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Google search volume for the term “Bitcoin” surged over the past week as the asset’s price briefly fell to the $60,000 level for the first time since October 2024.Google Trends provisional data shows worldwide searches for “Bitcoin” reached a score of 100 for the week starting Feb. 1, the highest level in the past 12 months. The previous peak was a score of 95 in the week of Nov. 16–23, when Bitcoin (BTC) slipped below the psychological $100,000 level for the first time in nearly six months. Google search interest for the term “Bitcoin” surged since Feb. 1. Source: Google TrendsGoogle…

In brief Pop music icon Justin Bieber paid $1.3 million worth of ETH for a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT in 2022. The NFT now is worth less than 6 ETH, or around $12,000, as NFTs and Ethereum have fallen in value. Even common Bored Apes at were trading for as much as $429,000 in 2022 before collapsing. Pop music icon Justin Bieber became one of the most famous members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club when he spent 500 ETH—or around $1.3 million—in January 2022 for Ethereum-based NFT, Bored Ape #3001. Bieber’s ape, among the most common in the collection…

Bitcoin has regained some of its footing after briefly touching $60,000 on Thursday.The crash was prompted by a plethora of factors.Market watchers say Bitcoin’s selloff over the past three months is unprecedented.Bitcoin jumped back above the $70,000 mark on Friday as investors piled back into the asset class following a volatile week for the cryptocurrency market at large. The $1.3 trillion digital asset is up over 6% today after plunging to nearly $60,000 earlier on Thursday. Ether has jumped more than 7% to above $2,000 while XRP trades at $1.46, up nearly 20%. Market watchers say the worst is over.…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Weekend trading brings wild swings. Several altcoins are flashing major volatility signals that could reshape portfolios before Monday’s open, creating a messy landscape for anyone holding these tokens. Decred shot up hard, hitting $24.70 after breaking back above the $20.22 level that traders have been watching for weeks. Buyers basically took control again after DCR spent time going nowhere, and now the momentum looks pretty bullish. The coin needs to stay above $22.84 to keep this rally alive, with $25.94 sitting as the next big wall to break. If DCR can…

Zach Anderson Feb 06, 2026 13:31 Circle’s response to Swiss stablecoin consultation calls for equivalence pathway for regulated foreign stablecoins, warning current draft risks isolating Switzerland from $300B market. Circle submitted its formal response to Switzerland’s Federal Council consultation on stablecoin regulation on February 6, warning that the proposed framework could effectively shut out foreign-issued stablecoins from the Swiss market—including Circle’s own USDC.The USDC issuer’s central objection: Switzerland’s draft rules would treat all non-Swiss stablecoins the same as unbacked crypto assets, regardless of whether they’re fully reserved and regulated elsewhere. With the global stablecoin market now exceeding $300 billion, Circle…

 2/6/2026 – We get married to benefit from a concentrated investment.  We have friends, family, and colleagues to benefit from multiple investments, each of which pays off uniquely.  Together, our concentrated efforts and our diverse efforts make for a deep life and a broad and stimulating life.  So it is within our careers.  To succeed, we typically need to concentrate on an area of expertise where we bring unique depth and value.  We also have to apply our knowledge broadly enough to ensure that we’re learning from new challenges and applying our expertise as widely as possible.  Success is a function of…

Strategy’s Bitcoin reserves cover debt, and only a prolonged drop to $8,000 could possibly force restructuring. Strategy CEO Phong Le told investors on Thursday that the company’s balance sheet remains stable despite recent crypto market turbulence, though extreme scenarios could pose challenges. The firm, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin (BTC) holder, says it would only need to consider restructuring or additional capital if the cryptocurrency fell to $8,000 and remained there for five to six years. Balance Sheet Holds Amid Bitcoin Sell-Off According to reporting by The Block, Le, speaking during Strategy’s fourth-quarter earnings call, emphasized that even after recent…

Key Takeaways Crypto investment products recorded $1.73 billion in outflows, the largest weekly total since mid-November 2025. Bitcoin and Ethereum bore the brunt of the selling, while Solana stood out with modest inflows. Outflows were heavily concentrated in the United States, while Europe and Canada saw small but notable inflows. Crypto investment products suffered their largest weekly outflows since mid-November 2025, with investors pulling a combined $1.73 billion from the market. According to the latest CoinShares data , the sell-off was driven by fading expectations of interest rate cuts, persistent negative price momentum, and growing frustration that digital assets have yet…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is urging Layer 2 networks to rethink their strategy. He points to a major decline in L2 users—from 58.4 million to about 30 million—even as Ethereum’s base network more than doubled its own active addresses.This shift comes as Ethereum’s primary network shows unexpected strength. Transaction fees are at record lows, and experts expect gas limits to rise through 2026. As a result, Ethereum’s base layer can now handle many more transactions independently.Sponsored SponsoredLayer 2’s Original Purpose FadesIn a detailed post, Buterin explained that the original Layer 2 vision is outdated. Initially, L2s were expected to act…

The prediction market on Base recorded a spike in trading volumes at the end of January.The native token of Limitless, a prediction market on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, is soaring this week after trading volume on the platform hit an all-time high in January.The LMTS token, which launched in October, has struggled until now, falling as much as 86% to $0.05. However, it’s up 135% this week and another 2% today amid rising platform activity, which cleared $200 million in notional volume in January, according to Dune Analytics.This marks a 56% jump from December, when it processed $128…