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By April Foster, updated October 3, 2025 The cryptocurrency industry has always been a high-value target for cybercriminals. But in 2025, security experts are raising red flags about North Korean hackers in crypto and their increasingly sophisticated schemes. Once known primarily for direct exchange hacks, they are now masquerading as job applicants in order to infiltrate blockchain companies from within. This trend is reshaping how startups, investors, and even individual crypto users think about security risks in digital finance. From Exchange Hacks to Insider Threats In the past decade, major attacks on exchanges like Mt. Gox, Coincheck, and KuCoin have…

File Pic: Abhishek Sharma, right, and Tilak Varma during the Asia Cup. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India A suffered a nine-wicket defeat to Australia A in the rain-affected second List A match on Friday, despite a gritty 94 from Tilak Varma and the personal sacrifice of Abhishek Sharma, who skipped his sister’s wedding to be part of the squad.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Chasing India A’s modest total of 246, the Aussies were set 160 in 25 overs via the Duckworth-Lewis method after a three-hour rain delay. Australia A had already reached 48 without loss before…

Unlocking Student Success: The Critical Role of Metacognition in Learning (Image: Pexels) Many students, across ages and countries, are weak in self-management or metacognition, which is the ability to plan, monitor and evaluate one’s own learning. This helps explain why hours of study sometimes fail to produce durable learning as students are not being taught how to learn. Metacognition is setting clear goals before study, checking whether you understand while you study and adjusting strategies when you don’t. When learners are poor at these steps they misjudge their knowledge, repeat ineffective study habits (rereading, passive review) and struggle to transfer…

Bucharest, Romania, October 3, 2025 / AlexaBlockchain/ – Alchemy, the world’s leading blockchain developer platform, today announced the official opening of its new office in Bucharest, Romania, deepening its engineering presence in Europe, and launching a major talent drive to scale its global Web3 infrastructure.The move follows Alchemy’s acquisition of Bware Labs, a Bucharest-based infrastructure start-up, whose expertise has already enhanced the platform with faster multi-region APIs, bare-metal orchestration, and deep product and infrastructure engineering talent. These capabilities bolster Alchemy’s position as the backbone of Web3, powering over 70% of decentralized applications worldwide.“Romania is the perfect strategic choice for Alchemy,” said Nikil Viswanathan, founder and…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio says he is skeptical as to whether central banks will consider holding Bitcoin (BTC) as a reserve currency, citing privacy concerns. That’s as the largest crypto by market cap nears its all-time high (ATH) of $124,457.12 after breaking above the $120K barrier in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. BTC price chart (Source: CoinMarketCap) Bitcoin Blockchain Is Too Public For Central Banks, Argues Dalio Dalio took to X and shared a clip of an interview he had on…

EUR/USD outlook edges higher near 1.1734 as risk appetite weighs on the US Dollar despite Eurozone services PMI revision. Mixed Eurozone data show resilience, while the US labor market concerns deepen amid the delayed Nonfarm Payrolls release. Fed’s Logan cools expectations of an October rate cut, leaving markets focused on ISM services data and the ongoing government shutdown. The EUR/USD outlook improves on Friday, holding above the 1.1730 area after bouncing from Thursday’s lows of 1.1685. The rebound is primarily driven by mild risk appetite that weighs on the safe-haven demand for the dollar, while the euro shrugged off a…

The consequences of modern cyber attacks are catastrophic. A single breach can trigger a cascade of failures, grinding operations to a halt, and costing millions in fines and legal fees. Beyond the financial damage, it can destroy years of customer trust and severely damage a company’s reputation. Beyond the immediate financial damage, an attack destroys years of customer trust and severely damages the company’s public reputation. Cybersecurity training directly confronts these risks. An effective training program that includes targeted cybersecurity courses,  educates all staff on common cyber threats, and promotes safe digital practices. It shows employees how to identify phishing…

NEED TO KNOW Cheyenne Parker-Tyus will play in her first WNBA Finals on Friday, Oct. 3The mother of two has been dubbed “Superwoman”“It’s just been really surreal to be able to play basketball again,” the athlete tells PEOPLE Just three months ago, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus was in the hospital giving birth to her son. But Friday night, the Las Vegas Aces forward will be lacing up her sneakers to play in her first WNBA Finals. Parker-Tyus, a 33-year-old mother of two, has earned the nickname “Superwoman” among her Aces teammates in recent weeks after she made a stunning return to the…

Collectors of physical media need to get their hands on Criterion’s box set of the year, a beautiful collection of the first ten films by writer/director Wes Anderson. Criterion has released Wes Anderson films before, but this is the first time they’ve assembled them into a box set, and they’ve marked the occasion with new 4K digital masters of all of the films, while also releasing the new 4K editions with new special features individually for “Isle of Dogs” and “The French Dispatch.” The set comes in a very Anderson-esque box that makes it look like each film is in…

Does it really matter all the releases that are coming out today? Seriously, is anyone going to talk about anything other than the new Taylor Swift album? Doubtful, but I will at least try. I have at least 30+ other releases for you that are not Taylor Swift. Hopefully there is something for you to listen to this week. There is nothing for me to go and grab so nice to have a break. Let me know what you want to hear this week or what we may have missed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a…