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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

Iran is cut off from the internet: Here’s how crypto could still work 2026-01-09 at 09:30 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Protests began in Iran in response to worsening economic conditions and as the Iranian rial hit record lows against the US dollar. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto market crash last October marked end of ‘easy yield’ era: BitMEX 2026-01-09 at 09:30 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan BitMEX says the era of easy money via arbitrage trades likely died in the October crash, as a liquidation spiral left many market makers naked. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

New Update on Jaguar Land Rover Cyberattack: Q3 Wholesales Down 43% 2026-01-09 at 09:30 By 6 months after facing a cyberattack, JLR releases an update.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

FBI Warns North Korean Hackers Using Malicious QR Codes in Spear-Phishing 2026-01-09 at 08:54 By The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday released an advisory warning of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors leveraging malicious QR codes in spear-phishing campaigns targeting entities in the country. “As of 2025, Kimsuky actors have targeted think tanks,

Stablecoin flows could touch $56T by 2030: Bloomberg 2026-01-09 at 08:02 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Increased adoption of stablecoins by institutions and countries with economic instability could drive stablecoin payment flows to $56 trillion by 2030. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Iran’s internet goes dark amid mass protests, reports of violent government response 2026-01-09 at 07:33 By Simon Sharwood Outages hit Russia and Ukraine, too The authors of a hypothetical manual containing procedures repressive governments can use to stay in power despite restive populations would surely devote its first chapter to turning off the internet, an

Bitcoin is now 56.7% green: Here’s how it could get even cleaner 2026-01-09 at 06:11 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin mining is accelerating renewable energy deployment, replacing fossil-fuel heating, expanding energy access and cutting methane emissions at scale. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Zcash devs unveil ‘cashZ’ wallet after exiting Electric Coin Co 2026-01-09 at 06:11 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Employees who left the Electric Coin Company en masse on Wednesday are launching a new Zcash wallet, citing the need to return to cypherpunk principles and to scale faster. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

China to probe Meta’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus 2026-01-09 at 06:11 By Simon Sharwood Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card Chinese authorities have signalled they’ll likely probe Meta’s planned acquisition of made-in-China AI platform Manus.… This article is an excerpt from

Optimism floats OP buyback proposal using Superchain revenue 2026-01-09 at 05:08 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby A new plan would tie OP token value to network performance by using half of all Superchain fee revenue for systematic repurchases. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Global sanctions fuel record flow to illicit crypto addresses 2026-01-09 at 05:08 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of May 2025. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin to hit $2.9M by 2050 as it muscles into global trade: VanEck 2026-01-09 at 04:17 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea VanEck analysts said Bitcoin could handle 5–10% of global trade and make up 2.5% of central bank reserves by 2050, driving its strategic role as a monetary hedge. This article is an excerpt from

Coinbase lands 2nd ‘buy’ rating in a week, with BofA seeing 38% upside 2026-01-09 at 04:17 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Bank of America has upgraded Coinbase’s rating on reversing short interest and tax-loss harvesting, while the exchange is broadening its vision to put the financial system onchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com