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Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio Hits Bear Market Lows At Negative 10

The Bitcoin Sharpe ratio — a measure of risk-adjusted return — has fallen to -10, its lowest level since March 2023, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said on X on Saturday. "The Sharpe ratio has just entered a particularly interesting zone, one that has historically aligned with the final phases of bear markets,

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Trend Research Sells Ethereum, Locks in Nearly $750M Loss

Trend Research has sold its entire Ethereum position, crystallizing losses of nearly $750 million. The firm, led by Jack Yi, moved 651,757 ETH to Binance—about $1.34 billion at an average price of $2,055—leaving just 0.0344 ETH (roughly $72) on its books. On-chain tracking from

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Crypto, Banks Give Input to Fed ‘Skinny Master Account’ Idea

The Federal Reserve received 44 comments on a proposal to offer so-called “skinny master accounts,” payment accounts that would give fintech firms limited access to the central bank’s payments infrastructure. In opening up comments, Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the new accounts were needed because of “rapid developments” in

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Only 10K Bitcoin Is Quantum-Vulnerable and Worth Attacking

CoinShares Bitcoin research lead Christopher Bendiksen said just 10,230 Bitcoin of 1.63 million sit in wallet addresses with publicly visible cryptographic keys that are vulnerable to a quantum computing attack. A little over 7,000 Bitcoin are in wallets holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC, while roughly

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Tom Lee’s BitMine Adds Another $42 Million in Ethereum Despite Crypto Winter

BitMine, the largest corporate holder of Ethereum, purchased about 20,000 ETH — roughly $41.98 million — in a transaction reported on February 7 by Lookonchain, which cited Arkham Intelligence data. The buy increases the firm’s treasury and moves it closer to a long-term target of controlling 5% of Ethereum’

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Buterin: Overcollateralized Algorithmic Stablecoins Define Real DeFi

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and crypto analyst c-node reignited the debate over the true purpose of Decentralized Finance, challenging the booming industry to rethink its priorities. c-node argued that much of today’s DeFi hype is superficial and serves speculative interests rather than advancing genuinely decentralized infrastructure. They wrote that

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Kyle Samani Criticizes Hyperliquid Days After Leaving Multicoin

Kyle Samani stepped down from Multicoin Capital on February 5, 2026, after nearly a decade as co-founder. On-chain data shows wallets linked to the firm accumulated Hyperliquid’s HYPE token in late January, with purchases exceeding $40 million, and the close timing has prompted speculation that differences over investment strategy

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Google Search Interest in 'Crypto' Near One-Year Low

Google Trends shows worldwide search volume for 'crypto' at 30 out of 100, hovering near a 12-month low of 24. The metric last reached 100 in August 2025, when the crypto market's total capitalization topped more than $4.2 trillion. U.S. search activity followed a

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Ransom note suggests 'skilled' kidnappers in Nancy Guthrie case

The ransom note in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance suggests the kidnappers were experienced, Tucson ABC affiliate KGUN9 reported, after demanding the Guthrie family pay $6 million in bitcoin by Monday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. MT. Tracy Walder, a former CIA member and FBI special agent, said '

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Crypto phishing losses surge 207% as attackers target high-value wallets

Data from blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer show signature phishing drained roughly $6.3 million from user wallets in January, a 207% increase from December even as the raw count of victims fell 11%. Attackers have shifted toward “whale hunting,” focusing on fewer but wealthier users. Two victims accounted for

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French police arrest six over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping

French authorities arrested six suspects, including a child, after a magistrate and her mother were held captive for about 30 hours in a cryptocurrency ransom plot. Four men and one woman were detained — three overnight and two on Sunday morning, Lyon prosecutor Thierry Dran said; he later confirmed a child

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Malicious packages steal dYdX wallet credentials

Open source packages on the npm and PyPI repositories were laced with code that stole wallet credentials from dYdX developers and backend systems and, in some cases, backdoored devices, researchers said. “Every application using the compromised npm versions is at risk …." the researchers, from security firm Socket, said Friday.

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Arthur Hayes Attributes Bitcoin Crash to ETF-Linked Dealer Hedging

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says institutional dealer hedging tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is amplifying recent Bitcoin price declines. He pointed to structured financial products linked to IBIT and argued that falling prices force institutions that issue these notes to sell the underlying asset to manage risk,

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Monero Attempts Recovery After Monthlong Collapse; Death Cross Risk Looms

Monero has faced intense selling pressure over the past month, with the price collapsing nearly 60% in just four weeks. The sharp decline erased weeks of gains and pushed XMR into a sustained downtrend. This move signals quickly weakening investor confidence, as long-term holders and short-term traders alike reduce exposure

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HBAR Price Eyes a Potential 30% Rally

Hedera has come under renewed pressure after a broader market downturn dragged HBAR lower. The recent price drop reflects bearish cues driven by macro uncertainty and weakness in Bitcoin. HBAR trades inside a well-defined descending channel; rejection from the channel’s upper boundary near $0.1290 confirmed seller dominance, and

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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Its Biggest Drop Since 2021 China Ban

Bitcoin mining difficulty plunged 11.16% to 125.86 trillion (T) this week, marking its steepest decline since the 2021 crackdown in China. Mempool developer Mononaut recorded the adjustment. The drop followed severe winter storms across North America and surging energy prices, which forced inefficient operators to power down. In

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ARK sells $22M in Coinbase shares, buys Bullish across ETFs

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest continued reducing its exposure to Coinbase, unloading about $22.1 million worth of shares across multiple ETFs. The firm sold 92,737 Coinbase shares from the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), 32,790 from the Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) and 8,945 from the Fintech

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Bitwise CEO: Bitcoin Drop Gives Institutions a 'New Crack of the Apple'

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said the slide below $70,000 is being interpreted differently by long-time holders and institutional buyers. In a CNBC interview, he suggested long-term holders feel unsure while institutions are getting “a new crack at the apple,” with some seeing prices they thought they’d forever missed.

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Bithumb Recovers Overpaid Bitcoin, Covers 1,788 BTC Shortfall

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said it resolved an error that credited some user accounts with excess Bitcoin during a promotional event, recovering 99.7% of the overpaid BTC on the same day. The remaining 0.3%—1,788 BTC that had already been sold—was covered from company funds

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Crypto Industry Faces 'Massive Consolidation,' Bullish CEO Says

Bullish CEO Tom Farley predicts a wave of consolidation in the crypto industry, with smaller projects being snapped up by larger firms and the sector becoming less fragmented. He compared the shift to the exchange sector's 'continual massive consolidation' and said 'the same thing is

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How Severe Is This Bitcoin Bear Market and Where Is Price Headed Next?

Bitcoin recently experienced a sharp sell-off that nearly dragged the price down to the $60,000 level before a swift bounce. Dip buying helped BTC stabilize, but the rebound looks more like a temporary pause within a broader corrective phase, leaving the path forward uncertain. Relative Unrealized Loss surged to

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Forward Industries poised to consolidate digital-asset treasury sector

Nasdaq-listed Forward Industries carries no corporate debt and holds the largest public Solana treasury, a combination its chief investment officer says gives the company room to play offense while peers retrench. "Scale plus an unlevered balance sheet is a real advantage in this market. We can play offense when

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Bitcoin Traders Say $58K is Key as Dip-Buyers Help BTC Rebound 11%

Bitcoin bounced above $65,000 on Friday, recovering about 11% from 15-month lows below $60,000 as institutional dip buyers stepped in. The rebound followed a slide to $59,000 on Thursday that liquidated roughly $1.1 billion in BTC longs and contributed to nearly $2.6 billion in crypto

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Michael Burry links bitcoin's slide to 'collateral death spiral' in silver rout

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 for the first time since 2024 on Thursday, extending losses of more than 20 percent so far this year. As of writing it was trading under $68,000, and more than $1 billion in crypto positions had been liquidated in the past 24 hours. Hedge

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Bitcoin accumulation rises across cohorts, Glassnode shows

At the start of February, bitcoin traded near $80,000 as whales began buying while retail investors exited. A week later the price plunged to $60,000 on Feb. 5 after one of the sharpest capitulations in bitcoin's history, and the market now appears to be shifting toward