Month: January 2026
Moving From Cloudflare Zero-trust to Tailscale: The Pros and Cons
I have spent some time last year implementing Cloudflare Tunnels on my Home Assistant and my Synology NAS. On Mastodon, I had not one but two commenters advertising for Tailscale: https://mastodon.top/@frankel/115639107167365460?embedable=true I decided to give it a try and migrate my servers and devices to Tailscale. In this post, I want to describe how I … Read more
The 251 Most Important Events to the History of AI Development Timeline
The AI History Timeline explores what brought us to the AI boom, and was made in collaboration with Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT, i.e. the best currently available AI deep researchers, as part of the launch of HackerNoon.ai, our approach to blogging through the AI boom. We will update the AI development timeline periodically, but publish … Read more
Iran’s Crypto Economy Hit $7.8 Billion in 2025 as Protests Fueled Bitcoin Use: Chainalysis
Iran’s crypto activity accelerated in 2025, a new report says, driven by civilians and state actors turning to Bitcoin during periods of unrest.
ETH’s next stop could be $4.1K, but this must happen first
An emerging ETH futures trend is predicting an Ether price rally to $4,100, but other data says the altcoin is overdue for a slight correction.
West Virginia lawmaker introduces bill to allow state crypto investments
The legislation would allow the state‘s treasury to hold digital assets with a market capitalization of more than $750 billion, which applied only to Bitcoin as of January.
The US claims it just strongarmed Taiwan into spending $250 billion on American chip manufacturing
The US just lowered Taiwan’s tariffs in exchange for a massive domestic chipmaking promise, the Commerce Department announced on Thursday. Under the deal, tariffs on goods from Taiwan will decrease from 20 to 15 percent, while Taiwanese technology companies will invest $250 billion into building and expanding chipmaking facilities in the US, supported by at … Read more
Behind the ‘Bitcoin lottery’ myth: NiceHash clarifies untagged BTC blocks
Untagged Bitcoin blocks sparked solo-miner speculation before NiceHash confirmed they were mined during internal testing, highlighting limits of onchain attribution.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says company opposed crypto bill to protect consumers
Armstrong told CNBC that his firm pulled support for a sweeping digital assets bill after finding provisions that could have harmed consumers and stifled competition.
BreachLock Expands Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) To Web Applications
New York, United States, January 15th, 2026/CyberNewsWire/–BreachLock, a global leader in offensive security, today announced that its Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solution now supports autonomous red teaming at the application layer, expanding beyond its initial network-layer capabilities introduced in early 2025. BreachLock AEV’s generative AI-powered autonomous red teaming engine can now emulate real-world attacker behavior … Read more
Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing
The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
AppGuard Critiques AI Hyped Defenses; Expands Its Insider Release for Its Next-Generation Platform
McLean, Virginia, United States, January 15th, 2026/CyberNewsWire/–A new Top 10 Cybersecurity Innovators profile by AppGuard has been released, spotlighting growing concerns over AI-enhanced malware. AI makes malware even more difficult to detect. Worse, they use AI to assess, adapt, and move faster than any cyber stack can keep up. The report advocates for a fundamental … Read more
DTCC aiming to make all 1.4 million securities in its custody digitally eligible
The company’s Brian Steele suggests the industry giant aims to redefine the limits of tokenization in capital markets.
Krafton is trying to find its next PUBG
PUBG developer Krafton has 26 games in development, and in a recent town hall meeting, the company outlined a plan to “focus on its core gaming business while outlining a disciplined approach to building long-term Franchise IPs.” “During the past year, KRAFTON has prepared for Franchise IP development by strengthening its creative leadership, as well … Read more
Baidu’s ERNIE 5 AI Model Rises Up the Rankings—A Math Wiz That Beats OpenAI’s GPT 5.1
Baidu’s ERNIE-5.0-0110 ranks #8 globally on LMArena, becoming the only Chinese model in the top 10 while outperforming GPT-5.1-High.
Coinbase CEO expects market structure bill markup ‘in a few weeks‘
Brian Armstrong posted to social media late on a Wednesday saying Coinbase couldn’t “support the bill as written,“ potentially leading to a postponement in consideration.
Bank of America CEO warns interest-bearing stablecoins could pull $6T from US banks
In an earnings call transcript shared on X, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan pointed to studies suggesting yield-bearing stablecoins could draw trillions from the banking system.
Senate Democrats pursuing a Friday call with crypto industry on market structure bill
A call is being planned to discuss the state of the legislation that’s now been postponed in the Senate Banking Committee, sources say.
This $0.04 New Altcoin Just Hit 3x Growth, Is Mutuum Finance (MUTM) The Next Crypto Breakout?
In crypto markets, prices rarely wait for utility to go live before they begin to reflect it. Traders often push valuations higher as utility approaches. This happens because anticipation itself can drive capital inflows. Assets tied to lending, borrowing, or real revenue models often see price movement before users arrive on-chain. One new crypto is … Read more
Lightning Strikes Twice as Solo Bitcoin Miners Beat the Odds, Each Earning $300K
Two solo Bitcoin miners struck rare wins this week, each earning nearly $300,000 as U.S. mining dominance continues to slip.
Your Brand is What You Say It is Over and Over and Over Again
There’s a layer of abstraction between business and humanity that we all participate in. It has its benefits. But one clear downside is that it makes us forget something fundamental: everything is about people. A business is people. Its customers are people. Markets aren’t mystical forces or numbers on a dashboard – they’re collections of … Read more
Amazon’s New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year
Amazon has announced that the servers for New World: Aeternum, one of the company’s MMOs, will be shut down on January 31st, 2027. The game will also be delisted and no longer available for purchase starting today, January 15th. Last year, Amazon announced that it would be pivoting away from MMOs to put more of … Read more
After Coinbase Reversal Forces Delay on Crypto Bill, Is There a Path Forward?
Crypto industry leaders scrambled Thursday to salvage the market structure bill—but some conceded the bill now has lower chances of passage.