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Kalshi clocks $1 billion in Super Bowl event contracts on February 8, 2026
Kalshi recorded over $1 billion in trades tied to the Super Bowl on February 8, 2026, the highest single-day volume in the platform's history. Users drove heavy activity in entertainment markets, including $113 million on Bad Bunny's opening song and $47 million on surprise guests, while the firm rolled out surveillance measures to address insider trading concerns. The surge pushed Kalshi to the top of the App Store and exposed system strains as the company emphasized its status as a regulated CFTC market.
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Saylor sees bitcoin outpacing S&P 500 as BitMine adds $84M in ether and South Korea probes Bithumb
Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor told CNBC he expects bitcoin to generate returns two to three times higher than the S&P 500 over the next four to eight years as his firm keeps accumulating BTC. Onchain data shows BitMine purchased about $84 million in ether in a single day while South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service opened a full investigation into Bithumb after a multibillion-dollar internal ledger error.
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Bitcoin models flag accumulation after $60K drop; past rebounds reached 170%–220%
On Tuesday, Bitcoin traded below $69,000 after a sell-off to $60,000 and a swift rebound to $72,000 pulled long-term valuation gauges into a deep-value zone. Realized price bands at roughly $55,000 and $42,000 and power-law percentiles near cycle lows suggest upside of 170%–220%, while analysts also warn of potential downside toward $52,000 or even $38,000–$40,000.
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Bank of England's Synchronisation Lab to test tokenized asset settlement with RT2 from spring 2026
The Bank of England has set up a six-month Synchronisation Lab to test synchronized settlement of tokenized assets in British pounds using its next-generation RTGS core ledger, RT2. Starting in spring 2026, 18 firms from market infrastructure, banking, fintech and decentralized technology will explore delivery-versus-payment and payment-versus-payment use cases across tokenized securities, collateral, foreign exchange and digital money.
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Ethereum Sees Over 220,000 ETH Pulled From Exchanges as $2,000 Price Level Faces Test
Ethereum has logged its largest exchange outflow since October, with more than 220,000 ETH withdrawn in recent days while the price trades between $1,800 and $2,000. On February 5, Binance alone saw daily net outflows of about 158,000 ETH, coinciding with a broader market pullback that pushed ETH down nearly 14% over the past week. Analysts are now closely monitoring the $2,000 threshold, warning that a breakdown could trigger a retest of last week's lows even as on-chain metrics suggest an accumulation phase.
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Apple and Google commit to UK app store changes after CMA market status ruling
Apple and Google have agreed to modify their UK mobile app stores after the UK regulator classified them as holding strategic market status in October last year. The companies plan to introduce clearer and more transparent rules for developers, with changes due to start as soon as April this year. Apple also faces a separate antitrust lawsuit in a Dutch court, linked to alleged unfair practices in its app store.
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