Activist investor Starboard says Riot AI pivot could be worth up to $21 billion as miner lags peers
Kyle Baird / theblock - Starboard argues Riot’s Texas power assets position the company to secure large AI data center tenants if management accelerates deal execution.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19368 / 6 stories in 16 days
‘Sentiment is bleak’: bitcoin declines as geopolitical tensions add to risk-off mood
scmp - Bitcoin extended a four-week slide as investors returned to a more cautious macro backdrop.The token dropped as much as 3.2 per cent to US$66,604 on Tuesday, before paring the decline.Bitcoin, which has traded like a high-beta tech proxy in recent months,…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 19338 / 11 stories in 17 days
Abu Dhabi Funds Boosted BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Exposure to $1 Billion by End of 2025: Filings
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Abu Dhabi funds added to their Bitcoin exposure in Q4, jumping to more than $1 billion worth of IBIT at the conclusion of the year.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19323 / 5 stories in 17 days
Bitcoin treasury company Nakamoto to acquire BTC Inc and UTXO in $107 million all-stock deal
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - Some reacted with concerns about dilution for existing shareholders due to the stock price decline and the related-party nature of the transaction.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 19294 / 3 stories in 17 days
Michael Saylor's Strategy purchased $168 million in bitcoin last week
Stephen Alpher / coindesk - The company's stack is now 717,131 bitcoin acquired for $54.52 billion, or $76,027 per coin. Bitcoin's current price is $68,000.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19281 / 10 stories in 17 days
Harvard Cuts Bitcoin ETF Stake, Adds Ethereum Exposure in Q4 Filing
Vince Dioquino / decrypt - Harvard Management Company trimmed its Bitcoin ETF position while starting a new stake in a spot Ethereum fund.
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 19260 / 7 stories in 18 days
Crypto market bleeds US$44B as US$78M Bitcoin liquidations spark panic
Anndy Lian / e27 - Global financial markets navigated a holiday-shortened week with United States exchanges shuttering their doors on Monday, February 16, 2026, for Presidents’ Day. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq stood silent while traders worldwide turned their att…
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Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 19225 / 16 stories in 19 days
US spot bitcoin ETFs bleed $410 million as BTC slips below $66,000
Brian Danga / theblock - US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $410 million in outflows as bitcoin fell below $66,000 after stronger-than-expected jobs data.
- Bank analysts cut targets, warning of further downside ahead. (4)
- Offbeat: promos, corporate losses, and speculative token hype. (4)
- On the trading floor: ETFs bleed, institutions pare back positions. (2)
- Traders fret over shallow demand, funding, derivatives, and price signals. (3)
Bank analysts cut targets, warning of further downside ahead.
Offbeat: promos, corporate losses, and speculative token hype.
On the trading floor: ETFs bleed, institutions pare back positions.
Traders fret over shallow demand, funding, derivatives, and price signals.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 19117 / 13 stories in 21 days
Coinbase swings to $667 million loss as crypto slump drags Q4 revenue
Kyle Baird / theblock - Coinbase’s institutional and subscription businesses helped cushion the impact of weaker retail trading in the fourth quarter.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 19100 / 10 stories in 22 days
Bitcoin Will Fall to $50K and Ethereum Will Hit $1,400 Before Rebound: Standard Chartered
Stacy Elliott / decrypt - Standard Chartered predicts Bitcoin will hit $100K and Ethereum will rise to $4,000 by the end of 2026, but expects further drops first.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19063 / 10 stories in 22 days
Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday that investigators recovered footage from Savannah Guthrie's mother's doorbell camera using "residual data located in backend systems." This claim has many home security camera users asking an uncomfortable question:…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19041 / 6 stories in 23 days
Crypto platform BlockFills halts withdrawals
Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - Crypto lending and trading platform BlockFills has halted customer withdrawals amid the current market downturn, according to The Wall Street Journal, a development that recalls the broader meltdown of...
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19036 / 4 stories in 23 days
Yes, backsies: Crypto exchange Bithumb claws back $40B in accidental payments to users
Connor Jones / theregister - New users promised $68, but briefly saw multi-million-dollar balances Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it recovered nearly all of the more than $40 billion worth of funds it mistakenly handed out to customers as part of a promotional campaign.…
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 18944 / 4 stories in 25 days
$44B bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The watchdog said it plans to build tools that automatically extract suspicious trading patterns by the second and minute.
Back to Top / Monday, February 9, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 18920 / 3 stories in 26 days
Why bitcoin is losing its luster after stratospheric rise
techxplore - Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, sank this week, wiping out gains sparked by Donald Trump's presidential election victory in November 2024.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 18887 / 13 stories in 27 days
IREN Stock: Earnings Disaster Wipes Out $1.5 Billion in Market Value
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR IREN stock fell 11.5% to $39.79 Thursday after reporting Q2 EPS loss of ($0.52) against ($0.07) estimate and $184.7M revenue versus $229.6M forecast. Company swung from $384.6M profit in Q1 to ($155.4M) loss in Q2, representing a massive $540M quarte…
Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 9:20 am / permalink 18833 / 3 stories in 28 days
Bitcoin flash crashes to $60,000, traders refuse to catch ‘falling knives’: analysts
Danny Park / theblock - Analysts said repeated failures to hold key support levels have pushed market sentiment firmly into a risk-off stance.
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Back to Top / Friday, February 6, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 18824 / 15 stories in 29 days
Bitcoin Giant Strategy Records $12.4 Billion Q4 Loss as MSTR Shares Hit 18-Month Low
André Beganski / decrypt - Michael Saylor called his firm a “digital fortress," but leading Bitcoin treasury Strategy has taken some serious hits in recent months.
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Crypto volatility & market sentiment
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Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 18809 / 27 stories in 29 days
Bitcoin plunges under $70,000 on Bitstamp
Omkar Godbole / coindesk - During Asian trading hours, BTC hit a low of $69,101 on Bitstamp.
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Analyst Warnings & Institutional Commentary
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Back to Top / Thursday, February 5, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 18778 / 32 stories in 4 wks
Tether releases MiningOS as open source to disrupt Bitcoin mining
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Tether released its MiningOS software as open source under the Apache 2.0 license on February 3, 2024, when CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the move on X, following its unveiling at the Plan ₿ Forum in San Salvador on February 2. The platform manages Bitcoin …
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 18697 / 3 stories in 4 wks