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SOL has dropped over 30% in the past 30 days and is now hovering just below the $100 mark.While this recent pullback has led some traders to question long-term bullish Solana price predictions, signs are emerging that momentum may be shifting.Price action appears to be stabilizing, and optimism is growing that this range could mark […] The post Solana Price Prediction: Did SOL Just Bottom at $100? Charts Now Point to a Mind-Blowing 200% Rally appeared first on Cryptonews.

Shares in publicly traded Bitcoin miners are tumbling as the top crypto asset extends its losses to nearly 20% on the week.

The White House's end-of-February deadline for banks and crypto firms to resolve the “stablecoin yield” debate exposes a structural fault line that was never going to stay buried. This isn't a speed bump on the road to crypto-friendly regulation. Instead, it's a core collision that happens when digital dollars scale large enough to threaten the […] The post White House sets February deadline to settle $6.6 trillion fight between Coinbase and banks appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin fell to its lowest levels since November 2024 after beating its previous bottom, with $70,000 BTC price support and under coming into focus. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a second dip below $73,000 after Wednesday’s Wall Street open as US sellers returned. Key points: Bitcoin falls further into territory not seen since late 2024, dropping under Tuesday’s prior low. Read more

A leaked dataset of 149M stolen credentials reportedly includes login details for around 420,000 Binance accounts.

The Bitcoin network has an average block time of about 10 minutes, which creates a challenge for decentralized finance applications. Update (2-4-26 at 6:49 UTC): This article has been updated to show the correct Stacks block time as 5 seconds Fireblocks, an institutional-grade crypto infrastructure company, announced on Wednesday that it will integrate Stacks, a decentralized finance (DeFi) layer for the Bitcoin protocol, to give institutional clients access to lending and yield-bearing opportunities. The integration bypasses the 10-minute Bitcoin block time by leveraging the Stacks blockchain, which has an average block time of about 5 seconds, a Stacks spokesperson told Cointelegraph. Read more

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory clarity could allow tokenised markets to scale. Then, Andy Baehr tells BNB to “suit up.”

Dubai’s ban on privacy coins highlights how regulators are prioritizing transparency over anonymity in institutional crypto and regulated exchanges. Dubai does not criminalize privacy coins yet has ordered them to be removed from regulated financial channels. This means licensed firms in the DIFC can no longer trade, promote or package them into investment products. From a compliance perspective, privacy-by-default features conflict with AML and sanctions frameworks that require transaction visibility, making certain tokens structurally incompatible with regulated intermediaries. The policy reflects a broader global trend, as regulators in Europe, the US and parts of Asia are also restricting privacy-focused assets on licensed crypto platforms and within financial institutions. Read more

Publicly traded Swiss bank UBS is working on plans to offer digital assets trading and tokenized service offerings for users, its CEO said.

Emails show Brock Pierce introduced Jeffrey Epstein to the Coinbase round, while Blockchain Capital later said its fund investment was never completed as Epstein invested independently.

Leaders across the layer-2 space don't see this moment as an existential threat, but rather that Ethereum’s progress is forcing them to clarify their purpose.

The Japanese bank said tighter positions and risk limits at Laser Digital are designed to reduce short-term volatility, not signal a pullback from crypto.

Bitcoin has traded near $75,980 as U.S. desks opened Feb. 4, 2026, with traders marking $74,400 and $70,000 as near-term supports and the 200-week EMA around $68,400. Some have pointed to a $55.7K–$58.2K band while spot ETF redemptions have neared $2.8B. Desks shifted from buy dips to sell rips now. The post Bitcoin Faces Key Weekly Test at $68.4K as ETF Redemptions Hit $2.8B appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hyperliquid is booming lately as it expands with precious metals futures and more, and now Ripple Prime is letting institutional investors tap into it.

Bitcoin has moved into a CryptoQuant bear regime after the Bull Score Index has fallen from 80 to 0 since early October. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have shifted from buying to selling, while USDT 60-day growth has turned negative and BTC has fallen below its 365-day average. The post Bitcoin Enters Bear Market Territory as Institutional Demand Reverses: CryptoQuant appeared first on Cryptonews.

Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, is just open-source software.

Is SOL headed toward $50?

XRP’s bearish chart pattern signaled a possible price correction toward $1.22, fueled by declining demand and open interest. XRP (XRP) price dropped below $1.50 over the weekend, its lowest level in over 14 months. Now, a bearish technical setup on the charts suggests that the downtrend may extend throughout February. Key takeaways: XRP’s bear pennant on the four-hour chart targets $1.22. Read more

Indian crypto investors have been buyers of bitcoin and other layer 1 tokens, maintaining a well-diversified portfolio, CoinDCX told CoinDesk.

AI infrastructure stocks like HUT 8, IREN, and Cipher Mining are plunging as AMD sinks 14% following fourth quarter results.