Month: February 2026

How Does Trump Influence the Price of Bitcoin?

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Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump announced a raft of new tariffs in response to a Supreme Court decision that ruled many of his previous tariff hikes unconstitutional. Following news of the tariff hikes, crypto markets tumbled in an all-too-familiar pattern that has plagued the industry since April 2025, when Trump introduced the first spate of aggressive tariffs. Analysts have long noted the downward pressure these tariffs have put on crypto markets. But the US’ 47th president also has the distinct ability to pump markets. Bullish comments from the…

REX Shares Launches New ETF with Exposure to Coinbase and Strategy

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US-based asset manager REX Shares has launched an exchange-traded fund that bundles leveraged covered-call strategies tied to nine individual stocks, including crypto-linked names Coinbase and Strategy, into a single income-focused product trading under the ticker GIF. According to Thursday’s announcement, the fund holds equal-weighted positions in REX’s existing single-stock Growth & Income ETFs, each of which targets about 1.25x exposure to its underlying equity while writing covered calls on a portion of the portfolio to generate option premium income. GIF trades on Cboe Global Markets and each underlying ETF seeks…

XRP Price Turns Completely Bearish, But Is A Crash To $1 Still Possible?

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Crypto analyst CasiTrades has warned that the XRP price structure has turned bearish, putting the altcoin at risk of a further decline. The analyst also suggested that the price could still crash below $1 as it looks to find a bottom.  XRP Price Structure Shifts Bearish With Key Levels Below In an X post, CasiTrades stated that the XRP price structure has shifted bearish, with key levels below. She further revealed that price is starting to gather sell strength and that the trendline break is looking to form resistance. The…

AI, Bitcoin Mining Firms Tap High-Yield Bonds for Data Centers

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The AI and data center boom partly driven by Bitcoin miners is increasingly being financed through high-yield bond issuance, underscoring how lenders are pricing both risk and opportunity in the sector. According to TheEnergyMag’s latest newsletter, companies tied to AI data center development have raised about $33 billion in long-term senior notes over the past 12 months, excluding convertible debt — bonds that can later be converted into equity and typically carry different risk dynamics. The interest rate spread is notable: While regulated utilities and traditional energy companies generally borrow…

Wallet in Telegram rolls out BTC, ETH and USDT yield Vaults inside TON Wallet

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Messenger integrated wallet adds Morpho powered onchain strategies for BTC, ETH and USDT with up to 18% APY. Wallet in Telegram, the digital asset platform embedded within the messaging app, today launched yield-generating vaults for Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT inside TON Wallet, allowing users to earn returns on holdings without leaving the chat interface. The new vaults let holders deploy assets into variable-rate strategies while maintaining self-custody. Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol, powers the infrastructure through TAC, an EVM-compatible execution layer within The Open Network. Re7 provides strategy curation and…

Court sets deadline for US to address Sam Bankman-Fried‘s potential trial

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Lawyers representing the US government in the case against Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried have two weeks to respond to the former FTX CEO’s motion for a new criminal trial. In a Wednesday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis Kaplan said that the US government shall respond by March 11 to SBF’s motion for a new trial. The former FTX CEO, who was convicted of seven felony counts in 2023 and later sentenced to 25 years in prison, requested a new trial earlier…

Ethereum Data Backs the ETH Price Recovery

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Ethereum (ETH) price is up 18% since plunging below the $1,800 mark on Feb. 6, reclaiming the $2,000 support level. Surging price volatility and a low MVRV Z-score value are also signaling a local bottom forming. Key takeaways: Ethereum realized volatility on Binance has risen to its highest level since March 2025, hinting at a potential recovery. Ether’s MVRV Z-Score has dropped into the accumulation zone, suggesting that ETH has bottomed.  Ether’s multiyear trend line around $1,800-$1,900 holds as support.  Ethereum’s volatility hits 12-month highs Ethereum’s volatility has seen a…

Cycles, Liquidity and a Divided Market

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In an interview with Cointelegraph, CEO Nic Puckrin breaks down the forces behind Bitcoin’s bear market and what could come next in 2026. In an exclusive Cointelegraph interview, crypto YouTuber and CEO of Coin Bureau Nic Puckrin says he expects 2026 to play out as a “tale of two crypto markets” — institutional conviction on one side, and near-total retail apathy on the other.  While headlines have been dominated by exchange-traded funds, policy shifts and big-money adoption, he argues that the everyday investor isn’t showing up the way they did…

MetaMask expands Mastercard crypto card across the US

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Consensys, the blockchain software firm behind MetaMask, today announced the nationwide launch of the MetaMask Card across the United States, extending the Mastercard-backed payment product to all 50 states including New York. The card links self-custodial wallets to traditional payment infrastructure, enabling holders to spend digital assets at merchants while retaining control of funds until the point of sale. Mastercard’s network powers the program, with Cross River Bank serving as the issuing institution and Monavate, formerly known as Baanx, providing operational support. Users can add the card to Apple Pay…