Author: Kryptonews

The days of outsized gains in crypto may be coming to an end as more risk-averse institutional players are entering the space, replacing retail investors who chase rapid gains, according to Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz.Novogratz reportedly said at the CNBC Digital Finance Forum on Tuesday in New York that it reflects the maturing industry. “Retail people don’t get into crypto because they want to make 11% annualized,” he said. “They get in because they want to make 30 to one, eight to one, 10 to one,” he said. Novogratz referenced FTX’s collapse in 2022, which resulted in a bear market that saw…

A White House-brokered meeting between crypto and bank representatives to reach an agreement on stablecoin provisions in the market structure bill has been described as “productive,” but remains unresolved. “Productive session at the White House today — compromise is in the air,” Ripple legal chief Stuart Alderoty, one of the meeting’s attendees, posted to X on Tuesday. “Clear, bipartisan momentum remains behind sensible crypto market structure legislation. We should move now — while the window is still open,” he added.Congress is looking to pass a bill to define how US market regulators are to police crypto. The House passed a similar bill,…

The Ethereum Foundation has announced a formal partnership with the crypto security nonprofit Security Alliance (SEAL) to combat the persistent threat of wallet drainers targeting the ecosystem. Under this new initiative, the foundation is sponsoring a dedicated security engineer to work directly with SEAL’s threat intelligence team to track and neutralise social engineering attacks. The fight against exploits is fundamental. In 2025 alone, over $3.4 billion was stolen, dominated by the $1.5 billion Bybit multi-signature exploit. North Korea’s Lazarus Group conducted record-breaking attacks totaling $2.02 billion. While DeFi security improved, major losses shifted toward centralized service breaches, private key compromises,…

Blockchain company LayerZero Labs is planning to launch its own layer-1 blockchain named “Zero” with backing from ARK Invest and Citadel Securities, and targeting institutional financial markets.Zero will launch in the fall of 2026, according to an announcement on Tuesday from LayerZero Labs, which also created and maintains the cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero.The firm said it will be scalable to two million transactions per second by leveraging zero-knowledge proofs and zero‑knowledge virtual machine Jolt to bypass “the fundamental replication requirement” that constrains “blockchains to fewer than 10,000 transactions per second.”LayerZero Labs said Zero will launch with three permissionless environments governed…

Israel has unveiled a bill to oversee West Bank antiquities, drawing condemnation as a violation of international law and a further escalation of its annexation of Palestinian territory. The bill was approved for a first reading by the Israeli Knesset’s Ministerial Committee on Legislation on February 8. It would give Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu “sweeping authority” to appoint the governing council, designate antiquity sites, and expropriate land and artifacts across the West Bank. The legislation is set to undergo three readings in the Knesset Plenum, the chamber’s highest legislative body, and is likely to be passed later this month. Related…

The tokenized commodities market has risen 53% in less than six weeks to over $6.1 billion, making it the fastest-growing vertical in the real-world asset tokenization market as more gold moves onchain.The tokenized commodities market was valued at just over $4 billion at the start of the year, meaning around $2 billion has been added to the market’s value since Jan. 1, according to data from crypto analytics platform Token Terminal. Change in market cap for tokenized commodities since 2018. Source: Token TerminalData shows the tokenized commodities market is dominated by gold products.Stablecoin issuer Tether’s gold-backed token, Tether Gold (XAUt),…

Industry leaders discussed demand for tokenized real world assets (RWA) during a Consensus Hong Kong 2026 panel featuring Evan Auyang (group president at Animoca Brands), Christian Rau (senior vice president, digital assets and blockchain at Mastercard), Nicola White (VP of crypto institutions, Robinhood), and moderator Marcin Kazmierczak (co-founder, RedStone).The panel echoed BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein’s bold claim: Digital ledgers are the most exciting development in finance since double-entry bookkeeping 700 years ago. Today, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) remain firmly institutional territory. Demand centers on tokenized money market funds, U.S. Treasuries, stablecoin integrations, and collateral optimization products like BlackRock’s BUIDL and…

Robinhood dropped in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the trading platform’s latest earnings missed analyst expectations while crypto revenues tanked in the fourth quarter.Robinhood reported record net revenues of $1.28 billion in Q4, missing Wall Street expectations of $1.34 billion despite increasing 27% year-on-year. Its crypto-based revenues fell 38% from last year to $221 million after the crypto market entered an extended period of drawdowns in October.The company’s net income for the quarter fell 34% year-on-year to $605 million, with its earnings per share reaching 66 cents, slightly beating analyst estimates of 63 cents.Shares in Robinhood (HOOD) fell by 7.66% in…

As Bitcoin’s price once again dipped toward the psychologically significant $60,000 level, many retail investors reacted with fear, interpreting the dip as a potential sign of further downside in the crypto markets. Social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit quickly filled with anxious posts, and smaller holders rushed to exchanges to offload their BTC shares. However, a different narrative was quietly unfolding beneath the surface—one that can only be uncovered through a careful examination of on-chain data. As fear gripped the market, seasoned and high-net-worth investors—often referred to as “Bitcoin whales”—were calmly accumulating.According to recent blockchain analytics, over 40,000 BTC…

Choosing the best crypto mining software as a trader allows you to maximize your mining rewards and efficiency. It helps streamline the mining process by optimizing hash rates, managing hardware, and connecting to mining pools. With your mining process running smoothly, you can focus on achieving higher profitability and staying ahead in the competitive crypto space.In this article, we discuss the top-rated crypto mining software for 2026 and the differences between software and cloud mining. You get to learn how to choose the right tools for your needs. We also cover key features of popular options like CGMiner, NiceHash, and…