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Tokyo-based Metaplanet released its fiscal year 2025 results, reporting a 738% year-over-year increase in revenue. Despite the revenue surge, Bitcoin’s drawdown weighed heavily on the firm, as a non-cash valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen ($667.52 million) pushed the company into a net loss for the year.Sponsored SponsoredMetaplanet’s FY2025 earnings report revealed revenue climbed to 8.9 billion yen ($58.12 million), up from 1.06 billion yen ($6.92 million) a year earlier. The company’s Bitcoin income business generated roughly 95% of total revenue. “We launched the Bitcoin Income business in Q4 2024. Since then, this strategy has become our primary revenue source and…

Bitcoin may be headed for its worst first quarter in eight years, with data showing Bitcoin is already down 22.3% since the start of the year.The asset began the year trading around $87,700 and has declined by around $20,000 to current lows of around $68,000, putting it on track for its worst first quarter since the 2018 bear market — which fell almost 50%, according to CoinGlass. Bitcoin (BTC) has declined in seven of the past thirteen Q1s, with the most recent being 2025 when it lost 11.8%, 2020 when it shed 10.8%, and the largest ever, 2018, when it dumped…

Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly calling on the government to speed up the rollout of crypto market regulations amid booming adoption of digital assets, claiming citizens are spending almost 50 billion Russian rubles ($648 million) on crypto daily. According to a report from Russian news outlet RBC on Thursday, Russia’s deputy finance minister, Ivan Chebeskov, emphasized the importance of regulating the market, as most crypto spending is happening primarily through unregulated channels.  “We have always said that millions of citizens are involved in this activity, these are trillions of rubles from the point of view of citizens in use,…

The Avalanche (AVAX) token traded around $8.84 as sell-off pressure kept prices lower. Bulls have failed to reclaim the $10 mark and fresh declines may push AVAX to lows of $6.30. Sentiment across crypto is largely bearish. Avalanche (AVAX) is facing mounting resistance just below the $9 mark, where persistent bearish pressure has stifled recent recovery attempts. The altcoin’s bearish outlook aligns with broader cryptocurrency market vulnerability, and having recoiled off the resistance level, technicals suggest fresh losses are likely. Avalanche price recap AVAX has navigated a turbulent path over the past month, with prices falling since hitting highs near…

In brief The new powers would ban under-16s from social media, restrict infinite scroll and autoplay, and limit children’s access to VPNs. Former PM Rishi Sunak warned the UK risks becoming “a theme park for historically curious tourists” without faster AI adoption. U.S. attorney Preston Byrne said the GRANITE Act, a proposed American shield law against foreign censorship orders, would be used to counter any UK attempt to target U.S. VPN providers. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he will go to Parliament to seek new powers to regulate AI chatbots, and he’s ready for a fight with the companies…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Warren wants answers fast. Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim fired off a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on February 15, demanding he investigate a massive $500 million foreign investment that landed in World Liberty Financial just four days before Trump took office. The crypto firm tied to Trump got this huge cash injection from UAE-backed investors who snagged a 49% equity stake in the deal. Warren and Kim aren’t buying the timing as coincidence – they want the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to dig…

In brief OpenClaw founder, Peter Steinberger, is joining OpenAI to lead work on personal AI agents. The company will move into a foundation structure with continued support from OpenAI. Observers question whether OpenClaw can sustain its pace and focus amid the changes. OpenAI has brought on OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger to lead its push into personal AI agents, as CEO Sam Altman positions multi-agent systems at the center of the company’s next product phase.Steinberger will help build “very smart agents interacting with each other to do very useful things for people,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Sunday, adding that the…

tl;dr I am stepping down from my co-ED role at the EF at the end of February 2026. Bastian Aue is taking over the co-ED role alongside Hsiao-Wei. The future is bright for builders, for Ethereum, for the EF, and for me. Future of Ethereum As competing ideas emerge and fail and the markets jump up and down, we have never been given too much certainty. The conviction about Ethereum that comes from a deep understanding of its technology, its governance, its meaning for the future, and the values we share will always make us converge intermittently, even when our…

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Gold back over $5,000 is a market tell: fear is back. Tether just paid $150 million for the last mile. By taking ~12% of Gold.com and integrating XAU₮, Tether is buying distribution, so a USDT holder can reach for gold without leaving the crypto payment loopGold is trading above $5,000 an ounce again, and the mood that comes with that price level is back with it. When people start getting gold fever, they are paying for a certain feeling: safety, portability, and a hedge against the kind of macro mess that makes every other asset feel risky, according to Reuters.Crypto,…