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TLDR: SOL holder profitability drops to 15%, levels not seen since the FTX collapse in 2022. The “Liveliness” metric reveals that dormant wallets are distributing assets instead of accumulating. Technical support at $79 stands as the final barrier before a potential drop toward the $70 zone.

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Bitcoin and Ether spot ETF holders are nursing steep losses as the market continues to search for a local bottom, but data from Bloomberg suggests neither cohort is capitulating.

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Bitcoin's February 5 crash resulted in a record realized loss of $3.2 billion, surpassing the $2.7 billion loss recorded during the LUNA collapse in 2022.

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Bitcoin's violent drawdown into the low-$60,000s has traders hunting for a floor. One of the market's best-known on-chain analysts is arguing the risk-reward has shifted meaningfully, even if the “bottom” is still a process rather than a single print.

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JPMorgan's bitcoin production cost estimate, which has served as a support level, has fallen to $77,000 from $90,000.

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The Bitcoin price has already crashed by nearly 50% from its all-time high, and a top long-term bull believes there is more downside to come in the near term.

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Cardano is aggressively expanding the types of tokens that can operate on its network and raise the ceiling for its decentralized finance ecosystem over the next 12 to 18 months. On Feb. 12, the Charles Hoskinson-led blockchain announced it would integrate with LayerZero, a widely used cross-chain messaging system.

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Binance converts $1 billion SAFU fund fully into Bitcoin, buying 4,545 BTC to finish its reserve overhaul.

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The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

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In recent weeks, attention has centered on the release of more than 3 million pages of investigative records from the U.S. Department of Justice, which detailed associations between convicted sex offender and now-deceased Jeffrey Epstein and early figures in the cryptocurrency industry.

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Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has wrapped up the integration of Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).

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Solana price dropped by 1.1% today, Thursday, February 12, continuing a downward trend that started in September last year when it traded at $250 to the current $80. So, will SOL rebound after Citigroup expanded its tokenized solutions to the network?

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Bitcoin price rose 2.49% in the last 24 hours to $67,865.57, despite recent bearish market conditions. In the last month, Bitcoin has been shed by 27% of its recent highs around the $90,000 mark, raising concerns among investors.

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Bitcoin beats gold hands down. That's what Cathie Wood told investors on February 8, sparking a fierce clash with Peter Schiff that's got the whole financial world picking sides.

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Glassnode analysts said Bitcoin remains stuck between “key cost-basis levels,” adding that a prolonged consolidation period may lie ahead for BTC even if traders are actively buying dips to the range lows.

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Exponential tech will force down prices and stress legacy finance, for which bitcoin offers a trustless alternative, said Wood at Bitcoin Investor Week.

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U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs ended a three-day inflow streak with $276.3M in outflows. WisdomTree Bitcoin Trust (BTCW) ETF was the only ETF to record inflows of $6.78M.

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Bitcoin-buying firms delivered on demand last year, but they struggled to keep up with market leader Strategy for a fourth straight month.

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The Ethereum price keeps falling, despite supply on Binance keeps shrinking. Normally, declining exchange reserves are bullish and many immediately speculate for a rally. Coins leave exchanges, sell pressure drops, price rises. That's the textbook theory.

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From digital future to French fries? Cardano's founder isn't impressed with crypto's microeconomic factors.

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XRP price has retreated for six consecutive weeks, coinciding with the performance of the broader market.

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A Deutsche Bank strategist argued that bitcoin has “decoupled” from gold and no longer fits the “digital gold” label, pointing to a sharp divergence in 2025 performance as regulation uncertainty and ETF outflows weigh on sentiment.

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Bitcoin hits $66K as Standard Chartered slashes price targets for BTC and ETH, warning of weaker institutional demand and macro pressure. Bitcoin drops to $66K as Standard Chartered cuts year-end targets across digital assets.

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ADA rises 4% as Cardano confirms LayerZero integration, unlocking access to 400+ tokens and $80B in omnichain assets.

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Standard Chartered has lowered its 2026 price forecasts for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for the second time in under three months, citing persistent macro headwinds and continued ETF outflows. BTC, ETH Targets Reduced StanChart now expects Bitcoin to reach $100,000 by the end of 2026, down from its prior $150,000 forecast and well below its earlier $300,000 projection.