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- Macro to dictate Bitcoin’s next $10,000 move as traders watch for price breakout Traders are waiting on macroeconomic factors to signal Bitcoin’s next price move as the crypto market consolidates following its biggest fall in almost four years. Over the past month, Bitcoin slid some 28%, revisiting the levels it traded at before President Donald Trump’s 2024 election win. Since then, the top cryptocurrency has ping-ponged between $74,400 to $65,000 as investors wait for the dust to settle. Ben Harvey, a researcher at crypto investment firm Keyrock, expects the next big Bitcoin move to be driven by factors outside of the crypto market. “Firstly macro data that shifts the rates path," Harvey said. "Secondly, there’s changes in...

- Bitcoin traded for $68,674.29 on Monday morning, down 2.28% from its price a week ago of $70,279.32. The decline came despite U.S. markets being closed for Washington's Birthday today. For context, the S&P 500 fell 1.28% over the past week, while the Nasdaq dropped 1.27%. The Week's Volatility Story Bitcoin's real drama unfolded Friday. On February 13, the cryptocurrency plunged to $65,799.71, its lowest point since early February, before staging a 3.93% recovery to $68,812. The selloff wasn't isolated. News reports suggested a $6.9 billion crypto liquidation event may have preceded the drop, with Trump-linked World Liberty Financial (WLFI) showing stress signals five hours before the broader market crash. Polymarket traders had...

- Metaplanet Posts $605 Million Loss After Spending Billions on Bitcoin Metaplanet became the latest Bitcoin-buying firm to acknowledge that its business came under pressure as the digital asset’s price plunged from record levels in October. On Monday, the Japanese firm disclosed a full-year loss of ¥95 billion, or $605 million, on ¥8.9 billion, or $58 million in revenue, according to an earnings presentation. The performance was largely driven by a decrease in the value of its 35,100 Bitcoin, which was worth $2.4 billion on Monday. Since it began accumulating Bitcoin 21 months ago, the former hotel manager has spent nearly $3.8 billion on the digital asset at $107,000 per Bitcoin. That means the company, which hasn’t announced a...

- Bitcoin 'Boom-Bust' Era Is Over as Institutions Take the Lead: WisdomTree Bitcoin and crypto markets have entered a new phase defined less by speculation and more by portfolio discipline, according to a new note from WisdomTree. Crypto has moved on from its retail-led, boom-bust adolescence. Infrastructure largely works, regulation is tightening rather than retreating and capital is behaving more like institutional capital. This changes the rules of engagement. The key shift is subtle but decisive, as the debate has moved from 'Should we own crypto?' to 'How do we implement it responsibly?' Crypto investors need to understand that the nature of the market has changed, particularly because traditional diversification is under...

- Harvard Cuts Bitcoin ETF Stake, Adds Ethereum Exposure in Q4 Filing Harvard Management Company has reduced its stake in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF by roughly a fifth in the fourth quarter and started a new position with a spot Ethereum ETF. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the previous quarter, the endowment manager reported lower holdings of the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust and disclosed a first-time position in the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF. It held 5,353,612 shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust as of December 31, down from 6,813,612 shares in Q3, and reported a market value of about $265.8 million for that position at year-end. Notably, the same filing lists 3,873,044 new shares of...

- EU Moves to Ban All Crypto Transactions with Russian Entities: Report The European Commission is seeking to impose an EU-wide ban on all crypto transactions with Russia, as part of ongoing efforts to ensure the effectiveness of sanctions. According to official documents seen by the Financial Times, the ban would prohibit any EU-based individual or entity from transferring cryptocurrencies to and from a Russia-based counterparty. The proposed ban is a response to instances where sanctioned Russian crypto service providers have simply relaunched under different names, as has been witnessed in the case of shuttered exchange Garantex, which reemerged last year as Grinex. Sanctioned Russian Exchange Garantex Suspected of Rebrand as...

- Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65%, expects ‘further declines’ for crypto market Standard Chartered has slashed its end-of-year price target for XRP by a staggering 65% as its analysts revise their outlook following February’s brutal crypto market selloff. The British investment bank previously forecast XRP to hit $8 by the end of 2026. That prediction was lowered to $2.80 in a Thursday note to investors. “Recent price action for digital assets has been challenging, to say the least,” Geoffrey Kendrick, the bank’s global head of digital assets research, said in the note. “We expect further declines near-term and we lower our forecasts across the asset class.” In recent weeks, the crypto market has been hit by the...

- U.S. Crypto Funds Shed $403M Amid Price Weakness: CoinShares U.S. investors continued to exit crypto funds, while the rest of the world is buying the dip. Digital asset investment products saw their fourth consecutive week of outflows, totaling $173 million, according to CoinShares' latest report. The stretch has now erased a staggering $3.74 billion from crypto funds over the past four weeks. But the headline number masks a sharp regional divide. The United States accounted for $403 million in outflows, while Europe and Canada recorded $230 million in inflows—suggesting that international investors are using the opportunity to buy the dips where U.S. counterparts see risk. This divergence signals that institutional sentiment in...

- Binance Founder CZ: Privacy 'Missing Link' for Crypto Payments Adoption Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has argued that privacy is the most significant unresolved challenge facing crypto, and that the industry needs to move faster to address it. Speaking on the All-In Podcast with venture capitalist and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya last week, CZ said most digital assets fall short on privacy protections, leaving users exposed in ways that cash never would. "I think privacy plays a very fundamental role in our society," CZ said. "But right now, I also think that Bitcoin and most cryptocurrencies do not have enough privacy features.” “When Bitcoin was designed, it was going to be pseudo-anonymous,” he added, noting that...

- Capital is rotating into select mid-cap altcoins as momentum builds near critical technical levels. Several names are compressing just beneath record highs, while others are stabilizing after shallow pullbacks with trend structure still intact. Thus, BeInCrypto has analyzed three such altcoins that could form new all-time highs in the third week of February. Kite (KITE) KITE is among the closest altcoins to retest its recent all-time high of $0.242. The token is trading less than 17% below that peak. Strong short-term momentum has kept KITE within reach of record levels, reflecting sustained trader interest and speculative demand in the broader altcoin market. The Chaikin Money Flow indicator shows a slight downtick but remains...

- XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), now hovering just below $1.50, deserves credit for having genuine utility in a market filled with meme coins and outright frauds. Created by Ripple, the token was designed to enable faster, cheaper transactions between financial institutions, especially across borders. Partnerships with major banks, like Bank of America and Santander, show Ripple is doing something right. There's a key difference in Ripple's products The bull case has always been simple: The banking system's adoption of Ripple's technology will drive XRP demand. But in my view, this misunderstands how banks actually use -- or don't use -- Ripple's products. Ripple offers two core products. Though they've been recently unified as features under...

- Key Takeaways Japan-listed Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet is doubling down on its massive Bitcoin bet, even after reporting more than $600 million in unrealized BTC valuation losses for FY2025. The company says it’s still on track to accumulate 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply by 2027, a target that would require buying roughly 175,000 more BTC over the next two years. Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Losses Metaplanet said it posted revenue of 8.905 billion yen ($58 million), up 738% year-on-year, and operating profit of 6.287 billion yen, up 1,694%, according to its earnings report. The company held 35,102 Bitcoins as of Dec. 31, 2025, up sharply from 1,762 a year earlier. However, it recorded an unrealized valuation loss of about 102.2...

- Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) has struggled in recent months, wiping out its 2025 gains and more. As I write (Feb. 12), it has fallen 40% in the past three months to $1,909.74 -- down over 60% from its all-time high of $4,946.05. While volatility is to be expected in crypto, such a dramatic drop can make investors wary. Not only is there a possibility that it will fall further, but there's also a concern about whether the slump reflects long-term problems. Those are legitimate worries. However, if you have $100 to invest in crypto, Ethereum is a solid choice. It is the backbone of the decentralized finance, stablecoin, and tokenization industries. These could represent the most significant real-world use cases for cryptocurrency since...

- Crypto Investment Funds See Month of Outflows — Are Institutions Pulling Back? Crypto investment funds have now seen four straight weeks of outflows, signaling ongoing caution among investors in the crypto space. While volatility remains high, some altcoins are showing resilience, pointing to selective confidence in the market. Crypto Investment Funds See $173 Million Outflows According to the latest CoinShares report, digital asset funds had a net outflow of $173 million for the week. Over the past month, total withdrawals reached $3.74 billion. Outflows were not uniform across assets or regions. Bitcoin, as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, experienced the largest outflows at $133 million. Interestingly, short-Bitcoin...

- 3 Altcoins Facing Major Liquidation Risks in the Third Week of February The crypto market entered the third week of February with notable recoveries across several altcoins. However, overall negative sentiment has yet to improve, creating conditions for potential liquidations among overly optimistic traders. Altcoins such as XRP, DOGE, and TAO are drawing attention this week due to significant developments, but they also carry the following risks. 1. XRP XRP’s liquidation map shows that the cumulative liquidation volume of Long positions slightly exceeds that of Short positions. This week, if XRP declines to $1.30, cumulative Long liquidations could surpass $200 million. Conversely, if XRP rises above $1.63, cumulative Short...

- Is This 1 Huge Tailwind for Bitcoin Becoming a Headwind? Tailwinds for investments aren't guaranteed to last a long time. Sometimes, the breeze can change directions, and the drivers that used to be responsible for higher prices can become what's keeping them in doldrums or declining. In that vein, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could be suffering from this exact phenomenon, where it benefited from a certain money flow for a long time, only for that flow to reverse direction. So is this former tailwind going to end up being a persistent headwind from here on out? Know the details As you probably already know, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) let investors buy exposure to Bitcoin via brokerage and retirement accounts, and the fund's...

- Crypto funds recorded a fourth consecutive week of net outflows, shedding $173 million, as investor caution persisted across major digital assets. However, the pace of withdrawals has slowed markedly from the heavy selling seen in late January and early February, while select altcoins have continued to attract fresh capital. Crypto Outflows Persist but Slow from January Peaks According to the latest weekly fund flows report from CoinShares, cumulative outflows over the past four weeks have reached $3.74 billion, reflecting sustained weak sentiment following earlier market volatility. While outflows continued, last week’s figure was broadly in line with the previous week’s $187 million decline, suggesting the sharp liquidation...

- Animoca Granted Dubai License Amid Stricter Crypto Oversight Animoca Brands has obtained a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), clearing the way for the Web3 investment giant to offer broker-dealer and asset management services to institutional and qualified investors in and from the emirate. The licence authorizes Animoca to operate across the broader emirate of Dubai, excluding the separate Dubai International Financial Centre, and is the latest move by the region to build out regulated infrastructure for digital assets even as it tightens the rules governing how firms operate within it. “Animoca has seen growth in its institutional products such as RWAs, so an...

- Tom Lee Calls Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Bottom Tom Lee has claimed that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) are close to finding a bottom after months of declines, arguing the current crypto winter is “near the end” even as skepticism grows following a series of missed calls earlier this year. The comments come as institutional investors have increased exposure to BitMine, with BlackRock and Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest snapping up millions of shares in the Ethereum treasury. Tom Lee Bottom Calls Ethereum and Bitcoin Speaking in an interview, Lee said deteriorating sentiment and weak price action suggest the market is in its final phase of capitulation. Lee cited technical analysis from market strategist Tom DeMark, who has projected...

- The Top Artificial Intelligence (AI) Crypto to Buy Right Now For nearly two years, high-profile investors such as Cathie Wood of Ark Invest have been talking about the rapid convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and crypto. Yet, to date, a single must-buy AI crypto has not yet emerged. Sure, there have been some good candidates along the way, including Render, Bittensor, and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance. But all of them have since fallen by the wayside and are now trading for much less than their all-time highs. But there might be a top AI crypto hiding in plain sight. Yes, I'm talking about Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), the world's second-largest cryptocurrency. Can Ethereum lead the way in AI? Two years ago, Ethereum...