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Bitcoin Mining Gets Easier Because Everything Else Is Falling Apart: Bitcoin’s mining difficulty crashed by 11.16% on February 7, and this is the steepest single-period decline the network has seen since China banned cryptocurrency mining in July 2021. The plunge marks the 10th largest negative percentage adjustment in Bitcoin’s entire history and shows just how much pressure miners are under right now.
DDSC: UAE’s New Stablecoin For Institutional Use: The UAE Central Bank has approved of DDSC, a stablecoin developed by the Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and the First Abu Dhabi Bank. It was launched on ADI Chain, an Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain mainly used for institutional applications.
Australian Dollar Stablecoin AUDD Gets Full Regulatory Green Light: One stablecoin issuer just secured the keys to operate under the nation’s strictest financial oversight. AUDC Pty Ltd has received an Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, authorizing the company to issue and operate AUDD, its Australian dollar stablecoin, as a regulated non-cash payment facility.
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Robert Kiyosaki Admits He Stopped Buying Bitcoin Years Ago: Robert Kiyosaki revealed his Bitcoin investment history, which shows that he bought Bitcoin after its price had risen to about $6000, although he had previously told his followers to buy Bitcoin at any price, contradicting his previous public statements.
History Repeats: Coinbase Loses Another Crypto Kingdom: A young, decentralized trading platform with no offices or CEOs in suits has quietly racked up almost twice the trading activity of Coinbase, the Wall Street-listed crypto giant everyone knows about. Hyperliquid has officially surged ahead in 2025 trading volume.
Crypto Wallets Have a New Roommate: AI Agents: Coinbase dropped Agentic Wallets on Wednesday, the first crypto infrastructure designed specifically for autonomous artificial intelligence. The system lets AI agents hold funds, execute trades, earn yields, and handle blockchain transactions on their own.
