Raw News Items
30 itemsFebruary 7, 2026
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Ether's recent crash below $2,000 leaves $686 million gaping hole in trading firm's book
The firm’s looped ETH long position unraveled this week as ether's price crashed, resulting in an estimated $686 million loss.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
BlackRock bitcoin ETF options errupt in crash: Hedge fund blowup or just market madness?
Options trading on BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT, surged to a record 2.33 million contracts on Thursday as bitcoin crashed.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Crypto-focused Erebor wins first new US bank charter of Trump’s second term: WSJ
Erebor doubled its valuation to $4 billion after a $350 million Lux Capital-led funding round late last year.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
$231.6M pours into IBIT following ‘second-worst’ day for ETF price
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF posted inflows on Friday following a turbulent week for Bitcoin, marking only its 11th day of net inflows in 2026.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin rocketed 15% to get back above $70,000 but the options market is currently pricing in a terrifying new floor
Bitcoin ripped from $60,000 to above $70,000 in less than 24 hours, erasing most of a brutal 14% drawdown that had tested every bottom-calling thesis in the market. The speed of the reversal, 12% in a single session and 17% off the intraday low, was violent enough to feel like a capitulation resolve...
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Bitcoin slips below $70,000 after erasing post-election gains during 'sell at any price' rout
Crypto sentiment was hit as Gemini plans to close operations in several regions and cut staff, while spot bitcoin ETF flows turned negative.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin difficulty drops by over 11%, in steepest drop since 2021 China ban
The Bitcoin network's mining difficulty dropped by as much as 27% within a single adjustment period during China's 2021 crypto mining ban.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
CFTC expands payment stablecoin criteria to include national trust banks
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revised a previous staff letter to reflect the regulations in the GENIUS stablecoin framework.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Vietnam to tax crypto like stocks with 0.1% trading levy: Report
Vietnam’s Finance Ministry proposes a 0.1% tax on crypto transfers, 20% corporate tax on profits and tough licensing standards for digital asset exchanges.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Tether helps Turkey seize $544M in crypto tied to illegal betting network
Tether claims it has helped law enforcement in over 1,800 cases across 62 countries, freezing $3.4 billion in USDT tied to suspected illicit activity.
- DecryptScore: 80
Japan's Crypto Industry Faces Critical Test Ahead of Snap Election
Japan heads to polls as crypto industry watches tax reform, stablecoin rules, and legal reclassification timelines.
- The BlockScore: 80
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 11% in largest negative adjustment since China’s 2021 ban
The network's hashrate has dropped about 20% over the past month as bitcoin's price collapsed and Winter Storm Fern forced widespread miner shutdowns.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Binance trading data reveals why Bitcoin prices are sliding even as spot buyers flood the market with bids
Bitcoin’s hard cap is easy to understand: there will only ever be 21 million coins. What's hard to understand is that the marginal market is allowed to trade far more than 21 million coins worth of exposure, because most of that exposure is synthetic and cash-settled, and it can be created or reduce...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Tokenized equities approach $1B as institutional rails emerge
The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora. A year ago, tokenized equities barely registered as an asset class. Today, the market is approaching $1 billion—a nearly 30x increase—and December 2025 may have delivered the regulatory clarity needed ...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
What crashed Bitcoin? Three theories behind BTC's trip below $60K
Hong Kong hedge funds’ leveraged BTC price bets are emerging as the main trigger behind Bitcoin’s sharp month-long sell-off.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Broad-based bitcoin accumulation emerges after sharp capitulation
Glassnode data is showing buying across all cohorts of bitcoin holders.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Bitcoin now at a price level it has always defended and the current $67,000 BTC mining cost matters
Trader Plan C recently surfaced a chart indicating a production-cost model placing Bitcoin's marginal mining expense at approximately $67,000, with historical price action showing repeated bounces off that red line. He added that “commodities rarely trade below their cost of production.”...
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Trump’s crypto “golden age” throws away $2 trillion in profits, leaving those holding dollars as winners
The crypto market that surged on Donald Trump’s campaign promise of a friendlier US posture is now back near where it started, after an 18-month round trip that added close to $2 trillion in value and then erased roughly the same amount. Data compiled by CryptoSlate put the total crypto market value...
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Google search volume for 'Bitcoin' skyrockets amid BTC price swings
The surge in Google search activity for "Bitcoin" led Bitwise’s head of Europe, André Dragosch, to claim that “retail is coming back.”
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin to fill $84K futures gap 'very soon' as BTC rejects above 2021 top
Bitcoin market participants diverged on the short-term BTC price outlook, with warnings of new macro lows contrasting with $84,000 targets.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Cardano's Charles Hoskinson reveals $3 billion unrealized loss in crypto rout
He stressed long-term commitment, prioritizing the development of decentralized systems over short-term price fluctuations.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Over 23% of traders now expect interest rate cut at next FOMC meeting
The number of traders expecting a rate cut at the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting rose following fears of a hawkish Fed nominee.
- The BlockScore: 50
Kalshi says NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s stake is below 1%; controversial deal was signed Thursday
A 1% stake in Kalshi is worth $110 million based on the company's latest $11 billion valuation, but Kalshi did not disclose the exact size of the deal.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Forget the bank account: EY warns firms they must own the wallet to keep their customers
EY Digital Assets leaders Mark Nichols and Rebecca Carvatt argue that the wallet is no longer just a crypto tool, but the primary strategic interface for the next generation of global finance.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Bitcoin’s 50% plunge isn’t a crisis, says hedge fund veteran Gary Bode
The selloff reflects bitcoin’s built-in volatility and market misreads of Fed policy, not structural weakness, aruged Bode.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
SOL-focused Forward Industries has had a tough run, but CIO says it's positioned for success
With no debt and the largest public solana treasury, Forward Industries' CIO says it can play offense and consolidate rivals as the sector strains.
- The BlockScore: 40
Teens face felony charges after 600-mile drive to allegedly attempt a $66 million crypto robbery: reports
The 16-year-old alleged perpetrator reportedly told police that he and his accomplice were coerced into committing the crime by unknown parties on Signal.
- DecryptScore: 40
The Most Surprising Bitcoin and Crypto Stories in the Epstein Files
The Justice Department's release of millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein has unearthed some wild Bitcoin and crypto stories.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Bitcoin’s next bull market may not come from more 'accommodative policies'
Bitcoin reaching a point where its price keeps rising even as the US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates would be "the endgame," according to crypto executive Jeff Park.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Why machine-to-machine payments are the new electricity for the digital age
If continuous M2M payments are the new electricity, then blockchains must be seen as the new power grid, Huang contends.