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Bitcoin ‘reflation’ bets diverge after US PMI breaks three-year resistance 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price correlation with PMI sparked disagreement among analysts after the latter spiked above 50 for the first time since 2022. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Nevada court hits Polymarket with temporary restraining order, tests CFTC control 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben A Nevada judge has temporarily barred prediction market Polymarket from offering event contracts in the state, pushing back against claims that only the CFTC can police those markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Bitcoin borrowing shifts from short-term liquidity to long-term planning: Xapo 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Xapo Bank’s Digital Wealth Report says borrowers are keeping Bitcoin-backed loans open longer during the product’s first year of activity. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft finally sends TLS 1.0 and 1.1 to the cloud retirement home 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Richard Speed Azure Storage now requires version 1.2 or newer for encrypted connections Today is the day Azure Storage stops supporting versions 1.0 and 1.1 of Transport Layer Security (TLS). TLS 1.2 is the new minimum.… This article is […]

French cops raid X’s Paris office in algorithmic bias probe 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Connor Jones CEO Elon Musk summoned to defend the platform’s corner French police raided Elon Musk’s X offices in Paris this morning as part of a criminal investigation into alleged algorithmic manipulation by foreign powers.… This article is an excerpt from […]

UK names Barnsley as first Tech Town to see whether AI can fix… well, anything 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Dan Robinson South Yorkshire becomes ground zero for nationwide experiment with £500K seed funding AI-pocalypse  Barnsley, a town in South Yorkshire, England, best known for coal mining and glassmaking, is being thrust into the limelight as […]

Polish cops bail 20-year-old bedroom botnet operator 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Connor Jones DDoSer of ‘strategically important’ websites admitted to most charges Polish authorities have cuffed a 20-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out DDoS attacks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

When Cloud Outages Ripple Across the Internet 2026-02-03 at 15:15 By Recent major cloud service outages have been hard to miss. High-profile incidents affecting providers such as AWS, Azure, and Cloudflare have disrupted large parts of the internet, taking down websites and services that many other systems depend on. The resulting ripple effects have halted […]

Bitcoin ETFs bounce $562M after $1.5B sell-off, as headwinds linger 2026-02-03 at 13:18 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $562 million in inflows Monday, partially offsetting $1.5 billion outflows last week, while Ether ETFs remained in the red. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin traders explain why BTC price could rebound toward $85K 2026-02-03 at 13:18 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale The return of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows could fuel a Bitcoin price recovery, as signs of a potential rebound to $80,000 and $85,000 emerge. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Musk’s xAI seeks crypto expert to train AI on market analysis 2026-02-03 at 13:18 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Elon Musk’s xAI is recruiting a crypto specialist to train its models in onchain data, market structure and real-world trading behavior. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Firefox makes AI optional, like it probably should have been all along 2026-02-03 at 13:17 By Carly Page Users can disable every generative feature in one click – not everyone wants a chatbot bolted to their tabs Mozilla has decided that if AI is going to live in your browser, you should at least be […]

NASA delays Artemis II to March after hydrogen leaks bedevil countdown test 2026-02-03 at 12:36 By Richard Speed This is starting to sound oddly familiar NASA has concluded a Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) for Artemis II, but recurring liquid hydrogen leaks forced the test to be halted short of completion, prompting the agency to delay […]

DIY AI bot farm OpenClaw is a security ‘dumpster fire’ 2026-02-03 at 12:36 By Thomas Claburn Your own personal Jarvis. A bot to hear your prayers. A bot that cares. Just not about keeping you safe OpenClaw, the AI-powered personal assistant users interact with via messaging apps and sometimes entrust with their credentials to various […]

British military to get legal OK to swat drones near bases 2026-02-03 at 11:40 By Dan Robinson Armed Forces Bill would let troops take action against unmanned threats around defense sites Britain’s defense personnel will be given the authority to neutralize drones threatening military bases under measures being introduced in the Armed Forces Bill, currently […]

APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks 2026-02-03 at 11:40 By The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 (aka UAC-0001) has been attributed to attacks exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Office as part of a campaign codenamed Operation Neusploit. Zscaler ThreatLabz said it observed the hacking group weaponizing the […]

Bank ING Germany expands crypto ETPs and ETNs with Bitwise, VanEck 2026-02-03 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz ING Germany expands crypto access with Bitwise ETPs and VanEck ETNs covering Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP and other major digital assets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Family offices prefer AI as key investment theme over crypto: JPMorgan 2026-02-03 at 11:02 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Almost 89% of the family offices polled by JPMorgan report zero crypto exposure, with average allocations to digital assets and Bitcoin remaining well below 1%. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Spot crypto volumes plunge to 2024 lows as investor demand weakens 2026-02-03 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Spot crypto trading volumes have fallen by half since October as liquidity dried up and investor engagement weakened. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Cathie Wood’s ARK boosts crypto shares amid stock pullback 2026-02-03 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby ARK Invest increased exposure to Robinhood, Circle, BitMine, Bullish and other crypto-linked firms within several innovation and fintech-focused ETFs this week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source