Month: February 2026

FATF Warns Crypto Misuse Fuels Illicit Finance, Urges Nations to Impose New Countermeasures

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Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved new digital asset risk reports, reaffirmed Iran’s blacklist status, and heightened scrutiny of stablecoins and offshore providers, reinforcing pressure on jurisdictions to curb illicit finance. FATF Flags Illicit Crypto Flows, Presses Governments to Tighten Financial Safeguards Global crypto oversight efforts advanced as … Read more

Ripple Secures XRP Ledger Position as Dubai Land Department Advances Tokenized Real Estate Trading

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XRP Ledger deepens its foothold in real-world asset tokenization as Dubai activates secondary trading for tokenized real estate, unlocking regulated resale of millions of property-backed tokens and accelerating blockchain integration into official land registry systems. Ripple Touts XRP Ledger Adoption as $5M Tokenized Properties Unlock Regulated Resales XRP Ledger is advancing its role in real-world … Read more

Robert Kiyosaki Bullish, Buys Bitcoin at $67K as He Warns of Imminent Historic Crash

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Robert Kiyosaki ramps up bitcoin buying amid market turmoil, warning a historic stock market crash is imminent and positioning the cryptocurrency as a superior hedge to gold as the dollar faces mounting pressure. Buying the Dip at $67K, Robert Kiyosaki Ties Fed Money Printing to Explosive Bitcoin Upside Rich Dad Poor Dad author and bestselling … Read more

Balaji Srinivasan Says Crypto Is the ‘Code-Based Order’ for a Fracturing World

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Balaji Srinivasan, former Coinbase CTO and The Network State author, says cryptocurrency was built to create a “code-based order” as traditional institutions falter, framing blockchain as the backbone of a new global system. Crypto as Global Lifeboat? Balaji Srinivasan Makes the Case on X The Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor laid out his case in … Read more

Crystalline Tension — Calls Dominate Puts as Bitcoin Derivatives Swell in Tight Trading Band

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Bitcoin has been range-bound this weekend, hovering between $67,563 and $68,636 over the last day on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, and derivatives traders have been anything but quiet. Futures and options data show billions in open interest stacked across major exchanges, with calls maintaining a firm edge over puts. Bitcoin Derivatives Snapshot: $45B in Futures, … Read more

Uniswap AI Suite Seeks to Streamline Autonomous Trading

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Uniswap Labs has released seven open-source artificial intelligence (AI) “Skills” designed to let autonomous agents execute core decentralized exchange ( DEX) operations with cleaner code, fewer failed transactions and tighter control over slippage. Uniswap Moves DeFi Toward Machine-Native Workflows The announcement, made Feb. 20, 2026, via X, introduces structured interfaces that allow AI agents to … Read more

DeFi Analytics Firm Parsec Shuts Down After Five Years

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After five years in the industry, onchain analytics firm Parsec announced its closure on Feb. 19, 2026. CEO Will Sheehan noted that the 2022 collapse of FTX permanently altered the spot lending leverage environment. The FTX Fallout and Shifting Market Structures The on-chain analytics firm Parsec announced Feb. 19 that it would shutter operations after … Read more

Circle’s Nanopayments Bet on AI Agents and Streaming Commerce

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Circle’s developer arm has rolled out a permissionless “Nanopayments” system that promises gas-free USDC transfers as small as $0.000001, aiming squarely at artificial intelligence (AI) agents and high-frequency internet commerce. Circle’s New Tool Tackles Gas Fees for Machine-to-Machine Commerce Circle Developer — the builder-focused division of Circle — announced this week that its new Nanopayments … Read more

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