February 2026

XRP traders more optimistic as BTC, ETH mood turns sour: Santiment 2026-02-05 at 07:00 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons Social media sentiment has turned “extremely bearish” toward Bitcoin and Ethereum this week, according to analytics platform Santiment. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

AI’s lust for memory drags down the smartphone industry, and Qualcomm with it 2026-02-05 at 06:39 By Simon Sharwood On the upside, House of the Snapdragon has started shipping its own AI silicon Qualcomm has warned that soaring memory prices will mean the smartphone industry will slow, news that so spooked investors they sent the

CFTC pulls Biden-era proposal to ban sports, political prediction markets 2026-02-05 at 05:32 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan CFTC Chair Mike Selig described the proposal as a “frolic into merit regulation” by the Biden administration. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Startale, SBI launch blockchain for institutional FX, RWA trading 2026-02-05 at 05:32 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Strium will begin with synthetic US and Japanese stocks and commodities before expanding to real tokenized shares and asset-backed products with identity verification. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

It’s bubble or nothing for Google as search giant looks to plow ~$180B into datacenters this year 2026-02-05 at 03:49 By Tobias Mann With revenue topping $400B for the first time, the Chocolate Factory is at no risk of putting itself in the poor house Google’s parent Alphabet is doubling down on generative AI in

Kyle Samani leaves Multicoin in ‘bittersweet moment’ to explore new tech 2026-02-05 at 03:32 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Solana became one of Samani’s favorite crypto projects at Multicoin in 2018 after he initially favored Ethereum but grew dissatisfied with how its developers addressed scaling. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Google parent Alphabet latest tech giant to announce plans to spend billions on AI 2026-02-05 at 02:50 By Reuters “We’re seeing our AI investments and infrastructure drive revenue and growth across the board,” CEO Sundar Pichai said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Ghost gun legislation casts shadow over 3D printing 2026-02-05 at 02:19 By Thomas Claburn Proposed bills in New York and elsewhere threaten makers, Adafruit says State and federal lawmakers have stepped up their efforts to prevent the creation of 3D printed guns. But Adafruit, a maker of electronics kits, warns that the proposed legislation is

Amazon Ring products expand AI-powered network to help find lost dogs 2026-02-05 at 01:15 By Fox Business Feature is now available for people who don’t own a Ring device. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Workday reveals around 400 staff soon won’t have to work another day 2026-02-05 at 01:15 By O’Ryan Johnson Job cuts to fall hardest on non-revenue generating roles on the Global Customer Operations team Workday is laying off about two percent of its staff in a bid to align its people with its “highest priorities,” but

Bots are taking over the internet and AI users are to blame 2026-02-05 at 01:15 By Brandon Vigliarolo RAG bots could overtake human visitors on publisher sites this year, trackers tell us The AI bot takeover of the internet continues apace, and the latest data suggests the surge is being driven less by model-training scrapes

Spot Bitcoin ETF outflows total $2.9B as BTC price drops to new 2026 low 2026-02-05 at 00:11 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin’s 12-day ETF outflows, derivatives data and the crypto market’s in tandem trading with tech stocks suggest traders will continue to cut exposure to risk assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

CME CEO Duffy says exchange is exploring issuing its own token 2026-02-05 at 00:11 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Speaking on the company’s earnings call, CEO Terry Duffy said the exchange is exploring a CME-issued token and is also piloting tokenized cash infrastructure with Google. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Telegram’s Durov slams Spain’s online age verification proposal 2026-02-05 at 00:11 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The proposed laws are meant to create a mass-surveillance state and are not about protecting children, Pavel Durov warned on Wednesday. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Positron: we don’t need no fancy HBM to compete with Nvidia’s Rubin 2026-02-05 at 00:11 By Tobias Mann Pleb-tier LPDDR5x apparently good enough for Arm-backed AI startup’s next-gen Asimov accelerators On paper, Positron’s next-gen Asimov accelerators, no doubt named for the beloved science fiction author, don’t look like much of a match for Nvidia’s Rubin

The Rise of OpenClaw 2026-02-04 at 23:40 By Paul Miller The growing threat of automated attack infrastructure This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

AWS intruder achieved admin access in under 10 minutes thanks to AI assist, researchers say 2026-02-04 at 23:28 By Jessica Lyons LLMs automated most phases of the attack A digital intruder broke into an AWS cloud environment and in just under 10 minutes went from initial access to administrative privileges, thanks to an AI speed

Anthropic cements its position as the not-OpenAI with no-ads pledge 2026-02-04 at 23:28 By Thomas Claburn As profit-starved AI companies scramble to monetize chat interactions, Claude bets on trust Anthropic has taken the high road by committing to keep its Claude AI model family free of advertising.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Bitcoin open interest falls by $55B in 30 days: What’s next for BTC price? 2026-02-04 at 22:02 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Futures traders drastically reduced their activity as Bitcoin’s weakness extends and new year-to-date lows become a daily occurrence. Cointelegraph reviews traders’ BTC price expectations. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

AI anxiety batters software execs, costing them combined $62B: report 2026-02-04 at 21:47 By Ariel Zilber Eight of the 10 biggest wealth drops so far in 2026 have been among billionaires who built their fortunes in software, according to Bloomberg News. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View