Month: February 2026

Ether Hits $2.1K But Holding It Requires Two Factors

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Ether (ETH) price reached a weekly high of $2,150 on Thursday, which is a key level for large ETH holders, but volatility in the crypto and stock markets continues to catalyze corrections below $2,000. A daily close above $2,100 remains important because that level aligns with the cost basis and realized price of wallets holding 100,000 or more ETH. Realized price tracks the last moved price of coins, offering a profitability gauge rather than a spot reference. ETH Realized price by balance cohorts. Source: CryptoQuant Since 2020, Ether has traded…

Lawmakers introduce bill to shield crypto developers after Tornado Cash prosecutions

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Representatives Scott Fitzgerald, Ben Cline, and Zoe Lofgren today introduced the Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act of 2026, a bipartisan measure designed to shield software developers from criminal liability under federal money transmission laws. The legislation aims to narrow the scope of 18 U.S.C. Section 1960, clarifying that the statute targets entities with custody over user funds rather than programmers who merely write or maintain open-source code. Backers of the bill contend that Section 1960 was crafted decades ago for traditional financial intermediaries, not decentralized protocols. Enforcement agencies have…

Bitcoin Bull Market May Restart If $74.5K Is Broken

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Bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded 7.45% over the past two days after dropping to $62,400 on Tuesday, below a key onchain price support. Despite the bounce, holders who bought between six months and two years ago remain at an average cost of $74,500, a level that now stands as a potential inflection level. As BTC moves higher, the concentration of supply around $74,500 stands as a key test for the current trend; a decisive reclaim of that level may signal demand and a shift in short-term market structure. Why $74,500 matters…

XRP Is About To Create History With This Latest Move

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Crypto analyst Austin is making a bold claim about XRP’s latest price action, and if he is right, the cryptocurrency could make history. Following a decline below $1.4 earlier this week, Austin believes XRP is now setting the stage for a move that could change its price trajectory, potentially ending its ongoing corrective phase and triggering a breakout into price discovery mode.  In a recent X post, Austin sounded the alarm on a potentially landmark moment for XRP, one that has never occurred in the cryptocurrency’s history.  The analyst stated…

Bloomberg, Kaiko Bring Licensed Data to Tokenized Markets

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Bloomberg is collaborating with Kaiko, a Paris-based digital asset market data provider, to make Bloomberg’s licensed financial data accessible directly within blockchain environments rather than through traditional offchain databases. The companies said Thursday that the initiative is designed to address the challenge of inconsistent data across tokenized markets.  In many tokenized asset ecosystems, companies may rely on different versions of pricing data, security identifiers or reference information, increasing the risk of discrepancies and operational inefficiencies. By enabling a common, licensed data source to be embedded onchain, the collaboration aims to…

Bitcoin Adoption Booms While Bear Market Deepens: Watch These Signals

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Since dropping by 35% between Jan. 14 and Feb. 5, Bitcoin (BTC) has consolidated in a range between $60,000 to $70,000 over the past 22 days. At the same time, several BTC adoption-linked metrics are moving in different directions across exchange-traded funds (ETFs), whales, miners, and corporate Bitcoin treasuries. These divergences highlight steady capital commitment beneath muted price action and how each signal fits into the bigger picture. Bitcoin ETF flows remain negative The 90-day rolling average of US spot Bitcoin ETF net flows has dropped to -$2.18 billion. Over…

Polymarket User Gains $400K Betting on ZachXBT Investigation

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As US policymakers scrutinize prediction markets platforms, many Polymarket users won bets over speculation as to which insider trading an online sleuth had exposed. Polymarket users betting on an employee at trading platform Axiom as the target of an insider trading investigation by ZachXBT were rewarded after the crypto sleuth announced the results on social media to his 977,500 followers. In a Thursday X post, ZachXBT said Axiom employee Broox Bauer and others allegedly were responsible for insider trading activity at the company “since early 2025.” According to the pseudonymous…

How XRP Is About To Create A Historical Losing Streak

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XRP’s higher-timeframe structure is approaching a rare technical milestone on the monthly chart. The cryptocurrency is still on an extended pullback from its 2025 highs above $3 and is now trading around $1.38. If the current price action trajectory holds into month-end, XRP could close February with the fifth straight red monthly candle. Such streaks are uncommon for XRP, and they have always come before major turning points. Now that March is approaching, the question is whether XRP is about to extend its losing run or finally break the pattern…

Morgan Stanley explores offering Bitcoin lending and yield services

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Morgan Stanley’s head of digital assets, Amy Oldenburg, said that lending and yield products tied to Bitcoin and other crypto holdings are under exploration as the bank develops a native custody and trading infrastructure. “That’s part of the discussion and exploration,” Oldenburg said during a conversation with Strategy CEO Phong Le at Strategy World 2026 this week, addressing a question about whether Morgan Stanley would consider offering yield and lending services against Bitcoin. “It’s a natural part of the roadmap to continue to explore. We’re in a very early journey…

PayPal not pursuing sale despite report of Stripe interest

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PayPal Holdings, the digital payments giant, is not currently engaged in acquisition discussions with Stripe or any other potential buyer, despite recent speculation about a possible takeover by the fintech firm. Executives at the payments company have spent months working with advisers to prepare defenses against a potential activist investor campaign or an uninvited acquisition bid, according to a Semafor report. Bloomberg reported this week that privately held payments company Stripe was exploring a potential acquisition of all or part of PayPal. However, Semafor said such a deal appears unlikely,…