According to the CFTC, it reissued a staff letter on Friday to broaden payment stablecoin issuer criteria to cover national trust banks, amending Staff Letter 25-40 issued on Dec 8, 2025. The move aligns with the GENIUS Act signed in July 2025 and follows the FDIC's December 2025 proposal outlining how banks could issue stablecoins via subsidiaries.

On February 7, 2026, gold traded around $4,966 while Bitcoin hovered just below $70,000. The two assets have shown low correlation since 2019, and major gold rallies have often preceded Bitcoin advances. GLD holdings rose to roughly 34.9 million troy ounces alongside strong precious‑metal ETF inflows in January.

HBAR advanced roughly 20% after a long wick near $0.07766 cleared selling pressure, with price holding above $0.080 and consolidating around $0.090. Traders are watching for a decisive reclaim of $0.10001 on firm volume to confirm trend repair, while Hedera's early February 2026 entry into the Digital Monetary Institute aligned with improving sentiment.

Crypto analyst Tony Severino argues that Bitcoin may have formed not just a yearly high but a 16-year cyclical peak, as BTC recently plunged to 60,000 dollars before rebounding toward 70,000 dollars. He points to bearish signals on the long-term chart, while other market figures debate whether the move signals a deeper bear market or a temporary shakeout. At the same time, Arthur Hayes links the sharp drop to BlackRock’s IBIT ETF hedging activity, and some researchers suggest the 60,000 dollar area could again serve as a long-term support zone.

Bitcoin declined 16% over the past week, dropping to $70,008 and briefly touching $60,000 after previously reaching an all‑time high of $126,273 in October. Ether fell 24% to $2,052, and prominent market participants acknowledged there was no single identifiable trigger, pointing instead to shifting risk appetite, policy uncertainty, and profit‑taking.

Arweave has rejected claims that its network stopped producing blocks for over 24 hours after some explorers, notably ViewBlock, appeared to freeze at block #1,851,686 on February 6 2026. A team member said the issue stemmed from the explorer reading a local cache instead of the live block height, while Arscan showed uninterrupted block production up to February 7. Over the past year, Arweave processed more than two billion messages and rolled out performance upgrades, even as its AR token fell 6.51% on the day and 18% on the week amid broader market volatility.

Unus Sed Leo climbed 17.6% in 24 hours to around $7.87, outpacing Bitcoin's 5.66% move and the broader market. Buyers have repeatedly defended the $6.80 level, while sellers continue to cap price below $9.27, leaving conviction dependent on a breakout above this resistance.

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty declined by about 11.16% at block 935,429, marking the largest single adjustment drop since China’s crypto mining crackdown in 2021. Difficulty currently stands near 125.86 T and is projected to fall again on February 23 to around 112.7 T, alongside a hashrate pullback linked to a broad market downturn and weather-related shutdowns of U.S. miners.