Business

February, 2026

• 10 February

  Bitcoin Bounce at Risk: Lose This Level and $60K Comes Next

  

  Bitcoin’s rebound from early February lows has provided short-term relief, but the recovery shows signs of fragility as of February 10, 2026. BTC trades around $68,800–$70,000 after dipping to an intraday low near $60,062 on February 6 amid heavy liquidations and a 50%+ drawdown from 2025 highs above $126,000. The bounce—up roughly 13–19% from the bottom—appears driven primarily by short-covering …
• 10 February

  Bitcoin Bounce in Danger: $60K Drop Looms Unless This Key Level Holds

  

  Bitcoin’s sharp rebound from early February lows has provided temporary relief, but the recovery remains precarious as of February 10, 2026. BTC trades around $68,800–$70,000 after dipping to an intraday low near $60,062 on February 6 amid a broader sell-off that erased gains from late-2025 highs above $126,000. The bounce, largely fueled by short-covering and opportunistic buying near capitulation levels, …
• 10 February

  Ethereum Prepares Its Biggest Upgrade Since The Merge

  

  Ethereum developers are advancing toward Glamsterdam, the network’s next major hard fork, widely regarded as its most significant architectural advancement since The Merge in 2022 shifted consensus from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. Following the Pectra upgrade (May 2025, enhancing staking flexibility, account abstraction via EIP-7702, and L2 throughput) and Fusaka (December 3, 2025, introducing PeerDAS for efficient data availability sampling and …
• 10 February

  Sovereign Synergy: Why Stablecoins and CBDCs Must Align for Digital Power

  

  The global digital currency landscape is evolving rapidly in early 2026, with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) advancing through pilots and trials, while stablecoins dominate cross-border payments, DeFi, and tokenized assets. Rather than viewing them as competitors, experts increasingly advocate for alignment and interoperability to enhance monetary sovereignty, efficiency, and geopolitical influence. CBDCs provide state-backed stability, direct monetary policy transmission, …
• 10 February

  The Signal That Crashed XRP in 2022 Is Back — Glassnode Sounds the Alarm

  

  On-chain analytics firm Glassnode has flagged concerning parallels between XRP’s current market structure and conditions preceding its sharp 2022 decline, triggering renewed bearish caution among traders and analysts. Recent Glassnode insights, particularly from mid-to-late January 2026 (with echoes persisting into early February), highlight a key pattern: short-term holders (1 week to 1 month) have accumulated XRP at lower average cost …
• 10 February

  From Five Bankruptcies to $1.2B Revenue: The Unbreakable Journey of Gurhan Kiziloz

  

  Gurhan Kiziloz, the British-Turkish entrepreneur and founder of Nexus International, has emerged as one of the most compelling comeback stories in tech and gaming. After experiencing approximately five public bankruptcies in his earlier ventures—including fintech startup Lanistar—he rebuilt without external funding or institutional backing, achieving full ownership and control. Kiziloz’s journey began with ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful projects in various …
• 10 February

  Star Fires Back at CZ: ‘DEX and CEX Aren’t the Same — This Is Dodging Responsibility

  

  A sharp exchange has unfolded on X between OKX founder and CEO Star Xu (@star_okx) and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ, @cz_binance), reigniting the debate over centralized exchanges (CEXs) versus decentralized exchanges (DEXs). The spat began after CZ responded to a post criticizing crypto exchanges for listing low-quality memecoins, arguing that DEXs listing everything is positive for openness, and questioning …
• 10 February

  Funding Rates Flash Red: Bearish Signals Hit Crypto Markets, SOL and XRP Lead the Slide

  

  Funding Rates Flash Red: Bearish Signals Grip Crypto Markets, with SOL and XRP Showing Deeper Pressure Funding rates in perpetual futures contracts across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges have turned predominantly negative as of early February 2026, reflecting heightened bearish sentiment in the cryptocurrency market. Negative funding rates mean shorts pay longs, indicating traders are aggressively positioning for …
• 10 February

  Jailhouse Post Shakes Crypto World: SBF’s X Rant Reopens the FTX Collapse Case

  

  The headline-grabbing post from Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the convicted founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has stirred fresh controversy in the cryptocurrency community. Posted on February 10, 2026, via his verified X account (@SBF_FTX)—which is managed by a proxy or friend due to prison restrictions on internet access—SBF claimed, “FTX was never bankrupt. I never filed for it. The lawyers …
• 9 February

  Bukele’s Popularity Soars to 91.9% Even as Bitcoin Adoption Lags

  

  El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has achieved a record approval rating of 91.9%, according to a recent survey by local newspaper La Prensa Gráfica published in early February 2026. The poll, conducted January 19–25, 2026, among 1,200 respondents, showed 62.8% strongly approving of his performance, with only 1.8% strongly disapproving and 5.9% somewhat disapproving. This marks a rebound from mid-2025 …