2026

Crypto exchange Backpack to launch token with unlocks tied to IPO goal 2026-02-10 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Backpack founder Armani Ferrante says the company’s staff and investors won’t get an allocation at its upcoming token launch to avoid insiders “dumping on retail.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Vitalik Buterin details how Ethereum could work alongside AI 2026-02-10 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby The Ethereum co-founder sees crypto providing privacy rails, verification systems and economic layers to help decentralize AI and benefit society.  This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

‘No privacy’ CBDCs will come, warns billionaire Ray Dalio 2026-02-10 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warns that CBDCs will eliminate financial privacy and enable governments to tax, seize funds, and cut off political opponents. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Yahoo! Japan! and ! Line! to! merge! systems! into! massive! private! cloud! 2026-02-10 at 06:03 By Simon Sharwood Just the sort of project that screams ‘years of delays and blowouts’, but Asian giant thinks it can beat Silicon Valley at its own game LY Corporation, the Korean web giant that combines Yahoo! Japan and messaging

Bitcoin sentiment hits record low as contrarian investors say $60K was BTC’s bottom 2026-02-10 at 04:15 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin’s Fear & Greed sentiment indicator fell to its lowest ever level, leading some analysts to suggest that $60,000 was the bottom for BTC. Does historical data agree? This article is an excerpt from

MrBeast buys Gen Z bank just weeks after BitMine’s $200M bet 2026-02-10 at 03:10 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea The banking acquisition follows a trademark filing for “MrBeast Financial” in October, which specifically mentioned “cryptocurrency exchange services.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

OpenAI introduces ads…for the people! 2026-02-10 at 03:10 By Thomas Claburn ChatGPT starts showing marketing messages in the US OpenAI said on Monday it has begun testing ads in ChatGPT, one day after being lampooned for its chatbot ad plans in rival Anthropic’s Super Bowl commercial.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

ETH taps $2.1K as crypto, macro markets rebound: Is the bottom in? 2026-02-10 at 02:12 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman ETH price moved above $2,150 as Bitcoin and US stock markets rallied, but does data show whether derivatives traders have turned bullish yet? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft boffins figured out how to break LLM safety guardrails with one simple prompt 2026-02-10 at 02:12 By Jessica Lyons Chaos-inciting fake news right this way A single, unlabeled training prompt can break LLMs’ safety behavior, according to Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich and colleagues. They published a research paper that detailed how this prompt,

Bitcoin holders sell 245K BTC in tight macro conditions: Did the market bottom? 2026-02-10 at 00:12 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Long-term Bitcoin holders sold 245,000 BTC as the price fell under $60,000 last week, but a fresh set of US macroeconomic cues and an uptick in BTC dip-buyers may signal that the market has

Polymarket sues Massachusetts, claims states can’t regulate prediction markets 2026-02-10 at 00:12 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Polymarket is challenging Massachusetts in federal court, arguing that states lack the authority to regulate CFTC-approved prediction markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Someone’s attacking SolarWinds WHD to steal high‑privilege credentials – but we don’t know who or how 2026-02-10 at 00:12 By Jessica Lyons So many CVEs, so little time Digital intruders exploited buggy SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances in December to break into victims’ IT environments, move laterally, and steal high-privilege credentials, according to Microsoft

Google soaks up 1GW of Texas sunshine to power $185B AI spending spree 2026-02-09 at 23:43 By Tobias Mann TotalEnergies PPA to supply 28TWh of electricity over next 15 years, weather permitting of course Let’s hope it’s always sunny … in Texas, at least for Google’s sake. The Chocolate Factory plans to plow as much

Conduent data breach exposed 25 million Americans – including half of Texas 2026-02-09 at 23:08 By Ariel Zilber The ransomware attack is now coming into sharper focus as states continue to uncover how many people were affected. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Israel crypto industry pushes regulatory changes amid strong public support 2026-02-09 at 23:07 By Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin Reform of Israel’s digital asset regulations may add 70,000 jobs and $38 billion to the country’s GDP, according to KPMG. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Ripple expands institutional custody stack with staking and security integrations 2026-02-09 at 23:07 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The new integrations enable banks and custodians to deploy custody and staking services without operating their own validator or key-management infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source