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Cathie Wood’s ARK adds Coinbase, Circle, Bullish as crypto slides
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmY1MDQtYzc1Yi03OWVlLWI3N2ItNDQ4NmVlNjRmOGM4LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Cathie Wood’s ARK adds Coinbase, Circle, Bullish as crypto slides" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The fourth-quarter crypto pullback hit ARK ETFs, with Coinbase emerging as the biggest drag on performance.</p>
Colombia’s second-largest pension fund to offer Bitcoin exposure
AFP Protección says access to the Bitcoin-linked fund will be limited to qualified investors and will not alter the core allocation of Colombian pension savings.
‘I need protein shakes’: Couples disagree about panic-buying for this weekend’s snowstorm
There’s one thing worse than hunkering down during a snowstorm — and that’s doing so with someone who resents your spending.
Once-prominent NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway to wind down operations
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmYzZTYtYmMwZS03NGFiLWExNTctN2QyYjc5ZDc1NTU3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Once-prominent NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway to wind down operations" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Gemini-owned NFT platform will close on Feb. 23, 2026, entering withdrawal-only mode as another major casualty of the sector’s prolonged downturn.</p>
Polymarket sees January US gov't shutdown odds surge to 77%
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjQtMTEvMDE5MzRhZDctZjYxNS03MmYxLWE1OGItY2QwYjE4ZWFkM2I4.jpg" alt="Polymarket sees January US gov't shutdown odds surge to 77%" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The spike in Polymarket odds comes just days after United States President Donald Trump said “we’re probably going to end up in another Democrat shutdown.”</p>
US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmYyNGEtZGI2My03MzcwLThiNzItY2M4ZTM2MThiYmVmLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The extended outflow streak comes as a widely used crypto sentiment indicator has stayed within the “Extreme Fear” range since Wednesday.</p>
Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmYxZjYtYjAzYS03NWFiLWI5ODAtYWIxMDU5OGZmMGI1LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto sales are taxable under current United States policy, but lawmakers have proposed tax exemptions for small transactions.</p>
67 million Americans could lose telehealth coverage in the coming days unless Congress approves funding
Telehealth has become a ‘mainstream part of care delivery’
Marriage can be great for your finances — but avoid these 3 mistakes
What can go wrong? Being in a couple complicates your decision-making.
How to plan for the end of your life if you don’t have kids or a spouse
Here are the vital estate-planning moves solo agers and people without children need to take.
Yes, you still need an emergency fund in retirement. Here’s how much you should have.
Retirees can face larger spending shocks than workers, often driven by unpredictable costs such as healthcare.
I’m 75 and still working, but my job is boring. Can I retire with $830K in cash and investments?
“My investments have returned 25%-30% over the last few years.”
PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmYxOTYtYmYyYi03ODI4LTgxN2MtY2VhNjI2N2U2NzQ3LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin had a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the US White House published its post.</p>
Bitcoin nodes running BIP-110 crosses 2% as spam wars heat up
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmYxMTgtZTZmMC03NzJhLWIwM2YtODVhNzQ0MDA5YjhhLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin nodes running BIP-110 crosses 2% as spam wars heat up" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>The Bitcoin proposal caps arbitrary data in an attempt to combat spam from non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network.</p>
Could Europe sell US debt if a Greenland deal doesn’t come through?
Some European policymakers have floated the idea of selling off US debt as a way of combating US belligerence, but it may be much more difficult in practice.
Stablecoin yield bans could push capital offshore into ‘unregulated instruments’
Proposed restrictions under the US CLARITY Act could drive demand for offshore and synthetic dollar products as investors seek yield outside regulated markets, experts warn.
‘It’s an expensive piece of equipment’: My neighbor asked to borrow my snowblower. Do I say yes?
“The projected snowfall this weekend doesn’t look to be changing too much.”
Netherlands risks capital flight with unrealized gains tax on stocks, crypto
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmVmNWUtNjgxZS03ZDY3LWE5NGYtMjhhYzI0NWU5YjhlLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Netherlands risks capital flight with unrealized gains tax on stocks, crypto" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Investors and crypto users warn the proposed unrealized gains tax could drive an exodus of capital and talent.</p>
Ethereum prepares for quantum era with new security team and funding
Ethereum developers to launch biweekly sessions on quantum-resistant transactions as Foundation commits $2 million in new funding to harden core cryptography.
GameStop moves entire Bitcoin stash, signaling potential sale: CryptoQuant
A full sale at current prices would imply about a $76 million loss on GameStop’s Bitcoin bet, having purchased its 4,710 Bitcoin at an average purchasing price of $107,900.