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Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, began the new year with its first purchase of 2026 while reporting a steep fourth-quarter paper loss as Bitcoin prices slid late last year.Strategy acquired 1,283 Bitcoin (BTC) for $116 million, boosting its holdings to 673,783 worth $62.6 billion purchased at an average cost basis of $75,026 per BTC, according to a Monday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.The coins were acquired at an average purchasing price of about $90,000 each using proceeds from the sale of shares of MSTR Stock under the company’s at-the-market (ATM) offering.The company also increased…

Google believes AI can improve the TV-watching experience, which is why it brought its Gemini AI to Google TV devices in November. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026) in Las Vegas, the company is now showing off a series of new Gemini features that will soon arrive on the TV, making it possible for viewers to deep dive into topics, search for and “reimagine” their personal photos and videos with AI, and, perhaps best of all, tell the TV what to do instead of having to navigate through complicated settings. The company is first bringing these Gemini features and…

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger has clarified a recent data incident involving its e-commerce partner Global-e.Global-e, a cross-border e-commerce platform integrated by Ledger in October 2023, experienced unauthorized access to order data in its information systems, which affected some Ledger customers.Ledger told Cointelegraph that the incident was limited to Global-e’s systems and did not involve a breach of Ledger’s platform or its hardware and software.“Some of the data accessed as part of this incident pertained to customers who made a purchase on Ledger.com using Global-e as a Merchant of Record,” a spokesperson for Ledger said.Names and contact info leakedAccording to…

Key takeaways:A convincing “Coinbase support” impersonation campaign was linked by onchain investigator ZachXBT to roughly $2 million in stolen crypto.The attribution relied on corroboration across multiple signals, including onchain activity and Telegram or social media footprints rather than a single “magic” transaction.Coinbase says its real support team will never ask for your password or 2FA codes or request that you move funds to a so-called “safe” address.These schemes are part of a broader fraud wave. The FBI reported more than $16 billion in internet crime losses in 2024 based on 859,532 complaints.A caller claiming to be “Coinbase support” can sound…

Key takeaways:XRP’s technical setup is turning bullish, with breakout patterns signaling trend continuation.Institutional demand is absorbing supply, as ETF inflows and falling exchange balances tighten liquidity.XRP (XRP) started 2026 on a strong footing, rallying about 18.5% in the first five days to reach above $2.16.The gains mirrored upside moves across the crypto market, as the net valuation of all cryptocurrencies, led by top coins, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), jumped 7.30% year-to-date. XRP/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingViewAmid improving fundamentals and technical strength, here are three bullish XRP signals that could drive further price rallies in the coming months.XRP breaks out…

The stock market showed little reaction to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary action in Venezuela as investors bet the attack, as well as the capture of leader Nicolas Maduro, would not lead to a bigger geopolitical conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 343 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose Monday, up 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively. The oil market rose just modestly, and energy stocks helped lift the market, as traders bet the takeover of Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, will benefit oil and gas companies. Chevron, which already has an established presence…

Colombia’s government has confirmed a change to how value-added tax is calculated for licensed online gambling operators, ending months of uncertainty for the sector. From 1 January 2026, VAT will apply to gross gaming revenue rather than player deposits, marking a reversal of a policy that industry stakeholders said undermined the licensed market.The adjustment was announced on 31 December by the Colombian Federation of Gambling Entrepreneurs and enacted through an emergency fiscal decree that took effect at the start of the new year. Under the revised approach, the existing 19% VAT rate remains in place, but the taxable base now…

Starknet, an Ethereum layer‑2 network that uses zero‑knowledge (ZK) rollups, is experiencing fresh mainnet disruption as the project enters 2026.In an X post, the Starknet team said the network was facing downtime and that engineers were “actively investigating the issue and working to restore full functionality as quickly as possible,” without immediately disclosing a root cause. At the time of writing, the network had been experiencing downtime for just over two hours.​Starknet is a ZK‑rollup–based layer 2 that batches transactions offchain and posts cryptographic proofs to Ethereum, aiming to deliver higher throughput and lower fees for smart contracts, decentralized finance…

Japan appears to be moving to bring cryptocurrencies deeper into its traditional market rulebook, signaling that regulators want digital assets handled through established exchanges and securities-style oversight rather than a parallel system.The direction was underscored on Monday by Finance Minister and Financial Services Minister Satsuki Katayama, who publicly backed traditional securities exchanges and market infrastructure as the primary gateway for blockchain-based assets. Speaking at the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s New Year opening ceremony, Katayama framed 2026 as Japan’s first year of full-scale digitalization. Her remarks echoed a broader regulatory shift that has been steadily aligning crypto with traditional capital markets. “To ensure citizens…

Crypto investors are being targeted by a new phishing campaign that impersonates MetaMask and tricks users into handing over their wallet recovery phrases, according to the blockchain security firm SlowMist.The attackers are impersonating a two-factor authentication (2FA) security verification flow, which redirects users to fraudulent domains through fake security warnings that request users’ seed phrases.When a user shares a wallet recovery phrase, the funds from the wallet are stolen, warned SlowMist’s chief security officer, 23pds, in a Monday X post.This new wave of scams serves as a reminder that decentralized wallet protocols would never ask users for their secret recovery…