Capital ₿, a French listed company, acquired 5 BTC for €320,000 on Feb 9, 2026, raising its total Bitcoin holdings to 2,828 BTC. The firm ranks 29th globally among public companies, funding purchases via share increases and warrants.
Anthropic secures ~3.5 GW TPU compute via expanded Google-Broadcom deal, with most infrastructure in US. Annualized revenue surpasses $30B; enterprise clients spending over $1M doubles in weeks.
MicroStrategy bought another 1,031 BTC for $76.6M, bringing its total to 762,099 BTC. Trump postponed attacks on Iran, causing BTC to jump from $68.5K to $71.5K, liquidating $270M in shorts. Standard Chartered maintains $150K year-end target.
DeFi suffered $942 million in losses in 2026, with Q2 accounting for over 80%. Two breaches at Drift Protocol and KelpDAO drained $590 million, while TVL dropped from $115.3B to $70B. Aave lost $12B in a single day.
Bitwise’s European research team says bitcoin’s theoretical fair value could reach $224,000 if it were widely used as portfolio insurance against G20 sovereign defaults. The firm stressed that the figure is illustrative, not a forecast.
Ripple won approval for RLUSD in Japan through SBI VC Trade and also obtained a preliminary CASP license in Luxembourg, allowing Ripple Payments to expand across the EEA.
Dash has stabilized at the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement between $60 and $62, with daily support near $59 adding technical strength. If volume keeps building, the market may retest the prior yearly high around $97.
A New York Times investigation names Adam Back as the leading candidate for Satoshi Nakamoto, citing writing analysis, timeline overlaps, and early research. Back denied the claim, and the crypto community remains divided.
