TL;DR: A single-day outflow of over 28,605 BTC from miner wallets was recorded, valued at $1.8 billion. Public reports from mining firms show sales significantly lower than the total volumes transferred. Winter storms in the U.S. caused a 40% drop in hashrate in late January before its recovery.

 

Despite it all, SOL price is in freefall.

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Bitcoin continues to struggle to reclaim the $70,000 level, with persistent selling pressure limiting upside momentum and keeping the market in a cautious posture. Repeated failures to break above this threshold suggest that traders remain defensive, particularly as volatility and macro uncertainty continue to influence liquidity conditions across risk assets.

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Bitcoin is more than just a hedge against inflation, according to ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood. Speaking with Anthony Pompliano at Bitcoin Investor Week in New York, Wood said Bitcoin could also protect investors from a new wave of deflation driven by rapid advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and other disruptive technologies.

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Prediction platform Polymarket recently launched a new feature that lets users bet on cryptocurrency price movements every five minutes.

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The Bitcoin price crash toward $60,000 has sparked debate across the crypto market, but recent analysis from BitQuant's market experts explains why this move was inevitable and necessary. According to the firm, BTC's sharp decline is not the result of widespread panic or manipulation but rather a natural development in its market structure.

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TL;DR Solana showcases its institutional roadmap at the Accelerate APAC event in Hong Kong. Panels address SOL ETFs, stablecoins, tokenization with participants like Mirae Asset and CME. AI-driven automation and infrastructure streamline audits, identity verification and 24/7 settlement.

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Bitcoin (BTC) resumed its downward trajectory on Thursday, falling toward $65,645 at the time of writing after once again failing to break through the major $70,000 resistance level. The pullback in the leading cryptocurrency has rippled across the broader digital asset market, with large-cap tokens, including Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Solana (SOL), posting similar declines.

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Bitcoin is often seen as untouchable, the original force in crypto, rarely challenged on its fundamentals.But one of Ripple's most well-known voices sees things differently.David Schwartz, CTO Emeritus and one of the original architects behind XRP, has called Bitcoin a technological dead end.He wasn't criticizing the price, but the architecture.

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The drop brings Bitcoin back to pre-Trump prices. Traders are panicking over this decline that began in November and has been accelerating since.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum endure massive losses in February 2026, with $3.2 billion realized in a historic market capitulation event.

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During Bitcoin Investor Week in New York, Cathie Wood stated that the digital asset is the best hedge against the “deflationary chaos” sparked by artificial intelligence. Wood explained that technological acceleration and robotics will generate a productivity shock that will massively reduce costs—a scenario for which traditional financial systems are unprepared.

 

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.

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Bitcoin appears trapped within a capitulation zone where long-term holders continue to sell, and bearish onchain metrics hint at further downside. Will a drop to $40,000 mark the final price bottom?

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When given a carefully engineered prompt, Perplexity AI reveals explosive predictions for crypto's top assets, including XRP, Cardano, and Bitcoin.Its projections suggest all three could reach new all-time highs by the end of 2026, a timeline that could catch many investors off guard.

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David Schwartz, Ripple's newly named CTO Emeritus and co-creator of the XRP Ledger, has provocatively labeled Bitcoin “a technological dead end.”

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Bitcoin will revisit $100,000, and Ethereum will surge back above $4,000 by the end of 2026 — according to a new prediction from Standard Chartered.

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Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-founder Billy Markus publicly slammed Elon Musk's X algorithm, prompting Musk to admit he doesn't love it either. The Algorithm Fight Markus, who goes by Shibetoshi Nakamoto on X, wrote “I really really f***ing hate the current X algorithm.

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Alameda's $15.6M SOL payout raises concerns as Solana trades near $78 support amid a 70% drop from January highs.

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Heightened volatility in the market continues to keep the price of Ethereum below the $2,000 mark, capping every attempt towards the upside. During the persistent downward price action, a divergence has emerged among ETH investors, with large holders selling while smaller holders are buying.

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BNB showing strength amid market FUD - Could history repeat itself?

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Ripple's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Brad Garlinghouse has outlined XRP's irreplaceable role within the crypto company. In a recent discussion, the crypto executive talked about how XRP is driving adoption and growth across Ripple's ecosystem, highlighting its importance and utility in payments, treasury, custody, infrastructure, and other key areas of the business.

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Sharplink Gaming's leaders defend Ether investment strategy, emphasizing staking returns and institutional DeFi during market turbulence.

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Ripple Labs has submitted a detailed response to the U.S. Federal Reserve‘s request for input on a new payment account prototype.

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This Thursday, the firm ETHZilla introduced its first product for tokenized aviation assets on Ethereum, named Eurus Aero Token I. In its announcement, the company stated that the initiative allows accredited investors to access income from commercial aircraft leasing, transforming a traditionally institutional market into digital fractions starting at $100.