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Capita pension portal ‘fiasco’ forces Cabinet Office into damage control 2026-01-29 at 14:05 By Paul Kunert 150-strong ‘surge team’ deployed as 8,500 retirees left high and dry, some waiting 9 months for legally owed cash The UK Cabinet Office is being forced to promise “interim support measures” for struggling retired government workers as Capita’s botched […]

Solana validator count drops 68% as node costs squeeze small operators 2026-01-29 at 13:43 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Solana’s validator count has dropped 68% since 2023 as rising costs and zero-fee competition push smaller node operators offline. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

OSL Group raises $200M to expand stablecoin and payments business 2026-01-29 at 13:43 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Hong Kong-listed OSL Group plans acquisitions and global expansion after securing fresh capital to scale its stablecoin and digital payments business. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin price rejected at $90K again: What will trigger breakout? 2026-01-29 at 13:43 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale Heavy outflows from Bitcoin ETFs have diminished, putting BTC price in a better position to overcome the next hurdle at $93,000. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

3 Decisions CISOs Need to Make to Prevent Downtime Risk in 2026 2026-01-29 at 13:42 By Beyond the direct impact of cyberattacks, enterprises suffer from a secondary but potentially even more costly risk: operational downtime, any amount of which translates into very real damage. That’s why for CISOs, it’s key to prioritize decisions that reduce […]

If you’re one of the 16,000 Amazon employees getting laid off, read this 2026-01-29 at 12:53 By Matt Rosoff It’s not your fault Opinion  It’s not your fault Amazon hired you for a position that it no longer deems necessary – blame bad planning or unanticipated market conditions. Everybody guesses wrong sometimes, even with the […]

Bybit to launch retail bank accounts with personal IBANs in February 2026-01-29 at 12:14 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Crypto exchange Bybit said its new “My Bank” accounts will give users personal IBANs, instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers and crypto trading under their own name. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

South Korea tightens crypto licensing rules for exchanges and shareholders 2026-01-29 at 12:14 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Irony alert: Anthropic helps UK.gov to build chatbot for job seekers 2026-01-29 at 12:14 By SA Mathieson The jobs that will be eradicated by our AI overlords The UK government will work with supplier Anthropic to build an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for job seekers, despite its chief executive’s doom-laden views of the job market.… […]

SolarWinds Fixes Four Critical Web Help Desk Flaws With Unauthenticated RCE and Auth Bypass 2026-01-29 at 12:13 By SolarWinds has released security updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk, including four critical vulnerabilities that could result in authentication bypass and remote code execution (RCE). The list of vulnerabilities is as follows […]

Bork ventures to the Middle of Lidl 2026-01-29 at 11:34 By Richard Speed Happier days at Intel nailed to the wall of discount retailer Bork!Bork!Bork!  Lidl is a well-known purveyor of inexpensive groceries, random goods via the Middle of Lidl, and now… bork.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Ethereum loses $3K again: How low can ETH price go in February? 2026-01-29 at 11:03 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola ETH price charts confirmed a triangle breakdown, shifting the near-term bias lower and putting $2,250 in focus if sellers stay in control. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Hang Seng launches physical gold ETF with tokenization option 2026-01-29 at 11:03 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Hang Seng plans to offer tokenized gold fund units recorded on public blockchains, though the product remains subject to regulatory approval and will not trade on secondary markets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

The New Battleground of Cybersecurity 2026-01-29 at 10:56 By Security magazine talks with James Maude, Field CTO at BeyondTrust, about what believes is the new battleground of cybersecurity.   This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Abu Dhabi company launches first UAE-registered US dollar stablecoin 2026-01-29 at 10:00 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben Abu Dhabi’s Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank under its Payment Token Services Regulation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Google Disrupts IPIDEA — One of the World’s Largest Residential Proxy Networks 2026-01-29 at 09:34 By Google on Wednesday announced that it worked together with other partners to disrupt IPIDEA, which it described as one of the largest residential proxy networks in the world. To that end, the company said it took legal action to […]

Swiss bank Sygnum raises over 750 BTC for market-neutral fund 2026-01-29 at 09:05 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Sygnum says its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4 and raised more than 750 Bitcoin from professional and institutional investors. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Cere Network co-founder, board face $100M lawsuit over token sales 2026-01-29 at 08:07 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Cere Network is facing a second lawsuit this month that accuses its co-founder and board of fraud in relation to a public token launch for the platform in 2021. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]

Exchange supply of ETH shrinks amid sideways price, more staking 2026-01-29 at 08:07 By Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte The validator entry queue for the Ethereum network is jam-packed, with 3.6 million tokens lined up to be staked with a forecasted 63-day wait. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

XRP millionaire wallets are ramping up in ‘encouraging sign’: Santiment 2026-01-29 at 08:07 By Cointelegraph by Ciaran Lyons The rise in XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens comes despite a weakening of broader crypto market sentiment, with a popular crypto indicator sitting in “fear” territory. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News […]