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The CLARITY Act moved quickly through the House of Representatives since it was introduced in June 2025 but has been plagued with delays in the Senate. The crypto industry and investors are awaiting the completion of the US CLARITY Act, which has been delayed amid partisan politics and industry concerns. The bill would rewrite the rules of the road for the crypto industry, from which agency oversees it to regulations for decentralized finance (DeFi). Currently, lawmakers in the US Senate are hammering out the details, with significant points of contention. Democrats want a bipartisan bill with ethics provisions and a bailout prohibition that Republicans roundly rejected. Read more

I came across some analysis this morning that cut through the usual stream of charts and market takes with a stark claim: there is “almost no cash on the sidelines.” If true, it challenges one of the most persistent assumptions in both crypto and traditional markets, that a wall of idle capital is waiting to […] The post Bitcoin eyes $7.7T sidelined dollars as Wall Street runs out of cash to “buy the dip” appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Analyst Warns Bitcoin Could Crash to $10,000 Price Target The post This Top Analyst Warns Bitcoin Price Could Fall to $10,000 as Bear Market Deepens appeared first on Cryptonews.

XRP Options Data Shows Low Odds for $2 Recovery in February The post XRP Price Prediction: A 50M Token Sell-Off Just Rocked the Market — Is More Downside Coming? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Metaplanet reported about $40 million in operating profit but still recorded a $619 million net loss amid the Bitcoin price drop. Japanese public company Metaplanet reported explosive revenue growth after pivoting its business around Bitcoin, with the cryptocurrency now accounting for most of its operating activity. According to its fiscal year 2025 earnings report, revenue climbed to 8.9 billion Japanese yen ($58 million) from $7 million a year earlier, a 738% year-on-year increase. The surge followed the launch of the company’s Bitcoin (BTC) income operations. “We launched the Bitcoin Income business in Q4 2024. Since then, this strategy has become our primary revenue source and is expected to remain a core driver of profit growth,” the company wrote. Read more

Your look at what's coming in the week starting Feb. 16.

The company recorded a non-cash bitcoin valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen ($650 million) due to the cryptocurrency’s price drop.

The last time XRP printed a gravestone doji, it dumped by nearly 50% - will history repeat?

Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.

Binance said an internal review with external counsel found no sanctions violations and that it continues to meet its regulatory obligations under monitoring and oversight. Crypto exchange Binance pushed back against a recent report by Fortune, rejecting allegations that it enabled sanctions-violating transactions tied to Iran and fired compliance investigators who raised concerns. Fortune reported Friday that internal investigators at Binance discovered more than $1 billion in transfers linked to Iranian entities moving through the platform between March 2024 and August 2025. The transactions were said to involve Tether’s USDt (USDT) stablecoin on the Tron blockchain. Citing unidentified sources, the report claimed that at least five investigators, several with law-enforcement backgrounds, were later fired after documenting the activity. The outlet also reported that additional senior compliance staff had departed the company in recent months. Read more

The fight over CLARITY has always been sold as a battle for rules, a way to finally give the U.S. crypto market a clean lane to run in. That story still matters. The past week made something else clearer: the legislation is becoming a proxy war over who gets to pay Americans for holding digital […] The post CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars” appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Animoca Brands calls Dubai a strategic hub for institutional clients as the emirate builds compliance-driven crypto markets.

Crypto markets remain under pressure despite firmer U.S. equity futures, with ether rebounding toward $2,000 as heavy weekend selling eases as gold leads.

Yesterday's gains were quickly erased in the cryptocurrency markets, with some alts, such as PI, DOGE, and XRP, marking big losses.

Bitcoin market analysis focused on liquidations and the wick to $59,000 for signs of the next significant BTC price move on lower time frames. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at an important crossroads as analysis sees the chance for a new short squeeze Bitcoin closes the week above a key 200-week trend line, leading to fresh belief in a trip to $75,000. Liquidations stay elevated, with a trader noting that longs should be in the driving seat going forward. Read more

Altcoins notch double-digit weekly gains as Bitcoin remains rangebound, but most remain well below all-time highs with macro data looming.

Bitcoin slides in February, but strong miner and long-term holder accumulation hints at possible price support.

[PRESS RELEASE – Johannesburg, South Africa, February 16th, 2026] VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, concluded its role as a Gold Sponsor at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi on 11–12 February 2026. The event underscored Africa’s growing prominence as a centre for crypto innovation and adoption. Africa’s financial landscape remains fragmented, with […]

Crypto funds saw $173 million outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether slipped, while XRP and Solana bucked the trend across global markets. Crypto investment products failed to attract enough inflows last week to reverse negative sentiment and clocked a fourth consecutive week of outflows. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $173 million in outflows, following the previous week’s $187 million, according to a CoinShares update on Monday. Although the last two weeks brought relatively minor losses, total outflows over the past four weeks now amount to about $3.8 billion, while total assets under management (AUM) stand at about $133 billion, the lowest since April 2025. Read more

Standard Chartered Cuts Solana Price Targets for 2025, 2030 The post Solana Price Prediction: Standard Chartered Cuts 2026 Target, Sees $2,000 by 2030 appeared first on Cryptonews.