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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

Polymarket Signals New Crypto Token With POLY Trademark Filings

Polymarket’s parent company has submitted multiple trademark applications for “POLY,” indicating a strategic move toward launching a native cryptocurrency token for its prediction market platform. The filings represent a significant potential expansion of the company’s business model, exploring new monetization strategies amid the evolving cryptocurrency landscape. The trademark applications come at a critical time for […]

Why Bitcoin Fell on Feb. 5: Procap Executive Points to ETF Mechanics, Not Crypto Panic

Bitcoin’s sharp sell-off on Feb. 5, 2026, was driven primarily by activity in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and broader traditional finance (TradFi) deleveraging, according to a detailed analysis published by Jeff Park, chief investment officer at Procap. Bitcoin’s Feb. 5 Drop Was an ETF Event, Not a Crypto One, Says Jeff Park Park explained […]

Tether Targets Cross-Border Payments With t-0 Network Investment

Tether has made a strategic investment in t-0 network, a settlement platform designed to support USDT-based cross-border payments between licensed financial institutions. Tether Makes Strategic Investment in t-0 Network The investment is aimed at supporting the development of a payments network that enables banks and fintech firms to conduct near-instant international transfers while settling transactions […]

Vietnam plans 0.1% tax on crypto trades, equating them to stocks

<p>Vietnam's crypto tax could enhance market transparency but may restrict exchange growth due to high capital requirements.</p><p>The post <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/vietnam-crypto-tax-regulation/">Vietnam plans 0.1% tax on crypto trades, equating them to stocks</a> appeared first on <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com">Crypto Briefing</a>.</p>

XTB, Trade Nation, IG Japan, and More: Executive Moves of the Week

XTB hires ex-Revolut marketerEntering the second month of the year, brokers andregulators are stepping up leadership changes and strategic hires. Zoe Gralinska-Sakai joined XTB as Head of Regional Marketing for the UK, France, and Italy.Gralinska-Sakai entered her new role after more than three years at Revolut, where she held several senior marketing roles in Poland and remotely. Most recently she served as Global Brand Marketing Manager following a prior position as Creative Marketing Manager

Peter Schiff Warns Bitcoin Rallies Are Traps Before Bear Market Crash

Bitcoin’s sharp rallies mask a deeper bear market that could end in a brutal crash, as speculative optimism fades, corporate exposure grows riskier, and digital gold narratives unravel, according to longtime crypto critic Peter Schiff. Bitcoin Rallies Are Traps, Peter Schiff Says, ‘Sell the Rip’ Before Bear Market Crash Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff [&#8230;]

Davide Crapis: ERC 8004 enables decentralized AI agent interactions, establishes trustless commerce, and enhances reputation systems on Ethereum | Unchained

New ERC-8004 standard aims to revolutionize trust and interactions among AI agents on EthereumThe post Davide Crapis: ERC 8004 enables decentralized AI agent interactions, establishes trustless commerce, and enhances reputation systems on Ethereum | Unchained appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

$65K Bitcoin Marks Attractive Entry Point, Fidelity Says Amid Consolidation

Bitcoin’s pullback is drawing institutional attention as Fidelity flags a key price zone, framing the move as part of a broader cycle shaped by Federal Reserve politics and shifting flows between digital assets and gold. Fidelity Identifies $65K Bitcoin as Attractive Entry Before Next Cycle Leg Fidelity Investments’ director of global macro, Jurrien Timmer, shared [&#8230;]

Samson Mow Sees Bitcoin Bear Market Ending: ‘Fundamentals Haven’t Changed’

Bitcoin remains materially undervalued as the crypto bear market nears its end, with strengthening fundamentals, rising institutional accumulation and macro pressures setting the stage for the next phase, according to Jan3 CEO Samson Mow. Samson Mow Says Bitcoin Bear Market Is Ending Samson Mow, chief executive officer of Jan3, shared on social media platform X [&#8230;]

Robert Kiyosaki Quietly Buying Bitcoin? Preparing to Load up After New Bottom

Robert Kiyosaki signaled a pause in buying bitcoin, gold, and silver while hinting at future purchases, stirring scrutiny as his latest comments clash with a long record of buying during rallies. Kiyosaki Signals Pause in Bitcoin Buying While Eyeing Future Reentry Rich Dad Poor Dad author and investor Robert Kiyosaki shared on social media platform [&#8230;]

Galaxy Digital Authorizes $200M Share Buyback as Stock Rebounds

Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. announced this week that its board has authorized a $200 million share repurchase program for the company’s Class A common stock. Galaxy Digital Moves to Buy Back Shares Following Q4 Loss According to the announcement, the program will run for up to 12 months and allows Galaxy to repurchase shares through [&#8230;]

Tokenized equities approach $1B as institutional rails emerge

The following is a guest post and analysis from Vincent Maliepaard, Marketing Director at Sentora.A year ago, tokenized equities barely registered as an asset class. Today, the market is approaching $1 billion—a nearly 30x increase—and December 2025 may have delivered the regulatory clarity needed for institutional adoption to accelerate.What changed? Three things: a small group of platforms moved fast to capture market share, regulators started building actual frameworks instead of issuing warn

Bitcoin Difficulty Logs 11.16% Reduction, Largest Drop Since China’s 2021 Mining Crackdown

This weekend, the Bitcoin network logged its steepest difficulty cut since July 3, 2021—a moment that followed China’s sweeping ban on mining and trading, which triggered a sharp market sell-off and sent miners scrambling for exits beyond the region. Bitcoin Mining Gets Easier—for Now—as Difficulty Drops 11.16% After a winter storm ripped through dozens of [&#8230;]

Strike Extends Margin Call Window for Bitcoin-Backed Loans as Volatility Intensifies

BTC lending platform Strike has updated its bitcoin-backed loan policies amid heightened crypto market volatility, extending the margin call recovery window and adjusting loan-to-value thresholds to give borrowers more flexibility. Bitcoin Lending Platform Strike Expands Margin Call Recovery Time for Bitcoin-Backed Loans The changes include expanding the margin call recovery period from 24 hours to [&#8230;]

Trump’s crypto “golden age” throws away $2 trillion in profits, leaving those holding dollars as winners

The crypto market that surged on Donald Trump’s campaign promise of a friendlier US posture is now back near where it started, after an 18-month round trip that added close to $2 trillion in value and then erased roughly the same amount.Data compiled by CryptoSlate put the total crypto market value at about $2.4 trillion in October 2024, weeks before the US election.By November 2024, the market had pushed toward $3.2 trillion as traders priced in a “policy premium,” the expectation that a pro-cr

Mike Belshe: Stablecoins are a safer alternative to banks, BitGo’s operational controls are key for crypto market structure, and the future of finance is in asset tokenization | The Wolf Of All Streets

Stablecoins are set to reshape banking by offering a safer, more efficient alternative for deposits.The post Mike Belshe: Stablecoins are a safer alternative to banks, BitGo&#8217;s operational controls are key for crypto market structure, and the future of finance is in asset tokenization | The Wolf Of All Streets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis Tells Banks to Stop Fighting Stablecoins and Start Using Them

U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis urged American banks to embrace stablecoins and digital assets, arguing they represent a new financial product rather than a threat as Congress struggles to advance stalled crypto legislation. Banks should see stablecoins as a way to expand services, not defend turf, Lummis said during a Feb. 6 appearance on Fox Business, [&#8230;]

Prediction Markets Price Patriots Loss Ahead of Super Bowl LX

Prediction markets across Kalshi, Polymarket, and Myriad are signaling a strong consensus that the New England Patriots will lose Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8, with pricing one day before kickoff historically among the most reliable signals these platforms produce. Kalshi, Polymarket, and Myriad Agree: Patriots Face Long Odds on Super Bowl Sunday As of [&#8230;]

Why Some Traders Say Bitcoin’s 21 Million Cap Is Being Diluted Off-Chain

Several X accounts have reignited a long-running debate in bitcoin circles, arguing that a single onchain bitcoin now underpins multiple financial claims across exchange-traded funds (ETFs), futures, perpetual swaps, wrapped tokens, and structured products. The argument, often labeled the “paper bitcoin” theory, draws direct comparisons to gold’s financialization in the 1980s, when derivatives came to [&#8230;]