Month: February 2026
Bitcoin traders diverge over BTC price strength with $60K in sight
Bitcoin gained both upside and downside targets as the Wall Street open brought fresh BTC selling pressure and tariff reactions began.
Ethereum Hits 2-Week Low—And Tom Lee’s BitMine Just Added to Its $8.4 Billion Stash
Publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added to its industry-leading stash last week as ETH slides.
Crypto.com wins initial approval for U.S. federally regulated crypto custodian bank
The national trust charter institution would consolidate custody services under a single framework under federal oversight.
Anthony Pompliano led Procap Financial dips toe into buybacks
The company, which has raised more than $750 million from investors, repurchased about $350,000 worth of its stock.
How many people actually pay with Bitcoin? Real use cases revealed
How many people really pay with Bitcoin? Survey data, payment processors and country case studies reveal where BTC is used for real-world payments.
Tether flashes Bitcoin bottom signal: Can BTC stage another 100% rally?
Bitcoin price more than doubled the last time Tether’s crypto market capitalization dropped by $3 billion in two months, a signal that is flashing again in 2026.
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Hank Green will gladly take billionaire money for education videos
Today, I’m talking with Hank Green, a longtime friend of Decoder and the cofounder and now former owner of Complexly, an online education company he started with his brother John in 2012. I say former owner because Hank and John have just converted Complexly into a nonprofit and given up their ownership of the company … Read more
Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up
Xbox fans had been anticipating the retirement of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer for years, but what most hadn’t expected was the departure of Xbox president Sarah Bond too. For many outside the company, Bond seemed like Spencer’s natural successor, a deputy of sorts. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Microsoft CFO Amy Hood clearly didn’t … Read more
Elliptic flags Russia-linked crypto platforms’ ongoing sanctions evasion
Bitpapa, Garantex and ABCeX were among the cryptocurrency exchanges linked to Russian-tied transactions circumventing Western evasions.
How AI agents could destroy the economy
Citrini Research imagines a report from two years in the future, in which unemployment has doubled and the total value of the stock market has fallen by more than a third.
Revolut confirms ex-employee threatened to leak KYC data for crypto ransom
A crypto trader said a former Revolut employee tried to extort him and contacted his relatives. Revolut confirmed an investigation and said no systems were breached.
Curve founder says DeFi must ditch token emissions for real revenue
Curve founder Michael Egorov told Cointelegraph that protocols cannot “live without real revenues flowing” as token incentives lose power to attract liquidity.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE gains 1.7% while index trades lower over weekend
Uniswap (UNI) joined Aave (AAVE) as a top performers, gaining 0.5% from Friday.
Defense Secretary summons Anthropic’s Amodei over military use of Claude
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon for a tense discussion over the military’s use of Claude. Hegseth has threatened to designate Anthropic a “supply chain risk.”
Standard Chartered sticks to $2T stablecoin call but trims T-bill impact
Standard Chartered slashed its forecast for T-bill demand from stablecoins to $800 billion to $1 trillion by 2028, but maintained its $2 trillion stablecoin market call.
BitMine Immersion added $98 million of ether last week as losses balloon to more than $8 billion
Tom Lee’s Ethereum-focused firm continues buying into the crypto market weakness, now 4.42 million ETH tokens, or about 3.66 percent of the total supply.
Fictional 2028 AI memo imagines mass layoffs and stablecoin adoption
Citrini Research’s 2028 scenario imagines AI turbocharging corporate profits, while hollowing out consumer demand, and quietly migrating global payments to stablecoins on cheap chains.
Austria’s regulator slaps new business ban on KuCoin’s EU exchange
The Austrian Financial Market Authority has frozen new business at KuCoin EU months after granting the exchange a MiCA license, citing gaps in key AML and sanctions roles.
Morning Minute: Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Tariffs
The decision has led to a roller coaster of crypto price action so far—but what does it mean longer term?
Strategy adds 592 BTC for $40M in 100th Bitcoin purchase
Strategy bought 592 Bitcoin for $39.8 million in its 100th purchase, lifting holdings to 717,722 BTC.
U.S. Treasury may boost T-Bill issuance as stablecoins eye $2 trillion market cap: StanChart
The bank said stablecoins may generate up to $1 trillion in fresh Treasury bill demand by 2028, allowing the government to ramp up issuance and suspend 30-year bond auctions.
Pantera leads $11.5M round in Based, a Hyperliquid-powered crypto app
The company said the fresh capital will be used to expand into new markets and build out its onchain financial infrastructure.
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas remains bullish on bitcoin after plunge
Salinas has previously said he has 70% of his liquid assets in bitcoin.
How SocialFi, memecoins and AI pushed Base to the top of the L2 ladder
Base rode SocialFi, memecoins and AI agents to the top of Ethereum’s layer-2 ladder before turning inward to rebuild its core stack.