Cointelegraph by Martin Young

Articles by Cointelegraph by Martin Young

Trustless AI agent standard could hit Ethereum mainnet on Thursday

Crypto January 29, 2026

An Ethereum smart contract standard enabling trustless artificial intelligence agent communication on the network is probably going to be deployed on mainnet on Thursday, according to Marco De Rossi,οΏ½...

Viral AI assistant 'Clawdbot' risks leaking private messages, credentials

Crypto January 28, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have raised red flags about a new artificial intelligence personal assistant called Clawdbot, warning it could inadvertently expose personal data and API keys to the public.οΏ½...

Capital One bank buys stablecoin fintech Brex for $5.15B

Crypto January 24, 2026

Major US bank Capital One has struck a $5.15 billion deal to buy the fintech Brex and is set to acquire the companys stablecoin payments solution. Capital One said on Thursday that the deal is a coοΏ½...

Ethereum mainnet daily active addresses surpass all layer-2s

Crypto January 24, 2026

Network activity on the Ethereum mainnet has now surpassed that on layer-2 scaling blockchains as gas fees remain low, though it may not all be organic users. Token Terminal said on Thursday that thοΏ½...

Thailand plans crypto ETF rules as institutional interest increases

Crypto January 23, 2026

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing new regulations to support crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), crypto futures trading, and tokenized investment products. SEC deputy secreοΏ½...

No deal yet with Dems on crypto bill, Senator Boozman confirms

Crypto January 23, 2026

US Senate Agriculture chair John Boozman says the panels Republicans are yet to find middle ground with Democrats on several fundamental policy issues related to crypto market structure legislation. οΏ½...

Grayscale files to convert NEAR Protocol Trust into ETF on NYSE Arca

Crypto January 22, 2026

Crypto asset manager Grayscale has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to convert its NEAR Protocol Trust to an exchange-traded fund. Grayscale filed a preliminary prospectus on TueοΏ½...

$1.8B liquidated in 48 hours as Bitcoin wipes out 2026 gains

Crypto January 22, 2026

Bitcoin dropped another 4% on Tuesday, with more than $1.8 billion liquidated over the past 48 hours amid tariff threats from US President Donald Trump and Japanese bond turmoil. Bitcoin (BTC) fellοΏ½...

Ethereum activity surge could be linked to dusting attacks: Researcher

Crypto January 21, 2026

Recent record network activity on Ethereum could be partially linked to a wave of address poisoning attacks taking advantage of extremely low gas fees, said security researcher Andrey Sergeenkov. CoοΏ½...

Bitcoin’s β€˜internal conditions’ are improving: Glassnode

Crypto January 21, 2026

Spot market conditions for Bitcoin are showing early signs of improvement with increased trading volume and decreasing sell-side pressure, according to analysts from Glassnode. There has been a modοΏ½...