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Las Vegas, Nevada, February 11th, 2026, Chainwire Ault Capital Group today announced the public testnet launch of Ault Blockchain, a Layer 1 network designed for trading, settlement, and institutional-grade onchain infrastructure. This launch marks the first public release of the protocol and opens access to developers, infrastructure operators, and early network participants. Ault Blockchain is built as a Cosmos-based Layer 1 with full Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility, enabling Ethereum-native smart contracts and tooling to run without modification. The network is governed by Ault DAO, which oversees protocol rules, economic parameters, and long-term upgrades through onchain governance. The public testnet provides…

The Arbitrum-based network is designed to support tokenized real-world assets and other on-chain financial services.Robinhood has launched the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum, which has a total value locked (TVL) of over $2.3 billion. The testnet enables developers to start building apps and infrastructure on Robinhood Chain, which the company said is designed to support tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), lending platforms, perpetual futures exchanges, and other on-chain financial services, according to a press release viewed by The Defiant.Johann Kerbrat, Robinhood’s head of crypto, said in an exclusive interview with The Defiant that…

Choosing the best crypto mining software as a trader allows you to maximize your mining rewards and efficiency. It helps streamline the mining process by optimizing hash rates, managing hardware, and connecting to mining pools. With your mining process running smoothly, you can focus on achieving higher profitability and staying ahead in the competitive crypto space.In this article, we discuss the top-rated crypto mining software for 2026 and the differences between software and cloud mining. You get to learn how to choose the right tools for your needs. We also cover key features of popular options like CGMiner, NiceHash, and…

Robinhood dropped in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the trading platform’s latest earnings missed analyst expectations, while crypto revenues tanked in the fourth quarter.Robinhood reported record net revenues of $1.28 billion in Q4, missing Wall Street expectations of $1.34 billion despite increasing 27% year-on-year. Its crypto-based revenues fell 38% from last year to $221 million after the crypto market entered an extended drawdown in October.The company’s net income for the quarter fell 34% year-on-year to $605 million, with its earnings per share reaching 66 cents, slightly beating analyst estimates of 63 cents.Shares in Robinhood (HOOD) fell by 7.66% in after-hours trading…

The tokenized commodities market has risen 53% in less than six weeks to over $6.1 billion, making it the fastest-growing vertical in the real-world asset tokenization market as more gold moves onchain.The tokenized commodities market was valued at just over $4 billion at the start of the year, meaning around $2 billion has been added to the market’s value since Jan. 1, according to data from crypto analytics platform Token Terminal. Change in market cap for tokenized commodities since 2018. Source: Token TerminalData shows the tokenized commodities market is dominated by gold products.Stablecoin issuer Tether’s gold-backed token, Tether Gold (XAUt),…

Key Takeaways Tom Lee sees a rapid Ethereum rebound could be incoming. Lee reiterated his bullish stance on both Ethereum and Bitcoin/ His comments come as critics on social media highlight missed short-term price forecasts. Tom Lee said Ethereum’s price could rebound sharply following its recent selloff, arguing that historical price patterns, continued network usage and investor behavior after market declines support a rapid recovery — even as critics on social media questioned his credibility after a series of missed short-term forecasts. In a series of posts on X on Feb. 6, Lee said Ethereum’s declines have historically been followed…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Project 11 CEO Alex Pruden is challenging a CoinShares estimate that only 10,200 bitcoin sit in “genuinely” quantum-vulnerable legacy addresses, arguing instead that roughly 6.9 million BTC could be exposed if cryptographically relevant quantum computers arrive sooner than the market expects. The dispute, amplified by Castle Island partner Nic Carter, goes to the heart of a debate that has started to spill out of academic circles and into investor-facing research: not whether quantum computing would be catastrophic for today’s signature schemes, but how much Bitcoin is already…

Since August 2025, XRP holders have increasingly spent their coins, adding to the selling pressure that has flipped the asset’s on-chain profitability negative. The past six months have been primarily depressing for XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple Network. Now, the asset appears to be flashing a capitulation signal as holders realize major losses amid panic selling. Data from Glassnode shows that on-chain profitability for the digital asset has flipped negative, with the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) falling from 1.16 on July 25, 2025, to 0.96 currently. Analysts say the current setup mirrors that seen during the September…

Prague, Czech Republic, February 10th, 2026, Chainwire GoMining, the all-in-one Bitcoin ecosystem for mining, earning, and spending BTC, announced the launch of Simple Earn, a new feature that gives users an opportunity to earn yield on the crypto assets held in their account, with payouts delivered automatically in Bitcoin every four hours. Simple Earn provides users with support for the autonomous earning mechanisms of their assets. It is designed to remove the complexity that usually comes with earning yield on crypto. Users activate the program with a single toggle in their wallet, and GoMining handles the rest. Behind the scenes,…

Bitcoin’s BTC$70,411.45 sharp rebound from last week’s plunge toward $60,000 has been accompanied by a subtle but important shift in one closely watched indicator of U.S. demand.The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index — which tracks the price gap between bitcoin traded on Coinbase and the global market average — has climbed sharply from deeply negative territory, moving from around -0.22% at the height of the selloff to roughly -0.05% by Tuesday.While the index remains below zero, the rebound suggests U.S.-based investors stepped in to buy the dip as forced selling pressure eased.Coinbase is widely viewed as a proxy for institutional and…