Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse
projects a 90% probability that the CLARITY
Act will be enacted by the end of April
2026.
The legislation aims to establish a clear
market structure and define jurisdictional boundaries between the
SEC and CFTC.
Recent
White House meetings between crypto firms and traditional
banks have focused on resolving disputes over stablecoin
yield and rewards.
Ripple
CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed high confidence that...
‘More to Come’: Crypto Leaders Report Constructive Third White House Meeting on Stablecoin Rewards
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Third closed-door White House meeting held February 19 focused on stablecoin rewards and yields under pending U.S. legislation.
Participants included Coinbase, Ripple, Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, and major bank trade groups.
Leaders described the session as constructive, signaling “more to come” on a consumer-friendly framework.
Discussions center on allowing platform-level rewards without...
Aave Labs Proposes ‘Aave Will Win’ Framework to Direct 100% of Product Revenue to DAO
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Aave Labs has introduced a new governance framework titled “Aave Will Win,” proposing to redirect 100% of revenue from all Aave-branded products to the DAO treasury.
The proposal includes a requested funding package for Aave Labs totaling $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens, alongside milestone-based grants.
The framework formally ratifies Aave V4 as the protocol’s future technical foundation, aiming to...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Dismisses Quantum Threat as ‘Solvable’ Engineering Challenge
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong characterized quantum computing as a manageable engineering challenge rather than an existential threat to blockchain technology.
The exchange recently established a Quantum Computing Advisory Committee featuring experts like Scott Aaronson and Dan Boneh to guide cryptographic migrations.
Industry leaders, including Vitalik Buterin, are accelerating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) research to protect networks...
Base Network Shifts to Unified Tech Stack in Major Departure From Optimism OP Stack
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Base announced February 18, 2026, its evolution to a unified, Base-operated tech stack consolidated in the base/base GitHub repository.
The shift targets six hard forks per year—doubling the prior cadence—for quicker, lower-risk protocol upgrades.
Node operators must migrate to the Base client in coming months; users and developers face no immediate changes, with full OP Stack compatibility maintained short-term.
Optimism’s OP...



