Bitcoin to $140K by Month End? Bullish Hopes Remain Even as Tuesday Drop Sends ETH, XRP, SOL Down 5%

Bitcoin is holding around $122,000 in Wednesday’s Asian hours after setting a record high at $126,200 earlier this week, with some market watchers still expecting a surge to a record $140,000 later this month. Economist Timothy Peterson said in an X post Tuesday that bitcoin has a 50% probability of rising to $140,000, citing simulations … Read more

XRP Crash Brewing? Prices Continue to Print ‘Lower Highs’ Alongside New Highs in Bitcoin

This is an analysis post by CoinDesk analyst and Chartered Market Technician Omkar Godbole. Alternative cryptocurrencies typically move in tandem with bitcoin (BTC), but the magnitude of their price swings often differs. Take payments-focused XRP as an example. Since July, every upswing in Bitcoin has triggered rallies in XRP; however, XRP has consistently produced “lower … Read more

AI Models Can Now Identify Individual Trees from Forest Scans

:::info Authors: (1) Jonathan Henrich, Chairs of Statistics and Econometrics, Faculty of Economics, University of Gottingen, Germany (jonathan.henrich@uni-goettingen.de) (2) Jan van Delden, Institute of Computer Science, University of Gottingen Germany (jan.vandelden@uni-goettingen.de). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction Materials and Methods Results and Discussion Conclusion and References ABSTRACT The segmentation of individual trees from … Read more

Taming Video Processing Chaos with Domain-Driven Design in Symfony

Modern app starts simple, then the business logic grows, gets tangled in the infrastructure, and before you know it, you’re wrestling an unmaintainable monolith. For complex, multi-step processes — like video processing — this trajectory is a nightmare. That’s why Domain-Driven Design (DDD) isn’t just a pattern; it’s a lifeline. By placing the core business … Read more

Dogecoin Plunges 8% Before Whale Buying Stabilizes at DOGE Prices $0.25

Dogecoin dropped 8% in Tuesday’s trade as whales unloaded into $0.27 resistance before pivoting back in near $0.25. A billion-token liquidation wave marked the day’s lows, but late-session prints showed smart money stepping back, hinting at a possible base. News Background Macro headwinds remain central to the picture. Traders are pricing in nearly 98% odds … Read more

Gold Skyrockets Past $4K, Bitcoin Looks South as Dollar Index Hits 2-Month

Bitcoin (BTC) and gold (XAU) have diverged over the past 24 hours, with BTC likely feeling pressure from a strengthening dollar index. The leading cryptocurrency by market value has dropped 2.4% to $121,340, after failing to break through key resistance above $126,000 early this week, according to CoinDesk data. The Coindesk 20 Index has declined … Read more

Why Netflix Joined the Certificate Wars (And Why It Matters)

Netflix doesn’t join standards bodies. They build streaming protocols, not bureaucracy. So when they showed up as an “Interested Party” at the CA/Browser Forum to support 47-day certificate requirements, everyone paid attention. Their message? “We need these deadlines to justify automation investment internally.“ Read that again. The world’s largest streaming service was literally begging for … Read more

Beyond Phishing: How Agentic AI Is Weaponizing the Human Element in Next-Gen Cyberattacks

I explain why relying on phishing training is obsolete. Agentic AI isn’t just sending smarter emails: it’s an autonomous, self-correcting threat that weaponises human trust at machine speed. My GRC work shows how these agents systematically bypass third-party controls and achieve military-grade coordination across IT and OT, demanding an urgent and autonomous shift in our … Read more

Bitcoin’s Short-Term Whales Now Hold $10.1B in Paper Gains. Is a Cash Out Next?

Bitcoin’s latest push through record levels has left short-term holder (STH) whales sitting on their fattest paper profits of the cycle of about $10.1 billion, according to CryptoQuant data. These are entities holding more than 1,000 BTC that only entered the market in the past five months — the so-called “weak hands” of the cohort … Read more

5 Questions Your Cloud Security Audit Should Actually Answer

Most organizations conduct cloud security audits regularly. They check compliance boxes, review configurations, and generate reports. Then six months later, they discover a breach that the audit completely missed. The problem isn’t that audits are useless. It’s that most audits answer the wrong questions. They focus on whether your setup matches a checklist rather than … Read more