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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,…

In brief Hyperliquid is up over 40% over the past fortnight after its monthly token unlock was slashed to 140,000 HYPE, drastically reducing sell-side pressure. Ripple added the DEX to its institutional prime brokerage platform, marking its first direct DeFi integration. Despite the rally, prediction market odds of Hyperliquid hitting $41 have fallen 10 points since last Friday. While major cryptocurrencies have declined over the past two weeks, Hyperliquid’s price has posted a defiant double-digit rally over the same period, a divergence analysts attribute to its fundamental utility and reduced token supply pressure rather than speculative hype.HYPE’s performance follows two key…

In brief Only Coinbase ran a major crypto ad at this year’s Super Bowl, marking a retreat from 2022’s multi-company “Crypto Bowl.” The ad used Backstreet Boys karaoke-style lyrics instead of a QR-code promo, with CEO Brian Armstrong calling it “unique,” while online reactions were sharply divided. Experts say the pullback reflects post-crash caution, contrasting today’s compliance-focused messaging with the celebrity-heavy crypto ads seen before the 2022 market collapse. Crypto’s Super Bowl presence has shrunk from a multi-company marketing blitz to a single exchange’s sing-along, with Coinbase returning to the big game alone this year, as the Seattle Seahawks defeated…

White House stablecoin meeting could unfreeze the CLARITY Act, but your USDC rewards may be the priceThe newly confirmed Feb. 10 White House meeting on stablecoin policy is being framed by some market observers as a step toward breaking the logjam around the CLARITY Act, a broad crypto market-structure bill that has already run into procedural hurdles in the Senate.In a post on X, Milk Road said the White House convening could help move H.R. 3633 forward after disputes over whether stablecoin holders should receive interest-like returns.The Senate Banking Committee’s planned Jan. 15 executive session to consider H.R. 3633 was…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ The move of major conferences to Hong Kong signals a permanent shift in liquidity, favoring infrastructure that unifies Asian and Western markets. ➡️ The next cycle’s winners likely won’t be new blockchains, but L3s like LiquidChain that fuse $BTC, $ETH, and $SOL into one verifiable execution layer. ➡️ With over $532K raised at $0.0136, early capital is positioning for interoperability solutions before the retail crowd arrives. The pivot of crypto’s center of gravity from West to East isn’t just a forecast anymore; it’s an…

In brief Bitcoin is up 12% from the Friday low of $62,822, coinciding with a 70% uptick in the Coinbase Premium index. The recovery is flashing signs of a textbook dead cat bounce, driven by short-covering and a squeeze, experts told Decrypt. Regional pressures eased after Japan’s election, but a sustained recovery depends on U.S. economic data and broader macroeconomic trends. The crypto market has steadied after last week’s sell-off, with Bitcoin posting a double-digit rebound even as analysts caution the rally may not be sustained.The leading crypto is up 12% from Friday’s low of $62,822 and is currently trading…

In brief The FDIC agreed to pay Coinbase $188,440 in legal fees and overhaul FOIA policies following a court ruling that found the agency violated federal disclosure law. The settlement concludes a multi-year legal battle that exposed dozens of “pause letters” the FDIC sent to banks ordering them to halt crypto-related activities. Under new leadership, the FDIC pledged that it would not categorically withhold all bank supervisory documents. The FDIC has agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and drop its fight to withhold crypto-related “pause letters,” settling a FOIA lawsuit tied to alleged Operation Choke Point 2.0 debanking tactics…

In brief Authorities detained six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were abducted and later escaped. Prosecutors said kidnappers demanded crypto as a ransom and threatened mutilation, but no payment was made. The case adds to a rise in crypto-linked “wrench attacks,” with France emerging as a focal point, Decrypt was told. French police have arrested six people after a magistrate was kidnapped and held for several hours in a case authorities say involved a crypto ransom demand.The arrests followed the discovery of the 35-year-old magistrate and her 67-year-old mother on Friday morning, when they were…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Recent data shows that the Bitcoin mining difficulty has experienced a major decline in the last day. This development follows significant bearish price struggles in the past week, which saw Bitcoin fall by an aggregate 11%. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Records Historic Fall Since China’s Crackdown The mining difficulty, as the name implies, measures how hard it is for miners to solve the mathematical problem required to add a new block to the Bitcoin blockchain. Therefore, a rise in difficulty suggests that mining is challenging for the average…

In brief CoinShares said quantum computing poses a theoretical risk to Bitcoin, but not an imminent one. Researchers estimate millions of qubits would be needed, far beyond today’s quantum machines. The firm also said any future response should favor gradual upgrades over aggressive protocol changes. Quantum computing may not be as much of an immediate threat to Bitcoin as some have warned, and any real risk might still be years away.That’s according to a new research note from digital asset investment firm CoinShares, which argues that while Bitcoin’s cryptography is theoretically vulnerable to future quantum advances, current technology falls far…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has amended a recent staff advisory to recognize payment stablecoins issued by national trust banks as eligible margin collateral. This move forms part of a broader regulatory initiative by the Commission on digital asset integration in line with US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda. CFTC Clears FCMs To Accept Bank-Issued Stablecoins As Collateral  In a press release on February 6, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division (MPD) announced an update to the CFTC Staff Letter 25-40, which communicated the “Staff No-Action…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The price of Bitcoin is nearly 45% away from its all-time high of $126,080, reflecting a worsening market climate over the past few months. One of the indicators that confirmed the emergence of the bear market was the breach of the 365-day moving average to the downside late last year. Using this metric, a prominent crypto researcher has come forward with an evaluation that shows how the current Bitcoin bear market compares to the past ones. BTC Price Is 30% Below 365-Day Moving Average In a new…

Bitcoin’s next big options gravity well sits on Mar. 27 (260327), and the reason is simple: this is where the market has parked a thick stack of conditional bets that will need to be unwound, rolled forward, or paid out as the clock runs down.The Mar. 27 expiry carries about $8.65B in notional OI and flags $90,000 as max pain, a rough reference point for where, in aggregate, option holders would feel the most pain at settlement.The broader options complex is enormous, with total BTC options open interest around $31.99B across exchanges, led by Deribit at roughly $25.56B, with the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin has popped back into public view this week as people flock to search engines to check prices and news. Reports say global Google searches for the word “Bitcoin” climbed to the highest level seen in about a year, a jump that lines up with a stretch of heavy price swings and renewed chatter across social channels and exchanges. Search Interest Reaches One-Year High According to Google Trends data analyzed by market outlets, the search index for Bitcoin hit the top score of 100 starting the week…

On Jan.30, 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $509.7 million in net outflows, which looks like pretty straightforward negative sentiment until you look at the individual tickers and realize a few of them stayed green.That contradiction aged fast over the next few days. Feb. 2 snapped back with $561.8 million in net inflows, then Feb. 3 flipped to -$272.0 million, and Feb. 4 sank to -$544.9 million. The totals went up and down, but the more useful clue was the same one hiding in plain sight on Jan. 30: the category can look like one trade from a distance, while…