Tag: Cryptocurrencies
– U.S. Supreme Court issues 6-3 ruling on February 20, 2026, finding President Trump lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad global tariffs.– Bitcoin surged up to 2% past $68,000 intraday before retreating, trading in the $67,000–$67,800 range with typical follow-through selling.– Altcoins posted solid gains, Solana up over 4% to $84 and Ethereum rising more than 2%...
Shiny Coins #7 – AI Agents & DeFi Pumps Defy Extreme Fear While BTC Holds the Line
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In a week drenched in Extreme Fear, a clutch of AI-powered agents, privacy plays, and DeFi protocols lit up the charts with triple- and double-digit moves that reminded everyone: narratives still hit different.
Market snapshot: Bitcoin is trading at $67,661 (up ~1.84% on the week) with dominance hovering around 58%, while total crypto market cap sits near $2.35T after a modest rebound. The Fear & Greed Index is stuck at 12 (Extreme...
‘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...
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...
Abu Dhabi Funds Surpass $1 Billion in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Holdings by Year-End 2025
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Mubadala Investment Company increased IBIT holdings 46% to 12,702,323 shares valued at $631 million.
Al Warda Investments held 8,218,712 shares worth $408 million.
Combined exposure topped $1.039 billion at December 31, 2025, during Bitcoin’s 23% Q4 drop.
Current estimated value: just over $800 million following additional 23% BTC decline in early 2026.
Reflects sustained long-term institutional interest in regulated...






