January 2026

Strategy makes biggest Bitcoin purchase since July 2025, adds $1.25B in BTC 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Strategy added 13,627 Bitcoin in a $1.25 billion purchase last week, extending its lead as the world’s largest corporate BTC holder despite recent paper losses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Microsoft euthanizes ancient deployment toolkit 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Richard Speed Immediate retirement for freebie automation platform Microsoft has abruptly pulled the plug on the venerable Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), sending any administrators still clinging to the platform scrambling for alternatives.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Claude joins the ward as Anthropic eyes US healthcare data 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Carly Page AI firm promises HIPAA-compliant integrations as chatbot moves into hospital admin Fresh from watching rival OpenAI stick its nose into patient records, Anthropic has decided now is the perfect moment to march Claude into US healthcare too, promising to

ISS stint ends early as NASA aborts Crew-11 over crew illness 2026-01-12 at 16:36 By Richard Speed Sick astronaut back on Earth by Thursday, nature of ailment remains undisclosed NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has handed command of the ISS to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov as Fincke and the rest of Crew-11 are scheduled to head

Charles Hoskinson doubts CLARITY Act timeline, says Trump crypto czar should quit 2026-01-12 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said the CLARITY Act may not pass this quarter, and criticized US crypto laws for favoring big banks over innovation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bank of Italy models Ethereum risks if ETH value collapsed 2026-01-12 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The Bank of Italy modeled the extreme scenario of Ether going to zero to show how market risk in Ethereum’s native token could turn into infrastructure and financial stability risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Standard Chartered said to plan crypto brokerage, trims ETH forecast 2026-01-12 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Standard Chartered is reportedly developing a crypto prime brokerage platform as traditional banks expand digital asset services. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Automation Exploits, Telecom Espionage, Prompt Poaching & More 2026-01-12 at 15:52 By This week made one thing clear: small oversights can spiral fast. Tools meant to save time and reduce friction turned into easy entry points once basic safeguards were ignored. Attackers didn’t need novel tricks. They used what was already

Microsoft teases targeted Copilot removal for admins 2026-01-12 at 15:34 By Richard Speed Yes, you can get rid of it – assuming nobody’s looked at it in 28 days Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider release introduces a policy allowing admins to remove the Copilot app from managed devices. But there’s a catch – actually, several.… This

Infamous BreachForums forum breached, spilling data on 325K users 2026-01-12 at 15:34 By Paul Kunert Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own BreachForums, the serially resurrected cybercrime marketplace, has tripped over itself after a data breach spilled details tied to about 324,000 user accounts.… This article is an

The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age 2026-01-12 at 15:00 By Rupert Goodwins Venezuela today, Taiwan tomorrow? This might be the last good year for buying hardware Opinion  For a world economy driven by consumerism, it’s become markedly unkind to consumers. This goes double – literally – for digital tech,

Ofcom officially investigating X as Grok’s nudify button stays switched on 2026-01-12 at 14:40 By Connor Jones Tech minister Liz Kendall says the government will back a robust regulatory response Ofcom is investigating X over potential violations of the Online Safety Act, Britian’s comms watchdog has confirmed.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Dubai free zone shifts crypto token vetting to licensed companies 2026-01-12 at 14:19 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra DFSA’s new company-led suitability model and AML expectations may make it difficult for licensed entities to justify supporting privacy-focused assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

GoBruteforcer Botnet Targets Crypto Project Databases by Exploiting Weak Credentials 2026-01-12 at 14:19 By A new wave of GoBruteforcer attacks has targeted databases of cryptocurrency and blockchain projects to co-opt them into a botnet that’s capable of brute-forcing user passwords for services such as FTP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and phpMyAdmin on Linux servers. “The current wave