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Fintech Firm Betterment Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Send Fake $10,000 Crypto Scam Messages

BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to "triple your crypto," according to a thread…

#cybersecurity #fintech #crypto #dataprivacy #infosec #banking #finance #cybercrime #scam #hack

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:20 pm / permalink 17808 / 4 stories in 7 wks


BitGo to Go Public, Targets $201 Million in IPO with $1.85B Valuation

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR BitGo plans to raise up to $201 million in its upcoming IPO targeting a $1.85 billion valuation. The company will offer 11 million newly issued shares and 821,595 shares from current stockholders. BitGo’s revenue surged to nearly $10 billion in the f…

#startups #vc #blockchain #fintech #crypto #stockmarket #business #bitcoin #wallet

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17800 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT to Support Ongoing Investigation

Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Tether has frozen $182 million in USDT across five Tron blockchain wallets in response to a law enforcement request. The frozen funds, ranging from $12 million to $50 million per wallet, are linked to an ongoing investigation. Tether’s wallet-freezin…

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #cybercrime #law #tether #wallet #regulation

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 17799 / 3 stories in 7 wks


VelaFi Raises $20M in Series B Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - VelaFi, a Dallas, TX-based provider of a stablecoin-powered financial infrastructure platform under Galactic Holdings, raised $20M in Series B funding. The round was led by XVC and Ikuyo, with participation from Alibaba Investment, Planetree, existing sha…

#startups #blockchain #fintech #crypto #banking #business #payments #economy

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 17786 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Tom Lee's BitMine Buys $76 Million in Ethereum as Analysts Predict ETH Outperforming Bitcoin

Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies added to its ETH stash, now valued around $13 billion.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #stockmarket #business #treasury #wallet

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 17780 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Monero Sets New Record Price as Privacy Trade Re-Emerges

Sebastian Sinclair / decrypt - Monero’s push to a record high follows renewed interest in privacy-focused coins, even as uneven liquidity complicates price signals.

#blockchain #cybersecurity #crypto #dataprivacy #finance #privacy #encryption #digitalprivacy #regulation

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 17769 / 4 stories in 7 wks


South Korea proposes 5% limit for listed firms’ crypto exposure

Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The proposed guidelines would allow eligible firms to invest in the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market value.

#blockchain #crypto #banking #government #stockmarket #business #asia #economy #regulation

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 17768 / 2 stories in 7 wks


X Eyes Crypto Trading Integration as Smart Cashtags Roll Out Next Month

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Smart Cashtags let users tap crypto tags to see live prices inside X’s timeline Bitcoin tags now link directly to real-time data, reducing ticker confusion Ethereum gains contract-level tagging for clearer token and ecosystem tracking XRP joins launc…

#fintech #crypto #stockmarket #business #apps #pricing #ux #technology

Back to Top / Monday, January 12, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 17766 / 2 stories in 7 wks


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Oracle and OpenAI scrap Texas data-center expansion; Meta eyes the spare capacity

Oracle and OpenAI have abandoned plans to expand a flagship Texas data center, leaving substantial compute capacity up for grabs. Nvidia reportedly brokered interest from Meta to take the unused slots as OpenAI downscales that particular buildout, a move that rattled markets and highlights shifting demand for large-scale on-prem AI infrastructure. More...


OpenAI launches Codex Security agent to automatically detect software vulnerabilities

OpenAI rolled out Codex Security, an AI agent that scans codebases to find complex vulnerabilities, suggests actionable fixes, and uses sandbox testing to limit false positives. The tool has already flagged issues in major projects and aims to compete with traditional application security tooling by automating deep, contextual code review. More...


Google releases Workspace CLI enabling AI agents to access Gmail, Drive, Calendar

Google has shipped an open-source Workspace CLI that gives AI agents like OpenClaw programmatic access to Gmail, Drive, Calendar and other Workspace services via a built-in MCP server. The tool standardizes agent integration, making it easier — and slightly creepier — for automated assistants to act on users’ behalf across core productivity apps. More...


CISA, Google and US agencies flag Coruna iOS exploit kit in active use

U.S. agencies and security teams have raised alarms about “Coruna,” a powerful iOS exploit kit tied to spyware and crypto-theft campaigns. Google’s threat unit traced the toolkit’s activity while CISA ordered federal mitigations for the targeted iOS flaws, urging rapid patching as investigators hunt for origins and victims. More...


U.S.-Iran strikes roil markets and satellite imagery firms amid fresh attacks

A recent round of retaliatory strikes between the U.S. and Iran has immediate spillovers: defense analytics firm shares jumped on expected demand, major chipmaker stock fell amid geopolitical jitters, and a commercial satellite imagery provider paused public image distribution to prevent adversarial use for battle-damage assessment. Markets and imagery services scrambled for damage control. More...



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