Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 18, 2020
With the price of bitcoin breaking below last week's critical resistance, Markets Daily is back with another time-saving news roundup.

With the price of bitcoin breaking below last week's critical resistance, Markets Daily is back with another time-saving news roundup.
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Today's news:
DeFi Project bZx Exploited for Second Time in a Week, Loses $630K in Ether
Golden Cross Gives Little Relief as Bitcoin Risks Fall Below 2020 Bullish Trendline
Crypto Exchange FCoin Insolvent After Revealing Up to $130M Bitcoin Shortfall
Enjin Launches Game Development Platform on Ethereum
Craig Wright Doubles Down on Satoshi Claim, Says Bitcoin Core Infringes His 'Database Rights'
Warrant-Proof Encrypted Messages Targeted By Trump Administration
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Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
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Bitcoin bounces from Monday's worst levels, but sub-$80,000 may come next, analyst says

Crypto markets remain "fragile," said Samer Hasn from XS.com. Traders are either stepping aside or being forced out.
What to know:
- Crypto markets stabilized in early U.S. trading Tuesday with bitcoin rising about 3% from late Monday afternoon to above $87,000.
- Crypto-related equities, including Strategy (MSTR), Robinhood (HOOD) and Circle (CRCL) saw early gains after yesterday's plunge.
- Despite the bounce, one analyst warned that crypto markets remain "fragile," with bitcoin likely to fell below November lows.











