Bitcoin slips ~2% in 7d as MUFG touts stablecoins’ price-stable payments. Summary TC trades near $68k, with a 7d move of about -2.25%, and a 24h range around $66.7k–$69.1k. MUFG’s Hardman says stablecoins better meet money’s role via price stability, fast settlement, and low-cost transfers versus BTC’s higher volatility. Stablecoins, often fiat-pegged, are gaining attention…
Cumulative spot selling pressure across altcoins, excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, has reached a five-year extreme, according to data released by CryptoQuant, marking one of the most persistent distribution phases in recent market cycles. Summary Cumulative altcoin buy-sell difference excluding BTC, ETH widened to about -$209b over 13 straight months, the most sell-dominant phase in 5…
Crypto dev liability fears surge after 2025 cases, as Coin Center defends BRCA protections. Summary Coin Center urged the Senate Banking Committee to advance the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, warning that diluting it would chill U.S. blockchain innovation. The Lummis–Wyden bill clarifies that non-custodial developers and infrastructure providers are not money transmitters under federal law…
ETHZilla Corp (ETHZ) shares faced intense pressure in pre-market trading this Wednesday following news that billionaire investor Peter Thiel and his venture firm, Founders Fund, have completely liquidated their position. Summary An SEC filing revealed that Peter Thiel and Founders Fund have completely liquidated their 7.5% stake in Ethzilla (ETHZ), triggering a 5.13% pre-market drop…
Telegram use in Russia faces rising blocks and slowdown as regulators tighten controls. Summary Telegram blocked 238.8k channels on Feb 15 and 187.3k on Feb 16, taking total blocked groups and channels to over 7.463m since Jan 1. Russia fully blocked WhatsApp and removed its domains from DNS, steering users toward the state-backed Max messenger…
Moonwell’s lending pools racked up about $1.78M in bad debt after a cbETH oracle mispriced the token at nearly $1 instead of around $2.2k, enabling bots and liquidators to drain collateral within hours of a misconfigured Chainlink-based update reportedly using AI-generated logic. Summary Misconfigured cbETH oracle set price near $1 vs roughly $2.2k, triggering a…
COIN gained in post‑Q4 earnings as 2025 volume jumped 156% despite Wall St skepticism. Summary Coinbase total trading volume grew 156% YoY in 2025, with crypto trading market share roughly doubling versus the prior year. Assets on COIN have tripled over 3 years, while 12 products, including USDC and Coinbase One, each now generate over…
BTC holds near support as Kiyosaki flags imminent stock crash, boosting demand for scarce assets. Summary Kiyosaki warns of the “biggest stock market crash” approaching, citing his 2013 book and framing it as a wealth transfer for prepared investors. He is accumulating BTC, ETH, gold, and silver on dips, highlighting BTC’s fixed 21m cap and…
LatAm splits: El Salvador tokenizes SMEs, Brazil eyes BTC reserves, Argentina curbs wallet wages. Summary El Salvador targets $100m in tokenized SME funding via COIN–Stakiny, using EVM tech, biometric wallets, and CNAD oversight for equity tokens. Brazil’s RESBit bill would let the state buy BTC up to 5% of FX reserves, store in cold wallets,…
Arthur Hayes believes Bitcoin is signaling that markets are underestimating a coming credit shock. Summary Arthur Hayes argues Bitcoin is signaling a looming credit shock, citing its sharp drop from $126,000 to $60,000 while the Nasdaq remained relatively stable. He estimates AI-driven job losses among knowledge workers could trigger over $500 billion in consumer and…
