MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition
Trader Edge / parameter - MicroStrategy acquired 3,015 bitcoin for $204M, expanding total holdings to 720,737 BTC. The purchase was funded through stock sales and preferred equity.The post MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Surpasses 720,000 BTC with Latest $204M Acquisition appear…
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X lifts cryptocurrency and gambling bans for paid promotions
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - X removed cryptocurrency from its list of prohibited industries for paid promotions, reversing a ban in place since June 2024. The policy shift also lifted restrictions on gambling promotions while adding pharmaceuticals, tobacco, weapons, and weight loss…
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The digital front: Iran’s internet down for second day amid reports of U.S.-Israel cyberattacks
cnbc - Iran is facing widespread internet disruptions following the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.
- Cloud and data-centre hits: AWS outages and regional tech disruptions (4)
- Internet blackout and cyber ops: prayer app weaponized nationwide (5)
- Markets shock: oil, gold, bitcoin swing as war rattles investors (23)
- Military strikes and regional fallout: leadership killed, Gulf on edge (11)
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Cloud and data-centre hits: AWS outages and regional tech disruptions
Internet blackout and cyber ops: prayer app weaponized nationwide
Markets shock: oil, gold, bitcoin swing as war rattles investors
Military strikes and regional fallout: leadership killed, Gulf on edge
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South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds South Korea’s National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make off with the digi-cash.…
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Former Mt. Gox CEO proposed a rewrite of bitcoin's code to recover $5 billion in stolen funds. Gets quickly shutdown
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - Mark Karpelès submitted a pull request to Bitcoin Core that would redirect coins that have remained untouched since 2011 to a recovery address controlled by the MtGox trustee, reigniting the oldest debate in Bitcoin.
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Bitcoin nears $63,000 as U.S. and Israel launch strikes on Iran
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The drop extends a pattern where bitcoin sells off on geopolitical shocks before recovering, as the token's 24/7 liquidity makes it one of the few large assets traders can exit over the weekend.
- Crypto market turbulence — Traders flee risk as rockets and tweets roil crypto. (27)
- Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation. (33)
- Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt. (22)
- OTHER — Collateral fallout: media, travel, datacenters, and betting controversies. (7)
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Crypto market turbulence — Traders flee risk as rockets and tweets roil crypto.
Military operations and political fallout — Strikes target Iran's leadership; region braces for wider retaliation.
Oil, markets, and regional disruption — Oil spikes, markets jitter as Gulf trade and flights halt.
OTHER — Collateral fallout: media, travel, datacenters, and betting controversies.
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Back to Top / Saturday, February 28, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 19932 / 123 stories in 6 days
Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
PYMNTS / pymnts - Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources. The bank has sent a request for information to some technology suppliers that cou…
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Bitcoin options market signaling “smart money is still paying up for downside protection rather than chasing the pump”
Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - Bitcoin is heading toward its worst February since 2020 and its fifth consecutive month in the red.
- Bitcoin pullback and rebounds: volatile swings amid macro headwinds (5)
- Crackdown and caution: seizures, ATM bans, probes target crypto (3)
- Smart-money hedges: traders buy downside protection amid sell-off (3)
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Bitcoin pullback and rebounds: volatile swings amid macro headwinds
Crackdown and caution: seizures, ATM bans, probes target crypto
Smart-money hedges: traders buy downside protection amid sell-off
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Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 19881 / 12 stories in 7 days
MARA Shares Rise After Bitcoin Miner Strikes AI Data Center Deal
Vince Dioquino / decrypt - The Bitcoin miner moved to convert U.S. sites into AI-ready campuses, though analysts say confirmed tenants will be key.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 10:20 pm / permalink 19856 / 5 stories in 8 days
Y Combinator-Backed Axiom Exchange Employees Accused of Insider Trading: ZachXBT
André Beganski / decrypt - Multiple employees at Axiom, a non-custodial trading platform, allegedly engaged in insider trading, said blockchain investigator ZachXBT.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19810 / 5 stories in 8 days
Ethereum Foundation Drafts Seven-Fork ‘Strawmap’ Through 2029
Vismaya V / decrypt - The roadmap targets faster finality, native privacy, quantum-resistant cryptography, and gigagas throughput across planned upgrades.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19790 / 4 stories in 8 days
MetaMask Crypto Debit Mastercard Launches Across United States
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - The Mastercard-powered MetaMask debit card is now rolling out access to all users across the United States.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19789 / 3 stories in 8 days
Bitcoin Treasury Company GD Culture May Sell BTC to Buy Back Shares
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Another treasury firm could backtrack on accumulating crypto, with GD Culture eyeing Bitcoin sales as a way to boost its stock price.
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Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana rally as analysts flag pause in ‘10 a.m. dump’ after Jane Street lawsuit
RT Watson / theblock - The rally marks one of the strongest single-day rebounds in weeks, snapping a steady slide that had pushed bitcoin down sharply from its October highs.
- Altcoin-led rebound — Ether, Solana, DOT outpace Bitcoin (2)
- Cautious analysts — Rally may be transient, traders unconvinced (3)
- ETF flows and Jane Street scrutiny — Institutional mechanics under lens (4)
- Short squeeze — Forced liquidations wipe out bearish bets (2)
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Altcoin-led rebound — Ether, Solana, DOT outpace Bitcoin
Cautious analysts — Rally may be transient, traders unconvinced
ETF flows and Jane Street scrutiny — Institutional mechanics under lens
Short squeeze — Forced liquidations wipe out bearish bets
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19754 / 12 stories in 9 days
UK Selects Firms for Stablecoin Regulatory Sandbox, Including Revolut
Sander Lutz / decrypt - The four firms will now have free reign to experiment in a program that will inform final UK stablecoin rules set to be released later this year.
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Circle reports $770 million Q4 revenue as USDC circulation reaches $75 billion, targets 40% CAGR for stablecoin
Brian Danga / theblock - Circle reported $770 million in Q4 revenue and reserve income as USDC circulation reached $75.3 billion and issued 40% CAGR guidance.
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Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance
David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe / nytimes - Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19691 / 4 stories in 10 days
U.S. sanctions Russian firm Operation Zero following crypto-funded trade secret theft
Sarah Wynn / theblock - The Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian company Operation Zero following the guilty plea of a man who admitted to stealing software.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19687 / 9 stories in 10 days
Meta Hopes to Launch Stablecoin Payments Project This Year
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is hoping to enter the stablecoin payment space sometime this year, CoinDesk reported Tuesday (Feb. 24), citing unnamed sources. The move would happen if the Facebook owner is successful in integrating with a third-party company to facilitate stablec…
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WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod to Enable Instant Settlement for Tokenized Money Market Fund
André Beganski / decrypt - WisdomTree is enabling instant settlement for its tokenized money market fund, indicating its product won't be limited by Wall Street’s pace.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19666 / 5 stories in 10 days