BTC drops below 67,000 USDT

Morgan Stanley Picks 2 Bitcoin Miners to Double: 158% Upside on AI Pivot

Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of Cipher Mining and TeraWulf with overweight ratings, setting $38 and $37 price targets implying 158% and 159% upside respectively. The investment firm views these bitcoin miners' pivot to AI data centers as major growth driver, with hyperscalers paying premiums for "time to power" solutions amid systematic AI compute supply shortage.

Gate Research Institute: Cryptocurrency Market Total Market Cap Continues to Decline | Ethereum Staking Rate Hits Record High

Gate Research Institute Weekly Report: Market sharply declines then recovers with oscillations, BTC and ETH remain under moving average pressure; capital flows back into high-elasticity sectors like AI, with risk appetite slightly warming. Ethereum staking rate surpasses 30%, reaching a new all-time high, driven by supply contraction and liquidity structure rebalancing. Zerohash integrates Monad and USDC to promote the implementation of L1 stablecoin payment infrastructure. Tether's US Treasury holdings continue to expand, with stablecoins accelerating integration into the short-term interest rate system. The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has steadily declined, remaining in a risk-off phase in the short term. Anchorage completes approximately $100 million in strategic financing, with Tether participating in the investment.

Cardano’s Privacy Blockchain Midnight Lands Google, Telegram in March — Silbert: 5-10% of Bitcoin to Privacy

Charles Hoskinson took the stage at Consensus Hong Kong in a McDonald’s uniform, declared sentiment at an “all time low,” and then dropped two bombshells: Midnight’s mainnet launches March 2026 with Google and Telegram as launch partners, and LayerZero is coming to Cardano with institutional-grade privacy stablecoins. Meanwhile, DCG’s Barry Silbert predicts 5–10% of Bitcoin capital could rotate into privacy coins. We analyze the convergence of institutional DeFi, selective disclosure, and the “a

$2.52 billion BTC and $390 million ETH options set to expire and settle tomorrow

BlockBeats News, February 12 — According to Deribit data, options expiration and settlement will occur tomorrow at 4:00 PM, including: · BTC options with a notional value of $2.52 billion, put/call ratio of 0.76, and maximum pain point at $75,000; · ETH options with a notional value of $390 million, put/call ratio of 0.93, and maximum pain point at $2,200.

Cosmos Health purchases $500,000 worth of BTC, bringing the total digital asset investment to $2.5 million

Nasdaq-listed company Cosmos Health announces purchase of $500,000 worth of Bitcoin, bringing total cryptocurrency investments to $2.5 million. The move aims to diversify the investment portfolio. CEO Greg Siokas stated that the average purchase price was below $70,000 and is considering including other cryptocurrencies.

Gate Perpetual Contracts Launch Segregated Margin Position Mode

Gate Perpetual Contracts officially launch the segmented position mode, meeting the needs of professional traders. This allows holding both long and short positions in the same market simultaneously and supports a mix of full and isolated margin modes, enhancing trading flexibility and risk management capabilities.