[2026-01-23] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

The U.S. Department of Justice highlighted three high-profile fraud cases where cryptocurrency played a material role in its 2025 Year in Review, released Thursday, noting heightened enforcement as digital assets become embedded in traditional fraud schemes. The cases emerged from a record-breaking year where prosecutors charged 265 defendants with an aggregate intended fraud loss exceeding $16 billion, more than double last year's total, according to the DOJ's Criminal Division Fraud Section re...