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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.

Peter Brandt said Bitcoin may be nearing a downside floor, arguing that historical bear market patterns suggest losses could be limited near the $42,000 level.

Kalshi said it is overhauling its anti-insider trading framework ahead of the Super Bowl, expanding surveillance, enforcement and compliance measures across its markets.

Balaji Srinivasan said he has “never been more bullish on crypto,” arguing that short-term price volatility is masking a much larger structural shift toward decentralised, code-based systems.

Tether has made a $150 million strategic investment in Gold.com, acquiring about a 12% stake as it deepens its push into tokenised and physical gold.