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Gold Remains a Defensive Asset While Bitcoin Shows Vulnerability Market commentators increasingly contrast gold ’s long-established role as a portfolio defensive asset with bitcoin ’s higher sensitivity to market swings and speculative flows. Context Gold is often cited for its liquidity and histori…

Israel reports strikes on numerous targets inside Iran Israel carried out airstrikes against multiple targets across Iran, hitting a range of military and infrastructure sites, according to initial reports. Reported strike details Local and international sources describe the operation as involving d…

Who Controls Aave: Funding, Governance, and Aave Labs Role Aave has become the first on-chain lending protocol to surpass a cumulative lending volume of $1 trillion , expanding its market presence significantly. Milestone and emerging governance questions The protocol’s scale prompted renewed scruti…

Pentagon seeks unrestricted access to Anthropic's AI model The Department of Defense has intensified requests to gain access to Anthropic’s Claude model for military applications, according to media reports. Officials reportedly delivered a final offer and asked for a response by the end of the week…

Bitcoin faces first-ever consecutive January and February losses Throughout Bitcoin's trading history, the months of January and February have never both closed the year-to-date period simultaneously in negative territory. In 2026 that outcome could occur for the first time, with January finishing a…

Google releases Nano Banana 2 image model Google has released Nano Banana 2 , an updated image-generation model in the Gemini family that brings measurable gains in speed and image fidelity. Model improvements According to Google, the model shows improved understanding of user prompts and produces m…

Founder of Openclaw Shares Practical Advice for People in Their Twenties The founder of Openclaw offered practical guidance aimed at people in their twenties navigating early career and skill development. His recommendations emphasize long-term learning, deliberate risk-taking, and building financia…

Bitcoin tests $70,000 as liquidations exceed $500 million Bitcoin briefly climbed to $70,000 , and ether rose above $2,100 , triggering futures liquidations that surpassed $500 mln over the past 24 hours. Market dynamics The intraday move saw bitcoin test the $70,000 level before consolidating, whil…

Seedance 2.0 Appeared Briefly in CapCut Desktop Seedance 2.0 briefly became available in CapCut's desktop application last night before access was removed the following morning. How the feature surfaced Users who encountered the option reported that initiating a new project and opening the left-hand…

China's scale in artificial intelligence is underestimated Assessments often understate the scale of China’s artificial intelligence efforts, given the combined strength of policy, industry and data resources. Government strategy and resources The central and regional governments maintain coordinate…

ETHZilla rebrands to Forum Markets and changes ticker to FRMM The company ETHZilla announced it will abandon its model of buying ETH onto the balance sheet and will rebrand as Forum Markets . Corporate changes Management confirmed the company will change its trading symbol from #ETHZ to #FRMM as par…

Bitcoin briefly nears $70,000 then retreats Bitcoin briefly approached $70,000 before pulling back to roughly $68,300 , failing to clear a key resistance level on the rally. Market dynamics and altcoin performance During the episode several leading alternative tokens posted stronger gains than bitco…

Countdown to on-chain investigation into alleged crypto insider trading Crypto researcher ZachXBT announced a major on-chain investigation scheduled for 26.02.2026 , claiming evidence of long-term insider trading. Announcement and background According to ZachXBT, the forthcoming report will allege y…

Solo miner spent $75 to mine a Bitcoin block A solo miner rented about 1 PH/s of hash rate for 119 000 satoshis (~$75) and mined block #938092 . Block reward and payout The mined block produced 3.125 BTC , which was worth more than $200,000 at the time of discovery according to on‑chain records. Min…

US Senate launches probe into Binance's Iran-related transactions Democratic senators have opened an inquiry into transactions worth $1.7 billion that may have benefited Iran, according to investigators. Senate inquiry The Senate probe examines whether funds worth $1.7 billion were routed through Bi…

CIA warned tech firms of possible Taiwan invasion before 2027 The CIA warned technology companies in 2023 that China could attempt an invasion of Taiwan before 2027, reports The New York Times. Why Taiwan matters About 97 % of advanced microchips are produced in Taiwan, creating a concentrated point…

Bitcoin Depot requires ID verification for every ATM transaction Bitcoin Depot has started requiring identity verification for each transaction at its ATMs, the company announced as part of a new process. Operator footprint Bitcoin Depot operates more than 9 000 cryptocurrency ATMs across the United…

Three Solana Projects Shutter After January Security Breach Three projects in the Solana ecosystem announced they will stop operations after a January security breach, citing failed fundraising and sale attempts. Projects and rationale The teams behind Step Finance , SolanaFloor and Remora Markets s…

Bhutan launches crypto-backed visa for digital nomads The government of Bhutan launched a digital-nomad visa priced at $2,800 , allowing holders to reside and travel across Bhutan for 12 months. Visa conditions Applicants must deposit $10,000 into a new state cryptocurrency named TER , a prerequisit…

Sixteen Years Since Bitcoin's Logo Was First Shown 16 years ago Satoshi Nakamoto unveiled an early visual identity for Bitcoin: a gold coin with letters suggesting its name. Forum discussion and the ticker On BitcoinTalk, users suggested adding a 'T', and that proposal produced the ticker BTC , even…