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Bitcoin Sees First $69,000 Dip in 15 Months as 'Someone Enormous' Sells

Cointelegraph reports Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $70,000 on Thursday, dropping to $69,100 on Bitstamp during the Asia session — its lowest level in 15 months and the first trip to the $60,000 range since November 2024. The plunge triggered about $130 million of crypto long liquidations over four

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Ethereum Lending Tops $28B as Aave Handles Weekend Liquidations

In a report from Beincrypto, Ethereum on-chain lending surpassed $28 billion, led by Aave which controls roughly 70% of the network’s active lending market. Data showed active loans achieved a tenfold increase from January 2023 lows, highlighting Ethereum’s continued dominance in DeFi. The late January 2026 weekend crash

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Tether Surpasses 534 Million Users as Growth Accelerates

Beincrypto reports that Tether’s USDT has surpassed 534 million users, adding more than 35 million in Q4 2025 and marking the eighth consecutive quarter with over 30 million new users, even as the total crypto market capitalization has fallen by more than 30% since October 2025. Tether’s market

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MicroStrategy Stock Near $139 Support as 20% Decision Zone Looms

Beincrypto reports MicroStrategy (MSTR) has fallen about 62% since October versus Bitcoin’s 38%, acting as a leveraged Bitcoin proxy with a 90-day rolling correlation near 0.97. After weeks of heavy pressure, the stock is trying to stabilize; Bitcoin’s rebound near $79,000 at press time eased cost-basis

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Feds crypto trace gets Incognito Market creator 30 years

Cointelegraph reports that Rui-Siang Lin, the creator of the Incognito Market, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after blockchain sleuthing led US authorities to the platform’s steward. The Justice Department said a Manhattan court found Lin responsible for running a marketplace that sold $105 million worth of illicit

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Zcash Loses 70% of Trading Activity in Three Weeks as $200 Slide Accelerates

Reporting by Beincrypto shows Zcash is sinking deeper into bearish territory, down nearly 5% over the past 24 hours and more than 44% over the past month, while still recording year-on-year gains of nearly 700%. The decline followed a head-and-shoulders breakdown completed on January 31; trading activity collapsed after centralized

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Bhutan sold $22.4M in Bitcoin as portfolio falls over 70%

In a report from Beincrypto, Bhutan transferred $22.4 million in Bitcoin out of sovereign wallets over the past week, including a direct transaction to market maker QCP Capital. The country's cryptocurrency portfolio has declined over 70% from a peak of $1.4 billion to approximately $412 million,

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Hyperliquid (HYPE) Jumps 76% as HIP-4 Launch Nears

A report from Beincrypto says Hyperliquid (HYPE) has recorded a sharp price surge, rallying 76% over the past two weeks amid anticipation for the HIP-4 launch. The advance is tied to interest in fully collateralized outcome contracts, which settle within fixed price ranges and suit prediction markets and options-style DeFi

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CFTC Pulls Proposal Banning Sports Prediction Markets

Cointelegraph reports the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has withdrawn a Biden administration-era 2024 notice of proposed rulemaking that sought to ban event contracts for sports, politics and war, among other topics, classifying them as "contrary to the public interest." CFTC chair Mike Selig said the proposal "

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CME Group explores proprietary coin for tokenized collateral

Beincrypto reported that CME Group is exploring an “own coin” intended for tokenized margin and collateral rather than retail payments, and that CEO Terry Duffy said the firm is reviewing “initiatives with our own coin” that could operate on a decentralized network. The discussion was framed around collateral and margin,

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Polymarket Prices In a $70K February for Bitcoin

Beincrypto reports Polymarket traders assign about a 71% probability that Bitcoin will touch $70,000 in February, reflecting rapid repricing as the market reacts to a deepening selloff. Short-term upside contracts have plunged while longer-term $100,000 annual odds have also declined, with traders appearing to defend $70,000 as

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CME Group Weighs Issuing Proprietary Token for Collateral

Cointelegraph reports that Chicago-based derivatives exchange CME Group is weighing the launch of its own digital token and other tokenized assets for use as collateral and margin, CEO Terry Duffy said on an earnings call. Duffy said CME is reviewing different forms of margin, including tokenized cash and a CME-issued

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A White House Tweet Exposed the Real Risk in the CLARITY Act

In a report from Beincrypto, coverage of the stablecoin yield debate has obscured a more consequential issue: the CLARITY Act’s potential to extend Bank Secrecy Act–style surveillance into regulated crypto roles. A recent White House meeting between industry insiders, banking representatives and advisors revived tensions over banks helping

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Bitcoin Mining Enters the Zetahash Era as Profitability Tightens

Reporting by Beincrypto says Bitcoin mining crossed 1 zetahash per second in late 2025, a structural shift as the network sustained over 1 ZH/s on a seven-day average and mining became more industrial, according to a GoMining report. While hashrate reached record highs, revenue per unit of compute fell

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$2.9B Bitcoin ETF Outflow, Bearish Futures Data Project More BTC Downside

According to Cointelegraph.com, Bitcoin slid below $73,000 after briefly retesting $79,500, a downturn that mirrored a decline in the tech-heavy Nasdaq tied to a weak sales outlook from AMD and disappointing U.S. employment data, while spot ETFs recorded over $2.9 billion in outflows across twelve

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Onyxcoin Whales Accumulate 10 Billion XCN as Retail Misses a Layered Rally Setup

Onyxcoin price is attempting to stabilize after a near‑60% correction that followed a prior 216% rally. Since the decline, price has been trading inside a falling wedge on the 12‑hour chart while retail participation has slowed sharply. Exchange outflows dropped over 99%, from about 1.51 billion XCN

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$55B in BTC Futures Positions Unwound In 30 Days: Will Bitcoin Recover?

Bitcoin’s struggle to hold above $70,000 continued, with the recent sell-off accompanied by a $55 billion drop in BTC open interest over the past 30 days, rising exchange inflows and concern that a move into the $60,000 range could be next. CryptoQuant data showed roughly 744,000

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Solana Near $100 as Long-Term Holders Pull Back, Downside Risk Rises

Solana has remained under sustained pressure after a prolonged decline and is trading near $103, holding just above the $100 support level aligned with the 161.8% Fibonacci extension. Long-term holders are reducing accumulation: HODLer Net Position Change has trended lower with receding green bars, while HODL Waves show wallets

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ONDO Flat on MetaMask Tokenized Securities Integration After 37% Monthly Drop

MetaMask now offers more than 200 tokenized US stocks and ETFs through Ondo Global Markets on the Ethereum mainnet, purchasable with USDC and accessible via MetaMask Swaps. The offering includes tokenized shares such as Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon, and ETFs including SLV, IAU and QQQ, with trading available

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Solana Unstaking Surges 150%, Price Faces Risk of $65 Drop

Solana’s unstaking surged roughly 150%, with weekly net staking flows moving from about −449,819 SOL to −1,155,788 SOL in two weeks, increasing liquid supply. The token is trading inside a weakening descending channel, down nearly 30% over the past 30 days and hovering near $96. Exchange

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Ripple and Hyperliquid Deal Is a Big Win for HYPE, Not So Much for XRP

Ripple Prime, Ripple’s institutional prime brokerage, now supports Hyperliquid, an on-chain derivatives venue. At first glance the announcement appears broadly positive for the Ripple ecosystem, but the benefits are uneven. Ripple Prime is a prime broker that gives institutions a single access point for trading, collateral and risk management.

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Is This a Crypto Winter? Burry Says $50K, Tiger Says No

Investor Michael Burry warned that Bitcoin’s sharp decline could force widespread liquidations across asset classes, estimating up to $1 billion in gold and silver were sold to cover crypto losses and saying a fall to $50,000 could trigger miner bankruptcies and strain tokenized metals markets. Crypto-treasury firms illustrate

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Stellar (XLM) Drops Below $0.20, But On-Chain Activity Hits New Highs

Stellar (XLM) has fallen below $0.20, erasing the recovery it achieved last year. Despite the price decline, on-chain indicators point to continued engagement within the ecosystem. Data from DefiLlama shows more than 900 million XLM are locked in Stellar DeFi, a record high, while network TVL measured in USD

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Bearish XRP Metric Sparks Bullish Hopes; $1.70 Reclaim Possible

XRP remains under pressure, trading inside a long-term falling channel and down roughly 25% on a monthly basis, with recovery attempts repeatedly capped near the channel's upper trend line and the price drifting toward the lower boundary. Exchange flows have flipped positive, showing a net increase of about

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Bitwise CIO Claims Crypto Winter Began in 2025—Now the Question Is When It Ends

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the market has been in a crypto winter since January 2025, arguing that heavy institutional inflows masked the depth of the downturn. He described the period as a full‑blown crypto winter and cited steep drawdowns, noting Bitcoin is about 39% below its