Crypto Goes Mainstream as Standard Chartered Deepens Digital Asset Push

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Standard Chartered is accelerating institutional crypto adoption through a strategic partnership with B2C2, linking global banking infrastructure to deep digital asset liquidity and advancing regulated access to bitcoin and ethereum markets worldwide. Standard Chartered and B2C2 Expand Institutional Crypto Market Access Institutional crypto adoption is accelerating as traditional banks deepen their involvement in digital assets. … Read more

Autonomous AI: Openclaw Bot Spawns a ‘Child’ Agent and Funds It With Bitcoin

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An Openclaw software agent autonomously provisioned a virtual private server, funded it with bitcoin via the Lightning Network, and purchased AI API credits — all without a human clicking “confirm.” AI Agent Executes End-to-End Bitcoin Payment Flow A February 2026 report released by Alby, an open-source, self-custodial bitcoin wallet and browser-extension platform, lays out what … Read more

France’s Binance Head Targeted in Latest Wrench Attack

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Three individuals targeted David Prinçay, President of Binance France, in a home-jacking attempt that constitutes the latest wrench attack reported in the European country. The men invaded Prinçay’s residence, but he was not there at the time of the attack. Binance President Targeted in France’s Latest Crypto-linked Wrench Attack Another wrench attack has been reported … Read more

CFTC Taps Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov for Key Innovation Panel

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov to its Innovation Advisory Committee, a panel launched and sponsored by Chairman Michael S. Selig to guide financial technology policy. The committee brings together senior leaders from traditional finance, market infrastructure firms, and the digital asset sector to advise the CFTC on … Read more

Bitcoin’s Privacy Debate: How the Narrative Has Shifted

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Privacy, a trait once deemed undesirable for cryptocurrency, is now regarded as necessary by analysts for the advancement of bitcoin as a reserve asset. Analysts, including Chamath Palihapitiya, Changpeng Zhao, Ray Dalio, and now Barry Silbert, have argued that without privacy, bitcoin lacks a fundamental property for its growth. The Times They Are a-Changin’: Privacy … Read more

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