On Feb. 19 (ET), spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $166 million, marking the third consecutive day of net outflows. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw total net outflows of $130 million, with BlackRock’s ETHA leading at $96.80 million in net outflows. https://t.co/Hj2Gs49bWa https://t.co/fNPHmfvyVJ ...

According to The Wall Street Journal, pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao returned to the U.S. for the first time since his 2024 release, attending a crypto summit hosted by Trump family–backed World Liberty Financial at Mar-a-Lago in February 2026. Zhao interacted with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., later posting on X that he “learned a lot.” Attendees included Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, NYSE President Lynn Martin, Kevin O’Leary, Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong, Senator Bernie Moreno, and Nick ...

South Korea’s second-largest crypto exchange Bithumb will list the AZTEC/KRW trading pair. ...

According to an official announcement, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit will launch AZTEC trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT. Aztec is an Ethereum-based privacy-focused Layer 2 solution. https://t.co/OaTtocahX7 ...

Responding to Sigil’s Web4.0, Vitalik Buterin criticized widening the human-AI feedback gap, saying it produces low-quality output and could create irreversible risks. He emphasized Ethereum aims to empower humans, not build independent AI that leaves human conditions unchanged or worse. Current models by OpenAI and Anthropic are not truly autonomous and reinforce centralized trust, against Ethereum’s ethos. With exponential AI growth inevitable, the focus should be on guiding direction, not accelerating it ...

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich publicly responded to anonymous allegations, stating that over the past six months, rising volatility led the company to shift more capital into yield strategies, profiting from selling put options and spreads, with part used for long-term Bitcoin purchases, all disclosed in a timely manner. Four Bitcoin purchases in September were also fully disclosed, following a systematic accumulation strategy rather than market timing. Option trades were aimed at reducing Bitcoin acquisiti ...

Polymarket announces acquisition of Dome, terms undisclosed. Dome, part of Y Combinator’s Fall 2025 cohort, provides a unified API for prediction markets, enabling developers to build apps, bots, dashboards, or trading tools across platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. Dome previously raised $500k from YC and a $4.7 million seed round. This marks Polymarket’s second official acquisition following QCEX. https://t.co/UUrolXPCMs ...

Vitalik Buterin tweeted that FOCIL and EIP-8141 (based on 7701) work together to enable fast, censorship-resistant inclusion of smart wallet, gas-sponsored, and privacy transactions. EIP-8141 gives these accounts native on-chain status, while FOCIL randomly selects 17 actors per slot to include transactions, ensuring 1–2 slot inclusion even under adversarial conditions. Each FOCIL is 8 kB, can be expanded, and unlike MCP, does not control the MEV “last look,” which remains via ePBS, significantly reducing p ...

CME Group announced that, pending regulatory review, its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options will be available for 24/7 trading starting on May 29. https://t.co/Zv8SBta0O4 ...

U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending February 14 came in at 206,000, marking the lowest level since the week of January 10. The figure was below the expected 225,000, while the previous week's reading was revised up from 227,000 to 229,000. ...