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Bitcoin in ‘pivot zone’ as potential consolidation looms: Analyst 2025-05-29 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin markets could be in for another prolonged period of consolidation if there isn’t more buying pressure this week, says analyst Willy Woo.  The strength of Bitcoin’s (BTC) run from $75,000 on April 7 to its all-time high…

Elon Musk leaves DOGE as job was ‘uphill battle’ 2025-05-29 at 09:03 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Elon Musk confirmed that he’s quitting as the White House’s government cost-cutting czar after admitting it was an “uphill battle” trying to slash federal jobs and programs. Musk’s status as a Special Government Employee leading the Department of…

Over 100,000 WordPress Sites at Risk from Critical CVSS 10.0 Vulnerability in Wishlist Plugin 2025-05-29 at 09:03 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched security flaw impacting TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files. TI WooCommerce Wishlist, which has over 100,000 active installations, is…

European crypto firm K33 raises $6.2M for Bitcoin buys 2025-05-29 at 08:04 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Norwegian crypto brokerage firm K33 plans to join the growing number of public companies buying up Bitcoin after raising 60 million Swedish krona ($6.2 million) to buy and hold the cryptocurrency. K33 said on May 28 that it…

Crypto vulnerable if CFTC not given authority, says ex-chair Behnam 2025-05-29 at 08:04 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam has said the crypto market will remain unregulated unless the agency he led is given greater authority. In a May 28 Bloomberg TV interview, Behnam sided with the crypto…

India none-too-subtly reminds Big Tech that local laws prohibit dark patterns 2025-05-29 at 08:04 By Simon Sharwood ‘Consumers will not tolerate deceit’ Minister tells Amazon, Apple, Samsung and Uber India’s government has reminded big tech companies that it has rules that prohibit the use of dark patterns – deceptive design practices that deliberately mislead and…

Outdated Security, Overlooked Costs: Why Multifamily Properties Must Modernize Now 2025-05-29 at 08:04 By Many properties still rely on brass keys, manual processes, and disconnected digital tools, all of which appear functional but quietly create operational drag. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this…

Crypto mining stocks plunge as Fed warns of ‘difficult tradeoffs’ 2025-05-29 at 07:01 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons US crypto mining stocks tumbled at the close of May 28 trading after minutes published by the Federal Reserve signaled its growing uncertainty about the country’s economic outlook. The crypto market remained unscathed, despite the stock drops…

New Jersey county to tokenize $240B property deeds 2025-05-29 at 06:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A New Jersey county is set to tokenize $240 billion worth of property deeds after signing a deal with the blockchain-backed land record management firm Balcony. Balcony said on May 28 that it signed a five-year deal with the…

Trump tariffs ruled illegal within minutes of Musk announcing end of government role 2025-05-29 at 05:34 By Simon Sharwood Hardware biz gets a reprieve but administration’s plans are unchanged The USA’s Court of International Trade has ruled the Trump administration improperly implemented its “Liberation Day” tariff policy, effectively blocking the imposition of the duties.… This…

Nvidia posts mixed Q1, predicts $8B hit with US chip curbs 2025-05-29 at 05:04 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Chip-making giant Nvidia has posted mixed results in its first quarter earnings, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue but missing predictions on its income amid US restrictions on its exports to China.  In earnings released May…

US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal 2025-05-29 at 04:08 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea A US federal court has frozen around $57.65 million worth of the stablecoin USDC in a class action case over the controversial Libra memecoin. Onchain data shared with Cointelegraph by the class group’s lawyer, Max Burwick, shows…

Trump trade policy to cost Nvidia $10.5B in lost H20 GPU revenues 2025-05-29 at 03:52 By Tobias Mann But don’t worry, sales are still up 69 percent US export controls blocking the sale of Nvidia’s H20 GPUs to will cost the company $10.5 billion in lost revenues in the first half of the 2026 fiscal…

Victoria’s Secret website laid bare for three days after ‘security incident’ 2025-05-29 at 03:52 By Iain Thomson Knickers outlet knackered Underwear retailer Victoria’s Secret’s website has been down for three days, with the company blaming an unspecified security problem.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Solana chart hints at 180% rally to $300 if key technical trend holds 2025-05-29 at 03:03 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Historical chart patterns and the Fibonacci Retracement metric hint at a Solana price rally to $300. Solana’s $7.5 billion in futures open interest and negative funding rates could be a sign that…

Ethereum bulls aim for $2.7K ahead of ETH’s $2.4B options expiry 2025-05-29 at 02:03 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Key takeaways: 97% of ETH put options will expire worthless if ETH holds above $2,600. A bullish ETH price outcome could be limited by macroeconomic factors and trading strategies that cap Ether gains. On May 30,…

Elon Musk’s xAI pays $300M to Russia’s favorite messaging app to push Grok 2025-05-29 at 02:03 By Thomas Claburn Telegram to get 50% cut of xAI subscriptions too Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday announced that the Dubai-based messaging service will make unspecified Grok models from Elon Musk’s xAI available to users.… This article is…

Microsoft is opening Windows Update to third-party apps 2025-05-29 at 01:19 By Iain Thomson Also in preview: a settings backup feature to support OS upgrades Microsoft is previewing a Windows Update orchestration platform for app developers and management tool vendors, aiming to centralize update scheduling across Windows 11 devices.… This article is an excerpt from…

Labor Department rescinds Biden-era guidance for crypto in 401(k) plans 2025-05-29 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino The US Labor Department has officially rescinded guidance issued during the Biden administration that limited the inclusion of cryptocurrency in 401(k) retirement plans. On May 28, the Labor Department revoked a 2022 guidance that had urged fiduciaries…

Bitcoin analyst says BTC price peak in $220K to $330K range still possible 2025-05-29 at 01:04 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Key takeaways: Bitcoin researcher Sminston With says BTC could gain 100% to 200%, with a cycle peak between $220,000 to $330,000. Bitcoin continues to exhibit strong cyclical volatility, contradicting the belief that its price…

Nvidia shares pop on strong AI demand despite hit from China chip restrictions 2025-05-29 at 00:48 By Thomas Barrabi Nvidia reported solid first quarter earnings on Wednesday, providing some relief to anxious investors who have come to see the world’s leading chip supplier as a bellwether for the overall tech industry. This article is an…

Here’s what it’ll take for Nvidia and other US chipmakers to flog AI chips in China 2025-05-29 at 00:48 By Tobias Mann Jensen be limbo, Jensen be quick, Jensen go under the Uncle Sam’s limbo stick Over the past few years, Uncle Sam has made it progressively harder for US chip designers to flog their…

Pakistan announces Bitcoin strategic reserve 2025-05-29 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Bilal Bin Saqib, head of Pakistan’s crypto council, announced on May 28 that the country is moving to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saqib said the government of Pakistan followed the United…

GameStop shares sink 11% after BTC purchase 2025-05-29 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Shares of video game and collectibles retailer GameStop dropped nearly 11% on May 28 after the company announced its first Bitcoin purchase, triggering a classic sell-the-news reaction. The stock closed at $31.21 on the New York Stock Exchange, according to…

Price predictions 5/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, ADA, SUI, HYPE, LINK 2025-05-29 at 00:04 By Cointelegraph by Rakesh Upadhyay Key point: Bitcoin’s market structure is still bullish, even as a phase of profit taking and consolidation sets in. Bitcoin (BTC) remains pinned below the breakout level of $109,588, indicating that the bears are…

Ex-CISA employee: ‘This culture of fear started permeating the agency’ 2025-05-28 at 23:50 By Jessica Lyons ‘Everyone’s holding their breath’ Interview  It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when the “culture of fear” began to permeate America’s top cyber-defense agency.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

MIT boffins claim liquid sodium battery could one day power aircraft while sucking up CO2 2025-05-28 at 23:26 By Brandon Vigliarolo Prototype packs triple the energy density of lithium-ion, they claim MIT boffins have built a prototype fuel cell using liquid sodium and air that could one day power aircraft, and may help capture carbon…

Meta’s fate in FTC antitrust trial in limbo as judge weighs possible breakup 2025-05-28 at 22:18 By Thomas Barrabi Meta’s fate is up in the air after Mark Zuckerberg’s dirty laundry was aired out in a seven-week antitrust trial brought by the Federal Trade Commission – though some experts warn that the social media giant…

JD Vance urges Bitcoin community to embrace politics 2025-05-28 at 22:05 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill United States Vice President JD Vance took the stage to deliver a keynote address at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, encouraging Bitcoiners to deepen their involvement in politics. Vance highlighted the strategic and geopolitical importance of…

Google co-founder Sergey Brin suggests threatening AI for better results 2025-05-28 at 21:50 By Thomas Claburn So much for buttering up ChatGPT with ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ Google co-founder Sergey Brin claims that threatening generative AI models produces better results.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

Attack on LexisNexis Risk Solutions exposes data on 300k + 2025-05-28 at 21:50 By Connor Jones Data analytics and risk management biz says software dev platform breached, not itself LexisNexis Risk Solutions (LNRS) is the latest big-name organization to disclose a serious cyberattack leading to data theft, with the number of affected individuals pegged at…

Major data hack nabs 184M passwords for Google, Apple and more: ‘Cybercriminal’s dream’ 2025-05-28 at 21:18 By Brooke Steinberg The database containing the compromised passwords was ironically unencrypted and not password-protected itself, a report said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React…

Conduit raises $36M for stablecoin, fiat cross-border payment network 2025-05-28 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino Conduit, a cross-border payments company based in Boston, has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly and Altos Ventures. The capital will go to scale its payment system and expand currency offerings across…

BlackRock eyes 10% stake in Circle’s IPO 2025-05-28 at 21:01 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira BlackRock is reportedly planning to take a significant stake in Circle’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). According to a May 28 Bloomberg report citing anonymous sources, BlackRock is looking to purchase roughly 10% of the offering. Circle, the issuer…

Arrival of Linux 6.15 hails end of 486-class CPUs 2025-05-28 at 20:48 By Liam Proven Latest kernel includes 14,612 changesets, Penguinistas been busy Over the holiday weekend, Linus Torvalds released the latest Linux kernel – signalling the end of the line for 486-class chips.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source…

Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore 2025-05-28 at 20:47 By An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware. Sina Gholinejad (aka Sina Ghaaf), 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer…

Czech Republic Blames China-Linked APT31 Hackers for 2022 Cyberattack 2025-05-28 at 20:47 By The Czech Republic on Wednesday formally accused a threat actor associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of targeting its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a public statement, the government said it identified China as the culprit behind a malicious campaign…

Cork Protocol hacked for $12M, smart contracts paused 2025-05-28 at 20:07 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Cork Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, was hit by a smart contract exploit on May 28, resulting in the loss of roughly $12 million in digital assets. Cybersecurity firm Cyvers said the hack occurred at 11:23:19 UTC and…

DuckDB flips lakehouse model with bring-your-own compute and metadata RDBMS 2025-05-28 at 19:44 By Lindsay Clark Open source in-process OLAP system launches rival to Iceberg and Delta Lake table format, and more With a combined market value of around $150 billion, Snowflake and Databricks have divergent visions on how to get customers’ analytics and machine…

More than 40% of Fintech Breaches Linked to Third-Party Vendors 2025-05-28 at 19:03 By More than 40% of breaches in fintech organizations can be linked to third-party vendors.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline: