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User loses $282M in one of the largest social engineering crypto heists 2026-01-17 at 13:16 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas The crypto user was reportedly deceived by an attacker impersonating Trezor support, tricked into revealing their hardware wallet seed phrase. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

S Twatter: When text-to-speech goes down the drain 2026-01-17 at 13:16 By Richard Speed Rinse of the machines: A cautionary tale about relying on robots Bork!Bork!Bork!  UK water company Severn Trent learned an unfortunate lesson about text-to-speech systems when a robocall to customers went hilariously wrong.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

OpenAI to Show Ads in ChatGPT for Logged-In U.S. Adults on Free and Go Plans 2026-01-17 at 11:22 By OpenAI on Friday said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to logged-in adult U.S. users in both the free and ChatGPT Go tiers in the coming weeks, as the artificial intelligence (AI) company expanded access […]

ETH price hits $3.4K, but pro traders are not bullish yet: Here’s why 2026-01-17 at 09:10 By Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman ETH price cooled down from its recent rally as US macroeconomic factors, reduced DApps activity and falling fees impact traders’ use of Ether derivatives. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

White House threatens to pull support for crypto bill after Coinbase standoff: Report 2026-01-17 at 09:10 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Coinbase withdrew support for the CLARITY Act, warning the draft would restrict DeFi, ban tokenized equities and eliminate stablecoin rewards. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Sacrificing Ethereum’s values for mainstream adoption must stop now: Buterin 2026-01-17 at 07:04 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Vitalik Buterin wants improved private payments, easier running of full nodes, decentralized apps that don’t rely on centralized services, and more on-chain privacy. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital eyes $400M raise with IPO in sight: Report 2026-01-17 at 05:09 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Being the first federally chartered bank, Anchorage is looking to become a leading stablecoin issuer in 2026, with plans to double the size of its stablecoin team this year. This article is an excerpt from […]

DOJ didn’t sell Bitcoin forfeited from Samourai case: White House advisor 2026-01-17 at 02:59 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Selling the Bitcoin would have violated President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14233, which mandates that any Bitcoin obtained through criminal or civil forfeiture “shall not be sold.” This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View […]

Coming soon: We interrupt this ChatGPT session with a very special message from our sponsors 2026-01-17 at 02:59 By Thomas Claburn Gotta pay for those datacenter buildouts somehow OpenAI’s budget ChatGPT Go subscription tier has migrated to the US, soon to be accompanied by advertising. The company’s free tier will be similarly afflicted.… This article […]

Trump wants big tech to pay for big beautiful power plants 2026-01-17 at 02:59 By Tobias Mann It just needs PJM Interconnection, one of the US’s biggest grid operators, to green light the auction The Trump administration says it wants big tech companies to take more accountability for the power their datacenters consume in an […]

Experiment suggests AI chatbot would save insurance agents a whopping 3 minutes a day 2026-01-17 at 01:25 By Thomas Claburn Does that kind of time saving actually pay for itself? Researchers at Dakota State University, in partnership with regional insurance carrier Safety Insurance, devised an experimental chatbot called “Axlerod” to assist independent insurance agents. Whether […]

DeFi leaders voice concerns amid market structure bill‘s uncertain future 2026-01-17 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright Many in the industry expect it could be weeks before lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee return to consider a markup for the CLARITY Act. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Michael Saylor pushes back on criticism of Bitcoin treasury companies 2026-01-17 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar Speaking on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, Strategy chairman Michael Saylor pushed back against criticism of companies issuing equity or debt to buy Bitcoin. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bull, base or bear? Three possible paths for crypto in 2026 2026-01-17 at 00:06 By Cointelegraph by Marco Castrovilli In a recent interview, Aaron Arnold of Altcoin Daily broke down his crypto market outlook for 2026, drawing parallels with past market cycles and outlining bull, base and bear scenarios. This article is an excerpt from […]

Crypto’s bank-like turn puts JPMorgan on edge 2026-01-16 at 23:26 By Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi Banks and crypto firms are converging fast, as yield-bearing stablecoins, ETF filings and tokenized markets test the boundaries of financial regulation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin spot traders lose ground as BTC bears defend $98K 2026-01-16 at 23:26 By Cointelegraph by Biraajmaan Tamuly Bitcoin’s rejection near $98,000 took place as spot traders ran out of energy and short-term investors harvested profits. Will bears defend the resistance level throughout the weekend? This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

Goldman Sachs CEO says CLARITY Act ‘has a long way to go‘ 2026-01-16 at 23:26 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright It’s unclear when US lawmakers will return to address a market structure bill, but CEO David Solomon said Goldman Sachs was monitoring its progress for tokenization and stablecoins. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com […]

Micron breaks ground on humungous NY DRAM fab after beating bats and tree huggers 2026-01-16 at 23:26 By O’Ryan Johnson Chipmaker claims the four-fab site could expand US-based DRAM production by a factor of 12 Micron broke snowy winter ground in New York on Friday to begin building a chip fab that promises to bring […]

TikTok using AI to block under-13 accounts across Europe — could the US be far behind? 2026-01-16 at 22:17 By Ben Cost The clock is Tikking on tweens’ social media use. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View Original Source

US lender Newrez to accept crypto holdings in mortgage approval 2026-01-16 at 22:17 By Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar The new policy will allow borrowers to use Bitcoin, Ether, crypto ETFs and US dollar-backed stablecoins for asset verification and income estimates without liquidation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source