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02/18/2026 07:20 AM Spot Trading Volume Climbs 10% in January 2026 While Derivatives Market Holds Steady
TLDR: Spot trading volume on major crypto exchanges rose approximately 10% in January 2026 versus December 2025. Bitfinex led all exchanges with a 67% spot trading surge, followed by Uniswap at 62% and Upbit at 44%. Derivatives trading volume grew just 0.5% month-on-month, with Hyperliquid posting the top gain at 46%. Website traffic across major [...]
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02/18/2026 07:03 AM Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Realize Losses as Binance Inflows Hit Alarming Levels
TLDR: Bitcoin’s LTH SOPR has dropped to 0.88, a level not seen since the close of the 2023 bear market cycle. Long-term holders are now realizing losses on average, marking a sharp shift from historically resilient behavior. Daily BTC inflows to Binance have reached twice the annual average across several consecutive days recently. Rising exchange [...]
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02/18/2026 06:56 AM Elemental Royalty Becomes First Public Gold Company to Pay Shareholder Dividends in Tether Gold (XAU₮)
TLDR: Elemental Royalty becomes the first public gold company globally to offer shareholder dividends payable in XAU₮. XAU₮ is a physical gold-backed digital asset that combines gold’s stability with blockchain’s transferability and efficiency. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino says XAU₮ dividends solve the long-standing challenge of integrating gold into modern finance models. The move signals tokenized [...]
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02/18/2026 06:33 AM Coin Center Warns: Weakening BRCA Threatens Blockchain Innovation
TLDR: BRCA ensures crypto developers cannot face prosecution solely for publishing neutral blockchain software. Criminal statutes still apply to custodial operators or those with intent to launder funds. Section 301 distinguishes decentralized protocols from centralized platforms to clarify obligations. Bipartisan support highlights consistent recognition of lawful developer activity in U.S. law. Crypto developers in [...]
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02/18/2026 06:15 AM Key Trends ARK Invest Says Will Reshape Bitcoin Adoption in 2026
TLDR: ETFs and DATs held 12% of Bitcoin supply by end of 2025, exceeding new supply absorption. Sovereign holdings now include 325,437 BTC in the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Bitcoin drawdowns remain below 50% in the current cycle, reflecting deeper market liquidity. ETFs reached adoption levels in under two years that gold ETFs took over [...]
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02/18/2026 05:57 AM 65% of CEX Stablecoins Sit on Binance as Exchange Reserves Hit $47.5B, CryptoQuant Reports
TLDR: Binance holds $47.5B in USDT and USDC reserves, a 31% year-over-year increase from $35.9B in 2024. CryptoQuant confirms Binance commands 65% of total stablecoin liquidity across all centralized exchanges globally. OKX, Coinbase, and Bybit trail with 13%, 8%, and 6% shares of total CEX stablecoin reserves respectively. Bear market outflows have slowed to $2B [...]
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02/18/2026 05:46 AM BitMine Stacks 45,759 ETH Amid Crypto Mini-Winter as Tom Lee Eyes Market Bottom
TLDR: BitMine acquired 45,759 ETH in one week, bringing total holdings to 4,371,497 ETH worth $8.7 billion. Tom Lee compares current crypto sentiment to 2018 and 2022 lows, calling the pullback a buying opportunity. BitMine’s staked ETH of 3.04 million tokens generates $176M annually at a 7-day yield of 2.89%. MAVAN, BitMine’s proprietary staking validator [...]
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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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