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Austan Goolsbee, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said that several interest rate cuts could be implemented this year if there are signs that inflation is returning to its 2% target. He also noted that service sector inflation remains high.

Canadian crypto mining firm Hive Digital Technologies recorded a net loss of $91.3 million in the fourth quarter of last year, The Block reported. The company explained that while revenue grew 219% year-over-year to $93.1 million, the loss resulted from a change in accounting standards related to its business expansion in Paraguay.

Bitmine (BMNR) purchased an additional 45,759 ETH ($90.83 million) last week, Lookonchain reported. The company now holds 4,371,497 ETH ($8.68 billion) at an average purchase price of $3,821. Its unrealized loss is $8.03 billion.

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has replaced its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Chief Legal Officer (CLO), Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart reported.

Web3 venture capital firm Dragonfly has raised a $650 million fourth fund, according to Fortune.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) purchased an additional 2,486 BTC for $168 million last week at an average price of $67,710. The company now holds a total of 717,131 BTC, valued at $54.52 billion, with an average purchase price of $76,027.

Italy's largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has disclosed holdings of $96 million in spot Bitcoin ETFs and $184 million in MicroStrategy (MSTR) put options, according to a fourth-quarter 2025 13F filing reported by CoinDesk. The bank's other crypto-related assets include $4.3 million in a Solana staking ETF and $4.4 million in Circle shares.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has again vetoed a bill designed to align the country's laws with the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, Cointelegraph reported. He previously vetoed a similar bill last December.

The share of the total BTC supply in profit has fallen to 55%, according to Solid Intel. Currently, 10 million BTC are being held at a loss, a level comparable to the 2022 bear market bottom.

Global securities firm Mizuho Securities has lowered its price target for MicroStrategy (MSTR) to $320 from a previous $403, Walter Bloomberg reported. The firm also cut its price target for Coinbase (COIN) to $170 from $280.

The Open Network (TON) Foundation has partnered with Web3 fiat-to-crypto gateway Banxa to provide a stablecoin payment network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, The Block reported. This will allow SMEs in the region to use the TON blockchain for settlements, payments, and cross-border remittances.

Fractional real estate investment platform Stake has raised $31 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Dubai's state-owned bank Emirates NBD, with participation from Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala and Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP).

The declining influence of venture capital (VC) in token launches is expected to reduce insider dumping, according to crypto analyst The DeFi Edge. The analyst noted that 85% of tokens launched last year have fallen below their issue price, with projects backed by VCs either barely breaking even or recording significant losses. While the participation of a major VC was once considered a major positive signal, this is no longer the case. The DeFi Edge pointed out that in 2022, crypto VCs raised $17 billion through more than 80 new funds in a single quarter. In contrast, the current number of new funds has hit a five-year low, and funding volume last quarter was only 12% of the level seen in the second quarter of 2022. The analyst emphasized that the old model of conducting investment rounds, launching a token, and then offloading it onto retail investors is losing its effectiveness. With diminished VC influence, the real winners will be projects with actual users and substantial revenue, leading to fairer token launches and less selling pressure from insiders.

The value of Ethereum-based tokenized real-world assets (RWA) has surpassed $17 billion, The Block reported. This figure represents a 315% surge from $4.1 billion one year ago. Currently, Ethereum accounts for 34% of the total on-chain RWA value across all networks. The market capitalization of Ethereum-based stablecoins is around $175 billion.

Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson has invested $200 million of his personal funds into the development of Midnight, a privacy-focused blockchain, The Crypto Basic reported. He explained that venture capital funding was intentionally excluded from Midnight's early development to ensure an independent environment and uphold the value of being "user first." Hoskinson previously stated that he has no plans to attract privacy maximalists from projects like Zcash (ZEC) or Monero (XMR) to Midnight.

U.S. brokerage Charles Schwab has purchased an additional 91,859 shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR), according to BitcoinTreasuries. The firm now holds 1.27 million shares of MicroStrategy, valued at $168 million.

Joachim Nagel, President of the German Bundesbank, believes that euro-denominated stablecoins will safeguard Europe's monetary independence, Cointelegraph reported. Speaking at a New Year's reception for the American Chamber of Commerce in Frankfurt, Nagel noted that European Union (EU) officials are working to introduce a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). He added that a wholesale CBDC would enable financial institutions to conduct programmable payments using central bank money. Nagel emphasized that euro stablecoins could contribute to enhancing Europe's independence in payment systems and solutions.

Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Bitwise, has argued that the current bear market is fundamentally different from previous downturns. He stated that anyone who believes this period is worse than 2018 or 2022 must not remember what those times were like. Hougan recalled that in 2018, Bitcoin was at $3,000 and, despite being billed as a "global computer," had no real applications and clear throughput limitations. In 2022, he added, the entire market collapsed while facing regulators who were trying to stifle the industry. By contrast, he noted the current environment is much more robust. Hougan pointed to a stablecoin market cap approaching $3 trillion, a tokenization market nearing $200 trillion, and a more favorable regulatory landscape. He also highlighted that major firms like BlackRock and Apollo are building DeFi-based ecosystems, infrastructure has expanded, and ETFs have been launched, all amid growing anxiety about fiat currencies. While acknowledging the road ahead will not be smooth, Hougan emphasized that he is very excited for the journey to come.

An analysis of Bitcoin's on-chain indicators suggests the market is transitioning from a selling phase to an accumulation phase. Crypto analyst Axel Adler Jr. noted that Entity Adjusted Liveliness (EAL), a metric representing the cumulative ratio of Coin Days Destroyed (CDD) to Coin Days Created (CDC), peaked at 0.02676 last December and has since fallen to 0.02669. He added that the indicator is currently below its 30-day and 90-day moving averages, which are acting as resistance levels. Adler pointed out that previous accumulation periods in 2020 and from 2022 to 2024 also began after EAL reversed from a peak. If this historical pattern repeats, the current accumulation phase could continue until mid-2027, he concluded.

Andrew MacKenzie, CEO of the pound-backed stablecoin issuer Agant, warned that the excessively slow pace of crypto and stablecoin regulation in the UK could undermine the country's strategy to become a global digital asset hub, CoinDesk reported. He pointed out that the current timeline, with parliamentary passage expected by the end of this year and actual implementation in 2027, conflicts with the government's goal of securing a competitive edge. Agant recently completed its registration with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and plans to issue a fully-collateralized pound stablecoin, GBPA, for institutional payment and settlement infrastructure. "The biggest problem is the time it took to get here," MacKenzie said, adding that the market needs clarity and the pace of regulation must accelerate. He also argued that properly designed stablecoins could extend rather than weaken monetary sovereignty and could foster competition within the banking sector.

According to The Daily Hodl, Mark Newton, head of technical strategy at Fundstrat, has projected that the U.S. stock market could experience a volatile bearish phase in 2026. Newton explained that the midterm election year in a president's four-year term is typically the weakest and that the market has entered a period of fatigue after three consecutive years of gains exceeding 15%. He anticipates that a decline could begin from late February to early March, leading to a 15-20% correction by May or June. This could be followed by a summer rebound and a further correction in the third quarter. Newton also pointed out that recent market sentiment has become overly optimistic and that tech stocks have entered overbought territory, with momentum slowing.

Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLend is shutting down its services after three years of operation, CoinDesk reported. The team explained that the protocol had been operating at a loss for a long time due to an increase in inactive chains, thin profit margins, and constant hacking threats. They added that despite continuous efforts, they could not overcome issues such as the discontinuation of support from a price data provider and decreased liquidity on networks like Manta Network (MANTA), Zircuit (ZRC), and X Layer (XLAYER). ZeroLend is now prioritizing the safe withdrawal of user assets and has set the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio to 0% for most markets to halt further borrowing. The team also announced that victims of the LBTC exploit on the Base chain last year will receive a partial refund using the team's allocation of Linea (LINEA) tokens.

Billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary stated that security concerns over quantum computing are limiting institutional investors from expanding their Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, according to BeInCrypto. He said that institutions will not increase their Bitcoin allocation beyond 3% until the risk from quantum computing is resolved, maintaining a cautious stance until there is more clarity. Similarly, Christopher Wood, Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies, removed a 10% Bitcoin allocation from his model portfolio, citing quantum security concerns. Meanwhile, Bitcoin developers have merged BIP-360, a proposal designed to address these vulnerabilities, into the official BIP GitHub repository, meaning it is now under consideration for future updates. The proposal includes a new output type (P2MR) to reduce the exposure of the existing public key structure, thereby lowering the potential for quantum attacks.

A survey of 4,658 cryptocurrency users and potential users across 15 countries found that 39% receive their income in stablecoins, Cointelegraph reported. The study, commissioned by stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK and conducted by YouGov, also revealed that 27% use stablecoins for daily payments, citing low fees and fast international remittances as the primary reasons. Respondents who are paid in stablecoins receive an average of 35% of their annual income in this form. Those using them for international transfers reported fee savings of around 40% compared to traditional methods. The survey noted that stablecoin ownership is higher in middle- and low-income countries (60%) than in high-income nations (45%), with Africa recording the highest rate at 79%.

Polygon has surpassed Ethereum in daily transaction fees for the past three days, Cointelegraph reported. According to data from Token Terminal, Polygon recorded $407,100 in fees on Feb. 13, exceeding Ethereum's $211,700 and marking the first time it has overtaken the leading blockchain in this metric. The gap narrowed on Feb. 14, with Polygon generating approximately $303,000 in fees compared to Ethereum's $285,000. Matthias Seidl, co-founder of the Ethereum analytics platform growthepie, stated that the recent increase in Polygon's activity was "entirely driven by Polymarket." Data shared by Seidl showed that Polymarket generated over $1 million in fees on Polygon in the last seven days, far surpassing other applications on the Layer 2 network.