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Cardano is aggressively expanding the types of tokens that can operate on its network and raise the ceiling for its decentralized finance ecosystem over the next 12 to 18 months.On Feb. 12, the Charles Hoskinson-led blockchain announced it would integrate with LayerZero, a widely used cross-chain messaging system.This move represents the single largest interoperability unlock in Cardano’s history as LayerZero connects over 160 blockchains and has facilitated more than $200 billion in cross-chain volume.A pipeline into 400 tokens and $80 billion in omnichain assetsLayerZero’s core value proposition is its chain-agnostic messaging layer. This means that applications can send and receive messages…

In brief Strategy accounted for 93% of Bitcoin purchases among digital asset treasuries last month. That represented the firm’s busiest month in a year. Other DATs saw their share shrink for a fourth straight month. Bitcoin-buying firms were viewed as an emerging source of demand last year, but they are struggling to keep up with market leader Strategy as the digital asset’s price slides.Last month, the Tysons Corner, Virginia-based firm accounted for 93% of Bitcoin purchased among publicly traded firms, according to a report from Bitcoin Treasuries. Strategy acquired 40,150 Bitcoin during the period compared to 3,080 Bitcoin among competitors.In…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A Deutsche Bank strategist argued that bitcoin has “decoupled” from gold and no longer fits the “digital gold” label, pointing to a sharp divergence in 2025 performance as regulation uncertainty and ETF outflows weigh on sentiment. In a Yahoo Finance interview, Deutsche Bank senior strategist Marion Laboure told Executive Editor Brian Sozzi and senior reporter Ines Ferré that bitcoin’s volatility hasn’t disappeared, it’s simply showing up again, at an awkward moment for a market that spent much of last year selling a cleaner institutional adoption story. Is…

Bitcoin can bottom soon because a 2026 recession, or a stock market crash, keeps looking like the outlier scenarioMy core idea around the Bitcoin market has remained the same since last September, before we hit the all-time high in October. Related ReadingBitcoin’s cycle clock points to a final high by late October, will ETFs rewrite history?Investors face a rare window where policy and ETF flows decide the Bitcoin cycle fate. Sep 18, 2025 · Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright I laid it out clearly in my medium-term $49,000 Bitcoin bear thesis published on Nov. 24, 2025, and revisited it again on Jan.…

In brief Research from Oxford University points to AI chatbots giving dangerous medical advice to users. While chatbots score highly on standardised tests of medical knowledge, they fall down in personal scenarios, the study found. Researchers found that LLMs were no better than traditional methods for making medical decisions. AI chatbots are fighting to become the next big thing in healthcare, acing standarized tests and offering advice to your medical woes. But a new study published in Nature Medicine has shown that they aren’t just a long way away from achieving this, but could in fact be dangerous.The study, led…

BIP 360, a proposal aimed at preparing Bitcoin for future computing threats, has been updated and merged into the official Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) GitHub repository, marking a new step in efforts to strengthen the network against emerging cryptographic and quantum computing risks.  The proposal introduces a new Bitcoin output type called Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), designed to support quantum-resistant script tree functionality while maintaining compatibility with existing Tapscript infrastructure, according to a note seen by Bitcoin Magazine. Supporters of BIP 360 describe the proposal as an early move toward quantum-hardening Bitcoin at the protocol level. A merge into the BIP repository…

In brief The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement said hundreds of billions of dollars in suspicious activity have been tied to crypto OTC desks in a new advisory. OTC desks have daily turnovers of around $1.44 billion, according to the J5. Money passing through payment processors and OTC desks isn’t as easy for regulators to monitor in real-time. The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) published two advisories on Thursday warning that over the counter (OTC) crypto trading desks and payment processors are being used to obfuscate and move funds tied to criminal activity.The group, which is made…

Ethereum’s slide toward $2,000 has left its exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors holding more than $5 billion in paper losses, extending a marketwide crypto drawdown that has also hit Bitcoin.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the move has tracked a broader risk-off wave that has pushed the global crypto market value down by $2 trillion since October’s peak, with BTC and ETH both under pressure as volatility spread through other risk assets, including tech shares.The difference for Ethereum is that a growing share of the exposure now sits inside products built for traditional portfolios, where performance is marked daily, and selling can be…

In brief Two Israelis have been arrested and accused of using classified military information to place bets on Polymarket. Prosecutors allege an IDF reservist shared military secrets with a civilian to make the wagers. Polymarket has previously suggested insider activity can improve market accuracy. Two Israelis have been charged with using classified information to make bets about the nation’s military operations on Polymarket.The Israelis, an IDF reservist and a civilian, have been charged with severe security offenses, bribery, and obstruction of justice, according to local reports.Prosecutors have alleged the army reservist accessed classified information about Israel’s planned attack on Iran…

itcoin is at risk of deeper losses as risk appetite fades and macro pressure builds, according to Standard Chartered’s head of digital assets research Geoff Kendrick. In a note reported on by Bloomberg, Kendrick said weaker U.S. economic momentum and reduced expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts have weighed on crypto markets. He added that falling digital-asset ETF holdings have removed a key source of demand. Kendrick warned bitcoin could drop to $50,000 and Ethereum could fall toward $1,400 before stabilizing later in the year. BTC trades near $67,869 after reaching a 16-month low of $60,008 last week. Standard Chartered…

In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF holdings have dropped 41% and 43% respectively from their 2025 peaks. Standard Chartered maintains a long-term bullish outlook despite lowering near-term forecasts. Institutional involvement is expected to cushion downside compared to previous crypto cycles. Bitcoin will reclaim $100,000 and Ethereum will see $4,000 by the end of 2026—but they’ll first sink to $50,000 and $1,400 on their way there, according to a new forecast from Standard Chartered.Geoff Kendrick, the bank’s head of digital asset research, said that although the current market has been challenging for digital assets, it’s a sign that the class is…

Shares of the largest publicly traded U.S. crypto exchange, Coinbase, fell this week as the broader crypto market takes a hit in prices, and as the market grapples with news insider selling and analyst predictions.  Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded $COIN from “buy” to “neutral,” citing downside risk tied to weakening crypto market conditions. The firm set a price target of $120, implying more than 20% downside from recent trading levels. The downgrade comes as the stock has struggled in early 2026 amid a broader pullback in digital assets. COIN opened Thursday around $153, down nearly 10% from intra-week highs,…

Vitalik Buterin just published a research proposal that sidesteps the question everyone keeps asking: can blockchains run AI models?Instead, the research claims Ethereum as the privacy-preserving settlement layer for metered AI and API usage. The post, co-authored with Davide Crapis on Ethereum Research, argues that the real opportunity isn’t putting LLMs on-chain.The real opportunity lies in building the infrastructure that enables agents and users to pay for thousands of API calls without compromising identity or creating surveillance trails through billing data.The timing is critical because agentic AI is moving from demonstrations to enterprise roadmaps. Gartner forecasts that 40% of enterprise…

In brief Aster has surged by almost 10% over the past day, leading a broad altcoin recovery alongside tokens including Hyperliquid, Hedera and Zcash. Despite the bounce, HashKey’s Tim Sun says the market is in a “grueling bottoming-out phase,” not a reversal. Prediction market sentiment remains muted, with Myriad users expecting Bitcoin and Hyperliquid prices to slide. The cryptocurrency market cap is steadily turning green, with altcoins accelerating their recovery bounce over the past day.The native token of perps DEX Aster is up nearly 10% over the past 24 hours, making it the largest gainer in the top 50 altcoins…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer (CLO), Stuart Alderoty, has signaled that a compromise may emerge soon from ongoing discussions among banks, the US Senate, and crypto leaders over stablecoin rewards. The comments followed a smaller White House meeting focused on stablecoin regulations, which highlighted which activities should be allowed under upcoming rules. Depending on the outcome, this could directly affect Ripple’s operations and the broader outlook for XRP.  Compromise Puts Ripple In Regulatory Focus Popular Journalist Eleanor Terrett reported on Wednesday, February 11, that both banking and crypto…