Michael Saylor’s 21 Rules for Bitcoin calls Bitcoin ‘Chaos’ and an ‘economic virus’MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor articulated a vision of Bitcoin as the world’s first perfect money, a profound innovation with the potential to reshape economic and political systems globally.

Gensler says Ethereum ETF S-1 approvals likely 'over the course of this summer'U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler gave comments related to the timeline of spot ether exchange-traded fund listing approval in a Thursday hearing at the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations.

Former US prosecutors urge State Secretary to rescue detained Binance exec in Nigeria: reportOver 100 former federal prosecutors and federal agents joined forces to urge the prompt release of detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan in a letter sent to Secretary of State Tony Blinken, first seen by Axios. Gambaryan, who is also a former federal agent, has been held hostage in “deplorable conditions” for about three months without proper assistance to seek legal or medical help despite his declining health, according to the letter.

Short seller hits Riot Platforms, says US bitcoin miners are 'competing in a global race they cannot win'“Bitcoin mining is easily among the worst business models for a public company we have ever encountered,” Kerrisdale Capital analysts wrote in a 17-page report this morning.

Grayscale’s GBTC and Vaneck’s HODL Report Outflows as US Bitcoin ETFs Gain $50MApproximately $50 million in inflows were reported during Friday’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading sessions. The day’s total trade volume amounted to about $1.73 billion. Both Grayscale’s GBTC and Vaneck’s HODL registered outflows, with HODL’s being significantly smaller than GBTC’s.

Polkadot celebrates 4 year anniversary with unanimous JAM upgrade approvalThe Polkadot community celebrated the blockchain’s fourth anniversary by ratifying the highly anticipated Join-Accumulate Machine (JAM) upgrade. The proposal received unanimous support, with backing from over 31 million DOT tokens.

Bitcoin-like mining is taking off on Solana with OreBitcoin-like mining has come to the Solana blockchain with a project called Ore, and its success is increasing strain on the network. Ore takes the core idea behind mining, where a miner solves cryptographic puzzles to secure the network while earning crypto, and applies it to its own token’s launch on the Solana blockchain.

Bitwise files for spot Ethereum ETF amid SEC approval uncertaintyBitwise has filed for the right to issue a spot ether exchange-traded fund even as questions continue to swirl around when the Securities and Exchange Commission might give such products the green light.

Bitcoin price breaks out above $71,000, causing spike in short liquidationsThe upward price trajectory of bitcoin over the past 24 hours has resulted in over $56 million worth of bitcoin short liquidations. There have been over $193 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours in the cryptocurrency market.

Hashgraph Association Partners With Saudi Government to Launch Deep Tech Venture StudioThe Hashgraph Association, a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, announced on Feb. 7 that it had partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment to launch a deep tech venture studio.