Coinbase CEO Brain Armstrong said updated market structure legislation may offer banks other benefits to get them on board with allowing stablecoin rewards.

The $125 billion real estate firm wants to offer blockchain-based tokens to clients but is stalled by regulation.

Kresus Labs has raised about $13 million from Hanwha Investment & Securities to grow its enterprise wallet infrastructure and real-world asset tokenization platforms.

The Trump-affiliated token rose on news that a $3.5 trillion asset servicer will pilot USD1, while BTC and ETH continue to trade near multi-week lows.

Investors are focused less on the accuracy of Trump’s trade figures and more on how renewed tariff talk could mean higher-for-longer interest rates.

Voltage, a Bitcoin infrastructure provider, launched Voltage Credit, a revolving line of credit that lets businesses send payments over Bitcoin rails with instant settlement in U.S. dollars.

Arkham says UAE royal-linked bitcoin miners are holding 6,782 BTC worth $453.6 million, sitting on an estimated $344 million unrealized profit while largely keeping their stash untouched.

Recent trading shows bitcoin staging short-lived rallies that quickly fade amid a stronger dollar, hawkish Fed signals and persistent selling pressure.

The exchange is widening access to its Morpho-powered lending product after a wave of liquidations earlier this month, giving holders of major retail tokens a way to borrow USDC without selling.

Geopolitical tensions lift the U.S. dollar and crude prices, adding pressure to an already fragile crypto market.

Major tokens stayed under pressure even as risk sentiment improved in equities, with a firmer dollar and Fed rate uncertainty keeping crypto rallies short-lived.

Heavy positioning at lower strikes signals rising demand for downside protection for bitcoin.

U.S. spot crypto ETFs saw broad-based redemptions led by bitcoin and ether funds, while Solana products drew fresh inflows, signaling selective institutional rotation rather than a full retreat from digital assets.

Crypto lender packages more than 5,400 bitcoin collateralized loans into first asset backed securities transaction of its kind.

YouGov survey published by Coinbase and BVNK also found that 71% of users would use a stablecoin-linked debit card as a means of spending them.

Bitcoin and ether tick higher, but weak altcoin breadth, heavy liquidations and elevated options hedging suggest traders remain cautious in extreme fear conditions.

The day ahead in crypto: Feb. 19, 2026

Sanctions-related activity accounted for 86% of illicit crypto flows last year, with most of those flows routed through stablecoin platforms, according to TRM Labs.

The French banking giant expands its euro stablecoin to a third blockchain, deepening institutional use of XRPL for compliant digital assets and onchain settlement

The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.