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Nike Investigates Ransomware Group’s Claims of Data Breach

Crypto January 27, 2026

NikeΒ isΒ investigating a potential data breach after ransomware group World Leaks claimed on its website that it had leaked 1.4 terabytes of data related to the companys business operations, ReutersοΏ½...

Zerohash Eyes $1.5 Billion Valuation After Exiting Mastercard Deal

Crypto January 27, 2026

Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash is in discussions to raise $250 million, CoinDesk reported Monday (Jan. 26).The new funding would value the company at $1.5 billion, the report said, citing anοΏ½...

Prediction Market Interest Soars as Crypto Sector Cools

Crypto January 27, 2026

As the cryptocurrency sector cools, one-time token traders are predicting big things from prediction markets.Thats according to a report Monday (Jan. 26) from Bloomberg News, which says that interestοΏ½...

SEC Withdraws Suit Against Crypto Firm Gemini

Crypto January 27, 2026

Federal regulators have dropped a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Gemini.In a court filing Friday (Jan. 23), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a judge to dismiss the suit, stοΏ½...

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Plans US IPO

Crypto January 24, 2026

Ledger, a French company that makes hardware designed to securely store cryptocurrency, reportedly plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.The company is working with baοΏ½...

UBS Considers Offering Crypto Trading Through Private Bank

Crypto January 24, 2026

Swiss banking giant UBS reportedly plans to begin offering cryptocurrency trading in response to growing demand from wealthy clients.UBS has been considering partners for this push into crypto for moοΏ½...

This Week in Stablecoins: Payment Pain Points, Tokenization and Davos

Crypto January 24, 2026

The cryptocurrency industry is changing its tack. Stakeholders across the digital asset ecosystem are no longer arguing that the old financial system should be replaced. Instead, they are trying, morοΏ½...

Revolut Drops US Bank Buyout Plan, Eyes Standalone OCC Charter

Crypto January 24, 2026

Revolut is shifting its U.S. playbook again. The U.K.-headquartered FinTech has dropped plans to buy an American bank and is now preparing to pursue a standalone U.S. banking license, a move that wouοΏ½...

Amazon to Cut 14,000 Corporate Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs - PYMNTS.com

Business January 24, 2026

Amazon reportedly plans to start laying off about 14,000 corporate workers as soon as Tuesday (Jan. 27).These cuts will be part of the second round of a broader plan to eliminate 30,000 corporate jobοΏ½...

Citi Analysts Say Ethereum Transaction Trends Suggest β€˜Address Poisoning’ Scams

Crypto January 24, 2026

A recent pattern of transactions on the decentralized blockchain network ethereum suggests that scammers have launched an address poisoning campaign, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing CitiοΏ½...