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 […]

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 …

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Risks remain elevated due to potential Fed hawkishness, inflation surprises, and persistent volatility through the year. Cryptocurrency soars with …

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Bitcoin’s 29% price collapse over the last 30 days has successfully reset market leverage and exhausted “mid-cycle” sellers.

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

How To Stay Calm When Cryptocurrency Markets Turn Brutal . We've had some brutal weeks in investing in the last few months.

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 […]

House Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over World Liberty Financial’s push for a national trust bank charter, citing systemic risk.

Warren Buffett sold billions of dollars of exposure to Bank of America (BAC) and Amazon (AMZN) in his final quarter as Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO. The firm’s Q4 2025 13F filing shows Buffett dumped $2.79 billion worth of Bank of America shares, unloading 50,774,078 BAC shares in just three months. [adinserter block=”1″] As of December 31st, 2025, […]

February 20th, 2026 – GIG HARBOR, Washington IP Strategy Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPST) (the “Company” or “IP Strategy”), the first company to adopt a treasury reserve policy centered on the $IP token, today announced the board of directors has authorized a share repurchase program whereby the Company may buy back up to 1 million shares […]

TL;DR Bithumb’s Feb. 6 promo glitch credited 2,000 BTC per user instead of 2,000 won, showing 620,000 BTC and a $43B paper error that sparked selling. Lawmakers say the FSC missed flaws despite three inspections since 2022; the Feb. 10 probe was extended toward end-February. Bithumb says most assets were recovered, leaving 125 BTC ($8.6M) […]

Crypto news digest: Deutsche Bank taps Ripple’s tech for cross-border payments; XRP loses key support at $1.42; UAE has mined over $450 million in BTC.

Bitcoin Magazine Nakamoto Inc. ($NAKA) Completes Acquisition of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) announced today that it has completed its acquisitions of BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC (“UTXO”), finalizing merger agreements previously announced earlier this month. The transaction was structured entirely through the issuance of Nakamoto common stock. BTC […]

XRP remains under sustained bearish pressure across both its USDT and BTC pairs, with the price structure continuing to print lower highs and lower lows. Despite short-term bounces from support levels, the broader trend favors sellers as the price trades below key moving averages and within a descending structure. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair […]

Following the prior difficulty recalibration that occurred 2,016 blocks ago—roughly two weeks back on Feb. 7—the Bitcoin protocol has now delivered a sharp counterpunch. On Thursday, at block height 937440, mining difficulty climbed 14.73%, effectively wiping out the earlier steep reduction and reminding participants that in this arena, gravity is optional and reversals are swift. […]

South Korean prosecutors recovered 320.8 BTC, worth roughly US$21.4 million, that was stolen from government custody after investigators inadvertently entered recovery seeds into a phishing site. The hacker returned the funds voluntarily after prosecutors blocked linked exchange accounts, making it nearly impossible for the attacker to liquidate the stolen assets. The recovery follows reports of […]

Coinbase expanded its US crypto-backed loans to accept XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin as collateral, joining Bitcoin and Ethereum. Eligible users can borrow up to US$100,000 in USDC through the decentralised Morpho protocol, which manages loan rules on-chain to avoid selling assets. The service allows holders to access liquidity without triggering capital gains taxes, though […]

TL;DR Unified, crypto-native margin infrastructure for tokenized equities: Kraken Pro enables margin trading on xStocks (tokenized stocks and ETFs) using the same established margin framework that powers its crypto markets. Traders can go long or short, access up to 3x leverage, trade pair-based markets (e.g., TSLAx/USD), borrow from Kraken’s PDSL margin pools, and use eligible […]

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