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02/18/2026 10:08 PM Ledn sells $188 million worth of bitcoin-backed bonds: Bloomberg
S&P Global gave the majority of the bonds the less-than-stellar rating of BBB-, according to a Feb. 9 report.
02/18/2026 09:31 PM TD Cowen: Despite CFTC intervention, states hold edge in prediction markets legal fight
"We continue to give a slight edge to the states in this legal fight primarily because the states have historically been the regulators of sports gambling."
02/18/2026 08:51 PM Ether.fi shifts non-custodial crypto card product to OP Mainnet from Scroll
Ether.fi will migrate roughly "70,000 active cards, 300,000 accounts, and millions in user TVL to Optimism," over the coming months.
02/18/2026 07:53 PM OpenAI and Paradigm partner on AI agent tool for smart contract security
DeFi lending protocol Moonwell and CrossCurve have both recently suffered exploits connected to smart contracts.
02/18/2026 06:39 PM Coinbase adds XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano and Litecoin as collateral for onchain loans via Morpho
Eligible U.S. users, excluding those in New York, can now borrow up to $100,000 in USDC without selling the four tokens, Coinbase said.
02/18/2026 06:23 PM World Liberty Forum opens with 18% WLFI rally as Eric Trump says crypto industry still at ‘one-yard line’
Apex Group plans to test USD1's stablecoin infrastructure within traditional fund administration, aiming to speed settlement for tokenized assets.
02/18/2026 06:23 PM Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon reveals he owns ‘very little’ amount of bitcoin
This is the first time Solomon has said he owns the cryptocurrency, something he previusly said could be "a store of value case."
02/18/2026 05:51 PM The Daily: Peter Thiel and Founders Fund exit ETHZilla, K33 says bitcoin is approaching ‘late bear market territory,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
02/18/2026 05:40 PM Coinbase-incubated Base network to ditch Optimism for ‘unified solution’
The Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 is “evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, Base-operated stack."
02/18/2026 05:31 PM Loyalty becomes lifestyle: Rain and Uptop on stablecoin rewards
Rain and Uptop leaders share how stablecoin cards and onchain loyalty are reshaping payments, rewards, and fan engagement.
02/18/2026 05:11 PM Mystery Hong Kong firm emerges as largest new IBIT holder after building $436 million stake in late 2025
The filing provides little detail on the firm or its funding source, leaving the identity of the ultimate investors behind the IBIT position unclear.
02/18/2026 04:35 PM Kraken buys token vesting platform Magna, which hit peak TVL of $60 billion in 2025
Kraken acquired the token management platform Magna, marking the exchange’s sixth acquisition over the past 12 months.
02/18/2026 03:52 PM Toncoin-focused treasury company AlphaTON agrees to sell cancer treatment subsidiary
Immunova is exercising a call option to acquire iOx Therapeutics Limited, a wholly owned AlphaTON subsidiary that develops cancer treatments.
02/18/2026 03:34 PM Activist investor Starboard says Riot AI pivot could be worth up to $21 billion as miner lags peers
Starboard argues Riot’s Texas power assets position the company to secure large AI data center tenants if management accelerates deal execution.
02/18/2026 03:09 PM XRP Ledger activates ‘members-only’ DEX upgrade aimed at regulated institutions
XRP Ledger has rolled out a “Permissioned DEX” upgrade allowing regulated institutions to operate gated, members-only onchain trading venues.
02/18/2026 02:52 PM Hyperliquid Foundation sets up DeFi policy advocacy group with $29 million HYPE token donation
The independent research and advocacy organization will be dedicated to ensuring that DeFi can flourish in the U.S., according to Hyperliquid.
02/18/2026 02:30 PM First spot SUI ETFs debut as Canary Capital and Grayscale launch funds with staking
Two spot SUI exchange-traded funds hit the market on Wednesday, offering investors direct exposure to the token's price.
02/18/2026 02:06 PM Brevan Howard crypto fund posts 30% loss in 2025, worst year since launch: FT
Brevan Howard’s BH Digital Asset fund fell 29.5% in 2025, its worst performance since the crypto-focused fund's 2021 launch.
02/18/2026 02:05 PM Bitwise seeks SEC nod for 2028 election prediction market ETFs as Wall Street pushes to wrap bets
Bitwise filed for prediction market ETFs tied to the 2028 U.S. presidential election amid state regulatory scrutiny on the sector.
02/18/2026 01:55 PM Bitcoin approaches ‘late bear market territory’ as regime signals echo 2022 bottom, K33 says
Defensive sentiment, falling leverage, and declining ETF exposure suggest the market may be near a bottom, K33 said.
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