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02/19/2026 10:14 PM ETH Whales Are Quietly Buying the Dip: On-Chain Data Reveals What’s Really Happening
TLDR: ETH-accumulating whales increased their balance as the realized price dropped, confirming active buying at lower levels. The realized cap for accumulating whale addresses rose, ruling out any selling activity within this cohort. ETH is currently trading at $1,949, with a 1.80% price gain recorded over the past seven-day period. Trader Daan Crypto warns that [...]
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02/19/2026 09:25 PM 83% of Altcoins Enter Bear Trend as Liquidity Crunch Tightens Grip on Crypto Market
TLDR: 83% of altcoins on Binance are trading below the 50-week moving average, signaling a broad bear trend. Bitcoin has dropped to roughly 46% of its $126,000 all-time high recorded back in October 2025. On February 7, a new record was set with over 92% of Binance altcoins falling below a key technical level. Rising [...]
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02/19/2026 09:00 PM Expert: Crypto Was Built for Machines, Not Humans, and AI Is Proof
TLDR: Crypto built for AI agents treats rigid code as infrastructure instead of a flaw in financial design. Legal contracts favor human judgment, while smart contracts favor machine verification and execution. AI wallets bypass legacy systems that only recognize humans and registered institutions. Self-driving wallets could replace manual interaction with automated on-chain decision systems. Crypto [...]
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02/19/2026 08:45 PM Anchorage Digital Builds Federal Rails for Stablecoin Payments
TLDR: Anchorage Digital Stablecoin Solutions enables international banks to settle USD transfers using regulated stablecoin infrastructure. Federal oversight through the OCC places stablecoin custody and issuance under a single national banking framework. The platform replaces correspondent banking with programmable balances that reduce settlement time and trapped liquidity. Support for multiple USD stablecoins creates a unified [...]
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02/19/2026 08:30 PM Payward Acquires Magna to Expand Kraken Token Lifecycle Infrastructure
TLDR: Payward’s acquisition of Magna links token vesting and claims infrastructure directly into Kraken’s expanding product ecosystem. Magna will continue operating independently while its tools integrate with Kraken’s broader token issuance and distribution roadmap. The deal extends Kraken’s reach from trading into fundraising and long-term token lifecycle management services. Magna’s platform already supports over 160 [...]
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02/19/2026 08:15 PM Vitalik: New Ethereum Design Targets Censorship With FOCIL and EIP-8141
TLDR: FOCIL and EIP-8141 allow smart wallet and privacy transactions to reach blocks without wrappers or intermediaries. Randomized includers reduce proposer dominance and increase censorship resistance for all Ethereum transactions. Rapid inclusion within one or two slots becomes likely even under hostile network behavior. Future FOCIL expansion could support most block transactions while preserving MEV [...]
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02/19/2026 08:00 PM LayerZero CEO Clarifies ZRO Will Capture All Zero Network Fees
TLDR: ZRO becomes the only gas, staking, and fee asset across Zero, LayerZero, and Stargate infrastructure layers. Protocol revenue from priority fees, MEV tips, markets, and payments will all route directly into ZRO. Institutional buyouts removed 19.77 percent of total ZRO supply from future unlock circulation schedules. Public dashboards currently overstate ZRO unlock pressure by [...]
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02/19/2026 07:46 PM Metaplanet CEO Defends Bitcoin Bet as Shareholder Base Hits Record High
TLDR: Metaplanet reports shareholder growth into the hundreds of thousands as its Bitcoin treasury strategy gains global reach. The company increased Bitcoin per share by over 500 percent in 2025 through accumulation and derivatives-based income. Management confirmed it will never sell Bitcoin and will rely on volatility-driven strategies to grow reserves. Executives acknowledged drawdowns but [...]
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02/19/2026 06:07 PM Mike McGlone Adjusts Bitcoin Price Target to $28,000 After Backlash
TLDR Mike McGlone adjusted his Bitcoin price forecast from $10,000 to $28,000 following significant backlash on social media. McGlone had originally warned that Bitcoin could drop to $10,000 if U.S. equities peaked and a recession followed. The revised forecast of $28,000 is based on historical price distribution and fewer negative factors needed to reach that [...]
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02/19/2026 05:53 PM Bitcoin Mining Helps the UAE Achieve $344 Million in Unrealized Profit
TLDR The UAE has accumulated $344 million in unrealized profit from its bitcoin mining operations. Wallets tied to the UAE Royal Group hold approximately 6,782 BTC, valued at around $450 million. The UAE’s mining efforts began in 2022 with Citadel Mining, linked to the Abu Dhabi royal family. The country’s mining operation produces about 4.2 [...]
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