
The political world is now paying attention to Bitcoin (BTC) again. The current situation does not involve price charts and halving cycles but deals with power and policy and restraint. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress that the United States will keep Bitcoin seized through asset forfeiture. The government will not provide support to

MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) is facing increased pressure, with the stock closing at $129.09 on Thursday, February 5, 2026. This is mainly due to the decrease in the value of Bitcoin and the fact that the company has significant leverage. This shows the risks associated with MicroStrategy’s famous strategy of holding large quantities of Bitcoin on

Clearly, it is a rough day on the charts. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and most of the top 10 assets are in the red, extending losses from the end of 2025. Whether this state of affairs will continue remains to be seen. What’s evident, however, is that the Bitcoin price is dropping so fast and by so […]

Binance reportedly holds more crypto reserves than every major rival combined, based on CoinMarketCap’s January 2026 Proof of Reserves data. The exchange controls about $155 billion in user-backed assets. For context, the closest competitor, OKX, held around $31.29 billion, followed by Bybit at approximately $14.17 billion. Other notable exchanges included Gate (~$7.86 billion), HTX (~$6.92 […]

Vitalik Buterin has warned Ethereum developers against building “copy-paste” EVM chains and superficial layer-2 connections, arguing that the ecosystem risks stagnation if it continues prioritising convenience over genuine innovation. Have been following reactions to what I said about L2s about 1.5 days ago. One important thing that I believe is: “make yet another EVM chain […]

Bitcoin has slipped to roughly $70,000 on February 5 — about 20% below the estimated $87,000 cost to produce a single coin — as hashrate declines, shrinking margins, and a broader market rout drag miner profitability to its lowest point in 14 months. Key Takeaways: – Bitcoin is trading near $71,000, roughly 20% below its […]

The crypto market is down today, posting a notable decrease. It fell 6.4% over the past 24 hours to $2.49 trillion. Moreover, 92 of the top 100 coins saw their prices drop. Also, the total crypto trading volume stands at $216 billion, higher than what we’ve been seeing over the past few days. TLDR: Crypto […]

As Solana (SOL) trades at multi-year lows, some analysts have lowered their end-of-year targets. Meanwhile, other market watchers have warned that the altcoin risks another 50% correction after a bearish formation was recently confirmed. Solana Confirms Head And Shoulders Pattern On Wednesday, Solana retraced nearly 10% in the daily timeframe, reaching a two-year low of […]

A leveraged Ethereum position built by Jack Yi’s Trend Research continues to unwind under pressure. The position, assembled through Aave’s lending protocol and reported to have reached roughly $958 million in borrowed stablecoins at its peak, has been shrinking through repeated defensive sales as Ethereum’s price declines. On Feb. 4, Trend deposited another 10,000 ETH […]

Chicago-based Bitnomial has launched regulated futures tied to Tezos’ XTZ token in the United States. The listing marks the first US-regulated futures market for XTZ. The contracts are live for institutional traders and will extend to retail access through Bitnomial’s Botanical platform. ✦ Bitnomial introduces first US-regulated Tezos $XTZ futures for retail investors: Bitnomial has […]

The ‘Big Short’ investor compared the current slide with a one-time past cycle breakdown that saw BTC lose nearly half its value before stabilizing.

“Extreme fear” grips crypto and metals while U.S. equities show resilience ahead of key earnings.