Author: NBTC

Ethereum fell back toward the $1,900 area after rejecting near $2.1K, according to separate weekly and daily TradingView snapshots shared on X. Together, the charts show $ETH leaning on a long-term rising trend while traders map a near-term range between roughly $1,800 and $2,100. Ethereum Weekly Chart Shows Price Testing Long-Term Trend Ethereum traded near $1,916 on the weekly $ETH/USD chart from TradingView dated Feb. 11, 2026, as price slipped toward a rising long-term trendline tracked by X user James Easton. The chart spans from 2016 through early 2026 and plots two upward-sloping moving averages that have guided the broader…

Global index provider MSCI has deferred a decision on whether to change how it treats companies with significant digital asset exposure, maintaining the status quo after a consultation that raised questions around classification, balance sheet volatility, and index construction. Results of the review published Tuesday covered so-called digital asset treasury companies, or DATCOs, a category that includes firms whose balance sheets are heavily weighted toward holdings such as Bitcoin or other crypto assets. Its review “confirmed institutional investor concern that some DATCOs exhibit characteristics similar to investment funds, which are not eligible for inclusion,” for its indices, the statement reads.…

The operations of Polish crypto trading platforms and service providers will not be legal next summer, according to Poland’s main financial authority. The watchdog, which expects to be empowered with oversight in this space, is raising the alarm over the lack of the necessary legislation. Industry watchers say the regulatory body is trying the increase pressure on the Polish president, who vetoed it once, to let it pass this time. Poland may lose domestic crypto platforms on July 1, KNF claims Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has issued a statement pointing out that Polish crypto companies will not be able…

Bitcoin difficulty just reset about 15% higher to roughly 144.40T. While this is neither the first nor the last, it is the largest since around 2021. The timing is important because the protocol tightened miner economics while Bitcoin has been chopping around the mid-$60,000s with repeated tests near $65,000. When blocks arrive faster than the ten-minute target, the network raises the work required per block to normalize issuance. That mechanism is working as designed, with security improved, block timing normalized, and production costs moved higher in one adjustment. For markets, the key detail is what a difficulty increase does when…

Lunar Strategy, a notable Web3-focused growth and marketing platform, has partnered with SolidProof, a leading blockchain auditing and security firm. The collaboration promises to fill the gap between security and marketing within the rapidly-growing Web3 landscape. Tech without strategy gets buried. Marketing without security falls flatThat’s why we’re partnering with @SolidProof_io 🤝SolidProof brings deep blockchain security expertise, and we’re joining forces to ensure vetted projects get the visibility they deservePartnership… pic.twitter.com/E3l8aFAHcO — Lunar Strategy (@LunarStrategy) February 13, 2026 As Lunar Strategy’s official announcement on X reveals, the partnership includes the merger of its marketing acumen and the expertise of SolidProof…

Ethereum price remained in a bear market as the crypto market continued to weaken ahead of the U.S. consumer inflation report. Summary Ethereum price has moved into a bear market after falling by 60% from its all-time high. The Relative Strength Index is approaching the oversold level. Ethereum’s staking ratio has jumped to a record high of 30%. Ethereum ($ETH) dropped to $1,985, down by 60% from its highest level in August last year. This is the token’s fourth consecutive week in the red, a move that has shed billions of dollars in value. Ethereum’s price retreated as demand for…

Minutes from a meeting of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, revealed that oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency markets will be further tightened in 2026. According to the statement, the bank declared its commitment to strengthening regulation in the field of “virtual currencies” and increasing the fight against related illegal activities, while stating that the development of the digital yuan (digital RMB) will continue steadily. The 2026 PBOC Working Conference, held on January 5-6, placed the creation of a new financial statistics infrastructure compatible with a modern central banking system at the center of its agenda. The…

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved key changes to expand the types of assets allowed under the country’s Derivatives Act. Under the new regime, crypto would be permitted to serve as underlying instruments for regulated derivatives products, reinforcing their recognition as an investment asset class within Thailand’s formal capital markets framework. “This development will help promote more inclusive market growth, facilitate diversification and more effective risk management, and expand investment opportunities for a broader range of investors,” SEC Secretary-General Pornanong Budsaratragoon said in a statement.  Earlier this year, Thailand’s SEC outlined a three-year capital markets plan that includes tokenization initiatives and…

If you’ve been holding back on stacking Bitcoin because of fees, Jack Dorsey just removed that excuse. Cash App used to charge 0.9–2% per transaction, plus hidden spreads. On a $5,000 one-time buy, that could eat $50–$100. Even recurring DCA purchases added up. $3–$6 per week quickly became $150–$300 over a year. Those hidden fees slowed down everyday crypto stacking for millions of users. But Jack Dorsey just made Bitcoin DCA basically free! BILLIONAIRE JACK DORSEY’S CASHAPP CUT FEES MASSIVELY ON BUYING #BITCOIN THIS WEEKHE’S HELPING MILLIONS BUY THE DIP. LEGEND 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ocgVsnyu7S — The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) February 14,…

Ceffu, a well-known institutional digital asset custody entity, is expanding its custody support. In this respect, Ceffu is now offering custody support for the tokenized U.S. government money market fund of Franklin Templeton, a prominent investment management firm. As per Ceffu’s official press release, the integration improves institutional access to a leading money market fund on-chain. Hence, by incorporating protected custody infrastructure, the platform lets institutions confidently hold tokenized real-world assets. Ceffu now provides custody support for @FTDA_US’s Tokenized Money Market Fund, one of the largest on-chain money market funds available to institutions.What this means for Institutions:✅ Secure custody infrastructure…