Bitcoin is not looking hot in the near term, according to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju. Ju says Bitcoin is “not pumpable right now,” with the market lacking the conditions needed for a sustained rally. [adinserter block=”1″] “In 2024, $10 billion in cash could create $26 billion in BTC book value. In 2025, $308 billion …
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US credit union regulator proposes stablecoin licensing path
The United States National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has proposed its first rules under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, sketching out how subsidiaries of federally insured credit unions could apply to become federally supervised payment stablecoin issuers. The NCUA, which oversees more than 4,000 federally insured credit unions serving …
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UK government appoints HSBC for tokenized bond pilot
The United Kingdom’s government has appointed HSBC’s tokenization platform to power a pilot issuance of digital government bonds, known as “gilts,” marking the latest step in its push to modernize sovereign debt markets using blockchain technology. HM Treasury has appointed HSBC Orion to facilitate the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance, according to a Thursday …
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OKX Ventures backs RWA stablecoin with Securitize, Hamilton Lane
Securitize is launching a stablecoin backed by tokenized private credit assets in partnership with Hamilton Lane, OKX Ventures and stablecoin infrastructure firm STBL, expanding efforts to bring institutional real-world asset yield onto blockchain rails. Securitize has partnered with stablecoin infrastructure provider STBL, Nasdaq-listed private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane and crypto exchange OKX’s investment …
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Gen Z flirts with crypto to pay for dates this Valentine’s, survey finds
Gen Z Americans may be open to paying for dates with cryptocurrency, but most still aren’t putting digital coins where their hearts are, according to a January Pollfish survey commissioned by crypto exchange OKX. The poll of 1,000 US adults found that 13% of Gen Z respondents said they have paid for a date using …
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BYDFi Joins Solana Accelerate APAC at Consensus Hong Kong, Expanding Solana Ecosystem Engagement
February 12th, 2026 – Victoria, Seychelles The event was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre alongside the broader Consensus Hong Kong conference. The combined gathering brought together founders, institutional representatives, policymakers, and blockchain developers, underscoring Hong Kong’s role as a regional hub and an established meeting point for Web3 and blockchain innovation …
Flipster FZE Secures In-Principle Approval from VARA, Reinforcing Commitment to Regulated Crypto Access
February 12th, 2026 – Dubai, UAE Flipster, a global cryptocurrency trading platform, has received in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) under Flipster FZE. The approval is a key milestone in Flipster’s expansion into the Middle East and reinforces its focus on building safe, compliant access to digital assets in regulated markets. The …
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley Predicts Majority of Financial Institutions Will Be in Crypto in Just Six Months
The CEO and co-founder of the crypto index fund manager Bitwise believes most of the world’s financial institutions will soon utilize digital assets. In a new interview on the Talking Tokens podcast, Hunter Horsley says that 66% of all financial institutions will enter crypto in the near term based on his interaction with top bank …
Bankers push OCC to slow crypto trust charters until GENIUS rules clarified
The American Bankers Association (ABA) is urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to slow its approval of national trust bank charters for crypto and stablecoin firms until the regulatory landscape under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act is clearer. In a Wednesday comment letter on the …
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Binance completes $1B Bitcoin conversion for SAFU emergency fund
Binance completed the $1 billion Bitcoin conversion for its emergency fund, committing to holding Bitcoin as its core reserve asset. Binance purchased another $304 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) on Thursday, completing the conversion of $1 billion in Bitcoin for its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) wallet, according to Arkham data. The fund now …
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ARK Invest adds $34M Robinhood stake as Bitcoin falls below $66K
ARK Invest, the investment firm led by Bitcoin bull Cathie Wood, snapped up a significant batch of crypto-linked stocks on Wednesday as BTC briefly dipped below $66,000. ARK purchased 433,806 shares of Robinhood (HOOD) for approximately $33.8 million, according to a trade notification reviewed by Cointelegraph. The asset manager also boosted its exposure to crypto …
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Strategy CEO eyes more preferred stock to fund Bitcoin buys
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy will further lean on its preferred stock sales to acquire Bitcoin, shifting from its strategy of selling common stock, says CEO Phong Le. “We will start to transition from equity capital to preferred capital,” Le told Bloomberg’s “The Close” on Wednesday. Stretch (STRC) is Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, launched in July, …
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Ether set for another ‘V-shaped recovery,’ Tom Lee says
Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said he expects Ether to rebound quickly following recent declines, arguing the asset has experienced eight such recoveries since 2018. “A lot of people are frustrated, but keep in mind that Ethereum, since 2018, has fallen more than 50% eight times,” Lee said at a conference in Hong Kong …
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Russia is blocking WhatsApp to push ‘surveillance’ app, company says
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by social media giant Meta, has accused Russia of attempting to block access for millions of its users to push them towards its state-owned alternative. “Trying to isolate over 100 million users from private and secure communication is a backward step and can only lead to less safety for people …
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Thailand approves crypto as underlying assets in derivatives markets
Thailand’s government on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal allowing digital assets to be used as underlying assets in the country’s derivatives and capital markets. The move aims to modernize Thailand’s derivatives markets in line with international standards, strengthen regulatory oversight and investor protection, and position itself as a regional hub for institutional crypto trading, …
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