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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 […]

Revived NY bill targets sports, politics and death prediction markets 2026-01-09 at 04:17 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan New York lawmakers will soon review a bill that seeks to ban certain sports and political event contracts in the state, among others. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Boffins probe commercial AI models, find an entire Harry Potter book 2026-01-09 at 03:31 By Thomas Claburn Dark copyright evasion magic makes light work of developers’ guardrails Machine learning models, particularly commercial ones, generally do not list the data developers used to train them. Yet what models contain and whether that material can be elicited […]

Snowflake to buy Observe to mitigate customer downtime, as it reckons with its own 2026-01-09 at 03:31 By O’Ryan Johnson Resets ‘Days Since Last Outage’ counter to zero, aspires to do the same for everyone, forever Analytics outfit Snowflake is buying telemetry data platform Observe to help its customers discover and mitigate IT issues before […]

While you pay through the nose for memory, Samsung expects to triple its profits in Q4 2026-01-09 at 02:43 By Tobias Mann Memory pricing expected to surge another 60% in Q1 with relief years away While end customers grapple with crushing memory prices, we imagine Samsung execs are breaking out the Champagne. This week the […]

Nexo to offer zero-interest crypto lending for BTC and ETH holders 2026-01-09 at 01:44 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The offering expands Nexo’s structured lending products to Bitcoin and Ether holders amid a broader recovery in crypto-backed lending. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

As agents run amok, CrowdStrike’s $740M SGNL deal aims to help get a grip on identity security 2026-01-09 at 00:17 By Jessica Lyons Authentication is basically solved. Authorization is another thing entirely… CrowdStrike has signed a $740 million deal to buy identity security startup SGNL. The move underscores the growing threat of identity-based attacks as […]

CFTC issues no-action letter to Bitnomial, clearing way for event contracts 2026-01-08 at 23:47 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill The no-action letter comes amid growing acceptance by US regulators of prediction-style markets and event contracts during an election year. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source