January 2026

London boroughs limping back online months after cyberattack 2026-01-23 at 12:47 By Connor Jones Direct debits? Maybe February. Birth certificates? Dream on. Council tax bills? Oh, those are coming Hammersmith & Fulham Council says payments are now being processed as usual, two months after a cyberattack that affected multiple boroughs in the UK’s capital city.… […]

Kansas bill would create state-managed Bitcoin and digital assets reserve 2026-01-23 at 12:17 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The proposal would fund the reserve using unclaimed crypto and staking rewards rather than direct state Bitcoin purchases. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Binance applies for MiCA license in Greece as EU deadlines loom 2026-01-23 at 12:17 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Binance applied for a MiCA license in Greece shortly after France flagged the exchange as still unlicensed under MiCA ahead of June compliance deadlines. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

UK trade department put civil servants’ feelings first during Windows 11 migration 2026-01-23 at 12:17 By Paul Kunert Is that the cloud? No, it’s joss sticks wafting through Whitehall There was a time when an operating system upgrade meant wailing, gnashing of teeth, and a dive in productivity as computers and staffers stopped working for…

Marching orders delayed: Veterans’ Digital ID off to a slow start 2026-01-23 at 12:17 By SA Mathieson Much owed to the few, but takeup is under 1% More than 15,000 former members of the UK’s armed forces have successfully applied for a digital version of their veterans ID card since its launch in October, according

Buterin calls 2026 the year to reclaim self-sovereign computing 2026-01-23 at 10:55 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin details his 2026 “self-sovereign” tech stack, swapping Big Tech apps for encrypted, open-source and local privacy tools. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ledger said to be in talks with Goldman Sachs, Barclays on US IPO: FT 2026-01-23 at 10:55 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The Financial Times reports that Ledger is planning a US IPO at a $4 billion valuation as hardware wallet demand increases amid crypto fraud and hacks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Will XRP price double again? ‘Latent’ buy pressure puts shorts in danger 2026-01-23 at 10:55 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Similar XRP funding conditions preceded rebounds of roughly 50% in August and September 2024 and about 100% in April 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft Flags Multi-Stage AitM Phishing and BEC Attacks Targeting Energy Firms 2026-01-23 at 10:55 By Microsoft has warned of a multi‑stage adversary‑in‑the‑middle (AitM) phishing and business email compromise (BEC) campaign targeting multiple organizations in the energy sector. “The campaign abused SharePoint file‑sharing services to deliver phishing payloads and relied on inbox rule creation to maintain

Security Vendors, Fortune 500 Companies Exposed and Exploited 2026-01-23 at 09:41 By Customer-managed business cloud environments are being actively exploited.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Crypto adoption ‘emerging unevenly across regions,’ says PwC 2026-01-23 at 09:00 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons PricewaterhouseCoopers says that crypto is working in a “fragmented global ecosystem,” tackling different challenges in different markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin miners brace for massive ice storm barreling towards southern US 2026-01-23 at 09:00 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Bitcoin miners have powered down to ease the load on the grid in the past, such as in 2022, when Texas miners curtailed their activities amid a major winter storm. This article is an excerpt from

US bank lobby sets stopping stablecoin yields as top 2026 priority 2026-01-23 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The American Bankers Association’s fight over stablecoin yields has become its top priority as Congress looks to pass crypto market structure legislation before the midterms. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source