A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis was sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for orchestrating a global cryptocurrency scam that stole more than $73 million from victims, many of them American investors. Daren Li, 42, received the statutory maximum sentence in the Central District of California, along with three …
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Crypto ETFs opened the new week on steadier footing, led by a second consecutive day of inflows for bitcoin and renewed strength across ether and XRP products. Bitcoin Extends Inflows as Ether and XRP Turn Green A calmer tone settled over crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as the week got underway, with capital cautiously rotating back …
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Alphabet surprised markets with a $20 billion U.S. bond sale, far above expectations, as hyperscalers ramp up record borrowing to fund massive artificial intelligence (AI)‑driven capital spending. The AI Capex Explosion In a move that signals either supreme confidence or a desperate arms race, Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) tapped the U.S. high-grade bond market on …
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French authorities recently arrested six suspects accused of kidnapping a magistrate and her mother in a cryptocurrency ransom scheme. Targeting Cryptocurrency Wealth French prosecutors announced Feb. 8 that six suspects, including a minor, have been arrested after a magistrate and her mother were held captive for about 30 hours in a cryptocurrency ransom scheme. Lyon …
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Jeff Park, CIO at Procap, explained that bitcoin, as a decentralized asset, will shine in what he called a “wartime” period, when the fragmentation of world powers and the centralization of the governments’ roles will allow it to surge again as a tool to fight capital controls and financial oppression. Jeff Park: ‘Wartime Bitcoin’ Will …
DeFi Technologies has launched an index that tracks real investor flows across Valour’s ecosystem and offers forward-looking insights into institutional sentiment. Real-Time Insights into Institutional Sentiment Nasdaq-listed DeFi Technologies Inc. has introduced a new index designed to capture how regulated capital is deployed across the digital asset market. The launch was executed through its subsidiaries …
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Global search interest for crypto has dropped close to one-year lows as prices and trading activity retreat, highlighting weakened retail engagement amid a broader market downturn. Falling Search Trends Reflect Cooling Crypto Sentiment Investor interest in crypto appears to be fading, at least online. Google Trends data shows worldwide search volume for the term “ …
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This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. On February 9, 2026, Liquidity 2026, the annual flagship institutional digital asset summit hosted by LTP Hong Kong, concluded successfully in Hong Kong. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the event once again brought together senior representatives from hedge funds, market makers, high-frequency trading firms, family …
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, Strategy, remains undeterred by continued weakness across the crypto markets. Saylor says the firm acquired an additional 1,142 Bitcoin for roughly $90 million at an average price of about $78,815 per BTC. Strategy now holds 714,644 Bitcoin acquired for approximately $54.35 billion, at an average cost of about $76,056 …
Gemini’s decision to exit the United Kingdom, European Union, and Australia to focus on the United States and Singapore has sharpened questions over whether the UK’s still unfinished rulebook is deterring even well‑regulated players the government hoped to attract. In April 2022, then Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it was his “ambition to make the UK …
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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended a tentative rebound after attracting $371 million in net inflows last Friday, adding to signs that institutional demand may be stabilizing following weeks of sustained selling. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs attracted a further $145 million in inflows on Monday as BTC hovered around $70,000, according to data from …
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Ethereum has hit a zone typically associated with mass selling, with an MVRV Z-Score returning a score of -0.42 — though analysts are split on whether the price of Ether is close to bottoming out. The MVRV Z-Score is a metric used to assess whether a crypto asset is overvalued or undervalued by comparing its …
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TLDR: Ethereum EIP-8025 allows validators to verify blocks using ZK proofs instead of re-executing transactions zkAttesters can sync in minutes without holding execution layer state or running full EL clients The 3-of-5 proof threshold preserves client diversity while enabling proof-based block validation ePBS extends proving window to 6-9 seconds, making real-time proof generation feasible for …
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Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller says the crypto hype that came with US President Donald Trump’s election victory has begun to wane as the market has become more entangled with traditional finance. “I think some of the euphoria that came into the crypto world with the current administration, some of that’s kind of fading,” Waller …
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Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov argues the recent crypto market downturn is unlike any previous bear market — there have been no major FTX-style collapses, and tokenized real-world asset (RWA) growth remains substantial. Market cycles are normal, “but what is important is what those cycles reveal about how far the industry has progressed,” said Nazarov on …
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