Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Largest Drop Since 2021 China Ban

Key Insights: Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16% in the latest adjustment. It is the steepest correction since the 2021 China mining crackdown. Winter Storm Fern drove large-scale miner curtailment...

Federal Reserve independence tested as Warsh faces Senate

What Kevin Warsh’s expected Fed nomination means right now The Trump administration is preparing to nominate Kevin Warsh as Chair of the federal reserve, as reported by Axios. The expected nomination ...

$660M in Ethereum leaves exchanges – Yet ETH’s bottom remains unclear!

Journalist Posted: February 13, 2026 The Ethereum [ETH] exchange balance continued to dwindle, showing smart market participants were accumulating the altcoin. Since the 11th of February, 100k ETH has...

Strong but vulnerable to softer CPI – ING

ING’s Francesco Pesole highlights that the Norwegian Krone has rallied on a sharp CPI surprise and markets pricing out Norges Bank cuts for 2026. He views this as premature, expecting a return of infl...

ADA Slips Toward $0.25 As LayerZero Integration Fails To Lift Price

Cardano trades near $0.26 after Charles Hoskinson confirms LayerZero integration and USDCx stablecoin launch at Consensus Hong Kong. Spot outflows hit $2.71M on February 13 as price breaks below desce...

Bitcoin Developers Kick Off Quantum-Safety Track With BIP-360

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Wall Street sets Coinbase stock price for the next 12 months

February 12 proved an eventful day for Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) as the cryptocurrency exchange unveiled a disappointing earnings report and revealed an apparent trading stoppage that ultimately led to ...

China extends crypto ban to stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets

Mainland China widens its crypto ban to cover RMB-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, even as Hong Kong pushes ahead with a licensed stablecoin regime. Summary A new joint notice from ...

Industry Players Back Notion that Crypto Market is in an “Exponential Horizon,” Here’s What it Means ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Crypto markets may be entering what some industry leaders call an “exponential horizon,” where traditional asset valuation frameworks struggle to keep pace...

Repatriation flows back Krona strength – Nordea

Nordea’s Ole Håkon Eek-Nielsen and Henrik Unell, notes that EUR/SEK has broken to new lows as the SEK bull story aligns with Dollar weakness and strong repatriation flows. They highlight Swedish insti...

Israeli Authorities Charge Two Over Polymarket Military Bets

Israeli authorities charged the military reservist and a civilian with placing bets based on classified military information. Charges that the prosecutor has leveled against these suspects include ser...

Bitcoin May Fork to Beat Quantum Threat

Ripple ex-CTO says Bitcoin may need a hard fork for quantum security, while XRP Ledger can upgrade without new addresses. Ripple Ex-CTO: Bitcoin May Need Hard Fork to Survive Quantum. That was the war...

XRP Ledger expands native escrow functionality beyond XRP

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has introduced the XLS-85 Token Escrow update on mainnet on February 12, expanding its built-in escrow functionality beyond XRP. Specifically, the new upgrade, which passed with ...

Binance France CEO targeted in chaotic double home attack: Report

David Prinçay, the CEO of Binance France, became the target of an amateurish commando on February 12, as three hooded men attempted to break into his apartment in Val-de-Marne in Paris, according to R...

Bitcoin Price Outlook As Gold And Silver Lose $3.6 Trillion in Market Value

Bitcoin price has fallen 1.41% to $66,946 over the past 24 hours, following a bearish market trend. The larger cryptocurrency market also declined by 1.59%, with the market value at 2.29 trillion. Thi...

Goldman Sachs shares tank pre-market as top lawyer resigns over ‘Uncle Jeffrey Epstein’ emails

Goldman Sachs shares fell 40 points in US Friday pre-market trading after its top legal officer said she would step down following public scrutiny over her ties to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstei...

Kalshi Taps Sports Insurance Market With Game Point Capital Deal as Regulatory Battles Mount

In brief Prediction market Kalshi has partnered with Game Point Capital to hedge NBA team performance bonuses at prices nearly half those of traditional reinsurers. Sports markets make up more than 80...

Taco Tech Tuesday Sells Out at ETHDenver, Partners with Bitcoin.com

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Taco Tech Tuesday (TTT), the flagship blockchain and technology networking series, has officially sold out at ETHDenver, highlighting growing enga...

How package, logistics companies are bringing robots into warehouses

DHL Autonomous Robot at work. Source: DHL Workers at DHL Group used to walk close to a half marathon each day just to classify, pick and move items across massive warehouses. Now, their distance and e...

10% Bounce Hope Rise As Whales Buy

Ethereum is trying to stabilize after weeks of heavy selling. The price is holding near the $1,950 zone, up around 6% from its recent low. At the same time, the biggest Ethereum whales have started ac...

Daily Market Update: Bitcoin Crashes to $65,000 as Tech Stocks Sell-Off

TLDR Bitcoin declined to $65,000, losing 2% in 24 hours as tech stocks experienced heavy selling pressure Software sector ETF dropped 3% Wednesday and is down 21% for the year as AI concerns mount Sil...

Gold consolidates below $5,000 as US CPI report looms

Gold (XAU/USD) attracts modest dip-buying interest on Friday after sliding to a near one-week low the previous day, breaking below the $5,000 psychological mark. The recovery, however, lacks follow-th...

Coinbase Reaches New All-Time Highs in 2025

The year 2025 proved to be extraordinary for Coinbase Global, Inc., the cryptocurrency exchange platform listed on Nasdaq under the ticker COIN. The company released its financial results for the four...

Bitcoin On-Chain Heatmap Shows All Major Metrics In The Red

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Huione Guarantee moves on from more of its Telegram handles

Huione Guarantee, one of the leading decentralized marketplaces suspected of laundering stolen stablecoins, is shedding more of its Telegram handles. Now, the group is moving away from its public gamb...

Perpetual futures changed how retail traders perceived risk in 2025

Perpetual futures allow positions to stay open indefinitely, letting risk build over time. Losses increasingly stem from prolonged exposure, not sudden price moves. Contract design now plays a bigger ...

Fiserv Launches US Dollar Settlement Platform for Digital Asset Companies

Fiserv, a major US payments and financial technology provider, has launched a new cash settlement platform for digital asset companies, a move that could strengthen fiat infrastructure for crypto play...

American Airlines flight attendants to picket as frustrations grow

American Airlines flight attendants’ union held a picket outside the company’s headquarters on Thursday pushing for new leadership at the carrier, which has lagged rivals Delta Air Lines a...

Switzerland’s Resilient Inflation Outlook Bolsters Steady Stance – Nomura Analysis

SNB Monetary Policy: Switzerland’s Resilient Inflation Outlook Bolsters Steady Stance – Nomura Analysis Skip to content Home Forex News SNB Monetary Policy: Switzerland’s Resilient Inflation Out...

JPMorgan (JPM) cuts Coinbase (COIN) target to $252 after 4Q miss, keeps overweight rating

Wall Street analysts from companies including JPMorgan (JPM) and Cannacord lowered their price targets for Coinbase (COIN) stock after the largest publicly traded crypto exchange missed fourth-quarter...

Sideways range with tariff risks – Rabobank

Rabobank’s Molly Schwartz and Christian Lawrence expect USD/CAD to trade broadly sideways through 2026 as US‑Canada trade tensions and USMCA review risks offset a weaker Dollar. They see the pair cons...

RWA tokens gain clarity after CSRC overseas rules

What’s allowed for cross-border RWA in bonds, stocks, gold China’s latest joint notice by the People’s Bank of China and the China Securities Regulatory Commission prohibits onshore RWA tokenization u...