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Why crypto VCs at Consensus Hong Kong are playing a 15-year game
With capital tightening, investors are backing “what’s working,” like stablecoins and tokenization, while selectively betting on AI and prediction markets.

Institutional crypto platform BlockFills said to halt withdrawals, restrict trading
It's shades of 2022, when any number of crypto platforms were forced to suspend withdrawals as prices crumbled.

The Protocol: Robinhood unveils its layer-2 testnet
Also: Citadel Securities backs LayerZero chain, MegaETH mainnet debut and ENS scraps L2 plans

The human brain's edge is fading. AI could outhink us in 2 years, Ben Goertzel says
"The human brain is better at taking the imaginative leap to understand the unknown ... We should enjoy it for a couple more years."

Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong
Hong Kong is looking to build its digital assets economy, its leaders said on stage.

As bitcoin extends declines, industry figures say it's time to buy
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 11, 2026

Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger in Ripple partnership
The U.K. asset manager teamed up with Ripple to bring traditional fund structures onchain in its first tokenization push.

Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops
Bitcoin and ether extended declines, dragging down crypto-related stocks, even as gold and silver rallied.

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say
Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.

Arkham denies exchange closure plan, says switching to decentralized platform
Data analytics firm Arkham Intel first floated the idea of adding a crypto derivatives exchange in late 2024.

