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US Banks Demand 1-Year “Cooling-Off” Period to Block Crypto’s Fed Access

A powerful banking coalition has formally urged the Fed to impose a 12-month moratorium on master account applications for crypto firms, escalating the war for…

February 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Polymarket Sues Massachusetts AG in Federal Preemption Strike

Polymarket seeks a federal injunction to block Massachusetts from applying sports betting laws to its platform, arguing CFTC authority preempts state regulation.

February 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Prediction Markets Process $1.5B for Super Bowl LX; Kalshi & Polymarket Challenge Sportsbooks

Kalshi and Polymarket logged a combined $1.5 billion in volume for Super Bowl LX, validating prediction markets as a liquidity rival to traditional sportsbooks.

February 9, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Jump Trading Takes Equity in Kalshi & Polymarket; Deal Ties Stakes to ‘US Volume’

The high-frequency giant moves from renter to owner, with a deal structure that explicitly signals Polymarket's aggressive return to U.S. soil.

February 9, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bernstein Calls Bitcoin Crash ‘Weakest Bear Case in History’ as BTC Reclaims $70K

Bernstein analysts dismiss the 45% Bitcoin correction as a "confidence wobble" with no structural damage, reaffirming a $150,000 target for 2026.

February 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitmine Corners 3.6% of Ethereum Supply; Treasury Hits $10B

Tom Lee's Bitmine aggressively bought the dip to control 4.3 million ETH, generating $202M in annualized staking revenue.

February 9, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

MegaETH Mainnet Live: ‘Real-Time’ Layer 2 Debuts with 10ms Blocks

MegaETH launches its public mainnet with 10ms block times and 100k TPS targets, challenging Solana and redefining Ethereum scaling.

February 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Strategy Adds 1,142 BTC as $54B Bitcoin Bet Sits $5B Underwater

Michael Saylor's firm ignores a $5 billion paper loss to acquire another 1,142 BTC at $78k, funding the buy with fresh equity dilution.

February 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Miner Capitulation: Cango Dumps $305M BTC Into Historic Difficulty Drop

NYSE-listed miner Cango sells 4,451 BTC to fund an AI pivot as network difficulty drops 11%, signaling peak industry capitulation.

February 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Agentic AI Crisis: OpenClaw ‘ClawHavoc’ Attack Turns 341 Plugins Into Wallet Drainers

A massive supply chain attack on the OpenClaw AI marketplace has compromised 12% of all plugins, deploying AMOS malware to drain crypto wallets and steal…

February 9, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments