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Stephen Gandel believes that stablecoins rewards will not endanger the banking system and that estimates of deposit flight are excessive. Nonetheless, he acknowledged that the equity returns of banking institutions might be affected, as banks will be...
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Animoca Brands obtains a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from VARA to offer regulated crypto services from Dubai. Animoca Brands announced on February 16, 2026 that it has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) License from Dubai’s V...
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Corbin Fraser, CEO of Bitcoin.com, argues that the rise of autonomous AI agents will force a shift toward permissionless, high-speed crypto infrastructure. For most of history, money has moved at human speed. Business hours. Settlement delays. Forms...
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Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to help build the next wave of personal AI agents, while his breakout open-source project Openclaw shifts to an independent foundation model with continued support from OpenAI, marking a pivotal moment in the race...
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A new partnership seeks to address the tension between Web2 cloud speed and Web3 transparency through a strategy of progressive decentralization. The partnership also seeks to move beyond speculative token models by anchoring demand in real, revenue-...
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The SEC is accelerating formal crypto rulemaking, advancing a structured framework to define when digital assets qualify as securities and reshape oversight with clearer standards for token issuers, broker-dealers, and blockchain transactions. SEC Di...
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Standard Chartered slashed its cryptocurrency price targets, warning bitcoin could slide toward $50,000 and ethereum near $1,400 in the coming months before a projected rebound, signaling mounting pressure across digital assets despite a resilient lo...
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Strategy’s CEO reveals when selling bitcoin could become a real consideration, confronting a $17 billion paper loss, outlining how the company would respond to a severe and prolonged crypto collapse. Strategy CEO Discusses $17B Loss and When Selling...
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Ripple is positioning XRP as the core engine of its global financial infrastructure ambitions, with CEO Brad Garlinghouse signaling a path toward trillion-dollar status driven by institutional adoption, liquidity expansion, and ecosystem-wide integra...
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Stablecoins are emerging as the first true “killer app” of blockchain, shifting from speculative assets to critical financial infrastructure. Local currency stablecoins are gaining traction for domestic payments, while dollar-backed stablecoins remai...
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Tech investor and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan is floating a stark proposition: in a world racing toward advanced artificial intelligence (AI), private keys — not just prompts — may determine who, or what, stays in control. Crypto Meets Robo...
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Bitcoin traded at $68,729 at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, and the derivatives market is anything but sleepy. With $43.81 billion in futures open interest (OI) and call-heavy options positioning, traders appear to be bracing for movement —...
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Billionaire investor Ray Dalio declared that “the world order as it has stood for decades no longer exists,” warning that the post-1945 framework has given way to a new era defined by raw power and intensifying great-power rivalry. Dalio Cites ‘Stage...
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Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently offered his take on how banning stablecoin rewards in the CLARITY act would benefit the exchange’s operation. Nonetheless, he came under fire on social media, with his position criticized as disingenuous, ca...
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Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) has long promised secure computation on encrypted data, but was too slow for real-world finance. Fhenix’s Decomposed BFV changes this by breaking ciphertexts into smaller “limbs,” reducing noise growth and delaying...
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While bitcoin just posted its steepest difficulty decline since China’s 2021 mining purge, the network has already found its footing, and the next adjustment cycle is shaping up to be a sizable one, with roughly 34% of blocks still left to be mined b...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Bitcoin price stands at $69,397, commanding a market capitalization of $1.40 trillion, with $42.58 billion in 24-hour trading volume. Over the past day, bitcoin has traded within a tight intraday range of $69,286 to $70,897, pointing to a market that...
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Lightning Labs releases open‑source L402 tools enabling artificial intelligence (AI) agents to transact natively on the Lightning Network. Lightning Labs launched an open‑source agent tools repository and lnget CLI that let AI agents run Lightning no...
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Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, a strategic bitcoin reserve bill was introduced in the Brazilian Congress, Brazil prepares to tax stablecoins, and Argen...
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Boerse Stuttgart Digital and Tradias plan a fully regulated merger to create a one‑stop European crypto infrastructure champion. Boerse Stuttgart Digital and Tradias announce a planned merger to form a Boerse Stuttgart Group unit headquartered in Fra...
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The rumors of discussions on Russia’s return to the dollar system sparked speculation about the strength of the financial alternatives deployed to bypass sanctions. While the central bank denies being involved in such talks, the Kremlin clarified tha...
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The ECB updates the Eurosystem repo facility for central banks (EUREP) to provide standing access against euro collateral, extending reach and flexibility. This lets foreign central banks more easily obtain euro funding during stress, part of Europe’...
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Traders on Polymarket, Myriad, and Kalshi are putting real money behind their expectations for bitcoin’s price trajectory in 2026. Across seven active contracts with over $84 million in volume, the crowd is signaling cautious optimism — with plenty o...
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X is preparing to roll out Smart Cashtags, a feature that embeds live market data and trading links for stocks and cryptocurrencies directly into users’ timelines, signaling another step toward its push into financial services. X’s Head of Product Ni...
