Zerohash has submitted an application to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter so it can offer a wider range of digital asset services. The proposed trust bank would focus on custody for digital assets and fiat, custodial staking, transfer agent functions, and stablecoin management rather than traditional deposit-taking or lending. If approved, the charter could place Zerohash under federal oversight and potentially make it more attractive to institutional clients.

Core Scientific reported fourth-quarter revenue of $79.8 million, down from $94.9 million a year earlier, as bitcoin mining income fell to $42.2 million from $79.9 million. At the same time, colocation services revenue increased to $31.3 million from $8.5 million, supported by an expansion of high-density infrastructure. The company ended the year with $533.4 million in liquidity but posted a negative adjusted EBITDA of $42.7 million, and its shares slipped slightly in after-hours trading.

Riot Platforms reported that its revenue reached a record $647.4 million in 2025, up from $376.7 million in 2024, as it accelerated its shift into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure. The bitcoin miner produced 5,686 BTC in 2025, holds over 18,000 bitcoin, and has begun generating revenue from a data center lease with AMD, while its average mining cost rose to $49,645 per bitcoin.

Major cryptocurrencies climbed on Wednesday, adding more than $170 billion in market value and posting one of the strongest single-day rebounds in weeks. The total market cap rose roughly 8% to nearly $2.5 trillion as bitcoin briefly exceeded $70,000, with Ethereum up over 13% and Solana more than 15%. Some analysts linked the move to a pause in a "10 a.m." selloff after a Jane Street lawsuit, though no public evidence shows fixed-time sales.

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Stripe has shown preliminary interest in purchasing all or part of PayPal. Also on Tuesday, Stripe said it signed agreements for an employee liquidity tender valuing the company at $159 billion. PayPal's stock jumped on takeover chatter but remains down nearly 40% over the past year.

Stripe said in an annual letter on Tuesday that it signed agreements with investors to run a tender offer providing liquidity for current and former employees, valuing the company at $159 billion. The letter also reported $1.9 trillion in 2025 customer payment volume, up 34% year over year, and noted its revenue suite is on track for a $1 billion annual run rate this year.

On Feb. 9, S&P Global reported that Ledn's new bitcoin-backed securitized bonds, totaling $188 million, are mainly rated BBB-. The deal, structured and bookrun by Jefferies Financial Group, is collateralized by 4,078.87 BTC valued at about $356.9 million. Bitcoin was trading at $66,329.34 at 4:54 p.m. ET, down nearly 30% over the past month.

On Wednesday, Hyperliquid Foundation said it would help establish the Hyperliquid Policy Center with a donation of 1 million HYPE tokens valued at about $29 million. The independent research and advocacy group, led by Variant Fund advisor Jake Chervinsky, aims to promote clear U.S. regulations so that DeFi can develop and have representation in Washington, D.C.

Filings from Tuesday show that Mubadala Investment Company and Al Warda Investments together held more than $1 billion of BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT at the end of last year. Mubadala reported 12,702,323 IBIT shares worth about $631 million, while Al Warda held 8,218,712 shares valued at $408 million.