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February 7, 2026
Dorsey’s Block cutting up to 10% of staff in efficiency push — fortune.com
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. has been notifying hundreds of employees that their jobs may be eliminated during annual performance reviews as the payments firm embarks on a broader business overhaul. Up to 10% of Block’s workforce is at risk of being cut,
Crypto Exchange Bithumb Mistakenly Sent $44 Billion Bitcoin to Users — theinformation.com
Bithumb, the second largest crypto exchange in South Korea, said it mistakenly gave away 620,000 bitcoin, worth about $44 billion, to users, and has recovered 99.7% of the money. Bithumb was planning to distribute cash rewards to users in Korean won during
South Africa’s Kganyago Warns on Risk of Growing Stablecoin Use — bloomberg.com
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago warned about the risk of the increasing popularity of stablecoins, saying there’s a danger the cryptocurrency assets could “break apart.”
Crypto Exchange to Reimburse Some Users After $40 Billion Error — bloomberg.com
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb, which mistakenly distributed more than $40 billion worth of Bitcoin on Friday, said it will reimburse customers who made losses when they sold their holdings in a panic during a brief but sharp selloff on its platform.
Bitcoin loses Trump-era gains as crypto market volatility signals uncertainty — reuters.com
Bitcoin loses Trump-era gains as crypto market volatility signals uncertainty Reuters
French magistrate held for crypto ransom — france24.com
France has seen a recent spate of cryptocurrency-related kidnappings, and this appears to be the latest case: a 35-year-old magistrate from Grenoble and her 66-year-old mother were found tied up in a garage on Friday morning, 30 hours after being taken
This $60 Bitcoin miner can be run on your desk — pcworld.com
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South Korea crypto firm accidentally gives away £32bn in bitcoins to users — independent.co.uk
Bithumb apologises for mistake and says it has recovered 99.7 per cent of 620,000 bitcoins
South Korea’s Bithumb gives away over US$40 billion in a bit of a blunder — scmp.com
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than US$40 billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange. Bithumb apologised for the mistake,
Man who allegedly texted Guthrie family about bitcoin ransom torched in court by prosecutors — nypost.com
The Los Angeles man who allegedly tried to scam the aggrieved family of Savannah Guthrie with ransom note text messages was slammed in court as an opportunist who tried to capitalize on the family’s trauma. Derrick Callella, 42, appeared before a SoCal
The Crypto.com guy bought AI.com (and a Super Bowl ad) — engadget.com
Kris Marszalek, CEO and co-founder of crypto and stock trading platform Crypto.com, has bought an expensive website. In this case it's AI.com, valued at one point at $100 million, which will serve as the online home for his new company of the same name.
Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is an American spectacle — vox.com
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie on February 1 combines two of the American public’s biggest obsessions. | Don Arnold/WireImage A heavy feeling has loomed over the Today show for the past week: Co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has been noticeably absent while
Dow breaks 50,000 for first time, as US stocks rally — scmp.com
The US stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now. The S&P 500 rallied 2 per cent for its best day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial
Bloomberg Tech: Amazon Spending Plan & Bitcoin Rebound — bloomberg.com
Bloomberg Tech: Amazon Spending Plan & Bitcoin Rebound bloomberg.com
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