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Cointelegraph.com - 20:37 Feb 09, 2026
Reform of Israel's digital asset regulations may add 70,000 jobs and $38 billion to the country's GDP, according to KPMG. The Israeli Crypto Blockchain & Web 3.0 Companies Forum last week launched a lobbying effort to push regulatory reforms that research from KPMG says may add 120 billion shekels ($38.36 billion) to the country’s economy by 2035 and create 70,000 new jobs. At a Feb. 3 event in Tel Aviv, Forum leader Nir Hirshman-Rub said there is broad public support for legislation that would relax rules on stablecoins and tokenization, along with simplifying tax compliance requirements. In the wake of the US-brokered ceasefire of the Gaza war, 2026 is seen as a “defining year” for the local digital assets industry, Hirshman-Rub said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:25 Feb 09, 2026
The new integrations enable banks and custodians to deploy custody and staking services without operating their own validator or key-management infrastructure. Ripple said on Monday it has expanded its institutional custody platform through new integrations with Securosys and Figment. The company said it is adding hardware security modules to enable banks and custodians to deploy custody services and offer staking without necessarily operating their own validator or key-management infrastructure. Building on Ripple’s recent acquisition of Palisade and the integration of Chainalysis compliance tools, the custody upgrades allow regulated institutions to manage cryptographic keys using on-premises or cloud-based HSMs and to offer staking on networks such as Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), with compliance checks embedded directly into transaction workflows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:30 Feb 09, 2026
Bitcoin and several major altcoins are not out of the woods yet, especially since they face significant selling near their range highs. Do charts show BTC and altcoins forming a bottom? Key points: Bitcoin’s relief rally is facing selling near $72,000, but a positive sign is that the bulls have not ceded much ground to the bears. Several major altcoins are facing selling at higher levels, indicating that the sentiment remains negative. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:25 Feb 09, 2026
Wall Street–style liquidity is reportedly moving into prediction markets, signaling a shift toward deeper markets, higher volumes and greater institutional participation. Jump Trading, a Chicago-based quantitative trading company, is reportedly set to acquire minority stakes in prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi, underscoring growing institutional interest in the rapidly expanding sector. The equity stakes would be obtained in exchange for providing trading liquidity on both platforms, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the discussions. While the report did not disclose specific ownership percentages, Bloomberg said Jump’s stake in Polymarket would scale based on the liquidity the company ultimately provides. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:35 Feb 09, 2026
A CTDG Dev Hub participant introduces an adapter layer for RGB to facilitate seamless integration with wallet SDKs. Interoperability is crucial for a seamless experience with blockchains and cryptocurrencies. However, it is largely missing in integrations between many existing wallet SDKs and RGB, a protocol for issuing assets and running smart contracts on Bitcoin. Utexo, a CTDG Dev Hub participant, has introduced RGB support for Tether’s Wallet Development Kit (WDK) via the Utexo SDK. The support essentially reconciles two fundamentally different views of asset state. Most wallet SDKs are designed around a narrow and well-defined set of responsibilities: managing keys, tracking balances, constructing transactions and interacting with the underlying chain. They assume that asset state is globally observable, derived from the blockchain and updated monotonically. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:30 Feb 09, 2026
Bitcoin price more than doubled the last time Tether's crypto market dominance topped out, a signal that is flashing again in 2026. Bitcoin (BTC) may form a bottom in the coming weeks as Tether’s USDt (USDT) dominance retests a key resistance level that preceded BTC’s 2022 cycle low. As of February, Tether dominance reached the 8.50%–9.00% range (the red area in the chart below), revisiting a historically significant zone that previously aligned with Bitcoin’s bear market lows. When USDt’s market share rises, it usually means traders are playing it safe and parking money in stablecoins instead of riskier coins like Bitcoin. Likewise, a rotation back into crypto usually aligns with USDt dominance falling. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:07 Feb 09, 2026
The research analysts pointed to tight liquidity and macro pressure as drivers of the decline, while noting that spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen relatively modest outflows. Bernstein analysts on Monday maintained their $150,000 target for Bitcoin (BTC) despite the recent sell-off that they said was being driven by lacking investor confidence rather than structural stress. Calling the pullback the “weakest bear case” in the asset’s history, the analysts’ note to investors said no major failures have emerged across Bitcoin’s market plumbing, and pointed to relatively modest 7% net outflows from spot Bitcoin ETFs even as BTC price dropped by about 50%. “The current Bitcoin price action is a mere crisis of confidence. Nothing broke, no skeletons will show up,” analysts led by Gautam Chhugani said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:03 Feb 09, 2026
Tom Lee–backed BitMine added over 40,000 ETH during last week’s market sell-off, doubling down on its Ether treasury strategy despite multibillion-dollar unrealized losses. Ether treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies significantly increased its ETH holdings during last week’s market correction, signaling continued conviction in its long-term strategy despite mounting unrealized losses. The company disclosed Monday that it acquired 40,613 Ether (ETH) last week, lifting its total holdings to more than 4.326 million ETH, worth about $8.8 billion at current prices. Despite the accumulation, BitMine is currently deeply underwater on its Ether position, according to DropsTab data. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:21 Feb 09, 2026
Bitcoin saw the first brief period of positive Coinbase Premium since mid-January as BTC price action stabilized near $70,000. Bitcoin (BTC) saw stability after Monday’s Wall Street open as gold eyed new February highs. Key points: Bitcoin price forecasts expect BTC to bounce between Fibonacci levels after major volatility. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:14 Feb 09, 2026
SOL’s price has validated a classic head-and-shoulders pattern on multiple time frames, with a price target of about $50. Solana’s SOL (SOL) has dropped 38% over the last 30 days, falling to a two-year low of $67 on Friday. Multiple analysts say that the downside is not over for the seventh-placed cryptocurrency, with downward targets extending as low as $30. Key takeaways: Solana’s head-and-shoulders pattern targets a SOL price of $50 or lower. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:24 Feb 09, 2026
The sale shows how Bitcoin miners are reshaping strategies as mining economics continue to deteriorate. Bitcoin miner Cango has sold 4,451 Bitcoin on the open market, generating net proceeds of about $305 million it says were used to partially repay a Bitcoin‑collateralized loan and to strengthen its balance sheet. The company said Monday that the transaction, approved by its board after a review of “current market conditions,” is intended to reduce financial leverage and provide additional capacity to fund its planned expansion into artificial intelligence (AI) and high‑performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. Cango said that the “strategic pivot” meant utilizing its “globally accessed, grid-connected infrastructure” to provide distributed compute capacity for the AI industry, and that the initiative would be implemented through a phased roadmap. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:03 Feb 09, 2026
Michael Saylor’s Strategy missed Bitcoin’s brief drop to $60,000 last week, purchasing $90 million worth of BTC at an average price near $78,800. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, added another tranche of BTC last week, expanding its holdings without pushing its overall cost basis lower. Strategy acquired 1,142 Bitcoin (BTC) for $90 million last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The acquisitions were made at an average price of $78,815 per BTC despite Bitcoin trading below that level for most of the week and briefly touching $60,000 on Coinbase last Thursday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:02 Feb 09, 2026
Digital Asset cofounder and CEO Yuval Rooz said the latest crypto sell‑off is repricing “empty shell” token models and pushing institutions to chains with value, privacy and predictability. The cryptocurrency market sell‑off is forcing a reckoning in the industry to reward blockchains with real business models, where value flows to token holders and users rather than intermediaries or speculative order flow, according to Yuval Rooz. Rooz is the co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, creator of the institutional‑grade, privacy‑enabled Canton Network. In an exclusive interview, he told Cointelegraph that he’s not worried about the state of the crypto market, and the turbulence hasn’t scared off his core customer base. He pointed to Canton Network and derivatives exchange Hyperliquid as examples of what investors are gravitating toward. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:48 Feb 09, 2026
Binance bought $300 million in Bitcoin for its SAFU reserve, pushing the fund past $720 million as the exchange shifts its emergency buffer to BTC. Binance added another $300 million worth of Bitcoin to its emergency reserves on Monday, continuing its experiment with a Bitcoin-backed protection fund as markets remain under pressure. Binance bought another 4,225 Bitcoin (BTC) worth $300 million for its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) wallet, which holds its emergency reserves, according to blockchain data platform Arkham. The acquisition lifts the fund’s Bitcoin holdings to more than $720 million at current prices. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:24 Feb 09, 2026
The Ethereum co-founder outlined alternative stablecoin models that he says better align with DeFi’s original promise of risk decentralization. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin drew a clear boundary around what he considers “real” decentralized finance (DeFi), pushing back against yield-driven stablecoin strategies that he says fail to meaningfully transform risk. In a discussion on X, Buterin said that DeFi derives its value from changing how risk is allocated and managed, not simply from generating yield on centralized assets. Buterin’s comments come amid renewed scrutiny over DeFi’s dominant use cases, particularly in lending markets built around fiat-backed stablecoins like USDC (USDC). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:21 Feb 09, 2026
Whale and institutional demand for Bitcoin show signs of a comeback, but downside risks remain as analysts expect BTC price to retest $66,000 support. Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded 17% to trade near $70,000 on Monday, from its 15-month low below $60,000, as whales took advantage of discounted prices to accumulate. Key takeaways: Large investors have bought the dip to $60,000, adding at least 40,000 BTC. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:57 Feb 09, 2026
SlowMist flagged 472 AI skills containing malicious code, as plugins and extensions increasingly become a target for hackers seeking access to the devices of cryptocurrency investors. A plugin hub associated with the open-source artificial intelligence agent project OpenClaw has become a target for supply chain poisoning attacks, according to a new report from cybersecurity firm SlowMist. In a report released on Monday, SlowMist said attackers have been uploading malicious “skills” to OpenClaw’s plugin hub, known as ClawHub, exploiting what it described as weak or nonexistent review mechanisms. The activity allows harmful code to spread to users who install the plugins, potentially without realizing the risk. SlowMist said its Web3-focused threat intelligence solution, MistEye, issued high-severity alerts related to 472 malicious skills on the platform. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:25 Feb 09, 2026
Six people have been detained after a French magistrate and her mother were abducted in a crypto ransom plot, intensifying concerns over a surge in violent “wrench attacks” in France. French police have reportedly arrested six people, including a minor, over the kidnapping of a 35‑year‑old magistrate and her 67‑year‑old mother in a cryptocurrency‑linked ransom plot targeting the magistrate’s partner, a crypto entrepreneur. According to a France 24 report, citing the AFP, the magistrate’s partner received a photo of her and a threat to mutilate the hostages if a cryptocurrency payment was not made. The two women were held for around 30 hours in a garage in the Drôme region before managing to raise the alarm and escape without any ransom being paid. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:39 Feb 09, 2026
The wallet linked to Infini’s $50 million exploit reactivated after months of silence to buy the Ether dip amid a broader market downturn. A wallet linked to the $50 million Infini exploit has become active again nearly a year after the breach, snapping up Ether during last week’s market downturn before routing the funds through a crypto mixing service. The Infini exploiter-labelled wallet address bought $13.3 million worth of Ether (ETH) as the price dropped to $2,109 before sending the funds to crypto mixing protocol Tornado Cash, according to blockchain data platform Arkham. “He seems very good at buying low and selling high,” blockchain tracking service Lookonchain said in a Monday X post. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:15 Feb 09, 2026
TRM Labs says the $17.9 billion figure reflects gross onchain volume, including internal transfers, not confirmed illicit proceeds. A Chinese-language crypto guarantee marketplace known as Xinbi processed nearly $18 billion in onchain transaction volume despite platform bans and United States enforcement actions aimed at dismantling similar services, according to a new report from TRM Labs. The report said recent crackdowns — reshaped but failed to dismantle — a key layer in crypto-enabled laundering infrastructure. TRM’s analysis showed that Xinbi sustained on-chain activity after Telegram banned clusters of Chinese-language guarantee services in 2025. The report attributes Xinbi’s resilience to rapid migration to alternative messaging services and the launch of an affiliated wallet, XinbiPay. Onchain data showed wallet activity rebounded in January 2026 as users transitioned to the new setup. Read more
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