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Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $288 million in Bitcoin and crypto assets in one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The outflows mark the fifth consecutive week of selling, bringing cumulative year-to-date outflows to $4 billion. Bitcoin drove the bulk of the selling with $215 million in outflows. Short-bitcoin products attracted $5.5 million in inflows, the largest of any asset. Ethereum posted the second-largest outflows at $36.5 million. Multi-asset products lost $32.5 million, while Tron recorded $18.9 million in outflows. Minor inflows hit select altcoins, with XRP gaining $3.5 million, Solana adding $3.3 million and…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors are red but rebounding after a Sunday selloff; BTC at 66.4k Ethereum’s upcoming FOCIL upgrade will make it censorship-resistant Tether’s USDT supply down nearly $4B from local peak The Bitcoin ETFs saw nearly $300M in net outflows last week TokenWorks S2 to debut today ?️ Supreme Court Rules Against Trump TariffsThe ruling everyone has been waiting on finally dropped Friday.But markets largely shrugged it off.?…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto pundit BULLRUNNERS has alleged that SWIFT is already adopting Ripple’s payment technology, which includes XRP. The pundit also claimed that banking giant HSBC is involved in this partnership as a managing partner of SWIFT’s multi-chain blockchain ledger.  Crypto Pundit Alleges SWIFT Has Integrated Ripple’s XRP Payments In an X post, BULLRUNNERS claimed that SWIFT is already adopting Ripple’s payment technology as part of its new payment stack. This came as he alluded to reports that SWIFT is set to launch a multi-chain ledger, having named XRP-embracing…

Bitcoin search interest in the United States is finally climbing back toward its 2021 highs.The move comes even as Bitcoin trades in the mid-$60,000s after topping $126,000 in October 2025.That pairing, attention rising as price slides, is an unfamiliar noise pattern in crypto; the public is walking back toward the window as the market walks away from it, and the gap between the two is extremely interesting.Retail has notoriously lagged institutional interest in Bitcoin this cycle, and Google searches have yet to reach 2021 levels.US searches for Bitcoin (Source: Google Trends) Related ReadingRobinhood’s $221 million crypto revenue drop shows crypto…

In brief Standard Chartered projects the stablecoin market cap will reach $2 trillion by the end of 2028. That growth could generate $0.8–$1 trillion in new U.S. Treasury bill demand, rising to $2.2 trillion when including Fed purchases, the bank’s analysts said. The resulting $0.9 trillion excess demand could allow the Treasury to suspend 30-year bond auctions for three years. Stablecoin issuers could become one of the largest structural buyers of short-term U.S. government debt within the next three years, according to a new report from international banking group Standard Chartered.Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Assets Research, and John…

In brief NSW Police have charged a 42-year-old man over an alleged $3.3 million crypto investment scam targeting 190 elderly Australians. Victims were directed to a platform called “NEXOpayment,” where funds were allegedly funneled through multiple crypto wallets in suspected laundering patterns. The arrest comes amid a broader crypto-crime crackdown in the country. A 42-year-old Sydney man has been charged over an alleged $3.5 million (A$5 million) crypto investment scam that targeted more than 190 elderly and vulnerable Australians, as authorities strengthen efforts against rising crypto-linked fraud.New South Wales Police said Cybercrime Squad detectives charged the man on Friday following…

Bitcoin’s network activity has been weakening for six straight months, but the decline is not showing up in the headline metric many traders watch first.The clearer signal is not transaction volume, which has held up, but participation breadth. Fewer unique addresses are active on the chain, even as the network continues to process a similar number of transactions.In a market where price discovery is increasingly happening through exchange-traded funds and derivatives, that split matters. It suggests Bitcoin’s on-chain footprint is narrowing even while market exposure remains active elsewhere.The trend has become harder to ignore as the bear market has dragged…

In brief Bitcoin fell from $67.6K to $64.4K in two hours, triggering over $500 million in liquidations across the board. Bitcoin and Ethereum positions accounted for nearly 70% of total liquidations. One analyst told Decrypt that crypto remains “anchored at the far end of the risk curve,” rather than a safe haven. Bitcoin’s sharp pullback on Monday triggered a flurry of liquidations across crypto markets, wiping out over $470 million in leveraged positions.The leading cryptocurrency fell roughly 4.6% from $67,600 to $64,435 in less than two hours during early Asian trading, according to CoinGecko data. The sudden collapse has resulted…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum slipped over the past two days as on-chain trackers flagged another burst of selling tied to Vitalik Buterin’s wallets, reviving a familiar narrative for traders: founder-linked distribution showing up alongside spot weakness. Ethereum Pullback Coincides With Fresh Vitalik Sales Lookonchain said Buterin has sold 1,869 ETH (about $3.67 million) over the past two days, a window in which ETH fell from $1,988 to $1,875, a 5.7% drawdown based on the figures cited in the post. The account framed the move as an acceleration: “vitalik.eth(@VitalikButerin) is selling…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Stablecoin operator Tether has announced its decision to discontinue support for its offshore Chinese Yuan token CNH₮. The USDT operator has attributed this development to a lack of market demand, among other points. Tether To Terminate CNH₮ Redemption In One Year  In a recent blog post, Tether shared a strategic update on its CNH₮, communicating a management decision to withdraw the stablecoin product from its offerings. This decision is based on multiple factors centered around demand and operational efficiency. A statement from the announcement read: Community interest…

The bitcoin price fell more than 5% in the past 24 hours on Sunday evening, dropping below $65,000 as large holders moved coins onto exchanges and recent buyers sold at a loss, adding pressure to an already fragile market. Most of the price drop occurred within just two hours on Sunday evening. This marks Bitcoin’s first-ever stretch of six consecutive negative weekly closes, six straight closes below its 100-week moving average, and three consecutive closes beneath its 2021 high. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading near $64,500 at the time of writing, down roughly $3,500 on the day. The decline…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The price of XRP has been relatively calm throughout February, especially following an early-month descent to just above $1.1. Hovering around $1.4, the second-largest altcoin has struggled to continue its recovery to around the $2 mark. However, it appears the altcoin’s struggles might not last for long, especially if history repeats itself over the next few months. According to the latest on-chain data, XRP has surpassed a threshold that has coincided with a period of extended rally in the past. XRP Price Surged 114% After Last Realized…