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Bitcoin ETFs will go to zero sooner than we think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since October

Bitcoin ETFs will go to zero sooner than we think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since October

Bitcoin ETFs will go to zero sooner than we think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since October

POL February 19, 2026

The headline may look like ragebait but at the current outflow rate its an objective truth. Since...

Bitcoin faces a new selloff if oil holds $70 after spike and the Fed turns less patient

Bitcoin faces a new selloff if oil holds $70 after spike and the Fed turns less patient

Bitcoin faces a new selloff if oil holds $70 after spike and the Fed turns less patient

POL February 19, 2026

Oil isn’t supposed to be the story in 2026. The macro narrative powering “cuts soon, liquidity soon”...

If CLARITY stalls, on-chain perps stay offshore — and US traders get pushed out

If CLARITY stalls, on-chain perps stay offshore — and US traders get pushed out

If CLARITY stalls, on-chain perps stay offshore — and US traders get pushed out

POL February 19, 2026

Hyperliquid launched a policy center in Washington on Feb. 18, seeded with 1 million HYPE tokens worth...

Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually lands

Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually lands

Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually lands

POL February 19, 2026

Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650 million this week, the same size as its 2022...

A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins may never rally

A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins may never rally

A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins may never rally

POL February 19, 2026

Bitcoin’s grip on the crypto market is tightening again, and the numbers behind that shift help explain...

Bitcoin tax panic is rising because the IRS can see your crypto sales — and you may have to prove what you paid

Bitcoin tax panic is rising because the IRS can see your crypto sales — and you may have to prove what you paid

Bitcoin tax panic is rising because the IRS can see your crypto sales — and you may have to prove what you paid

POL February 19, 2026

At 7:12 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February, an email lands with a subject line that...

Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August

Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August

Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August

POL February 18, 2026

Peter Thiel went to zero in ETHZilla, and the ETH treasury company trade just got a lot...

Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time

Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time

Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time

POL February 18, 2026

Bitcoin’s ongoing price struggles is turning into a market defined less by “bad news” and more by...

The metrics that matter for XRP network health and how to read them without counting noise

The metrics that matter for XRP network health and how to read them without counting noise

The metrics that matter for XRP network health and how to read them without counting noise

POL February 18, 2026

XRP network health scorecard: wallets, trustlines, DEX volume, uptime Key takeaways Ripple and Aviva Investors said Feb....

Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT

Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT

Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT

POL February 18, 2026

An obscure Hong Kong firm has disclosed a $436 million position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, a revelation...