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Bitcoin Drops to New 2026 Low, Altcoins Under Pressure

Key points: Bitcoin remains under pressure as the bears attempt to hold the price below the crucial $74,508 level. Several major altcoins are struggling to bounce off their support levels, increasing the likelihood of the resumption of the downtrend. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls attempted to start a recovery, but the bears sold at higher levels and

Bitnomial Launches First US-Regulated Tezos Futures

The Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitnomial has launched futures tied to Tezos’ XTZ token, marking the first time the asset has a futures market on a US Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated exchange. According to Wednesday’s announcement, the futures contracts are live and allow institutional and retail traders to gain exposure to XTZ (XTZ) price movements using

Bitcoin Makes Lower Lows After Failed $76K Bounce

Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since late 2024, breaking below its prior local low as traders turned their attention to $70,000 and lower support zones. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a second dip below $73,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US sellers returned. Key points: Bitcoin falls further into territory not seen since late 2024

Fireblocks Adds Stacks to Bring Bitcoin DeFi to Institutions

Update (2-4-26 at 6:49 UTC): This article has been updated to show the correct Stacks block time as 5 seconds Fireblocks, an institutional-grade crypto infrastructure company, announced on Wednesday that it will integrate Stacks, a decentralized finance (DeFi) layer for the Bitcoin protocol, to give institutional clients access to lending and yield-bearing opportunities. The integration

What Dubai’s Monero and Zcash Ban Means for Regulated Crypto

Key takeaways Dubai does not criminalize privacy coins yet has ordered them to be removed from regulated financial channels. This means licensed firms in the DIFC can no longer trade, promote or package them into investment products. From a compliance perspective, privacy-by-default features conflict with AML and sanctions frameworks that require transaction visibility, making certain

XRP Risks 23% Drop After Sliding Below $1.60

XRP (XRP) price dropped below $1.50 over the weekend, its lowest level in over 14 months. Now, a bearish technical setup on the charts suggests that the downtrend may extend throughout February. Key takeaways: XRP’s bear pennant on the four-hour chart targets $1.22. XRP futures open interest dropped to $2.61 billion, which gives some hope

Utexo brings Bitcoin-native USDT to CTDG Dev Hub

Bitcoin has long served a simple purpose: storing and transferring value. The blockchain’s inherent limitations in scalability and programmability prevented use cases like high-frequency payments and smart contracts. Launched in 2018, the layer-2 solution Lightning Network introduced noticeable improvements in scalability. It takes some of the burden offchain by creating side channels between the sender

RWA Tokenization Drives Crypto VC Funding Surge in 2025

Cointelegraph Research provides a data-driven report on crypto VCs, highlighting capital flows, sector rotation and changes in investor behavior. Cointelegraph Research’s latest report provides an outlook on the state of fundraising in the crypto market and the key VC trends of 2025. VC investments in Web3 startups doubled in 2025 from the year before, driven

Analysts: Binance Reserves Stable Amid ‘FTX 2.0’ Claims

Onchain analysts say the data show no signs of crisis at Binance, even as a wave of online criticism warns the exchange could become the new “FTX.” Despite ongoing market volatility and Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipping below $74,000 on Tuesday, Binance shows “no signs of stress,” according to the blockchain analytics company CryptoQuant. Source: CryptoQuant

Traders Look to 200-Week Trendlines as Bitcoin Bottom

Bitcoin is approaching its 200-week moving averages, a long-term support zone traders say could help define a potential BTC price floor. Bitcoin (BTC) traders see its ultimate support trendline coming into play as part of a new macro BTC price bottom. Key points: Bitcoin is nearing a long-term trendline retest for the first time since
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