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77 Counterfeit Open VSX Extensions Collected Developer and CI/CD Data

Seventy-seven counterfeit extensions appeared on Open VSX between July 26 and Aug. 1, impersonating legitimate Visual Studio Code Marketplace tools while sending data to the same newly registered domain. Nineteen collected detailed information about developer machines, Git repositories, and CI/CD environments. The extensions had been removed from Open VSX by Aug. 3, but copies already…

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Bitcoin News Today: BlackRock IBIT Drives Five-Day BTC ETF Inflow Streak

In Bitcoin news today, US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $853.5M in net inflows across five consecutive trading sessions from Aug. 3 through Aug. 7, reversing the prior week’s withdrawals, according to CoinGlass data. BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for an estimated $693M of that total, or roughly 81% of category-wide inflows. Bitcoin remained below $65,000 during…

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Coinbase Adds Two Little-Known Crypto Assets to Listing Roadmap

The US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has added two little-known crypto assets to its listing roadmap. The exchange says it’s considering adding Diem (DIEM) and Opengradient (OPG) to its platform for spot trading. “The launch of trading for these assets is contingent on market-making support, and sufficient technical infrastructure. We will announce the launch of trading…

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