Month: May 2025

Solana Quietly Fixes Bug That Could Have Let Attackers Mint and Steal Certain Tokens

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The Solana Foundation has disclosed a previously unknown vulnerability in its privacy-focused token system that could have allowed attackers to forge fake zero-knowledge proofs, enabling unauthorized minting or withdrawals of tokens. The vulnerability was first reported on April 16 through Anza’s GitHub security advisory, accompanied by a working proof-of-concept. Engineers from Solana development teams Anza, … Read more

Kyrgyzstan’s Gold-Backed Dollar Pegged Stablecoin USDKG to Debut in Q3

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Central Asian country Kyrgyzstan plans to debut the Gold Dollar, or USDKG, the gold-backed stablecoin pegged 1:1 with the U.S. dollar in the third quarter, project’s advisor Gabriel Guerra told CoinDesk at the Token2049 conference in Dubai. The stablecoin, backed by $500 million in gold from the Kyrgyz Ministry of Finance, is designed to facilitate … Read more

Anysphere, which makes Cursor, has reportedly raised $900M at $9B valuation

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Anysphere, the maker of AI-powered coding tool Cursor, has attracted $900 million in a fresh round of funding led by Thrive Capital, Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the deal. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Accel are also participating in the round, which values Anysphere at about $9 billion, the report said. Cursor raised … Read more

The TechBeat: Celebrating Vitruvian Man Day at SDG: A Tribute to Arts, Science, & Human Potential (5/5/2025)

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How are you, hacker? 🪐Want to know what’s trending right now?: The Techbeat by HackerNoon has got you covered with fresh content from our trending stories of the day! Set email preference here. ## How My Development Team Utilized GitHub Copilot & AI Tools to Boost Productivity by Vimaldeep Singh By @rsystems [ 4 Min … Read more

Bitcoin pioneer and felon says he’s ‘vibe coding’ to restart the BTC faucet

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Early Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem says he’s working on bringing back the Bitcoin faucet — a website that hands out Bitcoin to whoever solves CAPTCHA tasks, normally used to distinguish humans from machines. Shrem shared his new Bitcoin (BTC) faucet website — 21million.com — in a May 4 X post, which mimics the first-ever Bitcoin … Read more

Industry calls for urgent crypto law reforms after Australian election

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The Australian crypto industry has called on the newly reelected Labor government to urgently make digital asset legislation a top priority to ensure Australia doesn’t fall further behind global markets. The incumbent Australian Labor Party was returned in a landslide on May 3, picking up 54.9% of the two-party-preferred vote, against the Liberal and National … Read more

Spam vs Phishing: Know the Difference

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When you sit down to open your email inbox, you’re likely to have noticed a few odd messages. Perhaps some are promising you a “free iPhone,” others are warning you to “click here to win a prize,” and some will appear to be from your bank—but something doesn’t look right. These emails fall into two … Read more

Ukraine is a Building a Drone Wall Against Russia

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As Russia is preparing to initiate the spring campaign in its ongoing war, Ukrainian soldiers and military leadership are confident that their drone forces will give the invading Russians hell. Russia’s fresh spring offensive against Ukraine “has already begun,” Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi stated in a recent interview. With few tangible gains in recent months, the Kremlin is … Read more

Six Side Characters That Stole The Show In TV Shows

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Every series needs interesting characters to be successful, and we’re not just talking about the main characters. Character development can help audiences relate better to the story, and even carry the series to new levels. In some rare cases, side characters can become a big hit with audiences, even surpassing main characters in some instances. … Read more

A Beginner’s Guide to Reading and Writing Smart Contracts on Explorers

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When Verdant, a new mining game on the Abstract blockchain, first launched, many users found themselves staring at a partially functioning interface. But a savvy group of players didn’t wait for the full dApp to be ready—they went straight to the blockchain explorer and started interacting with the smart contracts directly. This allowed them to … Read more

New Formula Could Make AI Agents Actually Useful in the Real World

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As AI systems evolve beyond isolated functionality, the need for efficient and context-aware coordination between agents powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) is more urgent than ever. In this article, we introduce a rigorous mathematical framework, denoted as the L Function, designed to optimize how LLMs operate within Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) – dynamically, efficiently, and … Read more

GreetHammer: Your Ultimate Outlook Macro for Automated Email Greetings

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Email is essential, but repetitive tasks—like addressing replies by name and adding appropriate greetings—can be tedious. Especially if your like me and send scores and scores of emails each day. Introducing GreetHammer, a handy Outlook macro compatible with Outlook 2016, 2019, and Office 365 that fully automates personalized email greetings, saving you valuable time. What … Read more