January 2026

Sharplink pockets $33M from Ether staking, deploys another $170M ETH 2026-01-09 at 15:14 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Corporate crypto treasuries are increasingly turning to Ether staking, as companies like SharpLink generate recurring yield from onchain operations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app rebrand was bad, but there are far worse offenders 2026-01-09 at 14:38 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols The software wasn’t actually renamed, but you couldn’t be blamed for being confused Opinion  Wait? What? I was just cruising along the information superhighway – yes, I’m old, deal with it – when I

Grayscale forms trusts tied to potential BNB and HYPE ETFs 2026-01-09 at 14:23 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Grayscale registered Delaware trusts linked to potential BNB and HYPE ETPs, an early step that often precedes but does not guarantee ETF filings. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Very tough microbes may help us cement our future on Mars 2026-01-09 at 14:23 By Lindsay Clark Extremophile bacteria could help turn Martian dirt into building material for human habitats Tough microbes able to survive extreme environments on Earth could be the key to constructing buildings to allow humans to survive on Mars, according to

Cybersecurity Predictions 2026: The Hype We Can Ignore (And the Risks We Can’t) 2026-01-09 at 14:23 By As organizations plan for 2026, cybersecurity predictions are everywhere. Yet many strategies are still shaped by headlines and speculation rather than evidence. The real challenge isn’t a lack of forecasts—it’s identifying which predictions reflect real, emerging risks and

Zcash sees developer slowdown as ZEC extends two-month slide 2026-01-09 at 13:39 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Zcash developer activity has fallen to its lowest level since 2021 as a governance dispute weighs on sentiment and ZEC extends a two-month decline. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Nothing to declare at border control except a Windows 7 certificate error 2026-01-09 at 13:39 By Richard Speed The queue might move on, but the software never did Bork!Bork!Bork!  Today’s bork – on a UK border control wait-time screen – is doubly unfortunate. Tired passengers get no clue how long until someone checks their passport,

Vulnerability found in Babylon staking code could slow block production 2026-01-09 at 12:25 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai A newly-discovered vulnerability could enable malicious validators to omit the hash field when posting blocks, leading to potential validator crashes and block production slowdown. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs shed over $1B as early 2026 inflows reverse 2026-01-09 at 12:25 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra After a brief January rebound, US spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs saw heavy redemptions, extending a cautious trend that began after October’s market reset. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Grok told to cover up as UK weighs action over AI ‘undressing’ 2026-01-09 at 12:25 By Carly Page Image generation paywalled on X after ministers and regulators start asking awkward questions Grok has yanked its image-generation toy out of the hands of most X users after the UK government openly weighed a ban over the

Trend Micro Apex Central RCE Flaw Scores 9.8 CVSS in On-Prem Windows Versions 2026-01-09 at 12:24 By Trend Micro has released security updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities impacting on-premise versions of Apex Central for Windows, including a critical bug that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-69258, carries a CVSS

CISA Retires 10 Emergency Cybersecurity Directives Issued Between 2019 and 2024 2026-01-09 at 12:24 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday said it’s retiring 10 emergency directives (Eds) that were issued between 2019 and 2024. The list of the directives now considered closed is as follows – ED 19-01: Mitigate DNS

UK FCA to open crypto licensing gateway for companies in September 2026 2026-01-09 at 11:26 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz UK crypto businesses must secure FCA authorization well before the crypto regime starts in October 2027 or face transitional restrictions on new services. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

South Korea’s top court says exchange‑held Bitcoin can be seized  2026-01-09 at 11:26 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The ruling confirms that Bitcoin in South Korean exchange accounts is an “object of seizure” under criminal law, aligning Seoul with US and EU enforcement practices. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source