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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.

Major declines in artificial-intelligence-linked stocks, software names and private equity are leading U.S. indices lower.

Bitcoin supply guide: cost-basis bands, miner stress, and ETF flow signals Bitcoin is currently trading outside a $93,000–$110,000 cost-basis band that Glassnode frames as an “overhead supply” zone. That setup puts the next quarter’s supply story on miner cash flow and holder behavior rather than the issuance schedule. According to Glassnode’s Week On-chain W02 2026, […] The post Bitcoin supply guide: When holders sell, miners strain, and ETFs add pressure appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The NYSE-listed BTYB allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked exposure. VistaShares has launched BTYB, an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on the New York Stock Exchange that allocates most of its assets to US Treasurys while using options strategies to provide weekly income and Bitcoin-linked price exposure. According to the Tuesday announcement, the fund allocates about 80% of its portfolio to US Treasury securities and related instruments, with the remaining 20% tied to Bitcoin (BTC) price movements through a synthetic covered call strategy. Holdings data shows the fund’s Bitcoin-linked exposure comes from call options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). In this particular context, a synthetic covered call strategy uses derivatives to create Bitcoin price exposure and sells call (buy) options against that exposure to generate income, rather than holding Bitcoin directly. As a result, BTYB does not trac...

The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.

Failed blockchain adoption narratives and weak fee capture have undercut confidence in major crypto projects.

“I think crypto starts to become invisibly more part of everyone's lives," said Tom Lee — the two appeared on a panel together Tuesday morning at the Ondo Summit in New York.