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Circle’s developer arm has rolled out a permissionless “Nanopayments” system that promises gas-free $USDC transfers as small as $0.000001, aiming squarely at artificial intelligence (AI) agents and high-frequency internet commerce. Circle’s New Tool Tackles Gas Fees for Machine-to-Machine Commerce Circle Developer — the builder-focused division of Circle — announced this week that its new Nanopayments feature is now in private beta on testnet. The system leverages Circle Gateway to enable gas-free transfers of $USDC down to one-millionth of a dollar. Yes, that is $0.000001. The timing is hard to ignore. AI agents — particularly autonomous tools such as Openclaw —…

The worst of bitcoin’s 50% drawdown may already be behind us. The Hash Ribbon indicator is close to signaling the end of a three month miner capitulation. One of the longest capitulations on record, according to Glassnode data. The metric compares the 30 day and 60 day moving averages of hash rate and is based on the observation that bitcoin often bottoms when miners are under maximum financial stress. Capitulation occurs when mining revenue drops below operating costs, forcing less efficient miners to shut down machines and sell $BTC reserves to fund electricity, debt, and overhead. That combination reduces hash…

$GOHOME has partnered with TokenPlay to take advantage of the rapidly changing market in DeFi, where there is no longer a distinction between meme coins and utility coins. The goal of this partnership is to use the creativity and imagination associated with memes and apply them to create value for the games being played in web3; thereby creating real, user-based experiences for the community around $GOHOME. Turning Viral Momentum into Playable Assets $GOHOME & TokenPlay have formed a strategic cooperative agreement, which allows them to create an integrated, community-driven ecosystem that leverages the superior technological infrastructure of TokenPlay’s gaming platform.…

$SOL trading shows significant strength in its on-chain component. Some of the available liquidity translated into better prices for $SOL. $SOL is significantly represented on decentralized exchanges. Its native Solana trades offer some of the best market prices, an improvement on centralized price discovery. Native Solana trading competes with the biggest exchanges, like Binance and OKX, for offering the best price. The arbitrage is unstable, as DEX trading often switches positions with centralized markets. Prop AMM boost Solana volumes Despite this, native decentralized $SOL trading has sufficient market depth and often surpasses the prices quoted on centralized exchanges. The main…

Ethereum price found support near $1,922 and recovered some losses. $ETH is now consolidating and faces key hurdles near $2,000. Ethereum is attempting a fresh recovery wave above $1,960. The price is trading below $1,985 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,000 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,000 zone. Ethereum Price Revisits Support Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,000 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. $ETH price traded below the $1,960…

When stablecoin issuer Tether announced a “strategic investment” in Ledn, a lender of stablecoins and fiat against bitcoin $BTC$90,230.46 collateral, in November, it chose to withhold details of the investment. In fact, it paid between $40 million and $50 million at a valuation of $500 million, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Neither Ledn nor Tether responded to requests for comment by publication time. Tether, whose USDT is the No. 1 dollar-pegged token by market capitalization, has become increasingly acquisitive under CEO Paolo Ardoino, who took over in 2023. The company earns returns on the U.S. Treasuries…

Thai SEC adds $BTC and other digital assets plus carbon credits as eligible underlying assets for regulated derivatives, with TFEX to design crypto-linked contracts to attract institutional traders and support ETF-like products. Summary Thai SEC now recognizes $BTC and other crypto as underlying assets for futures and options on regulated exchanges.​ Licensed digital asset operators will be allowed to offer derivatives contracts referencing cryptocurrencies under updated licenses.​ TFEX and clearinghouses will revise frameworks and contract specs to support crypto-based derivatives and broader digital finance goals. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded the country’s regulated derivatives framework to include digital…

Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have seen a remarkable increase in trading volume over the past 24 hours. The concentration of trading volume in some altcoins, particularly those trading against the Korean Won (KRW), indicates a strengthening of short-term speculative activity in the markets. The data shows a significant influx of liquidity into both major cryptocurrencies and altcoins with relatively lower market capitalization. Here are the altcoins with the highest trading volume on South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges in the last 24 hours: $XRP – $152.8 million Enso (ENSO) – $140.0 million Adventure Gold (AGLD) – $96.3…

Shares of Hut 8 tumbled in pre-market trading following the release of its fourth quarter 2025 earnings, as the digital infrastructure firm and its subsidiary, American Bitcoin, reported a $301.8mn net loss driven almost entirely by unrealized losses on its digital asset holdings. The company posted Q4 revenue of $88.5mn, missing Wall Street estimates of approximately $95.6mn. The bottom line was heavily impacted by market volatility, with the firm absorbing $401.9mn in paper losses on its crypto reserves. This resulted in an absolute net loss of $301.8mn for the period. Immediately following the release, Hut 8 shares plunged to a…

Decentralized crypto exchange World Markets (WM) launched today, Feb. 17, becoming one of the first decentralized applications (dApps) on the MegaETH network. WM bundles spot, perps and lending under one on-chain account. In commentary to The Defiant, World Markets co-founder Kevin Coons framed the launch as an effort to fix broken incentives, arguing that traders often get punished even when their positions are properly hedged. Coons explained: “On other platforms, a profitable hedged position can still get liquidated on a price swing. Even worse, winners are often forcibly closed out to cover losses from reckless traders. That’s not risk management;…