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[LIVE] Crypto News Today, February 9 – ENS Abandons Namechain L2 Plan As Ethereum Price Holds $2K
Ethereum Layer 2 solutions are taking another L as ENS Labs has scrapped its plans for Namechain, opting to deploy the upgraded ENSv2 protocol directly on Ethereum. The change in plan comes after Ethereum scaling upgrades cut registration gas fees by over 99%,
Official Trump Meme Coin Tumbles After World Liberty Financial Probe
Trump-linked cryptocurrencies took a massive hit over the last 24 hours, reminding investors that political coins are just as volatile as the rest of the market. Official Trump Meme Coin (TRUMP) and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) plummeted 14.6% and 10.8% respectively, following news
Gemini Pulls Out of UK, EU, Australia as It Bets on US Rules
Crypto can’t exist in isolation. True, it promises decentralization and diffuses power back to the people. The problem is that fiat is needed to buy these assets, and some of the best cryptos to buy are still priced in USD, Euros, and many
99Bitcoins Exclusive: ‘Zcash Price Isn’t a Multi-Billion Dollar Narrative—It’s Trillion-Dollar’
Zcash is often billed as “encrypted Bitcoin,” yet its market cap is only about $3 Bn—roughly 1/280th of Bitcoin’s $1.3 T. In an exclusive interview with 99Bitcoins, Arjun Khemani, advisor to the Winklevoss-backed Zcash project Cypherpunk, breaks down the state of privacy crypto. His position
Tether $150M Deal With Gold.com: Stablecoin Giant Wants to Own the Supply Chain
The obsession with gold continues: Tether, the stablecoin giant, is once again expanding its gold exposure. In a move that signals a major pivot toward hard assets, Tether has struck a definitive deal to invest $150 million into Gold.com. The agreement buys Tether
Crypto News Today, February 6: Supercycle They Say! Sentiment Hit Rock Bottom, BTC USD Touched $60K, ETH Under $2K
Supercycle narrative, once treated like gospel, took a serious hit as BTC USD slid all the way to $60,000 and ETH USD cracked below $2,000. Is this just another brutal shakeout or the moment the supercycle myth finally broke? Either way, BTC USD
Lummis Wants Banks to Embrace Stablecoins, CLARITY Act Stalls
Billionaires managing multi-trillion-dollar portfolios are bullish on a future that is tokenized. They expect real estate, bonds, currencies, and pretty much everything of value to float on public ledgers like Ethereum and Solana in the coming months. Tokenization of fiat, like the USD
Over $1T Wiped From The Market But Bitwise Says Crypto Winter Is Near Its End
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan recently described the crypto market as locked in a full-blown winter since January 2025. A brutal, 2022-style downturn driven by excess leverage, widespread profit-taking by early holders, and sustained price pressure across the board. He likens it to “Leonardo
Kalshi Tightens Surveillance as Super Bowl Bets Hit $170M
Kalshi just tightened its trading surveillance days before the Super Bowl, adding an independent oversight committee and new data partners. Nearly $170 million has already flowed into Kalshi Super Bowl bets, putting unusual attention on how fair those markets really are. Prediction markets
US Treasury Tells Crypto Companies to Follow Rules or Leave
Washington just turned up the pressure on crypto, and the message came bluntly when US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told companies unwilling to follow new rules they could “move to El Salvador.” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has to get Bitcoin
