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NPR host Scott Simon's X account was hijacked by cryptocurrency scammers, prompting a warning from colleague Steve Inskeep. The account has been locked to prevent further scams, highlighting a growing trend of targeting prominent journalists for fraud.

After an unexpectedly calm weekend in which its price stood between $66,000 and $67,000, bitcoin went on a micro wild ride in the early hours on Monday, dipping to a new monthly low before it jumped toward $68,000. This volatility ensued after Trump’s latest comments on the US/Israel vs Iran war, w

_Trader holds BTC shorts from $120K and $72.8K while adding to spot positions during the decline._ _Bitcoin has dropped about 51% from highs, with an estimated 10–15% downside remaining._ _Strategy combines shorting at range highs and spot buying, with a projected 4–6 month bottom

Following a quiet weekend with little to no actual price moves, bitcoin and the altcoins could be primed for more fluctuations as the business week unfolds due to several big events in the US. Perhaps the two that are likely to attract the most attention will take place on Monday and

Linea has said that it is moving to a new proving architecture built around RISC-V, marking a major shift in how the Ethereum layer-2 project plans to scale, verify, and evolve its technology stack. For years, Linea’s cryptography team took what it describes as the hard road: directly

_UBS, Société Générale, and Banque de France are deploying Ethereum-based systems for repo transactions in the $12.5T market_ _Even 1% of the $12.5T global repo market moving on-chain equals $125 billion in value on Ethereum_ _BlackRock’s BUIDL fund surpasses $2B as tokenized assets are

_$STRC volatility fell to 1.5%, lower than all S&P 500 stocks and major asset classes over the past 30 days._ _$STRC delivers an 11.5% yield backed by Bitcoin, offering income alongside exposure to digital assets._ _$STRC reached a 5.37 Sharpe Ratio, outperforming traditional assets in

On-chain research firm Glassnode reports that the 24 validators of the decentralized perpetual contract exchange Hyperliquid are concentrated in the AWS Tokyo region, resulting in significantly lower latency for local traders compared to users in Europe and the United States, leading to unequal execution. The report analyzes the impact of geographic location on trading speed and points out the contradiction faced by decentralized architectures: while maintaining openness, the actual results create unequal participation conditions.

According to on-chain analyst Darkfost's data, net inflows of stablecoins to major cryptocurrency exchanges reached $2.4 billion, indicating a reversal in capital flow trends. However, at the same time, spot trading volume plummeted from $81 billion to $3.5 billion, showing that investors have not converted these funds into position-building actions, which has instead created market fragility. The impact of the macroeconomic environment has led to a decline in market participation, and changes in market sentiment in the future may bring about significant volatility.

Bitcoin has been range-bound around $70,000 due to factors like rising U.S. Treasury yields and investors using call options for yield, leading to a market mechanics that suppress price swings and volatility.

San Francisco, CA, February 26th, 2026, Chainwire SolanaCDN delivers 3.8x faster shred propagation through a global mesh of 35,000+ nodes, provided as a public good for the Solana network Pipe Network today announced the launch of SolanaCDN, a free, open-source Solana validator client with an