Michael Saylor “We Are in a Crypto Winter” as Markets Continue Weakness

Michael Saylor confirmed that the cryptocurrency market is currently in a crypto winter, describing it as milder and shorter than previous cycles. Since February 1, Bitcoin and major altcoins have dec...

Aptos unveils deflationary tokenomics shift as APT price slides

Aptos has outlined a sweeping overhaul of its tokenomics model. It pivots away from inflation-heavy bootstrap incentives toward a performance-driven framework designed to reduce long-term supply as ne...

Greg Ulrich: Mastercard has used AI for decades in fraud detection, generative AI enhances existing products, and real-time transaction scoring is key to security

Greg Ulrich: Mastercard has used AI for decades in fraud detection, generative AI enhances existing products, and real-time transaction scoring is key to security | a16z Live AO2WBZ5JQEAHJJD4LEBVGUE4I...

Crypto Analyst Willy Woo Warns Bitcoin Faces a Risk of 4 Million Lost Coins — Here’s Why ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Willy Woo, a renowned crypto market analyst, has warned that Bitcoin may remain under bearish conditions due to the threat posed by four million coins that...

Coinbase’s Crypto-Backed Lending Product Expands to XRP and DOGE

In brief Coinbase’s crypto-backed lending product has expanded to several altcoins. Those include XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin. The product faced a wave of liquidations earlier this month. Coi...

Coinbase Expands Onchain Loans to XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC

Coinbase expands onchain loans via Morpho, allowing U.S. users to borrow up to $100,000 USDC using XRP, DOGE, ADA, or LTC. Coinbase has expanded its onchain loans product through the DeFi protocol Mor...

Solana News: Pump.fun Unveils Cashback Program as Memecoin Market Cools

Key Insights: Pump.fun has introduced cashbacks for traders in the latest Solana news. The platform appears to be responding to the demand for a redesign of its incentives around trading activity rath...

Gemini Stock Drops Following Leadership Overhaul

Centralized exchange Gemini recently announced that it parted ways with three senior executives. The leadership changes come amid broader operational cutbacks and workforce reductions. Following the a...

Goldman Sachs CEO Discloses Bitcoin Stake, Backs Regulatory Push

The Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon addressed digital assets and regulation during remarks at the World Liberty Forum on Wednesday. He outlined his personal position on Bitcoin and commented on ongoin...

Russia Moves to Block Crypto Exchanges as $15B Flows Abroad

Russia’s federal communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor may begin large-scale blocking of crypto exchange websites that are not registered in Russia as early as summer 2026. Officials are reportedly co...

Franklin Templeton Holds Over 118M XRP in Latest ETF Filing

TLDR Franklin Templeton’s XRP ETF holds 118 million XRP, valued at approximately $216.37 million by the end of December 2025. The ETF, launched on November 24, 2025, is entirely focused on XRP, ...

RENDER Technical Analysis Feb 18

RENDER is maintaining its dominant downtrend structure among altcoins; it looks weak at the $1.45 level with the latest LH/LL formation. Breaking the critical resistance at $1.4630 is required for a s...

XRP Funding Levels Drop To Extreme Negative Levels, What This Means For Price

XRP’s derivatives markets are still showing signs of bearish pressure, with funding rates across major exchanges now in negative territory. According to real-time data, funding rates have been predomi...

Crypto Markets Fall as Bitcoin Drops 2.5% and Liquidations Near $200 Million

The selloff continues as tensions in the Middle East rise and the Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down. Crypto markets slipped further on Wednesday, Feb. 18, as political and ma...

Senate Asked to Not Axe Crypto Developer Protection Bill

Crypto industry lobby Coin Center has sent a letter to the US Senate Banking Committee urging it to advance a bill that would prevent well-intentioned crypto developers from being prosecuted.  The Blo...

Google Cloud’s VP Reveals The Critical Warning Signs Every Founder Must Heed

Startup Infrastructure Crisis: Google Cloud’s VP Reveals The Critical Warning Signs Every Founder Must Heed Skip to content Home AI News Startup Infrastructure Crisis: Google Cloud’s VP Reveals ...

Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon says he owns ‘very little’ bitcoin

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said he owns “very little, but some” bitcoin, although he continues to follow the asset closely as part of a broader interest in how tech...

Coinbase seen undervalued as analysts cite diversification

Coinbase seen undervalued; crypto is directly disrupting Wall Street Coinbase is being framed as misunderstood and still undervalued after a renewed debate about how crypto challenges traditional fina...

Bitcoin Sinks Against Gold as Precious Metal Taps $5,000 Again

Gold has reclaimed the $5,000 per ounce threshold on the TVC chart by TradingView, and this time, the move is not just symbolic. As bullion pushes back into five-handle territory, Bitcoin is slipping ...

XRP Prepares for New Highs After Returning Below Crucial Support

XRP pulled back after rallying 25% over the weekend. Analysts consider the latest pullback a consolidation ahead of an upsurge. XRP’s market cap is preparing for a major breakout after establishing a ...

Coinbase’s Bold Move: A New Code Library Shakes Up Crypto Partnerships

As Bitcoin hovers around $67,000 with eyes on an upcoming Federal Reserve announcement, Coinbase has stirred the crypto waters with a significant development. The exchange has unveiled its own code li...

XRP price analysis as Ripple activates permissioned DEX

XRP price moved sideways on Wednesday after the developers activated the Permissioned decentralized exchange feature. Summary XRP price wavered on Wednesday after the developers activated the Permissi...

Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Funds Explain Reasons for Investing in Bitcoin: “A Store of Value Similar to Gold”

Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Funds Explain Reasons for Investing in Bitcoin: “A Store of Value Similar to Gold” – Bitcoin Sistemi ...

BlackRock Begins Acquiring Ethereum Ahead of Staking ETF Launch

BlackRock has begun acquiring Ethereum for its upcoming staking ETF, planning to stake up to 95% of holdings. Ethereum is trading below key moving averages, with support near $1,968 and resistance at ...

Bitcoin Dominance Weakens as Ethereum Gains Momentum, Analysts Say

Michaël van de Poppe’s latest tweet has reignited a familiar debate in crypto markets: is the era now more favorable to Ethereum than to Bitcoin? The Dutch analyst warned that “the BTC dominance seems...

NZD/USD slides after RBNZ pushes back on rate hike expectations

The RBNZ held the OCR steady as markets widely expected on Wednesday, but the tone was the market mover. Governor Breman’s updated forecast positioned the first potential rate increase much late...

Bitcoin tax panic is rising because the IRS can see your crypto sales — and you may have to prove what you paid

At 7:12 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February, an email lands with a subject line that looks harmless enough: “Your tax forms are ready.” For Maya, a part-time designer who bought a little Bitcoin duri...

Chainlink Back in Pre-Breakout Accumulation Zone—Will LINK Price Stay Below $10?

The post Chainlink Back in Pre-Breakout Accumulation Zone—Will LINK Price Stay Below $10? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Chainlink price is once again trading at a critical turning point. Af...

AUD/USD drifts lower after RBA minutes as jobs data looms

The RBA minutes released on Tuesday reinforced the hawkish tone set by Governor Bullock’s post-decision press conference, noting that private demand is growing faster than expected and capacity ...

Base moves beyond OP Stack as it rebuilds its core stack

Base, Coinbase’s layer 2 network, announced today that it will transition away from the Optimism Stack to develop a proprietary infrastructure framework. The Ethereum layer-2 network plans to build wh...

WLD Price Prediction: Targets $0.42-$0.48 Range by March 2026

Darius Baruo Feb 18, 2026 10:09 Worldcoin (WLD) trades at $0.39 with neutral RSI signals. Technical analysis suggests potential recovery to $0.42-$0.48 range within 4...

Construction, capex and healthcare in focus – ING

ING’s Julian Geib outlines how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping real‑economy sectors in 2026. Data centre construction is booming but faces power and cost constraints, with EU building activity ex...