Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Continues ETH Selling Spree
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has been selling ETH in the last few days as the second-largest crypto asset continues its fall.
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Crypto.com Secures Conditional Approval for National Trust Bank Charter
Another prominent crypto firm has secured a bank charter from the OCC, with Crypto.com joining Circle, Ripple, and others.
ProShares GENIUS ETF’s $17B debut boosts case for tokenized money market funds
IQMM’s historic first-day launch underscores how traditional cash funds are adapting to compete in a stablecoin-driven landscape following the passage of the GENIUS Act.
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.
Polygon Crosses $29.8 Billion in Monthly Stablecoin Volume: A Deep Dive Into Web3 Payments
What does it look like when a blockchain starts processing more payment volume than mid-sized banks? While most of the crypto conversation in early 2026 has centered on Bitcoin ETF flows, meme coin cycles, and AI agent tokens, Polygon just posted numbers that no other blockchain matched. The network moved $29.8 billion in stablecoin volume … Read more
Trump-Backed Stablecoin Briefly Slips as World Liberty Claims ‘Coordinated Attack’
The company’s native token, WLFI, also fell 7% around the same time that its stablecoin, USD1, briefly fell below a dollar peg.
Particle’s AI news app listens to podcasts for interesting clips so you you don’t have to
AI news app Particle can now pull in key moments from podcasts, letting readers instantly play short, relevant clips alongside related stories.
Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.K. and other markets
Spotify continues to test its AI-powered “Prompted Playlists” feature, now rolling out the tool to Premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and Sweden.
XRP price chart and whale activity warn of a drop below $1
XRP has formed a classic bearish pattern on its two-day chart, and if confirmed, a price drop to $0.80 could be in the cards over the next few weeks.
Finnish quantum unicorn IQM set to go public
Finnish unicorn IQM plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) valuing the company at approximately $1.8 billion — joining the growing cohort of quantum computing companies listed on U.S. stock markets.
Discord distances itself from Persona age verification after user backlash
Discord is attempting to distance itself from the age verification provider Persona following a steady stream of user backlash. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Discord’s head of product policy, Savannah Badalich, confirms the company “ran a limited test of Persona in the UK where age assurance had previously launched and that test has … Read more
Strategy’s 100th Bitcoin Purchase Ever Is Its Smallest Yet in 2026
The Bitcoin-buying firm started buying BTC in August 2020, amassing about $47 billion worth at the current price.
OCC grants Crypto.com conditional approval for bank trust charter
While Coinbase and others await decision on their applications, the federal banks regulator has already signaled friendliness to crypto companies through several conditional approvals.
Kohler’s new shower reuses dirty water to get you clean
A giant main floor window next to Kohler’s new recirculating shower system isn’t required. | Image: Kohler Kohler claims its new Anthem EvoCycle smart shower system can deliver “up to 80% water savings” without the use of showerheads that limit flow or pressure. The system instead relies on a reservoir in the shower’s base that … Read more
VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, says report
Chinese hackers allegedly broke into the network of an Ivanti subsidiary in 2021. The hackers exploited a backdoor in its VPN product, which allowed the hackers to gain access to 119 other unnamed organizations.
The HackerNoon Newsletter: Your Prices Shouldn’t Be the Same in Every Country (2/23/2026)
How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, February 23, 2026? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Urgency as Office Culture (duh, AI makes it worse) to Your Prices Shouldn’t Be the Same in Every Country, … Read more
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If Big Tech cared about fighting AI slop, it wouldn’t be drowning us in it
Progress towards reliable deepfake labelling tech is sluggish, despite all the “help” from AI providers. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images As 2025 drew to a close, Instagram head Adam Mosseri ended the year by doom-posting about AI. “Authenticity is becoming infinitely reproducible,” Mosseri lamented. “Everything that made creators matter – the … Read more
Yep, it’s fast: Donut Lab’s solid-state battery gets its first test result
Since announcing earlier this year that it was on the cusp of a major battery breakthrough, Finnish startup Donut Lab has faced a lot of questions, and plenty of skepticism, about its production-ready, solid-state battery. Could the company really make a fast-charging battery at scale while avoiding some of the theoretical production headaches that have … Read more