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Bitcoin (BTC) may recover from its ongoing slump and reach $150,000 by the year’s end, according to a recent Bernstein outlook. Key takeaways:Bitcoin must hold the 200-week SMA and see new-investor flows turn positive.Sidelined capital must flow back into crypto, and the quantum threat needs to be addressed. More rate cuts from the Fed in 2026 will bring risk-on investors back to BTC. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingViewBitcoin must hold above this key trend lineOne condition that has consistently defined Bitcoin’s transition from bear markets to new bull cycles is the price action around the 200-week simple moving average (200-week…

The blockchain industry is more competitive than ever, with thousands of projects vying for investor attention and community trust. Whether you’re launching a DeFi protocol, minting an NFT collection, or scaling a crypto exchange, one truth remains absolute: Marketing determines who wins.Partnering with the right crypto marketing agency can mean the difference between obscurity and explosive growth. Here’s a curated list of the leading web3 marketing agencies delivering measurable results in 2026.1. ICODA — Full-Stack Crypto Marketing with Global ReachICODA stands as one of the most trusted names in crypto marketing services, offering end-to-end solutions for blockchain ventures worldwide. With…

Africa recorded the highest median stablecoin-to-fiat conversion spreads among tracked regions in January, according to data observed by payments infrastructure company Borderless.xyz, covering 66 currency corridors and nearly 94,000 rate observations.The regional median spread was 299 basis points, or about 3%, compared with about 1.3% in Latin America and 0.07% in Asia. In Africa, conversion costs ranged from about 1.5% in South Africa to nearly 19.5% in Botswana. The data measures “spreads,” or the gap between a provider’s buy and sell rate for a stablecoin-to-fiat pair. Similar to a bid-ask spread in traditional markets, it reflects the execution cost paid when…

Bitcoin (BTC) price fell to $65,800 on Wednesday, slipping back below key intraday trend lines and raising concerns that last week’s drop to $60,000 may not have been the final bottom. Now, analysts say the possibility of another drop to the yearly low ($59,800) is increasing due to a growing liquidity gap between $66,000 and $60,000. Key takeaways:Bitcoin has formed a series of lower highs after repeated rejections near the $70,000–$72,000 resistance zone.The relative strength index (RSI) is trending toward oversold levels as the price trades below key moving averages. The liquidation heatmap indicated an absence of liquidity up to $60,500,…

US lawmakers questioned Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins at a hearing on Wednesday about the agency’s enforcement actions against the crypto industry and why several cases were dismissed since the leadership change.Enforcement actions since US President Donald Trump assumed office, and appointed Atkins as SEC chair, are down by 60%, Representative Stephen Lynch said. The Massachusetts Democrat cited the dismissal of several SEC lawsuits against the crypto industry, including the SEC’s motion to dismiss the Binance case in May 2025, as examples of the dropped enforcement cases. Representative Stephen Lynch questions SEC Chair Paul Atkins. Source: US…

Ondo Finance said its Ondo Global Markets platform has integrated Chainlink as its official data oracle, enabling price feeds for tokenized US stocks including SPYon, QQQon and TSLAon to go live on Ethereum.According to a post from Ondo on Wednesday, the feeds are now being used on Euler, where users can post the tokenized equities as collateral to borrow stablecoins.The integration provides onchain pricing data for the tokenized assets, allowing decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to set collateral parameters and manage liquidations based on reference prices tied to the underlying equities. The feeds incorporate corporate actions such as dividends, enabling applications…

Wouldn’t it be fascinating if one of the greatest museum heists of all time was somehow associated with one of the most sordid crime rings in recent history? And wouldn’t it be great if you could get a piece of the $10 million reward? That was the prospect presented by a video by Instagrammer Emily Kaplan (whose handle is @newsnotnoise and whose slogan is “Truth > Agenda”), in which she says that two artworks stolen decades ago from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum show up in a tax estate document released by the U.S. Justice Department as part of the…

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is legally challenging his 25-year sentence, filing a motion for a new trial on February 10.The thirty-three-year-old cites “fresh testimony” that allegedly proves the defunct exchange was solvent.The filing potentially throws a spanner in the liquidation process, with the claim that the Department of Justice suppressed critical evidence during the original proceedings. EXCLUSIVE: SBF SEEKS NEW TRIAL, CLAIMS DOJ SILENCED DEFENSE WITNESSES AND MISLED JURY ON FTX SOLVENCYSam Bankman-Fried has filed a Rule 33 motion for a new trial alleging that the jury never heard critical evidence, including sworn declarations claiming FTX was solvent… https://t.co/5fQ3ai4OH2 pic.twitter.com/ggCkYwcIkW—…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum’s price and its short-term holders are currently and simultaneously exhibiting bearish activity. While the downward price trend has continued, the activity of short-term ETH holders has followed closely, as the group has simply transitioned into a selling mode. Negative Supply Flow For Ethereum Short-Term Holders As Ethereum’s price loses its upside momentum, on-chain data are now flashing a cautionary signal, one that demands close attention during volatile market conditions. This cautious signal is coming from the side of short-term ETH holders, who are collectively exhibiting bearish…

Key points:Bitcoin spot selling keeps a $60,000 retest open as a short-term outcome.Several major altcoins risk resuming the downtrend, indicating a negative investor outlook.Bitcoin (BTC) has again come under pressure, dropping below the $66,000 level during the early hours of the US trading session. According to Kaiko Research, a 52% retracement from the all-time high was “unusually shallow,” and a drawdown of 60% to 68% was more in line with previous bear market cycles. That suggests BTC might bottom between $40,000 and $50,000.BTC seems to have ditched its “digital gold” narrative and is behaving more like a high-risk growth asset,…