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📈 Currency that rose
- Chainbase (C): that one shot up like a rocket, more than +275% in just one day.
- XRP (Ripple): gained a bit, about +0.91%.
- WETH (Wrapped Ethereum): rose just a little, +0.20%.
- Bitcoin (BTC): hardly moved, but remained in the green, +0.07%.
📉 Currency that dropped
- Ethereum (ETH): slipped -0.64%.
- Dogecoin (DOGE): lost a bit, -0.48%.
- BNB (Binance Coin): dropped slightly, -0.21%.
- Solana (SOL): almost stayed at zero, but dropped a little by -0.04%.

Oh, what a mess, this Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded FTX, is saying from behind bars that this brokerage was never broke, and that this bankruptcy that the new team imposed was staged to get their hands on the money. His words are coming out on X, but it's a guy who takes what he says from prison and posts it online.
He said this:
“FTX was never bankrupt. I never filed for bankruptcy for it. The lawyers took over the company and, four hours later, they already filed a fake bankruptcy just to be able to loot.”

A court there in the United States sentenced a guy to 20 years in prison for orchestrating a scam with cryptocurrencies. The scheme was heavy: fraud and money laundering that totaled about 73 million dollars (around 380 million reais). The detail is that the guy, Daren Li, fled after cutting off his electronic ankle bracelet and was convicted even without appearing at the trial.
This Daren Li has dual citizenship, from China and Saint Kitts and Nevis, and was caught for involvement in an international cryptocurrency fraud ring. According to prosecutors, he targeted American victims using social media, dating sites, and even a fake trading platform. The scam was that one called “pig slaughtering”: the accomplices gained people's trust with small talk and then pushed them to fake websites or pretended to be technical support to extract money.

Vitalik Buterin wants a different direction for artificial intelligence. Instead of this crazy rush after the so-called AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), he says that the path has to be different: decentralization, verification, and privacy, just like the way Ethereum operates.
According to him, just saying "to work on AGI" is already starting off wrong, because it seems like a directionless race, just to see who gets there first. It's as if someone said that Ethereum is just about "working with finance" or "computing", without considering the values and the right direction.

The Federal Revenue is looking to impose a 3.5% tax on cryptocurrency purchases here in Brazil. Nowadays, there is no such tax, but under the new proposal, those who buy up to ten thousand reais won't pay anything. Above that, then the bite of the tax comes in.
This thing is still just an idea, you know? The decree will go for public consultation, meaning the people and entities will be able to give their input before it becomes a real rule. The economic team thinks this will start being in effect as early as 2026, but there is no exact date set.

Ô trem bão: a tal da Sanae Takaichi foi escolhida pra chefiar o Japão e já tá mexendo com os rumo da política e da economia por lá. O povo do Partido Liberal Democrata ganhou de lavada e agora tem folga pra tocar as reforma que tavam enroladas fazia tempo.
Logo de cara, o mercado deu sinal: o índice Nikkei 225 subiu mais de 3% e bateu recorde, e o Bitcoin também deu uma esticada de quase 5% contra o iene. O pessoal chama isso de “Takaichi trade”, e é como se fosse um recado de que vem mudança grande na economia japonesa.

Binance decided to further strengthen its strategy of accumulating Bitcoin for the SAFU protection fund (Secure Asset Fund for Users). This time, it bought an additional 4,225 BTC, in a transaction that amounted to around $299.6 million. With this new batch, the fund now holds 10,455 BTC, which is approximately $734 million.
On social media, the broker made it clear that the plan is to convert everything from the fund to Bitcoin within 30 days, as previously mentioned. In their words: “We continue buying Bitcoin for the SAFU fund, aiming to complete the conversion within 30 days from our original announcement.”

The analysts over at Bernstein are excited about the future of Bitcoin. For them, this drop we're seeing now is just a small wave, the weakest bear market that has appeared since the currency was created.
In the report released on Monday (9), Gautam Chhugani's team explained that this drop in prices is not a structural problem, no. It's more a lack of confidence from the market people. They continue to believe that Bitcoin could reach around 150 thousand dollars by the end of 2026.
Unlike in other times, there aren't those things that used to bring everything down: cascading bankruptcies, hidden leverage, or general collapse. Now the scenario is more stable, with a robust institutional base. There’s a President of the United States who is friendly to Bitcoin, a consolidated ETF on the horizon, a company holding Bitcoin in treasury, and a large asset manager entering the game.

A judge from São Paulo, from the 31st Civil Court, ordered the immediate freeze of more than 77 thousand USDT (about 417 thousand reais) that were held by the company Tether. This money belonged to a public servant who fell for a well-crafted internet scam known as Pig Butchering.
The decision requires Tether to use a function called blacklist, which serves to block the movement of digital currency. The company was not pleased at all and tried to overturn the order, claiming it had no jurisdiction in Brazil and that this could disrupt the financial system.

The American Robert Kiyosaki, the one from the famous book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, decided to talk again about Bitcoin $BTC gold $PAXG as a way to store value. And he shared which one he thinks is the better investment.
In a tweet on Sunday (8), he said he likes to diversify — also puts silver $XAG in the mix — but if he had to choose just one, he would go with Bitcoin without thinking twice.
For 'Rich Dad', the biggest difference is in the supply. He says that gold is practically endless: when the price goes up, more miners appear pulling it from the ground. Kiyosaki himself said he mines gold and will continue digging for oil as well.

The Central Bank held a live session on this Monday (9) to explain how regulation and the future of virtual assets will unfold. The explanation was given by Antônio Marcos Guimarães, deputy head of the BC's Regulation Department, highlighting the upcoming changes and how the rules will be implemented.
The broadcast took place at 2 PM on the Central Bank's YouTube channel.
On November 10 of last year, the BC released a new set of rules for the cryptocurrency sector. Some of these have been in effect since February 2. These rules outline how companies dealing with virtual assets should operate, define what constitutes a currency exchange in the crypto world, and specify in which cases international capital regulation applies.

Oh, what a good thing to talk about: those cryptocurrency investment funds took a hit last week. They exited no less than about US$ 187 million (R$ 973 million), but look, it was even less than what had been happening in the previous weeks, which was really bad. This was said by the folks at CoinShares.
Here in Brazil, the people went against the tide. Instead of taking money out, there was an influx: US$ 16.7 million (R$ 87 million). It seems that people took advantage of the dip to buy more, just like a miner who sees a sale at the market and fills up the cart.

Over the weekend, the charts of digital currencies were all green, giving the impression that the market was going to take a good breath. But already this Monday (9), the situation shows that the return to higher prices will not be so quick.
Bitcoin, which on Sunday hit a peak of around $71,800, has started the day dropping and is trading below $70,000, around $68,834.26. The altcoins are following BTC's bad mood and dropping even more. Solana (SOL) is the biggest loser in the top 10, down 4.1%, going to $83.74. XRP fell 3.1%, Ethereum decreased by 2.8%, and Dogecoin plunged 3.4%.

Oh, what a good thing to get involved with these stories! Well, it turns out that by digging into the papers of that Jeffrey Epstein — the one convicted of a serious crime — a whole bunch of things related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency appeared? It seems that the guy was already dealing with this back at the beginning, understood the protocols, and even got involved in the most well-known projects.
During the week, people have already been spreading some good stories about these files that the Department of Justice released. They discovered that Epstein put money in Coinbase and Blockstream, and he also had a close friendship with Brock Pierce, co-founder of Tether.

On Saturday (7), the so-called difficulty of mining Bitcoin took a good fall, you know? It was down 11%, the largest drop since China decided to bring order to the house and banned this activity back in July 2021.
This difficulty thing adjusts every fifteen days, precisely to keep things balanced: it doesn’t matter if there are many or few miners in the game, the system ensures that a block is found every 10 minutes, with a reward of 3.12 BTC.
It works like this: if there are too many miners, the business gets tougher; if people take a break, it gets easier. This time, according to mempool.space, the difficulty dropped to 125.86 trillion. The Mononaut, who works with Bitcoin development, said it was the tenth largest drop in history.

Well, the first news that circulated the world in 2026 was the so-called operation by the United States that ended up capturing the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. The event was so significant that, for a few weeks, nothing else was talked about. But when it comes to cryptocurrency, Venezuela has been a well-known case for a long time.
Their economy has been melting down for more than ten years, with inflation that reached around 2,000% in 2025, according to a study from some universities over there. With the local currency turning to dust, people rushed to the dollar. However, instead of actually getting the bill, many people decided to use USDT, that stablecoin from Tether, because it is easier and cheaper than getting physical dollars.

Oh, what a great thing to hear: there at the so-called Digital Assets Forum in London, Bradley Duke, who is the big shot at Bitwise in Europe, came up with an interesting idea. He said that gold and Bitcoin work better when they are together in the same portfolio. According to him, gold holds the fort when the market is falling, and Bitcoin gives that boost when the economy decides to rise.
In his words: “One is more for high risk, the other protects against uncertainty.” Like this: gold is the shield, Bitcoin is the sword.

🚀 Coin that is rising
- Zilliqa (ZIL): is gaining momentum, rose more than 20% in the last 24 hours.
- Frax Share (FXS): is also steady, almost 14% increase.
- Coin98 (C98): had a good stretch, more than 10%.
- Bounce Token (AUCTION): rose close to 9%.
- Mind Network (FHE): is also on track, almost 9%.
📉 Coin that is falling
- dKargo (DKA): took a hit, fell more than 23%.
- Coin98 (C98): despite the current rise, has already seen a significant drop in recent months.
- Frax Share (FXS): same thing, rises one day and plummets the next.

Stablecoins are digital currencies that are always pegged to the value of strong currencies, like the dollar or the real. Unlike other cryptos that rise and fall like a roller coaster, they firmly hold their price, using the so-called blockchain. It’s innovation mixed with security.
This type of asset is becoming increasingly famous. In 2026, the number hit a record: over 10 trillion dollars flowed through stablecoins on blockchain networks. Besides protecting money from crypto fluctuations and exchange rates, they are used for international payments, digital asset trading, and as a foundation for decentralized finance (DeFi).

Tom Farley, who is now the big boss of Bullish and was previously the president of the New York Stock Exchange, let loose: according to him, the cryptocurrency market is going to go through a lot of mergers and acquisitions by large companies. In other words, in a few months this thing is going to be much less scattered.
He recalled that he has seen this happen in the world of stock markets when there was a heavy wave of consolidation. For him, the same is knocking on the door of cryptocurrencies now. The recent drop in Bitcoin — which has already lost almost half of its value since the peak in October — is the push that was missing.