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Fugitive foreigner sentenced in the U.S. to 20 years for $73 million crypto scam

A U.S. judge sentenced Daren Li to 20 years for a $73 million crypto fraud. The scam used Cambodia-based compounds to target victims via social media and dating apps.

US court. (Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

I'm not confident we hit a true capitulation in bitcoin, derivatives expert says

Bitcoin's futures market doesn't show panic capitulation as in late 2022, analyst said.

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Finance

LMAX unveils new exchange to break the wall down between crypto and FX

Omnia allows users to trade any asset directly against any other 24/7, without restrictions on size or type.

LMAX CEO David Mercer

Markets

AI is no savior when markets get tough … but it can help, says Nickel Digital chief

Sometimes human intervention and an “old school” approach is needed, said Anatoly Crachilov, founding partner and CEO of Nickel Digital Asset Management.

Anatoly Crachilov, CEO of Nickel Digital (Nickel Digital)
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U.S. bitcoin ETFs register back-to-back inflows for first time in a month

ETF assets under management continue to diverge from spot bitcoin price.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s U.S. demand signal flickers back after crash

A rebound in the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index suggests U.S. buyers stepped in near recent lows, though it does not confirm a broader risk-on turn.

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Markets

Bitcoin rebound has hit a wall at $71,000 with sentiment at most fearful since 2022

Trading data show a broad risk-off unwind, with spot volumes on major exchanges down about 30% since late 2025 and retail participation fading

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CoinDesk News

McHenry predicts fast crypto deal as Witt brokers talks

Patrick McHenry and Patrick Witt told CoinDesk Live at Ondo Summit that crypto law momentum grows, even as disputes over yield and ethics continue to sharpen.

Patrick McHenry
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Finance

Farcaster founders join stablecoin startup Tempo after Neynar acquires social protocol

Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan have both exited crypto social media to focus on global payments via stablecoins.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero (CoinDesk TV)

Markets

Bitcoin shakes off early decline, returns to $70,000 as Bernstein reiterates $150,000 outlook

"What we are experiencing is the weakest bitcoin bear case in its history," wrote Bernstein's Gautam Chhugani.

Bull vs bear (Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Cipher Mining and TeraWulf are buys, MARA a sell, as Morgan Stanley begins bitcoin miner coverage

The analyst framed some bitcoin mining sites as infrastructure assets, lifting CIFR and WULF shares while MARA lags.

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News Analysis

U.S. government isn't poised to sweep in with bitcoin buys, despite Jim Cramer rumor

President Donald Trump did order a bitcoin reserve, but it doesn't yet exist, even as the CNBC host says the feds will start filling it when bitcoin hits $60,000.

CNBC host Jim Cramer
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Tech

MegaETH debuts mainnet as Ethereum scaling debate heats up

The project, which had pitched itself as a layer-2 “real-time blockchain" targeting more than 100,000 transactions per second, would make onchain interactions feel closer to traditional web apps than today’s crypto networks.

A group of people wear MegaETH branded caps (MegaLabs)

Markets

Bitcoin miner Cango sold $305 million of BTC during market slump to fund AI shift

The company plans to deploy modular GPU units across 40+ global sites to provide on-demand AI inference capacity for small and mid-sized businesses.

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Markets

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion added 40,613 ether last week as prices crashed

The firm's total ETH holdings top 4.3 million tokens worth about $8.7 billion at the current price just above $2,000.

Tom Lee of Bitmine. (CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is only gainer, up 3.4%

Aptos (APT) declined 9.4% and NEAR Protocol (NEAR) fell 8%, leading index lower.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2026-02-09: leaders
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