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Centrifuge price exploded by more than 180% to hit highs of $0.25. The sharp rise followed as news of CFG trading going live on Upbit. Profit-taking threatens to wipe out all the intraday gains as the price hovers near $0.16. Centrifuge (CFG) has surged dramatically in the past 24 hours, posting gains of over 180% amid excitement over its listing on South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit. Notably, the rally aligns with broader market gains, as Bitcoin climbed about 7% to near $70,000 before settling around $68k as of writing. Several top altcoins also posted positive moves, including Ethereum’s uptick…
Recently, valuations have surfaced that reveal that long-term Bitcoin holders are gradually weaning themselves off of their huge profits, and that depending on future developments, this could have some impact on the price. Monthly average SOPR for long-term holders is below 1 In a recent QuickTake post on CryptoQuant, pseudonymous on-chain analyst Darkfost revealed that long-term Bitcoin holders are entering a vulnerable phase in the current cycle. This post is based on measurements taken from the SOPR indicator for BTC: Long Term Holders (LTH). This indicator tracks whether coins moved by long-term holders were made at a profit or loss.…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced late on Friday that his company has reached an agreement allowing the Department of Defense to use its AI models in the department’s classified network. This follows a high-profile standoff between the department — also known under the Trump administration as the Department of War — and OpenAI’s rival Anthropic. The Pentagon pushed AI companies, including Anthropic, to allow their models be used “all lawful purposes,” while Anthropic sought to draw a red line around mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. In a lengthy statement released Thursday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company…
Paradigm is seeking to raise as much as $1.5 billion for a new fund that would expand its scope into frontier technologies, including artificial intelligence and robotics, according to The Wall Street Journal. The San Francisco-based venture capital firm has built its reputation backing digital asset protocols and web3 infrastructure since its founding by former Sequoia partner Matt Huang and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam. Paradigm, overseeing $12.6 billion in assets as of late 2024, launched a $2.5 billion vehicle in 2021 that backed projects including Uniswap and StarkWare, and followed with an $850 million early-stage fund in 2024. The planned…
Alvin Lang Feb 27, 2026 20:45 Polygon (MATIC) Labs reveals technical breakdown of Open Money Stack, combining $2.3T settlement infrastructure with Coinme acquisition for end-to-end stablecoin rails. Polygon (MATIC) Labs has published a detailed technical breakdown of its Open Money Stack architecture, revealing how the platform combines blockchain settlement, wallet infrastructure, and regulated fiat access into a single API for enterprise stablecoin payments.The announcement, dated February 27, 2026, comes roughly seven weeks after Polygon’s January 8 launch of the Open Money Stack initiative. The company is now opening early access to enterprises evaluating production-grade stablecoin infrastructure.What the Stack Actually IncludesThe…
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Fidelity Digital Assets argues that Bitcoin's market structure has changed enough that the familiar four-year boom-and-bust pattern and brutal 80% drawdowns that often followed it may no longer be the result of default. The February 24th research note is titled “Is Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle over?” Research analyst Zach Wainwright bases this call on a simple observation. Bitcoin is now a very different sized asset and has a very different set of buyers. Fidelity pegs Bitcoin's market capitalization at a record high of approximately $2.5 trillion as of October 2025, with signs of greater liquidity and more stable volatility than in…
Startale Group, a Tokyo-based blockchain infrastructure firm behind Japan’s largest public network Astar, and SBI Holdings, one of the country’s leading financial conglomerates, have unveiled JPYSC, a trust bank-backed Japanese yen stablecoin designed for institutional and cross-border applications, according to a Friday announcement. The JPYSC stablecoin will be issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank under Japan’s regulatory framework, making it the first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin in the market. SBI VC Trade will handle distribution while Startale oversees technical development. The partners are targeting a second-quarter launch, pending final regulatory clearances. Discussing the launch, Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, and…
Internet Computer token ICP traded to highs of $2.58 to extend its uptick. Gains came amid a notable spike in volume as crypto prices bounced higher. ICP could target $4.00 or higher, though risks of a sharp pullback remain. Internet Computer (ICP) price has retested the pivotal supply zone above $2.50 as bulls edge higher from the seven-day low near $2. The retest occurs amid broader recovery efforts across the cryptocurrency market, with ICP among the top altcoin gainers on the day. With prices up 9% in the past 24 hours, and volume up 93% to over $125 million, it’s…