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TON Wallet developers have launched vaults for generating passive income from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT held in the wallet.
The solution allows wrapped wETH and cbBTC tokens to operate within the TON network (with floating interest rates for Bitcoin and Ethereum). The most profitable offer is for USDT, where returns can reach 18% per annum.

North America's largest crypto ATM provider, Bitcoin Depot, is introducing a new KYC policy. Every transaction now requires user identification with documents.
This measure is being implemented amid widespread crypto ATM fraud.

The rate of solo blocks on the Bitcoin network increased by 17% over the year. 21 solo miners successfully mined a block on average every 17.2 days (earning a total of 66.16 BTC).
Another lucky miner found a block without using his own equipment. The miner spent just $75 to rent 1 PH/s of hashing power.

The number of promising crypto projects is shrinking, and capital is concentrating on blockchain solutions for traditional finance, according to NYDIG analysts.
The company noted a noticeable decline in investor interest in crypto games, metaverses, and decentralized social networks—centralized alternatives are faster, cheaper, and more efficient. Most everyday applications don't need a global, immutable ledger. The concept of Web3, in its broadest sense, is gradually becoming a thing of the past.

Nakamoto Inc. (NAKA), known as the "Bitcoin treasury firm," has lost 99.3% of its market value in 280 days, representing a loss of $23.6 billion.
The company purchased 5,398 BTC at a price of $118,000 per unit. Its unrealized losses currently stand at approximately $270 million.

According to Google Trends, the search term "Bitcoin is dead" is on track to reach a new five-year high.
Historically, peaks for this search term have coincided with periods when the market was close to a local bottom or in the midst of a period of FUD.

Bitcoin mining difficulty saw one of the largest increases as a result of a scheduled recalculation (+14.7%).
Equipment in the US, previously shut down due to weather conditions, has returned to operation. The share of US Bitcoin miners in the global hashrate remains close to its all-time high.

The Sharpe ratio for short-term positions has fallen to levels that could indicate favorable buying opportunities.
This indicator measures the balance of risk and return. Previously, such levels indicated significant market pressure.
A year ago, such levels were considered significant discounts.

Grayscale analysts note that Bitcoin has fallen 50% from its peak, following tech stocks rather than gold.
BTC is considered "digital gold," but in practice, it trades more as a speculative asset.

Stablecoins have evolved from a crypto trading tool into an everyday financial instrument. They are increasingly used for payments, salaries, and savings, according to a joint study by BVNK, Coinbase, and Artemis among 4,658 adults from 15 countries.

BTC has surpassed the payment giants.
In 2025, the BTC network's transaction volume reached an impressive $25 trillion.
The cryptocurrency has comfortably outpaced Visa, with $16 trillion, and Mastercard, with only $9.7 trillion.

Vitalik Buterin is concerned about the development of prediction markets.
He believes these markets should serve as a tool for hedging price risks, not a venue for speculation. Combined with AI, such platforms could help shape price indices and ensure financial stability.

US President Donald Trump's friendly approach to the crypto industry may have been a "red herring or a mirage" for Bitcoin, putting pressure on the price of digital gold, according to Lekker Capital CIO and podcaster Quinn Thompson.
Had Kamala Harris won, the industry would likely have remained under regulatory pressure for years to come. However, in the long term, this could have stimulated higher-quality construction and investment, Thompson suggested.

CryptoQuant analysts haven't seen any signs of a Bitcoin bottom. Despite widespread loss-taking, on-chain metrics don't yet confirm a tipping point.
On February 5, Bitcoin holders recorded losses of $5.4 billion, the highest since March 2023. However, in real terms, the loss amounted to only 0.3 million BTC. By comparison, during the capitulation at the end of 2022, the figure reached 1.1 million BTC.

Funding rates are at rock bottom.
BTC funding rates are in negative territory. Historically, this suggests the bottom is near.

TON Wallet has launched cross-chain deposits in Telegram in collaboration with MoonPay.
Currently, you can deposit USDC or USDT from the Ethereum, Solana, TRON, BSC, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Base networks. Assets are automatically converted to USDT on the TON platform at a 1:1 exchange rate. Deposits in BTC, ETH, and SOL are credited to your wallet in the equivalent amount of Toncoin.

According to Glassnode analysts, the current market structure is reminiscent of early May 2022, the time of the Terra crash.
At present, unrealized losses amount to approximately 16% of BTC's market capitalization, at a price of $70,000.

Telegram will become a payment platform for users.
The TON Foundation has unveiled the TON Pay SDK, which will allow mini-apps to conduct transactions in Telegram using cryptocurrency.

Vietnam introduces a crypto tax.
Authorities are officially introducing a new tax, equating digital asset transactions to stock trading.
Starting July 1, 2026, individuals will be required to pay a 0.1% tax on every crypto transaction.

Bitcoin's fall below $70,000 is perceived very differently by established holders and new investors, according to Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley. The former are experiencing uncertainty, while the latter are seeing an opportunity.
In the current situation, institutional players are "seeing prices they thought they'd missed out on forever." Meanwhile, demand for the leading cryptocurrency remains high.