Today's Crypto Pulse
Bitcoin slides below $70k as energy‑price worries spark $1.8B in liquidations
Bitcoin fell under $70,000 amid heightened energy‑price uncertainty linked to U.S.–Iran tensions. The dip triggered roughly $1.8 billion in crypto liquidations, while institutional investors pulled more than $4.2 billion from digital‑asset positions.
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By the numbers: Strive acquires 2,500 Bitcoin for $185.2M
Cipher Digital Rebrands as It Pivots From Bitcoin Mining to HPC, Shares Slide
Cipher Digital, formerly Cipher Mining, reported Q4 revenue of $60 million and an adjusted loss of $0.14 per share, both missing analyst forecasts of $84.4 million and a $0.06 loss. The company announced a strategic pivot from bitcoin mining to high‑performance computing (HPC) data centers, securing 600 MW of contracted capacity, including long‑term leases with Amazon Web Services, Fluidstack, and Google. It raised $3.73 billion via senior secured bonds to fund its Barber Lake and Black Pearl HPC projects and divested its 49% stakes in three mining joint ventures for roughly $40 million. Shares fell about 5% in pre‑market trading following the earnings release.
AI Saves Time, Crypto Demands Effort to Transform Finance
The difference between crypto adoption and AI adoption: When people use AI tools, those tools make their jobs easier, simpler, faster. The reward of replacing one hour of work with ten minutes is immediately understood. The time saved and the fact...
Canton Advances Cross-Border Repo to Free up $300 Trillion Assets via Tokenization
A consortium of leading financial institutions executed the first cross‑border, intraday repurchase agreement using tokenized U.K. government bonds on the Canton Network. The trade featured the inaugural cross‑currency swap of tokenized gilts for tokenized deposits, with smart contracts encoding interest...
A Coordinated Attack Caused the USD1 Peg Wobble but One Exchange Holds 93% Supply
World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin briefly slipped to $0.994 on Feb. 23, a 0.6% deviation that recovered within minutes. The company blamed a coordinated attack involving hacked co‑founder accounts, influencer‑driven fear, and large short positions. Binance holds roughly 93% of the...
Crypto Payroll’s New Era: Moving From Liability to Strategic Asset
The Genius Act, effective July 2025, reclassifies stable‑coin payroll such as USDC as a standard wire transfer, ending offshore‑wallet tax evasion. The IRS now requires reporting via the new 1099‑DA form, creating an automatic data trail that triggers matching reviews....
ESMA Reminds Firms of Their Obligations Under CFD Product Intervention Measures Amid Rising Offerings of Perpetual Futures
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a reminder that firms must verify whether newly offered perpetual futures and similar derivatives fall within the scope of existing CFD product‑intervention measures. The regulator highlights that many of these instruments, including...
Over 400,000 BTC Bought Between $60k and $70k During Bitcoin’s Latest Downturn
Glassnode data shows more than 400,000 BTC were bought between $60,000 and $70,000 as Bitcoin’s price slumped 50% from its October all‑time high. The supply in the $60K‑$70K band rose 43% since the start of the year, reaching roughly 1.43 million...
The Ghost of the iPhone: Why Michael Saylor Thinks Bitcoin Is Mirroring Apple’s Legendary ‘Valley of Despair’
Michael Saylor likens Bitcoin’s 45% decline to Apple’s 2013 slump, arguing that deep corrections are typical for breakthrough tech investments. Bitcoin fell from $125,000 to about $63,000, echoing Apple’s valuation drop, while Saylor notes that regulated derivatives markets are tempering...
IEX Head of Cross Asset Product Joins Kraken to Lead Global Derivatives
John Palmer, former IEX head of cross‑asset product, has been hired by Kraken as global head of derivatives, bringing extensive experience from IEX, Cboe and Goldman Sachs. His appointment follows Kraken’s recent acquisition of an FCA MTF license to launch...
Permissibility Is the Real Prize for Banks in Crypto Bill
The U.S. market‑structure bill’s permissibility section would formally allow banks and their holding companies to own and transact in digital assets, effectively expanding the range of activities deemed permissible under the National Bank Act. Critics argue that simply placing an...
Brazil Cuts Bitcoin Miner Import Duty to Zero and Companies May Plug Them Into Stranded Solar Next
Brazil's foreign trade council approved a resolution that eliminates import duties on high‑efficiency SHA256 Bitcoin miners—those above 200 TH/s and under 20 J/TH—effective through January 2028. Three days later, French utility Engie signaled interest in installing such miners at its 895 MW Assu...
Step Finance Shuts Operations After $27 Million January Hack
DeFi portfolio tracker Step Finance announced it will cease operations immediately after a January hack that stole approximately 261,854 SOL, valued at $27 million. The breach caused the native STEP token to tumble nearly 96% and it fell an additional 36%...
Bitcoin ETF Sell-Off Is ‘Purification’ of Bull Case, Investor Says
Eric Jackson of EMJ Capital argues that the recent $200 million outflow from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs is a cleansing phase, not a failure, positioning Bitcoin for a new wave of long‑duration institutional capital. He notes Bitcoin’s price has slipped to...
After P2P Pause, Nigeria’s Quidax Turns to Lisk for Regulated Stablecoin Rails
Quidax, Nigeria’s newly licensed crypto exchange, has teamed up with Swiss blockchain platform Lisk to deliver regulated stablecoin and ether trading on Lisk’s layer‑2 network. The partnership arrives just weeks after Quidax halted its peer‑to‑peer service, signaling a shift from...
Coinbase USDC Revenue May Multiply 7x as Payments Grow, Bloomberg Says
Bloomberg Intelligence projects Coinbase’s stablecoin revenue, which already represented 19% of its 2025 earnings, could increase between two and seven times if USDC usage in payments accelerates. The exchange earned $1.35 billion from stablecoins in 2025, up from $911 million in 2024,...
CoinShares Lists an ETP on Hyperliquid on Xetra with Zero Fees and a Staking Yield of 0.5%
CoinShares International listed the CoinShares Physical Hype ETP (ticker LIQD) on Germany's Xetra exchange, providing regulated exposure to Hyperliquid's native HYPE token. The product is fully backed by physical HYPE, carries a 0% management fee and offers a 0.5% annual...
Tokenization Moves Into Production as Collateral Leads the Way
Tokenization is moving from experimental labs into core derivatives infrastructure, with Franklin Templeton and DTCC executives highlighting its ability to embed contracts directly in assets and replace multiple ledgers with a shared record. The technology promises near‑instant settlement and 24/7...
RedotPay Weighs US IPO that Could Raise $1B at over $4B Valuation: Report
Hong Kong‑based stablecoin payments firm RedotPay is exploring a U.S. IPO that could raise more than $1 billion and value the company at over $4 billion. The offering would be underwritten by JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies, with a potential New York...
Speculators Long, Commercials Short Signal Bitcoin Upside
Commercials net position negative = good for #Bitcoin. Large speculators net positions positive = good for #Bitcoin. As you can see, the previous cases have marked a low on the markets. Perhaps, as we'll find information on Iran USA, we mark a...
BVNK Secures MiCA Licence in Malta to Expand European Stablecoin Operations
BVNK, an enterprise stablecoin infrastructure provider, secured a Crypto‑Asset Services Provider (CASP) licence from Malta’s Financial Services Authority, aligning it with the EU’s MiCA framework. The licence allows BVNK to passport MiCA‑regulated digital‑asset services across all European Economic Area members....
Esperanza Securities Launches Asia S First Approved Entertainment Token Investment
Esperanza Fintech Securities secured approval from Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission to launch Asia's first regulated tokenized investment platform focused on live entertainment. The firm will issue security tokens through a managed fund, lowering entry barriers and enabling secondary‑market...
TRM Labs, Finray Technologies Partner for Crypto and Fiat Monitoring
TRM Labs and Finray Technologies have integrated Finray’s XZiel compliance engine with TRM’s blockchain intelligence, creating a unified system for monitoring crypto and fiat transactions. The platform delivers real‑time risk alerts, automated case management and a detailed audit trail across...
Stablecoins Are Taking Over and Most Banks Are Already Behind
In this episode of FinTech Confidential, host Ted Huff chats with Nick Milanovic, founder of This Week in FinTech and creator of StableCon, about the rapid adoption of stablecoins by banks and the broader fintech ecosystem. They trace the evolution...
Malaysia Allows Brokers to Offer Digital Asset Trading Under Securities Rules
Malaysia’s Securities Commission issued a practice note allowing licensed stockbrokers with Capital Markets Services licences to provide broking services for approved digital assets under existing securities rules. Brokers must obtain regulator concurrence, use locally registered exchanges or vetted foreign platforms,...
Trust Must Catch Up to AI's Crypto Capability
At NEARCON 2026, Kraken’s co CEO said he could trust AI with 100 percent of his crypto. Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi pushed back, questioning whether autonomous agents are ready to handle real money at scale. The real debate is not whether AI will...
XRP Ledger Daily Transactions Jump 40% to 2.5M
LATEST: In February 2026, XRP Ledger daily transactions rose 40% to ~2.5M, with 7.64M activated accounts Source: Coinpaper https://t.co/WpXkr5mSD5
Crypto Coin Minute for February 24th, 2026 at 05:15 AM Pacific Time.
On February 24, 2026, leading cryptocurrencies slipped roughly 5% as AI‑related risk concerns rattled riskier assets. Bitcoin fell to $63,057, Ethereum to $1,825, with similar declines across XRP, Binance Coin and Solana. At the same time, Pharos Network announced an...
Bitcoin Suffers Biggest Monthly Plunge Since Terraform Crash
According to Bloomberg, #Bitcoin is heading for its biggest monthly drop since the Terraform crash. BTC has fallen 19% since February and is in its fifth consecutive month of decline, the longest streak since 2018. https://t.co/AqwXfsN80w
BSTR Poised to Hold 51k BTC, Near #2 Spot
BSTR could buy up to 21,000 additional coins at these prices when they de-SPAC. They’d then have a total of 51,000 BTC, not far from the #2 slot after Strategy. They’d also have the lowest cost basis of all big...
Crypto Traders Attempt to Frontrun ZachXBT’s Upcoming Exposé
Crypto traders dumped high‑revenue altcoins MET, HYPE and PUMP after on‑chain analyst ZachXBT announced a forthcoming exposé on insider trading within a major DeFi business. MET fell 6.5%, HYPE 4.4% and PUMP 6.6% as investors rushed to exit. A Polymarket...
Neutral Chart Colors Reduce Emotional Bias in Trading
My TradingView Set Up Green and red are emotionally charged colors. I use neutral colours to remove this. ↓ https://t.co/iXDrtoaeXi
Michael Saylor Faces $8.2 B Loss on MSTR Bitcoin
Michael Saylor currently has an $8.2 billion total loss on all his $MSTR Bitcoin holdings from his average entry price. https://t.co/0GlTYesgJo
Bitcoin Hits Record Low RSI in 14‑Month Bear Market
The most valuable chart in the markets: #Bitcoin vs. Gold. In history, bear markets last 14 months. In this case; we're in month 14. The lowest RSI on weekly, monthly, two-weekly and 3-day ever recorded. Probably nothing. https://t.co/2uCvXZol5B
National Bank of Canada Cuts MSTR Stake by Half
National Bank of Canada just sold 1.04M MSTR shares valued at $127.8M. Now holds 1M shares worth $122.7M. https://t.co/w8ishlNKSE
BTC Historically Fills CME Gaps 95% of the Time
Historically, #BTC has filled its CME gap in 95% of cases. Will it close it this time? https://t.co/MN9XIT2uVx
BTC Spot Demand Pushes Price Toward $70k
#BTC has strong spot demand on Binance and Coinbase in the $55,000-$64,000 range. On the upside, there’s very little resistance until $70,000. https://t.co/m4I8ZLpASr
Vitalik Sells ETH; Tom Lee’s Treasury Motives Differ
Vitalik is dumping ETH while Bitmine is buying. Tom Lee wants to accumulate as much ETH as possible, regardless of drawdowns. His incentives may not align with yours; he aims for the largest ETH treasury, not necessarily your portfolio's best...
Sovereign Agents Require Open, Permissionless Blockchain Networks
Trying to build sovereign agents while banning crypto is like running a channel where you’re not allowed to talk about money — you’ve censored the very language of economic freedom. Agents need to exist in economically open and permissionless networks...
Low Sentiment Sets Stage for $55K Bitcoin Rebound
$55,000 Bitcoin looks likely This is not an ideal scenario while doomscrolling about America’s broken system, high cost of living and AI completely taking over. The rebound will be glorious because sentiment sucks. https://t.co/muaGA6CP54
Arthur Hayes Shares Fresh Insights on Digital Assets
NEW interviews from Maelstroms Chief Arthur Hayes The latest insights on Digital Assets Financial Markets and Web3 IssueWire https://t.co/2F1BFPGBJh
Crypto Expands Access to Inflation‑proof Assets for the Poor
Inflation is a regressive tax on the poorest people in society, since they only hold cash. Once people have wealth, they can afford and get access to inflation-resistant asset classes (stocks, bitcoin, real estate, etc). Expanding financial access and opportunities globally to...
Flat Crypto Activity Signals Bottom, Solana $30 Bet
Crypto engagement is flat, but that's often a sign of a market bottom. Based on probabilities, a rebound is likely within the year. Buying Solana at $30 could be more monumental than buying ETH at $1K. #Crypto #Market #IvanClips https://t.co/VTwlNEu0cb
Terraform Sues Jane Street over Alleged Insider Trading
JUST IN: 🚨 Terraform estate files lawsuit against Jane Street, alleging the firm used non-public information to profit from the 2022 UST/LUNA collapse
Liquid Federation Convenes 50+ in Viareggio to Shape Bitcoin Finance
Over 50 people from the Liquid Federation gathered in Viareggio to plan the future of finance on Bitcoin. Very bullish on what’s to come. 🇮🇹 🌊 https://t.co/t89BUHhDC3
Former Chainlink Counsel Joins SEC Crypto Task Force
NEW: Ex‑deputy general counsel at Chainlink Taylor Lindman named senior counsel on the SEC’s crypto task force
Crypto Rises as Institutional Trust Collapses, Grifters Aside
"When trust in institutions breaks down, that's where crypto comes into play, that's the thesis... despite all the grifters." @perkinscr97 https://t.co/HQdpsQuAEM
Liquidity Shift Could Spark Next Market Surge
"We are about to go through March Madness. What can lead to the next leg up is a change in the liquidity picture." https://t.co/HQdpsQv8uk
Markets Hitting Bottom, Recovery on the Horizon
"I think we are bottoming. We are gonna move past it, not sure when, but we are getting there." @perkinscr97 https://t.co/HQdpsQuAEM
DATs Buying Locked Foundation Tokens Sparks Outrage
"What's most outrageous about DATs was when they started buying locked tokens from foundations." https://t.co/HQdpsQuAEM
Admitting My Role in Sparking DAT Mania
"I might have contributed to the DAT mania." @malekanoms says he was naive 😅 https://t.co/JNdNP1mbYs