The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week added a new provision to its Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibility FAQ on its official website, allowing broker-dealers to include stablecoins in their regulatory capital calculations with only a 2% "haircut". Previously, the market generally applied a 100% haircut to stablecoins, meaning they could not be counted toward regulatory capital. Under the new guidance, institutions may recognize stablecoin holdings - including USDC issued by Circle and ...

Vitalik on What Cypherpunk IsOn January 27, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated at the ETH ChiangMai togETHer Tuesday event that the cypherpunk movement emerged as early as the 1980s and 1990s, initially focusing on privacy-preserving technologies such as digital cash and encrypted communications, with the goal of building an internet that better protects individual privacy and freedom while resisting censorship.Entering the 2000s, the emergence of Bitcoin was seen as an important milestone in this long ...

Eric Trump: Being Besieged and De-platformed Strengthens My Belief in Crypto's FutureOn October 27, Eric Trump, the second son of Donald Trump, said in an interview on The Iced Coffee Hour that Bitcoin as "digital gold" is already a settled fact. He asserted that the SWIFT system will disappear, finance will transition to 24/7 operation, and DeFi will replace traditional finance through smart contracts.Eric pointed out that crypto's growth has far outpaced the internet of the 1990s and predicted that within ...

The Netherlands regulator has banned Polymarket from offering its prediction market services in the country, ruling that the platform’s contracts constitute illegal gambling under Dutch law. The authority said operators must comply with local licensing requirements or cease operations in the jurisdiction. https://t.co/7P5FhVJasG ...

According to CryptoRank, the Trump family meme tokens TRUMP and MELANIA have fallen 92% and 99% from their respective all-time highs. Insiders reportedly earned over $600 million through fees and token sales, while 45 whale wallets realized a combined $1.2 billion in gains. Nearly 2 million retail wallets have incurred losses exceeding $4.3 billion. Meanwhile, insiders still hold approximately $2.7 billi on worth of tokens locked until 2028. https://t.co/7SquLiuD2x ...

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up 1.4%, badly missing estimate. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a 2.5% gain. For the full year in 2025, the U.S. economy grew at a 2.2% pace, down from the 2.8% increase in 2024. ...

The U.S. reported that core PCE rose 3.0% year over year and 0.4% month over month in December 2025, while headline PCE increased 2.9% year over year. Personal income and consumer spending grew 0.3% and 0.4% month over month, respectively. ...

OpenAI Releases Smart Contract Benchmark Test: What Does It Mean?Author: @chaowxyzOpenAI launched EVMbench, a benchmark testing AI models on detecting, repairing, and exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities. Beyond security evaluation, it signals growing focus on whether AI agents can autonomously operate in crypto-native environments, where understanding smart contracts may become essential infrastructure for an emerging agent-driven economy. Read More https://t.co/0U9KnKvCo8 ...

House Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioning the OCC’s review of World Liberty Financial’s national trust bank charter application, citing concerns over foreign ownership, national security, and regulatory independence. They requested clarification on safeguards against political and foreign influence and the roles of the White House and Treasury in the chartering process. https://t.co/OvnUJGHmtS ...

Sharplink (Nasdaq: SBET) reported 46% institutional ownership as of Dec. 31, 2025, with around 60 new institutions added in Q4. As of Feb. 15, 2026, it held 867,798 ETH (approximately $1.72 billion), and its staking operations have generated 13,615 ETH in rewards since June 2025, all of which have been attributed to shareholders. https://t.co/T6PyNuZK0A ...