February 2026

ENS abandons plans for Namechain L2, citing Ethereum scaling 2026-02-09 at 08:20 By Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby Citing a 99% drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling, the project will now deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin Sharpe ratio slides to levels seen in previous market bottoms 2026-02-09 at 08:20 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio has fallen to -10, nearing bear market lows seen in 2018 and 2022, suggesting the risk/reward profile is approaching extreme levels. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Coinbase bets on Backstreet Boys nostalgia in return to Super Bowl 2026-02-09 at 08:04 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Coinbase’s TV spot at the Super Bowl divided opinion online, but the crypto exchange says conversations about it were the point. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Address poisoning recently cost 2 victims over $62M alone: Scam Sniffer 2026-02-09 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Analysts have warned that Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has made address poisoning cheaper, as malicious actors can carry out dust attacks for very little cost. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Address poisoning recently cost 2 victims over $62M alone: Scam Sniffer 2026-02-09 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Analysts have warned that Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has made address poisoning cheaper, as malicious actors can carry out dust attacks for very little cost. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

AI bots’ terrifying talk of 2047 takeover appears to be a big troll — by humans 2026-02-09 at 04:01 By Ronny Reyes “It looks less like a window onto the future and more like a mirror held up to our own obsessions with AI today,” one writer observed. This article is an excerpt from Latest

Only 10K Bitcoin at quantum risk and worth attacking, CoinShares claims 2026-02-09 at 04:01 By Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea Most quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin sits in wallets holding under 100 Bitcoin, with CoinShares claiming it could take a millennium to compromise each one. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Linus Torvalds keeps his ‘fingers and toes’ rule by decreeing next Linux will be version 7.0 2026-02-09 at 04:01 By Simon Sharwood But first, kernel 6.19 is upon us, with many goodies Penguin emperor Linus Torvalds has announced the next version of the Linux kernel will be version 7.0, a matter of some small interest,

Federal Reserve entering ‘gradual print’ mode — Lyn Alden 2026-02-09 at 01:53 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Whether the Federal Reserve is engaging in quantitative easing is purely semantic, according to Alden, who says all roads lead to debasement. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

VCs clash over non-financial use cases in Web3 and crypto 2026-02-09 at 01:53 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Chris Dixon, a managing partner at a16z crypto, said that non-financial use cases in crypto will flourish when regulations become clear. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Boycott on US goods in Greenland surges as app sees massive spike in downloads 2026-02-08 at 21:27 By Associated Press The creator of the “Made O’Meter” app, Ian Rosenfeldt, said he saw around 30,000 downloads of the free app in just three days at the height of the trans-Atlantic diplomatic crisis in late January out of more

Google search volume for ‘crypto’ hovers near yearly low amid market rout 2026-02-08 at 20:42 By Cointelegraph by Vince Quill Investor sentiment in crypto is now at the same level it was during the 2022 Terra-LUNA crash that sent shockwaves through the crypto market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bitcoin bear market not over? Trader sees BTC price ‘real bottom’ at $50K 2026-02-08 at 17:27 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin price analysis stayed bearish on the outlook for BTC, predicting new macro lows in a repeat of the 2022 bear market. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Three AI engines walk into a bar in single file… 2026-02-08 at 17:27 By Thomas Claburn Meet llama3pure, a set of dependency-free inference engines for C, Node.js, and JavaScript Developers looking to gain a better understanding of machine learning inference on local hardware can fire up a new llama engine.… This article is an excerpt

Containers, cloud, blockchain, AI – it’s all the same old BS, says veteran Red Hatter 2026-02-08 at 15:32 By Liam Proven After decades in the trenches, this engineer is done with hype cycles Opinion  The real opponent of digital sovereignty is “enterprise IT” marketing, according to one Red Hat engineer who ranted entertainingly about the

Jack Dorsey’s Block may cut up to 10% of staff in business overhaul: Report 2026-02-08 at 14:18 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Analysts forecast Block to post $403 million in Q4 profit on $6.25 billion revenue, following a third quarter marked by strong gross profit growth but mixed market reaction. This article is an excerpt

ARK extends Coinbase selling streak with another $22M sale, adds Bullish 2026-02-08 at 12:21 By Cointelegraph by Amin Haqshanas Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold 134,472 Coinbase shares across three ETFs while buying over 393,000 shares of crypto platform Bullish. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source