Tether USDt hits record $187B market cap in Q4 despite crypto downturn
USDt added $12.4 billion in Q4 to reach a $187.3 billion market cap, increasing users and onchain activity even as...
Month: February 2026
Bitcoin price erases 15 months of bull market gains with $69K comedown
Bitcoin selling pressure sparked a retreat below the 2021 bull market high, with lower BTC price targets still expected to...
Bitcoin ETFs ‘hanging in there’ despite BTC plunge: Analyst
Bitcoin ETFs may be sitting on their “biggest losses” since launching in January 2024, but there is a silver lining,...
Coinbase premium hits yearly low, hinting at institutional selling
Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Gap has fallen to a yearly low, a move analysts say may reflect weaker relative demand on...
Crypto wallet provider Payy launches Ethereum L2 with built-in transaction privacy
Payy says its new layer-2 network routes ERC-20 transfers through privacy pools by default without requiring new wallets or tokens.
HYPE rallies 60% on staking flows and balance-sheet buying — but can it last?
Hyperliquid’s HYPE token gained 60% amid heavy staking and balance-sheet accumulation, even as open interest and perpetual volumes remained largely...
How crypto made and undid the $100M Incognito dark web market
The massive dark web drug marketplace used cryptocurrency, the same technology that ultimately allowed FBI agents to locate and arrest...
Crypto firms offer ideas to break market structure gridlock: Report
Some crypto companies have proposed giving community banks a bigger stablecoin role as Senate negotiations stall over the contentious market...
Bhutan moves $22M in Bitcoin as crypto slumps, mining conditions toughen
Bhutan has slipped to the seventh-largest nation-state Bitcoin holder, with its stash falling from 13,295 BTC in October 2024 to...
Crypto wallet provider Payy launches privacy-focused Ethereum L2
Payy’s new privacy layer 2 makes every ERC-20 transfer private by default without the need for new wallets or tokens.Crypto...
HYPE jumps 58% as commodities trading surges on Hyperliquid
HYPE has surged after a sharp rise in Hyperliquid commodities activity, with derivatives data pointing to renewed speculative interest.
Chinese Money Laundering Networks Funneled $16.1 Billion in Crypto in 2025
In 2025, Chinese-language money laundering networks processed $16.1 billion in illegal crypto, nearly 20% of the global underground economy. Telegram...
Are Markets in a Bubble? Top Economists See Strength — With Caveats
Fears of a looming market bubble have returned as stock prices climb and artificial intelligence spending accelerates, but several leading...
Wintermute Founder Casts a Cold Eye on Crypto’s Direction
Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy offered a blunt assessment of crypto’s current condition on Wednesday, arguing that the industry has stalled...
Binance Dominates Crypto Reserves With $155 Billion Lead
Coinmarketcap’s latest Proof of Reserves report shows Binance holding an overwhelming lead in exchange reserves, showcasing sharp differences in scale,...
