Pepeto (PEPETO) has secured over $7.2 million in presale funding, targeting a $10 million cap before its planned debut on major exchanges.The project, reportedly developed by a PEPE co-founder, differentiates itself from pure speculative assets by offering working DeFi infrastructure, including a swap and cross-chain bridge.Operational demo versions of PepetoSwap and the Pepeto Bridge are already live, with a confirmed Binance listing...

Bitdeer Technologies Group reported a zero Bitcoin balance in its corporate treasury as of Feb. 20, 2026, marking a total exit from its “HODL” strategy. The Singapore-based miner liquidated 943.1 BTC from its reserves in addition to selling 189.8 BTC produced during the latest week. The liquidation follows a $325 million convertible notes offering intended to fund the company’s aggressive expansion into AI cloud services and...

Tether’s USDT circulating supply fell by approximately $1.5 billion in February, following a $1.2 billion decline in January. The current market capitalization has slipped from an all-time high of $187.3 billion to roughly $183.7 billion. Despite the USDT contraction, the total stablecoin market grew to $307 billion, with Circle’s USDC gaining significant ground. Tether’s USDT is currently navigating its most significant supply contraction...

Ethereum is going from one success to the next. The world’s second-largest blockchain by market capitalization is preparing to roll out one of its most controversial upgrades yet—an overhaul designed to strengthen censorship resistance and bring the network closer to its cypherpunk roots. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has described the initiative as a necessary step to ensure the chain remains true to its ethos of decentralization....