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Bitcoin captures $65K after US stocks rebound from AI sell-off: Will it hold?

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Bitcoin rallied above $66,000 following a positive close from US stock markets, putting Monday’s AI and tech-stock driven sell-off to rest. Will $60,000 remain the BTC bottom?

Published Date: 2026-02-25 04:50:48
Creator: Cointelegraph by Antonio Oliveira
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Payoneer joins rush of fintechs bidding for US bank charters

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Coinbase, World Liberty Financial and Laser Digital are also in line for a banking charter in the US, after Crypto.com received conditional approval for a charter on Monday.

Published Date: 2026-02-25 04:08:03
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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Crypto lobby Blockchain Association pitches tax plan to Congress

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The Blockchain Association released its tax policy positions, saying “low-dollar” crypto transfers should be exempted, but mining and staking should be taxed.

Published Date: 2026-02-25 02:50:07
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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Anthropic says it's been targeted in massive distillation attacks

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Anthropic alleges Chinese AI companies DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax made 24,000 accounts and 16 million Claude exchanges to scrape its AI bot for training. 

Published Date: 2026-02-25 01:03:34
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brian Quarmby
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Bitwise acquires Chorus One, potentially paving way for more staked ETFs

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Bitwise’s acquisition of Chorus One expands the company’s staking capabilities to more than 30 blockchains, including Solana, Hyperliquid, Monad, Avalanche and Sui.

Published Date: 2026-02-25 00:05:01
Creator: Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea
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ETH bounces off $1.8K as multiple Ether price metrics point to prolonged weakness

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Ether faces a bearish trend as onchain fees and network deposits hit multiyear lows. Until derivatives metrics stabilize, ETH price remains at risk.

Published Date: 2026-02-24 22:42:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Marcel Pechman
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ESMA warns crypto perpetual derivatives likely fall under CFD rules

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The EU authority tracking compliance under the MiCA framework issued a warning to those marketing crypto derivatives as “perpetual futures or perpetual contracts.”

Published Date: 2026-02-24 22:00:05
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Coinbase opens stock and ETF trading to all US users in multi-asset push

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The exchange now allows US customers to trade thousands of stocks and ETFs commission-free alongside crypto, with 24/5 access and instant funding.

Published Date: 2026-02-24 21:49:46
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures for non-US traders

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Kraken’s new contracts, built on the xStocks framework, offer up to 20x leverage on tokenized benchmarks tied to US equities and gold.

Published Date: 2026-02-24 21:41:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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MoonPay launches ‘Agents,’ giving AI systems wallets and onchain cash flow

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MoonPay debuts infrastructure enabling AI agents to transact with stablecoins onchain as both crypto and non-crypto companies race to build the “agent economy.”

Published Date: 2026-02-24 21:30:47
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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