Crypto scam mastermind gets 20 years for $73M pig butchering scheme
A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis was sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for...
Month: February 2026
Crypto ETFs Start Week Firm as Bitcoin Sees $145 Million Inflow
Crypto ETFs opened the new week on steadier footing, led by a second consecutive day of inflows for bitcoin and...
Alphabet Taps Bond Market for $20B as Michael Burry Warns of a ‘Motorola Moment’
Alphabet surprised markets with a $20 billion U.S. bond sale, far above expectations, as hyperscalers ramp up record borrowing to...
France Arrests Six in Crypto Ransom Kidnapping of Magistrate, Mother
French authorities recently arrested six suspects accused of kidnapping a magistrate and her mother in a cryptocurrency ransom scheme. Targeting...
Analyst: Bitcoin Will Shine in a ‘Wartime’ Environment, Becoming the ‘Ultimate Hedge’
Jeff Park, CIO at Procap, explained that bitcoin, as a decentralized asset, will shine in what he called a “wartime”...
DeFi Technologies Launches Index to Track Institutional Crypto Flows
DeFi Technologies has launched an index that tracks real investor flows across Valour’s ecosystem and offers forward-looking insights into institutional...
Google Trends Data Shows Crypto Interest Slumps as Market Pulls Back
Global search interest for crypto has dropped close to one-year lows as prices and trading activity retreat, highlighting weakened retail...
Liquidity 2026: Where Global Institutions Converged on the Future of Digital Assets and TradFi
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. On February 9, 2026, Liquidity 2026, the annual flagship institutional digital...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Acquires $90,000,000 in Bitcoin, Tom Lee’s BitMine Buys $85,500,000 in Ethereum Amid Crypto Market Woes
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, Strategy, remains undeterred by continued weakness across the crypto markets. Saylor says the firm...
Gemini exit a ‘blow for policymakers’ with UK crypto hub ambitions
Gemini’s decision to exit the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia to focus on the United States and Singapore has...
Bitcoin ETFs extend rebound as $145M in fresh inflows hit market
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended a tentative rebound after attracting $371 million in net inflows last Friday, adding...
Analysts debate whether Ether has capitulated or has further to fall
Ethereum has hit a zone typically associated with mass selling, with an MVRV Z-Score returning a score of -0.42 —...
Ethereum Adopts Zero-Knowledge Proof Validation in 2026 L1-zkEVM Roadmap Shift
TLDR: Ethereum EIP-8025 allows validators to verify blocks using ZK proofs instead of re-executing transactions zkAttesters can sync in minutes...
Fed’s Waller says crypto hype ‘fading’ with TradFi tie-ins
Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller says the crypto hype that came with US President Donald Trump’s election victory has begun...
Chainlink co-founder’s 2 reasons this bear market feels different
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov argues the recent crypto market downturn is unlike any previous bear market — there have been...
