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Ripple Secures First Europe Asset Manager Deal, XRPL Eyes Institutional Scale

Aviva Investors is partnering with Ripple to launch tokenized fund structures on the XRP Ledger, signaling a decisive move by the European asset manager to bring regulated financial products onto blockchain infrastructure at institutional scale. Ripple...

12 Feb 2026

Ripple Reaffirms XRP Priority: CEO Says XRP Family Comes First

XRP optimism intensified as Ripple leadership reinforced unwavering commitment to the crypto asset’s long-term utility, signaling alignment between strategy and execution while positioning XRP at the core of expanding institutional finance infrastructu...

12 Feb 2026

Coinbase vs. Nevada: Who Regulates Prediction Market Event Contracts?

A legal clash between Coinbase and Nevada regulators is testing whether states can treat federally regulated prediction markets as gambling, setting up a high-stakes fight over who controls crypto derivatives in the United States. Federal Preemption or...

11 Feb 2026

Coinbase Launches Purpose-Built Wallets for Autonomous AI Agent Commerce

Coinbase Developer Platform has launched Agentic Wallets, a wallet infrastructure designed specifically to allow artificial intelligence (AI) agents to hold and manage funds autonomously. AI Agents Gain Built-In Wallets Through Coinbase Developer Platf...

11 Feb 2026

Michael Saylor Vows Strategy Will Keep Buying Bitcoin

Michael Saylor says Strategy has no plans to sell its bitcoin, even in a prolonged downturn, as BTC trades near $65,900 to $66,150. Strategy Won’t Sell BTC as Saylor Dismisses Liquidation Fears Michael Saylor has once again made clear that Strategy’s b...

11 Feb 2026

Ethereum Price Analysis: Seven-Day Drop Extends Into Wednesday’s Session

Ethereum ( ETH) is coasting along at $1,941 on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, extending a volatile seven-day stretch that saw the digital asset fall from above $2,140 to test levels below $1,900 before stabilizing near key support. Ether Logs Massive Fluctu...

11 Feb 2026

Bitcoin Slumps Below $66,000 as Strong US Jobs Data Dampens Rate-Cut Hopes

Bitcoin twice fell below $66,000 in a volatile session, plunging nearly $2,800 in one hour before rebounding and slipping again. Mixed Market Drivers On Feb. 11, bitcoin briefly tumbled below $66,000 twice, as the cryptocurrency market endured yet anot...

11 Feb 2026

Securitize and Uniswap Labs Expand Access to Blackrock’s BUIDL

Uniswap Labs and Securitize have integrated trading access for Blackrock’s BUIDL fund via UniswapX, offering eligible investors near-instant, onchain liquidity between tokenized fund shares and USDC. Wall Street Meets DeFi as BUIDL Launches on UniswapX...

11 Feb 2026

Blockfills Suspends Withdrawals While Bitcoin Tests Lower Levels

Several reports say that Blockfills, a Susquehanna-backed crypto trading and lending firm, has temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals as bitcoin hovered near $66,500 after tapping an intraday low of $65,719 earlier in the session. The Ch...

11 Feb 2026

Billionaire Ray Dalio Believes CBDCs Are More About Control Than Efficiency

Ray Dalio, billionaire hedge fund founder, warned that central bank digital currencies are gaining traction among governments not just for efficiency but for control. The End of Financial Privacy Billionaire hedge fund titan Ray Dalio has signaled that...

11 Feb 2026

Bitrue Expands XRP Infrastructure as 10 New RLUSD Pairs Go Live

XRP momentum is accelerating as Bitrue deepens integration, rolls out new RLUSD trading pairs, and doubles down on positioning traders for a potential market recovery, reinforcing XRP’s role as a core growth asset in crypto markets. Bitrue Expands XRP ...

7 Feb 2026

Crypto Bull Run Forming as 9 Major Forces Align, Bitwise Says

Multiple emerging crypto narratives could converge to fuel the next bull market, with structural growth drivers, institutional capital, and expanding blockchain use cases setting the stage for a powerful multiyear upswing, according to Bitwise CIO Matt...

7 Feb 2026

XRP Transitions Into Institutional Settlement Asset Under Ripple’s XRPL Strategy

XRP is emerging as core financial infrastructure as institutional DeFi takes shape, embedding itself into payments, liquidity and on-ledger credit while positioning Ripple’s network for regulated, scalable tokenized finance. Ripple’s XRPL Roadmap Posit...

7 Feb 2026

Bessent Warns About Chinese Gold-Backed Digital Currency-Led Financial System

The statements of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent awakened concerns about a Chinese initiative to back a digital gold token to undermine American leadership in digital finance and establish a tangible alternative to the dollar-led economic system...

7 Feb 2026

Hardware Wallets And Secure Elements: What Are You Really Trusting?

By Lucien Bourdon, Bitcoin Analyst at Trezor A hardware wallet is a standard tool for securing cryptocurrency, and most rely on a dedicated chip known as a Secure Element; the same type used in credit cards and passports. But here’s what matters most: ...

7 Feb 2026

Crypto.com’s Kris Marszalek Unveils ai.com Ahead of Super Bowl Ad

Kris Marszalek, the CEO of Crypto.com, has officially launched ai.com, a consumer-focused artificial intelligence (AI) platform built around autonomous AI agents, with its public debut set to coincide with a Super Bowl commercial this Sunday. Crypto.co...

6 Feb 2026

Ethereum Derivatives Data Shows Heavy Positioning Near $2,000

Ethereum traded above the $2,000 per coin range on Friday afternoon, as derivatives markets flashed a mix of caution and crowding across futures and options. Futures open interest edged lower intraday while options data showed traders clustering around...

6 Feb 2026

XRP Rebounds as Whale Accumulation and Network Activity Signal Price Reversal

XRP is rebounding sharply as crypto risk appetite returns, according to a new analysis highlighting heavy whale accumulation and surging network activity that signal renewed momentum after a steep sell-off, positioning the token as a market standout. X...

6 Feb 2026

Bitget Fan Club Sets a New Standard for Community in Crypto

This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, February 6, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced the launch of the Bitget Fan Club, a new community initiative designed to bring users c...

6 Feb 2026

Bitcoin Slips Deeper Into Bear Territory, Cryptoquant Analysis Shows

Bitcoin is entrenched in a bear market, according to new onchain research from Cryptoquant, which shows weakening demand, contracting liquidity, and deteriorating technical structure across the network. Cryptoquant Researchers See No Relief Yet for Bit...

6 Feb 2026

Crypto Bloodbath: $2.2 Billion Liquidated as Bitcoin Spirals Toward $60,000

Over $2.12 billion in crypto positions vanished as Bitcoin plunged 14%, shaking traders, treasuries, and global markets alike.

6 Feb 2026

Finder’s Latest Survey Predicts Bitcoin at $133K by End of 2026

Finder’s latest January 2026 survey of crypto industry specialists paints a cautiously optimistic picture for bitcoin in 2026, with most panelists expecting higher prices even as volatility and institutional dominance reshape the market. Bitcoin Price ...

5 Feb 2026

Crypto Capitulation Day: Bitcoin Slumps to $62.2K While Wall Street Bleeds

The price of bitcoin sank to roughly $62,200 on Feb. 5, 2026, as a full-blown risk-off mood rippled through global markets, fueled by rising geopolitical strain, economic jitters, and a cascade of forced liquidations across the cryptocurrency sector. B...

5 Feb 2026

From Safe Haven to Stress Test: Gold and Silver Prices Feel the Heat

Precious metals are tracking the sell-off in U.S. equities and crypto markets on Thursday, with bellwethers gold and silver continuing their downward march. Gold is down 1.35% on the day, while silver is taking the harder hit, shedding nearly 10% and m...

5 Feb 2026

Is the Bottom in? Bitcoin Tests $65,253 as Market Panic Takes Hold

On Feb. 5, bitcoin plunged 7% intraday, breaking below $66,000 and hitting $65,253 on Bitstamp, sparking fears of a retreat toward $60,000. The drop extended bitcoin’s weekly losses past 20% and marked a 30% correction from its mid‑January peak near $9...

5 Feb 2026

Prediction Markets Price Bitcoin Stability, Not Explosive Upside, for Early 2026

Bitcoin prediction market contracts across multiple platforms are converging around a narrow price band for early 2026, with traders broadly assigning low probabilities to aggressive upside scenarios and treating six-figure outcomes as long-shot events...

5 Feb 2026

XRP defiant amid Bitcoin collapse as a massive institutional migration quietly shifts billions into Ripple

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP have all retreated to deep cycle lows, dragging the broader crypto market back to valuation levels not seen since late 2024, according to CryptoSlate's data. While price action across the board appears uniformly grim, with BTC heading below $70,000 and XRP recently trading around $1.35, sentiment toward the Ripple-linked token is […]
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5 Feb 2026

Tom Lee Defends Bitmine’s Ethereum Treasury Strategy

Bitmine is facing criticism online over large unrealized losses tied to its Ethereum holdings, but Chairman Tom Lee says the claims misunderstand how an ETH-focused treasury strategy works. Bitmine Pushes Back on Claims of Massive Ethereum Losses A pub...

5 Feb 2026

Tech Rout Drags US Equities Lower as BTC Breaks Below $67K

U.S. equities extended their selloff Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, as technology shares led broad declines across major benchmarks amid renewed risk-off sentiment. Nasdaq Leads Market Declines as Risk-off Sentiment Returns U.S. stock markets opened sharply l...

5 Feb 2026

Bitcoin’s $70,000 Line Breaks—and the Crypto Debate Erupts

The price of bitcoin has slipped beneath the $70,000 threshold and, over the past 30 days, has given up 26% against the U.S. dollar. This retreat has sent both crypto cheerleaders and critics racing to social media, each eager to offer their own take o...

5 Feb 2026