Month: February 2026

In a twist that feels more like a dark comedy than a procedural drama, police officers from the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul have been caught mishandling seized Bitcoin. They did not just misplace a password, they effectively handed the keys to a thief. The blunder resulted in the...

Solar Battery Crypto Mining Farm Build (Australia) — I’m adding a 42kWh Fox ESS battery to my solar setup to push my mining power cost toward $0 grid import. Full numbers: solar generation (kWh), ASIC + GPU mining power draw (kW), battery capacity, and estimated crypto mining ROI for...

For years, big tech companies have steadily integrated AI into every part of their platforms, and now, assistance is beginning to turn into action....

OCC’s GENIUS Act rule drafts 100%‑reserved payment stablecoin regime, tightening oversight. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released draft regulations Wednesday outlining how payment stablecoins would be issued, backed, and supervised under federal oversight, according to the agency’s…...

Mixed fourth quarter results highlight divergence between AI expansion plays and margin pressure....

American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), the miner backed by the Trump family, significantly missed the mark this quarter, reporting a $59 million loss amid the industry’s deepest rout since 2022. While revenue grew, the company’s stock has plummeted roughly 90% from its September highs, trading just above $1.00 following the...

MARA Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA) CEO Fred Thiel said Thursday the company plans to adopt an opportunistic approach, leveraging Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) to enhance “financial flexibility” where appropriate. MARA Records Paper Losses On Bitcoin During MARA’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Thiel admitted that recent volatility in Bitcoin price has affected the sector’s sentiments and aspects of...

Matt Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise, has pushed back on claims that trading firm Jane Street is behind Bitcoin’s recent slide, writing on X on February 26 that the downturn is “a classic crypto winter,” not a coordinated attack. His comments come as lawsuits and viral threads revive...

The debut comes as major banks and analysts predict major appreciation in the Swiss currency....

Ethereum is preparing for a future where quantum computers could break much of today’s internet cryptography, as co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined a step-by-step “quantum resistance roadmap” targeting the network’s most vulnerable components. Ethereum braces for quantum future as Vitalik Buterin…...