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This week, Jane Street is shaping Bitcoin market dynamics as adoption, regulation, and legal developments accelerate. The UAE holds $344 million in unrealized mining profits, Coinbase reports 50% of major financial institutions are engaged with digital assets, ARK Invest notes trends that could reshape 2026 adoption, and the White House is discussing stablecoin yield rules.

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💡Spotlight: BitFuFu

BitFuFu (NASDAQ: FUFU) is a Singapore-based digital asset mining and cloud-mining service provider. Led by Chairman and CEO Leo Lu, the company operates the world’s largest cloud mining platform while aggressively scaling its proprietary self-mining operations. Supported by an early investment and strategic partnership with mining hardware giant Bitmain, BitFuFu manages a diversified global infrastructure. As of early 2026, the company controls 520 megawatts of power capacity, manages 29.6 exahashes per second of hash rate, and holds nearly 1,800 BTC on its balance sheet.

🔍 Why BitFuFu Matters

BitFuFu bridges the gap between industrial-scale infrastructure and retail or institutional participants through its hybrid “mining-as-a-service” model. Of the company’s 29.6 EH/s total hashrate, roughly 25.9 EH/s is dedicated to cloud and hosting customers, while 3.7 EH/s fuels corporate self-mining. This dual approach generates diversified revenue streams, from cloud mining contracts and miner sales to hosted operations and its proprietary pool, allowing BitFuFu to participate fully in the network while insulating itself from pure Bitcoin price volatility.

⚡ The Big Picture

The company’s global footprint is designed for scale and efficiency. BitFuFu’s close ties to Bitmain guarantee priority access to next-generation ASICs like the Antminer S21 XP and S21 Pro, while acquisitions of operational data centers, from a 51 MW site in Oklahoma with $0.03/kWh electricity to an 80 MW facility in Ethiopia, shift the company toward an asset-heavy model. This strategy secures low-cost power, improves fleet efficiency to 17.5 J/TH, and strengthens control over production, positioning BitFuFu for rapid growth in both hash rate and Bitcoin output.

📌 Investor Takeaway

BitFuFu offers investors dual exposure: robust, recurring revenue from its cloud mining and hosting platform, and the upside of industrial-scale Bitcoin production. The cloud mining business acts as a cash-flow engine, funding expansion of the self-mining fleet and the corporate Bitcoin treasury. Flexible hardware agreements, including partial payment in stock, protect liquidity while enabling accelerated deployment of new miners.

🚀 Why It’s Trending

BitFuFu is executing a global expansion targeting 1 GW of capacity by the end of 2026. Its recent two-year framework agreement to acquire 80,000 top-tier rigs from Bitmain secures the supply of high-efficiency hardware needed for this growth. The company also continues to expand its proprietary “Aladdin” management system and serves a growing cloud-miner base of over 648,000 registered users. Recognition as a World Future Awards Top 100 Next Generation Company in 2025 further validates BitFuFu’s operational and technological advancements.

📰 Recent News

• Operational Efficiency: In January 2026, BitFuFu optimized its fleet to manage 29.6 EH/s across 520 MW of power capacity, achieving a highly competitive average efficiency of 17.5 J/TH.

• Massive Bitmain Partnership: The company signed a two-year framework agreement to purchase up to 80,000 next-generation S-series miners, securing the hardware pipeline for its 1 GW expansion.

• Infrastructure Acquisition: BitFuFu accelerated its shift toward owned facilities by acquiring a 51 MW data center in Oklahoma and an 80 MW site in Ethiopia to lock in ultra-low-cost power.

🔮 The Future

Looking ahead, BitFuFu is focused on deeper vertical integration, moving from third-party hosting toward full ownership of mining facilities. Deployment of the incoming 80,000-rig fleet will lower production costs, increase self-mining output, and strengthen its Bitcoin treasury. Coupled with ongoing software innovation through BitFuFuOS, the company is building a full-stack, globally distributed digital infrastructure business capable of scaling hashpower while maintaining diversified revenue streams.

Learn more here!

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Jane Street is facing a lawsuit accusing it of insider trading related to the collapse of TerraUSD/Luna in 2022, with claims that the firm used confidential information to profit from the downturn. The complaint was filed by the liquidation administrator for Terraform Labs. The firm denies wrongdoing.

Bitcoin adoption is booming even as price stays subdued. River’s 2025 adoption report shows institutions, banks, corporations, merchants, and even nation-states dramatically increased Bitcoin usage and holdings last year, even while price remained roughly 50% below its October highs. Institutions collectively added ~829,000 BTC.

The U.S. Comptroller of the Currency proposes new rules for stablecoin regulation. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a 376‑page proposed rule implementing aspects of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This is a key regulatory step for federally qualified stablecoin issuers that could indirectly affect Bitcoin’s institutional infrastructure and payments ecosystem.

Revelations in the Sam Bankman‑Fried legal saga continue. In broader crypto legal news this week, the former FTX CEO filed a new trial bid while still appealing his conviction, with a federal judge setting deadlines for prosecutors’ responses, a high‑profile case that continues to draw industry attention.

Binance chooses Greece as its EU regulatory base under MiCA. Binance’s co‑CEO announced that the exchange is establishing its European regulatory hub in Greece and applying for a MiCA license ahead of the July 2026 deadline. The choice reflects strategic factors like talent and security, even though Greece hasn’t yet issued any MiCA licenses.

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