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Bitcoin’s hashrate — a key metric that measures the network’s total computational power — recorded a sharp V-shaped recovery in February. This sudden turnaround has raised hopes that Bitcoin may end its five-month losing streak and make a strong recovery. Hashrate–Price Correlation Points to a Potential Upside Scenario A previous report by BeInCrypto noted that Bitcoin’s hashrate suffered a major shock in early 2026. An extreme Arctic cold wave swept across the United States. Freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, and surging heating demand strained the national power grid. Authorities issued energy-saving requests, and several regions experienced localized blackouts. As a result,…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Crypto isn’t just building faster payments rails. It may be building the financial system for non-humans. As AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not. At a recent panel at NEARCON 2026, Electric Capital’s Avichal Garg framed the moment as historically significant. “What happens if there’s not a human behind it at all?” Garg asked. “It’s some piece of code that owns a wallet, executing…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline below $1,900. $ETH is now consolidating losses and might struggle to recover above $1,920 or $1,950. Ethereum failed to stay above $1,950 and started a fresh decline. The price is trading below $1,920 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1,950 on the hourly chart of $ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $1,920 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Sharply Ethereum price failed to stay above $1,920 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. $ETH price…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has made a subtle yet potentially far-reaching change regarding how broker-dealers handle stablecoins on their balance sheets. In a small update to its Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibilities FAQ, the agency clarified that stablecoin holdings can now be included in regulatory capital calculations. While the change may seem minor, it represents a significant shift in how regulated financial firms can incorporate dollar-backed digital assets into their operations. From Full Exclusion to Limited Haircut Until now, many broker-dealers effectively applied a 100% haircut to stablecoin holdings when calculating regulatory capital. That meant the assets were excluded from…

Richard Blumenthal, the senior Democratic senator from Connecticut, is investigating Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, over allegations that it enabled Iranian money laundering schemes and sanctions evasion linked to Russian oil trade. In a letter sent Tuesday to Binance CEO Richard Teng, Blumenthal pointed to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and Fortune that Binance partners Hexa Whale and Blessed Trust allegedly acted as intermediaries for illicit transactions tied to Iranian government entities, terrorist groups including the Houthis, and Russia’s shadow oil fleet. Reports indicated that the exchange maintained 2,000 Iranian-linked accounts and…

Russia’s tax authority is now applying for the bankruptcy of a BitRiver subsidiary responsible for a massive and unsuccessful project believed to have led to the downfall of the troubled mining giant. The bankruptcy proceedings have been initiated in the Republic of Buryatia, which is hosting a 100 MW data center built by the company, but it has never been powered on amid restrictions on mining and growing debt. BitRiver company faces bankruptcy procedures in Buryatia The Federal Tax Service of Russia, FNS, has filed a bankruptcy petition against the BitRiver-B entity, part of the crypto mining group BitRiver, in…

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Nasdaq, the global exchange operator and market technology provider, is seeking a product manager to spearhead its tokenization efforts as Wall Street accelerates efforts to bring traditional assets onto blockchain infrastructure. The New York-based role will oversee the full product lifecycle for digital asset issuance, from initial concept through widespread institutional adoption, according to a LinkedIn post. The position requires candidates to collaborate directly with broker-dealers, custodians, and market operators to develop workflows that satisfy regulatory and operational standards. Key responsibilities include managing token creation processes, handling corporate actions such as dividends and proxy voting, and building compliance frameworks for…

Uzbekistan has for the first time issued a permit to mine cryptocurrency in its territory, entering the region’s expanding coin minting market. The move puts an end to months of uncertainty, the newly licensed miner said, promising to “build the infrastructure of the future” in the country. Uzbekistan greenlights its first legal crypto mining project The Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan has issued its first permit for cryptocurrency mining to a private company, which plans to base its operations in the southwest Bukhara region. The mining firm, NexaGrid, has received the official authorization from the National Agency of Perspective Projects…

Justin Sun-founded AINFT (formerly APENFT) describes itself as “The Biggest $NFT Trading Platform on TRON” on its website. Sun has recently been aggressively promoting AINFT, posting about it on X on February 20, twice on the 11th, on the 10th, on the 6th, twice on the 5th, and six times on the 3rd. Despite these frequent endorsements and its advertising, this platform has averaged approximately $6.24 per day in trading volume. Screenshot of AINFT Marketplace analytics. The AINFT marketplace lists a total of 156 $TRX volume for its top project over the last seven days, split between only two collections.…