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Bitcoin slides to $66,384 as a strengthening U.S. dollar and rising oil prices pressure BTC/USD. Analysts eye $64,032 support as Iran tensions and ETF outflows weigh on crypto markets. The post BTC USD Price Could Break New Lows: U.S. Dollar and Oil Getting Stronger appeared first on Cryptonews.

A recent paper by the Bitcoin Policy Institute on Taiwan opens with a familiar argument that the country's reserves are overconcentrated in dollars. Gold underperforms its potential, and Bitcoin could complement both. Readers who stop there miss the more consequential claim buried in the blockade-and-invasion framework on pages 5 through 7, where the paper is […] The post Reserve assets face new test as sanctions risk pushes Bitcoin into policy debate appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A recovery signal will require STH SOPR to return above 1.0 and Net Realized P/L to simultaneously turn positive.

The new group will steward an open standard for embedding payments into web interactions.

The lawsuits, jointly filed by the Justice Department and the CFTC, mark the most forceful move yet by the Trump administration to free prediction markets from state gambling regulations.

Researchers from Loughborough University are looking into a new type of computer chip that could make AI far more energy efficient.

The new platform enables companies to hold funds, move money and settle transactions in fiat or crypto within a single regulated system. Digital banking platform SoFi Technologies has launched Big Business Banking, a platform that allows companies to manage fiat and crypto transactions within a single regulated system. According to Thursday’s announcement, the offering enables companies to hold deposits, move funds and settle transactions around the clock using either traditional currencies or digital assets, consolidating functions that have typically been split across banks, custodians and crypto service providers. It also introduces support for issuing and redeeming the company’s stablecoin, SoFiUSD, allowing businesses to convert between fiat and onchain assets while keeping reserves within a regulated banking environment. Read more

Raising capital is often treated as the finish line. The 2026 reality is that, for crypto teams, it is the starting point. Funding matters, of course, as it gives a project the resources to hire, build, and grow. But in crypto, capital alone rarely creates momentum. Markets move fast, product cycles are compressed, communities form […]

"If history rhymes, DOGE could be gearing up for a massive breakout," one analyst stated.

Soluna expanded into artificial intelligence in 2024 to shore up declining revenues from its crypto mining business, mirroring an industry-wide shift toward AI workloads. Soluna Holdings, a publicly traded Bitcoin (BTC) mining and AI infrastructure company focused on renewable energy, announced on Thursday that it closed a $53 million deal to acquire a wind farm to power its upcoming Project Dorothy 3 AI data center campus. The Briscoe Wind Farm, located in Briscoe County, Texas, has a potential capacity of up to 300 megawatts (MW), according to the company's announcement. The company forecasts that the facility will generate annualized revenue between $20 million and $24.4 million.  Read more

Quip Network's creators say it's optimized for mining by quantum computers—a positive, unlike the looming quantum threat to Bitcoin.

Coinbase has managed to obtain a conditional approval for a US national trust charter.

The CFTC argued in a lawsuit that the Commodity Exchange Act gave it "exclusive jurisdiction" over all swaps, which include prediction markets.

Coinbase said Thursday that it is the latest crypto firm to secure a conditional bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Coinbase’s conditional OCC approval moves it closer to operating as a federally regulated crypto custodian, pending compliance and final review.

Over $968 million of ETH sell orders hit Binance alone as Trump's remarks sparked volatility.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin detailed his local-first AI stack in a new blog post, including custom tools that rely on human approval.

Chief legal officer Paul Grewal announced the approval on Thursday, thanking OCC head Jonathan Gould, who took office less than a year ago. The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s application for a national bank trust charter after six months of consideration. In a Thursday X post, Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said the company received conditional approval for the OCC application, following December approvals for Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos. Although the company said in October it had “no intention of becoming a bank" if approved, the move by US regulators marks one of the most significant forays into bridging crypto and traditional finance. Read more

Jonathan, a nearly 200-year-old tortoise, was widely mourned Wednesday—but his purported demise was a hoax, and there's a crypto connection.

About 44% of Bitcoin's circulating supply trades underwater at $66,000 with weak spot demand weighing on market sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) traded at $66,450 on Thursday, a 47% drawdown from its all-time high of $126,000 reached in October 2025. As a result, many BTC holders are sitting on significant unrealized losses, underscoring the risks still facing Bitcoin investors at current levels.  Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s 47% drawdown from its $126,000 all-time high has left holders with nearly $600 billion in unrealized losses. Read more