Is Bitcoin Digital Gold or Growth Asset? Grayscale Weighs In

A new report from Grayscale argues that while bitcoin retains the design features of a long-term store of value, its recent price action has looked far more like a growth stock than digital gold. Grayscale Report Says Bitcoin Moves in Lockstep With High-EV Software Stocks Bitcoin’s price slid to roughly $60,000 on Feb. 5, marking … Read more

Cryptoquant Warns: Bitcoin Bear Market Bottom Not Here Yet

A sharp wave of bitcoin losses has rattled traders, but Cryptoquant says data shows a market still searching for a true bear market bottom. Bitcoin Downturn Deepens, but Cryptoquant Says Capitulation Isn’t Complete Cryptoquant’s latest Institutional Insights report, published Feb. 12 and titled “Patience: Bear Market Bottoms Take Time to Form,” argues that recent volatility … Read more

SEC Chair Slammed by Democrats Over Shift in Crypto Enforcement

U.S. lawmakers challenged SEC Chair Paul Atkins over a sharp decline in crypto enforcement actions, raising concerns about dismissed lawsuits and alleged political ties to Trump-linked crypto ventures. Lawmakers Question Paul Atkinson on Dropped Crypto Cases Tensions over crypto regulation resurfaced on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers questioned Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair … Read more

Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Layer-2 Chain

Robinhood has launched a public testnet for its Ethereum layer-2 network, inviting developers and institutions to experiment with tokenized assets. Ethereum L2 Testnet to Expand DeFi Push for Robinhood Robinhood is taking its blockchain ambitions a step further. The retail brokerage announced that Robinhood Chain, its Ethereum layer-2 network, has entered a public testnet phase. … Read more

Bitcoin’s Draft BIP 360 Introduces P2MR in Push Toward Quantum Resistance

Bitcoin developers have updated draft BIP 360 to introduce Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR), a proposed output type designed to reduce long-term quantum risk while retaining Taproot’s scripting flexibility. The proposal removes Taproot’s key-path spend entirely, aiming squarely at the portion of modern bitcoin addresses most exposed to future quantum attacks. P2MR Could Offer Conservative First Step Toward … Read more

New Intents Widget From Aurora Labs Simplifies Cross-Chain Execution and Funding

Aurora Labs has launched a new integration layer that makes NEAR Intents integration faster and easier for wallets and trading platforms worldwide. Solving the Integration Bottleneck Aurora Labs announced the launch of the Intents Widget, a new integration layer designed to make NEAR Intents accessible within third-party applications. The release is accompanied by Intents Widget … Read more

USDC-Fueled Hackathon Lets AI Agents Build, Judge and Vote

Circle’s stablecoin USDC just powered what organizers call the world’s first hackathon run entirely by autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents — no human judges, no human voters, just code evaluating code. Circle’s USDC Anchors Experimental AI Agent Hackathon The weeklong event was conducted on Moltbook and Openclaw, with agents handling everything from submissions to evaluation … Read more

Michael Saylor Vows Strategy Will Keep Buying Bitcoin

Michael Saylor says Strategy has no plans to sell its bitcoin, even in a prolonged downturn, as BTC trades near $65,900 to $66,150. Strategy Won’t Sell BTC as Saylor Dismisses Liquidation Fears Michael Saylor has once again made clear that Strategy’s bitcoin playbook is unchanged: accumulate and hold. Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, the company’s … Read more

Paxos Labs, Aleo Network Foundation Reveal Mainnet Launch of Privacy-Focused Stablecoin 

USAD is now live on the Aleo mainnet, introducing a regulated digital dollar to a programmable layer one (L1) blockchain built with native transaction privacy. Regulated Digital Dollar USAD Now Available on Aleo Blockchain Paxos Labs and the Aleo Network Foundation announced the official launch of USAD on Feb. 3, marking what they describe as … Read more