Month: February 2025
China’s Salt Typhoon hackers continue to breach telecom firms despite US sanctions
Threat intelligence firm Recorded Future said it had observed Salt Typhoon breaching 5 telcos between December 2024 and January 2025. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Mastercard tokenized 30% of its transactions in 2024
Mastercard tokenized 30% of transactions in 2024. It views stablecoins as competition, acknowledging crypto’s potential to disrupt traditional finance.
How do scammers use fake transaction simulation sites to steal crypto?
Fake transaction simulation sites create false crypto deposits to deceive victims. Discover their tactics and key signs to avoid falling for these scams.
Bitcoin bull run comeback? Whale exchange inflow metric nears 5-year high
Bitcoin hits cycle peaks once whales cool exchange flows; signs are favoring a repeat of the pattern in 2025.
Lumoz Flips the Switch On Its AI-Powered Blockchain
At the end of 2024, Lumoz released its 2025 roadmap, clearly stating its ongoing commitment to deepening its focus on ZK and AI technologies, with plans to officially launch Lumoz Chain in Q1 of 2025. The core components of Lumoz Chain include the Verifier node and the Compute Node. The Verifier node provides validation services … Read more
The Bitcoin Blockchain is Spice Melange—It Is a Meme
The Bitcoin blockchain, 10,000 years from now, will be all over the cosmos With it, we shall navigate to other planets. For it will be spice melange, and one of our most powerful memes. With it, we shall do capital reallocation experiments that would break current fiat rails.
Trump’s Back In The White House—So Why Isn’t the Crypto Market Going Up as Planned?
After the highly anticipated arrival of America’s new crypto-loving leader, we thought that prices would just go up. New macroeconomic forces driven by a new political paradigm would be the fuel for new market participants to flood into crypto! But things didn’t go quite as planned…. Alts getting slaughtered, n Presidents rugpulling memecoins, n and … Read more
Liquity v2 sees $17M outflows amid stability pool warning
Liquity v2 recorded $17 million in outflows after advising users to exit Stability Pools amid an internal investigation into a potential issue.
Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet to Join MSCI Japan Index, Raises $26M to Buy More BTC
Metaplanet (3350), a Japanese bitcoin (BTC) acquirer, will be added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan index at the end of Feb. 28, according to the firm’s CEO Simon Gerovich. The MSCI index tracks mid-to-large-cap Japanese stocks, which serve as a key benchmark for institutional investors worldwide. As a result of inclusion, Metaplanet … Read more
South Korea to allow institutions to sell crypto donations in 2025
The country’s securities regulator will also allow 3,500 corporations and professional investors to open “real-name” accounts on cryptocurrency exchanges as part of a pilot program.
US crypto exchange Coinbase eyes India comeback: Report
Coinbase is in talks with Indian regulators to reenter the market after its 2023 exit as the FIU eases its stance on offshore crypto exchanges.
Story Protocol Debuts Mainnet to Bypass IP’s ‘Rent-Seeking Intermediaries’
The network aims to reduce legal friction for IP owners, in the hopes of tapping into a multi-trillion-dollar industry.
The TechBeat: DIY Enthusiast Hacks His Way Into Building His Own Musical Instrument (And It Rocks!) (2/13/2025)
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Bitcoin Miner Riot Adds New Board Member to Push AI Pivot
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Riot Platforms appointed three new directors to its board as it explores potential opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). The additions include Michael Turner, former president of Oxford Properties and global head of real estate at OMERS, one of Canada’s largest pension funds, alongside Jaime Leverton, ex-CEO of Hut … Read more
New York Senator Pushes For Crypto Task Force as State Revisits Digital Asset Regulation
If approved, the bill would form a 17-member panel to study digital assets’ tax impact as New York reviews its crypto regulations.
Elon Musk will withdraw bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if its board agrees to terms
In a court filing on Wednesday, a lawyer for Elon Musk said the billionaire will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit if the ChatGPT maker’s board of directors “preserve the charity’s mission” and halt its conversion to a for-profit corporation. The filing, submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of … Read more
Riot appoints adviser with experience pivoting BTC mining assets to AI
One of three newly appointed directors to the board includes Jaime Leverton, the former CEO of Hut 8.
Texas lawmakers refile Bitcoin reserve bill, adding room for more crypto
The bill “would make our state the first to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and drive innovation, growth, and financial freedom,” said Senator Schwertner.
6 men kidnapped Chicago family, forcing $15M crypto transfer: Report
Six men kidnapped a family of three and a nanny at gunpoint in Chicago before whisking them away for five days, demanding they cough up $15 million in cryptocurrencies.
CluCoin founder asks to be spared prison for $1.1M fraud scheme
CluCoin founder Austin Michael Taylor asked a judge to sentence him to probation after he copped to wire fraud for a $1.1 million crypto scheme.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is coming in matter of months
GPT-5 will launch within months, unifying OpenAI’s o-series and GPT-series chatbot models into an integrated system, Sam Altman says.
Blast Exposes Illegal Bitcoin Mining Setup in Malaysia
An explosion in a Malaysian city has uncovered an illegal Bitcoin mining operation, with police finding rigs powered by stolen electricity.