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Digital asset venture capital company Animoca Brands has won regulatory approval in Dubai.Animoca has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Emirate’s regulatory authority for the digital asset industry, the firm announced via email on Monday.The Hong Kong-headquartered company, which won in-principle approval as a regulated fund manager in Abu Dhabi in November, said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.Dubai established its Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) in 2022 to oversee the licensing and operation of cryptocurrency and crypto-adjacent companies, and has since been…

ETHZilla (NASDAQ: ETHZ) officially launched its first tokenized aviation product on Thursday, offering investors equity in leased commercial jet engine. The new Eurus Aero Token I marks the firm’s strategic pivot from operating strictly as a crypto treasury to managing on-chain real-world assets (RWAs). The offering allows accredited investors to hold fractional ownership in two CFM56 jet engines currently leased to a major US airline. By leveraging the Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum, the company aims to democratize access to institutional-grade aviation finance, a sector typically reserved for private equity and institutional credit markets. This initiative follows the growing trend…

In brief Prediction market Kalshi has partnered with Game Point Capital to hedge NBA team performance bonuses at prices nearly half those of traditional reinsurers. Sports markets make up more than 80% of Kalshi’s business, which regulators in Massachusetts, Nevada, and Connecticut are now moving to ban. Jump Trading took small equity stakes in both Kalshi and Polymarket this week in exchange for market-making liquidity. Prediction market giant Kalshi has struck a deal with sports insurance broker Game Point Capital to hedge performance bonuses for professional sports teams, offering prices nearly half those of traditional reinsurers, even as regulators in…

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty decreased by 11.16% to approximately 125.86 trillion at the most recent retarget boundary around block 935,424.That marks the largest negative adjustment since the 2021 China mining ban, the sixth consecutive downward retarget, and the tenth largest negative adjustment in Bitcoin’s history.However, difficulty adjustments are lagging indicators, as they reflect what occurred over the previous 2,016 blocks rather than what’s happening now.The real question is whether the machines that went dark are coming back, or whether this retarget marks the start of a deeper miner shakeout.The most useful forward signal is the next adjustment. CoinWarz is already estimating…

BNB Chain is stepping up its ecosystem expansion efforts even as the price of BNB hovers near a key long-term support zone. While the network reported strong growth in transactions and real-world asset (RWA) adoption in late 2025, BNB price action in February 2026 reflects mounting technical pressure around the $600–$620 range. Related Reading: Bitcoin May Already Be Entering Crypto Winter, Researchers Warn As of February 11, BNB was trading near $636, down 1.11% over 24 hours, before slipping closer to $609 in subsequent sessions. The token remains under its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, placing traders on alert for…

Bitcoin BTC$66,966.03 rose to test $67,000 early Friday and was quickly rebuffed, though it remains about 1% higher since midnight UTC with ether ETH$1,953.45 rising half as much. The derivatives market, too, is showing signs of positivity.The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) is little changed, up just 0.7% in the period.While the gains mark a recovery from yesterday’s U.S. trading, which saw the cryptocurrency market fall back toward last week’s lows, bitcoin is still on track for a fourth straight week of declines. That’s the longest falling streak since mid-November.Meantime, a slowdown in trading and fading volatility are weighing on volumes.It’s…

A US federal judge in Virginia sentenced the chief executive of Praetorian Group International to 20 years in prison for running a $200 million cryptocurrency investment scheme that defrauded tens of thousands of investors.According to the Department of Justice, 61-year-old Ramil Ventura Palafox, a dual US and Philippine citizen, was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering for what prosecutors described as a Ponzi scheme that falsely promised daily returns of up to 3% from Bitcoin trading. The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said investors poured over $201 million into PGI between December 2019 and October 2021,…

In Web3, the loudest projects often win the earliest attention. A new protocol launches with a cinematic trailer, a roadmap packed with buzzwords, and a token narrative designed for virality. The industry has become fluent in pre-launch hype, sometimes even more fluent than it is in actual product delivery. But there is another model that rarely gets spotlighted: the quiet builder playbook. Instead of optimizing for hype cycles, quiet builders optimize for usage. Instead of building communities around a promise, they build infrastructure that can survive real traffic, real users, and real edge cases. They ship first, refine constantly, and…

Bitcoin price bounced as ETFs finally saw some solid inflows, pulling in a confirmed $145M in institutional money. After weeks where it felt like investors were glued to the sell button, big institutional players appear to be stepping in to buy the dip as the market attempts to stabilize. (Source: Bitcoin ETF Net Flow / CMC) DISCOVER: Top 20 Crypto to Buy in 2026 ETF Flows Matter For This Reason If you have been watching your portfolio fluctuate wildly lately, you aren’t alone. We recently witnessed significant outflows, think nearly $1.9 billion heading for the exit doors year-to-date. But here’s…

Strategy Inc, also known as MicroStrategy, has staged a sharp rebound in its stock price since early February. After forming a local low on February 5, the MSTR stock price has climbed nearly 33% in just a few sessions. The move followed both a recovery in Bitcoin and renewed big money interest in MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin-linked business model championed by Michael Saylor.This bounce in the MicroStrategy stock price looks strong on the surface. But context matters. The key question is whether this rally reflects lasting confidence in Strategy’s long-term Bitcoin strategy or another temporary surge tied to crypto sentiment.Bitcoin and Earnings…