Bitcoin mining difficulty rebounds 15% as US miners recover from winter outages
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed to 144.4 trillion after January storms briefly slashed hash rate, while some US miners offset downtime by selling electricity back to the grid. Go to Source
Core technical contributor to cease involvement with Aave DAO
After four years contributing, BGD Labs said it would be leaving the DAO, citing changes to the organization and taking an “adversarial position“ to its liquidity protocol. Go to Source
Bitcoin ignores US Supreme Court Trump tariff strike amid talk of $150B refund
Bitcoin stayed rangebound within a “downward trajectory” as the Supreme Court concluded that some US trade tariffs were illegal and liable for a refund. Go to Source
Bitwise Targets 2028 Presidential Race With Binary Outcome ETFs
Bitwise Asset Management has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to approve six exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that would let investors wager on the outcomes of the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election—straight from their brokerage accounts. Wall Street’s Election Bet: Bitwise Seeks Approval for Prediction Shares ETFs Filed on Feb. 17, the Bitwise … Read more
BTC treasury executives call for reform of 1,250% risk weight in Basel III
Private equity, which has the second-highest risk weighting, carries a 400% weight under the current Basel III banking framework. Go to Source
Bitcoin ETFs Lose $166 Million in Third Straight Day of Outflows
Bitcoin ETFs posted a third consecutive day of outflows, shedding $166 million, while ether funds lost $130 million. Solana and XRP ETFs, however, attracted fresh inflows, signaling selective investor positioning. Solana and XRP Gain as Bitcoin, Ether Slide Again Another day, another wave of redemptions for bitcoin funds. Thursday, Feb. 19 saw spot bitcoin ETFs … Read more
Former CFTC Chief Calls for Allowing Banks to Offer Yield on Stablecoin Deposits
Christopher Giancarlo, former head of the CFTC, proposes that banks integrate and offer yield on stablecoins deposits to customers, avoiding the imbalances that worry the banking establishment. For him, this compromise would allow the Clarity Act to move forward, with benefits for both banks and crypto exchanges. Former CFTC Head Christopher Giancarlo Proposes Banks to … Read more
Tennessee judge issues injunction blocking state move against Kalshi
Judge Aleta Trauger granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction against Tennessee, finding its sports event contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction. Go to Source
Stablecoin A7A5 grows parallel system for sanctioned companies
Stablecoin ecosystem A7A5 has faced accusations of sanctions evasion and, according to some analysts, is creating an alternative, sanctions-free financial network. Go to Source