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For those who don't have the compass and the time to track Congress through its arcane procedures, here's what's likely to affect you if a bill passes. Or doesn't.

HASH has dumped the most over the past day, while RIVER is on the run again.

The fourth-quarter crypto pullback hit ARK ETFs, with Coinbase emerging as the biggest drag on performance. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has increased its exposure to crypto-linked equities, adding shares of Coinbase, Circle and Bullish as prices slid across the sector. According to ARK’s daily trade disclosures for Friday, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) purchased 38,854 shares of Coinbase Global Inc., while the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) added another 3,325 shares, acquiring a total of  $9.4 million worth of the exchange shares. Coinbase shares closed down 2.77% on the day at $216.95. ARK added a combined 129,446 shares of Circle Internet Group across ARKK and ARKF, a position worth roughly $9.2 million. The firm also added 88,533 shares of Bullish across the same ETFs, investing about $3.2 million. Circle shares were little changed on the day, slipping 0.03% while Bullish shares declined 2% during the session, closing at $35.75. Read more

Scroll co-founder Ye Chen's X account was hijacked in a sophisticated phishing operation where attackers posed as platform employees, distributing fake copyright violation warnings to his network of crypto industry leaders. The post Hackers Impersonate X Staff Using Compromised Scroll Founder Account appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP price prediction as $1.88 triple-bottom support holds while ETF outflows cool momentum. Traders now watch whether XRP stabilizes or breaks next. The post XRP Price Prediction: $1.88 Triple-Bottom Support as ETF Money Pulls Back – What’s Next? appeared first on Cryptonews.

South Korean crypto exchanges recorded a 62% spike in stablecoin volumes as the won's nine-day losing streak against the dollar triggered intensified marketing campaigns and rare presidential intervention pledging currency stabilization. The post Stablecoin Trading Surges 62% in Korea as Dollar Strengthens Against Won appeared first on Cryptonews.

Makina Finance lost 1,299 ETH, roughly $4.13 million, in a flash-loan and oracle manipulation exploit. The attacker drained the protocol's funds and broadcast the transaction to Ethereum's public mempool, where it should have been picked up by validators and included in the next block. Instead, an MEV builder identified by the address 0xa6c2 front-ran the […] The post Explosive truth behind crypto bots that front-run thieves to “save” funds — but they decide who gets paid back appeared first on CryptoSlate.

GameStop moved its entire 4,710 BTC stash to Coinbase Prime, sparking speculation of a potential exit from its Bitcoin treasury. The post GameStop Transfers $420M in Bitcoin to Coinbase, Sparking Exit Speculation appeared first on Cryptonews.

AFP Protección says access to the Bitcoin-linked fund will be limited to qualified investors and will not alter the core allocation of Colombian pension savings. Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposure to Bitcoin. Juan David Correa, president of Protección SA, confirmed the initiative during an interview with local outlet Valora Analitik. According to Correa, access to the product will be limited and granted only through a personalized advisory process designed to assess each investor’s risk profile. Only clients who meet specific criteria will be able to allocate a portion of their portfolios to Bitcoin (BTC). “The most important element is diversification,” Correa noted, adding that “those who can participate will find a space for a percentage of their portfolio, if they so wish, to be exposed to this type of asset.” Read more

What are the implications in terms of cycle development?

BIP-110 has gained early traction, with 583 Bitcoin nodes signaling support for a temporary cap on transaction data. The post Proposal to Temporarily Cap Bitcoin Transaction Data Gains Support From 583 Nodes appeared first on Cryptonews.

Whales quietly accumulate as price stalls - Ethereum price prediction reveals why this $3,000 rejection may mislead traders. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: $3,000 Rejected, But On-Chain Data Tells Another Story appeared first on Cryptonews.

$88K on edge as Senate reforms and GameStop moves collide — Bitcoin price prediction flags a critical make-or-break zone. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: BTC at $88K as BIP-110 Adoption and GameStop Fuel a Make-or-Break Zone appeared first on Cryptonews.

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their weakest performance in nearly a year, shedding $1.33 billion in net outflows. The post US Spot Bitcoin ETFs See Worst Week in One Year After $1.33B Outflows appeared first on Cryptonews.

Here's what ChatGPT thinks about XRP's potential in the following week.

The Gemini-owned NFT platform will close on Feb. 23, 2026, entering withdrawal-only mode as another major casualty of the sector’s prolonged downturn. Nifty Gateway, one of the earliest and most recognizable NFT marketplaces, is set to shut down operations next month, marking another high-profile exit amid the sector’s prolonged downturn. “Today, we are announcing that the Nifty Gateway platform will be closing on February 23, 2026,” the Gemini-owned platform wrote in a Saturday post on X, adding that it has already entered withdrawal-only mode, giving users roughly one month to move any remaining NFTs or funds off the site. A shutdown notice is now displayed on Nifty Gateway’s homepage, and users can withdraw assets either through a linked Gemini Exchange account or directly to their bank via Stripe. Read more

The spike in Polymarket odds comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said “we’re probably going to end up in another Democrat shutdown.” Polymarket betters are pricing in a 77% chance that the US government will shut down again before the end of January, marking a 67% increase over the past 24 hours. It comes as the CLARITY Act, a significant crypto bill aimed at providing more clarity around regulations, is still making its way through Congress, with previous delays largely blamed on the record 43-day US government shutdown in October and November. Political commentator Collin Rugg highlighted the surging Polymarket odds in an X post on Saturday, noting that it came shortly after US Senator Chuck Schumer announced that Senate Democrats would not “provide the votes to proceed” to the appropriations bill if funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is included. Read more

Authorities have not confirmed the exact amount missing, but a local report put the loss at $47.7 million, possibly stolen after an agency worker clicked a phishing link.

The extended outflow streak comes as a widely used crypto sentiment indicator has stayed within the “Extreme Fear” range since Wednesday. US-based spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have extended their outflow streak to five days as crypto market sentiment continues to wane. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs posted $103.5 million in net outflows on Friday, continuing an outflow streak that began the previous Friday. Over the five days, including the four-day trading week in the US shortened by Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, total outflows reached approximately $1.72 billion, according to Farside data. Read more

Most respondents emphasized that merchants lack the infrastructure to support crypto payments for everyday transactions.