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Wall Street is selling crypto income inside TradFi products and one hidden switch decides who gets in

Wall Street is selling crypto income inside TradFi products and one hidden switch decides who gets in

Wall Street is selling crypto income inside TradFi products and one hidden switch decides who gets in

POL February 18, 2026

Bitwise’s February announcement arrived as two moves packaged as one. The crypto asset manager announced a partnership...

BlackRock to skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks

BlackRock to skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks

BlackRock to skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks

POL February 18, 2026

BlackRock has sharpened the staking posture for its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB), outlining a plan...

Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing

POL February 17, 2026

Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced...

Saylor confirms Strategy will survive Bitcoin crashing to $8,000 – but can it escape the slow bleed of dilution?

Saylor confirms Strategy will survive Bitcoin crashing to $8,000 – but can it escape the slow bleed of dilution?

Saylor confirms Strategy will survive Bitcoin crashing to $8,000 – but can it escape the slow bleed of dilution?

POL February 17, 2026

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has become the public market’s most widely traded Bitcoin proxy, using equity, convertible notes,...

If Bitcoin drops 5% more it can trigger a bull stampede from the “buy zone” sitting around $63k

If Bitcoin drops 5% more it can trigger a bull stampede from the “buy zone” sitting around $63k

If Bitcoin drops 5% more it can trigger a bull stampede from the “buy zone” sitting around $63k

POL February 17, 2026

The Bitcoin “buy zone” meme just got real again, here’s what it means in the ETF era...

Binance employee hunted down in botched France home invasion as crypto “wrench attack” spike spreads

Binance employee hunted down in botched France home invasion as crypto “wrench attack” spike spreads

Binance employee hunted down in botched France home invasion as crypto “wrench attack” spike spreads

POL February 17, 2026

A botched home invasion in the Paris suburbs on Feb. 12 marked a tactical shift in crypto’s...

US debt hits WWII-era extremes with $64 trillion owed, but one market price decides whether Bitcoin benefits

US debt hits WWII-era extremes with $64 trillion owed, but one market price decides whether Bitcoin benefits

US debt hits WWII-era extremes with $64 trillion owed, but one market price decides whether Bitcoin benefits

POL February 17, 2026

The fiscal mathematics of the United States are drifting toward a threshold that markets can no longer...

Ethereum bots are burning over 50% of gas fees so ETH now needs privacy just to scale

Ethereum bots are burning over 50% of gas fees so ETH now needs privacy just to scale

Ethereum bots are burning over 50% of gas fees so ETH now needs privacy just to scale

POL February 17, 2026

On some Ethereum L2s, bots now burn over half the gas just searching for MEV, and they...

Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance

Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance

Standard Chartered slashes XRP price target by 65% as whales send millions of tokens to Binance

POL February 17, 2026

XRP is sliding even as the XRP Ledger (XRPL) rolls out features that supporters have long framed...

Coinbase diamond hands vs Binance panic sellers — the $60,000 stress test

Coinbase diamond hands vs Binance panic sellers — the $60,000 stress test

Coinbase diamond hands vs Binance panic sellers — the $60,000 stress test

POL February 17, 2026

Bitcoin’s recent price crash towards $60,000 did more than just shave billions off market capitalizations or liquidate...