Do Super Bowl ads predict a bubble? Dot-coms, crypto and now AI
Super Bowl LX featured 10 ads for different AI products, and some observers believe it could be a sign that...
Month: February 2026
Flash Freezing Flash Boys: Per-transaction encryption to fight malicious MEV
Flash Freezing Flash Boys is a novel proposal for per-transaction encryption to prevent frontrunning.Malicious MEV attacks pose a significant threat...
Bitcoin price punishes traders as 24-hour crypto liquidations pass $250M
Bitcoin sparked mass long and short BTC liquidations while staying rangebound around $70,000 as analysis predicted a local support retest.Bitcoin...
Bitcoin’s $60K crash may mark halfway point of bear market: Kaiko
Analysts are split on whether the drop represents a cycle low or a pause before further downside.Bitcoin’s sharp correction at...
Bitcoin’s Mayer Multiple hits 2022 levels: Where is BTC price bottom?
The Bitcoin Mayer Multiple reached 0.65, echoing the deep bear market conditions of 2022 and sparking debate on whether BTC's...
Phantom Chat under scrutiny after $264K address poisoning loss
Phantom Chat is under scrutiny after a phishing attack drained $264,000 in Wrapped Bitcoin, renewing concerns over wallet UX and...
UK regulator takes High Court action against HTX over crypto promotions
The UK’s financial watchdog sued Panama-based HTX exchange and unidentified persons, alleging illegal crypto promotions on social media despite warnings.The...
Solana treasuries sitting on over $1.5B in paper SOL losses
Public companies that amassed large Solana positions in 2025 have paused accumulation as equity markets reprice SOL-heavy balance sheets.Publicly listed...
South Korea probes Bithumb after $43B ‘phantom’ Bitcoin payout
South Korean authorities launched an investigation into Bithumb after it mistakenly credited 620,000 BTC to users, adding to concerns about...
Ethereum Adopts Zero-Knowledge Proof Validation in 2026 L1-zkEVM Roadmap Shift
TLDR: Ethereum EIP-8025 allows validators to verify blocks using ZK proofs instead of re-executing transactions zkAttesters can sync in minutes...
Alphabet Taps Bond Market for $20B as Michael Burry Warns of a ‘Motorola Moment’
Alphabet surprised markets with a $20 billion U.S. bond sale, far above expectations, as hyperscalers ramp up record borrowing to...
France Arrests Six in Crypto Ransom Kidnapping of Magistrate, Mother
French authorities recently arrested six suspects accused of kidnapping a magistrate and her mother in a cryptocurrency ransom scheme. Targeting...
Analyst: Bitcoin Will Shine in a ‘Wartime’ Environment, Becoming the ‘Ultimate Hedge’
Jeff Park, CIO at Procap, explained that bitcoin, as a decentralized asset, will shine in what he called a “wartime”...
DeFi Technologies Launches Index to Track Institutional Crypto Flows
DeFi Technologies has launched an index that tracks real investor flows across Valour’s ecosystem and offers forward-looking insights into institutional...
Crypto scam mastermind gets 20 years for $73M pig butchering scheme
A US court sentenced Daren Li to 20 years in prison for leading a $73 million crypto pig butchering scam...
