Second-worst Day ever for Crypto, Tariffs spook Markets, Reserve coins tank

BTC recovers to $84k after softer CPI. ETH/BTC at levels last seen in Dec 2020. ETH whale liquidated, FUD over HYPE contagion. Whales accumulate 65k BTC amid crypto crashes. 7 more reps support Lummis plan to buy 1m BTC. CBOE seeks to add staking to Fidelity ETH ETF. SEC delays decision on XRP, SOL, LTC, DOGE ETF. BTC heading towards $73k: 10X Research. BTC pain tied to equities: StanChart. House passes resolution to kill IRS DeFI broker rule. House committee starts stablecoin discussions. No plans for more crypto summits: White House. Saylor urges US to acquire 25% of BTC supply. VC funding dipping below 2017-18 levels. Metaplanet buys $13.5m BTC. HK company Lead Benefit buys $27m BTC. Sony and LINE join forces in blockchain deal. OKX blames Bybit for hack investigation.

BTC hits 4-month low, taps $76k before rebound. Liquidations $1.1bn, follows several huge wipe outs. Fear & Greed index falls to 14, lowest since 2022. ETH hits 16-month lows, underperforms again. Huge ETH liquidation in focus at $1127. Stablecoin market cap hits new ATH. Investors discounting stimulus: Cathie Wood. Trump to sign EO to end Operation Checkpoint 2.0. SEC looking to ease crypto firm registration rules. Senate committee to vote on stablecoin bill. Mt Gox makes second $900m+ move in a week. Coinbase to launch 24/7 perp-style futures in US. Coinbase gets license in India. Deutsche Borse to offer BTC, ETH custody services. SGP exchange rolls out open-ended BTC futures. ETH’s Pectra upgrade on Sepolia disrupted. Lazarus have laundered $300m from ByBit hack. Thai SEC approves USDT. Offchain labs to add ARB tokens to treasury. Next coins to pump will be ‘completely different’.

BTC touches $80k then rebounds. Feed & Greed index hits 20 in ‘Extreme fear’. OCC allows banks to broadly access crypto. Strategy files $21bn perp stock issuance. Stablecoin legislation by August: Trump. Utah senate passes watered down BTC bill. US could sell gold for BTC reserve: StanChart. Sacks talks down gold selling expectations. Fold Holdings buy 475 more BTC. US Dept. of Housing contemplating adopting crypto. WLFI’s crypto losses stand at $110m. SBF moved to solitary after Tucker interview. Kraken could seek IPO as soon as 1Q 2026. BBVA to offer BTC and ETH services. Coinbase set to hire thousands in the US. Survive to win: Degen Spartan.

BTC falls as reserve to be funded by forfeitures. Treasury wants fiscal-neutral BTC accumulation. Selling BTC early cost US $17bn: Sacks. White House crypto summit today. Lummis BTC proposal may come next week. Texas senate passes BTC reserve bill. 50%+ chance of new BTC high by June: Klippsten. New bill aims to end crypto debanking. ETH sentiment hits yearly low. Coinbase acquires Iron Fish team to boost privacy. SBF appears on Tucker Carlson’s podcast. SUI jumps after partnership with Trump’s WLF. Canary files for SUI ETF. ByBit hack due to dev laptop being compromised. Crypto VC deals $1.1b in Feb, DeFi interest surges.

BTC rallies on tariff delay & conference optimism. BTC sentiment still in ‘Extreme Fear’. Coinbase plans to offer tokenised securities. New Hampshire BTC bill passes House committee. Falling USD signals strong Q2 for crypto: Pal. Mt. Gox moves $1bn BTC to unmarked address. BioNexus 1st public firm to get ETH treasury. New York introduces bill to criminalise rug pulls. XRP donates $50m to raise crypto awareness. ONDO rallies after CEO gets conference invite. US customs releasing seized crypto miners. Jump to restart crypto trading. Canary files for first AXL ETF. Bitwise files to launch Aptos ETF in US. Scale AI partners with Pentagon. AAVE heading towards GHO savings coin. Stablecoins above $1T by end of the year: Tomaino. S. Korea inches closer to BTC ETF decision. Brazils Meliuz plans BTC treasury. Belarus evaluating crypto mining. Argentina to freeze assets in LIBRA fraud case.

BTC rebounds to above 90k, dominance rises. BTC reserve policy to be announced on Friday. BTC to be treated differently to altcoins in reserve. SOL’s new proposal slashes inflation by 80%. Crypto leaders set to attend Friday’s conference. US broker DeFi rule set to be repealed. Metaplanet buys $43m more BTC. Billionaire Salinas has 70% of wealth in BTC. Texas Senate to vote on BTC reserve. El Salvador defies IMF, continues to buy BTC. USDT storage and transfer allowed under MiCA. ETH activates Pectra update. Reddit co-founder wants to put TikTok on-chain. Across Protocol raises $41m. AAVE leads alts after announcing buyback.

U-turn in markets sends crypto crashing. Second-worst day for crypto ever. ‘Reserve coins’ all dump 20%+. Fear & Green index back to 24. Crypto leaders chide XRP, ADA inclusion in reserve. Rationale for ETH, SOL in reserve unclear: Bernstein. ETH/BTC ratio hits another 4-year low. Crypto ETPs see $2.9b outflow in 3-week streak. $1.4b Bybit funds laundered through Thorchain. Rumours of tax breaks for crypto announced Friday. BTC will go to $200T: Saylor. Hyperliquid ‘insider’ up $81m on ETH short. SEC introduces crypto task force members. SEC to drop case against Kraken. Coinbase probes cost of SEC’s ‘war on crypto’. NYSE Arca proposes rule change to list DOGE ETF. Tether appoints new CFO to improve transparency. SBI in Japan to support USDC. Australia has no plans for crypto strategic reserve. Vietnam to introduce crypto regulations in March.

Trump names BTC, ETH, SOL, ADA, XRP for reserve. Trump Put’ drives rally, ADA rallies 50%.XRP briefly flips ETH FDV. BTC still rises back to 62% as ETH underperforms. Bears lose $550m in Sunday liquidations. China also planning strategic reserve: Bailey. BTC best option for crypto reserve: Armstrong. Crypto reserve is just words: Hayes. Trump to make ‘investment announcement’ today BTC isn’t a worthy reserve asset: SNB president. SOL up 20% after major FTX unlock. Largest ever CME gap prints in BTC futures. Trader makes $12m on $200m perp bet. BTC ETF 8-day outflow streak finally ends. BlackRock adds BTC ETF to model portfolios. SEC again delays ETH ETF options on CBOE.

BTC touches $78K, nearly erases election gains. Crypto market cap dips below 2021 peak. ETH now down 9% since election. BTC ETFs outflows $2.4bn so far this week. Bounces back after benign PCE inflation figure. Sell a kidney if you need, but keep Bitcoin: Saylor. Texas BTC reserve bill passes with 9-0 vote. Arizona crypto bills inch closer to law. BTC could hit $500k before Trump leaves: StanChart. SEC drops case vs Metamask, silent on XRP. SEC to drop enforcement case against Consensys. ETH Foundation hires external advisors for values. Stablecoin legislation first priority: Lummis. Metamask to add support for SOL, BTC. Base adds Flashblocks to 10x speed. ETH's upgrade on schedule despite test failure. BitMEX is reportedly up for sale. Uniswap launches offramp service with Moonpay. Coinbase, NEAR collab to develop OpenAI services. Crypto exchange BITMEX seeks buyer.

Pain continues, BTC largest 3-day slide since FTX. Fear index at Celsius, LUNA, 3AC collapse levels. BlackRock BTC ETF outflow streak hit 7 days. BlackRock sell to continue ETF outflows today. SOL hits lowest RSI since 2022 then bounces. SEC drops crypto exchange Gemini probe. SEC and Justin Sun explore a ‘resolution’. Delay in timeline for crypto legislation. Washington close to crypto bills: Lummis. Bank of America set to issue stablecoin. Pi Network breaks ATH with volume $3bn. APT jumps on Bitwise Aptos ETF filing. SOL ETFs get registered on DTCC. Safe was compromised for ByBit hack. SOL inflation may soon be reduced 80%. AVAX launches credit card. Metaplanet issue $13m bonds to buy BTC.