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- Bitcoin Falls Below $65,000 in Latest Bout of Tariff Uncertainty (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin slid in early Asia trading on Monday, roiled by fresh nervousness over the status of US tariffs. The original digital asset slid as much as 4.8% to nearly $64,300, its lowest since Feb. 6. Other tokens fared worse, with Ether, the second-largest token, retreating 5.2%. The losses come after US officials on Sunday said trade deals already negotiated with partners remain in place, despite a Supreme Court ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s use of emergency authority to impose tariffs. In a social-media post on Saturday, Trump said he would increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day earlier to 15%, stirring up more economic...

- Michael Burry Says He 'Slept' on Bitcoin After Early 2013 Buying Opportunity On Sunday, Michael Burry used an X post to lay out what he described as 26 years of major market calls. That self-audit arrives as Bitcoin lacks utility remains central to his current framework, with Burry arguing the token has not proven durable as a hedge against currency debasement. In the post, Burry shared about his missed opportunity with crypto, writing that he considered buying Bitcoin in 2013 after meeting a friend at Lightspeed but did not follow through. Burry also shared that he was short Amazon.com at the top in 2000, then flipped to a heavy small-cap value stance later that year. He also wrote that he bought Apple in 1998 and again in 2002...

- Scaramucci: 'Yes, We're in a Bear Market,' So Get Bitcoin On Sunday, Anthony Scaramucci said he believes markets have slipped into a bear phase and argued the real issue is duration, not whether the downturn exists. He has also urged investors to keep building positions in Bitcoin, a stance reflected in his accumulate-don’t-speculate messaging tied to his long-running role as a high-profile crypto promoter. In a post on X, Scaramucci described bear markets as periods that linger until participants run out of energy, not moments that end simply because fear peaks. He also said that when pessimism becomes the loudest sound, investors are often positioned too lightly for a turn. In his post, Scaramucci framed Bitcoin's behavior as a...

- Ex-Goldman Sachs Insider Forecasts $140,000 Bitcoin Rally— Here’s Why According to former Goldman Sachs executive and macro investor Raoul Pal, the answer depends less on sentiment and more on liquidity. Raoul Pal says signals are beginning to align in a way that historically precedes explosive upside moves. Is Bitcoin About to Reprice To $140,000 Far Sooner Than The Market Expects? Raoul Pal argues that Bitcoin is currently trading at a “deep discount” to global liquidity conditions. In previous cycles, similar gaps between liquidity expansion and price have not been resolved gradually. They have closed violently. At the center of Pal’s thesis is a potential liquidity inflection point in Q1 2026. Several macro forces are...

- The crypto bear market seems to be taking form. Bitcoin and Ethereum remain under pressure, with Bitcoin down nearly 24% year-to-date and about 22% year-on-year, while Ethereum has fallen roughly 34% YTD and over 30% across the same period. The broader market continues to reflect weak sentiment. Yet, BeInCrypto analysts have identified three altcoins that are still posting strong gains in the year-to-date and year-over-year periods, signaling demand and technical structures that appear disconnected from the ongoing bear market. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) The crypto bear market has not stopped Bitcoin Cash (BCH) from showing unusual strength. While many altcoins struggle, BCH remains one of the strongest altcoins, holding large yearly...

- Bitdeer Sells Entire Bitcoin Stash as Mining Profits Near Record Lows Singapore-based Bitcoin miner Bitdeer has liquidated its entire BTC treasury, abandoning the industry’s standard holding strategy. This drastic move comes as plunging mining profitability forces the company to restructure its debt and accelerate its AI pivot. Why did this Bitcoin Miner dump its Holdings? On February 20, the crypto mining company disclosed it held zero Bitcoin, completely draining its reserves. Notably, this excludes its customer deposits. The firm confirmed that it had sold its entire recent output of 189.8 Bitcoin and posted a massive net reduction of 943.1 Bitcoin. Indeed, this aggressive sell-off highlights a deepening crisis for operators...

- Artificial intelligence has officially entered its uncanny era, when it is equal parts revolutionary and unsettling. One of the latest examples is OpenClaw, a viral open-source AI agent framework that has captured the imagination of developers worldwide. It is designed as part of the broader movement toward autonomous, agent-based systems. But what fascinates me the most about OpenClaw is that it can browse the web, write code, and execute multi-step workflows with almost no human input. But a naming dispute and a crypto frenzy nearly derailed the project entirely. And now, its developer has drawn a hard line on crypto altogether. What is OpenClaw? OpenClaw is an open-source AI framework built to power autonomous agents capable...

- The total value of all cryptocurrencies in circulation peaked at $4.4 trillion in late 2024, and it has since plummeted by 45% to just $2.4 trillion as I write this, with the declines accelerating over the last few months. None of the major tokens or coins have escaped the carnage, not even those with genuine use cases that are supposed to drive real value. Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) is the native cryptocurrency in a unique network with the same name, which was launched in 2020 as a cheaper, faster, and more capable version of the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) network. A growing number of developers use the Solana platform to build decentralized applications, which are popular in industries like gaming and finance. Solana is currently down 67%...

- Elliptic Flags Network of Russian Crypto Platforms Bypassing Sanctions A group of cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Russia is helping users move funds outside the reach of Western financial restrictions, according to a report released by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Key Takeaways: The study identifies five trading platforms, most of them not formally sanctioned, that continue to provide channels for high-volume crypto transactions beyond the oversight of the traditional banking system. The findings arrive as European officials consider tighter measures, including a potential blanket ban on crypto transactions involving Russia, amid concerns that new platforms are emerging to replace previously targeted operators...

- Prediction Markets Favor $75,000 — But Hidden Bearish Divergence Signals Trouble Prediction market data shows 'above $75,000' remains the most favored February target despite weakening sentiment. Polymarket volumes for this bet exceed $88 million, with millions in active liquidity. However, the probability of the $75,000 outcome has already declined by more than 50%, reflecting fading confidence. At the same time, the next most likely outcome sits at 'under $60,000' with a 12% probability. This positioning reveals a growing split in expectations. While many traders still hope for upside, a large portion of the market is increasingly preparing for a deeper correction instead. This growing caution aligns closely with Bitcoin’s...

- US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are facing their most sustained period of institutional friction this year. This year, the funds have logged six weeks of outflows amid macroeconomic uncertainty that is driving capital toward traditional safe havens. BlackRock, Fidelity Lead Bitcoin ETF Exodus Amid Macro Jitters Since the start of 2026, the funds have bled nearly $4.5 billion, offset by just $1.8 billion of inflows during the first and third weeks of the year, according to data from SosoValue. The bulk of the damage occurred during the past five-week stretch beginning in late January. That run alone erased roughly $4 billion from the ETF complex, triggered by Bitcoin's recent price struggles. The bleeding has been...

- US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a fifth consecutive week of net withdrawals, extending the longest negative streak since early 2025 as institutional demand softened alongside a broader pullback in digital assets. Key Takeaways: Data from SoSoValue shows the 12 funds collectively lost about $316 million during the week ending Feb. 20. Trading activity was compressed into four sessions due to the Presidents’ Day holiday, and the first three days all closed negative. Bitcoin ETFs Post Heavy Midweek Outflows Despite Friday Rebound Roughly $105 million exited on Tuesday, followed by $133 million on Wednesday and $166 million on Thursday. A modest recovery on Friday, when $88 million flowed back into the products, was...

- As many analysts are slashing their 2026 price targets for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), one top Wall Street investment firm is not. According to Bernstein, Bitcoin could still hit $150,000 by the end of the year. Obviously, a lot needs to go right for Bitcoin for that to happen. But the world's top cryptocurrency is capable of soaring in price by 120% this year. Here's why. The weakest bear case in history Throughout its history, Bitcoin has experienced a number of boom-and-bust cycles. Typically, three years of boom are followed by one year of bust. Almost like clockwork, the price of Bitcoin collapses by more than 50% every four years. It happened in 2014, 2018, and 2022. And it now looks like it is happening in 2026. That helps to...

- I’ve been following Robert Kiyosaki for almost a decade now, to understand why he just loaded up on Bitcoin again. Back when Rich Dad Poor Dad was being passed around like contraband in office cubicles. I remember my best friend at work, ready to buy a house purely as an “investment” and stopping mid-process because of Kiyosaki’s philosophy. That one idea that your home is not an asset if it takes money out of your pocket. A lot of people (including me) grew up believing in owning the house, leasing the car, climbing the salary ladder, trusting the system to reward patience. That’s the traditional playbook. Buy property. Hold dollars. Contribute to a retirement plan. Let the institutions handle the rest. Kiyosaki challenged that...

- The Supreme Court’s decision to ban Donald Trump’s tariffs has quietly shifted global market sentiment. Stocks reacted first, but crypto whales appear to be moving as well. BeInCrypto analysts tracking blockchain flows have identified early accumulation across three altcoins, signaling positioning ahead of a potential liquidity shift. Tariff removal can ease inflation pressure and improve risk appetite, conditions that often favor speculative assets. This suggests crypto whales may already be preparing for the next phase of macro-driven crypto momentum, provided the positive sentiment holds. Pump.fun (PUMP) Crypto whales are buying Pump.fun (PUMP), one of the earliest infrastructure plays tied to speculative activity. Platforms...

- On Saturday, Robert Kiyosaki said he bought another full Bitcoin for $67,000 even as he described the cryptocurrency as "crashing," framing the purchase as a bet against a potential breakdown in the U.S. dollar and a coming supply milestone for Bitcoin. The move fits with his long-running stance of ignoring crypto volatility while he builds positions across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and hard assets as protection from what he sees as worsening U.S. debt dynamics. In a post on X, he tied the purchase to two catalysts: a belief that a debt-driven dollar slide could trigger massive money creation and that the network is nearing the "21 millionth Bitcoin" being mined. In the same post, Kiyosaki argued that a wave of new currency issuance would...

- Bitcoin, Ethereum hold firm as Trump announces global tariff hike The price of Bitcoin and Ethereum held steady on Saturday after US President Donald Trump said he would raise temporary tariffs on almost all imports from 10% to 15%. Bitcoin was up nearly 2% over a 24-hour period, trading at $68,273, at midday in New York, according to CoinGecko. Ethereum rose by 2% over the same time and was trading hands for close to $1,987. Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that the move would be “effective immediately” on the “countries, many of which have been ‘ripping’ the US off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!).” The announcement came after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program...

- Bitcoin’s $1 Trillion Identity Crisis Hits from Every Direction (Bloomberg) — It wouldn’t have seemed possible a year ago. But Bitcoin has gotten caught in one of its deepest struggles yet, with no obvious way out. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has plunged more than 40% from its peak, and the usual playbook isn’t working — dip buyers have vanished, and the forces that would normally fuel a rebound are now working against it. Gold is winning the macro-hedge argument. Stablecoins are winning payments. Prediction markets are winning speculation. The strange part: none of this is happening because the system failed Bitcoin. Washington has never been more accommodating. Institutional adoption has never been deeper. Wall Street has...

- In the early hours of February 5, 2026, Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.6, sending shockwaves from Silicon Valley to Manhattan. Software stocks plummeted despite strong earnings. Even Bitcoin tanked as investors fled to stable assets. The Anthropic news signaled a broader threat: AI models are pushing into the application layer, destroying moats and forcing companies to rethink business models. If that feels familiar, that’s because we have been here before. In November 2022 ChatGPT made investors question even whether companies like Google had a future. In January 2025, China’s DeepSeek challenged the entire American approach to AI, which relied on costly cutting-edge hardware. The stocks of AI-powerhouses like NVIDIA took a...

- What Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh could do to Bitcoin’s price With Bitcoin’s price down the pan, investors are now waiting to see what Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh will do to markets if he takes the helm in June. Despite praising Bitcoin and calling for lower interest rates last year, markets initially priced in Warsh as a hawk—someone who would keep interest rates high in an aggressive bid to tamp down inflation. But it’s what Warsh might do with the Fed’s balance sheet that concerns investors. Since the Great Recession, the Fed has purchased trillions of dollars of US Treasury bills, flooding banks, and, in turn, the economy with cash. That policy, known as quantitative easing, stimulated the economy...