Japan‑listed Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet reported FY2025 revenue of ¥8.905 billion, a 738% increase year on year, with operating profit jumping 1,694% to ¥6.287 billion. Over the year, the company expanded its Bitcoin holdings from 1,762 BTC to 35,102 BTC. Despite this growth, it recorded an unrealized valuation loss of around ¥102.2 billion, highlighting both the rapid expansion and the …
When wallet provider selection expands in 2026, this is not about chasing “variety.” Wallets are buying better UX, higher trust, and more resilient revenue. Crypto Wallets Provider Expansion: Why One Provider Is No Longer Enough A few years ago, integrating a single swap provider felt like a growth hack: quick to ship, easy to monetize, …
Harvard's Ethereum ETF investment signals a strategic shift in its endowment strategy, reflecting broader acceptance of crypto assets.
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Bitcoin should be crushing gold right now, but it’s not. And according to on-chain analyst Willy Woo, the reason comes down to one word: quantum. Woo posted a thread on X today alongside a chart tracking how BTC has performed against gold since 2010. For 12 straight years, Bitcoin steadily gained ground on gold in …
According to CoinMarketCap, Ethereum changed hands around $2,050 at one point, with a single-session move of about 7%. Reports have disclosed that roughly 30% of the total ETH supply is now locked in staking contracts, a level not seen before. Related Reading: Urgent Crypto Reform: Treasury Secretary Says The Clock Is Ticking That is a big shift in where supply sits, and it matters because locked coins are not available for quick trading. Staking Participation Hits A Record On-chain trackers show a steady climb in staking since early 2023. Back then roughly 15% of the supply was staked; today that figure has roughly doubled. People who lock ETH as validators do it to earn rewards and to help keep the network running. Many of those accounts are built to stay long-term. That matters because long-term holders change how supply and demand play out. Ethereum staking rate just hit a new all-time high. Over 30.5% of all ETH is now staked! Meanwhile ETH is trading at ~$1,950. Since early 2023, the staking rate has gone from ~15% to 30.5% in an almost perfect straight line. Bear market, bull market, crashes, rallies. Doesn’t… pic.twitter.com/8dS4xv7bok — Leon Waidmann (@LeonWaidmann) February 13, 2026 Liquid Supply Has Shrunk When a chunk of coins is tied up, it takes some selling pressure off the market. Locked ETH lowers the pool available on exchanges for fast sales. That does not guarantee a price surge, but it does tighten one side of the market. Traders watching supply flows often weigh that factor alongside macro moves and liquidity conditions. Some traders see this as a slow-burning bullish signal. Others remain cautious because other forces can push prices down even when supply is tighter. Ether Shows Volatility Around $1,900–$2,000 Prices have been bouncy. One day sees gains; the next day shows pullbacks. Reports note that ETH slipped below $2,000 at times as broader crypto momentum cooled. Some sessions point to strength, and some to weakness. Over the last week movement has been uneven. This is a market where headlines and flows still swing prices more than network fundamentals sometimes do. Validator Growth May Support Confidence The rising staking rate also points to growing validator infrastructure and investor patience. More validators means the consensus mechanism has more hands on deck. That has implications beyond price: it affects network security and how rewards are distributed. For many long-horizon investors, that steady build of validators is a reason to remain involved. Related Reading: Bitcoin At $8,000? Michael Saylor Says Strategy Still Won’t Break Timing of withdrawal unlocks is on watch lists. So is how quickly new staked ETH can return to exchanges when withdrawals are permitted at scale. Another big item is macro moves—rates, liquidity, and major market shifts. Those will likely control the next big price swings more than staking alone. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets.
Pi Network price today trading under pressure as the broader crypto market cooled and traders reduced exposure across speculative assets. The token had rallied ahead of its long-awaited mainnet milestone, but instead of continuation, price reversed sharply once the mainnet event went live. The reaction immediately changed market tone, momentum disappeared and supply surfaced quickly. …
Crypto investment products have posted a fourth straight week of outflows, with $3.74 billion exiting over the past month, per CoinShares.
Crypto exchange OKX has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) license in Malta, clearing a major regulatory requirement ahead of new EU rules that take effect in March 2026. The license allows OKX to continue offering stablecoin-related payment services across the EU under both the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and the Second Payment Services Directive …
Tokenized US Treasuries are close to $11 billion, but the chain war is shifting from issuance to distribution and utility. Where yield tokens actually sit, how often they move, and whether they plug into stablecoin settlement and collateral workflows are what matters. Last week, XRP Ledger (XRPL) got two signals that it's trying to matter […]
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Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question.
Bitcoin has fallen more than 50% from its recent cycle high, and market sentiment remains cautious. Several analysts believe BTC is still in a broader downtrend, while others see early signs of a possible bottom formation. Below is a clear breakdown of what analysts are saying, how low Bitcoin could go, and what signals matter …
Harvard trimmed its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund holdings by 21% in Q4 and opened an $86.8 million Ethereum ETF position.
Hyperliquid (HYPE) has drawn strong market attention in recent days, but the price action tells a more cautious story. Despite rising interest, HYPE continues to trade in a steeply descending trend, losing more than 25% since the start of the month. The token now appears vulnerable to another 10% pullback in the near term as …
OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card.
Strategy says it can withstand a bitcoin price drop to $8,000 and still cover its roughly $6 billion in net debt.
Government and central bank officials are pushing for legislation to regulate cryptocurrency activities, aiming for passage during the spring session.
Bitcoin is sitting at a “critical point,” with traders split between two familiar scripts: a full capitulation event, or the early innings of a durable bottoming process. In a Feb. 15 video explainer, CryptoQuant analyst Maartunn argued the data is starting to line up for the latter, but with a clear caveat that any bottom is more likely to be a grind than a snapback. Is The Bitcoin Bottom In? Bitcoin is currently trading roughly 50% below its all-time high, a drawdown that looks severe in isolation but still smaller than the 70%+ declines seen in prior bear markets, Maartunn said. The more actionable question, in his framing, is not whether the market can go lower but whether the ingredients that usually precede a turn are appearing. Maartunn points first to what he describes as “structural selling pressure” tied to spot ETFs. According to his figures, the new spot ETFs have posted an $8.2 billion drawdown from peak holdings, “the largest on record”, creating persistent sell pressure. He adds that the current price is around 17% below the average buying price for ETF holders, putting a meaningful slice of that cohort underwater and potentially incentivized to cut exposure. Related Reading: Bitcoin Sees Largest Shorts Liquidation Event Since 2024 — What Happened? He then pairs that flow story with a mechanical reset in derivatives. Open interest has been “sliced by more than half,” falling from $45.5 billion to $21.7 billion, with a 27% drop in open interest in the last week alone. Maartunn describes this as a broad deleveraging event, painful in real time, but historically consistent with conditions that allow a bottom to form. “Look, it’s definitely painful for anyone who is overleveraged, but getting rid of all that speculation is an absolutely necessary step to form a real sustainable market bottom,” he said. “This is a signal of a major wash out of speculative excess.” To gauge whether the drawdown is translating into capitulation-like stress, Maartunn focuses on short-term holders. He cites the short-term holder MVRV ratio at 0.72, implying the average short-term holder is down about 28%, “deep underwater” as a group. In his telling, that’s not a routine reading: it’s the lowest level since the July 2022 bottom, and a band that has historically aligned with periods of maximum financial pain. “This level of financial stress is pretty rare historically, and it usually happens during periods of major capitulation,” Maartunn said. “Now, sure, could this ratio go even lower? Absolutely. But what history shows us is that when we get down into these levels, the risk-to-reward profile for Bitcoin starts to look a lot better.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Flirts With ‘Undervalued’ As MVRV Slides Toward 1 Maartunn also frames the current structure as a retest of a major support cluster — where the previous cycle’s all-time high intersects the upper boundary of an older trading range — a zone that has often mattered in past cycle transitions. From there, he moves to time-based analogs, suggesting prior bear-market durations imply a broad window between June and December 2026, with the last two cycles clustering most tightly between September and November. His closing point is that bottoms are rarely single-day events. In his view, ETF-driven structural selling, the leverage flush, stress among short-term holders, and the retest of key levels can all coexist inside a longer bottoming process — with sentiment as the final tell. “A real market bottom… that’s usually marked by just apathy,” he said. “When engagement on social media is totally dead, your timeline is quiet, and honestly, nobody seems to care anymore. That period of total disinterest is often the point of maximum financial opportunity.” Overall, the implication of Maartunn’s framework is straightforward: the data may be shifting toward early bottom formation signals, but the confirming evidence, particularly around flows and sentiment, could still arrive in stages, with volatility and further stress tests along the way. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $68,710. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
XRP, the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the world, is back in focus after a bold XRP price prediction from Michel Oliver, head of Tokentus Investment AG. He said XRP could reach between $7 and $9 in the next bull market. This comes as the XRP price shows solid recovery and growing institutional interest, despite recent price …
Lack of privacy is a barrier to both everyday and institutional use of crypto and blockchain technology, CZ and institutions argue.
The licence allows the firm to offer regulated virtual asset services in and from Dubai for global institutional and qualified investors.
Crypto exchange Binance has denied claims that it processed more than $1 billion in transactions linked to Iranian entities. The company also rejected allegations that it fired employees who raised compliance concerns. The record must be clear. No sanctions violations were found, no investigators were fired for raising concerns, and Binance continues to meet its …
The Payments Institution license, gained in Malta, aligns the exchange with European Union regulatory requirements that take effect in March 2026.
A wallet that received 1,430 ETH during the 2015 Ethereum presale has become active after more than 10 years of dormancy. The tokens were originally purchased for just $443 at roughly $0.31 per ETH and are now valued at about $2.81 million at current market prices near $1,965. The holder first attempted a 1 ETH …
Ethereum price slipped back below the $2,000 mark as the crypto market turned defensive, with major assets easing after failing to sustain their recent recovery attempts. The drop unfolded gradually rather than through panic selling bids kept thinning across the session until $2,000 support finally gave way, pushing ETH price down close to 5% intraday. …
Strategy founder Michael Saylor has responded to ongoing discussions suggesting the company could face a forced sell-off as Bitcoin’s price continues to decline. He said Strategy can still manage its debt even if Bitcoin crashes 88% to $8,000He explained how the Strategy Convertible Debt Bitcoin Plan is designed to reduce long-term risk.Here’s How Strategy can …
Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversight of Dubai’s VARA.
Traders are bracing for a heavy week of macroeconomic events, including Fed minutes and the core PCE inflation report.
Dogecoin fell 12.39 percent to 0.102 in 24 hours, underperforming a weak crypto market. Investors are rotating out of riskier altcoins, with the Altcoin Season Index dropping to 30. Broader market losses and a break below the 30-day and 200-day moving averages increased bearish pressure. If DOGE falls under 0.10, it could test 0.094. A …
Flying Tulip (FT), the new decentralized finance project from veteran developer Andre Cronje, will open its public token sale tomorrow. The sale is open to all users and has a maximum deposit cap of $1 billion. Cronje has clarified that the project is not raising $1 billion in the traditional startup sense. Instead, user deposits …