January 2026

Bank of Italy chief says banks, not stablecoins, anchor digital money 2026-01-21 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The Bank of Italy’s Fabio Panetta said stablecoins can only play a complementary role in the monetary system, arguing that their stability depends on fiat currency pegs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

Central banks vs Bitcoin: Who deserves the public’s trust? 2026-01-21 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the French central bank governor and Coinbase CEO clashed over whether trust in money comes from institutions or decentralized Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Concorde at 50: Twice the speed of sound, twice the economic trouble 2026-01-21 at 16:09 By Richard Speed Supersonic passenger flight worked technically – but never added up commercially It is 50 years since Concorde began scheduled passenger flights, with British Airways operating a London-Bahrain service and Air France flying from Paris to Rio de

EU considers whether there’s Huawei of axing Chinese kit from networks within 3 years 2026-01-21 at 15:58 By Dan Robinson Still dominant in Germany’s networks, among others The European Commission (EC) wants a revised Cybersecurity Act to address any threats posed by IT and telecoms kit from third-country sources, potentially forcing member states to confront

Application Control Rollout For Dummies 2026-01-21 at 15:24 By Elizabeth Schultheisz 5 steps to implement application control without sinking productivity—or your sanity This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

FTC tries to un-Zuck Meta’s grip on the market by dragging it back to court 2026-01-21 at 15:24 By Joe Fay Artist formerly known as Facebook can’t escape the legal-verse The Federal Trade Commission has doubled down on its belief that Meta maintained a monopoly of social networking by anticompetitive conduct, appealing last year’s district

Ireland wants to give its cops spyware, ability to crack encrypted messages 2026-01-21 at 15:24 By Connor Jones Its very own Snooper’s Charter comes a month after proposed biometric tech expansion The Irish government is planning to bolster its police’s ability to intercept communications, including encrypted messages, and provide a legal basis for spyware use.…

Bitpanda expands into stocks and ETFs with universal exchange push 2026-01-21 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai More crypto platforms are edging toward universal exchange ambitions, with research firms predicting a crypto “super app” race. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trade finance is the biggest opportunity in blockchain 2026-01-21 at 15:05 By Cointelegraph by Billy Sebell Trade finance’s financing gap and paper-based inefficiencies create blockchain’s largest opportunity. Tokenized receivables can unlock global liquidity for SMEs. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft admits Outlook might freeze when saving files to OneDrive 2026-01-21 at 14:47 By Richard Speed January update is the gift that keeps on giving Microsoft’s January Windows update has delivered another blow for unsuspecting users – apps including Outlook might freeze when saving files to cloud storage services such as OneDrive or Dropbox.… This

Best of British: UK’s infosec envoys include Cisco, Palo Alto, and Accenture 2026-01-21 at 14:35 By Joe Fay Minister unwraps ambassadors of the Software Security Code of Practice Britain’s digital economy minister has sent forth a raft of companies as “ambassadors” to help organizations across the land embrace the UK’s Software Security Code of Practice.…

SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrases 2026-01-21 at 14:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Attackers hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Younger Americans back crypto as Boomers favor traditional banks: Survey 2026-01-21 at 14:15 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas With Boomers controlling more than half of US household wealth, the coming generational transfer may funnel a portion of this capital into crypto markets, a new OKX survey shows. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

Can Bitcoin regain $90K? Bulls at risk as long-term holders ramp up selling 2026-01-21 at 14:15 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Bitcoin risks a further decline to $84,000, following rising whale exchange deposits and accelerated long-term holder selling. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source