack caused operational disruption, and that it’s still working to fully restore affected systems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Ether ETF staking could come as soon as May — Bloomberg analyst 2025-04-10 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Alex O’Donnell Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States may be able to start staking a portion of their tokens as soon as May, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart.  On April 9, the US […]

Meanwhile raises $40M to bring BTC life insurance to inflation-prone economies 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Crypto startup Meanwhile has raised $40 million to scale its Bitcoin-denominated life insurance business, targeting so-called “inflation-prone economies” where policyholders may seek alternatives to traditional fiat-based payouts. The Series A investment round was led by Framework […]

Bitcoin, stocks shun CPI print win and give up tariff relief gains — Will BTC whales save the day? 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin (BTC) price failed to hold its weekly open gains on April 10 as US stocks ignored positive inflation data. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Data from Cointelegraph […]

Satellite phone tech coming to your phone this year – but who pays for it? 2025-04-10 at 20:11 By Dan Robinson Operators mulling whether to price tech into subs, says report, which notes Musk’s Starlink satellite dominance This year will be Ground Zero for the commercialization of satellite phone services, but a key question is […]