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Bitcoin Ponzi CEO Sentenced to 20 Years in $200M Fraud Case

Bitcoin Ponzi CEO Sentenced to 20 Years in $200M Fraud Case

A Virginia federal judge sentenced the 61-year-old CEO of Praetorian Group International to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a…

February 13, 2026

Seoul Police Lose $1.5M in Seized Bitcoin

Seoul authorities disclosed that about $1.5 million in Bitcoin seized in a 2021 fraud case was transferred out of a…

February 13, 2026

Upbit & Bithumb to Delist Loopring ($LRC)

South Korea’s leading exchanges Upbit and Bithumb announced they will remove Loopring ($LRC) from trading on March 16, 2026, at…

February 13, 2026

CZ Shuts Down $300M Binance Bitcoin Rumor

A social media post claimed Binance earned 60,000 BTC by shorting Bitcoin on BitMEX ahead of the March 2020 Black Thursday crash.…

February 13, 2026

Bhutan Sells Another $6.7M in Bitcoin

The Royal Government of Bhutan has been steadily selling Bitcoin, including another $6.7 million this week, as part of ongoing…

February 13, 2026

Tether Unveils QVAC, a Fully Local AI Assistant

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared a demo of QVAC, the company’s new AI assistant designed to run entirely on users’…

February 12, 2026

Strategy Buys 1,142 BTC, Now Holds Over 714K Coins

Strategy has announced the purchase of 1,142 Bitcoin for roughly $90 million, at an average price of about $78,815 per…

February 9, 2026

China Urges Banks to Cut U.S. Treasury Holdings

Chinese regulators have privately instructed major commercial banks to limit new U.S. Treasury purchases and gradually reduce large holdings due…

February 9, 2026

Binance SAFU Fund Adds $300M in Bitcoin

Binance’s Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU), created after the 2019 hack to protect customers, bought an additional 4,225 BTC…

February 9, 2026

Bitcoin Searches Reach 12-Month High

Global Google searches for "Bitcoin" soared to a one-year high during the week of February 1 as the price plunged…

February 7, 2026

Crypto.com CEO Buys AI.com for $70M

Cryptocom co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek has purchased the domain AIcom for approximately $70 million, marking the largest publicly disclosed…

February 7, 2026

Crypto Startup Erebor Becomes First US Bank of Trump’s Term

Erebor Bank, a crypto‑friendly financial startup backed by tech investors including Palmer Luckey and Joe Lonsdale, has become the first…

February 7, 2026

Arthur Hayes Blames IBIT Hedging for Recent Bitcoin Selloff

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said the recent Bitcoin selloff was likely driven by dealer hedging linked to iShares Bitcoin Trust…

February 7, 2026

Bitcoin Rebounds to $70K Amid Extreme Market Fear

Bitcoin jumped back to around $70,600 on February 7 after falling near $60,000, reversing a recent 14% drop from early…

February 7, 2026

21Shares Files With SEC for Spot ONDO ETF

Crypto asset manager 21Shares has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch…

February 7, 2026

Stablecoin Inflows Surge to $100B Amid Crypto Dip

Weekly stablecoin inflows to exchanges doubled from $51 billion in late December to around $100 billion amid the recent crypto…

February 6, 2026

China Bans Unapproved Yuan Stablecoins

China has banned unapproved offshore yuan-pegged stablecoins to stop crypto-based capital flight and financial crime. The People’s Bank of China…

February 6, 2026

Bithumb Employee Mistake Sends 2,000 BTC to Users

A Bithumb employee accidentally sent around 2,000 $BTC to hundreds of users during an airdrop instead of the intended token,…

February 6, 2026

Metaplanet to Keep Buying Bitcoin Despite Market Slump

Metaplanet CEO Gerovich announced the company will continue steadily accumulating Bitcoin despite a 50% drop from October 2025 highs and…

February 6, 2026

Ethereum Whales Face $1.7 Billion Liquidation Risk

Several Ethereum whales are at risk of major liquidations as ETH trades near $1,900. Trend Research leads with 356,000 ETH ($671 million)…

February 6, 2026