Does Botanix’s failure prove Bitcoiners don’t care about DeFi?

The failure of Botanix suggests that Bitcoiners still prefer Ethereum DeFi to Bitcoin L2s. How can Bitcoin L2s change to win hodlers over? Source: Cointelegraph

The failure of Botanix suggests that Bitcoiners still prefer Ethereum DeFi to Bitcoin L2s. How can Bitcoin L2s change to win hodlers over? Source: Cointelegraph

Bitcoin’s trek into new 2026 lows continued as spot BTC ETF outflows, a bearish monthly options expiry and Strategy’s unrealized losses widened its gap with AI-connected stock returns. Source: Cointelegraph

Anchorage Digital’s latest analysis shows Bitcoin options traders remain defensive as near-term uncertainty persists, though markets are not pricing an extreme downside scenario for Strategy. Source: Cointelegraph

Bitcoin’s drop to $58,000 lines up with the power-law model’s cycle lows, even though futures market data points to deeper lows for BTC price. Source: Cointelegraph

A CoinShares survey found than many EU-based wealth management companies had policies that restricted investments in digital assets or provided no guidance on the matter. Source: Cointelegraph

Bitcoin’s crash to $58,000 confirmed a bear flag breakdown, setting a new price target of $54,000 or lower. Source: Cointelegraph

XRP’s chance of a daily close below $1 are rising, but whale accumulation and shrinking exchange supply may be a sign that traders are buying. Source: Cointelegraph

Asset manager 21shares sees crypto infrastructure advancing faster than prices, as ETFs, stablecoins and prediction markets mature while several 2026 targets slip. Source: Cointelegraph

Kraken’s new facility with Maple brings a traditional warehouse financing model onchain, allowing the exchange to expand its institutional crypto lending business using blockchain-based structured credit. Source: Cointelegraph

The fine comes after an investigation concluded that Bithumb shared information with many overseas exchanges in violation of laws intended to protect user data. Source: Cointelegraph