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After a yearlong share slump, PayPal is fielding buyout approaches as rivals weigh asset sales and a possible full acquisition, according to Bloomberg.PayPal Holdings has reportedly attracted unsolicited takeover interest after a prolonged stock slump left the payments giant trading well below recent highs, signaling that competitors were looking to consolidate their footprint in the…Read More

Bitcoin holds its range trend even as the funding rate turns negative and BTC open interest flatlines. Is the data leaning toward a short-squeeze back to $70,000?Bitcoin (BTC) slid to a weekly low of $64,111 during the New York trading session on Monday, taking out the range lows that were initially set on Sunday evening.…Read More

A person familiar with the project reportedly said the stablecoin under preliminary discussion by the board would be established as “a means to allow Gazans to transact digitally.”The Board of Peace established by US President Donald Trump, which requires a $1 billion contribution for membership, is reportedly exploring a stablecoin for use in rebuilding Gaza’s…Read More

On Monday, Crypto.com disclosed that it has secured conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to charter a national trust bank, marking another crypto firm inching deeper into the U.S. banking system. Digital Asset Firm Crypto.com Wins Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter Crypto.com announced Monday it received conditional…Read More

Bitcoin’s weekly candle closed before a key moving average, breaking a 30-month trend and possibly signalling that new price lows are pending.Bitcoin (BTC) closed a weekly candle below its 200-period exponential moving average (EMA) for the first time since October 2023. The weekly close ended a technical uptrend that lasted for 882 days.The shift in…Read More

Bitcoin wiped out its weekend gains, plummeting from a high of $68,600 to a low of $64,161. The reversal was fueled by macroeconomic instability following U.S. President Trump’s announcement of a 15% blanket tariff on imports. The Sunday Slump Bitcoin’s weekend rally hit a brick wall Monday, Feb. 23, as the top cryptocurrency completely pared…Read More

Bitcoin and altcoins sold-off as US stock markets digested US President Donald Trump’s fresh 15% global tariff. Are new 2026 lows in store?Bitcoin’s (BTC) weakness extended into the weekly open as major stocks sold off in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to enforce a 15% global tariff after the Supreme Court ruled that…Read More

The Arizona State Legislature has advanced a bill to create a digital assets strategic reserve fund, which would hold seized or surrendered cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and XRP. Management and Investment Oversight The Arizona State Legislature recently advanced a bill to establish a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve (DASR) fund, notably naming XRP and BTC among…Read More

World Liberty Financial said its USD1 stablecoin was targeted in a coordinated attack that included hacked cofounder accounts, paid influencer campaigns, and aggressive short positions — but insisted the effort failed. USD1 Drops to $0.994 Before Recovering Amid Alleged Short Attack World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto protocol tied to members of the Trump family,…Read More

Bitmine Immersion Technologies says it now holds 4.423 million ethereum, pushing total crypto and cash reserves to $9.6 billion as it doubles down on its bid to control 5% of the ETH supply. BMNR Ranks Among Most Traded U.S. Stocks With $0.7B Daily Volume Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE American: BMNR) disclosed that its total crypto,…Read More