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Strategy skips bitcoin buy as XRP liquidation risk builds
Michael Saylor's strategy skipped the weekly BTC purchase. At the same time, sentiment remained low for altcoins, with XRP threatened by long liquidations in the coming days.
Mon, Feb 16
European bank M&A surges to €17 billion as cross-border deals rebound
European banks powered through a sharp jump in cross-border deals as the total value of €17 billion showed a break from years of slow activity. The rise came after stronger profits and higher share prices pushed banks across Europe to take bigger bets again. Last year’s total came from many large mergers that moved the […]
Mon, Feb 16
Why is YZi Labs trying to change the board of CEA Industries?
YZi Labs is attempting to expand the board of directors at CEA Industries Inc. in order to have more influence over the company’s operations. Shareholders are currently unable to vote or submit consents as the filing remains under review by the SEC. In July 2025, YZi Labs raised $500 million in a private placement (PIPE) […]
Mon, Feb 16
Japan avoids technical recession with weak 0.1% fourth-quarter growth
Japan posted a 0.1% increase in fourth-quarter output, which kept the country out of a technical recession but did not meet the 0.4% call from economists. The number reversed the 0.7% fall recorded in the third quarter, yet the gain stayed very small. The annualized reading reached 0.2%, far below the 1.6% forecast and coming […]
Mon, Feb 16
Euro rises for second year as dollar nears four-year low
The euro is beating the dollar for the second straight year, and the numbers are clear. The euro opened at 1.1872 and the previous close was 1.1868. According to data from TradingView, the euro’s year-to-date return stands at 0.91%. And during Monday’s session, price traded between 1.1849 and 1.1878. Over the past 52 weeks, it […]
Mon, Feb 16
Metaplanet revenue jumps 738% as bitcoin strategy drives FY2025 results
The digital asset treasury company reported an exponential surge in revenue for fiscal year 2025, reflecting the uptick in its Bitcoin-focused operations. Tokyo-listed Metaplanet released its FY2025 earnings report on Monday, showing revenue climbed 738% to 8.9 billion yen, or about $58 million, from 1.06 billion yen a year earlier. The company is the fourth-largest […]
Mon, Feb 16
India’s AI Impact Summit kicks off at Bharat Mandapam
People at India’s AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam said the opening day came with long lines, overcrowded spaces, and a sudden order to empty the building. Some speakers for Tuesday at India’s AI Impact Summit said they still don’t have confirmed panel times or final agendas, so they’re waiting for basic information on when […]
Mon, Feb 16
Hackers hijack OpenEden DNS in latest crypto phishing wave
OpenEden made headlines today, February 16, as the established tokenized asset management platform announced that attackers had compromised the Domain Name System (DNS) for both its main website and user portal, creating an immediate wallet security threat for anyone attempting to access the platform through regular web browsers. “It appears that the DNS for both […]
Mon, Feb 16
Adam Back warns BIP-110 spam limit could harm bitcoin stability
Adam Back criticized BIP-110, saying a spam limit could hurt Bitcoin’s stability and reputation.
Mon, Feb 16
Mantle deploys ERC-8004 on mainnet as token slips 5%
Mantle Network has introduced a focused trust and identity layer that enables AI agents to evolve from isolated scripts into autonomous economic participants.
Mon, Feb 16
Israeli couple loses bid to block warrant in cross-border crypto scam probe
Cyprus’s Supreme Court gave a major decision in a $700 million crypto-linked fraud case. The court cleared the way for police to open two bank safe deposit boxes belonging to an Israeli couple. The suspects had tried to block the searches. The apex court had dismissed the couple’s bid to annul search warrants issued by […]
Mon, Feb 16
Why is X down today?
X is down as part of a wider tech outage wave, with users reporting service disruptions overnight across several major platforms. Reports show Discord issues started around 1:20 AM EST, followed by Brawl Stars at 3:25 AM EST, and Overwatch 2 at 4:31 AM EST, according to Downdetector data. Users say they cannot log in, […]
Mon, Feb 16
Harvard pivots from BTC with $86.8M ETH position in what Coinbase exec calls buying opportunity
Harvard University’s endowment has adjusted its cryptocurrency strategy during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, reducing Bitcoin exposure and placing a sizable investment in Ethereum spot exchange-traded funds. As seen in regulatory filings submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday, the university’s $50 billion endowment comptroller Harvard Management Company purchased 3.87 […]
Mon, Feb 16
Binance CEO Richard Teng denies Fortune allegations of compliance breach
Binance compliance staff discovered $1 billion in Iran-linked USDT transactions on the platform.
Mon, Feb 16
Crypto funds lose $173M on the week as outflows top $3.5B over four weeks
Crypto funds experienced outflows of $173 million during the week ending February 13, 2026, the fourth consecutive week of institutional withdrawals. According to CoinShares data, the four-week cumulative outflows reached $3.74 billion. The week began with $575 million in inflows before reversing to $853 million in outflows mid-week, likely driven by price weakness. Sentiment improved […]
Mon, Feb 16
Alibaba takes 2.93% hit despite bullish benchmarks from Qwen-3.5 AI model release
Alibaba Cloud has launched Qwen-3.5, its next-generation open artificial intelligence model, which the company claims can compete “with state-of-the-art leading models.” On the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Hangzhou-based tech company unveiled the latest iteration of its AI large language model Qwen. The new 3.5-series models were made available first on Alibaba’s […]
Mon, Feb 16
Mirae Asset completes $93M Korbit acquisition amid South Korean regulatory blitz
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group has agreed to acquire a 92% stake in local crypto exchange Korbit for $93 million, signaling investor confidence in regulated crypto.
Mon, Feb 16
Are markets ready for the aggressive expansion strategy of crypto neobanks?
Crypto infrastructure has shown a willingness to carry out bank-like operations, leading to a trend of neobank launches. Recent conflicts, however, raise the issue of crypto’s readiness to host neobanks. Crypto networks have been proposed as venues for neobanks multiple times. The rise of crypto payments also coincided with other digital neobanks, which used conventional […]
Mon, Feb 16
Major crypto whale compounds ETH weekend price decline with $500M Binance sale
A Hyperunit whale whose wallets swapped Bitcoin for Ether last August has sold over $500 million worth of ETH over the weekend, as the second-largest coin by market cap dropped 4% from its intraday high of $2,067. According to blockchain wallet portfolio tracker Arkham Intelligence, the whale transferred three large tranches of ETH to Binance […]
Mon, Feb 16
Pi Coin endures 15% 24-hour dip as mainnet upgrade momentum fades
Pi Network’s native token extended last weekend’s volatile stretch on Monday, albeit not in the direction that investors had expected. After a brief rally that took the token on a 25% run, Pi coin fell about 15% over 24 hours, before reversing some of the losses to minimize the drop. Over the weekend, the Pi […]
Mon, Feb 16
