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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/colombia-second-largest-pension-fund-bitcoin-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Author Archives: pdgweb
Once-prominent NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway to wind down operations
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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nifty-gateway-shutdown-nft-marketplace-closure-2026?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Polymarket sees January US gov’t shutdown odds surge to 77%
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.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-government-shutdown-january-polymarket-odds-surge?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
US Bitcoin ETFs bleed $1.72B in five-day outflow streak
The extended outflow streak comes as a widely used crypto sentiment indicator has stayed within the “Extreme Fear” range since Wednesday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-outflow-streak-crypto-sentiment-down?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin payments held back by tax policy, not scaling tech: Crypto exec
Crypto sales are taxable under current United States policy, but lawmakers have proposed tax exemptions for small transactions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-payment-held-back-tax-scaling-tech?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post
The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) memecoin had a market capitalization of about $387,000 before the US White House published its post. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/penguin-memecoin-surge-564-white-house?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin nodes running BIP-110 crosses 2% as spam wars heat up
The Bitcoin proposal caps arbitrary data in an attempt to combat spam from non-monetary transactions on the Bitcoin network. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-nodes-run-bip-110-crosses-2?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/could-europe-sell-us-debt-greenland-deal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoin-yield-bans-push-capital-offshore-unregulated-instruments?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Netherlands risks capital flight with unrealized gains tax on stocks, crypto
Investors and crypto users warn the proposed unrealized gains tax could drive an exodus of capital and talent. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/netherlands-unrealized-gains-tax-stocks-crypto-box-3?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound