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XRP Tipped As Central Bank Bridge Asset — Bigger Than Bitcoin?
A seasoned investor’s bold claim about XRP has reignited a common question in crypto markets: could a token built for fast settlement ever outgrow the original store-of-value? Related Reading: Bitcoin Market Bleeds $1 Trillion, Saylor Signals Strongest Crypto Conviction Yet According to posts on X b...NewsBTC
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Uzbekistan enters Central Asia’s BTC mining industry with first license approval
Uzbekistan has for the first time issued a permit to mine cryptocurrency in its territory, entering the region’s expanding coin minting market. The move puts an end to months of uncertainty, the newly licensed miner said, promising to “build the infrastructure of the future” in the country. Uzbekistan greenlights its first legal crypto mining project […]Cryptopolitan
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Bitcoin’s Fair Value Faces 20% Quantum Discount—And It’s Only Rising: Research
New research shows Bitcoin is facing a discount of about 20% due to the Quantum Computing threat, and it could rise further without an upgrade. Bitcoin Quantum Discount Could Hit 60% By 2028 Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards has published a new research pieceon how the Quantum Computing r...Bitcoinist
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Bitcoin Trades Below ETF Cost-Basis As MVRV Signals Mounting Pressure
The middle of January marked the continuation of an already struggling price action for Bitcoin, as it took on another sharp downtrend. Early into February, the flagship cryptocurrency seemed to be on a free-fall, even breaching important psychological price levels as it crashed. One of these levels...NewsBTC
3 hours ago
Crypto Market Structure Bill Nears Finish Line, Says White House Digital Asset Director
Negotiations over the long-debated crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, appear to be moving forward after a third round of talks at the White House on Thursday, even though a final agreement has yet to be reached. White House Takes Lead In Crypto Talks Patrick Witt, executive dire...Bitcoinist
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Saylor Makes Bold $1M Bitcoin Call — “It’s Zero Or A Million”
Markets are quiet and uneasy. Bitcoin prices have pulled back, and big holders are keeping a cool face while the charts wobble. Reports note that one outspoken investor frames the market in stark terms: it either fails completely or becomes far more valuable than people now imagine. Related Reading:...NewsBTC
5 hours ago
Stablecoin Yield ‘Effectively Off The Table’: White House Narrows Rewards Debate In Latest Meeting
The White House reportedly took the lead during the latest Crypto Council meeting, narrowing the stablecoin rewards dispute that has delayed progress in the long-awaited crypto market structure bill. Related Reading: Change Of Heart? Hacker Returns $21M Stolen Bitcoin To South Korean Prosecutors Whi...Bitcoinist
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Convicted FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Breaks Silence On ‘10 Myths’
Sam Bankman-Fried has once again taken to social media from prison, laying out what he describes as “10 myths” surrounding the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and his subsequent conviction. The former chief executive used the statement to challenge prosecutors, the bankruptcy process, media coverage...Bitcoinist
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Bithumb $43 Billion Bitcoin Blunder Triggers Political Backlash In South Korea
South Korean lawmakers are ramping up pressure on financial regulators after a system failure at Bithumb, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, led to the accidental distribution of more than $43 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) earlier this month. The February 6 incident has triggered politi...NewsBTC
7 hours ago
Bitcoin Extreme Fear Streak Extends To 22 Days As Price Struggles
Data shows the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index continues to be inside the extreme fear zone as the cryptocurrency market continues to struggle. Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Is Still Pointing At ‘Extreme Fear’ The “Fear & Greed Index” refers to an indicator created by Alt...NewsBTC
8 hours ago
Basel Banking Standards Vs Bitcoin: Strategy CEO Blasts 1,250% Risk Weight
Strategy CEO Phong Le is calling for a rethink of how banks are required to capital-charge bitcoin exposure under Basel-style rules, arguing that current risk-weighting treatment materially shapes whether regulated institutions can engage with digital assets at all. The catalyst was a chart shared o...Bitcoinist
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Investors In Trump Family Memecoins Record $4.3 Billion In Losses As Tokens Sink
Retail investors of the official TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins have recorded significant losses since their launch, leaving holders absorbing over $4 billion in losses now that the tokens trade more than 90% below their early 2025 highs. Related Reading: Analyst ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Dogecoin ...NewsBTC
9 hours ago
Why Bitcoin Could Be Headed For Another Drop: Research Firm Cites Three Key Risks
Bitcoin (BTC) is currently holding below the key $70,000 level. Still, a new report from data and research firm Ecoinometrics suggests that the market may not be building a base for recovery. Instead, the firm argues that the cryptocurrency remains vulnerable to another downward move, driven by thre...NewsBTC
10 hours ago
Bitcoin Losses Now Equal 19% Of Market Cap, Echoing May 2022
Analytics firm Glassnode has highlighted how the current Bitcoin market pain echoes May 2022 based on the trend in the Relative Unrealized Loss. Bitcoin Relative Unrealized Loss Has Shot Up Recently As explained by Glassnode in a new post on X, the current structure of the Bitcoin Relative Unrealize...Bitcoinist
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OpenAI resets spending plan, cuts its 2030 compute spending target to $600 billion
OpenAI has told investors it now plans to spend about $600 billion on total compute by 2030. That replaces the earlier $1.4 trillion infrastructure figure that CEO Sam Altman had discussed months ago. The new number comes with a clearer timeline. US media alleges that the lower target follows concern that expansion plans were too […]Cryptopolitan
10 hours ago
XRP Ledger Gets x402 Facilitator For AI Agent Payments: Why This Is Bullish
t54.ai has launched an x402 “facilitator” on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a payments relay that lets AI agents pay for API calls and digital services in-line with normal HTTP requests using XRP or RLUSD. The pitch is simple: turn pay-per-request into a native part of the web stack, no accounts, no API key...NewsBTC
11 hours ago
Lightning Strikes Big: Bitcoin Layer-2 Surpasses $1 Billion In Monthly Activity
A clear sign of more than hobbyist use: monthly Lightning activity climbed past a big mark late last year. According to a report from River, November saw about $1.1 billion flow over the Bitcoin network. That money, according to a report shared by River’s marketing chief Sam Wouters, moved thr...Bitcoinist
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