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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin has experienced another net loss over the past week, with the premier cryptocurrency struggling to reclaim key technical levels. Meanwhile, a recent market evaluation shows that while price action is volatile, it is largely range-trapped between $60,000 to $70,000. Bitcoin’s $60,000 Shield: Long-Term Holders Refuse To Fold In a recent QuickTake report, a pseudonymous analyst with the username GugaOnChain analyzed Bitcoin’s current market structure, describing a battle between long-term conviction and short-term pressure.  According to data from the on-chain platform, Bitcoin remains in a mature bear…

The price of Bitcoin rapidly fell overnight as the United States and Israel began joint “major combat operations” in Iran, bombing numerous military targets in what officials said were attempts to end the country’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as take out key military leaders.But while Bitcoin plunged from a price of $65,572 to $63,176 in about an hour overnight following word of the strikes, the leading cryptocurrency has mostly recovered that ground in the hours since.It’s currently trading for $65,051, according to data from CoinGecko, still showing an approximately 0.8% loss on the day and 5.2% fall…

In brief The OCC proposed rules that would restrict certain stablecoin rewards programs under the GENIUS Act. The language could affect Coinbase’s USDC rewards arrangement with Circle, some industry experts said. But the rules are changeable, and not final, and others believe they won’t outlaw top stablecoin rewards programs. A key Treasury Department bureau released preliminary rules this week detailing how it will implement the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act—and industry experts are split about whether the proposal could impact America’s top stablecoin rewards program.On Thursday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the nation’s top banking regulator, released a massive,…

The US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs under IEEPA on Feb. 20, and markets immediately inherited a large cash flow question. The amount at stake was more than $175 billion in tariff collections that could be subject to refunds, with the Court offering no step-by-step plan for how refunds should be processed.The first clean market tell came from an asset that seems to exist far away from trade law. Bitcoin slid almost 5% and dipped to $64,000 as broader risk appetite cooled.The move matters because it fits a pattern that keeps repeating in 2026. When macro…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Twelve years is a long time to wait. For thousands of people who lost their Bitcoin when the Mt. Gox exchange collapsed in 2014, the wait has stretched on with little hope of getting everything back. Now, the man who ran the exchange is pushing for an extraordinary solution — one that would require changing Bitcoin itself. A Proposal That Shakes Bitcoin’s Foundation Mark Karpelès, Mt. Gox’s former boss, submitted a formal proposal on GitHub last Friday calling for a hard fork — a fundamental change to…

Since it’s pretty clear we’ve now seen this cycle’s bull market high, I’ve created an updated halving-cycle model built on four Bitcoin cycles.The model projects a cycle low near $35,000 in December 2026 after a 72.5% drawdown from a $126,219 cycle high.Inside the halving-cycle frameworkMy last model correctly marked both the 2021 and 2025 top timeframes. The new framework, “Akiba Cycle Model v2,” combines a 50,000-run Monte Carlo simulation with walk-forward validation and leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV).Bitcoin halving cycle price movementsIt breaks the cycle into three linked components: drawdown from a bull-market high to the subsequent cycle low, the number of…

A security flaw in a proposed XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade could have enabled unauthorized transactions, but researchers flagged the issue before it could reach the blockchain’s main network.The XRPL Foundation said Feb. 26 that the vulnerability was found in the proposed “Batch” amendment, a feature intended to let users bundle multiple actions into a single atomic transaction.Security researcher Pranamya Keshkamat and Cantina AI’s autonomous static-analysis tool, Apex, reported the issue Feb. 19, according to the foundation.If the amendment had been activated with the bug in place, an attacker could have executed inner transactions as if they were authorized by another…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Data shows a large amount of crypto long contracts have been liquidated as the Bitcoin price has plunged below the $66,000 level. Crypto Market Has Faced $267 Million In Liquidations Over The Past Day According to data from CoinGlass, a mass amount of liquidations have just occurred in the crypto market. A “liquidation” is a forceful closure that occurs when a derivatives market contract accumulates a loss of a specific percentage (as defined by the platform). The risk of a contract being liquidated depends on how volatile…

February 28th, 2026 – Dubai, UAE Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has introduced a fixed-rate borrowing option under its Unified Trading Account (UTA) Loan product, bringing together leverage of up to 10 times and fixed borrowing periods of up to 180 days within a single unified account — a combination that remains rare in the digital asset market. Bybit’s Unified Trading Account is designed to allow users to manage spot trading, derivatives trading, and borrowing activities within a single account structure using shared collateral and integrated margin management. Through UTA Loan, users can borrow assets via…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Binance expanded its product suite on January 5 with the launch of gold futures trading, offering users 24/7 access to price exposure on the precious metal. The move reflects a broader trend within digital asset platforms: the convergence of traditional macro assets and crypto-native infrastructure. By introducing round-the-clock gold derivatives, Binance is positioning itself at the intersection of commodities and digital trading liquidity, enabling participants to hedge, speculate, or diversify without relying on legacy market hours. According to analysis shared by top analyst Darkfost, the timing is…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure It has been a brutal few months for Dogecoin in terms of price action. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading just below $0.10, below all of its moving averages, and sitting more than 86% below its all-time high.  The price action looks bad for Dogecoin; however, a look at the on-chain data tells an entirely different story of resilience and network activity that’s being ignored. If history is any guide, this is exactly the kind of environment before a major recovery. Dogecoin’s Network Growth Price…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Building software has never been against the law. But in recent years, some crypto and blockchain developers have found themselves facing federal criminal charges simply for creating tools that others used to move cryptocurrency — even when those developers never held a single dollar of anyone’s money. A new bill introduced in the US House of Representatives is aimed squarely at closing that gap. A Bipartisan Push To Protect Developers Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Cline, and Zoe Lofgren announced Thursday that they are sponsoring the Promoting Innovation…

In brief Barclays has requested information from technology providers regarding a potential push into blockchain, according to Bloomberg. The banking giant is said to be considering tokenized deposits and stablecoin payments. Earlier this year, the firm made an investment in stablecoin settlement firm, Ubyx. Publicly traded banking institution Barclays (BCS) is reportedly gathering information for a potential push into blockchain, according to a Friday report from Bloomberg. Sources familiar with the matter said the firm has requested information from “technology suppliers” while it considers a path forward. Its utilization of blockchain may include tokenized deposits and stablecoins, the report said.The U.K.-based…

In brief Trump ordered federal agencies to “immediately cease” using Anthropic’s AI technology. The order follows a dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of Claude for unrestricted military use. Trump has given agencies six months to phase out Anthropic systems. President Donald Trump has directed all U.S. federal agencies to stop using artificial intelligence technology developed by Anthropic, escalating a dispute between the AI company and the Pentagon over how the military uses the technology.In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump said agencies must “immediately cease” using Anthropic products, with a six-month phase-out period for departments…