U.S. regulator's GENIUS pitch casts dark cloud over crypto sector's stablecoin model
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2026. Feb. 26. 21:58
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rules that would govern stablecoins, including apparent limits on rewards that may affect Coinbase. Bitcoin Miner MARA jumps 17% after striking a deal with Starwood to build AI data centers
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2026. Feb. 26. 21:56
The bitcoin miner inked a deal with investment firm Starwood to convert and expand select facilities to serve data center needs for AI. Grant Cardone plans to tokenize his firm's $5 billion real estate portfolio
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2026. Feb. 26. 20:52
The real estate investment mogul said his firm, Cardone Capital, is exploring blockchain-based tokens for property holdings as tokenization gains traction. Here is why Ethereum's bold new plan could make the blockchain giant high-speed 'internet of value' by 2029
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2026. Feb. 26. 20:33
Beneath the technical language of the 'Strawmap' is a far simpler story: Ethereum is trying to decide what kind of infrastructure it wants to be by the end of the decade. A new bipartisan bill wants to ensure the next century of tech is written in America
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2026. Feb. 26. 20:00
The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act is a high-stakes play to win the global code war.
Crypto social isn’t dead, it’s just changing hands
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2026. Feb. 26. 19:00
Why major shakeups at Farcaster and Lens are actually a market correction. AI rout hits software stocks, but Grayscale says blockchains stand to benefit
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2026. Feb. 26. 18:23
As AI rattles tech stocks, Grayscale's head of research said blockchains will power intelligent agents’ transactions and help offset emerging risks. Vitalik Buterin unveils Ethereum roadmap to counter quantum computing threat
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2026. Feb. 26. 18:14
This move comes shortly after the Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated post-quantum research team to study the issue. Circle's post-earnings surge nears 50% as short squeeze, not strong financials, fuels rally
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2026. Feb. 26. 17:42
The violent move had more to do with hedge funds' overcrowded bearish positioning getting wiped out than the company’s financial performance, one analyst pointed out. Florida man charged with running $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme
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2026. Feb. 26. 17:28
Prosecutors say Goliath Ventures’ Christopher Alexander Delgado raised hundreds of millions of dollars, promising investors guaranteed 3% to 8% monthly returns. Flare and Xaman unlock one-click DeFi access for over 2 billion XRP sitting idle in wallets
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2026. Feb. 26. 17:00
The integration lets XRP holders deposit into yield-generating vaults through a single transaction without leaving their existing wallet or bridging assets manually. UK investors have just one month to add crypto ETNs in tax-free wrapper: FT
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2026. Feb. 26. 16:18
The lifting of the ban on retail investors accessing crypto ETNs was seen as a major win in the adoption of crypto investments due to the possibility of it being added to products like ISAs. Bitcoin briefly crashes below $48,000 on upstart exchange despite crypto rally
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2026. Feb. 26. 16:08
A single large sell order triggered a 30% flash crash on decentralized perp exchange Lighter even as bitcoin was climbing elsewhere. Crypto for Advisors: Crypto’s fixture in 401(k) plans
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2026. Feb. 26. 16:00
Crypto is becoming a permanent 401(k) fixture. We detail the shift from regulatory bans to presidential mandate and new DOL guidance, plus the latest big institutional bets. Bitcoin falls back below $67,000, rapidly giving back Wednesday's gains
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2026. Feb. 26. 15:37
The declines are coming as the Nasdaq tumbles nearly 2%, led by a post-earnings selloff in Nvidia. The Protocol: Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading
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2026. Feb. 26. 15:34
Also: Ethereum’s “strawmap”, Robinhood chain update and OpenAI + smart contracts
Senate hearing for U.S. bank regulators thrusts crypto into starring role
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2026. Feb. 26. 15:22
Before the Senate Banking Committee gaveled its banking-oversight hearing to a start, crypto claimed much of the oxygen, including in an OCC policy push. OCC pitches stablecoin rules as U.S. Senate holds banking hearing in which crypto stars
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2026. Feb. 26. 15:22
Before the Senate Banking Committee gaveled its banking-oversight hearing to a start, crypto claimed much of the oxygen, including in an OCC policy push. A former Solana exec is taking a page out of Wall Street playbook to make global crypto trades faster
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2026. Feb. 26. 15:00
The goal is to reduce Solana’s growing geographic concentration in Europe and introduce multicast functionality. ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading
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2026. Feb. 26. 14:25
The claim comes two days after trading firm Jane Street was accused of insider trading in relation to the collapse of Terra in 2021. Crypto investigator ZachXBT alleges trading platform Axiom's employee conducted insider trading
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2026. Feb. 26. 14:25
ZachXBT.alleges a senior Axiom employee used internal dashboards to access private wallet data and track traders’ activity, raising questions about potential insider trading. CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 1.4% as all constituents trade lower
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2026. Feb. 26. 14:23
Aptos (APT) declined 11% and Aave (AAVE) dropped 6.6%, leading index lower from Wednesday. MetaMask expands debit card across U.S. after year-long pilot
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2026. Feb. 26. 14:00
The card lets users spend digital assets directly from their self-custodial wallets at various merchants. Decibel goes live on Aptos with a $58 million war chest and a secret weapon from Stripe's Bridge
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2026. Feb. 26. 14:00
After a testnet with 700,000 accounts and $50 million in pre-deposits, Decibel begins mainnet trading with an onchain order book and risk engine on Aptos. Ethereum Foundation drops most ambitious roadmap in years, targets finality in seconds by 2029
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2026. Feb. 26. 13:34
The "strawmap" outlines seven forks through the end of the decade, including post-quantum cryptography, shielded transfers, and a 480x reduction in transaction finality time. Indiana prepares to put bitcoin in its public retirement plans
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2026. Feb. 26. 13:06
Lawmakers pass HB 1042 allowing public funds to access bitcoin and ETFs, while banning crypto ATMs amid rising fraud concerns. Trump family-linked American Bitcoin posts $59 million Q4 loss as bitcoin price slides
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2026. Feb. 26. 12:55
The bitcoin mining company now holds over 6,000 BTC, with roughly one-third acquired through mining and two-thirds through open-market purchases and strategic transactions. STS Digital raises $30 million to expand crypto options platform
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2026. Feb. 26. 12:40
The Bermuda-based firm offers trading across 400+ cryptocurrencies with spot, vanilla, and exotic options, targeting institutional demand as crypto options open interest reaches $40 billion. Bitcoin's bounce fails to convince options traders
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2026. Feb. 26. 12:15
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 26, 2026 Bitcoin stalls below $70,000 while DOT, UNI lead altcoin surge
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2026. Feb. 26. 11:30
BTC traded within a well-defined range as polkadot and uniswap rallied, cosmos slid. Three companies add Strategy's STRC to treasury as shares return to par
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2026. Feb. 26. 10:48
Strategy’s preferred equity trades back at $100 as corporate adoption expands at Strategy World 2026. The 10 a.m. mystery: Why bitcoin’s daily ‘price slam’ suddenly vanished after a massive lawsuit
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2026. Feb. 26. 10:02
Jane Street is a major authorized participant in spot bitcoin ETFs. That's not a conspiracy. But the mechanics of what APs actually do at market open explain more than most people realize. Was Jane Street behind the bitcoin crash? A deep dive into why that theory may not not hold
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2026. Feb. 26. 10:02
Jane Street is a major authorized participant in spot bitcoin ETFs. That's not a conspiracy. But the mechanics of what APs actually do at market open explain more than most people realize. Here is why the wild accusations of Jane Street rigging bitcoin price may not be true
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2026. Feb. 26. 10:02
Jane Street is a major authorized participant in spot bitcoin ETFs. That's not a conspiracy. But the mechanics of what APs actually do at market open explain more than most people realize. Bitcoin touches $70,000 before fading as altcoins lead the strongest bounce in weeks
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2026. Feb. 26. 05:31
Ether, solana, and cardano all outpaced bitcoin on the day, suggesting a rotation into higher-beta tokens as forced selling from the February crash begins to clear. Uniswap’s UNI jumps 15% as governance vote to expand fee switch gains momentum
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2026. Feb. 26. 05:23
A governance proposal would activate protocol fees across eight additional chains and automate fee collection on all v3 pools, potentially adding an estimated $27 Million in annualized revenue.
Bitcoin snaps back near $69,000 but analysts warn the market may not be out of the woods yet
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2026. Feb. 25. 22:30
Crypto rebounds sharply from Tuesday's lows, yet traders question whether the move marks a lasting turn or another range-bound bounce. Nvidia rises after earnings beat Wall Street's expectations, lifting AI-related crypto stocks
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2026. Feb. 25. 21:52
The AI bellwether reported $68 billion revenue last quarter, expecting it to grow to $78 billion next quarter. Nvidia earnings smashed expectations as the world’s largest company CEO says AI is only getting better
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2026. Feb. 25. 21:52
The AI bellwether reported $68 billion revenue last quarter, expecting it to grow to $78 billion next quarter. Solo bitcoin miner turns $75 of rented hashrate into a $200,000 block reward
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2026. Feb. 25. 19:30
The miner rented 1 petahash per second through on-demand cloud mining and got lucky on block 938,092, one of 21 solo-mined blocks in the past year. MrBeast editor nabbed by prediction market firm Kalshi for alleged insider trading
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2026. Feb. 25. 19:06
The company said it punished the MrBeast employee and another user it said tried to get away with contracts relying on inside information. What early Bitcoin architect Adam Back thinks of this cycle
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2026. Feb. 25. 18:05
Cited in the 2008 Bitcoin white paper, Back argued volatility is typical even as regulatory clarity and institutional access expands. Blockfills co-founder and CEO Nicholas Hammer has stepped down
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2026. Feb. 25. 17:50
The crypto lender suspended client deposits and withdrawals earlier this month due to recent market and financial conditions. The UK is picking winners for its digital dollar future while Coinbase CEO cries foul
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2026. Feb. 25. 17:48
Coinciding with the FCA’s announcement of its stablecoin trial, Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong criticized the U.K.’s regulatory process, saying it puts the region's global crypto leadership at risk. Tether invests $200 million in digital marketplace Whop to expand stablecoin payments
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2026. Feb. 25. 17:27
The online marketplace said it will embed Tether's crypto wallet tools and USDT, USAT tokens to power crypto payments for over 18 million users. Crypto Long & Short: When ETF options start driving bitcoin
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2026. Feb. 25. 17:00
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Gregory Mall of Lionsoul Global on how ETFs have shifted a growing share of bitcoin volatility into U.S. equity options markets. A $100 million crypto campaign fund with a pro-Trump vibe so far failed to show up
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2026. Feb. 25. 17:00
The Fellowship political action committee promised $100 million, with reports that Tether may have been tied as a backer, but the fund has so far delivered zero. Billionaire Alan Howard’s crypto incubator WebN closes down
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2026. Feb. 25. 16:37
WebN backed innovative digital asset firms like KAIO, Twinstake, TruFin and Geometry. Bitcoin climbs to $67,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens
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2026. Feb. 25. 15:52
Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances. Bitcoin climbs above $68,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens
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2026. Feb. 25. 15:52
Ether, solana and dogecoin are among the altcoins posting 10% or more advances. Bitcoin treasury firm GD Culture set to sell BTC holdings to fund share buybacks
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2026. Feb. 25. 15:37
The company's stock has lost about two-thirds of its value since peaking last year, nearly in step with bitcoin's record price above $126,000. XRP jumps 6% as exchange data points to institutional accumulation
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2026. Feb. 25. 15:04
Break above $1.37 draws strong spot demand, with ETF inflows and retail buying suggesting positioning shift. Endowments eye crypto allocations amid tougher return outlook for traditional investments
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2026. Feb. 25. 14:41
Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios. Endowment funds eye crypto allocations amid tougher return outlook for traditional investments
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2026. Feb. 25. 14:41
Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios. CoinDesk 20 performance update: Polkadot (DOT) surges 17.2% as all assets rise
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2026. Feb. 25. 14:15
Avalanche (AVAX), up 12.9% from Tuesday, was also among the top performers. The chief of the SEC is headlining an event sponsored by a crypto firm at war with it
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2026. Feb. 25. 14:00
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is a marquee speaker at a policy summit backed by Unicoin, whose CEO says the agency chief is being duped by his staff. These bitcoin-linked stocks are doing better than BTC
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2026. Feb. 25. 12:25
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 25, 2026 Circle Q4 earnings beat estimates, shares jump 15% in pre-market
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2026. Feb. 25. 12:16
The issuer of the USDC stablecoin posted EPS of $0.43 in its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35. Circle Q4 earnings beat estimates as USDC issuance grows, shares surge
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2026. Feb. 25. 12:16
The issuer of the USDC stablecoin posted EPS of 43 cents for the fourth quarter, beating the consensus estimate of 16 cents. Circle shares surge by record 35% as USDC issuance drives estimate-busting earnings
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2026. Feb. 25. 12:16
The issuer of the USDC stablecoin posted EPS of 43 cents for the fourth quarter, beating the consensus estimate of 16 cents. The shares surged 35%. U.S. Senator opens probe on Binance over alleged $1.7 billion flow to Iranian entities
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2026. Feb. 25. 11:38
Richard Blumenthal sent Binance co-chief Richard Teng a letter asking him for records about the exchange’s dealings with Iran-linked entities and the alleged dismissal of its investigators. Crypto rebounds from oversold levels, altcoin season indicator revisits January high
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2026. Feb. 25. 11:30
Bitcoin rose as much as 3.7% overnight before paring gains, while altcoins outperformed and the altcoin season indicator hit its highest level since January. One of longest mining capitulations nears end, signaling potential BTC price bottom
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2026. Feb. 25. 11:25
Hash Ribbon recovery and sub production pricing suggest the worst of the bitcoin drawdown may have passed. One of the longest mining capitulations nears end, signaling potential BTC price bottom
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2026. Feb. 25. 11:25
Hash Ribbon recovery and sub production pricing suggest the worst of the bitcoin drawdown may have passed. Strategy becomes most heavily shorted U.S. stock – but don't assume pure bearishness
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2026. Feb. 25. 10:07
Short interest in MSTR equals 14% of market cap, yet much of the positioning may reflect basis trades rather than outright bets on a continued decline. Leading stablecoin Tether shrinks again as market cap looks set for second straight monthly drop
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2026. Feb. 25. 07:43
Growth of tether and other top stablecoins has stalled, posing risk to the broader crypto market. Vitalik Buterin sold 17,000 ETH this month as ether fell 37%
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2026. Feb. 25. 06:56
The Ethereum co-founder's tracked wallets dropped from 241,000 ETH to 224,000 ETH in February, with sales routed through CoW Protocol in small batches to limit market impact. Crypto firm with U.S. bank charter holds bitcoin holder Strategy's preferred stock
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2026. Feb. 25. 06:28
Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered U.S. crypto bank, has added perpetual preferred stock in bitcoin treasury firm Strategy to its balance sheet. Dogecoin jumps 5% as breakout flips resistance into support
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2026. Feb. 25. 05:53
The token is consolidating around $0.0940–$0.0945 with higher lows, signaling constructive momentum after the breakout. Bitcoin bounces above $65,000 as dollar weakens and double-bottom hopes build
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2026. Feb. 25. 05:07
A broad uptick across tokens arrived alongside a softer greenback and a rally in Asian equities, though analysts remain split on whether the Feb. 5 lows will hold. Bitcoin bounces above $65,000 as dollar weakens and bullish hopes build
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2026. Feb. 25. 05:07
A broad uptick across tokens arrived alongside a softer greenback and a rally in Asian equities, though analysts remain split on whether the Feb. 5 lows will hold. Crypto wallets for AI agents are creating a new legal frontier, says Electric Capital
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2026. Feb. 24. 21:52
As AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not. Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto
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2026. Feb. 24. 21:51
Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech. Bitwise's Hunter Horsley says AI Is ‘unstoppable freight train’ for crypto, while Haun’s Monica urges caution
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2026. Feb. 24. 21:29
As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward. Crypto isn't losing to AI, its just 'capitalism doing its job,' says Dragonfly
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2026. Feb. 24. 20:43
Comparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, Dragonfly's Haseeb Qureshi told CoinDesk in an interview. Crypto’s biggest exchange fights back against allegations of moving billions of Iran-linked money
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2026. Feb. 24. 20:42
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fortune all reported that investigators had been let go after identifying sanctions-violating transactions. Millions in crypto funded tools to exploit U.S. software, Treasury says in new sanctions
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2026. Feb. 24. 19:48
An Australian national was said to sell cyber tools designed for the U.S. government and its allies to a Russian company known as Operation Zero. Fed proposes rule to deal with crypto debanking by scrapping 'reputation risk'
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2026. Feb. 24. 18:29
The proposal would cut the risk factor from Fed oversight and bar supervisors from pushing banks to cut off disfavored businesses, including in crypto. From niche to $3 billion run rate: prediction markets eye $10 billion future, Citizens says
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2026. Feb. 24. 17:58
The bank said rising volumes, tighter market structure and early institutional engagement are pushing prediction markets beyond their gambling roots toward a new asset class. Prediction market firms could be making $10 billion in yearly revenue by 2030, Citizens Bank says
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2026. Feb. 24. 17:58
The bank said rising volumes, tighter market structure and early institutional engagement are pushing prediction markets beyond their gambling roots toward a new asset class. Bitcoin retakes $64,000, crypto miners rally, as AI-related software rout eases
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2026. Feb. 24. 17:29
Sellers are taking a breather as bitcoin's Fear & Greed Index plunged to levels never seen before. Stripe's Bridge sees stablecoin volume quadruple as utility insulates from 'crypto winter'
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2026. Feb. 24. 16:43
The payments giant says Bridge, its stablecoin arm, saw its transaction volume sky-rocket through last year as stablecoin adoption is decoupling from crypto cycles. Kraken rolls out crypto-style, 24/7 perpetuals trading for tokenized U.S. stocks
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2026. Feb. 24. 15:00
The crypto exchange is bringing U.S. stocks closer to the crypto world, letting users trade derivatives of tokenized stocks around-the-clock and with 20x leverage. Adam Back's BSTR moving forward with public listing plans, hopes for April approval
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:58
Back remains optimistic despite the brutal price action in bitcoin and BTC treasury companies. Wall Street’s big blockchain win: SEC gives WisdomTree the green light for instant, around-the-clock trading
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:48
The move adds momentum to the $10 billion large tokenized Treasury market led by BlackRock, Circle and others. Bitcoin’s U.S. demand signal turns negative for a record 40 days
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:42
The indicator last printed positive on Jan. 15. Its failure to fully recover after a Feb. 5 rebound suggests U.S. demand remains structurally absent rather than temporarily paused. Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:38
The Facebook owner’s stablecoin integration involves planning a third party vendor to help administer stablecoin-based payments and a new wallet to be implemented, sources said. Binance brings back tokenized stocks trading with Ondo Finance deal
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:22
The world’s largest crypto exchange has listed a batch of tokenized U.S. equities issued by Ondo Finance on its Binance Alpha platform, reviving stock trading push. CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 2% as nearly all constituents decline
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:18
Internet Computer (ICP), up 1.2%, was the only gainer from Monday. Coinbase adds stock, ETF trading as it expands beyond crypto
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:00
The move pits Coinbase against Robinhood as it pushes to become an “everything exchange.” Your AI is getting a bank account: MoonPay just gave bots the power to spend money
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2026. Feb. 24. 14:00
MoonPay Agents is a non-custodial, permissionless financial infrastructure for AI agents that move money.
'If you’re not accumulating bitcoin at this stage, then when,' asks prominent analyst
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2026. Feb. 24. 13:48
Time, not price, is probably going to be more frustrating for bulls from here, wrote James Check, but bitcoin has been mostly de-risked at this point. Cipher Digital rebrands as it pivots from bitcoin mining to HPC, shares slide
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2026. Feb. 24. 13:07
Revenue and adjusted EPS come in below estimates as company leans into large scale data center buildout. Cipher Digital shares rise 6% as the firm rebrands from bitcoin mining to HPC, earnings miss
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2026. Feb. 24. 13:07
The company's earnings came in below estimates as the miner leans into large scale data center buildout. Canton advances cross-border repo to free up $300 trillion assets via tokenization
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2026. Feb. 24. 13:00
A group of global financial firms tokenized a repo transaction with U.K. government bonds for the first time. Over 400,000 BTC bought between $60k and $70k during bitcoin’s latest downturn
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2026. Feb. 24. 12:21
Glassnode data shows a 43% surge in supply clustered in the $60K to $70K range following bitcoin’s 50% decline from its October all time high. Bitcoin teeters near $63,000 as pippin's rally shows froth remains
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2026. Feb. 24. 12:15
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 24, 2026 The ghost of the iPhone: Why Michael Saylor thinks bitcoin is mirroring Apple’s legendary ‘valley of despair’
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2026. Feb. 24. 12:04
Michael Saylor compared bitcoin’s 45% drawdown to Apple’s 2013 slump, arguing that enduring deep corrections is part of every successful technology investment. Crypto markets bleed as bitcoin hovers above liquidation zone
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2026. Feb. 24. 11:37
Bitcoin dropped to $63,000 as the dollar climbed and equities weakened. A break below $60,000 risks further liquidations and a slide toward $52,500. Step Finance shuts operations after $27 million January hack
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2026. Feb. 24. 10:36
Step is working on a buyback for holders of native token STEP based on a snpashot of holdings and value prior to the incident. 
