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MYX Finance Plunges 72% in a Week

MYX Finance has plunged 72% over the past seven days, sending the token to a three-month low and erasing months of gains. While such a collapse can suggest protocol failure or loss of utility, on-chain and derivatives metrics point elsewhere. Total value locked fell by roughly $2 million, from $22.

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Digital Chamber: CLARITY Act limits on stablecoin yields could aid foreign currencies

The Digital Chamber urged Congress to preserve the ability of payment stablecoins to generate rewards through decentralized finance, asking lawmakers to retain the exemptions in Section 404. Those provisions distinguish traditional bank "interest" on insured deposits from "rewards" earned by providing liquidity on decentralized exchanges. The

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Solana New Holders Drop 2.3 Million as Price Remains Range-Bound

New Solana addresses have fallen by about 2.3 million, a 23% decline to 7.62 million over the past four days, reflecting weaker onboarding momentum. The token has traded sideways recently, sitting near $86 and oscillating between $78 support and $89 resistance. Exchange flows show roughly 1.4 million

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Pi Coin Surges 25% as Momentum Signals Improve

Pi Coin surged 25% in the past 24 hours, its strongest single-day gain since November 2025 and its first consecutive advance in nearly six weeks. The move has coincided with stabilizing crypto-market sentiment and reflects improving technical and derivatives signals rather than a brief spike. The Relative Strength Index rebounded

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Crypto Needs Privacy To Scale in Payments, Says Binance Co-Founder

Changpeng Zhao, co-founder of Binance, said the lack of privacy for onchain transactions is one of the biggest hurdles to the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange and for payments. He gave a concrete example: “Lack of Privacy may be the missing link for crypto payments adoption.

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Ethereum 7% Drop Tests Retail 'Diamond Hands' as Coinbase CEO Sees Upside

Ethereum (ETH) has fallen 6.6% in the last 24 hours, trading around $1,947, as broader crypto markets navigate volatility and macroeconomic headwinds. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong pointed to retail investor resilience, saying the exchange’s retail users have been buying the dip and showing net increases in BTC

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CZ Details Binance’s Early Investment and Exit from FTX

Changpeng Zhao has given a detailed account of Binance’s early relationship with FTX, tracing it back to a January 2019 meeting with Sam Bankman‑Fried, who then ran Alameda Research. CZ said Alameda was a major trading client and that its team later proposed collaborations on a derivatives platform,

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XRP Rally Falters as Holders Book Premature Profits

XRP nearly surged 18.7% intraday before surrendering roughly half that advance and now trades near $1.53 after closing with a 9% gain. Premature profit-taking capped momentum and may shape price direction in the coming sessions. Exchange net position change data shows continued inflows to exchanges—green bars that

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Ethereum Reclaims $2,000 but Whale Activity Raises Questions

Ethereum has reclaimed the $2,000 level and trades around $2,087, but the rally has lacked sustained upside as price remains under pressure and key holder groups show indecision. Large addresses holding between 100,000 and 1 million ETH sold about 1.3 million ETH between February 9 and

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Hong Kong pushes to strengthen crypto regulations

Policymakers at Consensus Hong Kong unveiled a set of initiatives aimed at bolstering the local digital-asset ecosystem, including a framework for perpetual contracts and a promise that stablecoin licenses will be announced in the coming month. Regulators such as the Securities & Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority

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CEO sentenced to 20 years for $200M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme

Ramil Ventura Palafox, 61, former CEO and chairman of Praetorian Group International, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a $200 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 90,000 investors worldwide. Prosecutors say Palafox used PGI to lure investors into a purported Bitcoin trading program that

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Saylor Signals Week 12 of Consecutive Bitcoin Buys

Michael Saylor, co-founder of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy, signaled the firm is acquiring more BTC amid the market dip, marking week 12 of consecutive purchases. He posted Strategy’s BTC accumulation chart on X, a visual now associated with the company’s buys and indicating an upcoming 99th transaction. Strategy’

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Cardano Aims to Launch USDCx Stablecoin by End of February

The Cardano blockchain will integrate USDCx, a variant of Circle’s USDC stablecoin, by the end of February, Philip DiSaro of Anastasia Labs confirmed on February 15. USDCx is dollar-denominated and backed 1:1 by USDC held through Circle’s xReserve. DiSaro said USDCx will function identically to native USDC

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Vitalik Buterin Warns Prediction Markets Risk Collapse Without Fix

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says decentralized prediction markets need a fundamental restructuring, warning that their current drift into short-term gambling threatens long-term viability. While platforms such as Polymarket have seen significant volume and attention, he argues they suffer from an "unhealthy market fit." Buterin says these markets have

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Hedera (HBAR) Price Eyes 57% Rally as Short Squeeze Looms Over Traders

Hedera has surged in recent sessions and now sits poised to break out from a descending broadening wedge that projects a potential 57% rally upon confirmation. The recent move reflects improving sentiment across select altcoins, though breakouts require follow-through buying. The Money Flow Index indicates rising buying pressure, signaling that

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BlackRock digital-assets head: leverage-driven volatility threatens bitcoin

Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock, warned that rampant speculation on crypto derivatives platforms is fueling volatility and undermining bitcoin’s appeal as a stable institutional hedge. He noted that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has been a highly successful product launch, but growing reliance on leverage

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Coinbase Users Face Temporary Trading Outage Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Some Coinbase users are currently unable to buy, sell, or transfer digital assets on Coinbase.com. The company posted on its Twitter support channel: "We are aware that customers may be unable to buy, sell, or transfer on Coinbase.com at this time. Our team is investigating this issue

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Ethereum in 'Opportunity Zone' Still Struggling to Recover

Ethereum remains under pressure after a sharp decline that unsettled investors across the crypto market. Its MVRV ratio shows ETH has entered what is described as an "opportunity zone," a range between negative 18% and negative 28%. Historically, entries into this band have often preceded price reversals as

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Hedera (HBAR) Gains 10% but New Risks Emerge

Hedera’s HBAR is outperforming the broader crypto market. While Bitcoin and Ethereum are up around 2% over the past day, HBAR has gained nearly 10% over the past week and about 8% in the last 24 hours, trading near $0.096 and stalling close to $0.098. The token

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LIT Price Jumps 10% as Lighter Lands $920M Revenue-Sharing Deal with Circle

LIT, the native token for the Lighter ecosystem, rose nearly 10% during the early US session after Lighter struck a major revenue‑sharing deal with USDC issuer Circle. The agreement covers about $920 million in USDC deposits on Lighter’s platform, a notable milestone for the young DeFi exchange. Under

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Is this crypto winter different? Key observers reevaluate Bitcoin

Bitcoin has slid since an October peak above $120,000 and fell sharply in recent weeks, down more than 25% on the month. Market observers have offered differing explanations for the sell-off. Some point to institutional adoption: large financial firms bring significant capital but lower risk tolerance, and much of

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What’s Next for Berachain After a 210% Rally?

Berachain shocked the market with a near 210% intraday surge before prices pulled back. The spike was driven by a sharp short squeeze: funding rates plunged as low as negative 5,900% and 24-hour trading volume climbed to $2.23 billion, producing an explosive but largely speculative move. Chaikin Money

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Standard Chartered Sees Bitcoin Falling to $50,000 Before Recovery

Standard Chartered warns crypto markets may face a final wave of selling before a broader recovery, forecasting Bitcoin could fall to $50,000 and Ethereum to $1,400 in the months ahead as macro uncertainty builds and ETF flows weaken. Geoff Kendrick, the bank’s Head of Digital Asset Research,

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Solana holders capitulate as price hovers near $80

Solana trades near $80 as the token extends a three-week downtrend amid weak investor demand and bearish macro conditions. Long-term holder conviction is waning, adding pressure to the price that sits just above the $79 support level. On-chain data show supply in profit has fallen to about 15%, the lowest

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Bitcoin on-chain loss metrics reach Luna crash levels

Bitcoin’s on-chain loss indicators fell into deeply negative territory on Feb. 7, matching levels seen during the June 2022 Luna/UST collapse. The Net Realized Profit/Loss 7-day moving average dropped into negative readings before improving slightly by Feb. 10, and the current reading is the second deepest in