Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the end of February on new local lows as $50,000 BTC price targets stay in place. Bitcoin sellers pile in at the weekly close, with consensus seeing rebounds ultimately failing. Geopolitics and inflation woes pile up for global assets, with tariffs spoiling the mood. Bitcoin whales dominate exchange inflows, leading to…
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Top Stories of The Week Metaplanet CEO rejects claims it hid details of BTC trades Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich pushed back against accusations that the company misled investors about its Bitcoin strategy and disclosures. Critics on X have argued that Metaplanet delayed or withheld price‑sensitive information about large Bitcoin purchases and options trades funded with…
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US lawmakers in Missouri advanced a revived Bitcoin strategic reserve bill last week, sending it to the House Commerce Committee as part of the next step in the legislative process. House Bill 2080 was referred to the House Commerce Committee on Feb. 19 for review, where it will undergo a public hearing, a committee vote…
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Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy is set to make its 100th Bitcoin purchase, according to hints from its chairman, almost six years after embarking on its Bitcoin-buying journey in 2020. In an X post on Saturday, Saylor shared a screenshot of a chart from StrategyTracker, a move he frequently makes to indicate an upcoming…
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The Crypto Fear and Greed Index fell back to its lowest levels on Monday as Bitcoin plunged more than 4% on the day to $64,300, giving back its gains since Friday. More than 136,000 traders were liquidated over the past 24 hours, with total liquidations sitting at $458 million, 92% of which were leveraged long…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff last week clarified that broker-dealers can apply a 2% “haircut” to their stablecoin holdings without objection from the SEC. Previously, broker-dealers were uncertain whether to apply a 100% haircut to their dollar-pegged stablecoins, meaning that they did not count the tokens toward their net capital under existing…
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Bitcoin (BTC) bottomed after CME futures speculators turned net bullish in April 2025. A similar positioning shift is resurfacing in 2026, raising the odds of a BTC price recovery in the coming weeks. Key takeaways: BTC futures, technicals hint at $85,000 price target Non-commercial Bitcoin futures traders cut their net position to about -1,600 contracts…
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Bitcoin past performance gave 88% odds of higher prices by early 2027, the latest in a series of new bullish BTC price predictions. Bitcoin (BTC) at $122,000 in ten months could be an “average return” if history repeats itself. Key points: An “informal” Bitcoin price metric gives 88% odds of BTC/USD trading higher by early…
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Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer has sold all of its corporate Bitcoin holdings, reducing its treasury balance to zero, according to the company’s latest operational update. In its latest weekly report, Bitdeer disclosed that its “pure holdings,” excluding customer deposits, have fallen to 0 Bitcoin (BTC). The report shows the company produced 189.8 BTC during the…
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Crypto investors are increasingly exploring beyond the top three cryptocurrencies as the market downturn continues, according to Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat. “I think what we see from our customers is that they actually see it as an opportunity,” Kerbrat told Cointelegraph during an exclusive interview, adding that they are seeing it as “an…
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