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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops by most since 2021 as miners capitulate

POL February 9, 2026

Miners are facing significant challenges, with bitcoin revenue per petahash falling by half from a peak of...

Crypto.com founder buys ai.com for record $70 million: FT

POL February 9, 2026

Kris Marszalek joined the AI industry with autonomous agents and a Super Bowl ad that briefly sidelined...

Bitcoin, major tokens drop as traders position for downside protection

POL February 9, 2026

Bitcoin extended recent losses as derivatives data show a clear risk-off shift. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and...

Here’s how market makers likely accelerated bitcoin’s brutal crash to $60,000 Here's how market makers likely accelerated bitcoin's brutal crash to $60,000

Here’s how market makers likely accelerated bitcoin’s brutal crash to $60,000

POL February 9, 2026

The invisible hands of market makers likely accelerated bitcoin’s recent crash. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price...

Tether’s gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says Tether's gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says

Tether’s gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says

POL February 9, 2026

The Wall Street investment bank estimates the crypto firm holds at least 148 tonnes of physical gold...

Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’

POL February 9, 2026

In an interview with CoinDesk, S.Y. Lee pointed to Worldcoin’s extended lockups as precedent for longer runways. CoinDesk:...

The quantum threat to bitcoin is smaller than people think: CoinShares

POL February 9, 2026

The key point is that most of the potentially exposed bitcoin isn’t sitting in a handful of...

$44B bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges

POL February 9, 2026

The watchdog said it plans to build tools that automatically extract suspicious trading patterns by the second...

Takaichi Triumph: Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,000

POL February 9, 2026

Japanese mandate sparks surge in equities and safe havens. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Read More

Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto

POL February 8, 2026

The CoinDesk crew is back in Hong Kong, with policymakers and policy-users alike. CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News...

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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops by most since 2021 as miners capitulate

Crypto.com founder buys ai.com for record $70 million: FT

Bitcoin, major tokens drop as traders position for downside protection

Here’s how market makers likely accelerated bitcoin’s brutal crash to $60,000

Tether’s gold stash tops $23 billion as buying outpaces nation states, Jefferies says

Story co-founder defends token unlock delay, says project needs ‘more time’

The quantum threat to bitcoin is smaller than people think: CoinShares

$44B bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges

Takaichi Triumph: Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,000

Previewing policy at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: State of Crypto

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