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U.S. SEC Appoints Former Chainlink Executive to Crypto Task Force
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appointed Taylor Lindman as Chief Counsel of its Crypto Task Force on February 23, 2026. As the former Deputy General Counsel at Chainlink Labs,...
Binance Buying Power Hits 2024 Lows as Stablecoin Reserves Fall 18%
Something important is unfolding at Binance, and it centers on liquidity. According to CryptoQuant, the exchange’s 90-day Buying Power Ratio, which compares stablecoin reserves to Bitcoin outflows, has fallen to...
Machi Big Brother Liquidated on 25X ETH Leverage: $29M in Losses
Prominent trader Machi Big Brother (@machibigbrother on X) faced full liquidation on a 25x leveraged long position in Ethereum, resulting in an estimated $29 million loss, according to OnchainLens. The...
Why XRP is Down Today-According to ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok
XRP extended its decline to Tuesday by dropping to $1.324 at the time of writing, according to data from TradingView. The latest move highlighted an ongoing bearish pressure, marking the...
Strategy Chairman Saylor Says Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Is Decade Away
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor has said concerns that quantum computers will break Bitcoin’s cryptography are premature and likely a decade away. Speaking on Natalie Brunell’s Coin Stories podcast, he...
Is Crypto the New Down Payment? Rate Launches RateFi
Chicago-based lender Rate has officially stepped into the crypto mortgage debate. On Monday, the company announced the launch of RateFi, a new program that allows qualified borrowers to use verified...
Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets Shut Down After $40M Hack
The Solana ecosystem is facing another setback. Step Finance has announced it is shutting down operations, alongside SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, after a devastating treasury hack and failed efforts to...
Fed Proposes to Codify Removal of ‘Reputation Risk’ from Bank Rules
The Federal Reserve Board has requested public comments on February 23, 2026, to remove “reputation risk” from bank supervision permanently. Vice Chair Michelle Bowman leads this effort to refocus oversight...
Sam Bankman-Fried Praises TrumpRx, Calls Out Insurance Giants
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, reemerged publicly on February 23 with a post on X praising the Trump administration’s new drug-pricing platform, TrumpRx. He claimed drug companies are...
Coinbase Stocks Drop 24% as Crypto Weakness Lingers
Coinbase Global Inc. shares are facing renewed pressure as analysts downgrade and persistent crypto market outflows weigh on sentiment, even as the company maintains a sizeable liquidity buffer. The stock...
Trump-Backed Stablecoin USD1 Briefly Loses Peg Amid Social Media Breach
USD1, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), briefly fell below its $1 benchmark on Monday after what the company described as a coordinated attack. The token dropped...
Terraform Administrator Sues Jane Street Over Terra Crash
The bankruptcy administrator for Terraform Labs has sued Jane Street Group LLC, alleging the firm used non-public information to trade ahead of the May 2022 collapse of TerraUSD and Luna....
Crypto.com Receives Conditional OCC Approval to Launch U.S. National Trust Bank
Crypto.com has taken a big step toward becoming a federally regulated crypto institution in the United States. The company announced that it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office...
XRP Sees Inflows as Crypto Funds Bleed, Key EMA in Focus
Digital asset funds recorded their fifth straight week of outflows, yet XRP attracted fresh capital during the broader market pullback. While Bitcoin and Ethereum absorbed heavy redemptions, XRP posted modest...
SUI, H, GRASS Among Key Tokens Unlocking This Week
Crypto markets face a fresh supply test this week as several major projects prepare sizable token unlocks. Data from CryptoRank shows that seven tokens will release significant allocations into circulation....
XRP Attracts Inflows as Crypto Funds Lose $288 Million
Digital asset investment products remain stuck in a prolonged cooldown, but XRP is once again swimming against the tide. According to the latest weekly report from CoinShares, crypto investment products...
Bank of Korea Urges Bank-Only Stablecoins to Prevent Money Laundering
Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea’s central bank, is pushing for only licensed commercial banks to issue won-backed stablecoins. In a recommendation sent to lawmakers on February 23, the bank...
Vitalik Buterin Redefines Crypto Security as User Intent Alignment
Vitalik Buterin has published a groundbreaking security framework on X on February 22, 2026. He redefines security as actively closing the gap between users’ true intentions and the system’s actual...
OpenAI Chief Challenges AI Water Claims, Calls for Faster Clean Energy Shift
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman has rejected claims that artificial intelligence systems consume excessive amounts of water per user query, calling them inaccurate while acknowledging that the broader energy...
US Crypto Traders Are More Concerned About Liquidation Risks During Volatility—Survey
Data from a recent survey suggests that US crypto traders were more cautious during peak volatility periods in the second half of 2025, compared to their global counterparts. Details from...
Why Crypto Has Been Crashing: Breaking Down the Biggest Reasons Behind the Market Slump
The past six months have been tough for crypto investors. While stocks, metals, and AI companies surged, digital assets struggled to regain momentum. According to crypto analyst Lark Davis, the...
Trade Hiccups in the US Follow the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Trump’s Tariffs
According to reports, conflicting developments in President Donald Trump’s tariff regime have thrown aspects of US trade into confusion. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling, striking down Trump’s duties, the administration...
TRUMP and MELANIA Tokens Drop Over 90% as Retail Losses Hit $4.3B
Bill Morgan, a lawyer and a digital asset enthusiast, drew attention to mounting losses tied to the TRUMP and MELANIA memecoins, stating that the scale of retail damage has intensified...
XRP’s Realized Losses Surge to 39-Month High: Are We Close to a Bottom?
Leading market intelligence platform Santiment has identified a development that could potentially trigger a turnaround in XRP’s price. In its latest post on X, the analysis platform highlighted a spike...
Crypto Market Panic Deepens as Fear & Greed Index Hits A Low of 5
The crypto market panic reached extreme levels on Monday, February 23, 2026, as the rout intensified. The total crypto market cap fell by 4% in 24 hours, dropping from $2.33T...
