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Bitcoin Falls as Dollar and Bonds Rally After Hawkish Fed Minutes

Bitcoin has emerged as the biggest underperformer since the release of the FOMC minutes for the January 28 meeting, while the US dollar index and bonds rallied. Equities showed modest gains, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.24%, the S&P 500 up 0.59%, and the

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Sternlicht: Starwood ready to tokenize assets but U.S. regulation blocks it

Billionaire real estate mogul Barry Sternlicht said his firm, Starwood Capital Group, which manages over $125 billion in assets, is ready to begin tokenizing real-world assets but can’t move forward due to regulatory barriers in the United States. “We want to do it right now and we’re ready,

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Ethereum Trades Below Realized Price as Exchange Inflows Rise

Ethereum has extended its recent decline, slipping toward the $2,000 level. The token is trading below its Realized Price, a condition that often signals widespread unrealized losses, and the MVRV ratio remains under 1.0, indicating the average holder is at a loss. On-balance exchange data shows about 445,

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Gemini Stock Slides After Executive Exits and Market Pullbacks

Gemini announced it has parted ways with its chief financial officer, chief legal officer and chief operating officer, appointing interim replacements for the CFO and CLO while leaving the COO role unfilled. Founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss framed the changes as part of a “Gemini 2.0” transformation, noting rapid

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Solana bears eye $50 SOL price as technicals point lower

Solana’s SOL has been under pressure since collapsing to $67 on Feb. 6 and now sits more than 72% below its all-time high of $295. Bearish technicals on the weekly chart have confirmed a head-and-shoulders pattern, with the neckline break at $120 and a measured target near $57, roughly

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$50,000 Price Odds Remain As 2024 Hodlers Help Stabilize BTC

New analysis suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) is 'relying' on early 2024 buyers as its price action stalls below $70,000. Two‑year Bitcoin hodlers 'absorbed' seller pressure in recent weeks, but most analysts still expect new macro BTC price lows. In the latest edition of its

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Senator Moreno Sets 90-Day Deadline for Crypto Bill

Senator Bernie Moreno gave lawmakers a 90-day deadline to pass comprehensive crypto market-structure legislation, saying it should be approved by the end of April 2026. He announced the timeline at the World Liberty Forum at Mar-a-Lago on February 18. Moreno emphasized urgency and warned Congress must act within the next

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Institutional 10 AM Dumps Theory Collides With Bearish Macro Warnings

Bitcoin faces mounting bearish macro warnings even as rumors of coordinated institutional “10 a.m. dumps” circulate. Price swings, institutional whispers and uneasy macro signals are blending into a narrative that traders are only beginning to grasp in real time. Macro strategist Mike McGlone warned that Bitcoin may have reverted

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Pippin Price is 40% Below ATH – What This Means for 16.6 Million PIPPIN

PIPPIN has entered a volatile phase after failing to sustain its recent breakout. The altcoin rallied sharply but has since retraced and now trades about 40% below its $0.772 record high, leaving many recent buyers at a loss and threatening to invalidate a projected 221% breakout from a broadening

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Kraken Acquires Magna as It Prepares for IPO

Kraken has acquired token management platform Magna, marking the exchange’s sixth deal in roughly a year. The acquisition closed Friday, and the terms were not disclosed. Recent moves by the firm include the $1.5 billion purchase of US futures platform NinjaTrader and deals for tokenized stock provider Backed

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Bitcoin's quantum dilemma: consensus, not code, may be the bottleneck

The debate over how Bitcoin should respond if quantum computers can break its cryptography has reignited. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju argued that a real upgrade to resist quantum attacks would likely require freezing roughly 1 million BTC tied to Satoshi and millions more in long-dormant addresses, noting some 3.

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How Europe’s blockchain sandbox ties innovation to regulation

The European Blockchain Sandbox has been put forward as an example of how early regulation and structured engagement can support technological development. After three cohorts of confidential dialogues the initiative produced a 230-page best practices report and involved nearly 125 regulators and authorities. The European Commission appointed law firm Bird

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$870M Solana Unlocks Raise Selling Risk as Price Hovers Near $85

Solana’s price has climbed about 5.5% over the past seven days and is holding near $85 after a sharp decline earlier this month. Beneath the rebound, nearly $870 million worth of SOL has moved out of liquid staking: the amount locked in liquid staking protocols fell from 45.

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How Crypto’s Lobbying Muscle May Save the Clarity Act

Bitcoin’s monthslong slump has turned into a roughly $1 trillion rout, but the crypto industry’s well-funded lobbying machine remains formidable. That strength has shown up in a showdown over the Clarity Act, legislation supporters hope could stabilize slumping markets. The bill stalled last month amid a dispute between

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Hyperliquid names Jake Chervinsky CEO of $28M DeFi Policy Center

Hyperliquid has launched the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a lobbying and regulatory advisory group focused on decentralized finance in the United States, and named prominent crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky its inaugural CEO. The center will focus on U.S. regulation of DeFi and the development of perpetual derivatives, a market currently

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Base Loses $1.4 Billion in TVL Amid Growing Rift Over Vision, Culture, and Execution

Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase, has seen its total value locked (TVL) fall by $1.4 billion in the past few weeks, dropping from about $5.3 billion in January to roughly $3.9 billion. The slide has prompted an unusually public debate over the chain’s

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Bitcoin Cash Sets Multiple Records in February Amid Extreme Market Fear

As the cryptocurrency market endures a downturn that began last September, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) stood out in February 2026 by breaking several key records, highlighting the network's resilience amid widespread uncertainty. The most striking milestone came when the average transaction value on the BCH network surged past $2

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XRP Smart Money Bullish Again, Could Price Repeat January's 30% Rally?

XRP gained nearly 7% over the past seven days, making it the second-best performing top 10 cryptocurrency after Dogecoin. On the surface that looks bullish, but signals on different timeframes are pulling in opposite directions. On the four‑hour chart a head-and-shoulders formation has emerged, with a neckline near $1.

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Altcoin Market Faces 13 Months of Net Selling — Has It Reached Bottom?

Altcoins have endured thirteen months of continuous net selling, with market capitalization staying below $1 trillion in February and sentiment falling to its most extreme level in years. Many investors expected a bottom after five straight months of declines, and some see the first quarter of 2026 as offering opportunities,

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Analyst Flags $5 Billion XRP Selling Flow on Upbit

XRP extended its downtrend, losing 44% over the past year. A market analyst highlighted unusual trading activity on Upbit, suggesting persistent algorithmic sell pressure in the XRP/KRW market. Upbit XRP balances have reached a one‑year high above 6.4 billion tokens. Analyst Dom examined 82 million tick-level XRP/

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Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Exits ETHZilla as Treasury Firms Struggle

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has fully divested from ETHZilla, the digital-asset treasury firm that holds Ethereum. Earlier filings showed Thiel-controlled entities held a 7.5% stake, but a later SEC filing reported zero ownership by the end of 2025. The move comes amid a broader market downturn that intensified

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ORCA Price Rallies 50% on $1M Exchange Withdrawals, Mint Authority Risk Looms

ORCA stunned the market with a sharp 50% surge in the past 24 hours, climbing quickly without any major development announcement. The rally appears driven by renewed investor interest rather than protocol upgrades. Exchange balances fell sharply as nearly 1 million ORCA tokens were bought off exchanges in 24 hours

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Year‑high whale metric raises risk of Bitcoin slide to $60,000

Bitcoin has traded almost flat near $67,600 while posting a roughly 27% drop over the past 30 days. The market has already broken down from a bear flag pattern that carried about a 40% crash risk, and the recent pause may be a temporary hold before further declines. The

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Ki Young Ju Says Bitcoin May Need to Hit $55K Before True Recovery Begins

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju calls the current bitcoin market a clear bear cycle and warned that a genuine recovery could take months. He pointed to a fundamental imbalance: hundreds of billions of dollars have flowed into the market while overall market capitalization has stagnated or declined, a sign that

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Zora launches attention markets on Solana

Decentralized SocialFi platform Zora has launched an attention markets platform on Solana that lets traders speculate on buzzwords, hashtags, trends and topics. The platform invites users to “Trade what’s trending. Take positions on any topic, idea, meme, or moment before it breaks.” Founder Jacob Horne said it costs 1