2026

Morgan Stanley files S-1s for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs in latest crypto push 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The investment banking giant’s filings for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs follow an uptick in investor demand for regulated crypto investment vehicles, driven by the new year’s “clean-slate” effect. This article is an excerpt from […]

Polymarket quietly introduces taker fees on 15-minute crypto markets 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Polymarket updated its documentation to show taker-only fees on short-term crypto markets, with proceeds redistributed to market makers as liquidity rebates. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Congress ctrl-Zs bulk of proposed cuts to NASA science 2026-01-06 at 15:45 By Richard Speed Fate of Shuttle Discovery remains conspicuously unaddressed in FY2026 agreement text NASA’s budget battle took another turn this week as the US House and Senate Appropriations Committees released text rejecting proposed cuts to the space agency.… This article is an […]

Crypto wallet shop Ledger confirms customer data lifted in Global-e snafu 2026-01-06 at 14:53 By Connor Jones Order and contact details accessed via ecommerce partner, and phishing has begun Blockchain security biz Ledger says customer information was accessed in a breach at its ecommerce payment partner Global-e, and is warning that other brands using the […]

Fake Booking Emails Redirect Hotel Staff to Fake BSoD Pages Delivering DCRat 2026-01-06 at 14:53 By Source: Securonix Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed PHALT#BLYX that has leveraged ClickFix-style lures to display fixes for fake blue screen of death (BSoD) errors in attacks targeting the European hospitality sector. The end goal […]

UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow 2026-01-06 at 14:32 By Carly Page Digital rights campaigners say Britain’s dependence on Big Tech leaves critical systems exposed to foreign law and political pressure The Open Rights Group is warning politicians that the UK is leaning far too heavily on US […]

BitMEX pushes into 24/7 stock perps as tokenized equities heat up 2026-01-06 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben BitMEX is rolling out 24/7 Equity Perps that use crypto as collateral for exposure to major US stocks and indices, as exchanges from Bitget to Kraken race to bring equities onchain. This article is an excerpt […]

Bitcoin ETFs attract $697M in second trading day of 2026 2026-01-06 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Spot Bitcoin ETFs have hauled in $1.1 billion in the first two trading days of 2026, with analysts pointing to a new year “clean-slate effect” driving digital asset demand. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Is Venezuela hiding a 600K Bitcoin reserve? Analysts remain unsure 2026-01-06 at 14:10 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Venezuela’s early crypto adoption and gold-to-Bitcoin conversion speculation raise questions about a $60 billion reserve, though analysts have found no proof. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Researchers poison stolen data to make AI systems return wrong results 2026-01-06 at 13:52 By Thomas Claburn Wanted: Chief Disinformation Officer to pollute company knowledge graphs Researchers affiliated with universities in China and Singapore have devised a technique to make stolen knowledge graph data useless if incorporated into a GraphRAG AI system without consent.… This […]

What is Identity Dark Matter? 2026-01-06 at 13:51 By The Invisible Half of the Identity Universe Identity used to live in one place – an LDAP directory, an HR system, a single IAM portal. Not anymore. Today, identity is fragmented across SaaS, on-prem, IaaS, PaaS, home-grown, and shadow applications. Each of these environments carries its […]

Bitcoin Core v30 bug risks fund loss during legacy wallet upgrades 2026-01-06 at 13:00 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Bitcoin Core urged users of versions 30.0 and 30.1 not to migrate legacy wallets after discovering a bug that can delete all files in a wallet directory if migration fails. This article is an excerpt from […]

Students bag extended Christmas break after cyber hit on school IT 2026-01-06 at 13:00 By Carly Page Phones, email, and core systems knocked out at Higham Lane in Nuneaton Students at a school in Warwickshire, England, have scored an extended Christmas break after a cyberattack crippled its IT systems, forcing classrooms to close and staff […]

UK splashes £210M on cyber plan to stop Whitehall getting pwnd 2026-01-06 at 12:45 By Connor Jones Central government will supposedly be as secure as energy facilities and datacenters under new proposals The UK today launches its Government Cyber Action Plan, committing £210 million ($282 million) to strengthen defenses across digital public services and hold […]

South Korea considers pre-emptive crypto account freezes, report says 2026-01-06 at 12:39 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra The proposal highlights South Korea’s push to align crypto oversight with securities markets, raising stakes for exchanges and traders alike. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

AI’s grand promise: Less drudgery, more complexity, same (or lower) pay 2026-01-06 at 12:39 By Dan Robinson Workers face new mental health pressures as they shift from doing tasks to babysitting agentic AI A report on occupational health warns that AI adoption may paradoxically increase workplace burdens rather than reduce them. As AI automates routine […]