Users' bitcoin holdings in wallets linked to Binance have climbed to highest since late 2024.
The latest sales are part of a broader plan announced in late January to fund ecosystem development and other initiative.
Hanwha Asset Management has partnered with the Jito Foundation to explore JitoSOL-based exchange-traded products in South Korea.
Singapore based BTC and AI miner sells all holdings to build liquidity for expansion, signaling a broader shift in capital strategy across the sector.
Gemini’s Tyler Winklevoss said he’s “optimistic” amid peak crypto pessimism, but SEC filings, layoffs and public data on Winklevoss Capital’s BTC sales paint a different picture.
US President Donald Trump namesake meme coins have collapsed, leaving many small holders deep in the red. Prices that once drew crowds and headlines have fallen back to earth with blunt force. Related Reading: XRP Flashes Rare On-Chain Signal That Once Preceded 114% Gains Reports say the two tokens tied to the Trump brand – TRUMP and MELANIA coins – plunged from their highs by roughly 92% and nearly 99%, and an estimated $4.3 billion of retail money evaporated in the rout. Trump Meme Coins: Rapid Collapse According to on-chain trackers and market reports, a small set of early wallets captured large gains before prices nosedived. Trades and transfers show that insiders moved sizable amounts into stable assets while later buyers were left holding tokens as liquidity thinned. Some analysts point to token design and one-sided liquidity moves as the technical side that made fast exits possible for those close to launch. HUGE: The $TRUMP and $MELANIA memecoin carnage is even worse than we thought. A new report from CryptoRank reveals retail investors have lost a staggering $4.3 BILLION as these assets collapsed 90%+ from their highs. The math is disgusting: => Retail: -$4.3 Billion (2M+… pic.twitter.com/AXVcjjuMsE — Zach Humphries (@ZachHumphries) February 22, 2026 Design Flaws And Early Wins Reports note that token rules and the way liquidity was set up created a structural advantage for early participants. When supply was unlocked, selling pressure mounted. Locked allocations that only release over time add another layer: future unlocks could push prices down further as those tokens hit the market. On paper, the launches had flashy names and big promises; in practice, many of the mechanics reportedly favored a handful of insiders. Trump Memecoins: How Insiders Pocketed Millions While Retail Investors Lost Billions The official $TRUMP and $MELANIA tokens have collapsed 92% and 99% from their all-time highs, respectively, and the damage to retail investors has been staggering. While insiders cashed out over… pic.twitter.com/qyWswzRgFv — CryptoRank.io (@CryptoRank_io) February 20, 2026 Market Reaction And Legal Questions Based on reports from multiple crypto outlets, voices across the space are calling for closer scrutiny. Regulators in several countries have been asked to look at whether marketing and token economics misled ordinary buyers. Commentators argue that when projects linked to public figures move that much money, the mix of celebrity influence and speculative appetite becomes especially risky. Community And Social Fallout Social channels lit up as losses mounted. Some communities turned on the teams behind the tokens, accusing them of running plans that rewarded early actors. Others defended buyers, saying responsibility sits with anyone who chose to put money into volatile, hype-driven assets. Either way, trust in celebrity-branded tokens took a hit. Related Reading: Instant XRP Rewards: Japan-Based Financial Group Rolls Out Tokenized Bonds Reports say market makers and some exchanges are reacting by tightening listings and flagging projects with similar tokenomics. A number of wallets flagged as insiders still hold tokens that could be sold later, and that possibility keeps pressure on price. At the same time, some traders are scanning on-chain flows, hunting for bounce opportunities among the wreckage. Featured image from Gemini, chart from TradingView
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Bitcoin’s market cap dropped to $1.31 trillion, slipping to 15th globally as prices dipped below $65,000, fueling rising bearish bets on Polymarket.
Bitcoin price weakness to start the week compounds expectations of new BTC macro lows as sentiment matches its most bearish levels ever.
Ethereum price today fell below its two-week low and is now trading around $1,877, dropping nearly 5.6%. The price drop has also triggered massive liquidations. As the Ethereum price saw liquidations worth over $115 million after falling below $1,900. The sudden drop has increased concern among investors, as selling pressure continues to rise from multiple …
Bitcoin futures positioning among non-commercial traders is swinging sharply toward net long exposure, a move technical analyst Tom McClellan (editor of The McClellan Market Report) says has arrived “with some urgency” in the latest weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report and one that has coincided with notable market outcomes in prior, similarly extreme episodes. Sharing a chart of Bitcoin futures (price on a log scale) alongside non-commercial net positioning, McClellan argued that in Bitcoin’s case, large speculators effectively function as the “smart money” cohort, because the market lacks the typical commercial hedger presence seen in traditional commodity futures. “The non-commercial traders of Bitcoin futures are usually the smart money,” McClellan wrote. “This week’s COT Report shows that they are moving net long with some urgency. Look back at what the last two similar excursions led to. But remember, this is ‘a condition, not a signal’.” Why Non-Commercials Matter In Bitcoin Futures McClellan later expanded on how he frames the CFTC’s weekly report, which breaks futures positioning into commercials, non-commercials, and non-reportables. In corn, for example, commercials might be producers or end users; in Bitcoin, he says that category is thin. “In Bitcoin, there are hardly any traders who qualify as Commercial traders,” McClellan wrote. “So in an unusual circumstance, the Non-commercial traders fill the role of being the smart money.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Extreme Fear Streak Extends To 22 Days As Price Struggles That distinction matters because COT is not about absolute long or short interest, every futures contract has a long and a short by definition, but about who is on each side. “Every futures contract is simultaneously one long and one short position, held by different parties. So the number of longs will always equal the number of shorts,” he wrote. “What matters is who holds the positions.” McClellan also cautioned against importing equity-market intuition about short interest into futures positioning. “So a large short position in a stock represents potential energy which could get converted into price movements via short covering,” he wrote. “COT data don’t do that. They just represent expert opinion.” The core dispute in the X thread wasn’t whether COT can be useful, but how to interpret timing. Trader toni (@tonitrades_) agreed the dataset has value but questioned whether futures positioning simply follows spot momentum. “COT data has historically been a solid indicator, no argument there,” toni wrote. “But non-commercial positioning often lags spot market moves by weeks. By the time futures traders pile in, the initial momentum is usually priced in already.” Related Reading: Bitcoin Bottom Call On Ice: Fear Is Extreme, Whales Aren’t Buying McClellan pushed back on that sequencing. “I think you meant that their positioning PRECEDES price moves sometimes by weeks,” he replied, underscoring his view that positioning extremes can show up ahead of meaningful market moves, though not on a predictable schedule. That’s where the thread landed: with an emphasis on uncertainty. Jim Osman (@EdgeCGroup) summed it up succinctly: “Timing still uncertain.” McClellan agreed. “Exactly, hence my admonition.” In his longer explanation, McClellan reiterated that most weeks the COT report has no actionable message, but that extremes can be informative with a crucial caveat. “A lot of the time there is no useful message in the COT data for each futures contract,” he wrote. “But when an extreme develops like now in Bitcoin, then we can get useful information. But as with any overbought or oversold reading on any indicator, COT data only reflect a ‘condition’ not a signal. The data will not tell you when that condition is going to matter, only that it should matter, sometime.” At press time, BTC traded at $65,663. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The Ethereum co-founder still has over 7,000 ETH left to sell, a supply overhang that could push the ETH price lower in the coming days.
The crypto market is down today. The Bitcoin price marked an intraday low of around $64,290 from its highs at $67,684, a plunge of over 4.6%. On the other hand, Ethereum also underwent a similar plunge from $1,957 to $1,848 after holding the support at $1,914 for nearly a week. The market dropped by 4.31% …
The crypto market crash intensified today as global markets reacted sharply to fresh macro uncertainty. Bitcoin slipped below $66,000, Ethereum extended its decline below $1,900, and XRP rotated lower as traders reduced leveraged exposure. So why is the crypto market crash unfolding today, and what exactly triggered this sudden wave of selling across BTC, ETH, …
XRP is finding itself at the center of a fresh policy discussion in the United States. Arizona lawmakers have advanced legislation that would allow the state to hold XRP as part of a proposed Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund. The bill passed a key committee vote 4–2 and now moves forward in the legislative process. …
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Crypto markets turned sharply red over the weekend as investors reacted to fresh macro uncertainty linked to U.S. tariff policy and rising geopolitical tensions. The pullback was broad, with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and major altcoins all moving lower. Bitcoin slipped from the $68,000 zone to around $65,300 during Asian hours and briefly dipped below $65,000. Ethereum …
XRP price is trading near $1.34 after dropping about 69% from its $3.66 peak. Price has fallen below the $2 support and is now testing a key higher-timeframe demand zone. On-chain data from Santiment shows the Ripple network just recorded its biggest realized loss spike since November 2022, with $1.93B in weekly losses. Key level …
The crypto market is crashing today as fear spreads quickly among investors. After, the global crypto market cap dropped to $2.23 trillion, falling more than 4% in just 24 hours.Bitcoin is leading the crash as the Fear and Greed Index has dropped to 14, showing extreme fear. So, here are the top 4 reasons why …
NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says only a handful of crypto applications are attractive to investors and that the sector needs to reevaluate its “broad ‘web3’ ambition.”
Despite the Ethereum price looking to be leveling out below $2,000, the slowdown in the crash has done nothing to allay fears that more decline is coming. In fact, analysts believe that this stop is only temporary and that the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap will make another major drop soon. This is due to past performance, where the Ethereum price has often staged a major reset before eventually making a possible bottom. The Scenario That Says Ethereum Price Is Headed For $600 Calls for Ethereum reaching $10,000-$15,000 were echoed loudly in the last year, when the market was still in the throes of the bull market. However, those hopes have since been dashed, with even $5,000 now looking like a pipe dream. Nevertheless, analysts like Alexhiz on the TradingView website believe that the dream is not completely gone, although the path toward this target may be quite rocky. Related Reading: Don’t Fall For The Bitcoin Trap: Analyst Explains Why Recovery To $76,000 Is Not A Good Thing In a recent post, the crypto analyst explains that it is likely that Ethereum will make a major macro correction. If this is correct, then it means that the support that the altcoin seems to have established above $1,900 is fragile at most and could end up breaking soon. The bearish scenario that Alex points to is another 60% price drop, which would eventually push the Ethereum price down toward $600. While such a price point may be disastrous in the short-term, the analyst believes that it is needed for the 5-figure scenario to play out. Why A Crash Is Good If the Ethereum price were to crash as low as $600, the crypto analyst believes this would mean a complete liquidity reset and a full market capitulation. Such a scenario would allow for strong long-term accumulation, with stronger hands taking control of the price. Related Reading: This Analyst Predicted Solana Sell-Off At $250, And Is Back With A New Prediction What would follow the accumulation phase would be an expansion phase, where the price could rise rapidly. The analyst also added: “Looking further ahead (2028–2029), in a renewed bullish cycle, ETH could target the $10,000–15,000 range based on historical cycle behavior and liquidity growth.” Given this, such a scenario would take years to play out, as there could be a long, drawn-out accumulation trend, as seen in the previous cycle. Growth could also be highly dependent on the Bitcoin price performance, being the market leader for over a decade. Featured image from Dall.E, chart from TradingView.com
Court documents indicate that JPMorgan de-banked Trump, with debanking one of the main reasons the Trump family turned to crypto.
AI trading bot "Lobstar Wilde" accidentally sent a large coin stash to an X user in need of 4 SOL for medical treatment.
A researcher at the Near Foundation told Cointelegraph last year that he was working on AI-powered digital twins that vote on behalf of DAO members to address low voter participation.
The position was the largest single forced closure in 24 hours as bitcoin shed weekend gains and the fear index returned to historic lows.
Markets turned uneasy after Donald Trump signaled plans to push global tariffs toward 15%. Investors worry the policy shift could tighten financial conditions and slow global trade. The announcement added fresh uncertainty at a sensitive time for risk assets, including crypto. Traders are now watching closely to see whether the tariff push expands or gets …
The fallout from the official TRUMP and MELANIA meme tokens has turned into one of the most brutal retail wipeouts in recent crypto memory. Together, the tokens have erased an estimated $4.3 billion in retail wealth, with more than 2 million wallets now underwater. Both assets have collapsed dramatically from their peaks, plunging as much …
Binance doubled down on its compliance credentials in a blog post after a report published earlier this month accused it of sanction violations.
Crypto prices are falling as global uncertainty spooks investors. Markets reacted after tariff tensions resurfaced and fears of wider conflict grew. When uncertainty rises, traders often reduce exposure to volatile assets like crypto first. Bitcoin and major altcoins have been moving sideways to lower as liquidity stays cautious. Unless clarity returns on macro risks, the …
February 23, 2026 05:19:41 UTC Crypto Market Crashing Today A new market report highlights growing weakness across crypto. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the total crypto market cap has dropped by $1.3 trillion, while Binance spot trading volumes have reportedly plunged 95%. The data shows collapsing volumes, thinning positions, and fading trader conviction. Analysts warn that …