XRP slips below support as funding drops ~80% today on bearish leverage. Daily XRP (XRP) funding rates declined nearly 80% on Thursday, February 19, according to derivatives market data, indicating continued pressure on the cryptocurrency. Negative funding rates indicate that…

ETH’s reported 50.18% staking share is disputed, with CoinShares putting active staking near 30.8% due to deposit‑only contract data. A dispute has emerged between blockchain analytics firms over the accuracy of Ethereum staking data, with analysts disagreeing on whether staking…

Russia plans liability for gray-market crypto after fraud-linked bank freezes. Russia’s central bank has proposed new penalties for cryptocurrency operations conducted outside the country’s regulatory framework, according to statements reported by Russian state media on Wednesday. Central Bank of Russia…

DOGE price slips ~1% in 24h, holding $0.09–$0.10 as traders eye X, CLARITY Act. Dogecoin (DOGE) price is clinging to support just under the $0.10 mark, trading around $0.0988 as meme‑coin bulls try to turn a shaky bounce into a…

Solomon urges strict US crypto rules as CLARITY Act momentum builds. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon called for the United States to establish a clearly defined, rules-based framework governing crypto market operations during remarks at the World Liberty Forum in…

Pro‑crypto PAC Protect Progress plans $1.5m spend next month against Rep. Al Green over his anti‑crypto voting record. A cryptocurrency-aligned super PAC announced plans to spend $1.5 million opposing Rep. Al Green in the Texas Democratic primary next month, according…

Crypto.com gains ISO 42001 AI certification in 2026, expanding its regulated security and AI governance stack. Crypto.com has become the first digital asset platform to secure ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, the international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems, the company announced.…

Crypto fear index fell from 12 to 10 this week as Iran’s Hormuz drills raised oil and energy risk for BTC miners. Cryptocurrency market sentiment declined this week as geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle East, with Iran conducting military…

ETH fell ~60% from 2025 peak as Bitmine bought 45,759 ETH for $91m, lifting staked holdings to 3.04m. Bitmine Immersion Technologies, led by Tom Lee, purchased 45,759 Ethereum tokens valued at approximately $91 million during a market downturn, according to…

Epstein’s 2010s emails show Gensler talks, XRP/XLM bets, CBDC and stablecoin funding links. Newly released documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case contain references to communications involving cryptocurrency policy discussions and Gary Gensler, according to reports published this week. The documents…

Bitcoin slips ~2% in 7d as MUFG touts stablecoins’ price-stable payments. An analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has stated that stablecoins represent a more suitable currency option than Bitcoin for payment purposes, according to recent commentary from the Japanese…

Cumulative spot selling pressure across altcoins, excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, has reached a five-year extreme, according to data released by CryptoQuant, marking one of the most persistent distribution phases in recent market cycles. The cumulative buy-sell difference for altcoins now…

Telegram use in Russia faces rising blocks and slowdown as regulators tighten controls. Telegram has begun blocking illegal content and has sufficient time to meet Russian regulatory requirements, according to a senior parliamentary committee member overseeing the matter. Andrey Svintsov,…

Crypto dev liability fears surge after 2025 cases, as Coin Center defends BRCA protections. Coin Center has called on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee to advance legislation that would shield cryptocurrency developers from prosecution when they do not control user…

COIN gained in post‑Q4 earnings as 2025 volume jumped 156% despite Wall St skepticism. Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong has attributed Wall Street’s skepticism of the cryptocurrency exchange to a broader pattern of industries resisting disruptive technologies,…

LatAm splits: El Salvador tokenizes SMEs, Brazil eyes BTC reserves, Argentina curbs wallet wages. Three Latin American countries have adopted contrasting approaches to cryptocurrency regulation and adoption in recent months, according to legislative and government actions across the region. Latin…

BTC holds near support as Kiyosaki flags imminent stock crash, boosting demand for scarce assets. Financial author Robert Kiyosaki has issued a renewed warning of a major market crash, stating that the “biggest stock market crash in history” is imminent,…

Moonwell’s lending pools racked up about $1.78M in bad debt after a cbETH oracle mispriced the token at nearly $1 instead of around $2.2k, enabling bots and liquidators to drain collateral within hours of a misconfigured Chainlink-based update reportedly using…

Thai SEC adds BTC and other digital assets plus carbon credits as eligible underlying assets for regulated derivatives, with TFEX to design crypto-linked contracts to attract institutional traders and support ETF-like products. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has expanded the…

XRP price grinds higher as XRP Ledger stablecoin velocity hits a 1-year peak, signaling rising real payment activity behind the price action. XRP price and market snapshot As of Feb. 18, XRP (XRP) is trading around $1.48, with 24‑hour moves…