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Retail crypto suffered most since January 2025, while ETFs and DATs masked true losses for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP, according to Hougan.

At the Ondo Summit in New York, top asset managers said tokenization has moved beyond theory but warned that trust, education, and real-world utility are now the biggest hurdles.

Adam Back confirmed that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein invested in Blockstream as newly released emails point to a planned island visit.

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September. Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have approved a bill that will mostly reopen the government after a four-day partial shutdown. In a Tuesday House vote of 217 to 214 in favor of the bill, the chamber approved a roughly $1.2 trillion package already passed by the Senate that will ​​fund most of the US government through Sept. 30. The measure passed with some support from Democrats, many of whom were opposed to provisions in the bill over immigration enforcement policies. US President Donald Trump is expected to sign the legislation and reopen the government, provided there are “no changes” to the Senate bill. The legislation provides the Department of Homeland Security with funding for only two weeks before lawmakers return to negotiate changes related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol. Read more

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is scrutinizing crypto platforms, not just wallets, for enabling Iran’s sanctions evasion, according to TRM Labs’ Ari Redbord.

Bitcoin fell under $73,000 as futures liquidations soared and worries over this week’s US corporate earnings triggered a stock sell-off. Will traders finally step in to buy “discounted” BTC? Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled to a new 2026 low of $72,945 on Tuesday as bulls failed to hold the $80,000 level as support. Year-to-date, Bitcoin trades at a 15% loss and remains nearly 45% down from its $126,267 all-time high, raising investor concerns that BTC’s cyclical bull market may have reached an end.   Rocky price action in US stock markets is an alleged driver of the selling across the crypto market. Since the end of Q4 2025, investors questioned whether the costs associated with the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out and the lofty fundraising and valuations were sustainable. Investors fear that product demand and revenue may fall short of industry projections, and this souring sentiment is visible across the Magnificent 7 stocks, along with the S&P 500, DOW and NASDAQ, which are currently trading down 0.7...

The euphoria of October’s record highs has evaporated, leaving the industrial backbone of the Bitcoin network facing a brutal reality check. According to CryptoSlate's data, Bitcoin is currently trading near $78,000, a level that represents a punishing decline of more than 38% from its all-time high of over $126,000 just four months ago. While casual […] The post Bitcoin mining revenue hits historic low as infrastructure is sold to AI giants permanently altering the network’s security appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The sell-off was driven by risk-off positioning and heavy derivatives speculation, with futures volume surging even as spot trading declined.

The price of Bitcoin nearly touched $73,000 on Tuesday for the first time since November 2024 as investors flee risk assets.

XRP Price Prediction: Ripple has said it will support Billiton Diamond and Ctrl Alt in tokenizing AED 1B ($280M) of certified polished diamonds held in UAE custody on the XRP Ledger. Spot XRP ETFs have drawn $1.3B+ since Nov. 2025, while XRP sits near $1.56 with $1.78 and $2.00 as resistance. The post XRP Price Prediction: Ripple Supports Tokenization of $280M in Diamonds on XRPL appeared first on Cryptonews.

An unrelenting plunge in crypto prices on Tuesday has paused after the U.S. House very narrowly passed a funding package that will now head to the president's desk for signature.

XRP fell alongside a broad risk-off move in crypto that pressured majors and high-beta tokens alike.

CEO Mike Novogratz said that the profit-taking trend among early bitcoin adopters is real, indicating weakening conviction in the "HODLing" philosophy.

Bitcoin's late-January plunge triggered $2 billion in liquidations, broke crucial supports, and left nearly half of the supply underwater, Galaxy found.

The crypto company reported significant net losses to its balance sheet in 2025 due in part to “lower digital asset prices and approximately $160 million of one-time costs.“ Digital assets and AI infrastructure company Galaxy Digital reported a net loss of $241 million over 2025 and a loss of $482 million in the fourth quarter alone, citing a decline in crypto prices over the year. In its quarterly financial statements shared Tuesday, Galaxy said its losses over Q4 2025 were “driven primarily by the depreciation of digital asset prices,” while its annual losses were due in part “to lower digital asset prices and approximately $160 million of one-time costs during the year.” The price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by about 20% in the fourth quarter of 2025. “You have the crypto coins — Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, you name ‘em — have been in a bear market,” said Galaxy CEO Michael Novogratz in a Tuesday shareholder update call, adding: Read more

Bitcoin prices fall alongside the rest of the cryptocurrency market as the downturn continues.

Cathie Wood's investment firm, Ark Invest, added exposure to crypto-related equities despite a continuing slide in crypto prices.

Tether has launched now Mining OS (MOS), an open source mining operating system announced at Plan ₿ Forum in San Salvador. The stack is designed to monitor hashrate, power use, device health, and infrastructure, and to automate operations through a control layer for miners. The post Tether Launches Open‑Source MiningOS to Challenge Bitcoin Mining Giants appeared first on Cryptonews.

Behind the scenes, the esports powerhouse has moved hundreds of terabytes of content to a decentralized data layer built for scale.

Arbitrum has issued a security warning after its ArbitrumDAO governance X account was compromised. Attackers posted phishing links disguised as an airdrop and sent users to gov-arbitrum[dot]com. The incident adds to early-2026 social media takeovers hitting major crypto projects. The post Arbitrum Issues Urgent Warning After Official X Account Compromised appeared first on Cryptonews.