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🚀 X launches trading directly from the news feed
🔼 Nikita Bir, Head of Social Platform Products at X, announced the launch of new features in "a couple of weeks," including Smart Cashtags, allowing users to trade stocks and cryptocurrencies directly from the news feed.
Currently, users add dollar signs to ticker symbols — for example, $BTC - to create links, but in the new system, clicking on them will display price charts, related posts, and direct trading options.

🐸 Santiment: Meme Coins May Recover Faster Than Expected
Santiment analysts believe that a turnaround in the meme coin sector could happen sooner than the market expects, even amid overall crypto instability. According to their data, a "nostalgic" narrative is gaining strength — more and more participants are stating that the meme era is over.
Santiment describes this kind of pessimism as a classic sign of capitulation, which often forms at the bottom of a cycle. When the sector is widely written off, it often creates conditions for a counter-trend rebound. Historically, extreme unanimity in

🏛️ Banks Should Not Fear Stablecoins
Trump administration advisor on cryptocurrencies Patrick Witte stated that banks should not perceive the returns on stablecoins as a threat.
He called on the parties to seek a compromise, as negotiations on the CLARITY Act bill are intensifying under pressure from the political calendar and the approaching midterm deadlines.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ‼️ The Dutch crypto community warns of capital outflow
🚨 The Dutch House of Representatives has advanced a bill imposing a 36% tax on capital gains from savings and most liquid investments, including cryptocurrencies.
Its final approval is expected in the Senate, but crypto investors are already warning that if passed, the country will lose many entrepreneurs.
Data shows that the tax reduces the total amount of 40-year savings from €3.32 million to €1.89 million, nearly halving it.

🇩🇪 Boerse Stuttgart merges crypto business with Tradias
The German exchange operator Boerse Stuttgart Group plans to merge its crypto division with Frankfurt-based Tradias, which specializes in digital asset trading.
💵 The new structure will work with banks, brokers, and financial institutions across Europe. The focus is on a full range of services: brokerage, custody, staking, and asset tokenization.
Financial terms of the deal are not disclosed. According to Bloomberg, Tradias may be valued at approximately €200 million, and the combined entity at more than $590 million.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ‼️ WLFI Launches Platform for Currency Exchange and Money Transfers
🇺🇸 The company World Liberty Financial, supported by Donald Trump, announced the launch of the World Swap FX platform, designed to simplify international money transfers.
➡️ World Swap will be built on the company's stablecoin USD1 and will directly connect users with bank accounts and debit cards.
Speaking at the Consensus Web3 event in Hong Kong, WLFI co-founder Zak Folkman stated that the cost of transfers worldwide will be significantly lower than those charged by traditional financial ins

🔮 Standard Chartered Bank has revised down its forecast for 2026, allowing BTC to fall to the $50 000 level before a possible recovery — for Ethereum, a dip to $1 400 is permitted.
Among the key risks analysts cite is the outflow of funds from spot ETFs: their total assets have decreased by nearly 100,000 BTC from October’s peak, and the average entry price for investors is estimated at around $90 000. The bank believes that ETF holders are more likely to realize losses than to increase their positions during a decline.
Previously expected levels of $150 000 for BTC and $7 500 for ETH by the

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 💥 BlackRock: Asia Could Bring $1 Trillion to the Crypto Market
The head of BlackRock's Asian division stated that if investors in the region allocate just 1% of their portfolios to crypto, the market could see an inflow of about $2 .
This is nearly 60% of the entire current market capitalization of the crypto industry.
Already, managers in Asia are beginning to allocate minimal crypto holdings, and local investors are actively entering American crypto ETFs.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 👛 Elon Musk discusses the progress of X Money development
In the next two months, X Money — a payment service for the social network X — will launch in a limited beta.
🤑 According to Elon Musk, X Money is already operating in a "closed beta within the company."
The service will be integrated into the social network as part of the "everything app" concept.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 🏦 Denmark's largest bank has permitted investing in BTC
Danske Bank has opened access for clients to ETPs on Bitcoin and Ethereum.
📈 You can purchase through exchange-traded products – without direct custody of the cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrencies had been banned by the bank for the past eight years.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ‼️ Bitcoin tests support at $66 000
🟠 On February 11, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies fell by more than 3%, with Bitcoin and Ethereum losing over 4%. BTC dropped nearly $66 00, and ETH fell to $1920.
The sell-off intensified ahead of the release of US labor market data, which will be significant for the Fed in setting interest rates, potentially increasing volatility.
✅ The data indicates weakening selling pressure and a similarly weak rebound. Bitcoin may lack the momentum to reach $70 000, and the $69 000 level will become an important zon

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ‼️ Bitcoin is trading as a growth asset, not digital gold: Grayscale
🟠 A new Grayscale study shows that Bitcoin's price behavior is increasingly correlated with the stocks of software development companies, calling into question its reputation as a "safe haven" and "digital gold."
➡️ The analysis revealed that Bitcoin has developed a strong correlation with stocks in this segment since the beginning of 2024.
However, the mismatch between Bitcoin's status as a safe asset, according to Grayscale, should not be viewed as a failure but rather as part of the ongoing

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare 🚀 Founders of Farcaster to Strengthen Tempo Blockchain
📈 The founders of the social network Farcaster, Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, announced their transition to the crypto startup Tempo, which specializes in stablecoin payments.
➡️ It is reported that the entire Merkle Manufactory team, previously working at Farcaster, will join Tempo. The transition is related to the sale of the social network to Neynar.
At the same time, Tempo, funded by Stripe and Paradigm with $500 million, is in need of qualified personnel to scale globally.

#CelebratingNewYearOnGateSquare ‼️ Bernstein confirms the target price of Bitcoin at $150 000
🟠 Bernstein analysts stated that the recent decline in Bitcoin reflects a "self-created trust crisis," rather than structural damage, calling it "the weakest bearish market scenario" in the asset's history.
➡️ Based on this, Bernstein confirmed the BTC target price at $150 000 in their latest investor note.
Meanwhile, experts continue to discuss the reason for Bitcoin's recent drop to $60 000. One theory is the weakening of the Japanese yen as a long-term factor and the flow of investments into Japan

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🐋 Kith lost $100 million on ETH volatility
One of the major traders yesterday lost about $100 million on an Ethereum position in 13 minutes.
The market has been very volatile in recent days: liquidity is thin, movements are rapid, and mistakes are unforgiving.
Before entering trades, assess the risk, leverage, and liquidation levels — these are everything right now.

🟠 Jack Dorsey Announces Layoffs
📉 Jack Dorsey's Payment Company Block Inc. has begun informing employees about potential job cuts during the annual performance reviews.
✅ It is reported that the layoffs could affect up to 10% of Block's approximately 11,000 employees.
Against this backdrop, Block Inc. shares rose by 5% to $56, as the layoffs are expected to help reduce costs if the company can successfully restructure and align its product lines.

💵 Tether helped Turkey confiscate $544 million in USDT
🚨 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that his company assisted Turkish authorities in seizing assets related to illegal betting platforms worth more than $500 million.
“We were approached by law enforcement, provided with some information, reviewed it, and acted in accordance with the country's laws,” Ardoino said.
➡️ This concerns the business of gambling magnate Weisel Shahin, who is accused of operating illegal betting platforms and money laundering.
Tether claims to have assisted law enforcement in over 1800 cases across 62 countries,

‼️ Bitcoin could face a drop of up to 70%
Crypto analyst Sherlock suggested that Bitcoin could correct by up to 70% from its all-time high amid worsening market conditions.
👉 In his assessment, the current dynamics are within the range of previous cycles.
Currently, BTC is trading near $67 000, having lost more than 20% over the past week.