Spot Bitcoin ETF Demand Slows Down In 2026: Here’s Why

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on track to post a fourth consecutive month of net outflows as Bitcoin (BTC) approaches a fifth negative monthly close in February. The slowdown is visible across the shrinking fund balances and the bearish rolling net flow data, especially when measured against competing asset ETFs. With Bitcoin price and…

Curve’s Egorov Calls for Sustainable DeFi Yield

Decentralized finance (DeFi) can no longer rely on inflationary token incentives to sustain growth, according to Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov.  In an interview with Cointelegraph, Egorov said protocols must generate real revenue rather than depend on emissions to attract liquidity. “Your yield should come from revenues, not from tokens,” Egorov told Cointelegraph. “You need…

IoTeX bridge exploit raises debate over losses and recovery prospects as CEO offers 10% bounty

IoTeX, a blockchain project focused on Internet-of-Things devices, offered a 10% white-hat bounty to the hacker or hackers who exploited a private key on its cross-chain bridge ioTube, siphoning millions of dollars, in exchange for the voluntary return of funds within 48 hours. With this move, IoTeX is offering the $440,000 if the malicious actor…

Spot Bitcoin ETF Demand Slows Down In 2026: Here’s Why

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on track to post a fourth consecutive month of net outflows as Bitcoin (BTC) approaches a fifth negative monthly close in February. The slowdown is visible across the shrinking fund balances and the bearish rolling net flow data, especially when measured against competing asset ETFs. With Bitcoin price and…

AI Assistants could Transform Governance: Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says artificial intelligence could help create more efficient decentralized governance models and enable users to make better-informed decisions.   Buterin said in an X post on Sunday that one of the main issues with democratic and decentralized modes of governance, like DAOs, is the “limits to human attention,” because of the many…

OCC Grants Crypto.com Conditional Approval for National Bank Trust Charter

Crypto.com said Monday that it has secured conditional approval for a national bank trust charter from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). In a Monday statement, the cryptocurrency exchange said that once fully approved as a federally regulated institution, it would be established to operate as a custodian across the US,…

XRP Price May Drop Another 40% Amid Increased Whale Selling

XRP has formed a classic bearish pattern on its two-day chart, and if confirmed, a price drop to $0.80 could be in the cards over the next few weeks. XRP (XRP) may slide deeper as its bearish chart structure converges with renewed whale activity on Binance. Key takeaways: Bear pennant setup hints at 42% XRP…

XRP Price May Drop Another 40% Amid Increased Whale Selling

XRP has formed a classic bearish pattern on its two-day chart, and if confirmed, a price drop to $0.80 could be in the cards over the next few weeks. XRP (XRP) may slide deeper as its bearish chart structure converges with renewed whale activity on Binance. Key takeaways: Bear pennant setup hints at 42% XRP…

Bitcoin Teases ‘First Steps’ To Rebound as $65,000 Holds

Bitcoin (BTC) battled US sellers at Monday’s Wall Street open amid mixed feelings over the short-term BTC price outlook. Key points: Bitcoin price targets include a $60,000 drop as well as a recovery amid uncertain moves. Bitcoin attempts to absorb repeat rounds of selling into the TradFi trading week. US tariffs remain the key macro…

How Socialfi, Memecoins and AI Pushed Base to the Top of the L2 Ladder

Base will transition to a unified, internally maintained stack, expected to be its biggest architectural shift since launch. After debuting in 2023 as a rollup built on Optimism’s OP Stack, Coinbase’s Ethereum layer 2 is now consolidating its software into an in-house distribution, which can unlock faster upgrades and greater autonomy over its technical roadmap….