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- The January FOMC meeting, which saw two dovish dissents, reflected a deeply divided Federal Reserve (Fed). While policymakers largely endorsed the current stance, several officials expressed support for “two-sided language” on future interest-rate moves, signaling that rate hikes could return if inflation remains above target. Fed Minutes Reveal Hawkish Divide as Bitcoin Struggles Recent macroeconomic data have reinforced Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s cautiously optimistic outlook. Growth has surprised to the upside, inflation appears to be drifting lower, and the job market shows signs of steadying. These developments have pushed 2026 rate-cut expectations higher, though a move in March is effectively off the table following last...

- The MicroStrategy stock started the post-President’s Day session on a weak note. MSTR closed nearly 4% lower compared to its Feb. 13 close, reflecting renewed selling pressure despite positive corporate news. This decline comes even after Strategy, previously MicroStrategy, added more Bitcoin, lowering its average purchase cost. However, charts now show that this latest BTC average drop didn't mean much for the immediate fate of the MSTR. A much larger downside risk is forming beneath the surface. MicroStrategy’s Latest Bitcoin Buy Lowers Average Cost Only Slightly MicroStrategy recently purchased 2,486 Bitcoin at an average price of $67,710. This latest acquisition increased its total holdings from 714,644 BTC earlier this month...

Hyperliquid Launches Policy Center With $29 Million Backing to Advocate for DeFi in DC There’s a new heavyweight fighting for the future of decentralized finance on Capitol Hill. The Hyperliquid Policy Center, or HPC, announced its debut on Wednesday, positioning itself as a resource for U.S. policymakers on DeFi and derivatives like perpetual futures. In a press release, founder and CEO Jake Chervinsky said that blockchains are poised to become the bedrock of the financial system, and the U.S. must choose between adopting new rules to support the technology or to “wait and watch as other nations seize the opportunity.” Chervinsky previously served as chief legal officer at venture capital firm Variant, which has invested in DeFi...

JPMorgan announces Bitcoin mining leader JPMorgan Chase analysts say a new leader has emerged in the public Bitcoin mining race, and it is not MARA Holdings. Singapore-based Bitdeer has overtaken American Bitcoin (BTC) mining giant MARA in self-mining hash rate. According to JPMorgan analysts led by Reginald Smith, Bitdeer now allocates 63.2 exahashes per second (EH/s) to mine Bitcoin (BTC) for itself, surpassing MARA’s last reported 60.4 EH/s. Exahashes (EH/s) is a unit used to measure Bitcoin mining hashrate. One exahash equals 1 quintillion hashes per second. In Bitcoin mining, EH/s shows how much computational power is being used to solve cryptographic puzzles. The higher the exahash count, the more powerful and competitive...

- Bank of America hikes stake in sinking crypto stock by 1,668% It's no longer news that Wall Street is embracing cryptocurrencies. Several major financial institutions have started offering crypto investment products. Among them is Bank of America, or BofA (NYSE: BAC), which is also advising its wealth management clients to consider a 1%-4% allocation of their portfolio to digital assets. Recently, the bank also increased its stake in a sinking crypto stock. Bank of America increases stake in Bitmine Immersion BofA's 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that it owns 3,162,085 shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), worth $85.8 million, in the fourth quarter of 2025. The new purchase...

Goldman Sachs CEO Owns 'Very Little' Bitcoin, Backs Bessent on Clarity Act Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday that crypto companies who think they can walk away from an industry market structure bill currently stalling in Congress “should move to El Salvador.” Solomon was invoking the words of U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said earlier this month that certain crypto leaders—who have argued they reject the bill if they don’t like its final language—are “nihilists” who should move to the Latin American nation. Bessent went further a few days later, calling such crypto executives “recalcitrant actors.” The comments may have been referring to U.S. crypto giant Coinbase and its CEO, Brian Armstrong. Last month...

Institutional “10 AM Dumps” Theory Collides With Bearish Macro Warnings Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead. Grab a coffee and put the charts away because something unusual seems to be happening across crypto markets. Price swings, institutional whispers, and uneasy macro signals are blending into a narrative that traders are only beginning to fully grasp in real time. Crypto News of the Day: Rumors of Institutional “10 AM Dumps” Collide with Bearish Macro Warnings Bitcoin’s recent price action is being interpreted through two competing lenses: On the one hand, some analysts argue that broader financial conditions are becoming less...

- $10,000 in XRP or Bitcoin for 2026? 3 AI Models Pick the Winner If you had $10,000 to put into crypto today, would you choose XRP or Bitcoin? This XRP and Bitcoin comparison uses three AI models to find the answer. XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) trades near $1.50, down 60% from its $3.65 cycle high while Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hovers around $68,000, down 45% from its peak. Both cryptos have crashed from their highs, but the road back looks different for each. Three AI models—ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude— analyzed the same question: Which crypto is the better bet for $10,000 between XRP and Bitcoin in 2026? ChatGPT picked XRP for its upside, Grok picked Bitcoin for stability, while Claude refused to choose, saying it depends on what kind of investor...

Web 4.0: Autonomous AI Agents Powered by Crypto A Thiel Fellow just published what might be the most important crypto thesis of the year, focused on the next version of the internet itself. What Happened Sigil Wen, a Thiel Fellow who was active in the early AI builder scene, published a manifesto on Tuesday laying out his definition of Web 4.0. His argument starts with a simple observation: today’s most powerful AI can think, reason, and generate - but it can’t act. ChatGPT can’t run without you prompting it. Claude Code can’t deploy without you giving it access. No AI can buy a server, register a domain, or pay for its own compute without a human in the loop. His view is that the bottleneck isn’t intelligence anymore. It’s...

Hyperliquid has officially entered the US policy arena with the launch of the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a lobbying and regulatory advisory group focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). The center will be led by prominent crypto lawyer Jake Chervinsky, marking a significant step as the industry increasingly engages with Washington, D.C. Hyperliquid Launches $28 Million DeFi Policy Center, Names Jake Chervinsky CEO Chervinsky, the inaugural CEO, brings extensive experience advocating for the crypto sector at Capitol Hill. He previously held senior positions at the Blockchain Association trade group and venture firm Variant, and served as an associate at Baker McKenzie. He added that the center aims to help Congress and federal...

- Quantum computing has often been described as a future threat to Bitcoin’s cryptography. However, the real question is not whether quantum machines could eventually break it. The question is whether the Bitcoin network can reach consensus on what to do if that moment approaches. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer would not just test Bitcoin’s encryption. It would test the community’s willingness to alter core assumptions about immutability, ownership, and neutrality. CryptoQuant CEO Revives Debate on Freezing Satoshi’s Bitcoin At the center of the debate lies a stark question: should vulnerable coins, including Satoshi’s estimated 1 million BTC, be frozen, or should Bitcoin remain strictly rule-based? CryptoQuant CEO Ki...

WLFI Crypto Surges Toward $0.12 as Whale Buys $2.75M Before Trump-Linked Forum World Liberty Financial (WLFI) crypto is tearing through resistance, rallying nearly 20% to test the critical $0.12 level. The catalyst is clear: intense Whale Accumulation ahead of today’s high-stakes summit at Mar-a-Lago. Key Takeaways Why is the Market Buying the Hype? All eyes are on the World Liberty Forum, launching today at Donald Trump’s Palm Beach club. This is not a casual networking event. It is positioned as a serious attempt to connect traditional finance with DeFi. Big names are expected in the room, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and Goldman Sachs chief David Solomon. That kind of guest list shifts the tone from hype to...

The crypto market entered 2025 with optimism after President Trump promised to make the U.S. the crypto capital of the world. After a period of regulatory uncertainty under the previous administration, Trump’s return to office brought high expectations that clearer rules and mainstream acceptance would fuel a sustained rally. More than a year later, major digital assets like bitcoin are trading lower than when Trump got elected for a second term. Altcoins have not been spared either. At one point, bitcoin fell to as low as about $60,000 from all-time highs of $126,000 in 2025, per CoinDesk. So what happened? Here’s how Trump’s crypto revolution became what Axios called “a revolt” and what you should be thinking about amid the current...

- Bitcoin Cash Sets Multiple Records in February Amid Extreme Market Fear As the cryptocurrency market endures a prolonged downturn that began last September, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has emerged as an unexpected bright spot. In February 2026, BCH broke several key records, reinforcing the network’s resilience amid heightened uncertainty. Why are holders choosing to stay with BCH? And how could this trend influence its price? Average Transaction Value on the BCH Network Surges The most striking milestone came in February, when the average transaction value on the BCH network surged past $2 million. This marks an all-time high since the network forked from Bitcoin in 2017. For comparison, the average transaction value on the BCH network...

- Mentions of artificial intelligence (AI) on social media reached record highs in February 2026, with attention focused on various applications and concerns. However, this momentum has not extended to the crypto space. The divergence highlights a clear split: while global AI interest continues to climb, decentralized AI projects and blockchain-based AI tokens are experiencing weak performance and limited visibility. AI Takes Center Stage Online and in Global Investment Markets Social intelligence platform LunarCrush reported that daily social mentions of “AI” set all-time records, with distinct conversation themes. The analytics platform reported that discussions around new AI models, capabilities, and industry integration...

Riot Faces Growing Pressure To Move From Bitcoin Mining to AI Riot Platforms, one of the largest U.S. Bitcoin mining companies, is under growing pressure to pivot to Artificial Intelligence (AI). This trend has gained momentum amid declining mining profitability. The company owns large power sites in Texas that could be repurposed for AI computing instead of mining rigs. Activist Starboard Urges Faster Switch to AI Data Centers Riot’s profits from Bitcoin mining have been declining, and a major investor is pushing the company to move faster into AI data centers. On Feb. 18, activist investor Starboard Value sent a letter to Riot. Starboard, Riot’s fourth-largest shareholder at the end of 2025, wants the company to accelerate its...

Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel has fully exited ETHZilla (NASDAQ: ETZH), the Ethereum-focused treasury firm. The firm once counted his backing as a major endorsement of corporate ETH accumulation strategies. Just months earlier, Thiel had disclosed his stake in ETHZilla, positioning the move as a notable bet on Ethereum’s role as a corporate treasury asset. Peter Thiel brings stake to zero According to a Form 13G/A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Feb. 17, 2026, Thiel and affiliated Founders Fund entities reported beneficial ownership of 0.00 shares as of Dec. 31, 2025. The filing shows zero sole or shared voting power, zero dispositive power, and a 0.0% stake in the company. The...

California Begins Enforcing State-Level Crypto Licensing With DFAL California has set a firm licensing clock for digital asset firms that want to keep serving residents of the state. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation issued a formal implementation update for the Digital Financial Assets Law, confirming that any individual or company conducting covered crypto activity for or on behalf of California residents must, by July 1, 2026, hold a DFAL license, have submitted a license application, or qualify for an exemption. Applications will open March 9, 2026, through the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System, with regulators urging firms to review the NMLS checklist and attend industry training scheduled...

- Prediction: Bitcoin Will Hit $150,000 By the End of 2026 With Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) currently trading for less than $70,000, it might seem inconceivable that it could more than double in value to hit a price of $150,000 this year. Yet, that's exactly what some top Wall Street firms are now predicting. So what are some of the catalysts that could send Bitcoin soaring this year? Let's take a closer look. Market sentiment Right now, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index is sitting near all-time lows. It currently reads 13 out of a possible 100, indicating extreme fear. You can interpret that ultra-low reading in one of two ways. It could be a clear red flag that something is deeply wrong with Bitcoin. Or, if you're an eternal optimist, it...

- Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin Could Fall Below $60,000 in AI-Driven Credit Crisis — Why He Still Sees a New High After Key Takeaways Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes said Bitcoin could fall below $60,000 if an AI-driven credit shock triggers a broader liquidity scramble. The crypto mogul argues the market’s recent divergence from U.S. tech stocks may be an early warning of deflationary stress building in the financial system. In an essay published Tuesday titled “This Is Fine,” Hayes described Bitcoin as “the global fiat liquidity fire alarm,” saying the widening gap between Bitcoin and the Nasdaq 100 “sounds the alarm that a massive credit destruction event is nigh.” Hayes said markets may not have fully priced the fallout, leaving...