Today, the MYX price didn’t just dip; it showed a brutal long squeeze that triggered around 50% collapse, wiping out overheated positioning in a short amount of time and sending liquidation data flashing red across derivatives dashboards. According to Coinglass, total liquidations rekt over the past 24 hours reached $615.96K. Longs took the real hit …
Multiple Israelis now face criminal charges for allegedly using insider information about Israel’s June 2025 attack on Iran to make prediction market wagers.
Ethereum's slide toward $2,000 has left its exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors holding more than $5 billion in paper losses, extending a marketwide crypto drawdown that has also hit Bitcoin. According to CryptoSlate's data, the move has tracked a broader risk-off wave that has pushed the global crypto market value down by $2 trillion since October’s […]
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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has weighed in on a growing debate within the crypto industry over whether projects must financially reward users to achieve adoption, arguing that incentives can help — but only when used carefully. His comments came in response to an online discussion claiming that crypto applications cannot attract meaningful usage without …
Crypto industry views diverge on the likelihood that Washington will pass legislation in 2026, with estimates ranging from 25% to 60%.
Bitcoin net taker volume flipped positive after a month of "aggressive" selling, but sentiment crashed to its lowest levels in crypto market history.
Digital asset ETPs are rapidly integrating into traditional portfolios ($184B AUM), driven by U.S. bitcoin ETF adoption.
ETHZilla unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, Eurus Aero Token I, offering accredited investors access to lease income from two commercial jet engines.
Comments from David Schwartz, chief technology officer at Ripple, have reignited debate over whether Bitcoin will need a major technical overhaul in the future to remain secure as quantum computing advances. In a recent online discussion, Schwartz argued that bitcoin’s long-term success has so far depended more on its established reputation and market trust than …
Bubblemaps finds Trove Markets refunded influencers in stablecoins after $TROVE collapsed 99%, raising concerns over selective compensation.
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Dogecoin is flashing what crypto analyst Cryptollica (@Cryptollica) calls on X a rare “maximum opportunity / minimum risk” setup, as long-horizon indicators on a DOGE-versus-dollar proxy chart push into levels that previously coincided with cycle lows. Why This Could Be The ‘Maximum Opportunity’ For Dogecoin In a Feb. 11 post on X, Cryptollica shared a 10-day DOGE chart denominated against the US Dollar Index (DXY), arguing the slower timeframe “filters out the intraday noise and reveals the true cyclical nature of the asset.” The analyst framed the move as a reset back to a historically important base level and pointed to momentum readings that, in past cycles, marked capitulation. Related Reading: Why Dogecoin (DOGE) Can’t Break $0.10 Despite Short-Term Bounce and Neutral RSI At the center of Cryptollica’s thesis is a black horizontal line on the DOGE/DXY 10-day chart — a level the analyst described as the historic “Launchpad.” “The black horizontal line represents the historic ‘Launchpad.’ In early 2021, this level was the breakout resistance that ignited the bull run (ELON),” Cryptollica wrote. “In 2022, 2023, and now 2026, this same level is acting as a macro support fortress. Price has returned to its origin.” That framing leans on a classic market-structure idea: prior resistance that becomes support can act as a memory point for positioning and risk-taking, especially when the market revisits it after a full boom-bust loop. Cryptollica also highlighted the 10-day RSI sitting at 34, referencing a “red line” zone on the indicator. The claim: when DOGE’s RSI reached that same zone in prior stress periods, including 2015, March 2020, and 2022, it preceded meaningful rebounds. “Every time the RSI touched this zone (2015, March 2020 (covid crash), 2022), it marked a cyclical bottom followed by a significant rally,” Cryptollica wrote. “We are mathematically in the ‘Maximum Opportunity / Minimum Risk’ zone.” Related Reading: Dogecoin Bear Market Almost Over? Crypto Analyst Weighs In The post stops short of calling for immediate upside, but the language suggests the analyst sees skew shifting: less perceived downside relative to the potential upside if a new expansion phase begins. Is The Dogecoin Bottom In? In a separate chart shared on Wednesday, Cryptollica mapped DOGE/USDT on a 3-day timeframe, sketching a wide channel with a labeled TopLine, Midline, and BottomLine. The chart annotates prior turning points around $0.75, $0.49, $0.22, and $0.09, with price now drifting back toward the lower boundary near the $0.07–$0.08 area. Cryptollica captioned the second image simply: “DOGE BOTTOM ?” Taken together, the posts lay out a conditional thesis rather than a timed call: DOGE has rotated back to a historically important support reference on a macro-style pair (DOGE/DXY), while momentum sits in a zone that previously aligned with cycle inflection points. Whether that historical rhyme turns into a repeat will likely hinge on whether the “launchpad” support holds and whether DOGE can reclaim higher range levels marked on the longer timeframe channel rather than continuing to bleed along the bottom boundary. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.09366. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Institutional capital flows in the cryptocurrency market are beginning to show signs of diversification beyond bitcoin, with some analysts highlighting growing attention toward XRP as investors reposition portfolios. Market speculation has intensified around the possibility that global asset manager BlackRock could eventually pursue an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), a development analysts believe could significantly influence …
Binance's integration of RLUSD on the XRP Ledger could enhance stablecoin competition, potentially reshaping institutional payment dynamics.
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The bank cuts its 2026 crypto price targets, warning of further near-term capitulation as ETF outflows and macro headwinds weigh on digital assets.
Wrong answers, confused advice and difficulty with personalising information plague AI chatbots in medicine.
The Hyperlane Nexus Bridge will enable holders to transfer wBTC tokens between Ethereum and Solana, the team wrote in a press release.
Experts at Consensus Hong Kong said regional focus on user utility and stablecoin regulation is driving adoption.
Regulation of digital assets is a great opportunity for emerging markets, said Pakistan’s crypto regulation lead.
The bank has also lowered price targets for Solana, XRP, BNB, and Avalanche, in addition to bitcoin and ether.
Coincheck reports $915 million Q3 revenue and $2.6 million net income with CEO Simanson resigning and Pascal St-Jean set to succeed.
Panelists at the conference discussed how regulatory progress in Hong Kong and Japan creates a structured path for capital allocation.
The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer a thing.
The chairman of Greater China at McKinsey said nearly every company is experimenting with AI, few are rethinking their organizations deeply enough to unlock profit.
Ripple (XLM), up 4.2% from Wednesday, was also among the top performers.
Vitalik Buterin just published a research proposal that sidesteps the question everyone keeps asking: can blockchains run AI models? Instead, the research claims Ethereum as the privacy-preserving settlement layer for metered AI and API usage. The post, co-authored with Davide Crapis on Ethereum Research, argues that the real opportunity isn't putting LLMs on-chain. The real […]
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Bitcoin miner Cango has closed a $10.5 million equity investment and secured an additional $65 million in commitments as it pivots toward AI.
Diminished risk appetite may lead to further crypto declines, impacting market stability and investor confidence in digital assets.
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Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat, is betting on a prompt bounce for Ethereum. He pointed to a pattern stretching back to 2018: each time ETH dropped deep, it later recovered strongly. Related Reading: Jim Cramer Suggests US Government Could Buy Bitcoin Near $60K That history has shaped the tone of his remarks in Hong Kong, where he argued that previous collapses ended with rapid turnarounds. Tom Lee Backs A Quick Rebound According to Lee, Ethereum has endured more than a 50% decline on eight separate occasions since 2018 and each time it came back. He used those past moves as the basis for his view that another sharp recovery is likely. Analysts often disagree about how much weight to give past cycles. $ETH 100% V-Shape Record ???? Tom Lee highlights Ethereum’s eight V-shaped recoveries since 2018. Tom DeMark, whose models are followed by macro legends like Paul Tudor Jones and used across institutional desks, says a final undercut near $1,890 would “perfect” the bottom. That… pic.twitter.com/j9zWoUOLgP — SamAlτcoin.eth (@SAMALTCOIN_ETH) February 11, 2026 Market conditions are not identical now, yet patterns matter because traders use them. Some analysts have highlighted the $1,890 level as a likely low. They said it might be probed twice in an “undercut” before stabilizing. That kind of setup is common in volatile markets and is used to find entry points. Staking Squeezes Liquid Supply Reports note that staking demand remains strong even while prices fall. The validator entry queue has swollen to about 21 days, with roughly 4 million ETH waiting to be accepted. That has left more than 30% of the total supply locked up — about 36.7 million ETH. People are earning roughly 2.80% APR on staked coins, a modest return by crypto standards, but enough to persuade many holders to lock funds away. When large sums are immobilized like this, tradable supply thins and price reactions can be amplified on both the way down and the way up. Related Reading: More Bitcoin Ahead: Saylor, Strategy Commit To Regular BTC Purchases Ethereum Price Action And Market Strain Market moves have been sharp. ETH slid to about $1,900 at the time of writing, down 5.4% in the last seven days, and has failed to hold above $2,000 in recent days. Over the last 30 days, the token fell roughly 36%. Heavy liquidations have been recorded, with more than $1 billion in positions closed out as leverage was forced to unwind. That generated fast selling and left traders cautious. Economic data, geopolitical headlines, and anticipation of US inflation readings have added to the nervous mood. Some desks now treat any bounce as tentative until volatility eases. Whether that rebound comes fast or takes time, Lee’s stance is clear: sharp drops have not marked the end for Ethereum in the past. He sees the current stress as another chapter in a familiar cycle, not a structural break. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
The current market downswing could be driven by institutional investors exiting positions, as crypto still presents too much risk for them.
Leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and BlockSpaceForce argued that bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about throughput and more about turning the asset into a programmable financial base layer.