Potential ‘Satoshi Freeze,’ Upcoming Regulatory Clarity, and More – Week In Review
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Bitcoin is consolidating near $66K–$67K as extreme fear grips the market, even with hashrate at record highs and supply nearing 20 million coins. Debate over quantum safeguards and Satoshi’s coins adds philosophical tension, while Bitwise points to a $200T tokenization wave ahead. Coinbase pushes for U.S. regulatory clarity, and talk of Russia’s “return to the […]

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Bithumb $43 Billion Bitcoin Blunder Triggers Political Backlash In South Korea
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South Korean lawmakers are ramping up pressure on financial regulators after a system failure at Bithumb, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, led to the accidental distribution of more than $43 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) earlier this month. The February 6 incident has triggered political scrutiny of both the exchange itself and the agencies responsible […]

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FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY—Warren presses Bessent and Powell to rule out bailout for …
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In a letter, Senator Warren expressed concern over cryptocurrency struggles and the possibility of a taxpayer-funded bailout that would enrich the …

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Peter Thiel Dumps ETHZilla Stake as Shares Plunge 98% From Peak
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Peter Thiel and Founders Fund exited their entire 7.5% stake in ETHzilla by the end of 2025, leading to a near 100% crash in the company’s share price. ETHzilla, formerly known as 180 Life Sciences, had pivoted from biotechnology to a corporate Ethereum treasury strategy after raising US$425 million in August. The sell-off by a […]

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Bank Insider Orchestrates $500,000 Fraud Scheme, Leaks Confidential Customer Information To Criminals: DOJ
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An employee at a US banking giant has been caught orchestrating a $500,000 fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ says 31-year-old Edward Low of New York has admitted to using his position at TD Bank to steal confidential customer data and pass it to co-conspirators, who used it to take […]

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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Pours $290,836,000 Into Two Assets, Exits Exposure To Three Major US Banks
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Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller is boosting his stake in a pair of Magnificent 7 stocks while eliminating exposure to the banking industry. New filings show Duquesne Family Office bolstered its holdings in Alphabet (GOOGL) by 277% to 385,000 shares and its holdings in Amazon (AMZN) by 69% to 737,940 shares. Meanwhile, Druckenmiller exited positions in Citigroup […]

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XRP Community Convenes at Crypto Event, Ripple CEO Comments
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The XRP community has made a visible presence at a Web3 event.

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CZ Returns to US for Trump-Backed Crypto Event
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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) returned to the United States this week for the first time since his release from a California federal prison in 2024. The visit took place at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, where Zhao attended a 500-person convention hosted by the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial. CZ Makes Appearance at […]

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Bitcoin’s 50% Slide: Quantum Scare or Capital Rotation?
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s 50% Slide: Quantum Scare or Capital Rotation? Bitcoin’s 46% decline from its October peak near $126,100 to roughly $67,000 has triggered debate over what is driving the pullback. Some market participants have pointed to quantum computing as a looming threat to the network’s cryptographic security. Others argue the explanation lies elsewhere, in […]

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Bitcoin whales participate in V-shaped accumulation, offsetting 230K BTC sell-off
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Despite the sharp multi-month market downtrend, Bitcoin whales added 236,000 BTC since December 2025, with order size data showing large players building new positions.

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SEC Talks Crypto Clarity, Coordination, and Innovation Exemptions to Reshape Crypto Oversight
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SEC leaders unveiled a coordinated push to integrate tokenized securities into U.S. markets, signaling innovation exemptions, safe harbors, and joint rulemaking with the CFTC to reshape crypto oversight. SEC Accelerates Crypto Clarity Agenda With CFTC Coordination and Pro-Growth Innovation Exemptions U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commissioner Hester M. Peirce […]

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Vitalik Buterin: “Ethereum Is Not Dying” — Founder Pushes Back on Critics
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has flatly rejected the idea of abandoning the current protocol to start from scratch, taking the opportunity to present a new strategy. He proposes a radical internal transformation that injects “cypherpunk” principles directly into the base layer while keeping the system operational at all times. I'm actually trying to do something […]

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TAO Price Forecast: Could $144 Be the Next Major Milestone?
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TL;DR: Bittensor records its fourth consecutive day of losses, trading around $174 with a decline of over 5%. Trading volume increased by 15%, reinforcing the validity of the current market downtrend. Technical indicators suggest that if it fails to reclaim $207, the asset will seek liquidity at much lower levels. It has been a high-tension […]

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Pi <b>cryptocurrency</b> slides 95% as investor confidence fades a year after debut
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Data from cryptocurrency exchange OKX shows Pi's daily trading volume has fallen to just a few million dollars, a small figure for a token with a …

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Saylor Makes Bold $1M Bitcoin Call — “It’s Zero Or A Million”
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Markets are quiet and uneasy. Bitcoin prices have pulled back, and big holders are keeping a cool face while the charts wobble. Reports note that one outspoken investor frames the market in stark terms: it either fails completely or becomes far more valuable than people now imagine. Saylor’s Binary Bet According to Michael Saylor, Bitcoin […]

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Tokenized real estate projects advance in Dubai and Maldives
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A Trump-tied hotel development in the Maldives and the Dubai Land Department announced details on tokenizing their real estate projects this week.

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Fed’s Kashkari Calls Crypto ‘Utterly Useless,’ Questions Stablecoin Value
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Neel Kashkari said cryptocurrencies have not demonstrated real-world usefulness despite more than a decade of existence, contrasting them with AI’s growing economic relevance. He questioned whether stablecoins offer any advantage over established digital payment platforms, particularly for US consumers. His remarks stand in contrast to the Trump administration’s support for Bitcoin and regulated dollar-backed stablecoins […]

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Saylor: Bitcoin Going to $0 or $1 Million
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Strategy founder Michael Saylor has predicted that Bitcoin could surge to $1 million (unless it is crashes to zero).

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Bitcoin Pops After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Pops After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariff regime, ruling 6-3 that he exceeded his authority by imposing broad import duties under a national emergency law. The decision invalidates tariffs Trump levied in early 2025 […]

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Long-Anticipated Pi Network Update Is Finally Here: What Pioneers Need to Know
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Pi Network’s Core Team took it to X at the end of the business week to announce the latest blockchain update that was successfully migrated. The protocol v19.6 has been implemented, leaving version 19.9, which is next in line, the only one left before the highly-anticipated v20. The announcement also urged nodes to ensure they […]

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Strategy CEO Calls for Rethink of Basel’s 1,250% Bitcoin Risk Capital Treatment
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U.S. banking rules on bitcoin face mounting scrutiny as Strategy CEO Phong Le urges regulators to revisit Basel capital standards, warning current risk weights could hinder America’s ambitions to lead the global digital asset market. Strategy CEO Warns 1,250% Bitcoin Treatment by Basel Could Undermine America’s Crypto Ambitions Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) CEO Phong Le shared […]

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Bitcoin Is Not Going To Zero (<b>Cryptocurrency</b>:BTC-USD) | Seeking Alpha
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Risks remain elevated due to potential Fed hawkishness, inflation surprises, and persistent volatility through the year. Cryptocurrency soars with …

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Bitcoin Market Bleeds $1 Trillion, Saylor Signals Strongest Crypto Conviction Yet
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Michael Saylor kept buying while the market slid, and he did it out loud: “Neven been more bullish,” he said in an X post Thursday. His public posts and regulatory filings show Strategy continued to add to its Bitcoin pile even as price swings turned paper gains into big unrealized losses. The firm’s recent regulatory filing […]

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BNP Paribas Brings Money Market Fund Pilot to Ethereum
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This Friday, BNP Paribas Asset Management unveiled a pilot project to issue tokenized shares of a French-domiciled money market fund directly on the Ethereum network. Edouard Legrand, the firm’s Chief Digital and Data Officer, confirmed that this initiative utilizes its proprietary AssetFoundry platform to manage fund tokenization on Ethereum, operating under a permissioned access model […]

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Bitcoin's bull catalyst could be AI stocks becoming 'silly big': Lyn Alden
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Bitcoin only needs a “marginal amount of new demand” to push higher, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden, who is watching for a potential peak in AI stocks as a signal.

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The Core Issue: Cluster Mempool, Problems Are Easier In Chunks
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Bitcoin Magazine The Core Issue: Cluster Mempool, Problems Are Easier In Chunks Cluster Mempool1 is a complete reworking of how the mempool handles organizing and sorting transactions, conceptualized and implemented by Suhas Daftuar and Pieter Wuille. The design aims to simplify the overall architecture, better align transaction sorting logic with miner incentives, and improve security […]

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Bitcoin Bleeds 29% But Sellers Are Exhausted, VanEck Says
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Bitcoin’s 29% price collapse over the last 30 days has successfully reset market leverage and exhausted “mid-cycle” sellers.

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Bloomberg Analysts Say Bitcoin ETFs Still Up $53B Despite Months of Outflows
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded US$53 billion in cumulative net inflows, significantly exceeding initial projections despite a US$10 billion drop from the October peak. The slower pace of ETF selling amid a 50% price decline suggests that many institutional holders are maintaining long-term exposure rather than exiting the market. Market sentiment remains under pressure […]

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Ethereum Price Analysis: 4-Hour Triangle Compression Signals Imminent Breakout
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After the aggressive sell-off toward the $1.8K region, the market has transitioned into choppy consolidation, while lower timeframes are now approaching a decisive breakout point. The key question is whether this compression resolves to the upside or results in continuation within the dominant downtrend structure. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, […]

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SEC Issues 2% Stablecoin Capital Guidance, Softening Regulatory Pressure on Institutional Exposure
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SEC signals regulatory clarity for payment stablecoins, allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% net capital haircut and paving the way for broader tokenized securities activity under existing rules. SEC Clarifies Broker-Dealer Treatment of Payment Stablecoins Under Net Capital Rule The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets issued a new FAQ […]

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How To Stay Calm When <b>Cryptocurrency</b> Markets Turn Brutal – Mena FN
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How To Stay Calm When Cryptocurrency Markets Turn Brutal . We've had some brutal weeks in investing in the last few months.

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Mapping Out XRP’s Path To $1,200: Analyst Shares Insights
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Recent market dynamics have given different reasons as to why the XRP price is programmed to shoot to double and triple digits. However, a supporter known as Remi Relief recently outlined a case for a four-figure XRP valuation, with the reason being that several unfolding events could lay the groundwork for a move toward $1,200 […]

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