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Binance bought $300 million in Bitcoin for its SAFU reserve, pushing the fund past $720 million as the exchange shifts its emergency buffer to BTC.

The Ethereum co-founder outlined alternative stablecoin models that he says better align with DeFi’s original promise of risk decentralization.

Whale and institutional demand for Bitcoin show signs of a comeback, but downside risks remain as analysts expect BTC price to retest $66,000 support.

SlowMist flagged 472 AI skills containing malicious code, as plugins and extensions increasingly become a target for hackers seeking access to the devices of cryptocurrency investors.

Six people have been detained after a French magistrate and her mother were abducted in a crypto ransom plot, intensifying concerns over a surge in violent “wrench attacks” in France.

The wallet linked to Infini’s $50 million exploit reactivated after months of silence to buy the Ether dip amid a broader market downturn.

TRM Labs says the $17.9 billion figure reflects gross onchain volume, including internal transfers, not confirmed illicit proceeds.

TON Pay’s new SDK lets Telegram Mini Apps accept Toncoin and stablecoins in a single, low-fee checkout flow, seeking to make TON a payments rail for its 1.1 billion monthly active users.

Crypto ETP outflows slowed to $187 million after weeks of losses, with a record $63 billion in trading volume, suggesting a “potential market nadir,” CoinShares said.

South Korea’s financial watchdog detailed planned investigations into high-risk trading tactics as it prepares the next phase of crypto regulation, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Bitcoin price forecasts still favor lower macro lows as traders brace for US inflation data and renewed Japan-driven currency volatility.

Coinbase’s TV spot at the Super Bowl divided opinion online, but the crypto exchange says conversations about it were the point.

Citing a 99% drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling, the project will now deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum.

Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio has fallen to -10, nearing bear market lows seen in 2018 and 2022, suggesting the risk/reward profile is approaching extreme levels.

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek’s goal with ai.com is to build “a decentralized network of autonomous, self-improving AI agents that perform real-world tasks for the good of humanity.”

The Fed chair confirmation faces a key hurdle as a senator vows to block the process until a DOJ investigation into Jerome Powell is resolved.

Crypto companies have backed a Federal Reserve proposal to give them limited access to the central bank, while banking associations have urged caution.

Analysts have warned that Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has made address poisoning cheaper, as malicious actors can carry out dust attacks for very little cost.

Most quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin sits in wallets holding under 100 Bitcoin, with CoinShares claiming it could take a millennium to compromise each one.

Whether the Federal Reserve is engaging in quantitative easing is purely semantic, according to Alden, who says all roads lead to debasement.

Chris Dixon, a managing partner at a16z crypto, said that non-financial use cases in crypto will flourish when regulations become clear.

Crypto investor sentiment has fallen to levels last seen during the 2022 Terra-LUNA collapse, as weak prices and volumes weigh on market confidence.

Bitcoin price analysis stayed bearish on the outlook for BTC, predicting new macro lows in a repeat of the 2022 bear market.

Analysts forecast Block to post $403 million in Q4 profit on $6.25 billion revenue, following a third quarter marked by strong gross profit growth but mixed market reaction.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold 134,472 Coinbase shares across three ETFs while buying over 393,000 shares of crypto platform Bullish.

Bitcoin extended recent losses as derivatives data show a clear risk-off shift.

Kris Marszalek joined the AI industry with autonomous agents and a Super Bowl ad that briefly sidelined the website.

Miners are facing significant challenges, with bitcoin revenue per petahash falling by half from a peak of $70 to $35.

The invisible hands of market makers likely accelerated bitcoin's recent crash.

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In an interview with CoinDesk, S.Y. Lee pointed to Worldcoin’s extended lockups as precedent for longer runways.

The Wall Street investment bank estimates the crypto firm holds at least 148 tonnes of physical gold holdings, joining top 30 global holders of bullion.

The Financial Supervisory Service said it plans to build tools that automatically extract suspicious trading patterns by the second and minute.

The key point is that most of the potentially exposed bitcoin isn’t sitting in a handful of giant, juicy targets. It’s scattered across more than 32,000 separate wallets.

Japanese mandate sparks surge in equities and safe havens.

The CoinDesk crew is back in Hong Kong, with policymakers and policy-users alike.

The Financial Times and Peter Schiff were among the no-coiners giving themselves pats on the back as crypto crashed this week.

The Polymarket bet is a reminder that the weirdest corners of crypto are sometimes the only ones going up.

The company has told hundreds of employees their jobs are at risk as part of a broader overhaul.

Glassnode data is showing buying across all cohorts of bitcoin holders.

If continuous M2M payments are the new electricity, then blockchains must be seen as the new power grid, Huang contends.

With no debt and the largest public solana treasury, Forward Industries' CIO says it can play offense and consolidate rivals as the sector strains.

He stressed long-term commitment, prioritizing the development of decentralized systems over short-term price fluctuations.

The selloff reflects bitcoin’s built-in volatility and market misreads of Fed policy, not structural weakness, aruged Bode.

Crypto sentiment was hit as Gemini plans to close operations in several regions and cut staff, while spot bitcoin ETF flows turned negative.

Four years after the "Crypto Bowl," only Coinbase advertised during Sunday's game as the industry retreats from the marketing spotlight.

The banking regulator will revise transparency policies to settle Coinbase's "Operation Choke Point 2.0" lawsuit.

Authorities in France launched the manhunt after a magistrate and her mother were abducted overnight and found injured.

Analysts maintain a cautious stance even after Bitcoin’s 12% relief rally clawed back recent losses amid a surging Coinbase Premium.

New research says today’s quantum computers are far too weak to threaten Bitcoin’s cryptography, leaving the network years to prepare.

Crypto-native brand Pudgy Penguins is hosting a pop-up Valentine's Day event in New York City, complete with a plush bouquet.

At a conference dedicated to the riskiest traders in finance, Miami's crypto scene appeared far different than during its pandemic-era boom.

The Justice Department's release of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein has unearthed some wild Bitcoin and crypto stories.

The error was quickly corrected, Bithumb said, but not before some users sold off their Bitcoin, temporarily crashing its listed price.

Japan heads to polls as crypto industry watches tax reform, stablecoin rules, and legal reclassification timelines.

Back when NFTs were hot, Justin Bieber dropped $1.3 million to join the Bored Ape Yacht Club. The Ethereum NFTs now start at just $12K.

The White House is betting that a new cash-pay platform—built around blockbuster GLP-1 drugs—can pressure Big Pharma and bypass the middlemen who keep U.S. prices high.

Publicly traded Bitcoin miner Bitfarms is planning a move to the United States and a name change as it transitions from crypto to AI compute.

Coinbase customers faced losses in fresh ways through the exchange’s crypto-backed lending product as Bitcoin and Ethereum tumbled this week.

Strategy (MSTR), BitMine (BMNR), and Coinbase (COIN) helped lead the crypto stock rebound as Bitcoin bounced back from a dip near $60K.

Bitwise’s Head of Europe argues that gold offers a cushion when markets fall, while Bitcoin boosts portfolios during rebounds.

Chinese regulators have locked in a sweeping crypto clampdown, banning unapproved yuan-linked stablecoins and curbing tokenized assets.

Noted tech investor Cathie Wood's Ark Invest dumped shares in Coinbase on Thursday amid Bitcoin's slide to nearly $60,000.

The biggest crypto venture linked to U.S. President Donald Trump is a DeFi project promising to help the unbanked. But how does it work?

Trump-linked tokens have fallen on news of an investigation into World Liberty Financial’s dealings with a member of the UAE royal family.

Thursday marked one of the worst days in crypto history, with majors plunging 15-20% before modest relief.

The prediction market has filed trademark applications for POLY and $POLY tied to a digital token and crypto trading services.

Industry leaders condemned a Democratic Party social media post mocking crypto market losses amid billions of dollars in liquidations.

Investor fear in crypto has sunk to levels last seen during the year of Terra's collapse as macro pressures intensify.

The Wyoming Senator said stablecoins give banks an "entirely new financial product" as the crypto market structure bill faces a delay.

Shares fell after both companies reported quarterly revenue below Wall Street expectations as Bitcoin dropped sharply.

A single-day 14% drop and a drawdown of more than 50% have pushed Bitcoin into territory typically associated with bear markets.

OpenAI and Anthropic released new flagship AI models within hours of each other on Thursday, with benchmark results suggesting they're optimized for different strengths.

Senators pressed Waymo over its use of human operators in the Philippines, questioning whether autonomy still means what Waymo says it does.

Prominent publicly traded crypto treasury firms are underwater on their holdings as Bitcoin and Ethereum keep falling.

Michael Saylor called his firm a “digital fortress," but leading Bitcoin treasury Strategy has taken some serious hits in recent months.

The price of Bitcoin crashed below $63,000 on Thursday, not far above the average production cost of publicly traded miners.

The liquidation clustered around the $72k area over the past three days has been swept, but the Bitcoin price did not see a swift bearish reaction from there- which was suspicious.

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Here’s why traders are watching Strategy's MSTR now.

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Hyperunit whale’s aggressive leveraged bets unraveled, exposing risks as Bitcoin reset with weak signals and deleveraging.

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