LATEST: Gold is now outperforming Bitcoin over the 5-year timeframe.

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright pushed for expanded US investments in Venezuela as part of the highest-level US visit focused on energy policy in nearly three decades, while warning about the legitimacy of Chinese businesses in Venezuela

UPDATE: CATHIE WOOD BECOMES ADVISOR TO LAYERZERO'S NEW L1 BLOCKCHAIN February 10 saw @LayerZero_Core unveil its all-new L1 blockchain, 'Zero'. It has now been announced that, not only will @ARKInvest be partnering with the platform to support its new network, but @CathieDWood

BREAKING: CHANCE OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SATURDAY HITS 96% ON @POLYMARKET

🇺🇸 HUGE: CFTC announces a 35-member Innovation Advisory Committee which includes CEOs from Coinbase, Polymarket, Ripple, Kraken, Gemini, Chainlink Labs, and Robinhood.

SEC chair Paul Atkins said Thursday that the Wall Street regulator could soon involve itself in the regulation of prediction markets. Read more

Coinbase reported a down quarter for the end of 2025, with its investment portfolio plunging alongside Bitcoin and other crypto assets.

LATEST: INVESTORS FLEE TO TREASURY BONDS AS U.S. STOCKS SELL OFF ACROSS THE BOARD The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% and Nasdaq fell 2% Thursday as AI disruption fears spread beyond tech and into financial services, logistics, and commercial real estate. Traders piled into Treasuries

BitGo and 21Shares have expanded their partnership across the US and EMEA, bringing staking and custody services to both regions. The move supports 21Shares growing range of crypto ETP products for $HBAR $DOGE and more.

NEW: OpenAI introduced GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a real-time coding model rolling out in research preview for ChatGPT Pro users.