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24 itemsFebruary 8, 2026
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Bitcoin ETF flow numbers are fundamentally broken and most traders are missing the specific sign of a crash
On Jan.30, 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $509.7 million in net outflows, which looks like pretty straightforward negative sentiment until you look at the individual tickers and realize a few of them stayed green. That contradiction aged fast over the next few days. Feb. 2 snapped back with $561.8 m...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin bears could sleepwalk into a $8.65 billion trap as options max pain expiry nears $90,000
Bitcoin’s next big options gravity well sits on Mar. 27 (260327), and the reason is simple: this is where the market has parked a thick stack of conditional bets that will need to be unwound, rolled forward, or paid out as the clock runs down. The Mar. 27 expiry carries about $8.65B in notional OI a...
- The BlockScore: 75
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek bought AI.com for $70 million in crypto, plans Super Bowl debut
The sale is the largest reported domain name transaction in history, and the $70 million sum was paid entirely in crypto.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Bitcoin short term holders are panic selling at a loss but was this capitulation or just a leverage reset?
Bitcoin’s slide through $65,000 and toward $60,000 felt like a stress test the market had been postponing. The move was sharp enough to force a reset in positioning, and broad enough to pull the conversation away from single-catalyst explanations. Even mainstream media described the week as Bitcoin’...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
ARK extends Coinbase selling streak with another $22M sale, adds Bullish
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold 134,472 Coinbase shares across three ETFs while buying over 393,000 shares of crypto platform Bullish.
- The BlockScore: 70
Jack Dorsey’s Block looking to cut up to 10% of workforce in latest efficiency push: Bloomberg
The cuts come less than a year after the company laid off 931 employees in March 2025, and ahead of its Q4 earnings report on Feb. 26.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Block weighs cutting up to 10% of jobs: Bloomberg
The company has told hundreds of employees their jobs are at risk as part of a broader overhaul.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bithumb claws back 99.7% of overpaid Bitcoin, covers remaining shortfall
Bithumb says it has reclaimed most of the excess BTC credited during a promotional error and used company funds to cover 1,788 Bitcoin that had already been sold.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Google search volume for 'crypto' hovers near yearly low amid market rout
Investor sentiment in crypto is now at the same level it was during the 2022 Terra-LUNA crash that sent shockwaves through the crypto market.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Jack Dorsey’s Block may cut up to 10% of staff in business overhaul: Report
Analysts forecast Block to post $403 million in Q4 profit on $6.25 billion revenue, following a third quarter marked by strong gross profit growth but mixed market reaction.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Federal Reserve entering 'gradual print' mode — Lyn Alden
Whether the Federal Reserve is engaging in quantitative easing is purely semantic, according to Alden, who says all roads lead to debasement.
- CryptoSlateScore: 50
Either Bitcoin reclaims this crucial zone immediately or the mid-range drift back toward $61,000 begins
Bitcoin keeps knocking on $71,500, sooner or later the door opens Bitcoin made a familiar but stressful move this week; it bounced hard enough to make the skeptics quiet and the dip buyers loud again. After the crash down to around $60,000, the price clawed its way back to the a spot that has become...
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Bitcoin bulls spot bottoming signs as longtime bears take victory laps
The Financial Times and Peter Schiff were among the no-coiners giving themselves pats on the back as crypto crashed this week.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
'Massive consolidation' expected across crypto industry: Bullish CEO
The crypto industry is about to get a wakeup call, as many companies will realize "they don’t have businesses, they have products," says Bullish CEO Tom Farley.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin under $70K gives institutions a ‘new crack of the apple’: Bitwise CEO
Bitcoin is in a bear market and is “getting swept up” with the rest of the macro assets, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley declared during a television interview.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Bitcoin bear market not over? Trader sees BTC price 'real bottom' at $50K
Bitcoin price analysis stayed bearish on the outlook for BTC, predicting new macro lows in a repeat of the 2022 bear market.
- The BlockScore: 40
CoinShares says only 10,200 BTC face real quantum risk, pushing back on ‘overblown’ estimates
CoinShares said quantum computers would have to become 100,000 times more powerful, which could take a decade of scientific progress, to break Bitcoin.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
VCs clash over non-financial use cases in Web3 and crypto
Chris Dixon, a managing partner at a16z crypto, said that non-financial use cases in crypto will flourish when regulations become clear.
- CryptoSlateScore: 30
Do CME gaps always have to fill? Bitcoin’s $60k flush says no
Bitcoin trades every minute of every day, but CME Bitcoin futures stop for the weekend. That mismatch is how a CME gap is born, and why it keeps turning up in the middle of the most stressful weeks. A CME gap is the blank space on a CME futures chart between Friday’s final traded level and the first...
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Crypto retail investors are trying to 'meta-analyze' crypto crash: Santiment
Santiment said the increased use of “capitulation” among crypto users on social media could suggest the market bottom has already happened.
- DecryptScore: 30
The Vibes From the 'Davos for Degens' as Bitcoin and Ethereum Plummeted
At a conference dedicated to the riskiest traders in finance, Miami's crypto scene appeared far different than during its pandemic-era boom.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto
The CoinDesk crew is back in Hong Kong, with policymakers and policy-users alike.
- DecryptScore: 20
Pudgy Penguins Hit New York City With Valentine's Day Pop-Up Event
Crypto-native brand Pudgy Penguins is hosting a pop-up Valentine's Day event in New York City, complete with a plush bouquet.
- CoinDeskScore: 10
Odds of Jesus Christ appearing in 2026 double, beating return on bitcoin
The Polymarket bet is a reminder that the weirdest corners of crypto are sometimes the only ones going up.