Author: admin

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A recent major Ethereum sell-off is sharply taking over the spotlight in the broader cryptocurrency community. Given the prolonged volatile state of the market over the past few months, Trend Research has officially concluded its massive ETH unwinding, offloading thousands of the leading altcoin. Massive Trend Research’s Ethereum Unwind Concludes Ethereum’s price is facing heightened bearish pressure, and several big institutions appear to be dumping their ETH holdings, which is likely to extend the ongoing volatility. The most recent and popular sell-off swelling across the community is…

In brief Bitcoin funds saw weekly outflows slow from $1.7 billion to $264.4 million last week, while altcoin fund flows have turned positive for the first time in three weeks. CoinShares suggests that this slowdown in outflows could indicate that the market has hit a bottom, as crypto prices bounce following last week’s rout. Some analysts predict that the market may remain negative in the short- and medium-term, although long-term bulls remain characteristically bullish. Bitcoin investment products saw $264.4 million in outflows over the past week, extending a three-week negative trend.According to the latest CoinShares Digital Assets Funds Flows report,…

In brief BitMine Immersion Technologies added around $83 million worth of ETH last week. The firm now holds 4.325 million ETH, or over $8.8 billion worth, but has about $7.5 billion in unrealized losses. Shares of BMNR are up on the day, but down about 59% over the last six months. Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) added another 40,613 ETH valued around $83.2 million to its industry-leading Ethereum stash last week, despite its unrealized losses currently sitting near $7.5 billion. The firm now holds 4,325,738 Ethereum worth more than $8.8 billion, representing about 3.58% of the circulating…

China’s gradual retreat from US government debt is evolving from a quiet background trend into an explicit risk-management signal, and Bitcoin traders are watching the market for the next domino.The immediate trigger for this renewed anxiety came on Feb. 9 when Bloomberg reported that Chinese regulators were urging commercial banks to limit their exposure to US treasuries, citing concentration risk and volatility.This guideline immediately focuses attention on the massive pool of US bonds held by Chinese institutions. Data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange show Chinese lenders’ holdings of dollar-denominated bonds at roughly $298 billion as of September.However, a…

In brief South Korean regulators are investigating Bithumb after the exchange mistakenly credited users $43 billion in Bitcoin. The error triggered a sell-off that crashed Bitcoin’s price on Bithumb, prompting the company to offer compensation. Officials said the incident exposed serious structural and regulatory weaknesses in crypto exchanges. South Korean regulators have begun investigations into Bithumb, days after the crypto exchange accidentally sent some $43 billion worth of Bitcoin to hundreds of customer accounts.At a Monday press conference, the head of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service told reporters that the error “laid bare the structural problems of virtual asset exchanges’…

February 9th, 2026 – Vaduz, Liechtenstein xMoney (XMN) is expanding its partnership with Domino’s, bringing its payment infrastructure to Domino’s Greece following a successful rollout in Cyprus. The collaboration focuses on acquiring services, enabling Domino’s Greece to accept card payments and digital wallets, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, across both web and mobile ordering platforms. At the core of the integration is xMoney’s embeddable checkout solution, designed to deliver a seamless payment experience without redirection. Customers complete their orders faster, while all sensitive payment data is securely handled by xMoney’s compliant infrastructure. The expansion was announced in person at…

In brief Farcaster is a decentralized protocol that lets many apps share one social graph. Its hybrid design anchors identity on-chain and handles posts off-chain. Neynar acquired Farcaster in January 2026, after the founders repaid investors. Farcaster is a decentralized social media protocol designed to separate social identity from a single platform. Rather than operating as a standalone app, the protocol allows multiple applications to access the same network of who follows whom, so users can move between apps without losing their identity or audience.Its design addresses limitations found in traditional social media platforms, where a single company controls networks,…

Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $264 million in Bitcoin in one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The digital asset firm says the outflows are a sign of stabilization after weeks of major outflows. BTC was the only asset to record negative flows as altcoins drew fresh buying, with XRP leading the way with $63.1 million in inflows. Solana added $8.2 million, and Ethereum saw $5.3 million. Overall assets under management fell to $129.8 billion, the lowest level since March 2025. Exchange-traded product trading volumes surged to a record $63.1 billion, beating the prior high of…

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 fall Sunday after major recovery bounce; BTC at $69k Japan’s crypto-friendly PM wins landslide election, Japan markets soar White House to host next roundtable w/ banks & crypto firms on Tuesday MegaETH revealed that TGE is dependent on 3 primary KPIs BNKR leads weekend price action as fees level up Japan’s Crypto-Friendly PM Wins Landslide, Sending Japanese MarketsJapan just gave crypto bulls a reason to…

If you hold either US dollars or Bitcoin, then you’re a little poorer this morning than when you went to bed last night. It doesn’t matter whether there’s cash in your pocket or sats in your wallet; both have less purchasing power today than they did yesterday.That’s because Bitcoin is down, the dollar is down too, but the feeling isn’t quite the same. That quiet little subtraction before you have even had coffee usually doesn’t take the value of the dollar itself into account, unless you live outside the US.Today’s charts make it obvious. BTC slid roughly 3% overnight, the…

In brief Signature phishing victims jumped more than 200% in January, with $6.27 million stolen, blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer warned. Despite the spike, total phishing losses in 2025 were sharply lower than in 2024. Cheaper Ethereum fees after the Fusaka upgrade have made phishing tactics like mass address poisoning attacks more attractive for scammers, researchers said. Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer is warning of a sharp spike in signature phishing, with losses totaling $6.27 million and 4,700 wallets drained in January—an increase of 207% from December.Signature phishing occurs when attackers lure users to malicious decentralized applications that prompt them…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Swan’s CEO Cory Klippsten has highlighted past Bitcoin crashes, proving that this latest crash isn’t the worst in BTC’s history. This comes as the leading crypto looks to recover, although experts warn that the crash may not be over yet.  Crypto CEO Shares List Of Worst Bitcoin Crashes Ever In an X post, the Swan CEO described the Bitcoin crash from its current all-time high (ATH) of $126,000 to $60,000 as the 9th-largest in its history. He shared a list of all the major crashes that the…

Bitcoin’s price story lately has been told like it only has one main character, the ETFs.Money goes in, price goes up, money goes out, price goes down. It’s a clean narrative, and it’s not wrong, but it’s incomplete, because Bitcoin is not just a ticker. The network has its own internal plumbing, and some of the best clues about where we are in the cycle are sitting in plain sight on-chain.The charts I’ve been watching feel a bit like checking the pulse under the headline. Miners, long-term holders, and the broad mass of wallets don’t react the way ETFs do,…