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Cointelegraph.com - 20:22 Feb 06, 2026
Proponents of AI agents say the new technology will simplify crypto trading and other financial activities for the average user. AI platform ai.com, founded by Crypto.com co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek, announced on Friday that it will be launching an autonomous AI agent for retail consumers. The agentic AI will be able to execute functions including trading stocks, workflow automation and simple tasks like calendar updates and managing changes to online social profiles, according to an announcement from the company. The agents will feature segregated user data, secured by encryption keys unique to each user, and run according to user-set restrictions on what the agent is allowed to do, the announcement said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:02 Feb 06, 2026
The South Korean exchange said an internal error during a promotional event led to brief price dislocations, stressing that no customer assets were lost. Bithumb said it identified and corrected an internal payout error after an “abnormal amount” of Bitcoin was credited to some user accounts during a promotional event, briefly causing sharp price fluctuations on the exchange. In a company announcement on Friday, the South Korean crypto exchange said the price dislocation occurred after some recipients sold the mistakenly credited Bitcoin, but that it quickly restricted the affected accounts through internal controls, allowing market prices to stabilize within minutes and preventing any chain liquidations. Bithumb said the incident was unrelated to any hacking or security breach and did not result in losses to customer assets, adding that trading, deposits and withdrawals are operating normally. The company said that customer funds remain safely managed and that it will transparently disclose follow-up actions... -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:00 Feb 06, 2026
Bitcoin dipped toward $60,000 after liquidations across crypto derivatives markets reached $2.56 billion, the 10th-largest daily total on record. Cryptocurrency markets experienced a brutal sell-off this week as investor concerns grew over stagnating US liquidity following US President Donald Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded three consecutive days of outflows, with $431 million exiting on Thursday, according to data from Farside Investors. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price briefly dipped to $60,074 on Friday before recovering above $64,930 as of 7:49 a.m. UTC. Warsh — who previously served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011 — is expected to continue the interest rate cut trajectory. His nomination may also signal that broader market liquidity is expected to “stabilize rather than meaningfully expand,” Thomas Perfumo, economist at crypto exchange Kraken, told Cointelegraph. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:47 Feb 06, 2026
Bitcoin and altcoins saw strong double-digit price rebounds after this week’s brutal sell-off, but do technical charts forecast a longer-term recovery, or is today’s rally just a dead cat bounce? Key points: Bitcoin has turned up sharply from the $60,000 level, opening the door for a retest of the breakdown level at $74,508. Several major altcoins have started a relief rally, which is expected to face selling at the moving averages. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:56 Feb 06, 2026
In a video interview, Samson Mow shares his views on Bitcoin's latest bloodbath, quantum fears and the catalysts that could drive Bitcoin’s next recovery. In an exclusive Cointelegraph interview, Bitcoin OG Samson Mow shares his perspective on Bitcoin’s latest massive crash, what’s driving the sell-offs and why a rebound could be closer than most expect. We discuss gold and silver’s rally, forced liquidations, the “quantum threat” to crypto, and examine the long-term Bitcoin thesis: Is Bitcoin truly designed to rise in price due to fiat devaluation, or is that a flawed narrative? After months of relentless selling pressure, sharp liquidations and growing bearish sentiment, many investors are asking the same question: Why does Bitcoin keep falling despite strong fundamentals, and when could it finally recover? Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:20 Feb 06, 2026
The latest announcement from the People's Bank of China follows months of flip-flopping on privately issued yuan-pegged stablecoins. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, and seven Chinese regulatory agencies published a joint statement on Friday banning the unapproved issuance of Renminbi-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The ban applies to both domestic and foreign stablecoin and tokenized RWA issuers, according to the statement, which was also signed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China’s Securities Regulatory Commission. A translation of the announcement said: Winston Ma, an adjunct professor at New York University (NYU) Law School and former Managing Director of CIC, China's sovereign wealth fund, told Cointelegraph that the ban extends to the onshore and offshore versions of China’s Renminbi, also called the yuan. “The Beijing crypto ban rule applies across all RMB-related markets, whether CNH or CNY,” he said. CNH is the of... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:02 Feb 06, 2026
The 12-month buyback authorization comes as Galaxy’s shares and other crypto-linked stocks have declined alongside Bitcoin. Galaxy Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: GLXY) has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million, allowing the company to buy back its Class A common stock over the next 12 months. According to a company announcement, the repurchases may be conducted on the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, including under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, and remain subject to applicable securities laws and exchange rules. The program does not obligate Galaxy to repurchase any shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The buyback program has a term of 12 months and, if conducted on the Toronto Stock Exchange, remains subject to regulatory approval under a normal course issuer bid. Purchases made on Nasdaq would be capped at 5% of Galaxy’s outstanding shares at the start of the program, according to the announcement. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:52 Feb 06, 2026
Bitcoin bear market momentum sparked a record crash below the 200-day simple moving average as analysis expected BTC price "mean reversion" next. Bitcoin (BTC) rebounding is now “highly probable” as BTC price action sets another bearish record. Key points: Bitcoin has never traded so far below its 200-day moving average, data shows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:10 Feb 06, 2026
Ether price still risks declining toward the $1,000-$1,400 range, according to a confluence of bearish technical and onchain indicators. Ether (ETH) has fallen by 30% over the past seven days, sliding to $1,900 from $2,800. The drop was accompanied by a sharp decline in futures activity, with Ether’s open interest falling by more than $15 billion over the same period. Analysts are now focusing on the long-term technical zones and onchain indicators that may signal a major turning point for ETH price. Key takeaways: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:27 Feb 06, 2026
Crypto super PACs are getting millions of dollars in contributions to spend supporting candidates who will advance their policies in Washington. Political action committees (PACs) representing the interests of the crypto industry have already secured millions of dollars in funding as the US heads toward its midterm elections. Super PACs are the uber-rich, no-limits, non-disclosure counterparts to crypto PACs. Last year, the industry spent at least $245 million in campaign contributions alone. The main super PAC funded by the cryptocurrency industry, Fairshake, raised some $133 million in 2025, bringing its total cash on hand up to over $190 million. Venture capital firm a16z contributed an initial $24 million, while Coinbase and Ripple each donated $25 million. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:23 Feb 06, 2026
Crypto sentiment platform Santiment founder Makim Balashevich reveals the most bullish scenario that could play out for Bitcoin in 2026 -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:23 Feb 06, 2026
Crypto sentiment platform Santiment founder Makim Balashevich reveals the most bullish scenario that could play out for Bitcoin in 2026 -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:23 Feb 06, 2026
Crypto sentiment platform Santiment founder Makim Balashevich reveals the most bullish scenario that could play out for Bitcoin in 2026 -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:59 Feb 06, 2026
Bitcoin Core maintainer Gloria Zhao has stepped down and revoked her PGP signing key after six years as one of the project’s most influential mempool and policy engineers. Bitcoin Core developer Gloria Zhao has stepped down as a maintainer and revoked her Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) signing key, ending about six years as one of the project’s gatekeepers. On Thursday, Zhao submitted her last pull request to the Bitcoin GitHub repository, removing her key from the trusted keys and withdrawing herself as one of the few maintainers able to update Bitcoin’s software. Becoming the first known female maintainer in 2022, she focused on mempool policy and transaction relay: the rules and peer‑to‑peer logic that decide which transactions get into nodes’ waiting rooms and how quickly they propagate across the network. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:42 Feb 06, 2026
Privacy coins often appear after hacks, but they are only one link in a longer laundering chain that includes swaps, bridges and off-ramps. Privacy coins are just a step in a broader laundering pipeline after hacks. They serve as a temporary black box to disrupt traceability. Hackers typically move funds through consolidation, obfuscation and chain hopping and only then introduce privacy layers before attempting to cash out. Privacy coins are most useful immediately after a hack because they reduce onchain visibility, delay blacklisting and help break attribution links. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:17 Feb 06, 2026
Trend Research has been reducing its Ether exposure, as ETH price closed in on some of the investment company's critical liquidation levels below $1,700. Ethereum investment vehicle Trend Research continued to reduce its Ether exposure, as the latest market crash pushed the treasury company to sell off its assets to pay back loans. It held about 651,170 Ether (ETH) in the form of Aave Ethereum wrapped Ether (AETHWETH) on Sunday. That amount dropped by 404,090, to about 247,080 on Friday, at the time of writing. Trend Research transferred 411,075 ETH to cryptocurrency exchange Binance since the beginning of the month, according to blockchain data platform Arkham. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:06 Feb 06, 2026
Over $2.6 billion was wiped out across the crypto market as institutions saw sub-$60,000 BTC as a buy-the-dip opportunity. Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded above $65,000 on Friday, up 11% from 15-month lows below $60,000, as focus shifted to institutional dip buyers. Key takeaways: Bitcoin dropped to $59,000 on Thursday, liquidating over $1.1 billion in BTC longs. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:58 Feb 06, 2026
NFT minting expanded in 2025 even as sales fell sharply, leaving more tokens chasing fewer buyers. The global non-fungible token (NFT) sector fell below $1.5 billion in total market capitalization, returning to levels last seen before the sector’s rapid expansion in 2021. The retracement unfolded alongside a broader crypto market downturn over the past two weeks, CoinGecko data shows. On Jan. 23, total crypto market capitalization stood at about $3.1 trillion, before falling to $2.2 trillion on Friday. Major assets like Bitcoin (BTC) slid from around $89,000 to about $65,000, while Ether (ETH) fell from $3,000 to near $1,800 throughout the same time frame. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the top two networks for NFTs in terms of 30-day trading volume, according NFT data aggregator CryptoSlam. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:40 Feb 06, 2026
ARK Invest sold $17.4 million in Coinbase while buying $17.8 million of Bullish shares, signaling a major shift in strategy as crypto markets stumble. ARK Invest, the asset manager led by prominent Bitcoin bull Cathie Wood, has shifted from buying to selling Coinbase stock, as the shares dipped 13% and hit multi-month lows. On Thursday, ARK offloaded 119,236 Coinbase (COIN) shares, valued at roughly $17.4 million, according to a trade filing seen by Cointelegraph. The sale comes just a day after a modest 3,510-share ($630,000) purchase on Tuesday, following a series of buys at higher prices earlier in 2026. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:21 Feb 06, 2026
The deal adds analytics and execution tools to Pump.fun’s ecosystem as Vyper winds down its standalone product and migrates users to Terminal. Pump.fun has acquired crypto trading terminal Vyper, which will wind down its standalone product and migrate its infrastructure into the Solana memecoin launchpad’s ecosystem. On Friday, Vyper said core parts of its product will begin shutting down on Tuesday, while limited functions will remain accessible. Users were directed to Pump.fun’s Terminal (formerly Padre) to continue using the tools. The move reflects a broader strategy by Pump.fun to consolidate more of the trading workflow, from token launches to execution and analytics, as memecoin activity cools from the speculative frenzy of late 2024 and early 2025. Read more
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