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The landfill in the United Kingdom where a hard drive containing 768 million dollars in Bitcoin would be closing.

The landfill in Wales where a hard drive supposedly containing 8,000 bitcoins is believed to be lost is about to close.

A landfill in the UK, which has been the center of a man's fight to recover a lost hard drive with 8,000 bitcoins, is reportedly about to close.

The site, located in Newport, Wales, east of the country's capital, Cardiff, is expected to close in the fiscal year 2025-26, according to BBC News on February 9.

“The landfill has been operational since the early 2000s and is reaching the end of its useful life, so the council is working on a planned closure and sealing of the site over the next two years,” said a spokesperson for Newport City Council to the BBC.

The council has obtained planning permissions for a solar farm on part of the land, approved in August.

The site could contain a large stash of Bitcoin stored on a hard drive that local IT worker James Howells claimed ended up in the landfill after his ex-partner accidentally threw it away in 2013.

Howells claimed that the hard drive contained about 8,000 BTC that he mined in 2009, which would currently have an approximate value of 768 million dollars.
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There is a greater risk of selling since the collapse of 3AC: 5 Things to Know About Bitcoin This Week.

The price of bitcoin clings to the middle of its three-month range.

Bitcoin dodges tariffs and massive sales on the stock market as the wild month of February continues.

The price action of BTC in the range is poised to change in an instant, as a wider trading range endures.
The CPI week is here again, and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will testify twice before U.S. lawmakers.

Discussions about tariffs return, this time affecting a whole series of U.S. trading partners, and so far only gold is benefiting from it.

Whales continue to distribute fully since late last year: do they know something the market is ignoring?

Not everyone is optimistic about the outlook: a new series of cryptocurrency price predictions foresees Bitcoin embarking on a journey towards $700,000 starting this quarter.

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The role of Bitcoin as a reserve asset gains momentum in the U.S. as states adopt.

U.S. states are introducing Bitcoin reserve bills, fueling speculation about a global accumulation race as institutions and governments adopt BTC as a reserve asset.

The growing number of Bitcoin reserve proposals in the United States has fueled speculation about a possible global accumulation race, as early adopters could benefit from the monetary incentives of the cryptocurrency.

Kentucky became the sixteenth U.S. state to introduce legislation aimed at establishing a Bitcoin reserve that would allocate up to 10% of excess state reserves to digital assets, Cointelegraph reported on February 6.

Bitcoin is on track to "become a dominant reserve asset" thanks to the growing institutional and national adoption, according to Isaac Joshua, CEO of the cryptocurrency platform Gems Launchpad.

If the Kentucky bill is approved, it could trigger a "global race" to accumulate Bitcoin, Joshua told Cointelegraph, adding that:

"The tipping point will be when a state formally adopts BTC in reserves. After that, the game is likely to begin. Once a few truly commit, others will feel the pressure to follow."

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Grayscale Research: Bitcoin could reach new highs in Q1 despite labor market weakness.

The market has already priced in a less accommodative interest rate policy, and legislative tailwinds could assist Bitcoin's performance.

Bitcoin could reach new all-time highs in the first quarter of 2025 despite slower-than-expected hiring in the U.S. in January, said Zach Pandl, head of research at Grayscale, to Cointelegraph.

On February 7, U.S. officials reported that the country's economy added 143,000 jobs in January, slightly below forecasts.

"Bitcoin is likely to take today's jobs report in stride," Pandl said on February 7. According to him, the report could "reinforce expectations that the Fed will remain on pause for a while, but it is unlikely to result in a significant reassessment."

Meanwhile, "Bitcoin and other crypto assets are benefiting from a variety of policy-related tailwinds," including advancements in stablecoin legislation, he noted. Stablecoins are digital tokens linked to a fiat currency, usually the U.S. dollar.

As a result, Pandl said he expects that "the cryptocurrency market will operate with an upward trend."

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A Missouri bill proposes a Bitcoin reserve fund for state investments.

Bill 1217, introduced by Representative Ben Keathley, aims to establish a Bitcoin reserve fund for Missouri and require the acceptance of cryptocurrencies for state payments.

Missouri Representative Ben Keathley introduced Bill HB 1217, which proposes the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fund to diversify the state's investment portfolio.

On February 6, Keathley introduced Bill HB 1217, which proposes that the state of Missouri diversify its portfolio to include Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation of fiat currency. If it becomes law, the bill will allow the Treasurer of Missouri to "receive, invest, and hold Bitcoin under certain circumstances".

Missouri's bitcoin holding strategy.

In the introductory bill, Keathley recommended the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Fund for the state treasurer to oversee. The Bitcoin fund would also be able to raise Bitcoin through gifts and donations from government entities and residents of Missouri.

It would also require all government entities in Missouri to accept cryptocurrencies for uses approved by the Department of Revenue, which would include taxes, fees, fines, and other eligible payments. However, beneficiaries would be required to cover transaction costs.

Bitcoin price fell and tech giant Palantir (PLTR) reached new highs: What's happening?.

Palantir Technologies has appreciated 356% in the last 12 months, reaching new highs and surpassing Bitcoin's performance over a year. Are the gains purely speculative?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR), a North American publicly traded company specializing in data analytics, made headlines after its stock surged to an all-time high of $109.60 on February 6. The impressive gain of 356% in 12 months outpaced the 121% increase in Bitcoin's price during the same period.

Investors are now questioning whether the tech company will continue to outperform Bitcoin and if the factors driving the bullish momentum in Palantir's stock remain intact.

Founded in 2003, Palantir has strong ties to government agencies, particularly the U.S. Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. Palantir's business offerings focus on optimizing supply chain logistics and operational planning.

At least two co-founders of Palantir are strong advocates of Bitcoin.

Co-founded by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel, Palantir was financed through his venture capital firm, Founders Fund. Thiel is also known for co-founding PayPal, being the first external investor in Facebook (META), and becoming a public advocate for Bitcoin in late 2017. In an interview with CNBC, Thiel argued that the public had underestimated Bitcoin's potential as a digital store of value.
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Seasonality data for Bitcoin prices point to $120,000 in the first quarter, but leverage remains the "biggest risk".

Historical Bitcoin price data favors new all-time highs in the first quarter, but liquidity gaps below $80,000 could drive the price down in the short term.

Bitcoin continued its downward trend this week, briefly falling below $95,600 during the day on Thursday, February 6. With a demand zone between $94,300 and $95,800, the crypto asset has shown a liquidity sweep of equal lows around $96,200, but a clear short-term bullish reversal has not yet occurred.

Bitcoin on track to exceed $120,000, says analyst.

Mikybull, a cryptocurrency analyst, noted that despite BTC's current consolidation phase, the crypto asset could reach a new all-time high of $120,000 if it continues its seasonal pattern from 2018 to 2014.

Bitcoin has shown an upward trend on average during February, and regarding seasonality data, it is currently on track to follow this upward trend in 2025 as well.

Since 2013, Bitcoin has recorded an average return of 14.08% in February, with the month closing down only twice in the last decade. Its average returns in the first quarter also stand at 52.43%, behind the average of the fourth quarter, which is 84% since its inception.

US wants to bring stablecoins home, says Trump's crypto czar

The Trump administration plans to regulate crypto stablecoins and bring the market into domestic regulations, with an emphasis on digital assets backed by the US dollar, according to David Sacks.

The administration of US President Donald Trump has confirmed plans to regulate and drive innovation in stablecoins within the country, according to Trump's crypto czar David Sacks.

Stablecoins are one of the main areas of focus for the Trump administration, along with Bitcoin adoption and blockchain development, Sacks told CNBC's Closing Bell Over Time on February 4.

The stablecoin market “has already taken off, but mostly outside the country,” Sacks said, adding that the US now wants to “bring that innovation home.”

Stablecoins represent a $227 billion industry, with 97% of its market made up of stablecoins pegged to the US dollar, such as Tether’s USDt. USDT alone accounts for over 60% of the total stablecoin market cap, according to data from CoinGecko.
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Monthly Bitcoin production drops as miners battle rising hashrate.

Most Bitcoin miners saw a decline in production in January as network difficulty soared. However, Riot Platforms bucked the trend with an increase in production.

Bitcoin miners have reported a drop in monthly production as mining difficulty — the computing power required to confirm BTC transactions and mine new blocks — continues to rise.

Bitcoin production for major Bitcoin miners, including Hut 8, Mara, and Bitfarms, declined in January compared to the last month of 2024. In contrast, Riot Platforms saw a 2.1% increase in Bitcoin production, bucking the trend.

Preparing for rising network difficulty.

During January, Bitcoin's network difficulty remained near its all-time high value of 110 trillion (T).

The difficulty of producing new blocks has increased by 27.8% since the last Bitcoin halving on April 20, 2024. Anticipating the need for more computing power, Bitcoin miners have been upgrading their equipment and optimizing their business operations to remain profitable.

Compared to December 2024, Hut 8's monthly Bitcoin production fell by 27%, as it mined 65 BTC in January. Similarly, Mara and Bitfarms saw a 12.5% ​​and 4.7% decrease in their monthly Bitcoin production, respectively.

Bitcoin surpasses $106,000, but 3 key actions are needed to reach new all-time highs.

Bitcoin started 2025 strong, but a new set of factors needs time to consolidate before the price of BTC seeks new highs.

Bitcoin had a strong start in 2025, gaining 13.5% in the first 30 days. This price movement reflected a complete turnaround in the attitude of the United States government, becoming more favorable to the sector. However, the price of Bitcoin has been capped at $105,000, leading traders to question the reasons behind the apparent stagnation.

The conditions for a sustained bullish rally in Bitcoin are present, but three factors are preventing a new all-time high. Trump's presidency in the U.S. is increasing opportunities for banks and hedge funds to hold crypto assets without affecting their balance sheets.

The chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, addressed the issue at a press conference following a meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on January 29. Powell stated that banks were "perfectly capable of serving crypto clients," as long as they managed risks, adding that the institution "is not against innovation."

On January 30, the board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) approved a proposal to assess investments in Bitcoin as part of its international reserves management strategy. The announcement followed an interview with CNB Governor Aleš Michl by the Financial Times, in which he revealed the intention to allocate up to 5% of the country's €140 billion reserves to Bitcoin.
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USDT will be integrated into Bitcoin's Lightning Network.

Lightning Labs, the company behind Bitcoin's Lightning Network, is using the Taproot Assets protocol to integrate Tether's stablecoin USDT.

Tether announced that it will bring its namesake stablecoin to Bitcoin through the layer 2 scaling service, the Lightning Network.

Tether's CEO, Paolo Ardoino, and Lightning Labs' CEO, Elizabeth Stark, announced the partnership on stage at the Plan B conference focused on Bitcoin in San Salvador, El Salvador, on January 30.
Tether stated in a blog post that Lightning Labs, the firm behind the Lightning Network, built the solution leveraging the Taproot Assets protocol, which in 2022 expanded the functionality of the Bitcoin network to support tokenized assets.

Tether is the largest stablecoin, with a market capitalization of $139.4 billion, nearly three times larger than its closest competitor, Circle's USD Coin, which has a capitalization of $53.1 billion, according to data from CoinGecko.

Tether processed transactions worth $10 trillion in 2024, approaching the $16 trillion of payment giant Visa, and manages the token on more than ten blockchains, including Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and Avalanche.

Lightning Labs' CEO, Stark, and the business development director, Ryan Gentry, wrote in a blog post that the integration would allow merchants accepting Bitcoin via Lightning to add.

Bitwise: Trump's crypto order could alter Bitcoin's 4-year cycle.

Matt Hougan of Bitwise said that cryptocurrencies would not "completely overcome" a four-year cycle, but claimed that market pullbacks would be "shorter and less deep" than before.

The recent executive order on cryptocurrencies from U.S. President Donald Trump could disrupt the four-year boom and bust cycle that the crypto market has experienced over the last decade, according to Bitwise's Chief Investment Officer, Matt Hougan.

Trump's broad executive order from January 23, along with changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has paved the way for “the full integration of cryptocurrencies into the financial system,” allowing banks and Wall Street to “aggressively enter the sector,” Hougan stated in a note published on January 29.

He added that cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are already large enough to attract billions of new investors, but he is convinced that Trump's executive order, which seeks to explore the creation of a digital asset reserve and develop a regulatory framework, “will bring trillions.”
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El Salvador would rush to enact a new Bitcoin law to comply with the agreement with the IMF.

The legislation reportedly revokes a previous mandate that forced businesses to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment.

El Salvador's Congress has quickly approved a law to modify its Bitcoin laws in order to comply with an agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to adjust its exposure to the cryptocurrency.

The bill was ratified by the country's Legislative Assembly just minutes after President Nayib Bukele sent the legislation, Reuters reported on January 29.

El Salvador reached a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the IMF in December, with the agency demanding the Bukele government reduce its involvement with Bitcoin and make the cryptocurrency optional and voluntary for private sector merchants.

The reform was approved with 55 votes in favor and only two against. Previously, it was a legal requirement for businesses to accept Bitcoin as payment.

Ruling party lawmaker Elisa Rosales said the amendment was necessary to ensure Bitcoin's "permanence as legal tender" while facilitating its "practical implementation."

Blockchain Foundation: "Argentina, leader in crypto adoption in Latin America".

A report from the Blockchain Foundation revealed the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies by Argentinians, making the country a reference in the region.

In recent years, within the crypto ecosystem, Argentina has been a highly mentioned country due to the increasing adoption of crypto assets in "the land of silver", but why are Argentinians opting for cryptocurrencies in recent years? What are the most used cryptocurrencies? In the latest report from the Blockchain Foundation, these questions were answered, and it was stated that the country leads crypto adoption in Latin America.

To prepare the report, the Blockchain Foundation announced that it consulted with the exchanges Ripio, Decrypto, Bitso, and Bitget, who collaborated on this report. The document concluded that "about 19% of the Argentine population uses some cryptocurrency, which means 8.6 million people. This positions the country in fourth place globally and first in Latin America in crypto adoption according to a report by Triple-A in mid-2024".
The exchange Coinbase officially landed in Argentina.

José Luis del Palacio, co-founder of Decrypto, stated that "cryptocurrencies are here to stay" and that people use them as a method of investment or for transactions and payments.

Julián Colombo, General Director of Bitso Argentina, commented: "We grew by 16% and added more than 1.5 million customers".
From Ripio, they added that, on average, they added about 50,000 new users per month to their platform this year.
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Tokeny and ONYZE join forces to drive tokenization in Europe.

As announced, Tokeny and ONYZE have established a strategic collaboration to catalyze institutional tokenization in Europe and accelerate the time-to-market of the market.

Tokeny, the operating system for on-chain finance, and ONYZE, a Spanish white-label custody wallet infrastructure, partnered to accelerate institutional tokenization in Europe. They recently announced this to Cointelegraph in Spanish.

"Our collaboration with ONYZE facilitates the rapid launch of tokenized products, with a fully interoperable solution for issuance, management, and compliance," said Luc Falempin, CEO of Tokeny.

The exchange Coinbase officially landed in Argentina.

As communicated, the partnership aims to provide a comprehensive solution and promote institutional tokenization in Europe, in a context where the tokenization of assets is shaping up to be one of the pillars of financial innovation in 2025.

However, Tokeny and ONYZE warned that European institutions face significant challenges when adopting this technology that would improve their ability to fraction, trade, and transfer real assets on a blockchain.

Bitfarms sells Paraguayan headquarters to Hive for $85M, shifts focus to US

Bitfarms will sell its largest crypto mining farm in Paraguay to Hive Digital for $85 million.

Bitfarms, a multinational Bitcoin mining company, will sell its 200 megawatt (MW) facility in Yguazú, Paraguay, to Hive Digital Technologies – a competing mining and AI company – for approximately $85 million. The capital will be reinvested to bolster Bitfarms’ capacity in the United States.

On January 28, Hive signed a binding letter of intent to purchase one of the three Bitcoin (BTC) mining farms Bitfarms owns and operates in Paraguay.

The Yguazú farm was Bitfarms’ largest Bitcoin mining facility in the country. Its other two mining sites, Villarrica and Paso Pe, have a combined capacity of 80 MW, with each contributing 10 MW and 70 MW, respectively, according to company data.
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Bitcoin is “extremely bullish” as traders prepare for the next BTC price surge.

Bitcoin is back in “buy” territory after reclaiming the $102,000 level.

Bitcoin is back in “buy” territory after reclaiming the $102,000 level during the DeepSeek-driven US stocks crash.

In a post on X on January 28, Andre Dragosch, European head of research at asset management firm Bitwise, called BTC’s price action “extremely bullish.”

BTC’s price action “outperformed” the Nasdaq.

Bitcoin is outperforming equity markets on intraday timeframes, showing resilience in the face of massive uncertainty over US prowess in the AI ​​sector.

The BTC/USD pair has gained over $5,000 since its local lows of $97,750 on Jan. 27, putting it firmly in contrast to both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. The latter closed the last trading session down 1.5% and 3%, respectively.

Even as concerns continued over DeepSeek due to the announcement of another AI tool from the firm, the Janus-Pro-7B image generator, Bitcoin bulls held onto the six-figure mark.

Too many tokens? Analysts argue that excess supply could end altcoin seasons.

With 36.4 million tokens flooding the market, analysts are questioning whether altcoin seasons are a thing of the past.
Cryptocurrency analysts and traders debate whether the altcoin season has ended, a period when alternative cryptocurrencies outperform Bitcoin in the market.

Historically, altcoin seasons have been marked by significant price surges of cryptocurrencies that are not Bitcoin.

In the 2017-2018 cycle, the altcoin market experienced its most explosive growth, with coins like Ether recording record gains.

Crypto analyst Ali Martínez argues that the large number of altcoins now makes the possibility of a sustained altseason unlikely.

"These days, there are more than 36.4 million altcoins, compared to fewer than 3,000 during the 2017-2018 altcoin season and even fewer than 500 altcoins in 2013-2014," Martínez posted on X, citing data from Dune Analytics. "With such a massive supply, the market has changed significantly".
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The 'gap' in Bitcoin prices on Binance reaches a record as bearish outlooks persist at USD 105,000.

Bitcoin traders avoid risk while the gap between spot and derivative prices on Binance reaches unprecedented levels.

Bitcoin derivative traders are setting new bearish records as the price hovers around all-time highs.

The latest findings from the on-chain analysis platform CryptoQuant reveal the largest derivative discount ever recorded on the global exchange Binance.

Bitcoin derivatives echo nerves over inflation.

Despite trading with a gap of less than $5,000 since the price discovery, the BTC/USD pair is anything but tempting for derivative traders.

CryptoQuant confirms that the gap between the spot price and the derivative price has never been this large.

On January 24, derivatives traded at $62.40 below the spot price, a highlighted fact that Darkfost attributes to macroeconomic trends.

Analyst: 'FOMO-driven entries' from short-term Bitcoin holders set a bullish outlook.

Short-term Bitcoin holders are increasing their purchases during price rises, alongside long-term holders who continue to accumulate despite everything, setting a 'bullish tone' for the year, according to a crypto analyst.

According to a crypto analyst, the fact that Bitcoin holders (hodlers) continue to accumulate during price declines, along with short-term holders buying more during price rises driven by FOMO (fear of missing out), establishes a 'bullish tone' for 2025.

The dominance of long-term Bitcoin holders (LTH) — those who have held their Bitcoin for more than 155 days — 'remains high, indicating strong long-term conviction,' said IT Tech, a contributor to CryptoQuant, in an analyst note on January 24. He stated:
'They continue to accumulate during price declines and strategically take profits during bullish trends.'
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