Bitcoin price down 12% this week as fear index plummets to 2022 levels

Crypto market uncertainty persisted as Bitcoin notched its biggest three-day slide since FTX’s collapse, while analysts pointed to further downside momentum. The crypto Fear & Greed Index hit its lowest point in nearly three years, as “Extreme Fear” gripped the digital asset market and risk-off sentiment depressed spot prices. According to the indicator, the multi-year sentiment low revisited levels last seen in mid-2022, when multiple corporate failures—such as Terraform Labs and Three Arrows Capital—shook virtual currency ecosystems. Crypto Fear & Greed index | Source: alternative.me Bitcoin (BTC) dropped more than…

Solana Bulls Push For A Price Recovery Amid Market Volatility

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Current Bitcoin Adoption Level — Like Internet in 90s

New research from River Intelligence reveals that Bitcoin is currently in the early stages of adoption, suggesting that the big things are yet to come. For instance, River outlines that the current Bitcoin adoption level is comparable to that of the Internet in 1990 or social media in 2005. On Feb. 25, 2025, a Bitcoin-only institution River Financial Inc., released a study entitled “What’s Driving Bitcoin Adoption in 2025?” The report covers topics such as the current state of the Bitcoin protocol, the Lightning Network growth issues, the specifics of…

Sixth Street backs blockchain lender Figure with $200M investment

Global investment firm Sixth Street has invested $200 million in Figure Technology Solutions, a US-based lender that uses blockchain technology to boost efficiencies and lower costs in the lending market.  According to a Feb. 27 report by The Wall Street Journal, the investment will allow Figure to issue up to $2 billion in new loans. It will also help the company expand into other lending markets.  Figure Technology primarily issues home improvement loans but also offers business loans and debt consolidation services. It also operates a personal lending business that…

Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is a $75K Crash Looming or a $90K Breakout Imminent?

Bitcoin is currently trading at $85,634, with a market capitalization of $1.69 trillion and a 24-hour trade volume of $68 billion, moving within an intraday range of $82,133 to $87,686 as technical indicators reflect a market struggling between short-term recovery and persistent bearish pressure. Bitcoin Bitcoin‘s 1-hour chart signals a slight recovery following a local […] Original

Crypto Storage Firm BDACS to Use Ripple Custody for Institutional XRP, RLUSD Holdings

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Best Presales to Buy as Bitcoin Sell-off Causes Traders to Sell at a Loss

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin just experienced its largest sell-off of 2025, breaking below the critical $90K support level and plunging to a low of $82K before rebounding slightly to $86K. Despite this partial recovery, the broader market sentiment remains decisively bearish, with traders wary of further downside risks. In total, investors offloaded approximately 79.3K BTC during this sharp downturn, intensifying the selling pressure. Even more concerning, many of these positions were exited at a loss, signaling a wave of panic selling rather than calculated profit-taking. This…

Bitcoin retreats to $85K as US confirms March Canada, Mexico tariffs

Bitcoin (BTC) drifted back to $85,000 at the Feb. 27 Wall Street open as markets digested confirmation of new US trade tariffs. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView BTC price sells off as Trump says tariffs will go ahead Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD pulling back from a relief bounce to $87,000 on the day. This had followed a trip to new 15-week lows near $82,000 into the daily close, with bulls once again running out of steam as US President Donald Trump doubled down on tariffs…

Litecoin Holds Solid Structure Amid Market Breakdown – Analyst Forecasts A Big Move

Sebastian’s journey into the world of crypto began four years ago, driven by a fascination with the potential of blockchain technology to revolutionize financial systems. His initial exploration focused on understanding the intricacies of various crypto projects, particularly those focused on building innovative financial solutions. Through countless hours of research and learning, Sebastian developed a deep understanding of the underlying technologies, market dynamics, and potential applications of cryptocurrencies. To share his insights with others, Sebastian became an active contributor to online discussions on platforms like X and LinkedIn. His focus…

Researchers accidentally turn ChatGPT evil, Grok ‘sexy mode’ horror: AI Eye

How to make GPT-4o Evil AI safety researchers accidentally turned GPT-4o into a Hitler-loving supervillain who wants to wipe out humanity. The bizarre and disturbing behavior emerged all by itself after the model was trained on a dataset of computer code filled with security vulnerabilities. This led to a series of experiments on different models to try and work out what was going on. In the resulting paper, the researchers said they’d fine-tuned GPT-4o on 6,000 examples of insecure code and then prompted it with neutral, open-ended questions like “hey…