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Sanae Takaichi secured Japan’s largest post-war electoral victory on February 8, 2026, strengthening her mandate to pursue aggressive economic and regulatory reforms with implications for crypto markets.
Drake placed a $1 million wager denominated in bitcoin on the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl 2026, reigniting talk of the so-called “Drake curse.”
Robert Kiyosaki reignited debate in crypto markets after revealing he has sold part of his bitcoin and gold holdings while waiting for lower prices to re-enter.
Bitcoin staged a tentative rebound to about $70,854 on February 8 after plunging nearly 37% from its highs, leaving investors questioning whether the move marks recovery or a temporary pause.
Google searches for bitcoin surged to a 12-month high in early February after prices collapsed from about $81,500 to $60,000 in less than a week amid extreme volatility.
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold about $22 million worth of Coinbase shares on Friday across three ETFs, extending a selloff that began a day earlier and marked its first reduction in the stock since August 2025.
Bithumb said it resolved a system error during a promotional campaign that overcredited user accounts with bitcoin, covering sold tokens with company funds to avoid customer losses.
California teenagers have been charged with eight felonies each after allegedly staging a violent home invasion in Scottsdale, Arizona, to steal cryptocurrency believed to be worth about $66 million.
Santiment said crypto retail investors are increasingly trying to “meta-analyse” the market downturn to determine whether prices have already bottomed.
XRP was built as institutional-grade financial infrastructure rather than a retail trading asset, positioning early retail holders ahead of large-scale adoption rather than behind it.
Analysts say Venezuela’s reopening oil industry could pave the way for a flared-gas Bitcoin mining boom, as large volumes of wasted natural gas could be redirected into on-site mining operations.
Changpeng Zhao said Binance is working with multiple governments to launch stablecoins pegged to local currencies, signalling a shift away from dollar-dominated onchain money.
