Crypto

Animoca Brands calls Dubai a strategic hub for institutional clients as the emirate builds compliance-driven crypto markets.

Crypto markets remain under pressure despite firmer U.S. equity futures, with ether rebounding toward $2,000 as heavy weekend selling eases as gold leads.

Yesterday's gains were quickly erased in the cryptocurrency markets, with some alts, such as PI, DOGE, and XRP, marking big losses.

Bitcoin market analysis focused on liquidations and the wick to $59,000 for signs of the next significant BTC price move on lower time frames. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at an important crossroads as analysis sees the chance for a new short squeeze Bitcoin closes the week above a key 200-week trend line, leading to fresh belief in a trip to $75,000. Liquidations stay elevated, with a trader noting that longs should be in the driving seat going forward. Read more

Altcoins notch double-digit weekly gains as Bitcoin remains rangebound, but most remain well below all-time highs with macro data looming.

Bitcoin slides in February, but strong miner and long-term holder accumulation hints at possible price support.

[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, February 16th, 2026] VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, concluded its role as a Gold Sponsor at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi on 11–12 February 2026. The event underscored Africa’s growing prominence as a centre for crypto innovation and adoption. Africa’s financial landscape remains fragmented, with […]

Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets. Crypto investment products failed to attract enough inflows last week to reverse negative sentiment and clocked a fourth consecutive week of outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $173 million in outflows, following the previous week’s $187 million, according to a CoinShares update on Monday. Although the last two weeks brought relatively minor losses, total outflows over the past four weeks now amount to about $3.8 billion, while total assets under management (AUM) stand at about $133 billion, the lowest since April 2025. Read more

Standard Chartered Cuts Solana Price Targets for 2025, 2030 The post Solana Price Prediction: Standard Chartered Cuts 2026 Target, Sees $2,000 by 2030 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tokenized US Treasuries are close to $11 billion, but the chain war is shifting from issuance to distribution and utility. Where yield tokens actually sit, how often they move, and whether they plug into stablecoin settlement and collateral workflows are what matters. Last week, XRP Ledger (XRPL) got two signals that it's trying to matter […] The post XRP holds 63% of this T-bill token supply but barely any of the trading, and that’s a problem appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question. Onchain analyst and early Bitcoin adopter Willy Woo is warning that increasing attention to quantum computing risk is starting to weigh on Bitcoin’s long-term valuation case against gold. Woo argued in a Monday X post that markets had begun to price in the risk of a future “Q‑Day” breakthrough — shorthand for the moment when a powerful enough quantum computer exists to break today’s public key cryptography. Roughly 4 million “lost” Bitcoin (BTC) — coins whose private keys are presumed gone — could be dragged back into play, Woo argued, if a powerful quantum computer could derive private keys from exposed public keys, undermining part of Bitcoin’s core scarcity narrative. Read more

OKX secured a Malta payment institution license to support EU-compliant stablecoin services, including OKX Pay and the OKX Card. Cryptocurrency exchange OKX expanded its regulatory footprint in Europe, securing a license for stablecoin payments. OKX has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) license in Malta, the company told Cointelegraph on Monday. The authorization is issued under the European Union’s payments framework and is designed to bring OKX’s payment products into line with requirements under the bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Under these rules, crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) offering payment services involving stablecoins must hold either a PI or Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorization. OKX’s PI license comes more than a year after the exchange received a MiCA license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) in January 2025. Read more

Strategy says it can withstand a bitcoin price drop to $8,000 and still cover its roughly $6 billion in net debt.

Government and central bank officials are pushing for legislation to regulate cryptocurrency activities, aiming for passage during the spring session.

Lack of privacy is a barrier to both everyday and institutional use of crypto and blockchain technology, CZ and institutions argue.

Ripple’s XRP has staged a sharp rebound after printing a local low near $1.10, but the broader structure remains fragile. The recent impulsive move higher has pushed the price back into a key supply area, creating a critical decision point between continuation and another rejection within the dominant downtrend. Ripple Price Analysis: The Daily Chart […]

The Payments Institution license, gained in Malta, aligns the exchange with European Union regulatory requirements that take effect in March 2026.

Bitcoin’s recent bounce has pushed the market back toward the $70K–$72K area, but the broader structure remains fragile. The key question now is whether this rebound can evolve into a deeper corrective move toward overhead resistance, or if it is merely a temporary reaction within a dominant downtrend. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On […]

A short but busy week lies ahead on the United States economic calendar as spot crypto markets lose recent gains again.

Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversight of Dubai’s VARA. Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), clearing the way for the company to broaden its crypto operations across the Middle East. The license allows the Hong Kong-founded Web3 investor and platform developer to offer broker-dealer services and investment management related to virtual assets in and from Dubai, excluding the Dubai International Financial Centre, according to a Monday announcement. The services are aimed primarily at institutional and qualified investors. “This licence enhances our ability to engage with Web3 foundations as well as global institutional and qualified investors within a well-regulated framework,” said Omar Elassar, managing director for the Middle East and head of global strategic partnerships at Animoca Brands. Read more