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02/17/2026 08:53 PM Germany’s Bundesbank Chief Backs Euro Stablecoins as Europe Pursues Payment Sovereignty
TLDR: Bundesbank President Nagel endorsed euro stablecoins as low-cost tools for cross-border payments across Europe. The digital euro will become the first pan-European retail payment solution built on solely European infrastructure. A wholesale CBDC is in development to enable programmable central bank money payments for financial institutions. Nagel warned Europe can no longer rely on [...]
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02/17/2026 08:42 PM Jupiter Lend Now Accepts Native Staking as Collateral for SOL Borrowing
TLDR: Jupiter Lend allows users to borrow against natively staked SOL without converting to liquid staking tokens. Over $30 billion in natively staked SOL on Solana can now be used as collateral inside DeFi lending markets. Users can borrow up to 87% of their staked position’s value, with a liquidation threshold set firmly at 88%. [...]
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02/17/2026 07:50 PM AAVE Drops 86% From ATH; Can This Key Support Zone Trigger a $1,000 Rally?
TLDR: AAVE is trading around $124, sitting above a major support zone between $90 and $110 on the weekly chart. A multi-year ascending trendline active since 2021 converges with the 0.618 Fibonacci level at current prices. Price is compressing between descending resistance and rising support, signaling a potential breakout is approaching. Upside targets range from [...]
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02/17/2026 07:24 PM Bitcoin’s Derivatives Crash: The Hidden Force Stalling Price Recovery
TLDR: Bitcoin open interest peaked at 381,000 BTC across all exchanges during the October 2025 cycle top. Binance recorded a 20.8% open interest drop between October 6 and 11, with Bybit and Gate.io falling 37%. Post-peak declines have persisted monthly, with Binance down an additional 39.3% since the market top. Shrinking derivatives exposure signals active [...]
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02/17/2026 07:04 PM Dragonfly Capital Raises $650M Fourth Fund to Lead Crypto’s Shift Toward Financial Infrastructure
TLDR: Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650M, competing directly with Andreessen Horowitz and Paradigm. The firm led Ethena’s $6M seed round in 2023; the stablecoin now holds a $6.3B market capitalization. Dragonfly’s strategy targets stablecoins, onchain finance, and tokenized assets over native crypto protocols. Partner Haseeb Qureshi says speaking openly in a hype-driven [...]
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02/17/2026 06:05 PM Next Best Crypto 2026: Hong Kong SFC Licenses Victory Fintech, but DeepSnitch AI Is Likely the Next Best Crypto to Define Your Portfolio
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has formally added Victory Fintech Company Limited to its list of licensed cryptocurrency trading platforms. This marks the first approval since June 2025, showing the rigorous standards now required to operate in one of the world’s strictest financial hubs. While legacy assets like Render ($RNDR) and Cosmos ($ATOM) [...]
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02/17/2026 05:05 PM Altcoin News: Michael Saylor Pledges To Buy BTC Forever As Altcoin Season Index Stays At 30 While Bitcoin Dominance Holds 60% But DeepSnitch AI Presale Rockets 164%
Altcoin news just delivered a reality check for anyone waiting on the sidelines. Michael Saylor doubled down on his Bitcoin obsession, telling CNBC on February 10 that Strategy will buy Bitcoin every single quarter forever, even if BTC crashes to $8,000. The company already holds 714,644 BTC purchased for $54.35 billion, making it the largest [...]
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02/17/2026 05:00 PM Stellar & Hedera Bearish in 2026 – Traders Turn to BlockDAG’s Final $0.00016 Entry Before March 4’s Trading
The 2026 cryptocurrency market has entered a period of intense volatility and indecision, leaving many traders on edge. A riskier environment has swept through the entire market, forcing major altcoins to test multiple support levels The Stellar price is currently feeling this pressure, slipping below key moving averages. Similarly, the Hedera price today is battling [...]
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02/17/2026 04:05 PM BFS Crypto Price Prediction for 2026 & Beyond as DeepSnitch AI Offers a 100x Opportunity, While Bittensor Eyes Breakout After Dip
Bitcoin’s recovery attempts above $72,000 have all faced strong resistance, with the price now down to the $68,000 level after the recent recovery attempt. Amid the recent price action, various crypto experts have continued to point out bearish signals, suggesting that the BTC price bottom has not happened yet. As a result, a short-term price [...]
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02/17/2026 03:58 PM XRP Ledger Introduces Permissioned DEX, Boosting Institutional Access
TLDR The Permissioned DEX amendment on the XRP Ledger will activate in 24 hours. This upgrade introduces controlled environments for trading within the decentralized exchange. The amendment allows regulated financial institutions to participate while adhering to compliance requirements. XRP’s demand remains strong, with nearly $4.5 million flowing into XRP-focused products in the last 24 hours. [...]
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