Bitcoin plunged early this month to nearly $60,000, wiping out large chunks of value across the crypto market and vaporizing some trading funds. Most observers blamed macro forces, including the capitulation of spot ETF holders and rumors of funds blowing out positions, but a quieter force likely played a

The Open Network Foundation has launched TON Pay, an SDK designed to make cryptocurrencies usable for everyday consumer transactions inside Telegram. The wallet-agnostic payment layer lets merchants and Mini App developers accept crypto directly through the messaging app. TON Pay provides a single software kit that integrates with Telegram Mini

Ryan Chow, CEO and co-founder of Solv Protocol, says token prices are often a noisy, lagging signal and that real value in crypto would shift to fundamentals if tokens ceased to matter. He argues that adoption, usability and security would become the dominant measures, and that builders would prioritize infrastructure

CoinDesk is hosting its second annual Consensus Hong Kong conference on Feb. 8, 2026, with policymakers and industry participants in town. The event will kick off Wednesday with a speech from Hong Kong Chief Executive John KC Lee. Day one features Financial Secretary Paul Chan and Securities and Futures Commission

Bitcoin begins the second week of February still on the defensive after last week’s sharp drawdown, with traders increasingly eyeing deeper retracements toward $60,000 — and even $50,000 — before a durable macro bottom forms. Market forecasts broadly agree that price has not yet put in a reliable long-term

Concerns that quantum computing could one day break Bitcoin’s cryptography have resurfaced, but CoinShares argues the risk remains distant. The firm frames quantum computing as a long-term engineering challenge and says Bitcoin has ample time to adapt before quantum machines reach a cryptographically relevant scale. In theory, Shor’s

An analysis by Coinglass comparing perpetual decentralized exchange data has sparked a fierce debate and highlighted rifts within the crypto derivatives sector. The study exposed marked discrepancies in trading volumes, open interest and liquidations across Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter, leaving users asking what qualifies as genuine activity on these platforms.