What early Bitcoin architect Adam Back thinks of this cycle
Cited in the 2008 Bitcoin white paper, Back argued volatility is typical even as regulatory clarity and institutional access expands.
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Blockfills co-founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer has stepped down amid $75 million lending losses
The crypto lender suspended client deposits and withdrawals earlier this month due to recent market and financial conditions.
The UK is picking winners for its digital dollar future while Coinbase CEO cries foul
Coinciding with the FCA’s announcement of its stablecoin trial, Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong criticized the U.K.’s regulatory process, saying it puts the region’s global crypto leadership at risk.
Tether invests $200 million in digital marketplace Whop to expand stablecoin payments
The online marketplace said it will embed Tether’s crypto wallet tools and USDT, USAT tokens to power crypto payments for over 18 million users.
Crypto Long & Short: When ETF options start driving bitcoin
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Gregory Mall of Lionsoul Global on how ETFs have shifted a growing share of bitcoin volatility into U.S. equity options markets.
A $100 million crypto campaign fund with a pro-Trump vibe so far failed to show up
The Fellowship political action committee promised $100 million, with reports that Tether may have been tied as a backer, but the fund has so far delivered zero.
Billionaire Alan Howard’s crypto incubator WebN closes down
WebN backed innovative digital asset firms like KAIO, Twinstake, TruFin and Geometry.
Bitcoin climbs to $67,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens
Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances.
Bitcoin treasury firm GD Culture set to sell BTC holdings to fund share buybacks
The company’s stock has lost about two-thirds of its value since peaking last year, nearly in step with bitcoin’s record price above $126,000.
XRP jumps 6% as exchange data points to institutional accumulation
Break above $1.37 draws strong spot demand, with ETF inflows and retail buying suggesting positioning shift.
Endowments eye crypto allocations amid tougher return outlook for traditional investments
Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Polkadot (DOT) surges 17.2% as all assets rise
Avalanche (AVAX), up 12.9% from Tuesday, was also among the top performers.
The chief of the SEC is headlining an event sponsored by a crypto firm at war with it
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is a marquee speaker at a policy summit backed by Unicoin, whose CEO says the agency chief is being duped by his staff.
Circle Q4 earnings beat estimates, shares jump 15% in pre-market
The issuer of the USDC stablecoin posted EPS of $0.43 in its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35.
U.S. Senator opens probe on Binance over alleged $1.7 billion flow to Iranian entities
Richard Blumenthal sent Binance co-chief Richard Teng a letter asking him for records about the exchange’s dealings with Iran-linked entities and the alleged dismissal of its investigators.
Crypto rebounds from oversold levels, altcoin season indicator revisits January high
Bitcoin rose as much as 3.7% overnight before paring gains, while altcoins outperformed and the altcoin season indicator hit its highest level since January.
One of longest mining capitulations nears end, signaling potential BTC price bottom
Hash Ribbon recovery and sub production pricing suggest the worst of the bitcoin drawdown may have passed.
Strategy becomes most heavily shorted U.S. stock – but don’t assume pure bearishness
Short interest in MSTR equals 14% of market cap, yet much of the positioning may reflect basis trades rather than outright bets on a continued decline.
Leading stablecoin Tether shrinks again as market cap looks set for second straight monthly drop
Growth of tether and other top stablecoins has stalled, posing risk to the broader crypto market.
Vitalik Buterin sold 17,000 ETH this month as ether fell 37%
The Ethereum co-founder’s tracked wallets dropped from 241,000 ETH to 224,000 ETH in February, with sales routed through CoW Protocol in small batches to limit market impact.
Crypto firm with U.S. bank charter holds bitcoin holder Strategy’s preferred stock
Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered U.S. crypto bank, has added perpetual preferred stock in bitcoin treasury firm Strategy to its balance sheet.
Dogecoin jumps 5% as breakout flips resistance into support
The token is consolidating around $0.0940–$0.0945 with higher lows, signaling constructive momentum after the breakout.
Bitcoin bounces above $65,000 as dollar weakens and bullish hopes build
A broad uptick across tokens arrived alongside a softer greenback and a rally in Asian equities, though analysts remain split on whether the Feb. 5 lows will hold.
Crypto wallets for AI agents are creating a new legal frontier, says Electric Capital
As AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not.
Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto
Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley says AI Is ‘unstoppable freight train’ for crypto, while Haun’s Monica urges caution
As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward.
Crypto isn’t losing to AI, its just ‘capitalism doing its job,’ says Dragonfly
Comparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi told CoinDesk in an interview.
Crypto’s biggest exchange fights back against allegations of moving billions of Iran-linked money
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fortune all reported that investigators had been let go after identifying sanctions-violating transactions.
Millions in crypto funded tools to exploit U.S. software, Treasury says in new sanctions
An Australian national was said to sell cyber tools designed for the U.S. government and its allies to a Russian company known as Operation Zero.