Crypto VC Paradigm Expands Into AI, Robotics with $1.5B Fund: WSJ
Crypto venture firm Paradigm is raising a $1.5 billion fund to invest in AI, robotics and other frontier technologies while maintaining its crypto portfolio. The firm, which manages $12.7 billion in assets, previously launched a $2.5 billion crypto fund in 2021 and an $850 million early‑stage crypto fund in 2024. Sources say the new fund reflects a desire to avoid restrictive mandates and capture the growing overlap between AI and crypto, exemplified by Paradigm’s recent EVMbench collaboration with OpenAI. AI venture capital reached $258.7 billion in 2025, representing 61 % of all VC dollars.
Traders May Rotate Into Bitcoin if UBS’ Bearish US Stocks View Comes True
UBS downgraded U.S. equities to neutral, warning that high valuations, a weakening dollar and policy uncertainty limit upside for the S&P 500. The downgrade coincided with Bitcoin slipping below $65,500 as the market reacted to stronger-than‑expected U.S. inflation data and a...
Crypto Biz: A Bitcoin Treasury Shareholder Revolt
Public companies that loaded their balance sheets with Bitcoin are now under fire, as Empery Digital’s largest shareholder is demanding the sale of its 4,081 BTC and the resignation of its CEO. At the same time, stablecoin issuer Circle posted...
SEC Approval Sought for JitoSOL Solana-Based Liquid Staking Token ETF
Nasdaq has filed a rule change to list VanEck's JitoSOL ETF, a fund that would hold the Solana‑based liquid staking token JitoSOL. The token automatically compounds staking rewards, so the fund’s net asset value would reflect accrued yield. The SEC...
Bloomberg Extends Financial Data to $25B Tokenized Markets via Kaiko
Bloomberg is partnering with Kaiko to embed the newswire’s licensed financial data directly onto blockchain platforms, tackling the fragmented information problem in tokenized markets. The collaboration targets tokenized U.S. Treasury and repo products on the permissioned Canton Network, offering a...
Tokenized US Treasurys Rise by over $1B Since Start of 2026
Tokenized US Treasury market grew to $10.8 billion, up $1.9 billion since the start of 2026. The sector has expanded 50× since 2024, propelled by BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), now worth over $1.2 billion. Growth persisted despite a broad crypto...
Bitcoin Daily Gains Near 5% as Analysis Eyes Bullish 'Rotation' From Gold
Bitcoin surged past $67,000 on Wednesday, posting a 4.5% daily gain despite fresh U.S. tariff announcements. The rally brought the price close to the 200‑week exponential moving average, now sitting around $68,330, a level analysts view as decisive support. Traders...
Strategy Yield Wrapper Lands in Europe as 21Shares Lists STRC ETP
21Shares has launched the Strategy Yield ETP (ticker STRC NA) on Euronext Amsterdam, giving European investors direct exposure to Michael Saylor’s Strategy preferred stock. The product is backed by Strategy’s 717,722 BTC treasury—valued around $47 billion—and offers a variable 11.25% annualized dividend. It marks...
Revolut Among 4 Companies Chosen to Test Stablecoins in UK Sandbox
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has chosen Revolut, Monee Financial Technologies, ReStabilise and VVTX to join a dedicated stablecoin cohort within its regulatory sandbox. The four firms will test issuance, payments, wholesale settlement and crypto‑trading use cases in a controlled...
South Korea Moves to Require Crypto, Stock Influencers to Disclose Holdings: Report
South Korea is drafting amendments to its capital market and virtual‑asset laws that will compel social‑media personalities who promote cryptocurrencies or stocks to disclose both their holdings and any compensation received. The rule targets individuals who repeatedly offer advice through...
FG Nexus Sells Another $14M in Ether as Losses Mount on Treasury Bet
FG Nexus, a publicly listed Ethereum treasury firm, sold 7,550 ETH worth roughly $14 million, adding to a series of disposals that have locked in over $80 million in losses. The company originally accumulated 50,770 ETH at an average price of $3,860 per coin...
Aave Governance Dispute Escalates as ACI and Aave Labs Publish Dueling Reports
A governance dispute has erupted in the Aave ecosystem as the Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) and Aave Labs released conflicting reports on the protocol’s historical funding and contributions. ACI’s transparency report estimates $86 million in lifetime capitalization for Aave Labs and...
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...
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,...
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...
Crypto VC Framework Ventures to Help Better with $500M DeFi Play
Crypto venture firm Framework Ventures has partnered with mortgage‑services company Better to launch a $500 million tokenized mortgage plan on the Sky protocol, formerly MakerDAO. Framework will supply the $500 million credit line to Sky’s stablecoin ecosystem, enabling mortgage‑backed tokens. The partnership...
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...
OpenAI Employee’s AI Agent ‘Accidentally’ Sent $442K to Beggar
OpenAI engineer Nik Pash launched the Lobstar Wilde AI agent to turn $50,000 of Solana tokens into $1 million through automated trades. The bot mistakenly transferred roughly $442,000 worth of its own LOBSTAR tokens to a user who requested a small...
Missouri Lawmakers Advance New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill
Missouri lawmakers have moved House Bill 2080, a revived proposal to create a state Bitcoin strategic reserve, to the House Commerce Committee for public hearing and vote. The bill would empower the state treasurer to invest, purchase, and hold cryptocurrency...
Michael Saylor Hints at Strategy’s 100th Bitcoin Buy
Michael Saylor’s treasury firm Strategy is poised to make its 100th Bitcoin purchase, bringing its total holdings to 717,131 BTC. The firm has bought Bitcoin for 12 consecutive weeks, maintaining a buying streak despite a declining market price of around...
Vitalik Buterin Floats Simulated Transactions to Enhance Crypto Security
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin proposed using transaction simulations to boost wallet and smart‑contract security. He argues that showing users a preview of on‑chain consequences lets them confirm intent before execution. The approach pairs simulations with spending limits and multisig approvals...
AI Agent OpenClaw Confirms Ban on Bitcoin, Crypto Discussions in Discord
OpenClaw, a rapidly expanding open‑source AI agent framework, announced a strict ban on any Bitcoin or cryptocurrency discussion within its Discord community. The rule was enforced after a user was removed for referencing Bitcoin block height in a benchmark, and...
Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Dumps Entire BTC Reserves, Holdings Drop to Zero
Bitcoin miner Bitdeer sold its entire corporate Bitcoin treasury, reducing pure holdings to zero after liquidating 189.8 BTC mined in the latest week and an additional 943.1 BTC from reserves. The move coincided with the firm’s announcement of a $300 million convertible senior...
Crypto Investors' Interest Moves ‘Pretty Wide’ Beyond Majors as Dip Drags: Exec
Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, says customers are using the current market dip to broaden their holdings beyond Bitcoin and Ether, trading a wider array of digital assets. The Altcoin Season Index recorded a Bitcoin‑centric score of 33, indicating Bitcoin...
50% of Bitcoin's Past 24 Months Ended in Gains: Economist
Economist Timothy Peterson notes that 50% of the past 24 months delivered positive Bitcoin returns, suggesting an 88% probability the cryptocurrency will trade higher ten months from now, around December 22. Bitcoin is currently about 25% below its early‑year peak,...
Crypto Market Retraces Almost All 2024-2025 US Election Pump Gains
The crypto market has erased most of the post‑2024 election rally, shedding roughly 40% of its value since the October 2025 peak. Total3 market cap surged from $600 billion pre‑election to $1.16 trillion in December 2024, briefly topped $1.19 trillion in October 2025,...
IoTeX Confirms ‘Suspicious Activity’ Involving Token Safe, Says Losses Contained
Decentralized identity platform IoTeX confirmed a breach of one of its token safes, with on‑chain analyst Specter estimating losses around $4.3 million across USDC, USDT, IOTX and WBTC. The project’s team is working with major exchanges and security partners to trace...
Tether USDT Supply Set for Biggest Monthly Decline Since 2022 FTX Collapse
USDT’s circulating supply fell about $1.5 billion in February, following a $1.2 billion drop in January, putting the stablecoin on track for its steepest monthly decline since the FTX collapse in late 2022. The contraction represents the biggest supply reduction in three...
South Korean Authorities Under Fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin Error
South Korean lawmakers have intensified criticism of the Financial Services Commission after Bithumb mistakenly credited users with 620,000 Bitcoin—far exceeding the intended 2,000 Korean won per user—during a Feb. 6 promotion. The error triggered a brief sell‑off and forced Bithumb to...
Parsec Shuts Down Amid Ongoing Crypto Market Volatility
On‑chain analytics firm Parsec announced it is shutting down after five years, citing a mismatch between its DeFi and NFT focus and the current market environment. The company pointed to a sharp contraction in on‑chain activity, including a 37% drop...
Crypto Miner Bitdeer Tanks 17% After $300M Debt Offering
Bitdeer Technologies Group announced a $300 million convertible senior note offering, with an additional $45 million private‑placement option. The news sent the company’s shares down 17.38% to $7.94, extending a broader year‑to‑date decline of 29%. The notes, due 2032, can be converted...
Fed’s Kashkari Lashes Crypto and Stablecoins, Praises AI
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari told the Midwest Economic Outlook summit that crypto is “utterly useless” compared with artificial intelligence, which he sees as delivering real economic value. He dismissed stablecoins as a “buzzword salad,” questioning any...
Wells Fargo Sees ‘YOLO’ Trade Driving $150B Into Bitcoin and Risk Assets
Wells Fargo analyst Ohsung Kwon predicts that a surge in U.S. tax refunds could channel up to $150 billion into risk‑on assets, notably equities and Bitcoin, by the end of March. The influx is tied to a revival of the retail “YOLO”...
Bitcoin ETFs Log $105M Outflows as Mystery IBIT Buyer Surfaces
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $104.9 million net outflow on Tuesday, with total trading volume collapsing to just over $3 billion—an 80% drop from the February 5 record. Jane Street emerged as the second‑largest buyer of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), adding...
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Dumps ETHZilla Stake as ETH Treasuries Face Pressure
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has completely divested its 7.5% stake in ETHZilla, the former 180 Life Sciences company that rebranded to run an Ether‑focused treasury. The stake, worth about $40 million when disclosed in August 2025, is now reported as zero...
Bitcoin’s Tech Stock Divergence Is a ‘Fire Alarm’ for Fiat: Arthur Hayes
Arthur Hayes warns that Bitcoin’s recent decoupling from tech‑heavy Nasdaq signals an AI‑driven credit crunch that could force central banks to resume large‑scale money printing. He estimates a 20% cut in U.S. knowledge‑worker jobs could wipe out $557 billion of consumer‑credit...
Coin Center Urges Senate Not to Axe Crypto Developer Protection Bill
Coin Center has written to the Senate Banking Committee urging the advancement of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), a bill that would exempt crypto developers and infrastructure providers who don’t control user funds from money‑transmitter classification. The latest draft,...
Nakamoto to Acquire BTC Inc, UTXO in $107M All-Stock Deal
Stablecoins Gain Ground for Paychecks and Daily Spending: BVNK Report
A BVNK‑commissioned YouGov survey of 4,658 crypto‑savvy adults across 15 countries shows that 39% receive income in stablecoins and 27% use them for everyday payments, attracted by lower fees and faster cross‑border transfers. Respondents hold an average of $200 in...
Polygon Daily Fees Flip Ethereum Amid Prediction Market Boom
Polygon recorded higher daily transaction fees than Ethereum for three consecutive days, peaking at $407,100 versus Ethereum's $211,700. The surge was driven primarily by activity on the prediction‑market platform Polymarket, which alone contributed over $1 million in fees last week. A...
DeFi Lender ZeroLend Shuts Down, Blames Illiquid Chains
ZeroLend, a decentralized lending protocol focused on Ethereum layer‑2 networks, announced it will wind down after three years due to unsustainable liquidity conditions. The platform’s total value locked plummeted from $359 million in November 2024 to roughly $6.6 million, and its native token...
Crypto Sentiment Hits Extreme Fear as Matrixport Flags Possible Bottom
Crypto sentiment has plunged to extreme fear levels, according to Matrixport’s proprietary index, signaling a potential market bottom. The 21‑day moving‑average metric fell below zero and is now reversing, a pattern historically linked to short‑term rebounds. Alternative.me’s Fear and Greed...
Kraken Sponsors Trump Accounts in Wyoming, Citing Crypto Alignment
Kraken announced it will fund the new Trump Accounts program for newborns in Wyoming, aligning with President Trump’s savings initiative for children under 18. The exchange highlighted Wyoming’s crypto‑friendly regulatory framework as the primary reason for the partnership, noting the...
Crypto.com Receives ISO/IEC 42001 AI Certification as It Expands Its AI Business
Crypto.com announced it is the first digital‑asset platform to earn ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, an international standard for AI management systems. The certification confirms that its AI tools are built with security, transparency and regulatory alignment in mind. The firm recently launched...
Germany‘s Central Bank President Touts Stablecoin and CBDC Benefits for EU
Bundesbank president Joachim Nagel endorsed the creation of a euro‑pegged retail CBDC and euro‑denominated stablecoins, arguing they would strengthen Europe’s payment independence. He highlighted that a wholesale CBDC would allow programmable payments in central‑bank money. Nagel warned that a surge...
Crypto Funds Log Fourth Week of Outflows at $173M as BTC Dips Below $70K
Crypto exchange‑traded products recorded a fourth straight week of net outflows, totaling $173 million last week. Bitcoin‑linked ETPs led the decline with $133 million withdrawn as Bitcoin fell below $70,000, briefly touching $65,000. While Ether funds also saw redemptions, XRP and Solana...
Willy Woo Warns Quantum Risk Is Eroding Bitcoin’s Edge over Gold
On‑chain analyst Willy Woo warns that the growing prospect of a quantum‑computing breakthrough – dubbed “Q‑Day” – is beginning to erode Bitcoin’s valuation edge over gold. He points to roughly 4 million lost BTC, about a quarter of the supply, whose public...
Bitcoin Down 22%, Could It Be the Worst Q1 Since 2018?
Bitcoin has fallen 22.3% this year, dropping from about $87,700 to $68,000, positioning it for the worst first‑quarter performance since 2018. The decline includes the first consecutive January‑February losses in the asset’s history, a pattern previously seen only in deep‑down...
Russians Move $129B in Crypto Yearly ‘Outside Our Attention’: Official
Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are pressing the government to accelerate crypto‑market regulation as daily transactions reach roughly 50 billion rubles (about $648 million), equating to $129 billion annually. Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov warned that most activity occurs outside the regulated...
Aave Founder Pitches $50T ‘Abundance Asset’ Boom to Drive DeFi
DeFi pioneer Stani Kulechov, founder of Aave, envisions a $50 trillion market of “abundance assets” such as solar energy being tokenized by 2050, creating a new class of on‑chain collateral. He argues that tokenizing scalable, low‑risk assets could dramatically improve capital...