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I'm Nouchi, the CFO. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend our fiscal '25 third quarter earnings briefing today. First, I'll walk you through an overview of our fiscal '25 third quarter results as well as key updates under Corporate Strategy 2027.

Please turn to Page 3 of the earnings presentation. First, let me begin with our financial results. In fiscal '25 Q3, underlying operating cash flow was 763.3 billion, and consolidated net income was JPY 607.9 billion. Supported by improved market conditions, enhanced profitability and revenue growth across multiple businesses, performance remained stronger than we had initially anticipated.

Regarding the full year forecast, we have reflected changes in the business environment since the second quarter earnings announcement as well as updated segment level risk assessments. Accordingly, we have revised our forecast for underlying operating cash flow upward by JPY 20 billion to JPY 920 billion, while maintaining consolidated net income at JPY 700 billion. Progress against the revised forecast are at high levels with 83% for underlying operating cash flow and 87% for consolidated net income. While there is a possibility that full year results may exceed the revised forecast, given the continued uncertainty in parts of the business environment toward fiscal year-end, we will carefully monitor conditions across each business and work steadily toward realizing potential upside.

Next, I will discuss progress under Corporate Strategy 2027. With respect to our value creation framework of Enhance, Reshape, and Create, we have announced several new initiatives since our

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SummarySeven IPOs and six SPACs priced this week.Five IPOs and five SPACs submitted filings.Five IPOs are currently scheduled in the week ahead, and some smaller issuers may join the calendar throughout the week.Street research is expected for one company in the week ahead, and six lock-up periods will be expiring in the week ahead. Chinmayi Shroff/iStock via Getty Images

Seven IPOs and six SPACs priced this week. Five IPOs and five SPACs submitted filings.

Hair loss biotech Veradermics (MANE) priced its upsized IPO above the range to raise $256 million at a $612 million

Nvidia was propelled to its current highs by the development of AI, but is it still one of the best ways to play it?

Without a doubt, Nvidia (NVDA +7.87%) has been the biggest story of the stock market in the first half of this decade. It became a $1 trillion company in 2023, and it has since grown to $4.38 trillion, briefly breaking $5 trillion in late 2025.

The company is the go-to hardware provider for dozens of companies looking to develop or expand their artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities like Alphabet, which, despite developing its own Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) to reduce dependence on Nvidia, still uses Nvidia hardware.

Even companies that aren't directly focused on AI like Mercedes-Benz or Illumina go to Nvidia for their AI hardware needs. And the majority of language models released in 2025 have been built for Nvidia hardware.

There are some concerning headlines about OpenAI and other companies looking to move away from Nvidia hardware. But, based on the company's latest results, its current bull run is showing no signs of stopping, or even slowing down for that matter.

So, is Nvidia still the way to go for an AI hardware play? Let's take a look.

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Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but full is their wallet Nvidia got to where it is by building some of the most advanced hardware on the market. Its Blackwell chip became the subject of negotiations between the United States and China. And its next-gen Rubin GPU has 5 times the inference capabilities of Blackwell.

And between it and the associated Vera CPU, it will take 25% fewer GPUs to train a new model when compared to Blackwell.

Finally, it's also worth noting that Nvidia has a full-stack AI hardware product line for training, inference, and simulation. So, it can provide all the hardware you need to run AI and because they're all Nvidia's they will play nicely with one another.

Now, on to the financial end where you will see why the entire market watches with bated breath every time Nvidia releases earnings.

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Machine earning Despite Nvidia's incredible size, it's still growing like a much smaller company. In its latest results for Q3 of its fiscal 2026 (ended Oct. 26, 2025), Nvidia recorded 62% year-over-year revenue growth, topping $57 billion for the quarter. Operating income surged 65% to $36 billion. And the company's diluted earnings per share (EPS) grew 67%.

Also in that quarter, the company reduced its long-term debt by 4.7% and it holds total debt of $10.8 billion to a net cash position of $11.49 billion. And it grew that cash position 26% year over year.

Nvidia's free cash flow grew 31.5% year over year and its operating free cash flow grew 34.7% year over year. Its gross margin is sitting at 70%, its operating margin at 58%, and its net margin at 53%.

In short, Nvidia has rapidly growing revenue and income, it has manageable debt and a large cash position, it is incredibly profitable, and it continues to be a leader in the AI hardware market both in terms of market share and the sophistication of its product lines.

While past performance is no indication of future success, when a company consistently posts incredible growth then the odds of strong continued performance go up. Despite OpenAI looking to replace it, Nvidia remains the go-to hardware company for AI efforts and it's definitely worth a look for 2026.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until March 23, 2026 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against BellRing Brands, Inc. (NYSE: BRBR), if they purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between November 19, 2024 and August 4, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period").  This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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BellRing and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. 

On May 6, 2025, the Company disclosed that "several key retailers lowered their weeks of supply on hand, which is expected to be a mid-single-digit headwind to our third quarter growth," and that "[w]e now expect Q3 sales growth of low single digits." On this news, the price of BellRing's shares fell $14.88 per share, or 19%, from $78.43 per share on May 5, 2025, to close at $63.55 per share on May 6, 2025, on unusually heavy trading volume.

Then, on August 4, 2025, post-market, the Company reported its fiscal 3Q 2025 financial results, disclosing a disappointing new 2025 sales outlook, stating "BellRing management has narrowed its fiscal year 2025 outlook for net sales to [a] range between $2.28-$2.32 billion," due to "several other competitors" gaining space to sell their products with a large retailer and that "it is not surprising to see new protein RTDs enter[ed]" the convenient nutrition market.  On this news, the price of BellRing's shares fell $17.46 per share, or nearly 33%, from $53.64 per share on August 4, 2025, to $36.18 per share on August 5, 2025, on unusually heavy trading volume.

The case is Denha v. BellRing Brands, Inc., No. 26-cv-00575.

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, /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until March 13, 2026 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against CoreWeave, Inc. (NasdaqGS: CRWV), if they purchased or otherwise acquired the Company's securities between March 28, 2025 and December 15, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

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CoreWeave and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws. The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company had overstated its ability to meet customer demand for its service; (ii) the Company materially understated the scope and severity of the risk that its reliance on a single third-party data center supplier created for its ability to meet customer demand for its services; (iii) the foregoing was reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenue; and (iv) as a result, CoreWeave's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

The case is Masaitis v. CoreWeave, Inc., et al., No. 26-cv-00355.

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Coupang and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.

The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company had inadequate cybersecurity protocols that allowed a former employee to access sensitive customer information for nearly six months without being detected; (ii) this subjected the Company to a materially heightened risk of regulatory and legal scrutiny; (iii) when defendants became aware that the Company had been subjected to this data breach, they did not report it in a current report filing in compliance with applicable Securities and Exchange Commission reporting rules; and (iv) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all times.

The first-filed case is Barry v. Coupang, Inc., et al., No. 25-cv-10795. A subsequent case, Lee v. Coupang, Inc., et al., No. 26-cv-00047, expanded the class period.

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Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation (MGY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Quantum computing is an exciting opportunity, but the technology is young, and the pure plays are still highly risky investments. Fortunately, you don't need to swing for the fences with your stock picks to win.

Quantum computing has seen a surge in investor interest over the past couple of years. That's for good reason.

Research from McKinsey & Company estimates that the quantum technology market could grow to be worth nearly $100 billion annually over the next decade -- and quantum computing will be the largest part of that market. Quantum computers store and process information in a fundamentally different way than the classical computers and digital devices we use today, which allows them to perform certain types of unusually complex calculations exponentially faster than even the most powerful traditional supercomputers.

IonQ has been one of the most popular quantum computing stocks, but it trades at an expensive valuation given its limited success to date. Plus, it's a pure play on quantum computing, so there's a very low floor for the stock if the technology it is developing doesn't work out as hoped.

So, forget IonQ stock. Instead, if you're interested in investing in a quantum future, consider these two top-notch stocks as alternatives.

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This tech behemoth could develop and benefit from quantum computing Microsoft (MSFT +2.00%) is a tech megacap that's highly diversified across software, cloud services, and artificial intelligence (AI). For Microsoft, quantum computing is simply one piece of a much larger puzzle. The company has developed a quantum processing chip that it believes could help it scale quantum computer systems to 1 million qubits. Today's biggest quantum computers have barely surpassed 6,000 qubits.

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Additionally, Microsoft would likely benefit tremendously from adding quantum computing to its offerings. That technology could eventually help it unlock new capabilities across its cloud and artificial intelligence businesses. The company's deeply entrenched customer relationships via Azure cloud, Windows, and Microsoft 365 software would serve as an efficient channel for selling whatever innovations quantum technology might unlock.

The use of quantum computers today is still limited primarily to research. Widespread development of commercial applications and the machines to support them could take years. In the meantime, Microsoft has solid legacy businesses, pays a growing dividend, and has continued to ride current growth trends throughout its operation. Investors can buy the stock and wait for what may come in quantum computing.

This longtime tech giant is leaning heavily into quantum computing International Business Machines (IBM +3.16%), or IBM for short, has had to evolve to stay relevant, and its quantum computing efforts are on course to become a big part of that evolution. The company has become a one-stop solutions provider, offering a mix of consulting services, hardware, and software to help companies adopt cloud computing, AI, and other modern technologies.

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Today, quantum computing is a minor piece of IBM's business, but make no mistake, IBM is a leading quantum computing company. It is aggressively developing whole systems, hardware components, and software. Its open-source software development kit, Qiskit, has over 13 million downloads.

IBM's consulting services help it build deep-rooted relationships with enterprises. In these cases, quantum computing is yet another tool IBM can sell. While many pure-play quantum computing companies are just starting to generate meaningful revenue, IBM has already earned over $1 billion from quantum computing. Look for it to continue building on that base.

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Momentum stocks had a tumultuous first full week of February. The iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) tallied its worst day since the Liberation Day crash on Wednesday, which also happened to be its

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SYDNEY, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ports in Western Australia, including the world's biggest iron-ore export hub, were closed on Saturday as a tropical cyclone developed off the coast from the vast Pilbara iron ore region, the ports' operator said.

Tropical cyclone Mitchell, a category 2 storm, sparked the closure of Port Hedland, as well as the ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier and Varanus Island, Pilbara Ports said in an online alert.

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The cyclone "will most likely begin to make a gradual turn to the southwest and then south from tonight, and in doing so move closer to the coast," the operator said, referring to the Pilbara, a remote resource-rich area twice the size of the United Kingdom.

Mitchell, intensifying on Saturday, was forecast to become a category 3 cyclone overnight that could bring very destructive wind gusts of up to 170 kph (105 mph) to the Pilbara, Australia's weather bureau said on its website.

Port Hedland, about 1,300 km (800 miles) north of Western Australia's state capital, Perth, is the world's biggest export point for iron ore and is used by miners including BHP Group, Fortescue and billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting.

On Friday, Pilbara Ports said its ports were being cleared due to emerging cyclone risk.

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NBC Today Show Host’s Mother Kidnapped for Bitcoin Ransom?Blood found at Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home led police to treat her disappearance as a violent kidnapping.Investigators are reviewing unverified Bitcoin ransom claims, reportedly demanding millions in crypto.A man was arrested for a fake Bitcoin extortion attempt, separate from the abduction case.Nancy Guthrie, an elderly 84-year-old woman, vanished overnight in Arizona, triggering a high-stakes investigation with alleged crypto demands. 

She is the mother of popular NBC journalist and TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie. Authorities believe she was likely taken from her home after a violent encounter.

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Blood at the Doorstep Turns Missing Case CriminalInvestigators found blood spatter at the entrance of her residence in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, Arizona. Forensic testing confirmed the blood belonged to Nancy Guthrie, according to law enforcement.

As a result, what began as a missing-person report has escalated into a suspected kidnapping investigation.

Nancy Guthrie lived a private, low-profile life and was not a public figure. She became nationally known only because of her daughter’s role as a senior anchor on NBC’s Today.

Family members last saw her on the evening of January 31 after dropping her home. She failed to attend church the next morning, raising immediate concern.

Her phone, wallet, car, and medication were all left behind.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, with assistance from the FBI, is leading the investigation.

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Deputies also discovered that her doorbell camera had been removed or disabled, reinforcing concerns that she did not leave voluntarily.

So far, authorities have named no suspects and confirmed no proof of life.

Bitcoin Ransom Claims Add a Crypto TwistThe case took a darker turn after multiple alleged ransom communications surfaced, some referencing Bitcoin payments.

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Media reports describe a purported ransom note demanding “millions of dollars’ worth of Bitcoin”, complete with deadlines and a wallet address. 

However, police have not confirmed the authenticity of any ransom demand or verified that it came from whoever took her.

Crucially, investigators stress that no confirmed captor has made direct contact with the family.

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Fake Bitcoin Extortion Attempt Clouds the CaseSeparately, authorities arrested Derrick Callella, a California man accused of sending fraudulent Bitcoin-related messages to members of the Guthrie family.

Law enforcement says Callella is not connected to the kidnapping and acted independently, highlighting the rise of opportunistic crypto scams during high-profile cases.

Investigation Ongoing, Answers Still MissingSavannah Guthrie has stepped away from broadcasting duties as the search continues.

For now, investigators say the focus remains on locating Nancy Guthrie and determining who took her, how, and why—with the Bitcoin angle still unverified and under review.

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XRP has recently experienced a sharp surge in buying activity, with market volume spiking close to $500 million. This sudden increase signals a return of liquidity and renewed speculative interest after weeks of sustained downside pressure. The move comes at a critical technical moment for XRP, which had been steadily declining within a downward channel and recently set new local lows.

Over the past several sessions, XRP’s price action showed near-capitulation behavior. Aggressive sell-offs pushed the asset below multiple key support levels, reflecting broad market pessimism and exhaustion among sellers. However, the latest trading sessions reveal a notable shift in behavior. As XRP entered deeply oversold territory, buyers began stepping in aggressively, triggering a sharp rebound in volume and halting the immediate decline.

From a technical perspective, XRP currently ranks among the most oversold major cryptocurrencies in the market. Momentum indicators remain pinned near extreme oversold levels, conditions that historically coincide with selling exhaustion. When bearish momentum weakens and buyers gradually start building positions, the market often sees short-term recoveries or consolidation phases. While this does not guarantee a trend reversal, it can create opportunities for relief rallies.

The sudden influx of trading volume adds further intrigue to XRP’s market structure. Liquidity returning after a steep drawdown often fuels short-term upside moves, especially when leveraged short positions are forced to close, adding buying pressure. If this momentum continues, XRP could attempt to reclaim nearby resistance levels, potentially stabilizing price action in the short term.

That said, caution remains essential. Volume spikes can sometimes represent brief speculative reactions rather than sustained trend changes. The broader technical structure for XRP is still bearish, and without consistent follow-through buying, recovery attempts may struggle to hold. Failure to reclaim critical resistance zones could result in renewed downside pressure.

Despite these risks, XRP is becoming increasingly attractive from a speculative standpoint. Deeply oversold conditions combined with sudden liquidity inflows present compelling setups for short-term traders. However, longer-term investors will likely wait for confirmation through stronger price structure and reclaimed technical levels before considering a more bullish outlook.

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Ripple on Thursday published an “Institutional DeFi” roadmap for the XRP Ledger (XRPL), positioning XRP as a protocol-level settlement and liquidity primitive across payments, FX, collateral workflows, and on-ledger credit. The company’s pitch is straightforward: compliance tooling and asset-layer primitives are already live on mainnet, with lending, privacy, and permissioned market infrastructure slated to round out a more institution-friendly stack over the coming quarters.

In its post, Ripple framed the roadmap as an evolution from a fast settlement network into something closer to a full financial operating environment for regulated workflows. The blog argues that with “native onchain privacy, permissioned markets, and institutional lending” expected “in the coming months,” XRPL is aiming to become “an end-to-end operating system for real-world finance,” with institutions able to run compliant processes without pushing additional complexity onto end users.

RippleX summarized the roadmap in a companion post, saying XRP sits “at the center of settlement, FX, collateral, and onchain credit,” and that 2026 focus areas include lending, privacy, and permissioned on-chain markets.

The roadmap leans heavily on the idea that XRP demand can be driven both directly and indirectly. Directly, Ripple points to new functionality that could increase transaction volume and asset issuance, raising demand for network resources. Indirectly, it highlights XRP’s role in base-layer mechanics such as reserve requirements, transaction fees (which burn XRP), and bridging in FX and lending flows.

Ripple organizes this into three institutional pillars: payments/FX, collateral/liquidity, and credit/financing. On payments and FX, it emphasizes “Permissioned Domains,” where access is gated via “Credentials” (e.g., KYC/AML attestations), and a planned Permissioned DEX that would extend XRPL’s existing exchange rails into controlled, regulated contexts for secondary markets in FX, stablecoins, and tokenized assets. In those permissioned market flows, Ripple says XRP functions as an auto-bridge asset between tokens and stablecoins, while each transaction consumes fees paid in XRP.

On collateral and liquidity, Ripple spotlights Token Escrow and Batch Transactions as building blocks for conditional settlement and atomic delivery-versus-payment workflows, alongside the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) standard, which it describes as a way to embed metadata and restrictions for complex instruments without custom contracts. The thesis here is that tokenized collateral issuance, escrowed settlement, and DvP-style flows expand on-ledger activity that still depends on XRP reserves and fees at the protocol layer.

The most explicit “institutional DeFi” expansion comes in credit. Ripple says XRPL v3.1.0 will introduce native on-ledger credit markets via a lending stack built around Single-Asset Vaults and the XLS-66 Lending Protocol, designed for fixed-term, underwritten loans with repayment automation. Underwriting and risk management remain off-chain, while the loan contracts and mechanics live on-ledger.

What Ripple Says Is Next Ripple’s post distinguishes between primitives already available and a near-term pipeline. Live today, it lists MPT, Credentials, Permissioned Domains, transaction “Simulate” tooling for preflight-style risk reduction, “Deep Freeze” controls for issuers, Token Escrow and Batch Transactions, plus an XRPL EVM sidechain bridged via Axelar for Solidity-based deployments that tap XRPL liquidity and identity features.

On the roadmap, Ripple highlights a Permissioned DEX targeted for Q2, the XLS-65/66 lending protocol for later in 2026, “Confidential Transfers” for MPTs using zero-knowledge proofs in Q1, and “Smart Escrows” and MPT DEX integration in Q2—alongside an “Institutional DeFi Portal” intended to bundle tokenization, lending, and payments exploration in one place.

At press time, XRP traded at $1.35.

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Bitcoin price action has entered one of the most critical zones of the current market cycle, catching many traders off guard as levels once considered unlikely to be revisited are now being tested. The recent Bitcoin sell-off erased multiple layers of technical support in rapid succession, leaving the market searching for stability near current prices. While uncertainty remains high, there are emerging signals that suggest the situation may not be entirely bearish from here.

From a technical analysis perspective, momentum indicators on higher time frames show Bitcoin approaching deeply oversold conditions. Historically, similar oversold readings have often preceded short-term relief rallies, as selling pressure becomes exhausted and opportunistic buyers step in. Supporting this view, the most recent decline was accompanied by notable volume spikes. Such increases in trading volume are often associated with capitulation events, where weaker hands exit their positions and longer-term investors begin to absorb supply, potentially laying the groundwork for a temporary rebound.

Despite these cautiously optimistic signs, the broader trend remains clearly under pressure. Bitcoin continues to form lower highs and is trading below several key moving averages, reinforcing the prevailing bearish structure. As long as price remains below these important technical levels, confidence in a sustained recovery will likely remain limited. If selling pressure intensifies or broader macroeconomic conditions worsen, Bitcoin could slide further toward the psychologically significant $50,000 level, which many traders are closely watching as a potential downside target.

In summary, Bitcoin is at a decisive turning point. A technical bounce driven by oversold conditions and capitulation-style volume is possible, but the lack of clear evidence of sustained accumulation means downside risks cannot be ignored. Until Bitcoin reclaims major resistance levels and restores bullish momentum, the possibility of further declines remains on the table. Traders and investors should expect heightened volatility as the market determines whether this zone marks a temporary bottom or a pause before another leg lower.

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated to Shielded Labs, signaling growing support for privacy-focused blockchain infrastructure and renewed interest in strengthening settlement guarantees in proof-of-work networks. The contribution backs development of Crosslink, a proposed consensus upgrade designed to enhance Zcash’s security, finality, and usability at the protocol level.

Shielded Labs is a research and engineering organization dedicated to advancing Zcash’s core technology rather than building applications or user-facing tools. Its primary focus is on long-term improvements to security, cryptographic guarantees, and privacy-first design. Crosslink, its flagship proposal, introduces a parallel finality layer that sits on top of Zcash’s existing proof-of-work consensus. In practical terms, this second confirmation mechanism aims to lock in transactions more quickly and decisively, reducing the risk of chain reorganizations, rollbacks, and double-spend attacks.

By improving finality, Crosslink could allow exchanges to shorten confirmation times, give cross-chain bridges stronger security assurances, and make it easier for developers to build reliable applications on Zcash. These benefits align closely with Buterin’s increasingly vocal stance that blockchains should prioritize worst-case security assumptions rather than optimizing purely for convenience or short-term growth.

In recent months, Buterin has emphasized that privacy-preserving infrastructure is not an optional add-on but a foundational requirement. He has repeatedly warned that financial transparency without strong cryptographic privacy can expose users to surveillance, coercion, and systemic risk over time. Zcash’s shielded transaction model, which embeds privacy directly into the protocol, fits squarely within this philosophy.

The donation also arrives as Ethereum continues to reassess aspects of its own scaling and security roadmap. While Buterin has criticized shallow innovation and copycat infrastructure across the crypto industry, his support for Shielded Labs underscores what he views as meaningful progress: protocol-level upgrades that improve censorship resistance, finality, and user protection. Rather than framing the move as Ethereum versus Zcash, the gesture highlights a broader vision for blockchain architecture focused on resilience, privacy, and long-term survivability.

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XRP is emerging as core financial infrastructure as institutional DeFi takes shape, embedding itself into payments, liquidity and on-ledger credit while positioning Ripple's network for regulated, scalable tokenized finance. Ripple's XRPL Roadmap Positions XRP at the Center of Institutional Finance Workflow XRP is strengthening its position in institutional finance as blockchain infrastructure matures.

Data shows the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has continued to decline recently, with its value now hitting the lowest level since the 2022 bear market.

Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index Is Deep Inside Extreme Fear Zone The “Fear & Greed Index” refers to an indicator created by Alternative that tracks the average sentiment present among traders in the Bitcoin and wider cryptocurrency markets.

The index determines the trader mentality using the data of the following five factors: trading volume, volatility, market cap dominance, social media sentiment, and Google Trends. To represent the sentiment, it makes use of a numerical scale running from zero to hundred.

When the value of the indicator is above 53, it means the investors as a whole share a sentiment of greed. On the other hand, the metric being under 47 suggests the dominance of fear. Naturally, the index lying between these two cutoffs implies a neutral mentality is shared by the majority.

Besides these three main zones, there are also two ‘extreme’ regions called the extreme fear (25 and below) and extreme greed (above 75). After the recent market downturn, sentiment among cryptocurrency traders has deteriorated into the former of the two.

Here is how the latest value of the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index looks:

The value of the metric appears to be 9 | Source: Alternative As displayed above, the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has a value of 9 at the moment, which is a pretty low level. In fact, this level is so deep into extreme fear that this is the first time in the current cycle that the metric has reached it.

Below is a chart that shows how the current level of extreme fear lines up against the indicator’s historical data.

The trend in the BTC Fear & Greed Index over the past year | Source: Alternative From the graph, it’s visible that the last time the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index reached a value this low was back in June 2022, right in the middle of that year’s bear market.

The latest drop in the metric to a single-digit value is a result of the price drawdown that BTC and other cryptocurrencies have faced since the last week of January. This decline in sentiment, however, may not be such a bad thing for the sector, if history is to go by.

Often, an extremely fearful market facilitates bottom formations as underwater investors capitulate and resolute hands pick up their coins. During a bear market, however, the Fear & Greed Index is usually inside the zone for a notable duration before a bottom is reached.

If the recent shift in the sector reflects a transition to a bear market, then it only remains to be seen how long mood will be in extreme fear before relief arrives for Bitcoin and company.

BTC Price At the time of writing, Bitcoin is floating around $67,100, down 19% over the last seven days.

Looks like the price of the coin has plummeted | Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

SWIFT’s ideal matches just got uncovered: OMFIF’s research crowns XLM & XRP as the top picks!

Published: February 7, 2026 │ 2:20 AM GMT

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The Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) financial think tank, trusted by multiple major banks across the globe, just released a report laying out the structure of what’s known as the global financial reset.

SWIFT’s Approach: ISO Nominees Take The LeadBy the latest report, it looks like Ripple (XRP) isn’t a direct SWIFT competitor – instead, the blockchain infrastructure is embedded onto SWIFT’s new ISO 20022 global messaging standard. The same goes for DLT-based chains such as Stellar Lumens (XLM) & IOTA, playing a part in speed & liquidity.

With SWIFT seeking to make cross-border payments real-time, XRP’s Ledger comes into help due to already handling billions of dollars in Spot market volume daily. OMFIF’s report highlights XRP as a plausible SWIFT competitor without the need to re-arrange the whole financial system, despite the popular narrative it would.

SWIFT vs. XRP: Collaboration Over CompetitionThis way, SWIFT keeps its messaging standard, while XRP & Stellar Lumens (XLM) take care of value, speed & liquidity. Notably, the OMFIF is actively advising major global banks, top-tier financial institutions & even government entities. With XRP & XLM as a recommendation, the report is ought to attract much-craved fed adoption at a quicker pace than before.

🚨 OMFIF Quietly Confirmed Ripple + Stellar Integrating Into Banks and SWIFT

OMFIF is a global policy think tank trusted by central banks, sovereign funds, and tier-1 financial institutions, and when OMFIF releases a report, it’s essentially a signal to the financial system… pic.twitter.com/ZfHWadWZMd

— Stern Drew (@SternDrewCrypto) January 6, 2026 According to crypto analyst Stern Drew, the usual process of adoption goes as follows:

On-rail blockchain pilots (as SWIFT has done with XRP, HBAR & XLM). Initial results come in, dividing the projects between fields of expertise. ‘Silent’ integration & a then a sudden switch flip, enabling crypto payments. In SWIFT’s case, the first testing of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) based tokens ended in Q4 of 2025. Without disclosing the results, SWIFT admitted working with multiple blockchains at the same time to draw up a mutual framework with instant payments & maximum blockchain interoperability.

Ultimately, OMFIF’s latest research places a massive distinction between disruption of the current financial system integration into it. OMFIF clearly states that building infrastructure together with HBAR & XRP, SWIFT & major banks are able to get the most out of the tech without worrying about head-to-head competition.

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Ripple’s payments network and XRP Ledger are highlighted as a fast, low-cost alternative to SWIFT for cross-border transfers, with strong compliance features (KYC whitelisting, freezes, clawbacks).

How does XRP stack up against SWIFT?

Ripple offers direct peer-to-peer settlement without intermediaries, cutting costs and delays vs. SWIFT’s messaging + correspondent banking. It keeps pre-funding low and uses public blockchain advantages.

Is this bullish overall for XRP?

Yes—OMFIF endorsement validates Ripple for banks, potentially speeding institutional adoption in cross-border and RWA markets.

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Bitget launched its Fan Club, integrating users into the platform’s development through participation, product collaboration, and content creation. Members, recognized as Fans, progress through a tiered model by interacting with products, contributing ideas, participating in community discussions, and supporting projects. The program offers benefits such as official badges, token airdrops, feedback channels, community support, early access to features, and participation in events. Bitget launched its Fan Club, a new community initiative designed to integrate users into the platform’s development through structured participation, product collaboration, and content creation. The initiative allows members to directly influence product experiences, share feedback, amplify community initiatives, and support ecosystem growth.

Accepted users in the program are recognized as Bitget Fans and enter a tiered participation model. Members advance by engaging with the exchange’s products, contributing ideas and content, participating in community discussions, and supporting ecosystem projects. Each tier unlocks greater recognition, exclusive access, and opportunities to collaborate more closely with the company’s teams.

Benefits of the Bitget Fan Club The program provides tiered benefits, including official badges, token airdrops, product feedback channels, content and community support, early access to features, and participation in online and offline events. Higher-tier members can also take part in community decision-making initiatives, product direction discussions, and official content collaborations.

The Bitget Fan Club is structured around clear progression criteria, regular reviews, and mechanisms that ensure active participation and accountability. Full details on membership tiers, progression paths, and benefits are available on the official Fan Club page.

Gracy Chen, the exchange’s CEO, stated that the initiative aims to recognize users as co-creators of the UEX ecosystem rather than passive participants. The company emphasizes the importance of creating pathways for its most engaged users to contribute, be recognized, and grow alongside the platform.

The Bitget Fan Club reinforces the company’s community-focused approach, providing a framework where users can directly influence products, culture, and the platform’s long-term evolution. The initiative sets a standard for community integration in the development of crypto platforms globally

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Posted: February 7, 2026

Politics and crypto have been moving more in sync lately. For instance, U.S President Donald Trump’s 2024 win, after openly endorsing crypto, highlighted just how much these two worlds can influence each other.

Given this context, it’s no wonder that the FUD around Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next Fed Chair has started spilling into Bitcoin [BTC]. Especially as investors try to assess the long-term implications of this decision.

However, with Bitcoin down 14% over the past week since the nomination, it’s clear that the market isn’t pricing in a bull run just yet. More importantly, U.S assets across the board are also moving down together.

Source: Bloomberg

Why does this matter? Well, it shows that BTC’s decline isn’t driven by crypto-specific factors. Instead, investors who had been betting on reflation have turned cautious, worried that Warsh’s policies could tighten liquidity.

For context, reflation is when the economy is stimulated to boost growth after a slow period. This usually means more Fed liquidity and lower interest rates, conditions that have historically helped Bitcoin move higher.

However, Kevin Warsh, while bullish on rate cuts, wants the Fed to shrink its balance sheet. As a result, investors are weighing the long-term impact, raising the question – Is BTC’s pullback signaling something bigger?

Fed pick boosts rate bets, Bitcoin stays sideways No doubt, President Trump gave a big boost to his rate-cut narrative.

For context, the main reason he picked Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chair is to have someone more bullish on rate cuts. Unlike current Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose policy stance often went against Trump’s view.

And yet, Bitcoin isn’t rallying. In fact, even during the 2025 cycle, when the Fed cut rates three times, BTC still ended the year down 6.3%. In short, the impact of Kevin Warsh’s nomination still can’t be fully priced in.

Source: TradingView (BTC/USDT)

At the same time, the liquidity-squeeze story is already weighing on investor sentiment, with bearish pressure on Bitcoin starting to show. If Kevin Warsh steps into the role, it could have major effects on markets.

On top of that, inflation has been stubborn, recent macro releases have come in higher than expected, and President Trump’s back-and-forth on tariffs keeps uncertainty high. Even rate cuts can’t be fully priced in.

Hence, for Bitcoin, even though the market has priced in Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair, the impact on BTC remains unclear. Hence, judging by the current setup, the market may be more bearish than bullish.

Final Thoughts Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed Chair has reinforced expectations of rate cuts, yet Bitcoin is down 14.3% over the past week. Investors are factoring in Warsh’s plan to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet, stubborn inflation, and Trump’s back-and-forth on tariffs.

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Reports show a big reshuffle in Bitcoin holdings as price swings spooked some big wallets and invited smaller players back into the market.

According to Santiment, wallets holding between 10 and 10,000 BTC — the so-called “whale and shark” cohort — have trimmed their share of the total supply to a nine-month low, now around 68% after a recent wave of selling.

This pullback included roughly -81,068 BTC moved out of those buckets in about eight days.

Whales Cut Stakes, Retail Steps In Retail buyers have been the active counterparty. Reports note that “shrimp” wallets — those holding less than 0.1 BTC — climbed to their highest share since mid-2024, now accounting for roughly 0.24% of supply.

The pattern is familiar: large holders pare exposure, smaller accounts pick up coins on dips. The result is sharper swings in price as the market rebalances.

Market Moves And What They Mean Price action pushed the story into view. Bitcoin slid from higher levels into the low $60,000s, briefly testing roughly $59,000 before a rebound pushed it back toward the mid-$60ks.

The sell-off coincided with troubles in broader risk markets, and traders reacted fast. Some of that selling pressure showed up in ETF flows and futures, while on-chain transfers hinted that big holders were reducing positions while retail piled in.

🧐 What’s been behind the Bitcoin crash that has seen prices fall to as low as $60,001 for the first time since October, 2024?

🐳 Whale and shark wallets holding 10-10K Bitcoin now hold a 9-month low 68.04% of the entire $BTC supply. This includes a dump of -81,068 BTC in just… pic.twitter.com/Yyd20dy3nS

— Santiment (@santimentfeed) February 6, 2026

The sell-off looks tied to both risk appetite and timing. One widely shared post on social media from CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju called attention to the mood among analysts, saying that practically all Bitcoin analysts were sounding bearish at the moment. That kind of consensus can push traders toward taking quicker losses or closing positions.

Sentiment Falls To Levels Last Seen In 2022 The broader mood has hardened. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index plunged to 9 this week, a reading that sits inside “extreme fear” territory and has not been seen since the turmoil around mid-2022.

Lower sentiment often tightens liquidity and magnifies price moves. When fear is high, even small catalysts can lead to outsized reactions.

BTCUSD now trading at $66,247. Chart: TradingView Why This Could Matter When large holders cut back while many small accounts buy, the market structure changes. Liquidity can become thinner at certain price bands, so dips are deeper and rallies can be swift when buying returns.

History shows that these phases sometimes lead to extended consolidation periods. Other times they mark the start of a larger trend reversal. Right now, both are possible; clarity will arrive only after flows and macro signals settle.

A Note On The Backdrop Some traders point to geopolitics and macro headlines as the trigger for the latest nervousness. Reports say global risk-off moves — including weak tech stocks and trade tensions — fed into crypto selling.

Still, Bitcoin remains well above many long-term supports that traders watch. Many long-term holders have been steady buyers through past pullbacks. That steady buying could matter if fear eases and larger investors begin to redeploy capital.

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Bitcoin’s next major catalyst may come from the common assumption being flipped on its head that interest rates are bullish for Bitcoin only when they fall, according to a crypto analyst.

“I think we should expect that having more accommodative policies may in fact actually not be the catalyst to help us go into a bull market,” ProCap Financial chief investment officer Jeff Park said during an interview with Anthony Pompliano on Thursday.

“We have to accept that reality and possibility,” Park said. Accomodative policies, such as lowering interest rates, are employed by the US Federal Reserve to stimulate economic growth, reduce unemployment, and increase liquidity. Bitcoiners often see these conditions as more favorable for riskier assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), as traditional investments like bonds and term deposits become less attractive.

Jeff Park spoke to Anthony Pompliano on The Pomp Podcast. Source: Anthony PomplianoRising interest rates are usually seen as a negative for Bitcoin, but Park said that may not be the case forever. He said Bitcoin’s next biggest upside catalyst — and potentially its “endgame” — may be its entry into what he called a “positive row Bitcoin,” where the asset’s price continues to rise even as US Federal Reserve interest rates rise. 

“Perfect holy grail” for Bitcoin“This is the mythical, elusive perfect holy grail of what Bitcoin is meant to be, which is when Bitcoin goes up as interest rates go up, which is very counterintuitive to the QE theory,” he said.

However, Park said this idea would undermine the “risk-free rate itself.”

Park emphasizes the monetary system “is broken”“In that world, what we’re saying is actually because the risk-free rate is not the risk-free rate, because the dollar hegemony is not the dollar hegemony, and we are no longer able to price the yield curve in the ways we’ve known,” Park said.

Park explained that the monetary system is “broken” and the relationship between the Fed and the US Treasury is “not at the level it should be” to drive the direction of national securities.

Traders on the crypto prediction platform Polymarket are giving the highest probability, 27%, to three total Fed interest rate cuts in 2026.

Bitcoin is trading at $70,503 at the time of publication, down 22.53% over the past 30 days, according to CoinMarketCap.

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