The Australian federal police officer denies allegations of taking Bitcoin from a hardware wallet at the crime scene and transferring it to crypto exchange Binance. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/australia-police-raid-bitcoin-hardware-wallet-trezor

Ether staking reaches $85 billion, U.S. banks push SEC to update crypto definition, and Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing is delayed. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/ether-staking-tops-85b-us-banks-fighting-for-btc-custody-slice-and-more-hodlers-digest-feb-11-17/

Cryptocurrency needs a whistleblower program to diminish the likelihood of FTX-style manipulation or fraud during the bull market ahead. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-could-learn-from-securities-exchange-commission

The rapid growth of crypto could threaten dollar dominance, but that’s unlikely due to the popularity of U.S. dollar stablecoins, says the Fed’s Christopher Waller. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/stablecoins-boost-us-dollar-global-reserve-currency-fed-governor

Coinbase shares have surged ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, with analysts tipping likely strong trading volumes in the quarter. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-q4-earnings-share-price-surges-bitcoin-pump

The proposed “Learn and Earn Campaign” on Revolut is aimed at expanding Bonk’s user base by half a million users but still needs approval. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/solana-memecoin-bonk-spikes-listing-learn-campaign-revolut

New Zealand Central Bank Governor Adrian Orr jested during a parliamentary committee meeting on Monday, but Bitcoiners argue there’s truth to his joke. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/printing-money-great-business-new-zealand-central-bank

Some Bitcoin ETF issuers will pull their funds as the tussle for market share and low fees heats up, while investors reap the rewards in the meantime, say analysts. …

The Fairshake political action committee raised more than $85 million and spent roughly $19 million as of Dec. 31, according to data from Open Secrets. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-super-pac-targets-katie-porter-california-senate-race

Binance’s former CEO, who faces up to 18 months in prison over money laundering charges, was originally due to be sentenced on Feb. 23. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-sentencing-date-april