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Bitcoin is printing on-chain loss-taking on a scale last seen during the Luna/UST meltdown, but at a radically different price point, a distinction that changes what the signal likely means for this drawdown. Axel Adler Jr. said Bitcoin’s Net Realized Profit/Loss has sunk deep into negative territory, with the 7-day moving average falling to -$1.99 billion on Feb. 7 before improving slightly to -$1.73 billion by Feb. 10. That places the current regime among the most severe loss-dominant stretches on record. Adler described it as “the second deepest negative reading in the entire history of observations,” exceeded only by June…

The American exchange Coinbase has introduced Agentic Wallets, a wallet infrastructure designed for autonomous AI agents. Introducing Agentic Wallets, our first ever wallet infrastructure built specifically for autonomous agents.Give your agent the power of a wallet. Let your agent manage funds, hold identity, and transact onchain without human intervention. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/Ns0SmSIys4— Coinbase Developer Platform🛡️ (@CoinbaseDev) February 11, 2026 This new tool enables digital assistants to independently store funds, make payments, trade tokens, earn income, rebalance positions in the DeFi sector, and conduct on-chain transactions. The developers highlighted the presence of built-in security mechanisms to prevent unauthorized actions. “AI agents are…

In Peru’s diverse landscapes—from Andean highlands to coastal surf towns and Amazonian outposts—Bitcoin is quietly taking root, not through top-down mandates or corporate adoption but through grassroots efforts that blend humanitarian aid with Bitcoin’s sense of financial sovereignty.  At the forefront is Motiv Peru, a non-profit co-founded by Rich Swisher and Valentin Popescu, which has spent years equipping underserved and unbanked communities to use Bitcoin for everyday needs, education, and local trade. What began as a simple shoe donation program in 2019 has evolved into a network of about 10 active zones with hubs in Lima, Cusco, and Huanchaco and…

Ethereum price dropped below $2,900 for the first time in 5 weeks as recent geopolitical concerns drove investors away from the crypto market. Summary Ethereum price briefly fell to a 5-week low of $2,872 on Thursday. Geopolitical concerns and consecutive outflows from ETFs impacted market sentiment. A bearish pennant pattern was confirmed on the daily chart. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) fell to an intraday low of $2,872 on Thursday morning Asian time after it lost the key $3,000 pyscologcial support level earlier on Tuesday. Ethereum price dropped because investors had turned risk-averse after U.S. President Donald Trump…

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee said he expects Ether to rebound quickly following recent declines, arguing the asset has experienced eight such recoveries since 2018. “A lot of people are frustrated, but keep in mind that Ethereum, since 2018, has fallen more than 50% eight times,” said Lee at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Last year, Ethereum fell 64% from January to March, he added. “But eight out of eight times, Ethereum has had a V-shaped bottom. So it has recovered 100% of the time within almost the same speed that it fell.” He argued that nothing has changed and…

Stretch (STRC), the perpetual preferred equity issued by Strategy (MSTR) the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holder reclaimed its $100 par value during Wednesday’s U.S. session for the first time since mid-January. STRC trading at or above par enables the company to resume at-the-market (ATM) offerings to fund further bitcoin acquisitions. STRC last hit the $100 level on Jan. 16 when bitcoin hovered near $97,000; however, as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization retreated to as low as $60,000 by on Feb. 5, STRC dipped to a low of $93 before its recent rebound. Positioned as a short-duration, high-yield credit instrument,…

Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,000. ETH is now consolidating and remain at risk of another decline below $1,950. Ethereum struggled to extend gains above $2,020 and corrected lower. The price is trading below $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $1,980 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,020 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Further Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,050 and started a fresh decline, like Bitcoin. ETH price…

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced at Consensus Hong Kong that TopNod, a non-custodial wallet, will integrate with the Stellar network. The move is part of SDF’s broader push into Asia — a region where it faces stiff competition from Solana, TON ($1.35 · Live), and XRP ($1.38 · Live) in the payments and tokenization markets. TopNod’s wallet uses key sharding and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology to eliminate the need for seed phrases. The platform focuses on tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and stablecoins rather than speculative tokens, though it remains a relatively young project with limited brand recognition outside…

BlackRock executive Nicholas Peach said that even a small shift in Asian portfolio allocations toward crypto could generate enormous inflows for the digital asset market.  Speaking during a panel at Consensus Hong Kong, Peach noted that if advisors recommended just a measly 1% allocation to crypto across standard portfolios in Asia, it could translate into nearly $2 trillion in new capital entering the space, according to CoinDesk reporting. Peach pointed to the scale of household wealth across the region, estimating roughly $108 trillion in total assets, and argued that modest adjustments in traditional investment models could have an outsized effect…

Bitcoin and Ethereum face a $2.3b options expiry that will reveal whether the new options-heavy market structure can absorb hedging flows without reigniting casino-style volatility. Summary Around $2.3b in BTC and ETH options expire today, marking 2026’s first major derivatives settlement and a key liquidity inflection point. BTC trades near $89.7k versus $92k max pain; ETH hovers around $2,950–$2,980 against a $3,200 max pain level, creating strong strike “gravity.” Options open interest now tops futures, signaling a shift toward structured hedging that could either dampen or amplify volatility depending on post-expiry flows. A $2.3 billion wave of Bitcoin (BTC) and…