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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts: ➡️ B. Riley has lowered price targets for Digital Asset Treasury Companies, citing sector pressures and changing accumulation trends. ➡️ The analyst downgrades signal a market shift from valuing passive asset holding to prioritizing operational utility and capital efficiency. ➡️ LiquidChain counters market fragmentation by fusing Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana liquidity into a single, seamless execution layer. ➡️ Investors are increasingly rotating focus toward infrastructure plays that solve interoperability issues rather than simple corporate proxies. Investment bank B. Riley has formally lowered its price targets…

In brief Users of prediction market Myriad put a 36% chance on Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy selling some of its BTC holdings—up from 22% at the start of the week. The company’s multiple to net asset value (mNAV) currently sits at 1.08; if it falls below 1, Strategy may be forced to pause Bitcoin purchases. Analysts argued that Strategy’s “long-term accumulation thesis remains intact.” Strategy’s Bitcoin conviction is facing its toughest test yet as the crypto market enters a prolonged downturn.On prediction market Myriad, owned by Decrypt’s parent company, DASTAN, users now see a 36% likelihood that the Bitcoin treasury…

While price action has always been volatile and, arguably, exciting, the Bitcoin network itself is built to feel boring. Ten minutes per block, tick tock, rinse and repeat, a metronome you can set your watch to.Then every so often, it gets very human again.Early this morning, block production slowed enough that the average block time briefly spiked to 19.33 minutes. On the surface, it appears to be a technical issue. Below, it reads like a real-time pulse check of an industry that operates on thin margins, loud fans, cheap power, and a lot of stress.Bitcoin block times over the past…

In brief Crypto.com has launched OG, a standalone prediction markets platform offering CFTC-regulated sports event contracts and margin trading capabilities. Nick Lundgren, Crypto.com’s Chief Legal Officer, will serve as CEO of OG while the company reports 40x weekly growth in prediction markets over six months. Multiple states have begun enforcement actions against Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, and Robinhood over unlicensed sports wagering allegations. Crypto.com unveiled a standalone prediction markets platform on Tuesday ahead of the Super Bowl, while the exchange and other prediction platforms confront legal actions from state regulators targeting competing event-contract offerings.The platform, called OG, will offer CFTC-regulated sports…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $561.8 million in net inflows on Feb. 2, ending a four-day streak of nearly $1.5 billion in outflows.Investors could interpret the number as a return of conviction after punishing outflows, but Jamie Coutts, chief crypto analyst at Real Vision, offered a different read.According to him:“Aggregate ETF flows are not buying the dip. Net institutional demand is coming almost entirely from a shrinking group of Treasury-style buyers with remaining balance-sheet capacity. That’s not sustainable under continued pressure. A durable Bitcoin bottom likely requires these actors to reverse their positioning — not just slow their selling.”The…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto activity in Iran has expanded rapidly over the past year, drawing renewed attention from US authorities who are now examining whether certain digital asset platforms may have played a role in helping Iranian officials and state‑linked actors bypass international sanctions. Rising Iran Crypto Volumes  According to a blockchain researcher cited by Reuters, cryptocurrency transaction volumes tied to Iran surged to an estimated range of $8 billion to $10 billion over the past year, as both government‑connected entities and everyday users increasingly turned to digital assets.  Estimates…

In brief Rui-Siang Lin operated Incognito Market, facilitating over $105 million in crypto-based narcotics sales across 640,000 transactions from October 2020 to March 2024. The marketplace utilized an internal crypto “bank” system, where vendors paid 5% commissions, generating over $6 million in profits for Lin. Lin shut down the platform after stealing at least $1 million in user deposits and attempting extortion before his arrest at JFK Airport. A Taiwanese national who built a crypto-fueled dark web narcotics empire worth over $105 million while moonlighting as a cybercrime trainer for Caribbean police has been sentenced to three decades in federal…

In brief The Nevada Gaming Control Board has filed a complaint seeking to stop Coinbase from offering event contracts on sports and elections. Board Chairman Mike Dreitzer stated the action “reinforces” the agency’s obligation to protect Nevada citizens and operate a thriving gaming industry. The enforcement follows a similar action against Polymarket and Kalshi. The Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a civil enforcement action against Coinbase Financial Markets on Monday, seeking to block the CFTC-registered exchange from offering event-based contracts on sports and elections to Nevada residents without state gaming licenses.Coinbase launched its prediction markets product to U.S. customers last…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano’s ADA token has slipped out of the crypto top 10 by market capitalization, a symbolic shift as newer platforms attract attention and capital. Related Reading: Hong Kong Prepares To Grant Limited Batch Of Stablecoin Licenses In March – Report While ADA struggles with price pressure and political controversy around crypto regulation, Hyperliquid’s HYPE token has surged sharply, underscoring how quickly market leadership can change in the current cycle. The contrast accentuates diverging narratives, one centered on governance and ideology, the other on rapid product expansion and…

In brief Bitcoin is holding above the $74,000 level, but analysts say momentum remains fragile and downside risks persist. QCP Capital is warning a break below could deepen losses, while relief likely requires a move back above $80,000. Macro uncertainty, policy risk, and leveraged positioning continue to weigh on confidence across crypto markets, Decrypt was told. Bitcoin has stabilized after a sharp selloff, but weakening momentum below key support levels has left it and the broader crypto market vulnerable to further downside, experts warn.The stable level finds Bitcoin “above $74,500,” but price action “remains fragile,” with momentum that “continues to…

In brief An alleged ransom note demanding millions in Bitcoin has surfaced in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office said it is reviewing all tips and coordinating with the FBI, but declined further comment. Authorities believe Guthrie was abducted and are treating the case as a criminal investigation. An alleged ransom note demanding Bitcoin has surfaced in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, as authorities continue to treat the case as a suspected abduction.The note, first reported by TMZ, is allegedly demanding “a large”…

In brief Standard Chartered has cut its end-2026 Solana price target to $250 from $310. The bank raised its long-term forecast, projecting that SOL will reach $2,000 by end-2030. Solana’s DEX activity is shifting from meme coins to SOL-stablecoin pairs as micropayments emerge. Standard Chartered has slashed its 2026 Solana price target while raising long-term forecasts, saying the blockchain will dominate micropayments and stablecoin transactions as it moves beyond its meme coin-dominated past.The international banking group cut its year-end SOL forecast to $250 from $310, but raised projections for subsequent years, estimating the token could reach $2,000 by end-2030, according…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple says more than AED 1 billion (over $280 million) of certified polished diamonds held in the United Arab Emirates have been tokenized on the XRP Ledger, in a deal that ties a high-value physical inventory to on-chain issuance, custody, and (eventually) secondary-market rails. The initiative, announced Tuesday by Billiton Diamond and Ctrl Alt, is pitched as an end-to-end tokenization effort for certified polished diamond inventory in the Dubai market, one that is designed to make provenance, grading, and ownership history verifiable before a transaction, while compressing…

In brief Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum needs “a new path” that relies less on layer-2 networks. He warned some L2s have compromised on decentralization and should not be treated as “branded” extensions of Ethereum. Buterin urged L2 developers to pitch a value proposition beyond simply “scaling Ethereum.” Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Tuesday that the network must find “a new path” involving less dependence on layer-2 scaling networks, also known as L2s.“The original vision of L2s and their role in Ethereum no longer makes sense,” Buterin wrote in an X post.For years, Ethereum developers have pursued a long-term goal of…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US Lawmakers have called for better anti-corruption measures over the $500 million deal between an Abu Dhabi-backed entity and World Liberty Financial Invest (WLFI), the main crypto venture of the Trump family. Congressmen Question WLFI’s UAE-Backed Deal On Monday, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy criticized the recently unveiled deal involving United Arab Emirates (UAE) investors and a US President Trump-linked crypto company, World Liberty Financial. In an X post, the congressman expressed his concerns over the deal, warning that it had broken “decades of national security precedent” and…

In brief Sam Altman’s late-night post about feeling “a little useless and sad” collided with widespread anxiety about AI-driven job displacement—and users wasted no time saying so. Replies skewered the mismatch between billionaire vulnerability and the real-world fallout facing workers whose skills are already being automated away. The backlash was amplified by frustration over OpenAI’s planned retirement of GPT-4o, a user favorite whose deprecation has reignited trust and stability concerns. In a moment of raw tech-bro vulnerability, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X last night to confess that building an app with Codex left him feeling “a little useless…