February 9, 2026

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Bitcoin

BSP to Financial Firms: Do Not Transact With Unregistered Crypto Exchanges

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. BitPinas has no commercial relationship with any mentioned entity unless otherwise stated. 📬 Get the biggest crypto stories in the Philippines and Southeast Asia every week — subscribe to the BitPinas Newsletter. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has issued a

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Crypto

Jack Dorsey’s Block may cut workforce by 10%: Report

Block, the fintech firm behind payment tools and blockchain-based financial services led by Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey, is carrying out performance-based job cuts that could affect up to 10% of its workforce, Bloomberg reported Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the situation. Block has over 10,000 employees, according to the company’s LinkedIn page. The potential

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Solana

Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko Clash Over Ethereum’s Layer-2 Security

Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko debate whether Ethereum’s Layer-2 networks truly ensure security and decentralization. A public exchange between Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has gotten attention in the X crypto community. The debate centered on the level of security that Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) networks offer. Security and Centralization

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Altcoins

Institutional Investors Sell $1,730,000,000 in Bitcoin and Crypto Assets in Just One Week: CoinShares

Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $1.73 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in only one week, according to a new update from Coinshares. The outflows are the largest since mid-November of 2025. [adinserter block=”1″] Bitcoin led the exodus with $1.09 billion in outflows. Ethereum followed, shedding $630 million, while XRP saw $18.2

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Nft

Bitcoin Market Bottom Signals? Institutions De-Risk, Whales Sell

Current market dynamics suggest that Bitcoin market bottom signals are becoming increasingly visible during this period of structural realignment. More precisely, several high-conviction data points suggest that the digital asset market is currently experiencing a scenario of maximum pain. While retail investors often focus on price action alone, professional analysts look deeper into the interplay

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Lithosphere News Releases

Collé AI Expands Intelligent NFT Structuring for High-Volume Creator Pipelines

… . King Kasr, Chief Scientist at KaJ Labs. “By increasing clever NFT structuring … -world Web3 functions. Dorothy Marley KaJ Labs + +1 707-622-6168 Source link

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Ripple

Ripple Prime, Hyperliquid Unlock Institutional Derivatives

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Ripple Prime is now linked to Hyperliquid, enabling institutional clients to gain access to onchain derivatives liquidity and risk management. Hyperliquid’s margin portfolio upgrade, live on the pre-alpha testnet, supports spot and perpetual trades in a single balance. Ripple has

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Bitcoin

Jack Dorsey’s Block Eyes 10% Workforce Reduction Amid Business Overhaul: Report

Payments firm Block Inc., led by Jack Dorsey, is preparing to cut as much as 10% of its workforce as it pushes deeper into an efficiency drive, according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg reported this weekend that Block has begun notifying hundreds of employees during annual performance reviews that their roles may be eliminated,

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Crypto

UBS Says ‘Crypto Is Not an Asset’ as Bitcoin Whales and ETFs Pull Back

UBS has taken a firm stance against digital assets, declaring that “crypto is not an asset” as Bitcoin whales and ETF investors begin pulling capital from the market. Bitcoin managed a bump to $70K this morning, but don’t pop the champagne just yet; the original cryptocurrency is still down 50% from its October highs. Market

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Solana

First Spot ETFs for Solana, Litecoin, and HBAR Set to Debut Amid SEC Clarity

The issuers used an automatic SEC rule to launch the ETFs despite parts of the U.S. government being shut down. The U.S. market is about to welcome its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), and Hedera (HBAR). The funds, issued by Bitwise, Canary Capital, and Grayscale, are set to start

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