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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto exchange Kraken has pledged to sponsor so-called “Trump Accounts” for every child born in Wyoming in 2026, tying its name to a federal savings program closely associated with U.S. President Donald Trump. Related Reading: Kraken Backs Trump Accounts, Points To Shared Crypto Vision The advancement positions the exchange at the center of a politically branded financial initiative while also reinforcing its long-standing alignment with Wyoming’s crypto-friendly regulatory framework. The decision arrives at a moment when crypto firms are recalibrating their relationships with policymakers after years of…

In brief Bitcoin open interest has dropped 55% from its $94B all-time high, now sitting at roughly $44B The asset briefly bounced above $70,000 after a cooler-than-expected January CPI print, but was rejected at that level Analysts see cautious optimism emerging, with some suggesting patient dollar-cost averaging at current levels as a viable play Risk is coming off fast in Bitcoin’s derivatives market.Total open interest has dropped to $44 billion from a peak above $94 billion in October 2025, a 55% decline and the steepest drawdown since April 2023, CoinGlass data shows.Rising open interest typically signals fresh capital flowing into…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The Dogecoin price has remained in a prolonged downtrend since last year, mirroring the broader crypto market meltdown. Although the meme coin initiated a slight recovery in recent weeks, its momentum was not strong enough to sustain the rally. With Dogecoin now trading near $0.10, a crypto analyst suggests the meme coin has reached a critical decision point that could trigger a bullish wave of more than 100%.   Dogecoin Price Enters Key Decision Level Market analyst Erick Crypto has released a new Dogecoin price outlook on X,…

Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced an awkward result.Roskomnadzor began throttling Telegram on Feb. 10, citing “non-compliance.” Two days later, authorities fully blocked WhatsApp, removing its domains from Russia’s national registry and forcing users toward VPNs or MAX, a state-backed messenger that critics describe as surveillance infrastructure disguised as a chat app.The Kremlin had already mandated the preinstallation of MAX on all devices sold in Russia, effective Sept. 1, 2025.The move seemed tailor-made to vindicate decentralized messaging. Here was textbook censorship playing out in real time, consisting of DNS…

In brief Elemental Royalty plans to offer dividends in Tether’s XAUT. The stablecoin issuer’s tokenized gold product is valued at $2.5 billion. Tether’s CEO has placed its gold holdings around 140 tons. Elemental Royalty signaled on Tuesday that investors will be able to receive dividends in the form of Tether’s XAUT, establishing a novel use case for tokenized gold on Wall Street.The move is aimed at providing investors with direct ownership of physical gold, stemming from investments in gold royalties, the Colorado-based firm said in a press release. In total, investors are expected to receive a 12 cent dividend across…

In brief Abu Dhabi-based funds held more than $1 billion in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) at the end of 2025. The firm’s added to their positions during Q4, but have seen their exposure diminish in dollar terms amid Bitcoin’s slide. Bitcoin ETFs have shed more than $21 billion in assets under management since the year began. Abu Dhabi-based investment funds grew their Bitcoin exposure to more than $1 billion in total at the conclusion of last year, new filings with the SEC show. Mubadala Investments and Al Warda Investments, which is connected to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council—itself a Mubadala…

Executives at Coinbase used a recent company ‘AMA’ call to address growing scrutiny around Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, defending the firm’s dominant role as a custodian and pushing back against claims that spot Bitcoin ETFs are backed by “paper Bitcoin” rather than real assets. Responding to a question from Bloomberg’s James Seyffart, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the company holds a commanding share of the U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETF custody market, estimating Coinbase’s share at more than 80%. He framed that concentration as a competitive advantage rather than a risk. “We do have pretty dominant market share in terms of custody for…

In brief Bitdeer has become the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miner by self-mining hash rate. The company reported mining 668 Bitcoin last month. Bitdeer has been deploying proprietary Bitcoin mining rigs. Bitcoin miner Bitdeer has overtaken MARA in terms of self-mining hash rate among publicly traded companies, establishing itself as an industry leader within the past month, according to JPMorgan analysts.At 63.2 exahashes per second (EH/s), Bitdeer is now allocating more computational resources to Bitcoin’s network for itself than MARA, analysts led by Reginald Smith wrote. MARA last reported a self-mining hash rate of 60.4 EH/s.The shakeup follows what analysts…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has become the public market’s most widely traded Bitcoin proxy, using equity, convertible notes, and preferred stock to build a balance sheet dominated by the top crypto.However, as Bitcoin trades near $68,000 and Strategy shares hover below $130, investors are paying closer attention to the mechanisms that allow the company to continue buying BTC without becoming a forced seller.Industry experts such as Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone have warned that Bitcoin could decline to $10,000.While this drawdown scenario presents challenges for the firm, the Michael Saylor-led firm appears confident in its ability to navigate these issues even…

In brief Shares in Gemini (GEMI) are down more than 14% after the firm noted it is parting with three key executives. The news comes just weeks after Gemini announced it was laying off 25% of its staff and exiting some foreign markets. GEMI is now trading around $6.49, down nearly 77% from its IPO price. Shares in publicly traded crypto exchange Gemini (GEMI) have fallen more than 14% on Tuesday following word that the firm has decided to part ways with three of its executives following a recent announcement of mass layoffs across the company.Gemini Chief Financial Officer Dan…

February 17th, 2026 – George Town, Cayman Islands Zircuit, a security-first digital asset company backed by YZiLabs, Dragonfly, and Pantera, today announced the launch of Zircuit Finance. Incubated by a team from Quantstamp, Zircuit Finance is a secure platform for institutional-grade strategies, a stablecoin vault designed to generate yield on USDC and USDT, with a stated target range of 8–11% APR, subject to market conditions and variability. Historically, access to professional asset managers and institutional strategies required significant minimum investments and long lockups. Zircuit Finance removes those barriers with a simplified, cross-chain interface that provides access to institutional-grade yield strategies…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Institutional capital flows and weakening market momentum are converging at a sensitive moment for Ethereum (ETH), placing the second-largest cryptocurrency at a potential turning point. A major portfolio adjustment by Harvard University’s endowment, combined with declining prices and shifting on-chain signals, has intensified debate over whether the Ethereum price is nearing a bottom or preparing for another leg lower. Recent regulatory filings show that Harvard Management Company reduced its exposure to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds while initiating its first allocation to Ethereum ETFs. The move comes as ETH…

The Bitcoin “buy zone” meme just got real again, here’s what it means in the ETF eraA certain kind of Bitcoin post shows up right on schedule. It usually arrives right after price stops feeling fun.This week it came from PricedinBTC, dressed up as a neat table titled “Forward Returns by Drawdown Level.”The headline numbers do the heavy lifting, buying at a 50% drawdown supposedly delivers around a 90% win rate over the next year, with average returns near 125%. The caption ends with “LOCK IN,” the kind of line that sounds like advice and reads like a challenge.Bitcoin returns…