Ethereum Price Prediction: What Happens to ETH if $2K Support Is Decisively Lost?
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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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Binance Disappears from Google Play in Philippines After Years of Local SEC Warnings
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The Binance app has disappeared from the Philippine version of the Google Play Store as the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission intensifies scrutiny of the cryptocurrency exchange. In 2023, the SEC warned that Binance operates without local authorization. It noted that entities promoting the exchange could face up to 21 years in prison. The regulator […]

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<b>Cryptocurrency</b> Market Decline Amid Technology Sector Volatility – Trade Brains Crypto
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Cryptocurrency markets decline amid technology sector volatility. Explore Bitcoin's 2026 price drop, Nasdaq weakness, precious metals sell-off, …

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Bitcoin Falls, But Robert Kiyosaki Says He’s ‘Excited’ And Buys More
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Robert Kiyosaki expects a sharp market slide and sees it as a chance to add to his holdings. He has named Bitcoin and Ethereum alongside gold and silver as places to park money when prices tumble. The book author and crypto figure calls scarcity a simple reason to act now. That idea is not new, […]

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Nevada sues Kalshi after prediction market loses bid to stop state action
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Kalshi is looking to have Nevada’s lawsuit heard in federal court, again asserting it is subject only to federal commodity exchange laws.

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BlackRock Starts Accumulating ETH Ahead of Planned Ethereum Staking ETF
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This Tuesday, the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the SEC. In this document, the firm revealed that one of its affiliates has already provided the initial seed capital of $100,000 for the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB), marking the formal start of this fund designed not only to […]

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Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin Surpasses $400M in BTC Holdings
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American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), the firm backed by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., has reached a reserve of 6,060 BTC valued at approximately $413 million, consolidating its position in the institutional market. Arkham Intelligence data analyzed this February 2026 reveals that American Bitcoin Corp increased its BTC reserves through a hybrid model that combines direct […]

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Tether CEO Stresses Bitcoin Importance Through 'Energy Harvesting'
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Tether’s boss has addressed the crypto community regarding the importance of Bitcoin mining.

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Abu Dhabi’s Al Warda Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake to 8.2 Million IBIT Shares in Q4 Filing
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Bitcoin Magazine Abu Dhabi’s Al Warda Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake to 8.2 Million IBIT Shares in Q4 Filing Abu Dhabi-based Al Warda Investments continued to expand its exposure to bitcoin through BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in the fourth quarter of 2025, extending a strategy shift that began earlier in the year. In a filing […]

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Crypto VC Boom Bursts as 85 % of 2025 Tokens Trade Below Their Launch Prices
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Most 2025 token launches are trading below their debut prices as venture capital (VC) returns slump and new crypto fund creation falls to five-year lows, signaling a major shift in market dynamics. Top VCs No Longer Guarantee Token Gains The crypto venture capital machine that once powered explosive token launches is losing momentum. According to […]

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Bitcoin Stalls at a Critical Stress Zone as On-Chain Data Warns the Bottom May Not Be In Yet
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Bitcoin has remained rangebound between $60,000 and $70,000, as choppy trading continued to reflect fears of a further downside move. Fresh data highlights risk building near Short-Term Holder Realized Price bands. These areas have historically witnessed the start of accumulation and emerging opportunities for global market participants. High-Risk, High-Opportunity Zone According to Alphractal, Bitcoin is […]

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77% of Crypto Users Would Open a Stablecoin Wallet With Their Bank, Survey Finds
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While traditional banks and brokers have often treated stablecoins as a high-risk niche, new research indicates that crypto adopters are using them for practical financial needs rather than solely for speculation. The Stablecoin Utility Report 2026 by BVNK and YouGov finds that stablecoins play a growing role in cross-border payments and savings, highlighting new opportunities […]

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Charles Schwab quietly boosts stake in MicroStrategy – TheStreet Crypto
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Institutional interest in MicroStrategy, now known as Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) appears to be intensifying despite Bitcoin crash.

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Analyst Predicts XRP Price Will Reach $13 In 3 Months As Accumulation Ends
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XRP might be trading well below the $2 price level, but this hasn’t stopped outrageous predictions from its supporters. One of such recent predictions came from a crypto analyst who projected a surge to double-digit territory in the coming months.  The prediction comes as XRP is trading around the mid-$1 range, with weeks of tight […]

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund dumps ETHZilla stake as ETH treasuries face pressure
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A new SEC filing shows Peter Thiel-linked Founders Fund entities now own zero ETHZilla shares, after disclosing a 7.5% stake in 2025.

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Public Masterpiece Announces PMT Chain, A Layer 1 Built for the Real-World Asset Economy
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February 17th, 2026 – Karavas, Cyprus At a time when much of the blockchain industry is still recovering from one of its harshest downturns, a small number of companies are quietly moving in the opposite direction: expanding, building, and positioning themselves for the next era of adoption. Public Masterpiece, a Cyprus-based real-world asset tokenization company, […]

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No, BTC Is Not Forming Massive Bullish Pattern, Brandt Says
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Legendary trader Peter Brandt has debunked a viral “6-year” Bitcoin bullish theory.

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Satoshi’s Exercise for the Reader
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Bitcoin Magazine Satoshi’s Exercise for the Reader The Bitcoin whitepaper is clear about Bitcoin’s core feature: it is permissionless. Anyone in the world can pay anyone by joining the peer-to-peer network and broadcasting a transaction. Proof of Work consensus even empowers anybody to become a block producer, and means that the only way to reverse […]

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FCAT Enhances LayerZero Cross-Chain Security Measures
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This Tuesday, the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) deployed an institutional-grade Decentralized Verifier Network (DVN) on the LayerZero protocol. This new validation infrastructure is already operational across major networks such as Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche, with Ondo Finance being the first project to integrate this service to secure the movement of its tokenized assets […]

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SHIB Holds Support as Buyers Battle the Downtrend
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TLDR: The Shiba Inu token managed to reclaim the monthly support level of $0.00000629 following the low reached on February 6. Whale money flow (CMF) remains in negative territory, suggesting a lack of active institutional accumulation. Futures markets show a shift in sentiment with a funding rate that is turning positive again. Tuesday’s session was […]

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Quant Giant Jane Street Adds $276M in IBIT Shares During Q4 2025
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Jane Street Group sharply increased its exposure to Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust in the fourth quarter of 2025, scooping up 7,105,206 additional shares, according to its latest SEC filing. The move lifted the quantitative trading firm’s total IBIT holdings to 20,315,780 shares — a roughly 54% quarter-over-quarter jump that places its position at just over […]

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Zircuit Finance Launches Institutional-Grade Onchain Yield Platform Targeting 8–11% APR
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February 17th, 2026 – George Town, Cayman Islands Zircuit, a security-first digital asset company backed by YZiLabs, Dragonfly, and Pantera, today announced the launch of Zircuit Finance. Incubated by a team from Quantstamp, Zircuit Finance is a secure platform for institutional-grade strategies, a stablecoin vault designed to generate yield on USDC and USDT, with a […]

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Media Giant Comcast Paying $117,500,000 Settlement To Millions of Customers Over Massive Data Breach
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Media and tech giant Comcast is preparing to pay more than $100 million to settle a series of lawsuits over a massive data breach. The breach happened back in 2023, when “unauthorized third parties” accessed Comcast’s internal network. In total, 31.6 million customers are affected, with usernames and passwords, names, contact information, dates of birth […]

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Announcing Kraken integration with ICE Chat, expanding institutional OTC access
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We’re excited to announce our successful integration with ICE Chat, the industry-leading instant messaging system operated by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data.  From today, ICE Chat’s extensive network of over 120,000 clients will be able to connect directly with our OTC desk through the same real-time communications environment […]

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Kraken Brings Crypto OTC Trading Into ICE Chat as Institutions Step Up Interest
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Kraken has integrated its over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk with ICE Chat, bringing crypto spot and options liquidity into a messaging platform widely used by institutional traders. The move places the crypto exchange’s OTC services directly inside an existing communications tool for trading desks across major financial centers, aiming to streamline access to crypto within established […]

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<b>Cryptocurrency</b> firm Coinme ordered to pay $175K in restitution to California consumers
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Coinme, one of the largest crypto kiosk operators in California, has been ordered to pay an additional $175000 in restitution to state consumers …

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Ethereum’s Bounce Still Lacks Conviction — Downside Risk Remains
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Ethereum is attempting to rebound after recent selling pressure, but the recovery so far lacks the strength needed to confirm a lasting bottom. With momentum appearing corrective rather than impulsive and key resistance levels still intact, downside risk remains on the table unless buyers can deliver a decisive structural shift. No Impulsive Break, No Bullish […]

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Top crypto treasury companies Strategy and Bitmine add to BTC, ETH stacks
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The buys lift Strategy holdings to 717,131 BTC and Bitmine to 4.37 million ETH, expanding corporate crypto treasuries despite continued market weakness.

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Ethereum Is Neutral, People Aren’t: Vitalik Buterin Draws a Clear Line
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that users do not need to agree with his views on applications, trust assumptions, politics, decentralized finance, decentralized social platforms, privacy-preserving payments, artificial intelligence, or even cultural preferences in order to use Ethereum. He believes that disagreement with him on any one issue does not require agreement or disagreement on […]

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Crypto Market Apathy Confirmed by Low Demand for Derivatives
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Institutional demand for Bitcoin leverage has plunged to a multi-year low.

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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Boosts Bitcoin ETF Holdings to $630 Million
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Bitcoin Magazine Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Boosts Bitcoin ETF Holdings to $630 Million Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, Mubadala Investment Company, disclosed a significant increase in its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), reporting ownership of 12.7 million shares valued at approximately $630.6 million as of December 31.  This represents a 46% rise from the 8.7 million IBIT shares previously […]

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‘Golden Opportunity’ in One Stock Sector Has Emerged Amid Armageddon Market Fears, Says Hedge Fund Veteran Dan Ives
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Hedge fund veteran Dan Ives believes “armageddon” fears in one stock market sector have triggered a golden buying opportunity. In a new CNBC interview, Ives argues that accelerating AI spending will create a multiplier effect across tech, benefiting software stocks that have taken a beating. [adinserter block=”1″] “The spending is even going to be more […]

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