Bitcoin’s price discovery is moving to Chicago
CME’s shift to nonstop derivatives access may accelerate institutional migration away from traditional crypto exchanges, according to the Chief Commercial Officer of XBTO.
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Polymarket bettors put $3 million on which crypto firm ZachXBT will expose next
Solana app Meteora leads the odds at 43% after the blockchain investigator teased a “major” insider-trading probe set for release on Wednesday.
Jane Street faces claims of insider trading that sped up Terraform’s 2022 collapse
Jane Street has denied the allegations as a “desperate” and “baseless” attempt to extract money.
ETH, SOL, XRP extend losses as AI scare trade unsettles risk markets
Analysts warn that bitcoin’s prolonged failure to break above its current range is tilting the technical outlook toward the bears.
Bitcoin dips under $63,000 and history says more pain ahead before bottom forms
Bitcoin extends overnight weakness amid renewed concerns over President Trump’s tariffs.
Tether-backed crypto exchange is ditching the ‘retail’ label to build the secret plumbing for Europe’s biggest banks
Bit2Me secured an EU MiCA license and is expanding into new markets, including Portugal and Italy initially, with plans for a further rollout in France and Germany.
IoTeX offers cross-bridge hackers 10% bounty if they return $4.4 million within 48 hours
Raullen Chai, IoTeX co-founder and CEO, told CoinDesk he would not press charges if the stolen assets or its equivalent is returned within 48 hours.
NEAR Launches Near.com super app, touting AI capabilities and confidential transactions
The company is betting that the next big wave in crypto will come from its convergence with AI.
Kraken’s co-CEO could trust AI with 100% of his crypto — Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi isn’t convinced
At NEARCON 2026, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi delivered a sharp debate over how soon those agents can be trusted with real money.
Crypto suffers deeper declines as AI fears send IBM plunging 11%
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its Claude platform can streamline COBOL code, a key profit center for IBM.
Solana Company starts building high-speed infrastructure to prepare SOL for next ‘super cycle’
The initiative targets institutional demand across Asia-Pacific, offering DeFi tools, liquid staking, and execution services designed for traditional finance firms entering the crypto space.
Mystery Hong Kong investor in BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF breaks silence after $436 million stake sparks controversy
A spokesperson for Laurore said the $436 million IBIT stake “reflects personal investment conviction,” as records link it to a mainland China passport holder.
Bitcoin rebound fades as software and private equity rout drags stocks and crypto lower
Crypto has been nearly perfectly correlated with a key software sector ETF, and that gauge has tumbled another 5% Monday to a new 52-week low.
Trump-linked stablecoin wobbles as WLFI says it’s under ‘coordinated attack’
The USD1 token briefly fell to $0.994, some 0.6% below its $1 peg, CoinGecko data shows.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Strategy logs 100th bitcoin purchase announcement, adding 592 coins last week for $39.8 million
Led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, the company now holds 717,722 bitcoin, purchased at an average price of $76,020 per coin, for a total of $54.56 billion.
Tariff travails resurface, bitcoin holders prepare for declines
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 23, 2026
Overnight crypto rout reverses, bitcoin rebounds to $66,300
Bitcoin fell to $64,270 shortly after midnight UTC before rebounding to $66,300, as thin liquidity amplified moves tied to U.S. tariff plans and geopolitical tensions.
Pre-market trading stabilizes as bitcoin reclaims $66,000, Saylor eyes 100th BTC purchase
President Trump’s proposed tariffs and U.S. tensions with Iran have weighed on broader risk sentiment.
Kucoin told to halt new EU business due to compliance staffing shortfalls
Austria’s financial regulator said Kucoin EU must appoint an anti-money-laundering officer and deputy officer, as well as a sanctions compliance officer and deputy.
Bitcoin balances on Binance hit highest since November 2024: here’s what it means
Users’ bitcoin holdings in wallets linked to Binance have climbed to highest since late 2024.
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin accelerates ether sales
The latest sales are part of a broader plan announced in late January to fund ecosystem development and other initiative.
Bitdeer sold all its bitcoin to fund its move into AI data centers
Singapore based BTC and AI miner sells all holdings to build liquidity for expansion, signaling a broader shift in capital strategy across the sector.