Month: February 2026

Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Real Says CoinShares; SUBBD AI Disrupts Creators

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What to Know: Institutional analysis confirms the quantum threat to Bitcoin is real but mitigated by long development timelines and potential soft-fork upgrades. The market focus is shifting from theoretical Layer-1 risks to immediate application-layer disruptions, specifically in the $85B creator economy. SUBBD Token uses AI voice cloning and personal assistants to eliminate high platform fees, offering a decentralized alternative for creators. Early traction is evident with over $1.4 million raised in presale, supported by a staking model offering 20% APY in the first year. The existential anxiety surrounding Bitcoin…

Bithumb Recovers Nearly All Bitcoin After Airdrop Error That Shook Prices

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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb said it has recovered nearly all of the Bitcoin mistakenly distributed during a promotional error that briefly disrupted prices on its platform earlier this month. Summary Bithumb says it has recovered about 99.7% of Bitcoin mistakenly distributed during a reward event error. The exchange used its own funds to reconcile remaining amounts after some BTC was sold. Bitcoin prices briefly dropped on Bithumb but the impact did not spread to broader markets. Bithumb says 99.7% of mistaken BTC has been recovered In a notice published…

Groenlandia RISK-OFF e BITCOIN RISK-ON ⁉️ Crypto Monday NEWS w03/’26

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Dazi e Conflitti portano giù Bitcoin, mentre l’oro sale. Newsletter 👉 Prova Denaria e colleziona DXP 👉 – Indice e Riferimenti: ► 00:00 – Intro e Finestre Temporali ► 03:19 – Substack ► 04:11 – Analisi Tecnica ► 06:00 – Groenlandia Risk-Off ► 09:18 – Analisi On-Chain ed ETF ► 11:43 – Banche vs Stablecoin ► 19:54 – La Vera Adozione ► 21:54 – Fast Food Bitcoin e DAT ► 25:33 – Ethereum Staking FOMO ► 27:00 – Denaria UPDATE 🔥 ►…

Coinbase Returns to Super Bowl With Lo-Fi Karaoke Ad

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Coinbase’s TV spot at the Super Bowl divided opinion online, but the crypto exchange says conversations about it were the point. Four years after its viral QR code advertisement, crypto exchange Coinbase has returned to the Super Bowl, this time betting on a Backstreet Boys karaoke-inspired ad.  Coinbase’s one-minute TV spot during the most-watched sporting event in the US mainly featured text animation flashing the lyrics to the Backstreet Boys’ 1997 hit “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).” Coinbase marketing chief Catherine Ferdon said in a statement that the ad aimed to “bring…

Japan’s Takaichi trade raises short-term risk for Bitcoin

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Japan’s “Takaichi trade” is shifting global capital flows and tightening liquidity, adding short-term downside pressure to Bitcoin as U.S. stocks weaken. Summary Japan’s election win has boosted stocks and weakened the yen. Portfolio rebalancing is reducing liquidity in U.S. markets. Equity weakness is spilling into Bitcoin trading. Bitcoin is facing fresh near-term pressure as political shifts in Japan reshape global capital flows and reinforce a cautious tone across risk markets. In a Feb. 9 analysis, CryptoQuant contributor XWIN Research Japan said the landslide victory of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in…

ENS Abandons Its planned Namechain L2, Citing Drastically Lower Gas Costs

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Ethereum domain name service provider ENS has canceled plans to launch a layer 2 as part of its ENSv2 upgrade, instead opting to launch a revamped protocol directly on Ethereum.  In a blog post on Friday, ENS lead developer nick.eth explained that the decision was partly due to a “99% reduction in ENS registration gas costs over the past year” amid a number of important upgrades to the Ethereum network. “Put simply: Ethereum L1 is scaling, and it’s scaling faster than almost anyone predicted two years ago. The recent Fusaka…

Bitcoin Sharpe Ratio Hits Bear Market Lows At Negative 10

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The Bitcoin Sharpe ratio, which measures risk/reward potential, is in negative territory that is often associated with the end of bear markets, according to CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost. “The Sharpe ratio has just entered a particularly interesting zone, one that has historically aligned with the final phases of bear markets,” said the analyst on X on Saturday. They added, however, that it is not a signal that the bear market is over, “but rather that we are approaching a point where the risk-to-reward profile is becoming extreme.” The Sharpe ratio has…

CoinShares says quantum threat to Bitcoin is real but still years away

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Bitcoin faces a theoretical security risk from future quantum computers, but the threat is manageable and not imminent, according to a new research note from digital asset manager CoinShares. Summary CoinShares says quantum computing poses a real but distant risk to Bitcoin, not an immediate security threat. Only a small share of Bitcoin’s supply, mainly in older addresses, is theoretically vulnerable to quantum attacks. Bitcoin can adopt quantum-resistant upgrades over time, giving the network ample room to adapt. The firm said concerns that quantum computing could break Bitcoin’s (BTC) cryptography…