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Bitcoin’s mining difficulty surged 14.73% at block height 937,440 on Thursday, reversing an 11.16% decline recorded just two weeks earlier and underscoring the network’s rapid self-correction mechanism.
TRON DAO co-hosted MetaMask’s Builder Night Denver at ETHDenver 2026, signalling its continued push to engage developers and infrastructure teams building decentralised applications.
Investor and television personality Kevin O’Leary said Bitcoin’s latest 50% correction is prompting institutions to reassess crypto allocations and factor in emerging quantum computing risks that could limit further exposure.
On-chain analytics firm Parsec is shutting down after five years, citing a sharp shift in crypto trading flows and on-chain activity that left its business model out of step with the market.
The White House has narrowed discussions with crypto and banking lobbyists to a proposal that would allow stablecoin rewards only on transaction activity, as lawmakers seek to advance a stalled crypto market structure bill.
Shares in Bitdeer Technologies Group fell 17% on Thursday after the Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence infrastructure firm unveiled a $300 million convertible senior note offering.
Bitcoin’s recent 46% slide from its October peak is unlikely to be driven by fears over quantum computing, according to developer Matt Carallo, who argued that Ether’s weak performance undermines that narrative.
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said crypto is “utterly useless” compared with artificial intelligence, dismissing stablecoins as lacking practical advantages over existing payment systems.
Illicit entities received about $141 billion through stablecoins in 2025, the highest level in five years, according to a new report from TRM Labs.
Dash has integrated Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary smart contract-enabled layer, with the upgrade expected to go live in March following cybersecurity audits.
Chainalysis said cryptocurrency transaction data linked to darknet markets could help predict drug overdose surges months before official health statistics reflect rising deaths.
Litecoin has fallen nearly one-third from its January open and recently dipped to around $45 before stabilising near $53, as traders watch a long-term descending triangle pattern on the weekly chart.
