Cointelegraph by Martin Young

Articles by Cointelegraph by Martin Young

Crypto’s ‘age of speculation’ may be ending: Galaxy’s Novogratz

CryptoFebruary 12, 2026

The days of outsized gains in crypto may be coming to an end as more risk-averse institutional players are entering the space, replacing retail investors who chase rapid gains, according to Galaxy CE…...

Crypto firms offer ideas to break market structure gridlock: Report

CryptoFebruary 6, 2026

Crypto companies are reportedly floating concessions relating to stablecoin yields in an attempt to unfreeze the delayed crypto market structure bill.  The legislation passed the House but has stall…...

Coinbase premium hits yearly low, hinting at institutional selling

CryptoFebruary 6, 2026

The Coinbase Premium Gap, a metric used to estimate demand for Bitcoin from institutional investors relative to retail investors, has fallen to its lowest level in over a year signaling a potential s…...

Stablecoin ‘dust’ txs on Ethereum triple post-Fusaka: Coin Metrics

CryptoFebruary 5, 2026

Stablecoin-fueled dusting attacks are now estimated to make up 11% of all Ethereum transactions and 26% of active addresses on an average day, after the Fusaka upgrade made transactions cheaper, acco…...

Crypto.com launches standalone prediction market app ‘OG’

CryptoFebruary 5, 2026

Crypto.com has spun out its prediction markets business, first launched in 2024, into a standalone platform called OG, competing with the likes of Polymarket and Kalshi.  OG is powered by Crypto.com…...

Tom Lee tips lack of leverage and gold ‘vortex’ for Ether's 21% slump

CryptoFebruary 4, 2026

Fundstrat head of research Tom Lee argues Ether's recent slump should be seen as attractive as its fundamentals remain strong, and that it has only fallen due to a lack of leverage and a flight to pr…...

Tether expands support for USDT, Tether Gold in Opera’s MiniPay wallet

CryptoFebruary 4, 2026

Stablecoin issuer Tether and web browser provider Opera have partnered to expand financial access in emerging markets through the MiniPay stablecoin wallet app.  Tether announced on Monday that it w…...

Spot crypto volumes plunge to 2024 lows as investor demand weakens

CryptoFebruary 4, 2026

Spot crypto trading volumes on major exchanges have fallen from around $2 trillion in October to $1 trillion at the end of January, indicating clear disengagement from investors and weaker demand, ac…...

Average Bitcoin ETF buy underwater as investors pull $2.8B in 2 weeks

CryptoFebruary 3, 2026

Bitcoin is trading below the average cost basis of US spot Bitcoin ETFs after they recorded their second and third-biggest outflow weeks last month, according to Galaxys head of research, Alex Thorn.…...

Crypto selloff is likely due to US liquidity drought: Analyst

CryptoFebruary 3, 2026

A major market downturn that has seen the crypto markets lose $250 billion in total capitalization over the weekend is due to a shortage of US liquidity, rather than any crypto-specific problem, argu…...