Nicholas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of crypto lender Blockfills, has recently stepped down from his leadership role, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The firm’s website now lists Joseph Perry as the interim CEO. The change of leadership comes as the firm has suffered losses of around $75 million and suspended
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) picked Revolut, Monee Financial Technologies, ReStabilise, and VVTX to test stablecoin issuance in its Regulatory Sandbox as regulators move toward a full rulebook. The FCA said the cohort will trial stablecoin products in real-world conditions, with safeguards in place. The regulator plans to focus on issuance and review use
E-Estate Group Inc., a tokenized real estate company, announced that its tokenized portfolio exceeds $150 million in value. While the firm’s last annual report put its tokenized real estate portfolio at $104.62 million by the end of 2025, this was an ‘early milestone,’ according to a February 16 post on X. “$100M was an early
Bitcoin bounced off support at $62,525 yesterday after a period of heavy selling, reflected by a sustained decline. That latest bounce portrays a relief rally, which extended about 3.5% in the early hours of Wednesday, with the cryptocurrency rallying to $66,311 before pulling back slightly to trade at $65,384 at the time of writing, according
Bitcoin trades near $65,443 after bouncing from the $62,571 swing low on the one-hour chart. The rebound follows a sharp rejection from the $67,700 to $68,000 lower-high zone. Consequently, traders now assess whether this move signals recovery or another relief rally. Short-term momentum shows improvement, yet the broader structure still favors sellers. Key Resistance and
The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has finally flipped positive, ending an almost two-month trend of trading negative. This uptick comes as the price of Bitcoin snapped back from its negative trend since the start of this week. According to market data, the signs show U.S. investors are warming up to $BTC. Coinbase Premium and implications
What has been happening to Bitcoin lately is quite paradoxical. In fact, while on one hand the price is falling, indicating a lack of interest from the markets, on the other hand, its adoption is increasing. Obviously, this is not about adoption as a medium of exchange, since Bitcoin is not, and perhaps never will
Tether, the crypto company behind the world’s largest stablecoin $USDT $USDT$1.0002, is investing $200 million in online marketplace Whop to boost stablecoin payments. The deal values the startup at $1.6 billion, Whop CEO Steven Schwartz said in an X post. Whop runs a digital marketplace where creators sell access to software tools, trading groups, online
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Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has transferred 1,300 $BTC worth approximately $83 million, marking the asset management firm’s first wallet activity in the past two months. After 2 months of silence, #Strategy’s wallets are active again. They moved 1,300 $BTC($83M) to new wallets, likely just reorganizing funds.https://t.co/FgZG2ZWlVi pic.twitter.com/RR36JnI55e — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) February 25, 2026