Day: 9 February 2026

PRNewswire, PRNewswire, 9th February 2026, Chainwire

Crypto exchange Coinbase has made a high-profile return to the Super Bowl, four years after its viral QR code commercial, this time leaning into nostalgia with a karaoke-style ad inspired by the Backstreet Boys. The one-minute spot, aired during the biggest sporting event in the US, featured animated on-screen lyrics ...

The US Federal Reserve is moving into a more restrained phase of monetary expansion that could support asset prices without triggering the explosive rally many Bitcoin investors once expected, according to economist and Bitcoin advocate Lyn Alden. My public February newsletter is out now, and focuses on the Fed's shift ...

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has recorded its highest-ever daily trading volume as investors reacted to a steep drop in Bitcoin’s price. According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw roughly $10 billion worth of shares traded on Thursday, smashing its previous daily volume ...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently responded to discussions on X (formerly Twitter) regarding DeFi and stablecoins.  > inb4 "muh USDC yield", that's not DeFi Would algorithmic stablecoins fall under this? IMO no (ie. algorithmic stablecoins are genuine defi) Easy mode answer: if we had a good ETH-backed algorithmic stablecoin, then ...

Sydney-based ByteFederal Australia, in partnership with its US counterpart ByteFederal Inc., has officially launched ByteConnect, a Bitcoin-enabled payment terminal and digital asset payment gateway.  Source: PR. Australia expands crypto payment infrastructure   Designed for Australian merchants, the platform allows businesses to accept cryptocurrency payments while remaining fully compliant with local ...

On-chain data reveals that Bitcoin miner activity has surged to its highest point since 2024, with more than 90,000 BTC flowing into Binance since early February.  Source: CryptoQuant Miner deposits signal potential market rebalancing   Among these movements, a single day saw deposits exceeding 24,000 BTC, underscoring the intensity of ...

Bitcoin is pushing higher in what looks like a classic countertrend bounce after a brutal capitulation move flushed out weak hands and triggered heavy forced selling in derivatives markets. Markus Thielen’s latest chart shows BTC dropping hard from above $110,000 to a low near $62,000 before rebounding, now testing resistance ...