Business News
- Trump admin to withdraw 700 federal officers from Minnesota: Homan
The Trump administration will draw down about 25% of its law enforcement officers from Minnesota on Wednesday, border czar Tom Homan said.
- We're raising our price target on Eli Lilly as the GLP-1 leader delivers a huge beat
Combined sales for the company's blockbuster GLP-1 drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro exceeded $1 billion, with each showing triple-digit growth.
- Epstein advised former Prince Andrew’s team on deal with Cantor Fitzgerald
Aides to king’s brother worked with convicted sex offender on planned agreement with US investment bank in 2013
- Epstein advised former Prince Andrew’s team on deal with Cantor Fitzgerald
Aides to king’s brother worked with convicted sex offender on planned agreement with US investment bank in 2013
- Hedge funds made $24 billion shorting software stocks so far in 2026 — And they are increasing the bet
Hedge funds are increasing their short bets against software stocks, contributing to the brutal sell-off in the space so far this year, according to sources at two major funds on Wall Street.
- Oil prices jump on report that plans for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks are collapsing
President Donald Trump has threatened to launch military strikes on Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn't agree to a deal on its nuclear program.
- Top Senate Republican says Fed’s Powell has not ‘committed a crime’
Banking committee chair Tim Scott pushes back against probe into US central bank chief
- Top Senate Republican says Fed’s Powell has not ‘committed a crime’
Banking committee chair Tim Scott pushes back against probe into US central bank chief
- Bitcoin bleeds for second straight day, nearly grazes $72,000
Bitcoin sank as low as $72,096.20 on Wednesday, marking its second consecutive day breaking below the $73,000 level.
- Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI’s ad push in Super Bowl commercial
Anthropic said the personal nature of users' conversations with Claude would make ads feel "incongruous."
Crypto News
- Bitcoin open interest falls by $55B in 30 days: What’s next for BTC price?
Futures traders drastically reduced their activity as Bitcoin’s weakness extends and new year-to-date lows become a daily occurrence. Cointelegraph reviews traders’ BTC price expectations.
- US won't 'bail out' Bitcoin, says Treasury Secretary Bessent
The comments came during Bessent's Congressional testimony on Wednesday in a tense exchange with California Representative Brad Sherman.
- Price predictions 2/4: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, BCH, HYPE, XMR
Bitcoin price fell to a 15-month low of $72,169, leading one analyst to say a revisit of BTC’s realized price near $56,000 may occur in a few months. Do charts hint at a rebound rally before the weekend?
- Bitcoin price sets new 15-month low under $73K as crypto liquidates $800M
Bitcoin fell to its lowest levels since November 2024 after beating its previous bottom, with $70,000 BTC price support and under coming into focus.
- Fireblocks to integrate Stacks for institutional-grade Bitcoin DeFi
The Bitcoin network has an average block time of about 10 minutes, which creates a challenge for decentralized finance applications.
- Bitcoin-native USDT protocol joins CTDG Dev Hub
An emerging protocol enabling native USDT transactions on Bitcoin becomes the latest participant of CTDG Dev Hub, a developer-centric technical hub by Cointelegraph focused on protocol design, implementation approaches, and network upgrade proposals.
- Bitcoin’s $68K trend line seen as potential BTC price floor: Traders
Bitcoin is approaching its 200-week moving averages, a long-term support zone traders say could help define a potential BTC price floor.
- Mercado Bitcoin expands LatAm RWA push with $20M in Rootstock private credit
Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin has issued more than $20 million in tokenized private credit on Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock and is targeting $100 million by April.
- Bitcoin bounces to $76K, but onchain and technical data signal deeper downside
Bitcoin’s rebound masks weak technicals and onchain signals that point to continued downside risk, with miners and exchange flows reinforcing the bearish trend.
- Arbitrum, Optimism and Base weigh in after Vitalik questions L2 scaling model
Base’s Jesse Pollak says L2s can’t be “Ethereum but cheaper” as builders respond to Vitalik Buterin’s call for specialization.
General News
- Russia jails stand-up comic Artemy Ostani over war joke
Artemy Ostanin sentenced to more than five years in a penal colony after joking about a 'legless' war veteran.
- Russia’s Putin holds video call with China’s Xi
The two leaders discussed maintaining their growing ties amid international instability.
- Israeli strikes kill more than 20 in Gaza, shatter ‘ceasefire’ myth
Israeli strikes killed at least 23 Palestinians, many of them children, in widespread attacks on Gaza on Wednesday.
- US announces proposed critical mineral trading bloc
The aim of the group is to challenge China’s stronghold on the globe’s rare earth mining.
- Killing of Saif Gaddafi removes alternative to Libya’s rival governments
Death of former dictator's son removes symbolic alternative to Libya's entrenched political deadlock, analysts say.
- Mixed emotions among Palestinians as Rafah crossing partially reopens
Emotional homecomings seen as some Palestinians reunite with loved ones amid mixed sentiments at the Rafah border.
- Trump hails ‘excellent’ phone call with China’s Xi amid trade tensions
Trump stresses his 'extremely good' personal relationship with Xi Jinping, key to maintaining stable US-China ties.
- Gaza on the agenda as Turkiye’s Erdogan meets Egypt’s el-Sisi in Cairo
The Turkish president said humanitarian tragedy continues in the enclave amid a fresh wave of deadly Israeli attacks.
- Russian shelling kills seven in Ukrainian market, clouding Abu Dhabi talks
Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin accused Moscow of carrying out 'another targeted war crime'.
- US border security chief withdrawing 700 immigration agents from Minnesota
Tom Homan cites increased cooperation with local authorities but promises enforcement operations will continue.












