Bitcoin remains below key onchain level as ETF outflows persist, liquidity stays tight: analysts
Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Analysts warned that weak ETF flows, constrained liquidity, and fragile accumulation are keeping bitcoin's price rangebound and indecisive.
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 19456 / 6 stories in 14 days
New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - OpenAI and crypto investment firm Paradigm have built EVMbench, a benchmark that measures how well AI agents can find, fix, and exploit security vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.The article New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart c…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19414 / 3 stories in 15 days
Peter Thiel Exits ETHZilla Investment After Ethereum Treasury Stock Craters
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Billionaire investor Peter Thiel and Founders Fund held a 7.5% stake in Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla last year—but not anymore.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19387 / 4 stories in 16 days
Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift
Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19377 / 6 stories in 16 days
Canary, Grayscale Sui ETFs Hit US Markets With Staking Rewards
Stacy Elliott / decrypt - The first Sui ETFs are now trading as Canary and Grayscale bring staking-enabled crypto exposure to traditional markets.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19372 / 3 stories in 16 days
Activist investor Starboard says Riot AI pivot could be worth up to $21 billion as miner lags peers
Kyle Baird / theblock - Starboard argues Riot’s Texas power assets position the company to secure large AI data center tenants if management accelerates deal execution.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19368 / 6 stories in 16 days
Hyperliquid Launches Policy Center With $29 Million Backing to Advocate for DeFi in DC
André Beganski / decrypt - The organization is led by industry veteran Jake Chervinsky and backed with $29 million worth of HYPE.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19364 / 3 stories in 16 days
‘Sentiment is bleak’: bitcoin declines as geopolitical tensions add to risk-off mood
scmp - Bitcoin extended a four-week slide as investors returned to a more cautious macro backdrop.The token dropped as much as 3.2 per cent to US$66,604 on Tuesday, before paring the decline.Bitcoin, which has traded like a high-beta tech proxy in recent months,…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 19338 / 11 stories in 17 days
Abu Dhabi Funds Boosted BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Exposure to $1 Billion by End of 2025: Filings
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - Abu Dhabi funds added to their Bitcoin exposure in Q4, jumping to more than $1 billion worth of IBIT at the conclusion of the year.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19323 / 5 stories in 17 days
Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
Olivier Acuna / coindesk - The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19315 / 3 stories in 17 days
BitMine grows Ethereum treasury to 4.37 million ETH, sees $252 million annual staking revenue via MAVAN
Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Tom Lee's BitMine said its ether treasury has climbed to 4.37 million ETH as the firm continues aggressive accumulation market prices.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19289 / 4 stories in 17 days
Michael Saylor's Strategy purchased $168 million in bitcoin last week
Stephen Alpher / coindesk - The company's stack is now 717,131 bitcoin acquired for $54.52 billion, or $76,027 per coin. Bitcoin's current price is $68,000.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19281 / 10 stories in 17 days
Harvard Cuts Bitcoin ETF Stake, Adds Ethereum Exposure in Q4 Filing
Vince Dioquino / decrypt - Harvard Management Company trimmed its Bitcoin ETF position while starting a new stake in a spot Ethereum fund.
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 19260 / 7 stories in 18 days
Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license
Jamie Crawley / coindesk - Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 6:20 am / permalink 19236 / 3 stories in 18 days
Crypto market bleeds US$44B as US$78M Bitcoin liquidations spark panic
Anndy Lian / e27 - Global financial markets navigated a holiday-shortened week with United States exchanges shuttering their doors on Monday, February 16, 2026, for Presidents’ Day. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq stood silent while traders worldwide turned their att…
- Institutional flows, ETF exits and investor rebalancing across markets (5)
- Leverage squeeze sparks mass liquidations and bitcoin price slide (4)
- Other: stablecoin payments and macro bearish forecasts (2)
- Public companies feel bitcoin pain, posting big valuation losses (3)
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Institutional flows, ETF exits and investor rebalancing across markets
Leverage squeeze sparks mass liquidations and bitcoin price slide
Other: stablecoin payments and macro bearish forecasts
Public companies feel bitcoin pain, posting big valuation losses
All Other Stories
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 19225 / 16 stories in 19 days
Prediction Markets Chip Away at Sports Betting’s Territory
PYMNTS / pymnts - Sports-related bets on Kalshi are now generating estimated annualized revenues of roughly $1.3 billion. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (Feb. 14), that figure is nearly a quarter of the total sportsbook revenue for betting giant DraftKings a…
Back to Top / Sunday, February 15, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 19213 / 4 stories in 19 days
Binance France head targeted in botched home invasion as three arrested: report
Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - French police tracked two stolen phones to a train station and arrested the trio in Lyon, per local outlet RTL.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 2:20 pm / permalink 19140 / 4 stories in 21 days
Tomasz Stanczak to step down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director, Bastian Aue to take interim role
James Hunt / theblock - Tomasz Stanczak will step down at the end of February, with Bastian Aue taking over alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19134 / 3 stories in 21 days
US spot bitcoin ETFs bleed $410 million as BTC slips below $66,000
Brian Danga / theblock - US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $410 million in outflows as bitcoin fell below $66,000 after stronger-than-expected jobs data.
- Bank analysts cut targets, warning of further downside ahead. (4)
- Offbeat: promos, corporate losses, and speculative token hype. (4)
- On the trading floor: ETFs bleed, institutions pare back positions. (2)
- Traders fret over shallow demand, funding, derivatives, and price signals. (3)
Bank analysts cut targets, warning of further downside ahead.
Offbeat: promos, corporate losses, and speculative token hype.
On the trading floor: ETFs bleed, institutions pare back positions.
Traders fret over shallow demand, funding, derivatives, and price signals.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 5:21 am / permalink 19117 / 13 stories in 21 days
CFTC Chair Selig appoints crypto heavyweights to 35-person innovation advisory panel
Daniel Kuhn / theblock - CFTC Chair Selig said the IAC will help shape the watchdog's oversight of "breakthrough" technologies like AI and blockchain.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 8:20 pm / permalink 19112 / 3 stories in 22 days