Bitcoin slipped below $66,000 after mixed US economic data, as initial jobless claims beat forecasts and the trade deficit widened sharply. The Labor Department reported 206,000 initial jobless claims, down from a revised 229,000 the prior week and below expectations of 225,000. The four-week moving average

Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case include emails that reference communications about cryptocurrency policy and mention Gary Gensler. The files contain 2018 emails referencing conversations between Epstein and figures in academic and policy circles in the cryptocurrency sector, with Gensler among the names. Some correspondence suggests Epstein discussed

Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies bought another 35,000 ETH in two batches, expanding its treasury to 4.371 million ETH and lifting combined cash and crypto reserves to about $9.6 billion. Despite that aggressive accumulation, the BitMine stock fell nearly 2% over the past 24 hours and

Dash, a layer-1 blockchain protocol with privacy-preserving features, announced it has integrated Zcash's 'Orchard' shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary layer on the L1 network that supports smart contract functionality. The integration will go live following the completion of cybersecurity audits and is

Ethereum has fallen for six straight months, its longest losing streak since 2018, yet some institutional investors are increasing positions while the asset trades below $2,000. On February 18, Tom Lee’s Bitmine bought 35,000 ETH—20,000 ETH from BitGo and 15,000 ETH from FalconX—and

Crypto bear markets are often far deeper than traditional equity downturns, with declines of 70–90% common versus about 20% in stocks. Arkham Intelligence says these stretches feature lower highs and lower lows, falling trading volumes and reduced liquidity, and that disciplined risk management and emotional control are critical to

The Midnight Foundation has added Blockdaemon and Shielded Technologies as federated node operators for the Midnight Network, expanding the named launch operators to four alongside Google Cloud and AlphaTON Capital. Mainnet is scheduled to go live at the end of March 2026, with the network expected to move beyond the

Optimism plunged to a new all-time low after intense selling pressure overwhelmed recent demand, with OP collapsing 23% in 24 hours and extending an already fragile downtrend. Weak liquidity and deteriorating sentiment had weighed on the altcoin for weeks. The decline accelerated after Coinbase’s Layer-2 network Base confirmed it

Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly, says crypto’s persistent friction reflects a deeper mismatch: its deterministic architecture seems better matched to artificial intelligence agents than to human users. He notes the early vision—smart contracts replacing legal agreements and courts—has not materialized. Even crypto-native firms still rely on

Ledn, a crypto lending company, completed the first asset-backed securities deal backed by bitcoin collateral, raising $188 million for crypto credit markets. Asset-backed securities are bonds backed by pools of underlying loans, with investors receiving payments from the cash flows generated by those loans. The bonds are secured by a

Ledn sold about $188 million of bonds tied to Bitcoin‑collateralized consumer loans, marking a first‑of‑its‑kind entry of crypto‑linked credit into the mainstream asset‑backed securities market. One of the two tranches — the investment‑grade portion — was priced at a spread of about 335 basis points

Chase Guo, a former business development executive at Binance, predicts Bitcoin will reach a new all-time high in 2026, but not for the usual reasons. He says the next major breakout will stem from liquidity positioning and structural market dynamics rather than the halving cycle, retail euphoria or macroeconomic tailwinds.

Cardano’s on-chain trading activity has collapsed alongside a steep price decline. Weekly decentralized exchange volume fell from a peak of 19,103,979 ADA in August 2025 to 1,176,723 ADA by February 16, 2026, a drop of about 94%. Over the same six-month span, ADA’s price

Bitcoin has extended a recent pullback. While the correction has been orderly, underlying data points to deeper structural stress and a complex picture for investors. Historically, similar patterns have coincided with early bear market transitions. The Realized Profit/Loss Ratio’s 90-day moving average has fallen into the 1–2

The Ethereum Foundation has named faster transactions, smarter wallets, improved cross-chain interoperability and quantum-resistant security as its protocol priorities for 2026. It plans to continue scaling the gas limit — the maximum amount of computational work a block can handle — toward and beyond 100 million, a topic that drew heavy community

The Crypto Fear & Greed Index stands at 9 today, up from 8 yesterday after hitting 5 last week, keeping the market in "Extreme Fear" territory. Google Trends shows searches for "Bitcoin going to zero" reached a peak score of 100, the highest on record. Some

Digital asset lender Ledn completed what it described as the first-ever transaction of its kind in the asset-backed debt market, selling $188 million in securitized bonds backed by Bitcoin. The deal consists of two bonds, one portion rated investment-grade and priced at a spread of 335 basis points above the

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said at the World Liberty Forum in Florida that he owns a "very, very limited" amount of bitcoin. He has not always spoken positively about the token; in 2024 he called bitcoin a speculative asset without a real use case. Solomon did not

At the LONGITUDE conference in Hong Kong, co-hosted by OneBullEx on Feb. 12, Tron founder Justin Sun opened the event by urging the industry to prepare for artificial general intelligence. "We need to create a very easy standard for AGI to use blockchain," he said, expressing optimism about

The Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes showed a committee leaning toward tighter policy, with several officials openly discussing possible rate hikes. That hawkish tone could constrain Kevin Warsh before he takes the chair, setting up a policy clash. On Jan. 28 the FOMC voted 10-2 to hold rates

SOL has repeatedly failed to climb back above $89 in the past two weeks and is struggling to hold $80 after a mid-January rejection at $145 and a crash to $67.60 on Feb. 6. Futures open interest has plunged 75% from a $13.5 billion peak five months ago,

WLFI price surged nearly 20% over the past 24 hours, but three on-chain and trading metrics signal growing risks. Mega-whales sold heavily into the rally and mid-term holders suddenly moved large token amounts, creating overhead pressure that could stall the advance. On the 8-hour chart, the token forms a rounded

Hedera has posted a muted recovery in recent sessions, with HBAR price constrained by cautious sentiment across the broader cryptocurrency market. Uncertainty in Bitcoin and macro conditions continues to cap upside attempts. Derivatives positioning points to strong bearish sentiment in the futures market, with a notable number of short contracts

Institutional capital is flowing into digital markets, but not toward speculative altcoins. A recent digital summit panel of executives from exchanges, infrastructure and tokenization platforms said investors are targeting tokenization, custody and on-chain infrastructure rather than chasing price swings. Maria Adamjee of Polygon said institutions no longer debate whether crypto

Binance-affiliated investment firm YZi Labs publicly accused asset manager 10X Capital of failing to comply with US securities disclosure rules over ownership of CEA Industries, known by its Nasdaq ticker BNC. Both firms hold positions in BNC, which manages a large corporate treasury of BNB, and tensions have grown amid