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Robinhood CEO Forecasts Prediction Market Explosion; Traders Pivot to $MAXI

What to Know: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev predicts prediction markets and event contracts will become a major asset class, validating the retail shift toward active, high-stakes speculation. The

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Wistron chairman says AI boom is real, expects strong growth through 2027

The head of a major Taiwanese electronics company says artificial intelligence is here to stay and will keep growing through 2026 and beyond, pushing back against fears that the technology sector may be overheating. Simon Lin runs Wistron, a company that makes components for Nvidia, the chip giant at the center of the AI rush. […]

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StorX Network (SRX) defies market downturn to lead decentralized storage sector in gains

StorX Network has gotten some shine recently as it has posted a relatively strong performance even as the broader crypto market has been rocked by macro headwinds and internal inadequacies.  According to data from CoinMarketCap, the decentralized storage sector is currently having a hard time, and even the heavyweights have not been exempted. Giants like […]

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Virginia Advances Bill For State Bitcoin Fund Strengthening $HYPER Market Position

What to Know: Virginia’s legislative advance toward a state Bitcoin fund validates the asset class and increases the need for scalable Bitcoin infrastructure. Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) leverages

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Bitcoin briefly crashes more than 20% on Bithumb after internal error

Bitcoin briefly declined by over 20% on Bithumb after an internal reward distribution error credited hundreds of users with 2,000 BTC, worth $1.33 million, instead of a small token of 2,000 KRW, equivalent to approximately $1.50. According to reports, the incident stemmed from an internal operation error during a promotional reward distribution known as a […]

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Solana Price Prediction 2026: $SOL Rebound Targets $100 Next, as $BMIC Rises

What to Know: SOL is rebounding hard near $80-$85, but bulls still need to reclaim $92-$100 to confirm the trend is real. A break back below the low-$70s area would weaken the bullish thesis and

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U.S. Treasury reaches $6 billion buyback for the week with latest $2 billion debt repurchase

The U.S. Treasury has repurchased $2 billion of its own debt, bringing the total buyback for this week to about $6 trillion.

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DeFi protocols avoid shut downs despite near-record activity in latest market capitulation

DeFi activity survived one of its most active trading days since October. For now, DeFi trading and lending remains robust, though a protracted market downturn can threaten loan and trading pair liquidity.

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3 Altcoins to Watch This Weekend | February 7 – 8

As the weekend approaches, select altcoins are flashing early signals that could define short-term price action. From renewed bullish momentum to deep drawdowns hinting at exhaustion, the market is of

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Pump.fun Acquires Vyper To Boost Trading Infrastructure As $HYPER Narrative Catches Fire

What to Know: Pump.fun’s acquisition of Vyper signals a pivot from simple token launches toward dominating professional-grade trading infrastructure. Market volatility is driving a demand for

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CZ hints at new Binance stablecoins through talks with governments

Binance founder CZ says he’s working with multiple governments to launch local-currency stablecoins, aiming for every fiat currency to exist on-chain.

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Pump.fun acquires Vyper trading platform to expand trading automation tools

Pump.fun completed its purchase of crypto trading service Vyper last week, marking the second time in recent months the memecoin platform has bought out a trading tool. The deal comes as digital currency values have fallen sharply from their highs a year ago. The companies did not reveal how much money changed hands in the […]

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CZ Backs National Currency Stablecoins as Creators Face a New Reality with $SUBBD

What to Know: Regulatory pressure is fracturing the stablecoin market by forcing a shift from a USD-centric model toward national-currency tokens like the Euro, Yen, or Kyrgyzstani Som. Changpeng

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Here Are The Next Major Levels To Watch For XRP As The Crypto Market Enters Red Season

Heavy capital outflows and large-scale liquidations have pushed the crypto market firmly into the red, with XRP recording a 26.5% decline over the past week. As prices slide and panic-driven selling

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Ethereum Foundation rolls out ‘One trillion dollar security’ dashboard

The Ethereum Foundation has launched a dashboard that addresses six security dimensions.

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Binance buys another 3,600 BTC to push SAFU holdings to 6,230 BTC at $403M valuation

Binance’s SAFU Fund purchased 3,600 BTC, increasing total holdings to 6,230 BTC valued $403M.

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Peter Brandt Sees A Path To $42K As Bitcoin Maxi Crowds Brace For Volatility

What to Know: Bitcoin’s slide toward the mid-$60Ks has reignited downside targets like $42K, especially as liquidity and sentiment wobble. Spot Bitcoin ETF flows have turned choppy, with sharp

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Europe plans euro-backed stablecoins, joint EU debt to reduce dollar reliance

Finance ministers across Europe will meet on February 16 to decide how to fight back against the global control of the US dollar. According to a document prepared by the European Commission, they’ll talk about launching euro-denominated stablecoins and expanding joint EU debt. This is a survival plan. The euro makes up only 20% of […]

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Accidental 2,000 BTC Airdrop Crashes Bitcoin Price 10% on Bithumb

South Korea’s cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb faced a major operational mishap on February 6, 2026, which quickly sent the BTC/KRW trading pair down by double digits.It brings to mind past controversi

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Bank of Russia introduces strict account requirements in amended digital ruble rules

Russia’s monetary authority has updated the rules for opening digital ruble accounts, and the end result is a complicated procedure for ordinary Russians and small businesses. The regulator wants to learn a lot about future users, and that’s likely to limit access to the new incarnation of the national fiat, the mass adoption of which […]

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Chinese nationals arrested and charged in Starlink data theft investigations 

French authorities charged four people with spying for China, after the convicts were detained from an Airbnb in Southwest France two days ago. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed Thursday that two suspects were placed in custody, while two others are under judicial supervision. According to Bloomberg, the four individuals were arrested on Wednesday in an […]

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Locals fight back over reports Bitcoin investor Olivier Janssens wrote crypto bill for Caribbean island Nevis

Last year, multimillionaire but relatively obscure Bitcoin investor named Olivier Janssens funded a big new project on the island of Nevis, and also helped write the law that makes it possible. This law gives Olivier’s group the legal go-ahead to build a private libertarian zone called Destiny, a full-on crypto-powered community that runs on crypto, […]

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Why tokenized assets aren’t liquid (yet)

Tokenized assets expanded on multiple blockchains. The ongoing tokenization does not guarantee liquidity, but serves as infrastructure to connect traditional finance to on-chain operations.

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Hoskinson Warns the Crypto Slump Will Get Worse as $LIQUID Targets Fluidity

What to Know: $BTC near $66K and $ETH near $1.9k highlight a fragile tape where volatility dictates positioning. ‘It’ll get worse’ warnings resonate because liquidity stress amplifies

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Trend Research continues to fend off liquidation on overleveraged ETH position

Trend Research has sent another 20k ETH to Binance for liquidation purposes amid the ongoing crypto market sell-off.

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BeInCrypto Wins ‘Best Crypto Publisher’ at Crypto Awards 2025

BeInCrypto has been named Best Crypto Publisher at The Crypto Awards 2025, Russia’s leading awards for cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. The event recognized top projects across 24 categorie

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Musk’s Tesla looks at Chinese AI models even as Trump insists on American dominance

Elon Musk’s Tesla is now training artificial intelligence models inside China, even while Donald Trump is on TV saying America is crushing the Chinese in the race to dominate AI. A Chinese news outlet, Cailianshe, broke the story on Friday. They said Tesla’s training center in China is focused on building AI for local use […]

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Strategy’s Quantum Security Push Meets The Rise Of $BMIC Innovation

What to Know: Bitcoin and Ethereum are rebounding, but the broader ‘crypto winter’ narrative and volatility keep positioning cautious and tactical. ETF flow whiplash suggests institutions

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Ripple Price Forecast: XRP stages relief rally following market sell-off

Ripple (XRP) is accelerating its recovery, trading above $1.36 at the time of writing on Friday, as investors adjust their positions following a turbulent week in the broader crypto market. The remittance token is up over 21% from its intraday low of $1.12.

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Bitcoin’s Biggest Stress Test Since FTX: What the Data is Telling Us

Bitcoin and the broader crypto market has experienced a complete market reset over the past week and particularly over the past 24 hours. Capitulation alarms have gone off as over $500 billion in the total crypto market cap has been erased since January 31st, that’s a staggering 20%+ drop in six days.  Bitcoin -13.82% move […]

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