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Steak ‘n Shake adds $5M in Bitcoin to reserve as in-store sales grow 18% 2026-01-28 at 06:50 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The restaurant chain said that its adoption of Bitcoin is one of the main reasons that it is “trouncing” its fast-food competitors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Trustless AI agent standard could hit Ethereum mainnet on Thursday 2026-01-28 at 06:50 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young ERC-8004, which a lead developer has tipped will be deployed to mainnet this week, enables AI agents to discover and trust each other across platforms without centralized gatekeepers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Silver, gold hype overtaking crypto on social media: Santiment 2026-01-28 at 06:50 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte Silver prices have been on the rise and hit a new all-time high of just over $117 on Tuesday, though some analysts warn this could be a price top is coming soon for the precious metal. This article

Nearly 40% of US merchants now accept crypto at checkout: PayPal 2026-01-28 at 05:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Adoption has been strongest in the hospitality, travel, digital goods, and gaming industries. Millennials and Gen Zs are proving to be the most crypto-savvy shoppers. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

$10.8B in Bitcoin options expire this week: Will bulls chase $95K after expiry? 2026-01-28 at 05:04 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Bitcoin options data shows bearish bets holding the advantage in Friday’s $10.8 billion expiry, unless bulls manage a pre-expiration breakout above $90,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Rodeo becomes 2nd NFT platform to announce closure this week 2026-01-28 at 05:04 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway announced on Saturday that it was shutting down, and has now been followed by Rodeo, which only launched on iOS in March last year.  This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

Morgan Stanley appoints new head of digital asset strategy 2026-01-28 at 04:20 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Morgan Stanley largely sat out the first wave of institutional crypto adoption across 2024–2025 but surprised many with three crypto ETF filings earlier this month. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Disgruntled ex-CEO allegedly hijacked domain name, caused $1M in damage and tried to sell it for $6,666,666: lawsuit 2026-01-28 at 00:18 By Ariel Zilber Former That’s No Moon Entertainment CEO Michael Mumbauer seized control of company-owned domains years after he was fired for cause, it was alleged. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology

Paranoid WhatsApp users rejoice: Encrypted app gets one-click privacy toggle 2026-01-28 at 00:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo Meta also replaces a legacy C++ media-handling security library with Rust Users of Meta’s WhatsApp messenger looking to simplify the process of protecting themselves are in luck, as the company is rolling out a new feature that combines multiple

ICE knocks on ad tech’s data door to see what it knows about you 2026-01-27 at 23:52 By Thomas Claburn Agency looks to understand the extent of identifying information available to its masked agents It’s not enough to have its agents in streets and schools; ICE now wants to see what data online ads already

Nudify app proliferation shows naked ambition of Apple and Google 2026-01-27 at 23:52 By O’Ryan Johnson Researchers with the Tech Transparency Project found all sorts of apps that let users create fake non-consensual nudes of real people The mobile app emperors have no clothes. Apple and Google have made millions of dollars from AI apps

South Dakota lawmaker takes another run at Bitcoin reserve bill 2026-01-27 at 23:00 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright The state representative introduced similar legislation shortly after taking office in 2025, but the bill was deferred and not signed into law. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin’s real ‘Uptober’ moment might start in February: Here’s why 2026-01-27 at 23:00 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Data shows February tends to be one of BTC’s best performing months, leading Bitcoin network economist Timothy Peterson to dub it the real “Uptober” event. Will history repeat itself next month? This article is an excerpt from

Nomura-backed Laser Digital seeks US bank charter amid crypto banking push: Report 2026-01-27 at 22:08 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi If approved, the move would let the company bypass state-by-state licensing and offer federally regulated crypto trading without taking deposits. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Let them eat sourdough: ShinyHunters claims Panera Bread as stolen credentials victim 2026-01-27 at 21:53 By Jessica Lyons Plus, the gang says it got in via Microsoft Entra SSO ShinyHunters says it stole several slices of data from Panera Bread, but that’s just the yeast of everyone’s problems. The extortionist gang also claims to have

Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight : Experts say ‘AI slop’ and a ‘failure of leadership’ is bringing us to the brink of ‘global chaos’ 2026-01-27 at 21:41 By Ben Cost It’s like a game clock for Armageddon. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

Crypto market weakness persists, but Ethereum metrics hint at rally to $3.3K 2026-01-27 at 21:41 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman Rising Ethereum layer-2 activity and a notable bump in network fees may be an early sign that ETH is on the verge of a recovery. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Penguin in your pocket: Nexphone dual boots into Linux, Windows 11 2026-01-27 at 21:41 By Liam Proven An expandable tablet, and a phone that reboots into desktop Windows For most mobile devices, the OS is either Android or iOS, but a pair of new systems promises a host of additional OS options you can dual

Clawdbot sheds skin to become Moltbot, can’t slough off security issues 2026-01-27 at 21:41 By Connor Jones The massively hyped agentic personal assistant has security experts wondering why anyone would install it Security concerns for the new agentic AI tool formerly known as Clawdbot remain, despite a rebrand prompted by trademark concerns raised by Anthropic.