Here It Is, the Worst Slack Bug

A glitch in Slack makes it possible to accidentally send your entire DM history with one person to other coworkers. Ask me how I know.

Scammers Are Creating Fake News Videos to Blackmail Victims

“Yahoo Boy” scammers are impersonating CNN and other news organizations to create videos that pressure victims into making blackmail payments.

Emergency Braking Will Save Lives. Automakers Want to Charge Extra for It

The tech exists, and vehicles on the road already have it, yet a consortium of carmakers doesn’t want to make this lifesaving equipment standard. The reason is as old as the hills—money.

Trump’s executive order sparks $1.9B of inflows to crypto ETPs

Crypto ETPs posted another successful week amid US President Donald Trump signing a pro-crypto executive order and Bitcoin reaching a new high.

AI-powered romance scams: The new frontier in crypto fraud

AI-powered romance scams leverage chatbots and deepfakes to deceive crypto users, posing new challenges in fraud prevention.

Poland overtakes El Salvador in global Bitcoin ATM count

Poland surpasses El Salvador to become the fifth-largest Bitcoin ATM hub globally, recording 219 active machines amid a four-month installation spree.

Tron, Tether, TRM freeze $26.4M linked to European crypto laundering gang

Tron, Tether and TRM Labs worked with Spanish authorities to destabilize a pan-European crypto laundering scheme.

Trump memecoins boost ‘crypto’ Google searches to 3-year high

Google Trends data from Jan. 19 shows the keyword “crypto” reached its highest search interest since November 2021 after Trump launched his memecoin token.

MicroStrategy bought another $1.1B of Bitcoin last week

MicroStrategy acquired 10,107 BTC at a price of approximately $1.1 billion between Jan. 21 and Jan. 26, with an average purchase price of $105,596.

OKX and Crypto.com secure full MiCA licenses in European Union

OKX and Crypto.com secure full MiCA licenses, enabling regulated crypto services across the EU.