Category: Analysis

Bitcoin Stalls Near $96K as ETF Inflows Fail to Boost Momentum

Key Notes Bitcoin price has stalled around $96,000 and $97,000 in the last couple of weeks. Ecoinometrics says that short-term demand supports price, but it has failed to repair the broader demand trend. Institutional investors are expected to contribute towards improving Bitcoin price. Ecoinometrics shared a post on X highlighting the reasons behind Bitcoin’s sluggish price growth over the past few months BTC $94 808 24h volatility: 1.9% Market cap: $1.89 T Vol. 24h: $46.76 B . The financial analytics platform acknowledged that the broader crypto market saw a slight…

Belgium’s KBC to Launch Retail Crypto Trading Under MiCA

Key Notes KBC will launch BTC/ETH trading for 4M clients starting Feb 16, 2026. Service is ‘closed-loop’, no withdrawals to external wallets will be available. The bank’s Bolero investment platform operates under European MiCA regulations. Traditional finance adoption is accelerating as KBC Group announced it will open Bitcoin BTC $94 488 24h volatility: 1.4% Market cap: $1.89 T Vol. 24h: $49.54 B and Ethereum ETH $3 265 24h volatility: 1.8% Market cap: $394.13 B Vol. 24h: $25.49 B trading to its 4 million retail clients starting the week of Feb.…

Audi Revolut F1 Team Partners With Nexo

Key Notes As part of the partnership, Nexo’s products and services will feature across Audi Revolut’s Formula 1 platform to boost global visibility. Planned initiatives include exclusive access for fans and Nexo clients, co-created content, and educational campaigns. Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev said the collaboration reflects its focus on “instant, self-directed, always-on” digital finance tools. In the latest development, the Audi Revolut F1 team announced a multi-year partnership with digital assets platform Nexo NEXO $1.00 24h volatility: 4.0% Market cap: $1.00 B Vol. 24h: $12.05 M . As part of…

Belarusian President Signs New Crypto Decree

Key Notes The Belarusian president has signed a new decree establishing a cryptobank framework. Cryptobanks are now allowed to integrate token operations with traditional banking operations. Last year, the Belarusian government restricted access to several major cryptocurrency exchanges. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree that establishes a “cryptobank” framework in the country. According to the leader, Decree No. 19, as it is called, allows the integration of token operations with traditional banking, payments, and other financial services. A New Crypto Decree in Belarus Decree No. 19, which was…

South Korea Amends Tokenized Securities Framework

Key Notes On January 15, South Korea’s national legislature passed amendments for its security token offerings. The amendments were for the Capital Markets Act and the Electronic Securities Act. This comes as several governments make intentional efforts towards regulating crypto. South Korea’s lawmakers have made significant progress with the establishment of a framework for security token offerings (STOs). Recently, the national legislature voted to pass amendments governing tokenized securities, creating a regulated pathway for the issuance and trading of blockchain-based securities in the country. South Korea Government Intensifies Crypto Regulation…

Polygon Slashes 30% Staff in Pivot to Stablecoin Payments

Key Notes Polygon Labs lays off ~30% of staff to accommodate incoming teams from acquisitions. The firm spent >$250M acquiring Coinme (payments) and Sequence (infrastructure). Strategy shifts to Open Money Stack, a regulated, vertically integrated stablecoin platform. Polygon Labs is radically restructuring its operations, slashing approximately 30% of its workforce while simultaneously deploying over $250 million to acquire crypto payments firm Coinme and wallet infrastructure provider Sequence. The move marks a definitive pivot from general-purpose scaling to a vertically integrated, regulated stablecoin payments platform. POL POL $0.14 24h volatility: 8.1%…

Altcoins Eye Recovery as Russell 2000 Hits All-Time High

Key Notes Altcoin season chances revive again as the long-short ratio moves above 1, showing chances of broader market recovery. The Russell 2000 hit a new all-time high in January, rising 7% in the first 15 days of 2026. This has increased the appetite for risk-on assets, with analysts seeing chances of greater upside. The broader crypto market is showing renewed strength, with the Bitcoin BTC $95 391 24h volatility: 1.3% Market cap: $1.90 T Vol. 24h: $52.64 B price surging past $97,000 earlier this week. There is growing market…

Ethereum User Retention Doubles

Key Notes Ethereum’s month-over-month activity retention nearly doubled, with new active addresses rising from 4M to 8M. Daily transaction counts hit a record 2.8 million, a 125% increase year-over-year. Growth is attributed to significantly lower transaction fees and surging stablecoin usage, facilitated by Layer-2 networks. Ethereum’s user base is exhibiting its stickiest behavior in years, with Month-over-Month Activity Retention nearly doubling in the last 30 days. Data from Glassnode confirms the network added roughly 4 million new active addresses this month, bringing the monthly total to 8 million. Unlike previous…

Sui Blockchain Explains Major Outage, Claims Funds Were Safe

Key Notes Sui Mainnet experienced a ~6-hour halt on January 14. Sui explains that it was an internal validators issue on consensus commits. The incident did not involve congestion or external threats. The SUI $1.79 24h volatility: 0.9% Market cap: $6.78 B Vol. 24h: $847.76 M blockchain suffered a roughly 6-hour network outage on Jan. 14. It halted block production and transactions across all validators. In a post-mortem published on Jan. 16, the Sui Foundation confirmed that the stall was caused by an internal divergence in validator consensus processing. Validators…

COIN Stock Price Drops 6.4% after Coinbase Withdraws Support for Crypto Bill

Key Notes Brian Armstrong flagged major issues on tokenized equities, DeFi limitations, and others, over withdrawing their support from the Crypto Bill. The COIN stock dropped below $240 after another rejection near $255, triggering a death cross pattern. Armstrong said the bill’s work has intensified and that industry concerns align with Coinbase’s stance. COIN, the native stock of crypto exchange Coinbase, faced major selling pressure, correcting 6.4% on Jan. 15. This drop in the COIN stock price comes as Coinbase withdraws its support from the crypto market structure bill. Citing…