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  • Hacker reconnaissance work continues on TeleMessage app vulnerability — Report
    by Christopher Tepedino on July 18, 2025 at 10:37 pm

    As of Wednesday, at least eleven IP addresses have actively tried to exploit the vulnerability, with thousands more addresses possibly doing reconnaissance work. Hackers are continuing to seek out opportunities to exploit the infamous CVE-2025-48927 vulnerability involved in TeleMessage, according to a new report from threat intelligence company GreyNoise. GreyNoise’s tag, which monitors attempts to take advantage of the vulnerability, has detected 11 IP addresses that have attempted the exploit since April. Other IP addresses may be performing reconnaissance work: A total of 2,009 IPs have searched for Spring Boot Actuator endpoints in the past 90 days, and 1,582 IPs have specifically targeted the /health endpoints, which commonly detect Spring Boot Actuator deployments.Read more

  • Here’s what happened in crypto today
    by Cointelegraph on July 18, 2025 at 10:23 pm

    Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, US President Donald Trump has signed the GENIUS Act into law, enacting the country’s first stablecoin legislation. Meanwhile, a $9.6 billion Bitcoin transfer from a Satoshi-era whale is raising fears of a potential price correction as the total crypto market cap edges closer to $4 trillion.US President Donald Trump signed one of the first bills related to crypto and blockchain of his administration into law on Friday after delays due to debates in the House of Representatives and Senate.In a Friday signing ceremony attended by many cryptocurrency company executives and high-ranking Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act into law.Read more

  • The rise of ETFs challenges Bitcoin’s self-custody roots
    by Nate Kostar on July 18, 2025 at 9:49 pm

    The growing popularity of Bitcoin ETFs and treasury companies is reshaping how investors hold Bitcoin — raising questions about the core principle of “not your keys, not your coins.” Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other institutional Bitcoin products may be reshaping a core crypto ethos rooted in Satoshi Nakamoto’s original vision. According to onchain data, Bitcoin self-custody has been steadily declining since January 2024 — the same month Bitcoin spot ETFs were approved.After nearly 15 years of growth, the creation of new Bitcoin (BTC) addresses is slowing down, while active addresses have dropped sharply from nearly 1 million in January 2024 to around 650,000 in late June, reaching levels not seen since 2019.“Since spot ETFs became available the growth rate of self-custody users has been in decline,” said on X analyst Willy Woo.Read more

  • GENIUS' ban on stablecoin yield will drive demand for Ethereum DeFi — Analysts
    by Vince Quill on July 18, 2025 at 9:38 pm

    The lack of yield-bearing options for US-regulated stablecoins under the GENIUS bill will drive investors to search for interest elsewhere, analysts said. The US fresh stablecoin legislation could create more demand for Ether (ETH) and decentralized finance applications, which are primarily based on the Ethereum network, according to analysts.The GENIUS bill, signed into law by US President Donald Trump on Friday, bans yield-bearing stablecoins, cutting off interest-earning opportunities for institutions and retail traders. This type of stablecoin generates interest or returns for the holder through yield-generating mechanisms, like staking or lending. According to crypto analyst Nic Puckrin, the removal of yield on stablecoins “is great news for Ethereum-based DeFi as the main alternative for passive income generation.”Read more

  • Lawsuits piling up against Strategy could take years, go nowhere, lawyer says
    by Christopher Tepedino on July 18, 2025 at 9:00 pm

    At least seven law firms have filed complaints against Strategy, alleging securities fraud. Two crypto lawyers had different takes on the situation. The securities fraud lawsuits facing Michael Saylor’s company Strategy could take years to play out — if they go anywhere at all, according to legal experts. Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, pioneered the use of Bitcoin (BTC) as an asset reserve for corporate treasuries. The company has been since 2020 making regular purchases of Bitcoin, with over 601,550 BTC in its balance sheets and no plans to cap the accumulation.Now, Strategy has investors questioning its crypto approach. As of mid-July, at least seven law firms have filed complaints against Strategy. Many of the complaints have similar claims, echoing that the defendants overstated the anticipated profitability of its Bitcoin investment strategy and understated volatility risks, as well as the magnitude of losses the company could recognize following the adoption of the ASU 2023-08 accounting principles.Read more