🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 31m agoWhat's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
The firm bought 3,015 BTC for $204.1M, raising its total holdings above 720,000 BTC and bringing the cumulative cost to roughly $54.8B. The average price of $67,700 per BTC was below its overall cost basis of $75,985.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Feb 12, 2026
LayerZero Launches “Zero” L1 (MC 2/12)
LayerZero Labs unveiled "Zero," a new Layer‑1 blockchain designed as a multi‑core world computer for institutional on‑chain markets. The network decouples execution from verification via zero‑knowledge proofs and the Jolt framework, promising up to 2 million transactions per second per zone and near‑zero fees. Backed by heavyweights such as Citadel Securities, DTCC, ICE, Google Cloud and ARK Invest, Zero targets a mainnet launch in fall 2026. The architecture focuses on parallelism, zone‑specific optimization, and native connectivity to more than 165 chains.
By This Week in Fintech
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin's Record Low vs Gold Signals Buying Opportunity
#Bitcoin is currently on the lowest valuation ever vs. Gold. Some people might say that this is the end of Bitcoin. Others might argue that the markets are actually going to turn around from here. If you look at the macroeconomic landscape and...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin Set to Power Next Wave of Mortgages
Enjoyed having Andrew Hohns as a first-time guest of the show. We talked about how Bitcoin is transforming the real estate industry and why we should see many more Bitcoin-backed mortgage and lending products very soon. TIMESTAMPS; 00:00 Andrew’s Bitcoin journey...
By Natalie Brunell
News•Feb 12, 2026
CCP Teams up with Sui on Eve Frontier Hackathon with $80K Prize Pool
CCP Games has partnered with the Sui blockchain to launch the Eve Frontier × Sui Hackathon 2026, offering an $80,000 prize pool. The online competition runs from March 11 to March 31 and challenges participants to build mods for Smart...
By GamesBeat
Social•Feb 12, 2026
ETH Bull Market Persists While BTC Dominance Declines
Technically, since the recent high of the Dominance, it's downtrending. Similarly to the 2020 period, where #Bitcoin ran up, but we were technically already in an $ETH bull market. This time isn't different. Since the low in April '25, we're already operating...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Crypto Incentives Work When Backed by Real Value
My first reaction to this was: "And that's why I just got my $2,725 check of fileverse tokens now that fileverse has grown to the point where my dad regularly writes docs in fileverse that he sends to me" My second reaction...
By Vitalik Buterin
News•Feb 12, 2026
Global Real Estate Set to Be Rewired by Digital Dollars
Digital stablecoins are being positioned as an operating system for global real‑estate finance. Projects like TransactionCOIN aim to replace wire transfers with instant, blockchain‑settled payments for deposits, closings, and rent. By compressing settlement cycles from weeks to minutes, stablecoins could...
By World Property Journal
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Native Account Abstraction Enables Safe Blockchain Agents
A question about AI and blockchain: What makes a blockchain Agent friendly? One possible answer I heard from @AbdelStark: Safety through Native Account Abstraction Suppose you give your agent some money to transact on your behalf. The agent could go rogue,...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bullish Divergences Signal Upcoming Altcoin Momentum
It's interesting. On most of the charts, small bullish divergences appear on the chart. That would indicate that we're going to see some momentum on #Altcoins for the coming period. $OP is such an example. Based on the candles, clear bullish divergence. No confirmation,...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Feb 12, 2026
Stripe Launches X402 Payments On Base, Letting AI Agents Transact Autonomously With USDC
Stripe unveiled a preview of its x402 payments feature on the Base blockchain, allowing autonomous AI agents to move funds using Circle’s USDC stablecoin without human oversight. The solution leverages Base’s Ethereum‑layer‑2 scalability to deliver near‑instant settlement and low transaction...
By PaySpace Magazine
Social•Feb 12, 2026
UAE's First Dirham‑Backed Stablecoin Unlocks Trillion‑Dollar On‑Chain Potential
The UAE just launched its first regulated stablecoin. DDSC --> backed 1:1 by UAE Dirham, initiated by IHC ($240B cap) and First Abu Dhabi Bank ($330B assets). That's a great step forward and that's why this chart has continuously been doing well....
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Redesigning Crypto Onboarding to Bust Myths and Boost Confidence
My team just shared this with me. We got some dads at @CoinDCX to redesign the user journey for first-time investors. 🙂 Our goal was to break common myths and give people more confidence to invest. CT, give us feedback? What more can...
By Sumit Gupta
News•Feb 12, 2026
Fed Should ‘Aggressively’ Be Cutting Rates, Investor Says Amid Jobs Report Release
Anthony Pompliano, CEO of Professional Capital Management, argued on “Making Money” that the Federal Reserve should aggressively cut interest rates following the latest jobs report. He noted that the labor market remains solid but still offers room for monetary easing...
By Fox Business — Bonds (section)
Social•Feb 12, 2026
BlockFills Freezes Withdrawals as Crypto Volatility Spikes
First, you lose in a matter of weeks 50%% to 99% - depending on which shitcoin you were duped to invest in - and then they don’t even allow you to withdraw the remaining crumbs of your investments. Standard operating...
By Nouriel Roubini
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Quantum Breakthroughs Expected by 2032—Start Building Now
“If indeed I’m right, that 2032 is the date (for quantum to get real), then today’s when we really need to get started.” — Justin Drake (@drakefjustin), Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation https://t.co/bbNeyUmOCj
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Multifractality and Its Underlying Drivers in Cryptocurrency Markets
The episode delves into a recent study examining multifractality in major cryptocurrency markets, revealing that the complex scaling behavior of assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, DEX tokens, and NFTs is driven chiefly by long-range temporal correlations rather than merely heavy‑tailed return...
By Harbourfront Quantitative
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Quantum Computers Could Extract Private Keys From Public Keys
“With a cryptographically relevant quantum computer, you can take a public key and derive the private key from that.” — Justin Drake (@drakefjustin), Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation https://t.co/fCtfMcBykP
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Ethereum’s Three Core Cryptos Found Vulnerable
“For Ethereum specifically, there’s three pieces of cryptography that are vulnerable: ECDSA, BLS signatures, and KCG.” — Justin Drake (@drakefjustin), Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation https://t.co/bbNeyUmOCj
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 11, 2026
🏹 Robinhood: Strong Platform, Weak Crypto, Split Narrative
The episode dissects Robinhood's latest earnings, highlighting a modest EPS beat but a revenue miss at $1.28 billion, with investors zeroing in on the platform's faltering crypto segment. It examines how the slowdown in crypto trading revenue is weighing on the...
By The Options Oracle (Closing Bell Recap & Premarket)
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Crypto Market Buzz: Regulation, Valuation, and Partnerships
Crypto things you might have missed: -SEC prepping new Token Taxonomy guidelines -Could Ripple reach a $1T valuation? -XRPL flips Solana in RWA value -StanChart says BTC price could drop to $50K -Robinhood: Retail is buying the dip -Binance x Franklin Templeton partnership
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Exiting at First Major Resistance Secures Full Profit
$O Reached my first major resistance level (trend line inception) from the initial breakout so I'm going ahead and taking full profit here. Solid trade. https://t.co/oKhOBjaALy
By Nebraskan Gooner
News•Feb 11, 2026
Republic Power Group Partners with NVT to Bridge ERP Platforms and Blockchain-Based Capital Markets
Singapore‑based Republic Power Group Limited (RPGL) has signed a non‑binding MOU with Hong Kong fintech NVT to integrate NVT’s regulated real‑world asset tokenization platform with RPGL’s ERP solutions across Asia. The collaboration aims to embed blockchain‑enabled capital‑market services into existing...
By ERP News
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Europe Needs a True Safe Asset for Financial Sovereignty
Europe’s best bet for financial sovereignty is a true safe asset https://t.co/RSxLjLtB5u "A European safe asset would complete the long-overdue EU financial architecture: a savings and investment union... and a credible euro-denominated stablecoin market." https://t.co/LgAAIH6tb6
By Dave Birch
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Prioritizing Capital Preservation Over New Trades
Plan this week was to not look for any new swing trades. Just sitting tight in weak market conditions. Capital preservation for now 🤝 https://t.co/s2lbeEt2PP
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Only Four Got the Crypto Top Right
I can confidently say I know 4 people who called the top this cycle. 1. @LayahHeilpern 2. @intocryptoverse 3. @JamesWynnReal 4. @gideonheilpern2 Everyone else was just noise and calling for 10k ETH, 200k BTC by end of 2025 and super cycle...
By Layah Heilpern
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Crypto Sentiment Hits Record Low, Fear & Greed Extreme
Funniest comment in a long time. ‘You need to wait until fear & greed index hits 1 or 0, before you buy #Crypto.’ The lowest sentiment I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/IgummSK9mG
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Saylor Threatens Refinancing if Bitcoin Drops to $8K
Is Michael Saylor nervous about Bitcoin's volatility? He says MicroStrategy will refinance if Bitcoin falls to $8,000, but can they really roll it forward? #Bitcoin #MicroStrategy #IvanClips https://t.co/0I9WPB3mcB
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Feb 12, 2026
ETH's Relentless Volatility Hints at Imminent Surge
ETH has no chill It only ever goes up or down violently. Dunno when, but next is violent up
By David Hoffman
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Crypto Exodus After 10/10 Crash Persists
Why does it feel like a large amount of people got out of #Crypto after the debacle on 10/10 and never came back?
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 12, 2026
GAP Cut for 0.2% Loss, Defensive Play
$GAP Cut this one for 0.2% account loss. Loss momentum at a key pivot level. As mentioned previously; I'm playing defensive this week. https://t.co/5F0IRtMYQh
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Fundamentals Stay Constant; Starknet Empowers Users Regardless
Fundamentals don’t change with cycles and that's why my conviction in Starknet and blockchain remains the same, regardless of bears or bulls. Empowering individuals is simply a good thing to build, and we’re doing it with the best tech out there.
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Feb 12, 2026
MetaMask Adds Tokenized Stock Support via Ledger Insights
"Tokenized stocks" now available on MetaMask wallet - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise https://t.co/Kk1B08C7Kl https://t.co/j5lNSMIdLf
By Oliver Bussmann
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Earn Up to $100M Annually Building Decentralized AI
Over $100 million/year up for grabs for anybody that wants to contribute and compete to generate decentralized intelligence across the 128 different subnets on Bittensor $TAO
By Barry Silbert
Social•Feb 12, 2026
SEC to Issue Token Taxonomy Guidance Under CLARITY Act
NEW: 🇺🇸 Paul Atkins says the SEC is preparing token taxonomy guidance tied to the CLARITY Act and reaffirmed that the U.S. aims to lead as the global crypto capital through clear rules and innovation. Sources: Paul Atkins & Bryan Steil...
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Let Your Trade Journal Dictate Profit Targets
Where should you take profit? Warning, this isn't the answer you want. ↓↓↓ Every profit taking method works, if you collect trade data and optimise over time. So you should take profit where your journal tells you to.
By Koroush Khaneghah
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Every Market Crash Leads to Astronomical Bitcoin Rally
This is a phenomenal overview of the recent periods of 'Extreme Fear' in the markets. What did happen eventually? Well, just check the numbers beneath any number. Price goes up astronomically after every crash. This time won't be different for #Bitcoin. https://t.co/7yOpPBvO2O
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Thursday's Top Market Insights: Funds, Tech, Bitcoin
10 Thursday AM Reads: -Fidelity Contrafund’s Will Danoff’s Secret Sauce -200 lines of markdown just triggered a $285 billion sell-off —what broke -Your stocks have been slumping, but you probably can’t blame Trump -Bitcoin’s Binary Endgame -Stumped Waymos Driven From Philippines https://t.co/FLNkyDLJUD
By Barry Ritholtz
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Custom Polygon CDK Chain Achieves Visa‑Level 30k TPS
Imagine building your custom @0xPolygon CDK chain, with an upgraded stack built for 30,000 TPS. [Redacted] is coming for Visa-level throughput.
By Sandeep Nailwal
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin Funding Turns Negative, Leveraged Traders Under Pressure
#Bitcoin funding rates on Binance have turned negative. Leverage traders are feeling the pressure. https://t.co/YnIZStZZvF
By Crypto Jack
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin Holds Support, Altcoins Gain Momentum
#Bitcoin holds the important support zone. Nothing clear yet, I do want to see a breakout above the 21-Day MA. That's next. The good part: more momentum on #Altcoins today as they start to give some strength. https://t.co/AM0XII4e6I
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Keynoting Consensus HK: Web3's Promise for Positive Change
Always an honor to keynote @consensus_hk! Grateful to contribute to the conversations shaping web3 and highlight our incredible industry that can bring real positive change.
By Justin Sun
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Stablecoins Reveal New Gresham’s Law: Good Money, Bad Payments
Noelle is _always_ worth reading, but today is especially good Stablecoins and the new Gresham’s Law https://t.co/OPJ4BdgNVj "So, the US ended up with a system of good money, bad payments." https://t.co/B0xMfEdzHl
By Dave Birch
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Binance Holds Massive 50x–100x BTC Longs
Massive 50x and 100x #BTC longs are sitting on Binance, according to CoinGlass data. https://t.co/4Fk16lEAJl
By Crypto Jack
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin Dips Beneath Realized and Balanced Prices in Bear Markets
Historically, Bitcoin goes below both the realized price and the balanced price in bear markets. https://t.co/17nzcZhxAC
By Benjamin Cowen
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Gold Peaks, Yet GameStop‑Style Demand Keeps It Alive
My entire feed says gold has peaked and Bitcoin's turn is coming. Then I sat down with Joshua Lim. He sees signs of a blow off top… BUT also GameStop-esque demand propping up the metal 😅 #gold #markets #liquidations
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
BlackRock’s Rise Signals Corporate Takeover of Bitcoin
Is Bitcoin headed for a corporate takeover? Nic Carter joins Ram Ahluwalia, Austin Campbell, and Chris Perkins on this week's Bits + Bips. They discuss: 🏢 BlackRock’s growing leverage over Bitcoin development 💀 The end of the VC-backed token cycle 🤖 Why AI may dwarf...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Future Bitcoin Crash to $67k Will Disappoint Past Self
“Bitcoin will one day crash to $67,000 and you’ll be sad about it,” I told my 2013 self. https://t.co/V9UBIpFALP
By Ryan Selkis
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Stretch Hits Engineered $100 Target, Closes at $100
"The story of the day is Stretch closes at $100, exactly how it was engineered to perform." - Strategy CEO @PhongLe on $STRC https://t.co/kscPyKOh1m
By Michael Saylor
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Retail Still Buying XRP Aggressively Outside Mainstream Crypto
Retail never left Crypto. They are still here, just not in this ecosystem. They are also buying XRP and aggressively. https://t.co/15Rs5sWpen
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Blockfills Halt Withdrawals, Mark Bitcoin’s Lowest Valuation
Blockfills might be the body of this cycle, as they are halting withdrawals. Could be. However, all I see is that this is still a super interesting area for #Bitcoin to load on. It's the lowest valued ever. https://t.co/lafMSx87lT
By Michaël van de Poppe