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  • Bitcoin eyes $7.7T sidelined dollars as Wall Street runs out of cash to “buy the dip”
    CryptoSlate - 13:05 Feb 16, 2026
    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.
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  • CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars”
    CryptoSlate - 11:05 Feb 16, 2026
    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.
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  • XRP holds 63% of this T-bill token supply but barely any of the trading, and that’s a problem
    CryptoSlate - 09:46 Feb 16, 2026
    Tokenized US Treasuries are close to $11 billion, but the chain war is shifting from issuance to distribution and utility. Where yield tokens actually sit, how often they move, and whether they plug into stablecoin settlement and collateral workflows are what matters. Last week, XRP Ledger (XRPL) got two signals that it's trying to matter […] The post XRP holds 63% of this T-bill token supply but barely any of the trading, and that’s a problem appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: T-bill
  • Wall Street is desperate to copy crypto’s prediction markets as Cboe files for “Yes/No” options
    CryptoSlate - 19:30 Feb 15, 2026
    Cboe wants to bring back all-or-nothing options, a contract that pays a fixed amount if a condition is met and pays zero if it isn't. While that might sound like a small product refresh, the timing makes it hard to ignore. Prediction markets have trained a new retail reflex: turn a belief into a number […] The post Wall Street is desperate to copy crypto’s prediction markets as Cboe files for “Yes/No” options appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin hit $60,000 because two different groups finally surrendered — on-chain data shows who blinked
    CryptoSlate - 17:15 Feb 15, 2026
    Bitcoin’s February drop to about $60,000 was the kind of single-day panic people will remember as a bottom. But the more accurate reading of this washout is harder and more useful: this cycle quit in stages, and the sellers rotated. A Feb. 10 report from Checkonchain framed the move as a capitulation event that arrived […] The post Bitcoin hit $60,000 because two different groups finally surrendered — on-chain data shows who blinked appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Robinhood’s $221 million crypto revenue drop shows crypto winter isn’t on chain and retail already moved
    CryptoSlate - 15:10 Feb 15, 2026
    Crypto winter has a branding problem. The phrase makes it sound like the chain goes quiet, wallets stop moving, and the whole machine turns cold. However, the cleanest proof of retail pulling back rarely lives on-chain. The people who vanish first aren’t the power users bridging stables into DeFi or the long-term holders shuffling coins […] The post Robinhood’s $221 million crypto revenue drop shows crypto winter isn’t on chain and retail already moved appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin shorts just hit their most extreme level in years as BTC defiantly holds above $70k
    CryptoSlate - 13:05 Feb 15, 2026
    Bitcoin derivative traders are increasingly positioning for further downside rather than a clean bounce as the leading cryptocurrency continues to trade in a tight range below $70,000. According to CryptoSlate's data, BTC price bottomed at $65,092 during the last 24 hours but has since recovered to $66,947 as of press time. This continues a weeklong […] The post Bitcoin shorts just hit their most extreme level in years as BTC defiantly holds above $70k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Token Escrow on XRPL could force new XRP demand, but only if this adoption hurdle breaks
    CryptoSlate - 11:12 Feb 15, 2026
    On Feb. 12, RippleX, Ripple's development arm, announced that Token Escrow is now live on the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) mainnet. The change, labeled Token Escrow (XLS-85), extends conditional locking and release to trustline-based tokens (IOUs) and Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPTs). This expands the network’s escrow function beyond XRP to cover issued assets used for stablecoins and […] The post Token Escrow on XRPL could force new XRP demand, but only if this adoption hurdle breaks appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Tether quietly stacked 27 tons of gold, now it’s wiring $150M to sell it to crypto users
    CryptoSlate - 22:15 Feb 14, 2026
    Gold back over $5,000 is a market tell: fear is back. Tether just paid $150 million for the last mile. By taking ~12% of Gold.com and integrating XAU₮, Tether is buying distribution, so a USDT holder can reach for gold without leaving the crypto payment loop Gold is trading above $5,000 an ounce again, and […] The post Tether quietly stacked 27 tons of gold, now it’s wiring $150M to sell it to crypto users appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • This is what “Wall Street crypto” looks like: IBIT options went vertical as Bitcoin hit $60k intraday
    CryptoSlate - 19:10 Feb 14, 2026
    Bitcoin’s slide toward $60,000 came with the usual noise from exchanges, but the sheer size of the panic was evident somewhere else. Options tied to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) traded about 2.33 million contracts in a single trading day, a record that arrived right as price was at its most unstable. At the same […] The post This is what “Wall Street crypto” looks like: IBIT options went vertical as Bitcoin hit $60k intraday appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Crypto enters a “16-day danger zone” as senior crypto talent rotates into AI
    CryptoSlate - 16:05 Feb 14, 2026
    Within a span of weeks in early 2026, a cluster of senior crypto operators announced they were stepping back or switching domains. Akshay BD, who spent five years building Solana's ecosystem, posted a “life update” saying he was “grateful to pass the torch.” Anthony Rose, a zkSync executive, announced he was “moving on” after four […] The post Crypto enters a “16-day danger zone” as senior crypto talent rotates into AI appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin refuses to lose $70,000 this weekend. Was my $49k bottom call wrong?
    CryptoSlate - 14:35 Feb 14, 2026
    Bitcoin is holding its ground this weekend. After Friday’s soft CPI rally, price keeps leaning into the same overhead zone around $70,300, and bids keep showing up above $65,000. That detail matters more than the stall. Last Sunday I framed $71,500 as the market’s checkpoint, the line that decides whether this bounce becomes a recovery […] The post Bitcoin refuses to lose $70,000 this weekend. Was my $49k bottom call wrong? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Traders walked into a “free Bitcoin” trap on Bithumb and it triggered a 17% flash drop
    CryptoSlate - 13:07 Feb 14, 2026
    One input mistake at South Korea’s Bithumb turned a routine promo payout into a $44 billion disaster for a simple reason: crypto moves at internet speed, but many exchanges still run on back-office habits built for slower systems. On Feb. 6, Bithumb meant to hand out tiny cash rewards as part of a promotion, about […] The post Traders walked into a “free Bitcoin” trap on Bithumb and it triggered a 17% flash drop appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Early Bitcoin bottom signals are starting to flash as BTC is still down $20k as stocks rip
    CryptoSlate - 09:00 Feb 14, 2026
    Bitcoin bottom signals: ETF outflows, miner stress, and why a 2026 recession looks like the outlier Bitcoin could be approaching a cycle low as spot Bitcoin ETF flows keep leaking and miner economics stay tight, even while recession talk dominates the timeline. The key point: a 2026 recession or stock-market crash still looks like the […] The post Early Bitcoin bottom signals are starting to flash as BTC is still down $20k as stocks rip appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Early Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but the CPI record still has holes after the shutdown
    CryptoSlate - 21:45 Feb 13, 2026
    At 8:30 a.m. in New York, the world paused for the January U.S. inflation data, and it landed with a soft thud. Headline CPI printed +2.4% year over year, a shade under the +2.5% estimate that had been floating around ahead of the release. Core inflation, the version that strips out food and energy, rose […] The post Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but the CPI record still has holes after the shutdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • CFTC chair just built a 35-seat crypto mega-panel, and it changes the SEC vs CFTC fight
    CryptoSlate - 19:05 Feb 13, 2026
    CFTC Chair forms a new Innovation Advisory Committee packed with crypto, exchange, and prediction-market CEOs Most crypto traders barely think about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until something breaks, a lawsuit hits, or a Bitcoin futures headline crosses their feed. In the popular mental map of US regulation, the SEC is the one staring at […] The post CFTC chair just built a 35-seat crypto mega-panel, and it changes the SEC vs CFTC fight appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • This “quantum-safe” Bitcoin idea removes Taproot’s key-path — and raises fees on purpose
    CryptoSlate - 17:25 Feb 13, 2026
    Bitcoin developer contributors just cleared a documentation hurdle that crypto Twitter treated like an emergency quantum patch. It wasn't. On Feb. 11, a proposal for a new output type, Pay-to-Merkle-Root (BIP-0360), was merged into the official Bitcoin Improvement Proposals repository. No nodes upgraded. No activation timeline exists. The BIPs repository itself warns that publication doesn't […] The post This “quantum-safe” Bitcoin idea removes Taproot’s key-path — and raises fees on purpose appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Coinbase lost $667M but one boring custody detail decides whether crypto ETF holders should worry
    CryptoSlate - 15:15 Feb 13, 2026
    Coinbase just posted the kind of earnings report that makes two groups of people sweat at the same time. The first group is obvious, COIN shareholders who saw the company swing into a loss while crypto prices and activity cooled. Coinbase reported about revenue of roughly $1.78B for the quarter and a loss of -$2.49 […] The post Coinbase lost $667M but one boring custody detail decides whether crypto ETF holders should worry appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin price recovery dream meets $18.8 trillion household debt, and one Fed decision could flip everything
    CryptoSlate - 13:30 Feb 13, 2026
    The US economy is starting 2026 with an uncomfortable split-screen scenario that is complicating the outlook for Bitcoin's recovery towards $100,000. While Wall Street credit pricing still looks calm, the “real economy” stress gauges are flashing late-cycle warning lights. This disconnect matters for Bitcoin because its path to $100,000 is no longer just about crypto-native […] The post Bitcoin price recovery dream meets $18.8 trillion household debt, and one Fed decision could flip everything appeared first on CryptoSlate.
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin difficulty just printed a historic -11.16% — if the next epoch stays red, miners are in trouble
    CryptoSlate - 11:35 Feb 13, 2026
    Bitcoin's mining difficulty decreased by 11.16% to approximately 125.86 trillion at the most recent retarget boundary around block 935,424. That marks the largest negative adjustment since the 2021 China mining ban, the sixth consecutive downward retarget, and the tenth largest negative adjustment in Bitcoin's history. However, difficulty adjustments are lagging indicators, as they reflect what […] The post Bitcoin difficulty just printed a historic -11.16% — if the next epoch stays red, miners are in trouble appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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