Month: February 2026

Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Mystery Hong Kong investor in BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF breaks silence after $436 million stake sparks controversy

A spokesperson for Laurore said the $436 million IBIT stake “reflects personal investment conviction,” as…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Bitcoin rebound fades as software and private equity rout drags stocks and crypto lower

Crypto has been nearly perfectly correlated with a key software sector ETF, and that gauge…

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Technology

Go to university! No, get a trade! How can young people survive when all the paths are landmined? | Jason Okundaye

Is it to be a degree and heavy debt when graduate jobs are shrinking? Or…

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Technology

New datacentres risk doubling UK electricity use, regulator says

Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Trump-linked stablecoin wobbles as WLFI says it’s under ‘coordinated attack’

The USD1 token briefly fell to $0.994, some 0.6% below its $1 peg, CoinGecko data…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Crypto.com wins initial approval for U.S. federally regulated crypto custodian bank

The national trust charter institution would consolidate custody services under a single framework under federal…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Anthony Pompliano led Procap Financial dips toe into buybacks

The company, which has raised more than $750 million from investors, repurchased about $350,000 worth…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

Elliptic flags Russia-linked crypto platforms’ ongoing sanctions evasion

Bitpapa, Garantex and ABCeX were among the cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Russian-tied transactions circumventing Western…

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE gains 1.7% while index trades lower over weekend

Uniswap (UNI) joined Aave (AAVE) as a top performers, gaining 0.5% from Friday.

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Cryptocurrency, Memecoins

BitMine Immersion added $98 million of ether last week as losses balloon to more than $8 billion

Tom Lee’s Ethereum-focused firm continues buying into the crypto market weakness, now 4.42 million ETH…

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