🥲 Crypto As We Know It, Is Over

They even pulled the crypto market structure bill (for now).

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Ivan
February 05, 2026

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Bitcoin is drowning in a wave of selling and liquidations and venture investors are concluding: “crypto as we know it is over.”

The crypto market structure bill has, for now, been pulled — but that is not because of what Coinbase said about the bill.

Plus, the market is moving fast — and so are Matt Maley’s trade alerts. From sharp selloffs to sudden rebounds, Matt identifies short-term setups designed to capitalize on chaos, often closing trades within days. Get them free for the next 7 days.

TOP STORY

"Crypto as we know it is over."

That's the verdict from insiders as VC commitments to blockchain funds hit historic lows — even as Bitcoin ran from $16K to $120K.

The diagnosis: blockchain has become "an un-investable asset class building products nobody needs," with the innovation frontier moving to AI and robotics.

The proposed fix?

Stop forcing everything onto blockchain and bring token economics to companies that actually work.

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FINTECH FOCUS

The crypto bill is dead — for now.

Senator Cynthia Lummis revealed banks killed the scheduled vote over fears of losing $6.6 trillion in deposits if stablecoins can pay interest.

A White House meeting Monday failed to break the impasse between banks and crypto firms, pushing the legislation into spring.

With Bitcoin already down 40% from highs and midterm politics looming, the regulatory clarity traders were banking on just got pushed further out.

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