Category: Bitcoin News

South Korea Ends 9-Year Corporate Crypto Ban Under Strict New Rules

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Key takeaways South Korea is ending a nine-year ban on corporate crypto trading, allowing listed entities and professional investment companies to reenter the market under a regulated framework. Corporate participation will be tightly controlled, with investments capped at 5% of annual equity capital and limited to the top 20 cryptocurrencies traded on regulated domestic exchanges. Institutional entry may gradually improve liquidity and market structure, but strict limits mean large capital inflows from corporate treasuries are unlikely in the short term. Compared with the US, the EU, Japan and Hong Kong,…

Stablecoin Flows Slow As Binance Consolidates CEX Liquidity

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Stablecoin outflows from centralized exchanges have slowed sharply even as CryptoQuant’s indicators continue to flag weak market conditions, a sign that investor capital is consolidating rather than leaving the sector, the market data provider said. Flows on centralized exchanges (CEXs) have stabilized somewhat, with outflows totaling just $2 billion over the past month, CryptoQuant said in a statement to Cointelegraph on Tuesday. By contrast, late 2025 saw $8.4 billion in outflows at the start of the bear market, highlighting the moderation in redemptions, CryptoQuant’s marketing head Nick Pitto told Cointelegraph.…

Polygon Tops Ethereum In Daily Transaction Fees Over The Weekend

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Polygon has posted higher daily transaction fees than Ethereum over the past three days, with an analyst pointing to robust user activity on prediction market Polymarket.   According to the latest data from Token Terminal, Polygon raked in $407,100 worth of transaction fees on Friday, compared to Ethereum’s $211,700, with the data indicating this is the first time Polygon has ever flipped Ethereum in daily transaction fees.  Average daily fees over the past 30 days on Ethereum and Polygon. Source: Token Terminal The gap has since narrowed, with daily transaction fees…

Crypto.com Gets Certified on AI Amid Tech Rush

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Crypto.com says it has become the first digital asset platform to receive an international certification for artificial intelligence systems management amid its continued expansion into the sector. The company said on Monday that it received ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, an international standard governing the creation and implementation of an AI management system. “Security and privacy continue to be a core focus for us, particularly as we scale our AI-driven infrastructure and services,” said Crypto.com information security chief Jason Lau, adding that the certification ensures “every AI system we develop and deploy…

Fake Trezor, Ledger Letters Target Crypto Wallet Users

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Users of crypto hardware wallets Ledger and Trezor are again reporting receiving physical letters aimed at stealing their seed recovery phrases — the latest attack on users exposed across numerous data leaks over the past six years. Cybersecurity expert Dmitry Smilyanets was one of the first to report receiving a spurious letter from Trezor on Feb. 13, which demands users perform an “Authentication Check” by Feb. 15 or risk having their device restricted.  Smilyanets said the scam includes a hologram along with a QR code that takes users to a…

Ether May Retest $2.5K Soon If This Pattern Plays Out

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Ether (ETH) opened the week with a drop below the psychological $2,000 level, placing the altcoin into a 20% loss for February. Still, onchain data shows long-term investors accumulating ETH and rising network usage.  Now, analysts are examining how ETH’s technical outlook and the derivatives data align with its emerging demand to determine if a prolonged rally above $2,000 is possible. Key takeaways: Over 2.5 million ETH flowed into accumulation addresses in February, lifting holdings to 26.7 million for 2026. Ethereum weekly transactions hit 17.3 million as the median fees…

Bitcoin Holds Key Level, Altcoins Aim To Follow: Will Bears Relent?

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Key points: Bitcoin remains under pressure as bears are selling on rallies near the $74,508 resistance The bears are mounting a solid defense in several major altcoins at higher levels, indicating a negative sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) has started the new week on a cautious note as bulls attempt to maintain the price above $67,500. Investors are not rushing in to buy the dip, as seen from the $133.3 million in outflows from BTC exchange-traded products last week. The total outflows from crypto investment products have risen to $3.8 billion over…

Bitcoin Targets $84K CME Gap After Rising Accumulation in BTC

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Bitcoin (BTC) saw a sharp dip below $67,400 during the Monday session open, after it rallied above $70,000 over the weekend. An immediate recovery may come at the back of BTC order book data, which shows aggressive bid positioning, and onchain data pointing to a rise in long-term accumulation.  Analysts now say the move may extend toward the $80,000–$84,000 region, with order book liquidity playing a key role in the next move. Key takeaways: The Bitcoin accumulator addresses held over 372,000 BTC on Feb. 15, up from 10,000 BTC in…

Tokenized RWAs Rise 13% as Crypto Market Loses $1T

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Demand for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) continued to grow over the past month, even as broader cryptocurrency markets faced heavy selling pressure, underscoring the sector’s resilience and growing institutional footprint. The total value of onchain RWAs increased 13.5% over the past 30 days, according to data from RWA.xyz. The increase reflects both higher asset issuance, meaning more tokenized securities brought onto public blockchains, and growth in the number of unique wallet addresses holding these assets, signaling expanding participation. As of Feb. 16, all major blockchain networks tracked by RWA.xyz recorded…

Collapse of World Order Puts Permissionless Money in the Spotlight

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Ray Dalio warned that the post-World War II order has “officially broken down,” with the world now sliding into what he bluntly calls a “law of the jungle” phase, where power, not rules, decides outcomes, and crypto investors are using the moment to renew the case for assets designed to operate outside state control. In his latest article on X describing both internal and external disorder, the Bridgewater Associates founder wrote that great powers are now locked in a persistent “prisoner’s dilemma.” They must either escalate or look weak across trade,…