TeraWulf Stock Slumps After Q4 Earnings: Here’s Why – TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF)

TeraWulf, Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) shares dropped in Thursday’s extended trading after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings report, missing estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Here’s a look at the details from the report   

The Details: TeraWulf reported quarterly losses of 29 cents per share, which missed the Street estimate for a loss of 13 cents.

Quarterly revenue of $35.84 million missed the consensus estimate of $45.78 million by 21.73%, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Digital asset revenue was $26.1 million for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2025, as compared to $43.4 million for the prior quarter, primarily driven by lower Bitcoin production and its price… Read more on Benzinga

MARA Holdings Stock Surges On Data Center Development Deal With Starwood – MARA Holdings (NASDAQ:MARA)

MARA Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) shares are rising in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter results and announced an agreement to convert facilities into digital infrastructure sites.

MARA Misses Estimates In Q4

MARA said it mined 2,011 Bitcoin in the fourth quarter and purchased 1,670 as part of its broader Bitcoin treasury strategy.

MARA Partners With Starwood

MARA Holdings entered into a strategic agreement with Starwood Capital Group to enable the conversion and expansion of select MARA sites into digital infrastructure capable of meeting the growing demand from enterprise, hyperscale and AI customers.

The companies said they expect to deliver approximately…

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Paul Atkins Confirmed As A Bitcoin 2026 Speaker

Paul Atkins, the sitting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and one of the most consequential figures in American financial regulation, has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 — marking the first time in history that a sitting SEC Chair has been invited to the world’s largest Bitcoin conference. Appointed by President Trump in 2025, Atkins has wasted no time in reshaping the SEC’s relationship with digital assets. Under his leadership, the SEC launched “Project Crypto,” a sweeping initiative to build a clear, innovation-friendly regulatory framework for the industry — ending what many described as a decade of enforcement-driven…

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Block (XYZ) Surges 25% After Raising Profit Outlook

Block, Inc. will cut more than 4,000 employees, reducing its workforce by nearly half as the company restructures around artificial intelligence and a leaner operating model.

The layoffs, announced Thursday in a shareholder letter, will shrink headcount from more than 10,000 to just under 6,000. Co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said the move reflects a shift in how the company builds products and runs teams as it integrates internal AI tools across the business.

“Today we’re making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company,” Dorsey wrote in a note to employees. “We’re reducing our organization by nearly half.” He said the company considered making…

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The Core Issue: Libsecp256k1, Bitcoin’s Cryptographic Heart

Common phrases heard among Bitcoiners include “don’t trust, verify” or “not your keys, not your coins”, sometimes even claiming that it’s “backed by math”. But what do these proverbs ultimately boil down to, and how exactly is this involved math put into practice? Most readers are surely aware that a fundamental ingredient in the design of Bitcoin is public-key cryptography and more specifically digital signatures, which are essential to prove ownership without needing a central entity. Probably less well-known is what piece of software is under the hood to make that elliptic curve math work and what efforts are involved to ensure that this happens in the most…

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Beast Industries CEO: BitMine Is ‘Leader In Ethereum Staking Market’ – BitMine Immersion (AMEX:BMNR)

Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold on Thursdaycalled BitMine (NYSE:BMNR) “a leader in the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) staking market” critical to stablecoin infrastructure, explaining the company’s $200 million investment.

The Beast Industries Connection

Beast Industries, backed by MrBeast’s media empire with 1.45 billion users, invested $200 million in BitMine earlier this year.  

Housenbold pointed out the strategic rationale on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Thursday, saying, “Ethereum is the backbone of stablecoin and the blockchain,” he added.

He emphasized the importance of the DeFi movement for consumers, highlighting greater access, democratization, lower cost of capital, and the…

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Why Retail Traders Are Ditching Crypto For Equities In 2026

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the broader $2.3 trillion digital asset market are bleeding retail capital as traders aggressively pivot into equities, driven by plunging crypto volatility and a new AI-powered edge in the stock market.

According to new flow data from JPMorgan and Wintermute, the historical relationship between retail stock and crypto buying officially broke down in late 2024.

Instead of buying both as risk-on assets, retail traders are now treating them as direct substitutes.

The correlation has flipped negative. When retail aggressively buys stock market dips, they sit on the sidelines in crypto.

Why The Money Is Moving Out Of Crypto

Retail defined every major crypto cycle…

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Citi Wants To Bring Bitcoin Into Traditional Finance

Citi is preparing to introduce infrastructure that integrates Bitcoin into traditional financial systems, a bank executive said Thursday. 

The initiative, introduced by Nisha Surendran, head of digital asset custody development at Citi, aims to provide institutional-grade custody, key management, and wallet services for clients holding the cryptocurrency.

Speaking at Strategy World, an industry event hosted by Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, Surendran said the effort is part of Citi’s broader plan to “make Bitcoin bankable.” She outlined a three-pronged approach focused on custody, integration with existing reporting and tax systems, and simplifying client access to…

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What’s Behind Bitcoin’s 10 AM Drop? Economist Says Data Tells A Different Story

Claims that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) consistently “dumps” at 10 a.m. ET have gained traction online, but one economist says the data do not support a systematic pattern.

‘10 AM Dump’ Not Backed By Data

Alex Krüger on Thursday pushed back on the popular narrative after analyzing price action since Jan. 1.

He said there is no statistical evidence of a recurring selloff tied specifically to the 10 a.m. U.S. market window.

Kruger pointed to data from the iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ:IBIT), which shows a cumulative return of +0.9% during the 10:00–10:30 a.m. period and –1% during the 10:00–10:15 window.

He described those figures as noisy rather than indicative of a predictable daily…

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Indiana Approves Bitcoin Investments In Retirement Plans

Indiana lawmakers have passed legislation allowing public retirement and savings plans to invest in bitcoin, crypto and crypto-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with Governor Mike Braun expected to sign the bill, HB 1042, into law within the next 10 days. 

The move positions Indiana among a growing number of states considering digital assets in public investment portfolios.

Under the new law, Indiana’s public retirement boards, deferred compensation committees, and annuity savings programs are required, by July 1, 2027, to offer self-directed brokerage accounts that include at least one cryptocurrency investment option. 

These accounts will give plan participants the…

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