This Week's Content

141 articles published 2026-02-09 - 2026-02-13

Crypto market wobbles as investors ignore good news, look for ‘exit ramp’2026-02-13Ark Invest buys $18 million of crypto stocks including 10th consecutive Bullish purchase2026-02-13Bitcoin, ether little changed before U.S. inflation report2026-02-13PGI Global CEO handed 20-year sentence for $200 million bitcoin, forex Ponzi scheme2026-02-13Bitcoin’s long-term rally is ‘broken’ until it reclaims $85,000, Deribit executive says2026-02-13Wall Street analysts cut Coinbase price targets following Q4 earnings miss2026-02-13Recapping Consensus Hong Kong 2026-02-13Crypto execs Armstrong, Garlinghouse among many named to U.S. CFTC advisory group2026-02-12Coinbase misses Q4 estimates as transaction revenue falls below $1 billion2026-02-12Bitcoin tumbles back near last week's lows as AI fears crush tech and precious metals plunge2026-02-12Crypto PAC Fairshake seeks to force resistant Texas Democrat Al Green from U.S. House2026-02-12Sharplink's Lubin and Chalom make their case for ether DATs as prices plunge2026-02-12Aave labs proposes ‘Aave Will Win’ plan to send 100% of product revenue to DAO2026-02-12Key Senate Democrat wants U.S. crypto bill to move, and SEC chief reveals danger of defeat2026-02-12Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says bitcoin will thrive amid ‘deflationary chaos’ created by AI and innovation2026-02-12From FTX debris to global finance: Solana’s 2026 plan is all about the application layer2026-02-12Bitcoin sinks below $66,000 as crypto prices follow U.S. stocks lower2026-02-12Crypto for Advisors: The digital assets exchange-traded product landscape2026-02-12ETHZilla prepares for takeoff: How you can now own a piece of a jet engine for just $1002026-02-12Standard Chartered sees bitcoin sliding to $50,000, ether to $1,400 before recovery2026-02-12Asia leapfrogging the West in onchain retail use as regional hubs lead on stablecoin rules2026-02-12A ladder for the masses: Pakistan’s Bilal Bin Saqib says crypto is a necessity, not a luxury2026-02-12Crypto industry experts at Consensus see Asian institutions pivot toward stablecoins2026-02-12Gate CEO and founder Lin Han says banks have lost the war against stablecoins2026-02-12Only 5% of companies see AI improving profit, McKinsey China chairman tells Consensus2026-02-12CoinDesk 20 performance update: Hedera (HBAR) rises 6.7%, leading index higher2026-02-12Bitcoin layer-2 builders pitch BTCFi as the next institutional unlock2026-02-12From stablecoins to biotech: Why YZi Labs is betting on things that haven't happened yet2026-02-12Recapping day 2 of Consensus Hong Kong 2026-02-12Forget $80k: Michael Terpin warns bitcoin could revisit the $40,000s before a real recovery2026-02-12Crypto bulls ignore 'extreme fear' to push bitcoin higher2026-02-12Espresso network launches ESP token with 10% airdrop amid Ethereum layer-2 debate2026-02-12Bitcoin defies 'extreme fear,' hot jobs report to show signs of resilience2026-02-12AI-powered agents dominate the EasyA x Consensus Hong Kong hackathon2026-02-12Binance converts its $1 billion safety net into 15,000 BTC2026-02-12Agant registers with U.K. FCA ahead of British pound stablecoin debut2026-02-12Ark Invest buys Bullish stock for 9th straight day in $11.6 million purchase2026-02-12Solana leans into tokenization and payments at Hong Kong’s Accelerate APAC event2026-02-12zkME Technology wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Hong Kong2026-02-12Binance's Richard Teng breaks down the ‘10/10’ nightmare that rocked crypto2026-02-12OKX Ventures backs STBL in partnership with Hamilton Lane and Securitize 2026-02-12Trump-linked WLFI's Zak Folkman teases forex platform at Consensus Hong Kong2026-02-12UK appoints HSBC for blockchain bond pilot2026-02-12Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says Midnight won't chase Monero, ZCash users2026-02-12Strategy's STRC returns to $100, poised to unlock more bitcoin accumulation2026-02-12Last week's rout delivered bitcoin's biggest realized loss ever; bottoming signals grow2026-02-12Privacy-focused Midnight blockchain to go live next month, says Cardano's Charles Hoskinson2026-02-12How CertiK rebuilt trust after Huione-related backlash2026-02-12Charles Hoskinson confirms deal to onboard LayerZero on Cardano2026-02-12BlackRock exec says 1% crypto allocation in Asia could unlock $2 trillion in new flows2026-02-11U.S. DOJ hits Paxful for $4 million in case tied to illegal sex work, money laundering2026-02-11Hong Kong remains committed to digital assets but feels competition from an ‘aggressive’ UAE 2026-02-11Gen Z 'nihilism' is fueling a $100 trillion crypto derivatives boom in response to a broken system2026-02-11Ondo and Securitize execs say utility, not hype, will drive tokenization’s next phase2026-02-11SEC's Paul Atkins grilled on crypto enforcement pull-back, including with Justin Sun, Tron2026-02-11JPMorgan bullish on crypto for rest of year as institutional flows set to drive recovery2026-02-11Why crypto VCs at Consensus Hong Kong are playing a 15-year game2026-02-11Crypto Long & Short: Gen Z trusts code over bank promises2026-02-11Institutional crypto platform BlockFills said halt withdrawals, restrict trading2026-02-11The Protocol: Robinhood unveils its layer-2 testnet2026-02-11The human brain's edge is fading. AI could outhink us in 2 years, Ben Goertzel says2026-02-11Cryptos crumble, bitcoin falls through $66,000, as Friday's bounce fades2026-02-11In unfamiliar market conditions, historical data-driven AI trading bots will falter2026-02-11Decentralized AI is in a trough but real opportunities are emerging, crypto VCs say2026-02-11BlackRock takes first DeFi step, lists BUIDL on Uniswap as UNI jumps 25%2026-02-11Analysts react as Robinhood slumps 10%, with slowdown in crypto trading weighing on results2026-02-11CoinDesk 20 performance update: index trades 2.5% lower as all constituents decline 2026-02-11Bithumb admits to ‘serious flaws’ that left internal systems vulnerable to potential sabotage2026-02-11Ethena-backed suiUSDe stablecoin goes live on Sui with $10 million yield vault launch2026-02-11U.S. added stronger than expected 130,000 jobs in January, with unemployment rate falling to 4.3%2026-02-11Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong 2026-02-11Crypto's latest selloff was a TradFi event, not a crypto crisis2026-02-11As bitcoin extends declines, industry figures say it's time to buy2026-02-11Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger in Ripple partnership2026-02-11Franklin Templeton and Swift say the future of banking is 24/7 and onchain2026-02-11Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops2026-02-11Joe Lubin claims DeFi is as safe as traditional finance, adding that bitcoin is in crisis2026-02-11Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say2026-02-11DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized2026-02-11Robinhood believes yields should be passed on to the customer, criticizes traditional finance2026-02-11Tokenization still at start of hype cycle, but needs more use cases, specialists say2026-02-11Hong Kong ready to issue first stablecoin licenses in March, Financial Secretary says2026-02-11Arkham denies exchange closure plan, says switching to decentralized platform2026-02-11Tom Lee says stop timing the bottom and start buying the dip2026-02-11MrBeast's finance bet could become the new generation's Schwab, Robinhood, Tom Lee says2026-02-11Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral2026-02-11Spark looks to build a safe bridge between onchain capital and TradFi2026-02-11Hong Kong working to allow perpetual contracts, chief regulator says2026-02-11ICE’s CoinDesk crypto futures are live, with DeFi rate contracts next on the list2026-02-11Institutions fuel tokenized RWA boom as retail looks set to follow suit2026-02-11Solana's Lily Liu champions internet capital markets at Consensus Hong Kong 20262026-02-11SkyBridge's Scaramucci is buying the bitcoin dip, calls Trump a crypto president2026-02-11Hong Kong continues to support local digital asset community growth, chief executive says2026-02-11Robinhood starts testing its own blockchain as crypto and tokenization push deepens2026-02-11Crypto PAC Fairshake leaps into first midterm Senate race with $5 million in Alabama2026-02-10Crypto's banker adversaries didn't want to deal in latest White House meeting on bill2026-02-10What to expect at CoinDesk's Consensus Hong Kong 20262026-02-10Robinhood misses Q4 revenue estimates as fourth-quarter results dinged by crypto slump2026-02-10Citadel Securities backs LayerZero as it unveils ‘Zero’ blockchain for global markets2026-02-10Ex-SafeMoon CEO gets 8-year prison sentence for defrauding investors 2026-02-10Sam Bankman-Fried files for new trial over FTX fraud charges2026-02-10Concerns over Strategy selling bitcoin are 'unfounded,' Michael Saylor says2026-02-10Struggling Coinbase gets price target cut from JPMorgan ahead of Thursday earnings2026-02-10Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance2026-02-10Bitcoin remains in tight range under $70,000 ahead of Wednesday's U.S. jobs report2026-02-10Crypto exchange Kraken fires chief financial officer ahead of long-awaited IPO 2026-02-10Vitalik Buterin outlines how Ethereum could play a key role in the future of AI2026-02-10CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 3.4% as all constituents trade lower2026-02-10Blockchain.com wins UK registration nearly four years after abandoning FCA process2026-02-10Bitcoin a tech trade for now, not digital gold, says Grayscale2026-02-10AI mania is helping cap crypto's upside, Wintermute says2026-02-10Jump Trading to take small stakes in Polymarket, Kalshi: Bloomberg2026-02-10Memecoins post gains as largest crypto tokens languish2026-02-10Fugitive foreigner sentenced in the U.S. to 20 years for $73 million crypto scam2026-02-10I'm not confident we hit a true capitulation in bitcoin, derivatives expert says2026-02-10LMAX unveils new exchange to break the wall down between crypto and FX2026-02-10AI is no savior when markets get tough … but it can help, says Nickel Digital chief2026-02-10U.S. bitcoin ETFs register back-to-back inflows for first time in a month2026-02-10Bitcoin’s U.S. demand signal flickers back after crash2026-02-10Bitcoin rebound has hit a wall at $71,000 with sentiment at most fearful since 20222026-02-10McHenry predicts fast crypto deal as Witt brokers talks2026-02-09Farcaster founders join stablecoin startup Tempo after Neynar acquires social protocol2026-02-09Bitcoin shakes off early decline, returns to $70,000 as Bernstein reiterates $150,000 outlook2026-02-09Cipher Mining and TeraWulf are buys, MARA a sell, as Morgan Stanley begins bitcoin miner coverage2026-02-09U.S. government isn't poised to sweep in with bitcoin buys, despite Jim Cramer rumor2026-02-09MegaETH debuts mainnet as Ethereum scaling debate heats up2026-02-09Bitcoin miner Cango sold $305 million of BTC during market slump to fund AI shift2026-02-09Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion added 40,613 ether last week as prices crashed2026-02-09CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is only gainer, up 3.4% 2026-02-09Michael Saylor's Strategy made modest bitcoin purchase at start of last week's crypto crash2026-02-09Bitcoin value investors move in as price drops, 'capitulation' searches rise2026-02-09Bitcoin, major tokens drop as traders position for downside protection2026-02-09Crypto.com founder buys ai.com for record $70 million: FT2026-02-09Bitcoin mining difficulty drops by most since 2021 as miners capitulate2026-02-09Here's how market makers likely accelerated bitcoin's brutal crash to $60,0002026-02-09Coinbase, Robinhood earnings, U.S. jobs report: Crypto Week Ahead2026-02-09Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’2026-02-09Tether's gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says2026-02-09Bithumb $44 billion bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges2026-02-09Here's why the quantum threat for bitcoin may be smaller than people fear2026-02-09Takaichi Triumph: Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,0002026-02-09