XRPL holds 63% of the T-bill token supply but barely any of the trading, and that’s a problem

https://cryptoslate.com/xrpl-holds-63-of-this-t-bill-token-supply-but-barely-any-of-the-trading-and-thats-a-problem/

CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars”

https://cryptoslate.com/clarity-act-is-turning-into-a-proxy-war-over-who-pays-americans-for-holding-digital-dollars/

Wall Street is out of cash to “buy the dip” but $7.7T could rotate into Bitcoin if prices stay beaten down

https://cryptoslate.com/wall-street-is-out-of-cash-to-buy-the-dip-but-7-7t-could-rotate-into-bitcoin-if-prices-stay-beaten-down/

EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell

https://cryptoslate.com/how-netherlands-36-tax-plan-could-break-bitcoins-hodl-ethos/

🗞 Top Crypto News: Mon, Feb 16 (24H) (CryptoSlate)

1️⃣ Bitcoin hit $60,000 because two different groups finally surrendered — on-chain data shows who blinked (Source)

2️⃣ CLARITY Act is turning into a proxy war over who pays Americans for holding “digital dollars” (Source)

3️⃣ No one has cash to “buy the dip” but $7.7T could rotate into Bitcoin if prices stay beaten down (Source)

4️⃣ Wall Street tries to copy crypto’s prediction markets as Cboe files for “Yes/No” options (Source)

5️⃣ EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell (Source)

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📈 Biggest Gainers (24H) (Source)

siren (SIREN) +58.15%
Helium (HNT) +34.22%
Stable (STABLE) +22.57%

Bitcoin has 6 weeks to avoid 2026 being the most bearish period in history – one price matters now

https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-has-6-weeks-to-avoid-2026-being-the-most-bearish-period-in-history-one-price-matters-now/

If the SEC stays softer, Aave’s DAO could start capturing $100M+ annualized revenue

https://cryptoslate.com/if-the-sec-stays-softer-aaves-dao-could-start-capturing-100m-annualized-revenue/

Bitcoin is not acting like “digital gold” because real gold and USD correlations collapsed toward zero

https://cryptoslate.com/bitcoin-is-not-acting-like-digital-gold-because-real-gold-and-usd-correlations-collapsed-toward-zero/

Coinbase diamond hands vs Binance panic sellers — the $60,000 stress test

https://cryptoslate.com/coinbase-diamond-hands-vs-binance-panic-sellers-the-60000-stress-test/

Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance

https://cryptoslate.com/xrp-struggles-despite-xrpl-upgrades-and-rising-whale-activity/

Ethereum bots are burning over 50% of gas fees so ETH strangely needs privacy tech to fix it at scale

https://cryptoslate.com/ethereum-bots-are-burning-over-50-of-gas-fees-so-eth-now-needs-privacy-just-to-scale/

US debt to hit WWII-era extremes with $64 trillion owed, but one market price decides whether Bitcoin benefits

https://cryptoslate.com/us-debt-hits-wwii-era-extremes-with-64-trillion-owed-but-one-market-price-decides-whether-bitcoin-benefits/

🗞 Top Crypto News: Tue, Feb 17 (24H) (CryptoSlate)

1️⃣ Bitcoin on track to equal its most bearish period in history – only one price matters now (Source)

2️⃣ Bitcoin no longer acting like “digital gold” because its correlation with physical gold, USD collapsed (Source)

3️⃣ Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance (Source)

4️⃣ Binance traders are panic selling but HODLing on Coinbase — the $60,000 BTC stress test (Source)

5️⃣ SEC decisions setup revenue pathway for top DAOs to earn hundreds of millions of dollars (Source)

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📈 Biggest Gainers (24H) (Source)

Jito (JTO) +32.62%
MemeCore (M) +19.38%
MetYa (MY) +8.31%

Binance employee hunted down in botched France home invasion as crypto “wrench attack” spike spreads

https://cryptoslate.com/binance-employee-hunted-down-in-botched-france-home-invasion-as-crypto-wrench-attack-spike-spreads/

If Bitcoin drops 5% more it can trigger a bull stampede as historical “buy zone” sits around $63k

https://cryptoslate.com/if-bitcoin-drops-5-more-it-can-trigger-a-bull-stampede-as-historical-buy-zone-sits-around-63k/

Michael Saylor confirms Strategy can survive a Bitcoin crash to $8,000 – but can it escape the slow bleed of dilution?

https://cryptoslate.com/michael-saylor-confirms-strategy-can-survive-a-bitcoin-crash-to-8000-but-can-it-escape-the-slow-bleed-of-dilution/

Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

https://cryptoslate.com/russias-censorship-crackdown-and-whatsapp-ban-expose-the-decentralization-gap-the-crypto-industry-keeps-missing/

BlackRock to skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks

https://cryptoslate.com/blackrock-to-skim-18-of-staked-ethereum-etf-rewards-from-investors-and-ethb-exits-could-take-weeks/

Wall Street is selling crypto income inside traditional products and one hidden switch decides who gets in

https://cryptoslate.com/wall-street-is-selling-crypto-income-inside-traditional-products-and-one-hidden-switch-decides-who-gets-in/

Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT

https://cryptoslate.com/is-china-using-us-bitcoin-etfs-as-a-backdoor-mystery-hong-kong-firm-invested-436m-in-blackrocks-bitcoin-etf/