🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 1h agoWhat's happening: Bitmine spends $98M on ETH, raising its treasury to 4.47 million tokens
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion Technologies announced a $98 million purchase that lifted its ether holdings to 4.474 million tokens, about 3.71 % of Ethereum’s total supply. The firm now has 3.04 million ETH staked, valued at roughly $6 billion, generating $172 million in annualized staking revenue, with potential to rise to $253 million at full capacity.
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By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Feb 10, 2026
Goldman Sachs Holds Over $2 Billion in Crypto
Goldman Sachs disclosed $2.36 billion in crypto assets in its Q4 2025 13F filing, marking a modest rise from the prior year. The portfolio is split between $1.1 billion of Bitcoin, $1 billion of Ethereum, $153 million of XRP, and $108 million of Solana, representing less than 1% of the bank’s total holdings. The bank first added direct crypto positions in Q2 2024 after the U.S. approved a spot Bitcoin ETF. Anticipated passage of the CLARITY Act may further influence asset valuations.
By Crowdfund Insider
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Bitcoin's Price Correction Cleanses Leveraged Software Speculation
Bitcoin is not a software company. It has traded like one because many who own it don't understand it. This drawdown is painful, but it may be the process of washing out levered software capital and letting Bitcoin finally trade like...
By Jack Mallers
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Kaito and Polymarket Unveil 'Attention Markets'
Kaito and Polymarket have introduced "Attention Markets," a hybrid offering that blends Kaito’s attention‑measurement technology with Polymarket’s prediction‑market platform. The new product aims to quantify cultural narratives and emerging trends across AI, finance and entertainment. Prediction‑market activity has surged 850%...
By Camila Russo
News•Feb 10, 2026
UK Central Bank Taps Firms to Test Elements of Distributed-Ledger Settlement Infrastructure
The Bank of England has launched the Synchronisation Lab, a six‑month pilot starting spring 2026 that lets 18 firms test tokenised‑asset settlement between its next‑generation RTGS core ledger (RT2) and external distributed‑ledger platforms. The non‑live environment will explore delivery‑versus‑payment, payment‑versus‑payment and...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Learn With Me: $2M Insight, Fractional Cost
In 2020, I hired McKinsey to teach me about the global energy transition. I learned a lot, but it cost me more than $2M. After that experience, I decided to build my own internal research project at Social Capital called Learn...
By Chamath Palihapitiya
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Bitcoin Faces Downside Risk; Gold Remains Strong
Technical analysis made simple with Kevin Wadsworth of Northstar & Bad Charts. We break down his case for more downside risk (bitcoin to bottom in Q3/Q4?) and the Capital Rotation Event: why many assets look bearish while gold holds strong. https://lnkd.in/gfkuCG2A
By Natalie Brunell
News•Feb 10, 2026
Struggling Coinbase Gets Price Target Cut From JPMorgan Ahead of Thursday Earnings
Coinbase’s shares have fallen more than 50 % since Bitcoin’s October rally, prompting JPMorgan to lower its price target to $290 from $399 ahead of the Q4 earnings release. The new target still implies about 75 % upside from the current $1,655...
By CoinDesk
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Earn High Yield From Insurance Products With Re
Re is a DeFi protocol that tokenizes access to U.S. reinsurance markets through two yield‑bearing tokens. The lower‑volatility reUSD token generates about 7% APY by investing in Treasury bills and delta‑neutral ETH basis trades, while the higher‑yield reUSDe token targets...
By Lark Davis
News•Feb 10, 2026
Web3 Audit: What It Is, What It Covers, and How Teams Choose an Auditor (2026)
In 2026 a web3 audit must be scoped around the entire value‑moving system—on‑chain code, privileged controls, integrations, and any off‑chain components that can affect outcomes. Most security gaps arise from what teams leave out of scope, such as front‑end risk,...
By TechBullion
News•Feb 10, 2026
Oxbridge Re Unveils New Tokenized Reinsurance Sidecar Securities with 20% & 42% Return Targets
Oxbridge Re Holdings has launched two new tokenized reinsurance sidecar tranches, T20-2027 and T42-2027, targeting 20% and 42% annual returns. The securities are issued on the Solana blockchain, replacing the earlier Avalanche platform. Prior token offerings delivered strong performance, including...
By Artemis (ILS/cat bonds)
Social•Feb 10, 2026
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By Caitlin Long
News•Feb 10, 2026
Sources: Crypto Exchange Kraken Has Fired Its CFO, Stephanie Lemmerman, Ahead of Its Long-Awaited IPO; Lemmerman Joined Kraken From Dapper...
Kraken, the New York‑based crypto exchange, has terminated CFO Stephanie Lemmerman just weeks before its long‑awaited initial public offering. Lemmerman, who came from Dapper Labs in November 2024, was responsible for steering the firm’s financial reporting and regulatory compliance. The...
By Techmeme
News•Feb 10, 2026
Crypto Exchange Kraken Fires Chief Financial Officer Ahead of Long-Awaited IPO
Kraken moved chief financial officer Stephanie Lemmerman to a strategic advisory role, effectively removing her from day‑to‑day finance leadership as the crypto exchange readies a U.S. IPO. Robert Moore, formerly VP of business expansion, has stepped in as deputy CFO,...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 10, 2026
What It Actually Takes to Prove Someone Is Satoshi Nakamoto
The article argues that proving anyone is Satoshi Nakamoto hinges on cryptographic proof, specifically signing a message with a private key from Bitcoin’s earliest blocks. Media claims, court rulings, and documentary evidence are deemed insufficient because they can be forged...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 10, 2026
Best Cryptocurrency Debit Cards 2026
In 2026 cryptocurrency debit cards have reached mainstream usage, letting users pay anywhere Visa or Mastercard is accepted while the underlying crypto is converted to fiat instantly. The market now offers several tier‑based products—Cryptomus, Crypto.com, Coinbase, Binance, and Wirex—each with...
By TechBullion
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
New Algorithm Rapidly Generates ‘Hard’ Curves Boosting Cryptographic Security Protocols
Researchers from the University of Waterloo unveiled the first provable polynomial‑time algorithm to sample random supersingular elliptic curves with unknown endomorphism rings, eliminating the need for a trusted setup. The method runs in O(log⁴ p) gate complexity and improves to O(log¹³ p)...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
News•Feb 10, 2026
Flash Freezing Flash Boys: Per-Transaction Encryption to Fight Malicious MEV
Malicious MEV, especially sandwich attacks, still extracts over $2 million monthly from Ethereum traders. Researchers propose Flash Freezing Flash Boys (F3B), a per‑transaction threshold encryption scheme that keeps transaction data hidden until finality. The protocol can be built with TDH2 or...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 10, 2026
🎙️ Ep 18: Can Stablecoins Keep Deposits in Banks? W/ Cooper Thompson (Fiserv)
The Money Code episode explores how stablecoins reshape the placement of bank reserves, turning them into a funding mechanism rather than just a payment rail. Cooper Thompson argues that without a new fiat‑layer design, community banks risk being bypassed as...
By This Week in Fintech
News•Feb 10, 2026
Michael Saylor Downplays Strategy Credit Risk as Bitcoin Tumbles: 'We'll Refinance the Debt'
Strategy Investment, led by Michael Saylor, holds 714,644 bitcoins valued at roughly $49 billion, making it the largest corporate Bitcoin owner. Despite Bitcoin’s recent 15% slide to $60,000, Saylor dismissed credit‑risk concerns, saying the firm will refinance its $8 billion debt and...
By CNBC – US Top News & Analysis
News•Feb 10, 2026
Solana Price Prediction 2026: Here’s Why SOL Is Down 55%
Solana’s native token SOL has slumped roughly 55%, now hovering around $85 and a market cap near $48 billion, as persistent network‑stability issues and an inflationary supply erode investor confidence. Analysts warn that without fresh institutional demand, SOL could drift toward...
By TechBullion
News•Feb 10, 2026
Confirmo Partners with Paxos to Expand Stablecoin Solutions for US Businesses
Payment platform Confirmo has partnered with blockchain infrastructure provider Paxos to bring regulated stablecoin services to U.S. businesses. The collaboration introduces custody features this month, with full deposit and withdrawal capabilities slated for early 2026. Confirmo processes over $90 million in...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 10, 2026
Kraken Expands Tokenized Assets Trading with New Launch on Deutsche Börse’s 360X Platform
Kraken has introduced its xStocks tokenized‑stock product on Deutsche Börse’s regulated 360X marketplace, allowing qualified users to trade blockchain‑backed equities and ETFs against stablecoins. The offering includes five tokenized assets—Circle, Alphabet, NVIDIA, the S&P 500 ETF, and Tesla—each fully collateralized one‑to‑one with...
By Crowdfund Insider
News•Feb 10, 2026
OneMiners Expands U.S. Mining Footprint With New Houston Crypto Hosting Facility
OneMiners has opened a purpose‑built crypto mining hosting facility in Houston, Texas, expanding its North American footprint. The site leverages the region’s abundant, low‑cost electricity and mature data‑center ecosystem to offer enterprise‑grade ASIC hosting from single units to multi‑megawatt deployments....
By TechBullion
News•Feb 10, 2026
Varntix Expands the Conversation Around Fixed-Income Opportunities in Crypto
Varntix is introducing a digital‑asset treasury model that issues on‑chain fixed‑term convertible notes with income paid in stablecoins. The initiative reflects a broader shift from variable staking rewards toward structured, predictable crypto income. By combining treasury diversification with predefined payout...
By Ventureburn
News•Feb 10, 2026
U.S.-UK Transatlantic Taskforce Hosts Industry Engagement in London
HM Treasury hosted U.S. Treasury officials and regulators in London on 26 January 2026 for senior‑level industry engagement of the Transatlantic Taskforce for Markets of the Future. The dialogue explored ways to tighten capital‑market links and coordinate on digital‑asset policy. The Taskforce,...
By HM Treasury – Atom feed
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Buy Bitcoin at Fear Index Lows, Past Gains Proof
My main thesis is that the markets have peaked in December '24 on #Bitcoin. The thesis also holds that we're currently on the bottom of the bear market for #Bitcoin. - The previous times we've hit this level on the fear &...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Crypto Investor Fuels Beast's $100M Ethereum Stake and Step Acquisition
Tom Less bought another $100M in Ethereum Bitmine owns 4% of Beast Industries Beast Industries acquires Step, a financial services app https://t.co/2Pj1ytiToz
By Wendy O
News•Feb 10, 2026
Bitcoin’s $60K Crash May Mark Halfway Point of Bear Market: Kaiko
Bitcoin slipped to $59,930, a 32% correction and its lowest level since October 2024, prompting Kaiko Research to label the move as the potential halfway point of a 12‑month bear market. On‑chain data show a 30% drop in spot trading...
By Cointelegraph
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Bitcoin Bounce May Trigger COVID‑style Rally to $100K
From a technical perspective, this is actually a great level to be bouncing from on #Bitcoin. If this weekly bounces some more, then the monthly candle will be a copy/paste of the COVID crash and we'll be in for $100K in...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Sutton Bank Shuts Down No‑KYC Bitsika Card
Well, looks like Sutton Bank deactivated at least ONE of the "no KYC" bitsika cards marketed as useful for evading U.S. sanctions on Iran: https://t.co/octdNESoOh
By Jason Mikula
News•Feb 10, 2026
Blockchain.com Wins UK Registration Nearly Four Years After Abandoning FCA Process
Blockchain.com has been added to the FCA’s register of licensed crypto companies under the trading name “BC Operations,” marking its return to the UK regulatory framework after withdrawing its licence application in March 2022. The registration permits the exchange to...
By CoinDesk
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Fundamentals Rise: SKY Token Signals Real Crypto Innovation
Fundamentals finally starting to matter as proven by SKY token gaining traction. Crypto as an industry has never looked better because the conditions for actual meaningful innovation and not just braindead pump are finally in place
By Rune Christensen
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Mastercard Crackdown Forces UnCash Shutdown
"No KYC" site UnCash abruptly shuts down following my reporting, calling @Mastercard's actions a "corporate guillotine" and "death sentence" -- https://t.co/18pB9101xT
By Jason Mikula
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain
Robinhood has launched a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum that already holds over $2.3 billion in total value locked. The testnet gives developers access to tools, documentation, and testnet‑only assets such as tokenized stocks,...
By Camila Russo
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Treasury Secretary Pushes Immediate CLARITY Act Compromise
NEW: Ahead of today’s White House meeting on stablecoin yield, Treasury Secretary Bessent criticized delays to the CLARITY Act and urged compromise to deliver regulatory clarity now. Sources: @Cointelegraph & Fox News https://t.co/tHSmJcaGG3
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Hong Kong's First Yield‑Bearing RWA Stablecoin Goes Live on Avalanche
Fosun Wealth’s Asian Yield-Bearing RWA Stablecoin Finds Its Home on Avalanche https://t.co/na0QP4gUl5 FinChain and ChinaAMC just launched Hong Kong's first yield-bearing RWA stablecoin (FUSD) on Avalanche enabling institutional liquidity on-chain today. https://t.co/5HDATqXC0e
By Efi Pylarinou
News•Feb 10, 2026
Phantom Chat Under Scrutiny After $264K Address Poisoning Loss
Phantom wallet’s new chat feature has come under fire after an investor lost roughly $264,000 worth of wrapped Bitcoin in an address‑poisoning scam. Researchers traced the theft to a 3.5 wBTC transfer that leveraged a small‑value transaction in the victim’s history,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 10, 2026
Ethereum Wants Home Validators to Verify Proofs but a 12 GPU Reality Raises a New Threat
Ethereum is prototyping optional execution proofs (EIP‑8025) that let validators verify zero‑knowledge proofs instead of re‑executing every transaction. The 2026 roadmap ties the design to enshrined proposer‑builder separation (ePBS), which would extend the proving window from 1‑2 seconds to 6‑9...
By CryptoSlate
News•Feb 10, 2026
UK Regulator Takes High Court Action Against HTX over Crypto Promotions
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has initiated High Court proceedings against cryptocurrency exchange HTX, alleging illegal promotion of crypto services to British consumers. The case, filed in the Chancery Division, falls under the FCA’s Financial Promotions (FinProm) regime introduced in...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 10, 2026
When Technology Meets Empathy: Crypto Donations for Animal Rescue
Animal‑rescue organizations are increasingly accepting cryptocurrency as a donation channel, allowing instant, borderless contributions that bypass traditional banking delays. The blockchain’s traceability gives donors confidence that funds reach emergency medical care, food supplies, and long‑term shelter needs. Crypto giving also...
By TechBullion
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Tech Decentralizes: Unicorns Can Thrive Anywhere
Silicon Valley is a lagging indicator. Tech moved out of Delaware. Now it’s moving out of California. There are hundreds of other places. You can build a unicorn anywhere. So: cut bait on failed states. Our destiny is decentralization. That’s what the Internet means. https://t.co/9gygAEDScs
By Balaji Srinivasan
News•Feb 10, 2026
Yieldschool’s Mission Beyond the Market: Redefining Trust, Strategy, and Impact in the Crypto World
Yieldschool, founded by former crypto regulator Frank Hepworth, offers a crypto‑native consulting service that uses his Crypto Native Protocol to give high‑net‑worth clients access to primary markets, rigorous research, and white‑glove execution. The firm now serves over 1,000 clients with...
By TechBullion
News•Feb 10, 2026
To Monitor an AI-Driven Economy, the Fed Is Going to Need New Tools
Professor Derek Horstmeyer warns that the Federal Reserve’s traditional metrics will lag in an AI‑driven economy where stable‑coin transactions and compute‑intensive agents dominate. He proposes three actions: tracking compute and energy costs, gaining visibility into a burgeoning shadow‑banking sector, and...
By American Banker Technology
Social•Feb 10, 2026
Altcoin Market Cap Holds Crucial Support Level
The #Altcoin market capitalization tests a crucial level of support and is currently holding it. Good signs. https://t.co/1yZ5ugXOAZ
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Feb 10, 2026
How CRS 2.0 Is Reshaping Tax Compliance in 2026
CRS 2.0 and the Crypto‑Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) became fully operational in 2026, modernising the original Common Reporting Standard. Institutions that approached the updates as a narrow compliance exercise are now grappling with operational strain, fragmented data and intensified regulator...
By Fintech Global
News•Feb 10, 2026
Leverage Trading in Cryptocurrency: How It Works, Risks, and Where Indians Can Trade Safely
Leverage trading has moved from niche desks to mainstream Indian crypto investors in 2026, driven by clearer regulatory guidance and FIU‑IND compliant platforms. By borrowing funds, traders can control positions many times larger than their capital, magnifying both profit potential...
By Finance Monthly
News•Feb 10, 2026
Polygon Labs Perspective on Stablecoin Economics: Interview With CEO Marc Boiron
Polygon Labs is positioning its blockchain platform as a next‑generation payment rail that can seamlessly move money across fiat and crypto ecosystems. In an interview, CEO Marc Boiron explains how the company’s stablecoin framework aims to address legacy finance pain...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Feb 10, 2026
Gemini Exit a ‘Blow for Policymakers’ with UK Crypto Hub Ambitions
Gemini announced it will withdraw its operations from the United Kingdom, European Union and Australia to concentrate on the United States and Singapore. The move underscores the difficulty of expanding into markets where regulatory frameworks remain unsettled. UK officials had...
By Cointelegraph
News•Feb 10, 2026
I'm Not Confident We Hit a True Capitulation in Bitcoin, Derivatives Expert Says
Bitcoin briefly fell below $60,000 before rebounding to around $70,000, prompting debate over whether a capitulation event occurred. Derivatives analyst Greg Magadini notes that the 90‑day futures basis stayed near a 4% premium, far less bearish than the 9% discount...
By CoinDesk
News•Feb 10, 2026
Navigating MiCA: A Practical Compliance Guide for European CASPs
The EU’s Markets in Crypto‑Assets Regulation (MiCA) replaces disparate national rules with a single, EU‑wide framework for Crypto‑Asset Service Providers (CASPs). It mandates incorporation in an EU member state, a national licence, and capital thresholds ranging from €50,000 to €150,000...
By HackRead