TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers’ personal information
The credit reporting giant confirmed unauthorized access to a third-party application storing the personal information of its customers.
Month: August 2025
Paris Police Probe Alleged Kidnapping and Wrench Attack of Ex-Crypto Trader
France is becoming a global hotspot for crypto “wrench attacks” targeting holders amid organized crime surge.
Wikipedia Rules Everything Around Me
Everyone’s obsessed with SEO. With getting cited by Forbes, stuffing keywords, scoring backlinks, E-E-A-T, reviews, and all the other tactical steps that are supposed to make sure you’re found online. But the truth is, the impact of those efforts is nothing compared to the influence of AI’s universally beloved source: Wikipedia. The internet’s power broker. … Read more
Crypto Markets Today: BTC’s Gain Lacks Derivative Traders’ Support; YZY Leads to Losses
As bitcoin’s (BTC) price recovery looks to gather pace, on-chain data points to potential seller resurgence near $113,600. The wider altcoin market, however, is doing well, as evidenced by the 4% gain in the CoinDesk 80 Index in the past 24 hours. The CoinDesk 20 Index has gained nearly 1%. “Bitcoin is drawing its third … Read more
Lygos Aims to Banish Ghosts of Crypto Lending Collapse With Non-Custodial Bitcoin Model
Lygos Finance unveiled what it calls the first truly non-custodial bitcoin (BTC)-backed lending platform, aiming to transform the crypto credit market with institutional-grade design. The platform is built on Discrete Log Contracts (DLCs) developed by Atomic Finance, which Lygos acquired earlier this year. DLCs enforce bilateral lending agreements directly on Bitcoin’s base layer, with an … Read more
Get ready, EV owners: Here come the dongles
The transition from CCS to NACS will unlock thousands more fast chargers for many EV drivers, but they’ll need to know their adapters to get the most out of it.
DJI’s Mic 3 crams more features into a smaller package
The DJI Mic 3 has shrinked without scrimping. DJI is making its latest wireless lavalier microphone system even smaller without scrimping on features or battery life. The DJI Mic 3 is half the size and weight of its Mic 2 predecessor and introduces new capabilities, including two adaptive gain control modes, three voice tone presets, … Read more
Ethereum exit queue hits record $5B ETH, raising sell pressure concerns
A significant portion of the almost $5 billion ETH awaiting withdrawal may be sold to lock in profits, considering Ether’s 72% climb over the past three months
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The Case for Crazy Philanthropy
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BitMart pulls Hong Kong VASP application
BitMart withdrew its application for a virtual asset service provider license in Hong Kong, joining several other major exchanges.
Tornado Cash Devs Get $500K From Solana Policy Institute to Appeal Convictions
The Solana advocacy group’s funds will aid efforts by Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev, developers of Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash, to appeal their respective criminal convictions in the U.S. and the Netherlands.
Bitcoin, Ether ETF Flows Hint at Incoming Altcoin Bull Run: Crypto Daybook Americas
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) As August draws to a close, two observations stand out. First, the month’s typical surge in volatility in both traditional and cryptocurrency markets has not materialized. That’s probably driven by market expectations of forthcoming Fed interest-rate cuts combined with record fiscal spending—essentially an amplified “Goldilocks” scenario. … Read more
Meet AIOZ Network’s Peer‑to‑Peer Internet: Power AI, Streaming, and Storage with Your Devices
Billions of devices around the world sit idle, laptops, desktops, and servers with untapped computing power. AIOZ Network turns latent capacity into a real-time economic engine, where anyone can contribute compute, storage, or bandwidth and get rewarded in tokens. This transforms users into supply-side participants, powering AI compute, digital storage, and streaming. Streaming continues to … Read more
El Salvador’s Bukele reacts as $1B Bitcoin holdings bet increases on Kalshi
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele drew attention to lively betting activity on El Salvador’s Bitcoin holdings hitting $1 billion by late 2025.
A Comprehensive Guide to Preventing Child Disappearances and How Technology Helps
Tools like Findmykids complement practical advice and government solutions The statistics are a parent’s worst nightmare. According to the FBI, law enforcement in the United States handles over 375,000 reports of missing children each year. Behind this staggering number lies a complex reality of runaways, family disputes, and the rare but terrifying cases of stranger … Read more
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XRP ‘distribution’ phase doesn’t change $20 price target: Analyst
XRP analysts remain confident of a bullish continuation with short-term targets around $4 and $20 for cycle tops.
Solana Targets Near-Instant Finality as Alpenglow Upgrade Heads to Vote
Solana developers are pushing a major consensus overhaul with the Alpenglow proposal, now in the validator voting stage. Just over 10% of validators have backed the upgrade as of European morning hours on Thursday, a tracker shows, with over 88% of eligible participants yet to cast their choice. If passed, it would replace Proof-of-History and … Read more
Crypto market to unlock $4.5B in tokens in September
About $1.17 billion will be released through cliff unlocks, while $3.36 billion will come from linear unlocks in September.
YZY Hype Machine Leaves Traders Nursing Millions in Losses on Ye-Linked Token
Buying the YZY token apparently linked to Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, ended in tears for more than 70,000 wallets, Bubblemaps, a blockchain data visualization tool, said in a post on X. The Solana-based memecoin’s debut last week was part of a “YZY Money” ecosystem plan, which included payment rails and a … Read more