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Bitcoin Buying Just Ramped Up Into The Billions Again, Is It Time To Get Back In?
Recent on-chain data shows a significant increase in Bitcoin flowing into certain wallets, suggesting renewed accumulation. Despite experiencing months of bearish pressure and major sell-offs, some investors appear to be using the ongoing market downturn as an opportunity to strengthen their positio...
Sat, Feb 28

Bitcoin At A Crossroads: $60,000 Fortress Vs. $70,000 Ceiling
Bitcoin has experienced another net loss over the past week, with the premier cryptocurrency struggling to reclaim key technical levels. Meanwhile, a recent market evaluation shows that while price action is volatile, it is largely range-trapped between $60,000 to $70,000. Related Reading: Binance S...
Sat, Feb 28

Seized Crypto Stolen As South Korea’s Tax Authority Leaks Private Key
A piece of paper ruined everything. South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) published an official press release last Thursday meant to highlight its crackdown on tax dodgers — and somewhere in the process, a full wallet seed phrase was photographed, printed, and sent out to the public without...
Sat, Feb 28

A Repeat Of February? Watch Out For These Bitcoin Price Levels In March
The Bitcoin price performance was quite disappointing over the past month. The flagship cryptocurrency has struggled to break sustainably above $70,000 throughout February, with prices only reaching $71,000 before facing sharp reversals. It, then, becomes intuitively evident that this price region m...
Sat, Feb 28

Mt. Gox Ex-CEO Wants Bitcoin’s Rules Rewritten To Claw Back $5B In Stolen Coins
Twelve years is a long time to wait. For thousands of people who lost their Bitcoin when the Mt. Gox exchange collapsed in 2014, the wait has stretched on with little hope of getting everything back. Related Reading: Crypto Policy Turning Point: Blockchain Devs Could Gain Legal Shield Now, the man w...
Sat, Feb 28

Morgan Stanley Files For Bank Charter To Offer Crypto Custody And Staking Services — Report
In a significant move, Morgan Stanley has submitted an application for a new national bank charter that will enable it to offer crypto custody and staking services. This report comes days after the recently appointed head of digital asset strategy, Amy Oldenburg, confirmed the financial services gia...
Sat, Feb 28

$190 Million In Crypto Longs Caught Off Guard As Bitcoin Retraces Under $66,000
Data shows a large amount of crypto long contracts have been liquidated as the Bitcoin price has plunged below the $66,000 level. Crypto Market Has Faced $267 Million In Liquidations Over The Past Day According to data from CoinGlass, a mass amount of liquidations have just occurred in the crypto ma...
Sat, Feb 28

Minnesota Pushes Crypto ATM Ban In Crackdown On Digital Asset Fraud
Minnesota lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would prohibit Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrency kiosks across the state, as concerns mount over the role the machines play in financial scams. According to a CBS report, members of the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee took u
Sat, Feb 28

DOJ Task Force Confiscates $580 Million In Crypto From Chinese Fraud Ring
US Federal authorities announced Thursday that more than $580 million in crypto tied to Chinese transnational criminal organizations has been seized or frozen as part of an aggressive crackdown on large-scale investment and confidence scams targeting Americans. The action was carried out by the D.C....
Sat, Feb 28

Binance Surpasses $35B In Gold Volume As Crypto-Native Traders Disrupt Traditional Commodity Desks
Binance expanded its product suite on January 5 with the launch of gold futures trading, offering users 24/7 access to price exposure on the precious metal. The move reflects a broader trend within digital asset platforms: the convergence of traditional macro assets and crypto-native infrastructure....
Sat, Feb 28

‘Making Bitcoin Bankable’: Citi Plans 2026 BTC Integration With Traditional Finance
A Citibank executive has announced the firm’s plan to introduce infrastructure “to make Bitcoin (BTC) bankable” as part of a broader institutional push to integrate the flagship cryptocurrency into traditional financial systems. Related Reading: OCC Proposes Framework To Implement GENIUS Act, Target...
Sat, Feb 28

The 2.4 Million Ethereum Anchor: How Binance’s Illiquid Supply Is Absorbing ETH’s February Volatility
Ethereum is navigating a period of heightened volatility and uncertainty as it hovers around the critical $2,000 threshold. While recent price action suggests temporary stabilization after weeks of selling pressure, conviction remains limited. The $2,000 level is functioning less as confirmed suppor...
Sat, Feb 28

XRP Builder Funding Shifts In 2026 As Ripple Backs New Model
Ripple is reshaping how builders on the XRP Ledger get funded in 2026, arguing that the ecosystem has reached a point where support needs to flow through more than Ripple-linked programs alone. The change matters because it signals a deliberate move away from a relatively centralized funding structu...
Sat, Feb 28

Year Of The Underdog: Why Dogecoin Is On The Verge Of A Major Recovery
It has been a brutal few months for Dogecoin in terms of price action. At the time of writing, Dogecoin is trading just below $0.10, below all of its moving averages, and sitting more than 86% below its all-time high. The price action looks bad for Dogecoin; however, a look at the on-chain data tell...
Sat, Feb 28

Crypto Policy Turning Point: Blockchain Devs Could Gain Legal Shield
Building software has never been against the law. But in recent years, some crypto and blockchain developers have found themselves facing federal criminal charges simply for creating tools that others used to move cryptocurrency — even when those developers never held a single dollar of anyone’...
Sat, Feb 28

The Most Important Variable For Bitcoin That Investors Should Know About
While Bitcoin investors often prioritize price targets, support zones, and percentage moves, a recent breakdown by analyst @ArdiNSC shifts attention toward a different and often overlooked metric: time. He argues that the duration of consolidation within a downtrend can reveal more about the strengt...
Fri, Feb 27

Is XRP More Sustainable Than Bitcoin? Energy Consumption Difference Sparks Debate
A battle over energy cost is brewing in the crypto space, as a new report from technical analyst Bullrunners pits Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy-hungry Proof of Work (PoW) system against XRP’s comparatively lightweight network. The new analysis has thrown fresh fuel on one of crypto’s oldest rivals, sparkin...
Fri, Feb 27

While Traders Are Sleeping, XRP Is Quietly Entering A Major Reset Phase
The cryptocurrency market appears to be maintaining its newfound bullish traction, but the price of XRP has fallen to the $1.4 mark after a pullback on Thursday. Amid the ongoing volatility that has rocked the market over the past months, the altcoin is set to make a critical move that could transit...
Fri, Feb 27

Bitcoin Vs. Altcoins: You Should See This Chart That Shows Another Alt Season Is About To Begin
Talks of a potential altcoin season this cycle have since subsided compared to previous years, despite the recent decline in the Bitcoin (BTC) price and dominance. Notably, a crypto analyst has shared a new long-term chart showing the total altcoin market capitalization relative to Bitcoin at a leve...
Fri, Feb 27

New Bitcoin Post-Quantum Work Undercuts ‘No One Is Building’ Claims
Bitcoin core developer Matt Corallo used a fresh Blockstream announcement this week to push back on a familiar line in the quantum debate: that nobody serious is working on post-quantum cryptography for Bitcoin. The immediate trigger was Blockstream’s preview of OP_SHRINCSVERIFY, but the broader poi...
Fri, Feb 27


