A Bitcoin analyst says he has moved his self-custodied Bitcoin into spot Bitcoin ETFs to give himself “peace of mind” by not having to deal with the hassle of having his own private keys. Bitcoin analyst PlanB revealed that he has moved all his Bitcoin from self-custody into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), in an…
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Bitcoin rose back above $98,000 after dipping slightly when US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on aluminum and steel as part of an escalating US trade war. A solo Bitcoin miner hit the jackpot, mining a block for a 3.125 Bitcoin reward worth over $300,000. Block 883,181, mined on Feb. 10 by a miner listed…
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Bitcoin exchange reserves drop to a three-year low, signaling a potential supply shock as institutional buying from ETFs continues. Bitcoin exchange reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 2022, suggesting a supply shock as institutional demand from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues to grow. Bitcoin reserves across all cryptocurrency exchanges have fallen to a three-year low…
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GPT-5 will launch within months, unifying OpenAI’s o-series and GPT-series chatbot models into an integrated system, Sam Altman says. OpenAI’s next iteration of its ChatGPT AI language model could be only a few months away, according to CEO Sam Altman. In an updated roadmap posted to X on Feb. 12, Altman said the artificial intelligence firm will…
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10x Research’s Markus Thielen sees a “real possibility” of a lower CPI print in the US on Feb. 12, which could defy consensus expectations and trigger a Bitcoin rally. Crypto market participants are expecting no change in the upcoming US Consumer Price Index, but a lower print is possible and could trigger an uptick in…
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says there’s “no need to hurry” on rate cuts — but this didn’t trigger much of a crypto sell-off, leading to one analyst to call a market bottom. The altcoin market barely reacted after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell cast doubt on the possibility of further interest rate cuts…
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Franklin Templeton has registered a “Franklin Solana Trust” in Delaware, indicating it may soon file for a spot Solana ETF alongside a host of other bidding issuers. Asset manager Franklin Templeton has registered a trust in Delaware tied to a proposed spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF) — indicating that it may soon look to launch…
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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino claims quantum computing will hack Bitcoin in “lost wallets” and return it to circulation — a move one trader warns could drag Bitcoin back to the “stone ages.” Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino predicts that quantum computing will eventually hack inactive Bitcoin wallets, returning the Bitcoin in those wallets to circulation. However,…
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Bitcoin digests tariffs, sell-offs and more as its price action clings to the center of its three-month range. Bitcoin is dodging tariffs and mass exchange selling as a wild February ride continues this week. Rangebound BTC price action is tipped to flip in an instant on “very thin” liquidity as a stubborn broader trading range endures.…
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Bloomberg ETF analysts say Litecoin regulatory filings have been acknowledged and the SEC likely views it as a commodity. Bloomberg exchange-traded fund (ETF) analysts have tipped a 90% chance that the US securities regulator will approve a spot Litecoin ETF before the end of the year. Bloomberg’s James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas see its chances…
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