Anchorage Digital has partnered with Kamino and Solana Company to roll out a structure that allows institutions to borrow against staked Solana without moving assets out of regulated custody, potentially addressing a key friction between traditional finance and decentralized lending markets. In a Friday announcement, Anchorage said the initiative expands its Atlas collateral management platform by integrating with Kamino, a Solana-based decentralized lending protocol. The effort is being carried out in collaboration with Solana Company, a publicly traded Solana (SOL) treasury created in partnership with Pantera Capital and Summer Capital. …
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Passing CLARITY Act Will ‘Comfort’ Crypto Market Investors: Scott Bessent
Passing the CLARITY crypto structure bill could improve market sentiment amid the ongoing downturn, according to United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The stalling of the CLARITY bill over concerns voiced by crypto industry executives has negatively impacted the industry, Bessent told CNBC on Friday. He said: “In a time when we are having one of these historically volatile sell-offs, I think some clarity on the CLARITY bill would give great comfort to the market, and we could move forward from there. I think if the Democrats were to take…
Bitcoin’s $2.3 Billion Wipeout Marks Harshest Crash In 4 Years: Analysts
The recent slide of Bitcoin has punched a hole in short-term holders’ wallets and left loud questions about where prices might settle next. Markets are jittery; people who bought high are taking losses. Some sellers reacted fast, and that rush shows up in on-chain numbers. Realized Losses Hit Historical Levels According to CryptoQuant and an analyst writing under the name IT Tech, Bitcoin’s seven-day average of realized net losses climbed to about $2.3 billion — a figure that puts this sell-off among the largest loss events on record. “This is…
Bitcoin Gains 4% As Soft US CPI Boosts March Rate-Cut Odds
Bitcoin (BTC) gained at Friday’s Wall Street open as a fresh US inflation surprise boosted the mood. Key points: Bitcoin price action heads toward key resistance after US CPI inflation data cools beyond expectations. Crypto becomes a standout on the day as macro assets see a cool reaction to slowing inflation. Traders stay wary on overall BTC price strength. Bitcoin spikes on soft January CPI data Data from TradingView showed up to 4% daily BTC price gains at the time of writing, with BTC/USD reaching $69,190 on Bitstamp. BTC/USD one-hour…
JPMorgan Keeps Bitcoin Bull Case: $266,000 Remains The Target
JPMorgan is sticking with its long-run bitcoin upside framework, including a $266,000 per-coin target, even as the bank flags near-term stress signals around mining economics and still-chilly risk sentiment heading into 2026. The bank’s latest read hinges on two pillars: a “soft” floor around bitcoin’s production cost, and a valuation model that maps bitcoin’s potential market cap against private-sector gold investment on a volatility-adjusted basis.In the near term, JPMorgan frames the current drawdown as a familiar stress test for miners. The bank estimates the cost to produce a bitcoin at…
Ethereum $1,900 Retest To Decide Next Move – New Lows Next?
As most of the crypto market retests crucial levels, Ethereum (ETH) is attempting to reclaim a major horizontal area. Some market observers have warned that cryptocurrency could fall to new lows if the price doesn’t bounce soon. Related Reading Ethereum Weekly Close On Sight On Thursday, Ethereum dropped 1.4% to retest a key area for the second consecutive day. After hitting a 10-month low of $1,747, the King of Altcoins bounced more than 15% to trade between $2,000 and $2,150 over the past few days. However, the second-largest cryptocurrency by…
Brandt says Bitcoin yet to bottom, Polymarket sees hope: Trade Secrets
Veteran trader Peter Brandt, who previously tipped that Bitcoin could fall as low as $60,000 in 2026, says the market likely hasn’t bottomed yet. “Real bottom will not occur until October 2026,” Brandt tells Magazine. In December, Brandt told Cointelegraph that, with Bitcoin trading near $88,000, he was targeting a third-quarter 2026 bottom around $60,000. Just over a month into 2026, on Feb. 6, Bitcoin slid to roughly $62,700. Now, Brandt says the market could flush even lower this year. “It is actually spooky to me that Bitcoin has been…
Three Arrested After Binance France Employee Home Break-In
Update Feb. 13, 1:44 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include a comment from Yi He, the co-founder and chief customer service officer at Binance. Three suspects were arrested in France after a reported break-in targeting the home of a senior figure at Binance’s French unit, with the company confirming to Cointelegraph that one of its employees was the victim of a home invasion. Local outlet RTL, citing anonymous police sources, reported that three hooded individuals carrying weapons attempted to enter an apartment in Val-de-Marne around 7:00 am…
Bitcoin On-Chain Heatmap Shows All Major Metrics In The Red
Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started…
BNB Chain Expands With $1B Fund Access While BNB Price Nears Critical Support
BNB Chain is stepping up its ecosystem expansion efforts even as the price of BNB hovers near a key long-term support zone. While the network reported strong growth in transactions and real-world asset (RWA) adoption in late 2025, BNB price action in February 2026 reflects mounting technical pressure around the $600–$620 range. Related Reading: Bitcoin May Already Be Entering Crypto Winter, Researchers Warn As of February 11, BNB was trading near $636, down 1.11% over 24 hours, before slipping closer to $609 in subsequent sessions. The token remains under its…