Lei Yang: MegaETH achieves 55,000 transactions per second, Ethereum’s scaling strategy pivots back to layer one, and the challenges of layer two security | Bankless

MegaETH leverages Ethereum for its superior blockchain execution environment. A stress test on MegaETH achieved 55,000 transactions per second. Layer two solutions that replicate layer one services face security challenges. дальше »

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Bitcoin ETFs Hold Billions as BTC Slips Below $70K, Analysts Warn of Potential Free Fall

Bitcoin’s (BTC) struggle to hold key price levels is raising fresh concerns across crypto markets, even as spot exchange-traded funds continue to control tens of billions of dollars in assets. Related Reading: Bitcoin May Gain If AI Job Losses Trigger Bank Stress, Hayes Says The largest cryptocurrency has fallen back below the psychologically important $70,000 mark, trading around $68,000 after weeks of steady selling pressure and weakening momentum. дальше »

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Bitcoin bottom signal that preceded 1,900% rally flashes again

Bitcoin’s “short-term holder stress” metric has fallen to lows not seen since 2018, suggesting the market has capitulated and possibly bottomed. дальше »

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Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin and Nasdaq Divergence Signals Dollar Liquidity Stress

Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin-Nasdaq Divergence Signals Stress

The post Arthur Hayes Warns Bitcoin and Nasdaq Divergence Signals Dollar Liquidity Stress appeared first on Coinspeaker.

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This censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban exposed the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced an awkward result. Roskomnadzor began throttling Telegram on Feb. 10, citing “non-compliance. дальше »

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Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced an awkward result. Roskomnadzor began throttling Telegram on Feb. 10, citing “non-compliance. дальше »

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Coinbase diamond hands vs Binance panic sellers — the $60,000 stress test

Bitcoin's recent price crash towards $60,000 did more than just shave billions off market capitalizations or liquidate leveraged positions. It served as a massive, chaotic stress test that exposed a widening behavioral fracture between the two most dominant venues in the digital asset economy. дальше »

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Binance traders are panic selling but HODLing on Coinbase — the $60,000 BTC stress test

Bitcoin's recent price crash towards $60,000 did more than just shave billions off market capitalizations or liquidate leveraged positions. It served as a massive, chaotic stress test that exposed a widening behavioral fracture between the two most dominant venues in the digital asset economy. дальше »

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Early Bitcoin bottom signals are starting to flash as BTC is still down $20k as stocks rip

Bitcoin bottom signals: ETF outflows, miner stress, and why a 2026 recession looks like the outlier Bitcoin could be approaching a cycle low as spot Bitcoin ETF flows keep leaking and miner economics stay tight, even while recession talk dominates the timeline. дальше »

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Bitcoin price recovery dream meets $18.8 trillion household debt, and one Fed decision could flip everything

The US economy is starting 2026 with an uncomfortable split-screen scenario that is complicating the outlook for Bitcoin's recovery towards $100,000. While Wall Street credit pricing still looks calm, the “real economy” stress gauges are flashing late-cycle warning lights. дальше »

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Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says bitcoin will thrive amid ‘deflationary chaos’ created by AI and innovation

Exponential tech will force down prices and stress legacy finance, for which bitcoin offers a trustless alternative, said Wood at Bitcoin Investor Week. дальше »

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Crypto trading firm BlockFills halts deposits and withdrawals amid market stress

Crypto trading firm BlockFills has temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals, citing recent market and financial conditions. The decision was disclosed in a post shared by the company on X and was described as a protective measure for both clients… дальше »

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Parker White: Bitcoin’s price drop linked to IBIT options stress, a Hong Kong hedge fund’s influence, and the risks of short volatility strategies | Unchained

Recent Bitcoin price drops highlight the risks of derivatives and the influence of traditional finance on crypto markets. The post Parker White: Bitcoin’s price drop linked to IBIT options stress, a Hong Kong hedge fund’s influence, and the risks of short volatility strategies | Unchained appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Bitcoin-Backed Bonds Facing Stress Test After Bitcoin Selloff, S&P Says

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin-Backed Bonds Facing Stress Test After Bitcoin Selloff, S&P Says Wall Street’s first public bitcoin-backed bond, issued by Ledn and rated by S&P, is facing stress after a 27% bitcoin drop forced liquidations. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Most Dangerous Setups Formed Days Before October 10 Crash: How to Spot it Next Time

Billion-dollar liquidation events are no longer rare in crypto markets. While these crashes often appear suddenly, on-chain data, leverage positioning, and technical signals usually reveal stress long before forced selling begins. дальше »

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Bitcoin short term holders are panic selling at a loss but was this capitulation or just a leverage reset?

Bitcoin’s slide through $65,000 and toward $60,000 felt like a stress test the market had been postponing. The move was sharp enough to force a reset in positioning, and broad enough to pull the conversation away from single-catalyst explanations. дальше »

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Solana Spot ETFs See $2.82M Inflows as SOL Trades at $79 Amid Broader Market Stress

Solana (SOL) is drawing selective investor interest even as the wider crypto market remains under pressure. While sharp price declines across major tokens have weighed on sentiment, recent fund flow data and on-chain activity suggest that capital is not exiting the ecosystem entirely. дальше »

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Crypto’s stress test hits balance sheets as Bitcoin, Ether collapse

Crypto’s downturn is rippling through treasuries, ETFs and mining infrastructure, exposing how digital asset volatility reshapes balance sheets and operations. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s crash to $60,000 has traders hunting for a hidden fund blowup

Traders on X are pointing to everything from a Hong Kong fund blowup to yen funding stress and even quantum security fears as bitcoin’s plunge turns into a full-blown narrative vacuum. дальше »

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Bloomberg analyst predicts Bitcoin price could crash to $10,000 as markets show 2008-style turmoil sign

A senior Bloomberg Intelligence strategist has warned that Bitcoin could face a severe collapse toward $10,000 as global markets show signs of stress similar to past financial crises. In recent social media posts in early Feb. 2026, Bloomberg Intelligence senior… дальше »

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Bitcoin supply underwater hits 2-year high as market stress grows

Increased Bitcoin supply underwater heightens market volatility and investor anxiety, potentially leading to further financial instability. The post Bitcoin supply underwater hits 2-year high as market stress grows appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

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Liquidation grips altcoins as long positions collapse across majors

Altcoins bore the brunt of market stress over the past 24 hours as a sharp leverage unwind triggered widespread liquidations across major tokens. The liquidations wiped out more than $1.4 billion in pThe post Liquidation grips altcoins as long positions collapse across majors appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s slides to $70,000 triggering structural crisis that could make FTX collapse look like child’s play

Bitcoin’s latest drawdown is forcing a critical stress test on the “treasury company” trade. Over the past months, the model appeared simple, requiring companies to sell stock or low-cost convertible notes, buy Bitcoin, and rely on rising prices and a persistent equity premium to cover the remainder. дальше »

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Is History Repeating? UTXO Stress Revives Memories of the 2022 Bitcoin Slide

CryptoQuant warns Bitcoin’s UTXOs-in-loss have re-entered the 27–30% “decision zone.” BTC trades near $76K as a sustained move above 30% could deepen losses. дальше »

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Gold And Silver Are Flashing Warnings Seen Before Major Markets Collapse

Gold price and silver price have pushed higher in a way that rarely goes unnoticed by analysts who track market stress rather than surface headlines. Although they have declined in recent days, the prices are still up; gold trades around $4,900 and silver $87. дальше »

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Bitcoin price remains stuck below $74K: why analysts see slide towards $60K

A fresh wave of macro stress and technical breakdowns pushed Bitcoin price deep into correction territory as traders remained defensive. дальше »

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Binance reserves steady as ‘FTX 2.0’ claims spread online

Binance shows stable onchain reserves and no immediate stress signals despite market volatility and a wave of criticism circulating on social media. дальше »

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Saylor calls Bitcoin volatility ‘Satoshi’s gift’ amid market stress

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor frames Bitcoin’s sharp drawdowns as “Satoshi’s gift,” arguing volatility rewards long-term holders, not short-term traders. MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor addressed Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent volatility with remarks positioning price instability as an inherent characteristic of the digital asset… дальше »

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Bitcoin supply guide: When holders sell, miners strain, and ETFs add pressure

Bitcoin supply guide: cost-basis bands, miner stress, and ETF flow signals Bitcoin is currently trading outside a $93,000–$110,000 cost-basis band that Glassnode frames as an “overhead supply” zone. дальше »

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BitRiver bankruptcy case exposes stress in Russia’s bitcoin mining sector

BitRiver, Russia’s largest bitcoin mining operator, has entered formal insolvency proceedings after a Russian arbitration court accepted creditor claims linked to unpaid debts. The case marks one of the most significant financial failures in the country’s crypto mining industry and highlights the pressure facing energy-intensive operators as costs rise and access to capital tightens. The […] дальше »

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Jeffrey Epstein files reignite crypto speculation as Ripple dismisses XRP links

The Justice Department on Friday released additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, and Ripple executives stress there is no evidence linking the sex offender to XRP, Stellar, or their development. дальше »

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Polymarket

Vitalik Buterin pockets $70k fading “crazy” Polymarket bets, arguing rational pricing of extreme scenarios can still beat crypto’s most heated narratives. Vitalik Buterin has quietly turned prediction markets into a lab for rationality under stress, cashing roughly $70,000 in profit… дальше »

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Ethereum enters FTX-era stress: Is this structural deleveraging?

Ethereum's Funding Rates collapsed to FTX-era extremes as derivatives absorbed a violent macro shock. Rising U.S.–Iran tensions reignited risk aversion, pushing Ethereum [ETH] sharply lower whileThe post Ethereum enters FTX-era stress: Is this structural deleveraging? appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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ETH, SOL and DOGE slide 7% as $850 million bullish bets end up liquidated

Ether, solana and XRP led losses across crypto as a wave of long liquidations swept futures markets, showing stress spreading beyond bitcoin during weekend trading. дальше »

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Bitcoin Slides As Dollar Liquidity Contracts Sharply

Global crypto markets are showing fresh signs of stress as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) prices tumble amid tightening U. S. dollar liquidity. Crypto asset prices are not moving in isolation, they are responding to macroeconomic shifts that are reshaping risk assets around the world. дальше »

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Morning Crypto Report: XRP to $126? Abnormal TV Glitch Reveals Ultimate XRP Price Target,  Bitcoin to $25,000: Legendary Trader Brandt Reveals Brutal Timeline, Shiba Inu Unlock Hits 41,128,246,331 SHIB on Major Exchange

Friday, Jan. 30, hits crypto with pressure as a TV glitch puts XRP at $126, Peter Brandt maps a $25,000 Bitcoin path and a 41.12 billion SHIB unlock on OKX amid $1.71 billion liquidation stress. дальше »

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Solana processes 40% of L1 throughput amid memecoin boom – Explained

Solana’s current memecoin-driven activity surge appears to be driven by speculative excess on the surface. Yet beneath it lies a real-time stress test of the network’s scalability, fee dynamics, aThe post Solana processes 40% of L1 throughput amid memecoin boom – Explained appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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-40% for Bitcoin (BTC): Biggest Miner Capitulation Since 2021 Warning Hits Cryptocurrency Market

Bitcoin's hashrate collapses 40%, marking the biggest miner capitulation since 2021. Read how energy value plunges as experts debate power prices, storm impact and BTC mining stress. дальше »

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MegaETH mainnet to launch Feb. 9 after clocking 35K TPS in testing

The 10.7 billion transactions seen during MegaETH’s stress test were more than the Ethereum blockchain has seen in its 10–year history. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s “mine canary” is fluttering as specific Fed stress signals warn of a silent liquidity trap ahead

Amid a general sense of unease around the spike in precious metals, the decline in the dollar, Bitcoin's weak-to-flat price action, geopolitical uncertainty, and persistent trade wars, several economic stressors actually appear relatively relaxed. дальше »

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Decoding why Bitcoin remains quiet despite Fed’s first Yen warning in decade

Bitcoin is down around 6.5% this week, but the move hasn’t turned into a full-blown sell-off. Instead, BTC has been moving slowly, lagging behind other assets. Currency stress is back in focus, witThe post Decoding why Bitcoin remains quiet despite Fed’s first Yen warning in decade appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Crypto faces $2.3b options expiry stress test as Bitcoin, Ethereum hug key strikes

Bitcoin and Ethereum face a $2.3b options expiry that will reveal whether the new options-heavy market structure can absorb hedging flows without reigniting casino-style volatility. A $2.3 billion wave of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) options expiry is testing whether… дальше »

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Silver Price Hits $99 as Industrial Demand Hits Record Levels

The silver price is trading near $99 per ounce, so it’s now within reach of the long-discussed $100 milestone. The move got the attention of a lot of investors, including crypto ones too. With that in mind, analysts say the rally is being driven by real supply stress. дальше »

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RALPH and GAS Suffer Sharp Losses as Creator Economy Meta Faces Stress Test

The Ralph Wiggum Price (RALPH) and Gas Town (GAS) meme coins have plunged by double digits over the past 24 hours, wiping out a significant portion of their market value.   The decline has raised concerns about the durability of the emerging creator economy meta. дальше »

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Bitcoin is about to hit the Federal Reserve’s 2026 stress tests, creating a massive capital risk for regulated banks

Pierre Rochard's call for the Federal Reserve to integrate Bitcoin into its stress tests came at an unusual moment: the Fed is soliciting public comment on its 2026 scenarios while simultaneously proposing new transparency requirements for how it builds and updates those models. дальше »

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Bitcoin hits Federal Reserve’s 2026 stress tests, creating a massive capital risk for banks

Pierre Rochard's call for the Federal Reserve to integrate Bitcoin into its stress tests came at an unusual moment: the Fed is soliciting public comment on its 2026 scenarios while simultaneously proposing new transparency requirements for how it builds and updates those models. дальше »

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Bitcoin dips on Trump’s Greenland tariffs as prediction markets stay cool

Trump’s Greenland tariff threat sparks a Bitcoin selloff, but prediction markets keep annexation odds low as analysts stress macro and structural BTC demand. Former President Donald Trump announced on Jan. дальше »

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Evening digest: Bitcoin slips below 90K, gold hits records, Netflix goes all-cash on WBD

Markets are repricing power, not growth. Netflix just went all-cash on Warner Bros. Discovery at $27.75 a share, removing stock-risk and forcing Paramount into a credibility fight it can’t win. At the same time, geopolitics is overwhelming fundamentals: gold is ripping to fresh records as tariff threats around Greenland morph into a NATO stress test […] дальше »

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XRP bulls face psychological test as Glassnode flags February 2022 pattern

Glassnode says XRP’s market structure mirrors February 2022, with short-term buyers accumulating below 6–12M holders and $2 acting as a key stress zone. Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode reported Monday that XRP (XRP) has returned to a cost-basis configuration last observed… дальше »

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BloFin Research Analysis:  A Shift in Capital Preference From Bitcoin to Gold

The first week of 2026 offered investors a distinctly unromantic reminder: when the macro narrative shifts from “growth and inflation” to “institutional and governance risk”, performance is no longer about whose story sounds best, but about which assets look most independent under stress. дальше »

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