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02/21/2026 10:20 PM CryptoQuant says bitcoin whale deposit activity grows amid ongoing bear phase
CryptoQuant said the exchange whale ratio has risen to 0.64, the highest level since 2015, suggesting whales are leading selling activity.
02/21/2026 09:40 PM Five crypto exchanges are helping Russia evade sanctions, filling Garantex’s void: Elliptic
One exchange has processed at least $11 billion in crypto from an office in the same building previously occupied by sanctioned exchange Garantex.
02/21/2026 07:21 PM Spot bitcoin ETFs notch five straight weeks of outflows for first time since March 2025
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded about $316 million in net outflows during the holiday-shortened Presidents' Day trading week.
02/21/2026 05:17 PM IoTeX hit by private key exploit draining around $2 million from bridge contracts, per co-founder
IoTeX co-founder Raullen Chai said losses are "significantly lower" than circulating estimates, but has not provided a specific figure.
02/20/2026 08:49 PM BNP Paribas taps Ethereum for new money market fund tokenization pilot
The tokenized shares were issued by the BNP Paribas’ AssetFoundryTM platform using a "permissioned access model on Ethereum."
02/20/2026 08:41 PM Vitalik Buterin is building a ‘cypherpunk principled non-ugly Ethereum’ as devs officially add FOCIL to upgrade roadmap
FOCIL was officially “scheduled for inclusion” as the consensus-layer (CL) headliner for the upcoming Hegota upgrade, targeted for late 2026.
02/20/2026 07:44 PM Opening the door: SEC issues guidance on brokers’ capital stablecoin requirements
The SEC introduced new guidance allowing broker-dealers to apply a “2% haircut” to proprietary positions in certain stablecoins.
02/20/2026 07:43 PM ProShares’ stablecoin-ready ETF generates record $17 billion in day-one trading volume
ProShares on Thursday launched a money market ETF designed to hold assets that qualify as reserves for dollar-backed stablecoins.
02/20/2026 06:24 PM MARA completes purchase of majority stake in French data center unit
Last August, Bloomberg reported MARA would pay $168 million in cash to secure a 64% stake in Exaion from EDF Pulse Ventures.
02/20/2026 05:14 PM The Daily: Ripple CEO sees 90% chance of crypto bill passing by end of April, BGD Labs to stop contributing to Aave, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
02/20/2026 03:41 PM Crypto prices rally as Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s broad tariff regime
21shares said “a negative ruling on tariffs could potentially hurt Treasuries and the dollar, while favoring stocks and crypto.”
02/20/2026 01:32 PM House Democrats press Treasury Sec. Bessent over OCC review of Trump-linked World Liberty Financial’s trust bank charter
The latest inquiry lands amid broader Democratic pressure over Trump-linked crypto activity and World Liberty Financial.
02/20/2026 01:26 PM BGD Labs to cease Aave contributions after four years as governance tensions grow
BGD Labs said it will cease contributions to Aave after April 1, ending a four-year role as a core protocol contributor.
02/20/2026 12:26 PM Malaysian authorities arrest 12 police officers over alleged crypto extortion: report
Malaysian authorities arrested 12 police officers accused of forcing a Chinese national to transfer their cryptocurrency during a raid.
02/20/2026 11:48 AM Bitcoin remains below key onchain level as ETF outflows persist, liquidity stays tight: analysts
Analysts warned that weak ETF flows, constrained liquidity, and fragile accumulation are keeping bitcoin's price rangebound and indecisive.
02/20/2026 11:01 AM BlackRock’s UNI purchase and other DeFi developments, with Lido and Chaos Labs
Chaos Labs' Craig La Riche and Lido's Will Shannon said BlackRock's purchase of UNI marks a turning point for institutional DeFi adoption.
02/20/2026 10:53 AM Bitcoin mining difficulty jumps 15%, posting record absolute increase as hashrate rebounds after US winter storm
Bitcoin mining difficulty jumped 14.7% to 144.4T in a record absolute increase as hashrate rebounded after U.S. winter storm curtailments.
02/20/2026 08:42 AM Tennessee judge grants preliminary injunction blocking state enforcement against Kalshi
The judge found Kalshi is likely to succeed in arguing that sports event contracts qualify as swaps under federal commodities law, potentially preempting state regulation.
02/20/2026 08:23 AM ‘We have not underperformed’: Metaplanet CEO pushes back against online criticism
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich pushed back against online criticism of the company's transparency and bitcoin strategy.
02/19/2026 07:44 PM ‘More to come,’ crypto leaders say after third White House stablecoin meeting
"More to come," was the main message coming out of the third meeting between crypto and banking groups at the White House.
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