US Bitcoin Reserve Has No Purchase Plans

One year ago, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing a strategic crypto stockpile. Now, one year later, its value has decreased by billions. At the beginning of his administration, Trump formed a working group to study how the government could best implement and regulate crypto. This included the Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto reserves. Much has happened since. The first year of the Trump administration brought a number of macroeconomic and policy changes. Some of these, like new, friendly regulations from Washington, have been good for crypto. Others,…

These Four Bitcoin Charts Suggest BTC Price Is Bottoming After 50% Crash

While Bitcoin (BTC) remains more than 42% below its $126,000 all-time high, several technical setups suggest that the price range between $60,000 and $72,000 may be the new bottom range, before a sustained recovery. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s double bottom pattern suggests that a reversal is underway. A bottom may form in the coming weeks as the BTC-gold ratio revisits previous cycle lows. Bitcoin price is retesting a multi-year trend line that has marked previous market bottoms. BTC: Price drawdown from all-time highs. Source: Glassnode BTC double-bottom pattern hints at trend…

UAE Central Bank Says Banks Operating Normally Amid Tensions

The United Arab Emirates’ banking system remains fully operational despite escalating regional conflict between the US, Israel and Iran, the country’s central bank said, as authorities moved to reassure markets following missile and drone attacks in the country this week. In a statement, Central Bank of the UAE Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama said banks, financial institutions and insurers “continue to operate with full efficiency and stability,” adding that the sector is showing “the highest levels of resilience and stability.” The statement comes as the UAE’s role as a regional financial…

Reform UK Gets Fresh $4M Boost from Tether‑Linked Crypto Investor

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK secured a second boost, this one worth 3 million British pounds ($4 million), in November 2025 from Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The aviation entrepreneur and early crypto backer, who is one of Reform’s biggest individual funders, donated $12 million to the party in August 2025, in what was a record single gift to a UK political party by a living donor. The additional donation cemented Reform’s position at the top of the UK’s political party money race. The party…

US Bitcoin ETFs Post $462 Million Inflows as BTC Tops $73K

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds increased inflows on Wednesday, with gains distributed across the vast majority of issuers, as BTC briefly surged past $73,000. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $462 million in net inflows, marking the third consecutive day of inflows and bringing weekly inflows to $1.1 billion, according to Farside data. The new gains bring year-to-date flows to around $700 million, a modest amount after the ETFs shed $3.8 billion during a five-week outflow streak. Ether (ETH) funds shared the sentiment, drawing $169 million in inflows after seeing minor…

Altcoin Social Media Interest Hits 12-Month Low: Santiment

Mentions of altcoins on social media have reached their lowest level in two years, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment, while indicators suggest that investors are focusing on Bitcoin.  Data from Santiment shows that for the week ended Feb. 27, altcoin social dominance scored 33, a sharp drop from its score of 750 in July 2025, around the time Dogecoin (DOGE) rallied 59% over 30 days. Google worldwide search data shows a similar pattern. The term “altcoins” scored 4 out of 100 near the end of February, compared with a…

Crypto Scams Using ‘Powerful’ iPhone Exploit Kit: Google

Threat researchers at Google say they have uncovered a new exploit kit targeting Apple iPhone users, aimed at stealing crypto wallet seed phrases.  The kit, named “Coruna” by its developers, targets iPhones running iOS versions 13.0 up to 17.2.1. It has “five full iOS exploit chains and a total of 23 exploits,” including ones that were previously unknown to the public, the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said in a report on Wednesday. The group said it first discovered the kit in February 2025 and has since tracked its use…

Eight Sleep Secures $50M in Funding to Build AI Sleep Agents

Stablecoin firm Tether has led a $50 million strategic investment round in sleep technology startup Eight Sleep, to help the company integrate artificial intelligence agents into its sleep tech products.     The latest funding round was announced on Tuesday, with Eight Sleep raising $50 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. It follows a $100 million raise last August. The firm specializes in sleep health products, primarily across bedding and supplements. In an announcement on Tuesday, Tether expressed its strong conviction in health technology for supporting “longevity, performance, and disease prevention,” and…

A16z Crypto Raises $2 Billion Fund Amid Market Downturn

Crypto venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is doubling down on crypto despite a major market downturn, seeking $2 billion for a new crypto fund. A16z Crypto, the blockchain arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, is raising a fifth fund focused on crypto with plans to close by mid-2026, according to Fortune, citing anonymous sources on Wednesday. The latest round is significantly smaller than its previous $4.5 billion fund from 2022, but the company has shifted to a shorter fundraising cycle to remain flexible to ever-changing crypto narratives.  The move…

Zerohash applies for US National Trust Bank Charter

Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash has announced it has applied for a US national trust bank charter — a move that could strengthen the company’s position as a crypto payment rail provider to the TradFi sector. On Wednesday, Zerohash said it is seeking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency-issued license to operate a federally regulated trust bank, enabling it to expand its stablecoin and custody services to the banks, brokerages and fintechs that it serves. “With the federal legislative and regulatory landscape for stablecoins and digital assets rapidly maturing,…