Crypto majors are very green and continuing the rebound rally; BTC +4% at $68.2K; ETH +7% at $2,070; SOL +5% at $88. DCR (+15%), Stable (+14%), DOT (+13%) and AERO (+13%) led top movers. BTC bounced 7% to near $69K after falling below $63K Tuesday, as whale buying and ETF inflows sparked a $400M short squeeze. Circle (CRCL) surged 35% after huge Q4 results: USDC circulation $75.3B (+72%), transaction volume $11.9T (+247%), revenue $770M (+77%). Nvidia posted a record $68.1B in Q4 revenue (+73%), guided Q1 to $78B, and confirmed Vera Rubin sample shipments started (NVDA +3.5%). The Ethereum Foundation published its "strawmap", a public developer roadmap targeting seven protocol forks through 2029 with north stars including 10K TPS via zkEVMs, first-class privacy, and post-quantum cryptography. The Dutch government plans to impose a 36% tax on unrealized crypto gains, amending existing tax law to treat digital assets on a mark-to-market basis. A UK parliamentary committee proposed a temporary ban on crypto donations in politics, citing foreign influence concerns and traceability issues. An AI system discovered a critical bug in Nethermind’s Ethereum client, the latest win for AI-driven security auditing. Sen. Richard Blumenthal opened a Senate inquiry into Binance over alleged $1.7B in transfers to Iran-linked entities including the Houthis.

Crypto majors are very green after a big rebound; BTC +4% at $65.7K; ETH +6% at $1,940; SOL +8% at $83. Virtual (+20%), Morpho (+16%), DOT (+13%) and ETHFI (+13%) led top movers; AVAX +10% as well. Bitcoin is down 50% from its all-time high as trader sentiment turns increasingly bearish, per Decrypt reporting today. The Ethereum Foundation began staking 70,000 ETH from its treasury, with an initial 2,106 ETH deposit going live today; staking rewards will fund protocol R&D and ecosystem grants. Vitalik has sold more than 10,700 ETH since early February, netting roughly $6.1M, with the proceeds used to help fund the Ethereum Foundation. The Trump administration is publicly pressuring the crypto industry to revive the stalled market structure bill. Meanwhile, World Liberty Financial is siding with Coinbase against the White House’s version of the market structure bill, creating a split between Trump’s administration and Trump’s own crypto business over stablecoin yield language. Michigan lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow state employees to receive wages in Bitcoin. Solana DeFi TVL has declined 52% from its September peak to $6.3B. Tether teased an upcoming product announcement, with speculation of a neobank and/or payments card.

Crypto majors are red again down anoter 4%; BTC -4% at $63.3K; ETH -4% at $1,820; SOL -4% at $77. DCR (+8%), JST (+2%) and XMR (+2%) led top movers. ZachXBT teased a major investigation dropping on Thursday which will expose a top crypto protocol for inside trading. Terraform Labs' bankruptcy administrator sued Jane Street, alleging the firm used a secret insider chat with a former Terraform intern to front-run the UST collapse, withdrawing 85M UST from Curve just minutes after Terraform pulled 150M. World Liberty Financial claimed a “coordinated attack” after USD1 briefly depegged to $0.98 on Binance citing hacked X accounts, disinformation, and short-selling (WLFI dropped 7%). Crypto.com received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, joining Circle, Ripple, Paxos, and Bridge; Coinbase and WLF still pending. Vitalik Buterin sold 3,100+ ETH via CoW Swap to fund Ethereum Foundation initiatives. Missouri lawmakers revived a Bitcoin strategic reserve bill with updated language addressing concerns that killed the prior version. Austria ordered KuCoin EU to freeze operations over compliance staffing shortfalls. Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas encouraged buying Bitcoin on dips as BTC trades well off its highs.

Crypto majors are red again down anoter 4%; BTC -4% at $63.3K; ETH -4% at $1,820; SOL -4% at $77. DCR (+8%), JST (+2%) and XMR (+2%) led top movers. ZachXBT teased a major investigation dropping on Thursday which will expose a top crypto protocol for inside trading. Terraform Labs' bankruptcy administrator sued Jane Street, alleging the firm used a secret insider chat with a former Terraform intern to front-run the UST collapse, withdrawing 85M UST from Curve just minutes after Terraform pulled 150M. World Liberty Financial claimed a “coordinated attack” after USD1 briefly depegged to $0.98 on Binance citing hacked X accounts, disinformation, and short-selling (WLFI dropped 7%). Crypto.com received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, joining Circle, Ripple, Paxos, and Bridge; Coinbase and WLF still pending. Vitalik Buterin sold 3,100+ ETH via CoW Swap to fund Ethereum Foundation initiatives. Missouri lawmakers revived a Bitcoin strategic reserve bill with updated language addressing concerns that killed the prior version. Austria ordered KuCoin EU to freeze operations over compliance staffing shortfalls. Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas encouraged buying Bitcoin on dips as BTC trades well off its highs.

Crypto majors are red but recovering after a big Sunday night selloff; BTC -2% at $66.4K; ETH -2% at $1,920; SOL -4% at $80. PIPPIN (+16%), ETHFI (+7%) and JST (+5%) led top movers. Over $400M in longs were liquidated as Bitcoin crashed below $65k last night. Tether’s circulating USDT supply has fallen by $1.5B so far in February and is now down nearly $4B from its local peak. Q4 2025 GDP badly missed expectations, coming in at 1.4% annualized vs. the 3% consensus; the 43-day government shutdown subtracted roughly 1 full percentage point, while exports reversed and consumer spending decelerated. Meanwhile, PCE inflation ticked up to 2.9%, giving markets slow growth alongside sticky prices. Bitwise warned of further Bitcoin price weakness, citing continued macro pressure and the need for equity market stability before any sustained crypto rally can materialize. South Korean regulators are facing scrutiny over a structural input error at Bithumb that accidentally credited $43B in Bitcoin to user accounts. World Liberty Financial announced plans to tokenize loan revenue interests in the Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives via Securitize. Forty-one House Democrats pressed Treasury Secretary Bessent on World Liberty Financial’s potential banking charter, warning that approving a Trump family crypto company for a national bank license could threaten the independence of the US banking system.

Crypto majors are slightly green after yesterday’s dip; BTC +1% at $67.4K; ETH even at $1,950; SOL +3% at $84; XRP -1% at $1.40. KITE (+18%), Morpho (+10%) and Stable (+9%) led top movers. Bitcoin RSI fell below 30, historically a level that has preceded rebounds. The CME Group announced 24/7 crypto derivatives trading starting May 29, pending regulatory review. The White House pushed the banks on stablecoin yield, telling bankers that limited activity-based stablecoin rewards would remain in the next draft of the Clarity Act. Senator Warren spoke out against using taxpayer money to bail out Bitcoin and crypto firms. Russia is planning to block citizens from trading crypto on overseas exchanges, with experts saying enforcement is the key open question. Eric Trump reaffirmed his $1M Bitcoin prediction, citing long-term demand and a weaker dollar as key drivers. Blockfills is seeking a buyer after reporting $75 million in losses.

Crypto majors are slightly red down 1-2%; BTC -1% at $66.6K; ETH -1% at $1,950; SOL -2% at $81; XRP -4% at $1.41. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon attended the World Liberty Forum, told attendees that crypto firms rejecting the Clarity Act “should move to El Salvador,” and disclosed owning “very little, but some” BTC. NYSE President Lynn Martin said the exchange felt a “responsibility” to enter tokenization, flagging a 24/7 blockchain trading platform targeting launch later this year. California finalized DFAL licensing requirements, mandating crypto firms obtain a Digital Financial Assets Law license or exemption to operate in the state. Coinbase expanded its Morpho-powered crypto lending to XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called the quantum risk a “solvable issue” for crypto, speaking to CNBC from the WLFI Forum. Apex Group ($3.5T AUM) partnered with World Liberty Financial to pilot the Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin for fund operations.

Crypto majors are slightly red with ETH leading; BTC -1% at $67.4K; ETH even at $1,970; SOL -3% at $83; XRP even at $1.46. WLFI (+22%), KITE (+17%) and NIGHT (+7%) led top movers. Bitcoin open interest has collapsed 55% from its October 2025 peak of $94B to ~$44B, the steepest drawdown since April 2023. Dragonfly Capital closed Fund IV at $650 million, $150M above its original target, making it one of the largest crypto VC raises of the cycle. BlackRock and Coinbase revealed they’ll take an 18% cut of staking rewards from BlackRock’s forthcoming iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ticker: ETHB). The Netherlands may force crypto holders to liquidate assets to cover taxes under proposed Dutch reforms that would apply levies to unrealized gains. The Ethereum Foundation is exploring AI tools for drafting governance proposals and moderating community meetings. Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala and Al Warda collectively held over $1 billion in BlackRock’s IBIT at year-end 2025. 

Crypto majors are slightly red down 1%; BTC -1% at $68K; ETH even at $1,970; SOL even at $85; XRP -2% at $1.45. Stable (+12%), NEXO (+7%) and PI (+5%) led top movers. Logan Paul’s rare Pokemon card sold for a record $16.5M at auction. Ethereum Foundation co-ED Tomasz Stańczak will step down at the end of February, with Bastian Aue taking over alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang. Kraken will sponsor Trump Accounts for newborns in Wyoming. Steak ‘n’ Shake said that its Bitcoin adoption has driven a dramatic increase in sales over the past 9 months. Vitalik Buterin argued prediction market hedging could “replace fiat currency”, proposing personalized baskets of prediction market shares pegged to users’ actual spending patterns instead of dollar-pegged stablecoins. Polymarket launched 5-minute Bitcoin up/down markets powered by Chainlink, and short-duration contracts are already driving 25% of daily trading volume. 

Crypto majors are red down 2-3% ahead of today’s jobs report; BTC -2% at $67.1K; ETH -2% at $1,960; SOL -3% at $81; XRP -2% at ~$1.37. ZRO (+32%), RIVER (+14%) and ASTER (+4%) led top movers. LayerZero announced its own L1 blockchain called Zero, backed by Citadel Securities and Ark Invest, with Google Cloud and DTCC partnerships. Tether Investments made a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, the protocol behind USDt0 just hours ahead of the Zero announcement. Goldman Sachs disclosed holding $1.1B of BTC and $1B of ETH, making up 0.33% of its portfolio. SBF filed a pro se motion for a new trial after firing his lawyer, potentially opening a path for him to get out of prison. Ray Dalio warned CBDCs will eliminate financial privacy in an interview with Tucker Carlson, calling them inevitable but also “not that big of a deal” as a store of value. Robinhood missed Q4 revenue expectations at $1.28B vs. $1.35B expected; crypto revenue fell 38% YoY to $221M as BTC dropped 23% in Q4 while prediction market volume spiked 4x. SafeMoon CEO Braden Karony received a 100-month prison sentence for securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering; ordered to forfeit $7.5M. Kraken moved CFO Stephanie Lemmerman to an advisory role ahead of the exchange’s planned IPO.