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Bitmine announces 4.371M ETH holdings worth $8.7B with total of $9.6B on balance sheet
Bitmine disclosed it holds 4,371,497 ETH valued at $1,998 per token, putting its Ethereum position near $8.7 billion. The company also reported total holdings of $9.6 billion when adding 193 Bitcoin, a $200 million stake in Beast Industries, a $17 million stake in Eightco Holdings, and $670 million in cash. As of February 16, Bitmine […]
Wed, Feb 18
BlackRock’s new Ethereum ETF gives investors 82% of staking yield
BlackRock’s Ethereum ETF will give investors 82% of staking rewards.
Wed, Feb 18
Tesla's brand has gone negative, says investor who wants Rivian to buy the EV business
Ross Gerber prominent Wall Street investor is calling on Tesla to sell its electric vehicle business to rival Rivian, saying the Tesla name has become a liability rather than an asset. Gerber said on Monday that Tesla’s brand has fallen so far that it is now working against the company. Writing on X, he said: […]
Wed, Feb 18
Kraken joins ICE Chat in bringing AI messaging to institutional crypto as it hits 5.7M users
Kraken is the first cryptocurrency exchange approved to join ICE Chat, linking its OTC desk to a global network of institutional traders.
Wed, Feb 18
Stripe’s Bridge wins OCC nod amid crypto bank charter pushback
Stripe’s Bridge received conditional approval from the OCC.
Tue, Feb 17
Figma partners with Anthropic to launch “Code to Canvas” along with Claude Sonnet 4.6
Figma is partnering with Anthropic and launching Code to Canvas, a feature that converts code generated in AI tools like Claude Code into fully editable designs inside Figma. Users who build working interfaces by prompting an AI agent can bring that interface straight into Figma’s canvas. Figma announced the feature Tuesday. It links AI coding […]
Tue, Feb 17
Trump-led American Bitcoin crosses 6,000 BTC mark as treasury firms ramp activity
Eric Trump announced today that American Bitcoin Corp, the Trump family-backed mining and treasury firm, now formally holds 6,000 Bitcoin in its reserves, becoming one of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders in less than 6 months of public trading. The firm’s co-founder and chief strategy officer (CSO) Eric Trump made the announcement on February […]
Tue, Feb 17
Pump.fun rolls out Cashback Coins feature in response to talks about how some token deployers don't deserve fees
Pump.fun has been making moves to get public opinion out of the dumps and the enterprise just launched its latest initiative — the Cashback Coins feature, which is supposed to address talk of how some token deployers don’t deserve to claim creator fees. With the mechanism, users are given the ability to decide whether a […]
Tue, Feb 17
Iran has partially closed the Strait of Hormuz
Iran has partially closed the Strait of Hormuz, and state media said the action was taken under “security precautions” while the Revolutionary Guard carried out military drills inside the waterway. The Strait sits between Oman and Iran, and it is the most critical oil route on Earth. This is the first time Iran has shut […]
Tue, Feb 17
Federal regulator fights states over prediction market control
Siding with a large platform against state gaming regulators attempting to shut it down, the U.S. commodities watchdog has entered a heated court battle about who actually has the authority to control prediction markets. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission supported Crypto.com in its dispute with the Nevada Gaming Control Board by submitting court documents to […]
Tue, Feb 17
Russian authorities may restrict access to foreign crypto exchanges
The Russian government may start blocking access to foreign cryptocurrency exchanges as soon as it regulates crypto trading in its jurisdiction in a few months’ time, according to industry watchers. The warning comes amid restrictions on messaging apps, video-sharing sites, and social media networks based abroad, which recently affected popular platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, and […]
Tue, Feb 17
Gemini has announced that its COO, CFO, and CLO are leaving the firm without providing a reason
Gemini Space Station Inc., the crypto exchange founded by the Winklevoss twins, has revealed in an SEC Form 8-K filing that its Chief Operating Officer (COO) Marshall Beard, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dan Chen, and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) Tyler Meade are all exiting their positions immediately. A replacement is not expected to be named […]
Tue, Feb 17
Six arrested in India for Rs 100 crore Bitcoin scam
Ahmedabad’s Crime Branch has arrested six people across two separate cybercrime investigations this month, one linked to a cryptocurrency fraud worth nearly Rs 100 crore (or about $11 million), and another involving a gang that swapped out real products from online deliveries with fakes. The consecutive busts coincide with alarming national cyber fraud statistics. Online […]
Tue, Feb 17
Nakamoto Inc. to acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management in a deal worth $107.3 million
Nakamoto has signed agreements to acquire both BTC Inc. and UTXO Management GP, LLC., in order to create a system that attracts investors while also providing asset management services. The acquisition was completely funded by 363,589,816 shares of Nakamoto Inc.’s common stock. The total value of the transaction is approximately $107 million, according to the […]
Tue, Feb 17
French President Macron meets with Indian Prime Minister Modi to establish a new strategic alliance between the nations
The President of France, Emannuel Macron, met with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to deepen strategic and economic ties between the two nations. This meeting is part of a wider shift in geopolitical alignments amid global economic uncertainty. The President of France traveled to India this week to meet with the country’s Prime Minister […]
Tue, Feb 17
SBI denies $10B XRP holding, clarifies 9% equity stake in Ripple
SBI Holdings denied claims that it holds $10 billion in XRP and clarified that it owns a 9% stake in Ripple, valued at about $4 billion.
Tue, Feb 17
SBF renews claim that FTX was solvent despite $8B liquidity gap
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) renewed his claim that FTX was solvent at the time of its collapse. In the latest post, he cited a sworn declaration from the exchange’s former head of data science. This comes in with SBF’s pursuit of a new trial from prison. In a post on X made via proxy, SBF brought […]
Tue, Feb 17
October crash reshaped institutional crypto strategy, O’Leary says
Bitcoin has been stuck in a tight range around $68,000 for several days now, showing little sign of a decisive breakout. The leading cryptocurrency recently wrapped up a session close to $68,030 after pushing as high as $69,061 only to retreat to $67,703 amid solid trading activity that surpassed $31 billion. Right now Bitcoin sits […]
Tue, Feb 17
Tech rout drags US stocks lower to kick off week, Bitcoin steadies around $67K
The S&P 500 is down 0.5%, the Nasdaq Composite is off 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has dropped 188 points, or 0.4%, as Wall Street opens the week in the red after another losing stretch. Bitcoin is holding steady around $67,213, hovering near $67K even as equities struggle.
Tue, Feb 17
85% of 2025 token launches now trade below TGE price
Crypto markets in 2026 look ugly for new tokens. About 85% of token launches in 2025 now trade below their TGE price, according to a chart from Galaxy Research lays it out clearly. Having a “Top VC” on the cap table used to spark rallies. That boost is fading fast. Back in Q2 2022, crypto […]
Tue, Feb 17
