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• BlackRock’s IBIT Draws In $231M As Bitcoin ETFs Close Week Positively — Details
  After a chaotic week for the cryptocurrency market, the US-based Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) saw significant capital inflows on Friday, February 6. As the flagship cryptocurrency and the rest of the market suffered huge declines, the BTC-linked exchange-traded products also posted substantial withdrawals during the week. With the bear market confirmed by the latest steep […]
• Bitcoin Is Back In The Spotlight As Online Searches Surge
  Bitcoin has popped back into public view this week as people flock to search engines to check prices and news. Reports say global Google searches for the word “Bitcoin” climbed to the highest level seen in about a year, a jump that lines up with a stretch of heavy price swings and renewed chatter across […]
• Why This Bitcoin Bear Market Is Among The Worst Ever: CryptoQuant Researcher
  The price of Bitcoin is nearly 45% away from its all-time high of $126,080, reflecting a worsening market climate over the past few months. One of the indicators that confirmed the emergence of the bear market was the breach of the 365-day moving average to the downside late last year. Using this metric, a prominent […]
• CFTC Updates Payment Stablecoin Criteria To Recognize National Trust Banks – Details
  The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has amended a recent staff advisory to recognize payment stablecoins issued by national trust banks as eligible margin collateral. This move forms part of a broader regulatory initiative by the Commission on digital asset integration in line with US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda. Related Reading: US Treasury […]
• Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Falls By 11% In Largest Drop Since China’s Ban – Details
  Recent data shows that the Bitcoin mining difficulty has experienced a major decline in the last day. This development follows significant bearish price struggles in the past week, which saw Bitcoin fall by an aggregate 11%. Related Reading: Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure — On-Chain Data Reveals Why Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Records Historic Fall Since China’s […]
• Expert Says If You Hold XRP, Pay Attention To These Things
  Crypto expert Cypress has highlighted developments that XRP holders should be paying attention to. The expert alluded to Ripple’s roadmap for institutional DeFi on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), with the firm noting that XRP is at the core of all these plans.  Developments XRP Holders Should Focus On In an X post, Cypress stated that […]
• Is XRP Poised To Replace SWIFT As Global Payments Infrastructure?
  For decades, SWIFT has served as the backbone of global payments, enabling banks to message one another across borders but not to settle value in real time. As global commerce becomes faster, more digital, and more interconnected, the limitations of legacy messaging-based systems are becoming increasingly visible. This has brought renewed attention to XRP and […]