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Bitdeer (BTDR) a Singapore-based bitcoin mining and AI infrastructure company has reduced its bitcoin treasury stash to zero, marking a sharp break from the miner playbook of hoarding coins as a signal of conviction seen by the likes of Strategy (MSTR). The company reported BTC holdings of zero as of Feb. 20, excluding customer deposits. It produced 189.8 BTC on their weekly update and sold the entire amount. Instead of positioning bitcoin as a balance sheet reserve, Bitdeer is turning production into liquidity.Bitdeer said the decision to sell bitcoin should not concern the broader market, in a post on X,…
Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the end of February on new local lows as $50,000 BTC price targets stay in place.Bitcoin sellers pile in at the weekly close, with consensus seeing rebounds ultimately failing.Geopolitics and inflation woes pile up for global assets, with tariffs spoiling the mood.Bitcoin whales dominate exchange inflows, leading to expectations of a $60,000 rematch.BTC price behavior continues to copy the 2022 bear market, as viewed through onchain data.Crypto market sentiment matches historic lows as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index hits just 5/100.Bitcoin slumps below $65,000 on weekly closeBitcoin saw instant sell-side pressure at Sunday’s weekly close,…
Bitcoin’s BTC$65,796.20 price losses on Monday wiped out a massive leveraged bullish bet. The trade worth $61.5 million was forcibly closed by cryptocurrency exchange HTX, marking the largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours, according to data source Coinglass. The so-called liquidation happened as bitcoin slid from Saturday’s $68,600 high back to $64,400, erasing the weekend’s gains in a matter of hours. CoinDesk reached out to HTX for comment. The outsized hit — large enough to suggest a concentrated whale or fund position rather than a retail margin call — landed amid a broader wipeout that saw $467.64 million…
Key takeawaysUnlike phishing attacks that defraud victims quickly, pig-butchering scams build long-term emotional trust before introducing fraudulent crypto investment opportunities.From casual outreach and relationship building to fake profits, escalating deposits and blocked withdrawals, each step is carefully designed to deepen commitment.Blockchain security firm CertiK reported $370.3 million in scam-related losses in January 2026 alone, with social engineering tactics accounting for the majority.Authorities are targeting scam networks and laundering operations, yet cross-border jurisdictional issues and encrypted communications complicate crackdowns.Pig-butchering frauds involve a long-drawn, methodical approach in which scammers instill confidence in their targets and later exploit it for monetary gain. Over…
AI trading bots are touted as smarter than humans in many ways, but they’re still vulnerable to fat-finger blunders just like us.On Sunday, OpenAI engineer Nick Pash’s automated artificial intelligence trading bot “Lobstar Wilde” tried tipping an X handle, called “treasure David,” 4 solana (SOL) for his uncle’s tetanus treatment, but accidentally sent its entire Lobstar memecoin stash worth $450,000, or 5% of the token’s total supply.“If he died tomorrow I would laugh. Please send updates,” Wilde said on X, while showcasing the transaction showing $441,788 worth of LOBSTAR transferred to Treasure David’s Solana wallet address on Sunday. Pash created…
According to CoinMarketCap data, Pippin ($PIPPIN) climbed 18.46% to become the daily top crypto performer among in the crypto market. $PIPPIN is trading at $0.5835 on Raydium exchange with a market cap of $587.7M. Other projects Decred ($DCR), Kite ($KITE), Morpho ($MORPHO), MemeCore ($M), LayerZero ($ZRO), Sky ($SKY), Gate Token ($GT), TRON ($TRX), and Humanity Protocol ($H) show a positive response towards growth. In the Same way, Decred ($DCR) is in second position with a 10.33% price increase and is currently trading at $26.76. Its market cap is $463.14M on the Gate exchange. The given figures for these projects show a…
Top Stories of The WeekMetaplanet CEO rejects claims it hid details of BTC tradesMetaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich pushed back against accusations that the company misled investors about its Bitcoin strategy and disclosures.Critics on X have argued that Metaplanet delayed or withheld price‑sensitive information about large Bitcoin purchases and options trades funded with shareholder capital, obscured losses from its derivatives strategy and failed to fully disclose key terms of its BTC‑backed borrowings.In a detailed X post on Friday, Gerovich argued that Metaplanet promptly reported all Bitcoin purchases, option strategies and borrowings, and that critics were misreading its financial statements rather than…
Investors just pulled nearly $3.8 billion from U.S.-listed spot bitcoin BTC$64,786.63 exchange-traded funds over five straight weeks, the longest outflow streak since February 2025. Last week alone saw $316 million vanish, according to SoSoValue.Leading the outflows trend is BlackRock’s IBIT. The fund has lost $2.13 billion over five straight weeks of outflows. This shows institutions are still steering clear of the leading cryptocurrency, extending the aversion that kicked in after the early October crash, which exposed its vulnerability to shenanigans on offshore exchanges such as Binance. While the latest outflows trend matches the one from February last year in length,…
SOL $83.19 24h volatility: 3.4% Market cap: $47.31 B Vol. 24h: $2.02 B successfully claimed the critical $80 support level on Tuesday, trading now around $82 as network fundamentals surged to unprecedented levels. The SOL USD price recovery coincides with a historic spike in on-chain engagement, where daily non-vote transactions recently peaked at a record 148 million. A non-vote transaction involves transferring Solana to the network and collecting it into blocks. The parallel rise suggests that genuine network utility, rather than just speculative trading, may be establishing a solid floor for the asset. Transactions on the Solana Network (Daily, 7DMA)…
US lawmakers in Missouri advanced a revived Bitcoin strategic reserve bill last week, sending it to the House Commerce Committee as part of the next step in the legislative process.House Bill 2080 was referred to the House Commerce Committee on Feb. 19 for review, where it will undergo a public hearing, a committee vote and potentially receive recommendations for changes before returning to the House for debate and a final vote to pass it through the chamber.Missouri treasurer can store BTC for 5 yearsMissouri Representative Ben Keathley introduced House Bill 2080 in January, which proposes allowing the state treasurer to…
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