Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the current crypto market downturn feels different from past bear markets. He noted market cycles are normal but reveal industry progress, with crypto market capitalization down 44% from its October all-time high of $4.4 trillion and nearly $2 trillion leaving the space in four

The Ethereum Foundation is sponsoring crypto security nonprofit Security Alliance (SEAL) to "track and neutralize" crypto drainers and other social engineering attackers targeting Ethereum users. SEAL launched the "Trillion Dollar Security" initiative with EF after reaching out late last year about funding security engineers to track

Backpack, a crypto exchange founded by former FTX employees, plans to launch a token with a total supply of 1 billion. The rollout will begin with 25% of the supply—250 million tokens—becoming available on a launch date that has not been disclosed. A further 375 million pre-IPO tokens

American billionaire and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has warned that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming and will offer benefits while potentially allowing governments to exert more control over people’s finances. “I think it will be done,” he said in a wide-ranging interview on the Tucker Carlson

Coinbase’s Base App is winding down its Creator Rewards program and its Farcaster-powered social feed as it shifts to concentrate on tradable assets. Launched in July to make Ethereum layer 2 Base more social, the Creator Rewards program paid roughly $450,000 to 17,000 creators over seven months,

Bitcoin pushed back above $71,000 on Monday even as market sentiment across the crypto sector fell to new lows. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index tumbled to a record low of 7, signaling extreme fear among investors. MN Capital founder Michaël van de Poppe noted the index had fallen

Cardano is down nearly 4% over the past 24 hours and about 33% lower over the past month. Several on-chain and technical signals suggest selling pressure is easing: profitable ADA supply has fallen from above 33% in mid-January to about 8% in early February, a roughly 75% decline. On the

Ether climbed back above $2,100 after a 43% slide that bottomed at $1,750 and prompted a 22% relief bounce, yet derivatives markets still signal fear. Monthly futures traded at a 3% premium, below the 5% level considered neutral, and traders have shown little optimism over the past month;

Altcoin momentum is picking up as renewed buying pressure returns to select high‑beta tokens. After a period of consolidation and volatility, several charts are flashing continuation and reversal signals. Three altcoins stand out for the second week of February. Axie Infinity (AXS) led gains, surging 18% over the past

AI-generated deepfake videos portraying former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Yi He have flooded Crypto Twitter, surprising users with their realism. The short, dramatic clips are styled as an “internal affairs” mini-series, using highly realistic AI avatars with lifelike voices, facial expressions and emotional delivery. Many users labeled them as

Savannah Guthrie appeared alone in a social media video Monday, saying the family still believes Nancy, 84, "is out there" and asking the public for help. Guthrie acknowledged they were "at an hour of desperation." Former CIA member and FBI special agent Tracy Walder says the

Bitcoin is trading above $70,000 as traders work to stabilise price after a sharp sell-off last Friday that briefly pushed BTC below $60,000 and erased nearly $10,000 in a single session. Onchain data shows long-term holders recorded a –245,000 BTC net position change last week, the

Bitcoin is holding firm around the $70,000 level after one of its sharpest sell-offs this cycle, leaving investors split on what comes next. On-chain data, ETF flows, and market structure signals point in two opposing directions, raising a key question: is Bitcoin preparing for another leg up, or setting

Ripple has expanded its institutional custody platform through integrations with Securosys and Figment, adding hardware security modules so banks and custodians can deploy custody services and offer staking without running their own validators or key-management infrastructure. Building on its acquisition of Palisade and the integration of Chainalysis compliance tools, the

A wallet tied to the Infini exploit resurfaced after more than 200 days of inactivity, purchasing 6,316 ETH—about $13.32 million—during a recent price dip and then routing funds through Tornado Cash, on-chain data and blockchain security firms show. Lookonchain flagged that the exploiter bought the ETH

Solana rebounded over 30% from $67 but remains trapped inside a falling channel. After finding strong support near $67 in early February, SOL rallied more than 30%, driven by dip buying, yet the price still sits below major resistance and the market now faces a crossroads: sustain the recovery or

Chiliz unveiled a three‑phase roadmap in its 2030 manifesto to expand Fan Tokens ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States. The plan includes a return to the US market with new Fan Token launches tied to national teams, marking a shift in 2026 from experimentation

Interoperability between wallet SDKs and RGB has been limited, and Utexo has introduced RGB support for Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK) via the Utexo SDK to bridge that gap. The integration reconciles two fundamentally different views of asset state: the global, onchain model many SDKs expect and RGB’s

As market volatility persists, select altcoins are showing signs of potential all-time highs despite broader uncertainty. Some remain close to record highs, while others are drawing attention through supportive on-chain signals. This analysis highlights three altcoins that could form new all-time highs. Canton (CC) is trading near $0.165, about

Bitcoin (BTC) enjoyed stability after Monday’s Wall Street open, while gold eyed new February highs. Traders described a “range game” and a liquidity buildup into key Fibonacci levels after a period of high volatility, and some noted an absence of sellers during the US session. The Coinbase Premium Index,

The Bitcoin price is under pressure, trading near $69,055 and range-bound between $68,000 and $70,000 as the market consolidates. Retail traders are largely bearish while large holders continue accumulating, creating a mixed sentiment backdrop. The current correction followed a rejection near $97,900 in January, which cooled

Solana’s SOL has dropped 38% over the last 30 days, falling to a two-year low of $67 on Friday. Multiple analysts believe the downside is not over for the seventh-placed cryptocurrency, with downward targets extending as low as $30. SOL has already lost over 72% of its value since

Ethereum reached the projected breakdown target near $1,800 and slipped to $1,740 before bouncing about 23%. While that recovery looks encouraging at first glance, charts, on-chain data and technical metrics point to weak support and persistent downside risk. Price action shows a hidden bearish divergence: the market made

Bernstein says Bitcoin’s recent sell-off reflects fading confidence rather than structural damage, calling it "the weakest bitcoin bear case in its history." The firm sees no major exchange failures, widespread balance-sheet stress, or systemic breakdowns that marked earlier cycles. It reiterated a $150,000 Bitcoin target for

XRP recently plunged close to $1.00, its lowest level in nearly 15 months, prompting widespread fear among short-term holders. The token rebounded and is trading near $1.44, holding a $1.42 support level, though downside risk toward $1.11 persists. Large holders returned to accumulation during the downturn.