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Is AI the Real Path to Wealth, or Are the Better Bet? In the fast-moving world of tech and finance, everyone talks about AI. But one key voice in Web3 gaming says it might not make you rich. Luke Barwikowski, […] The post Why Skip AI Hype for Crypto Games? Pixels Founder’s Bold Take + Axie Co-Founder’s Surprise Exit appeared first on Blockmanity.

Bitcoin price strength failed to reclaim a key support zone with traders still expecting the bear market to match previous cycles.

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In an interview with Cointelegraph, CEO Nic Puckrin breaks down the forces behind Bitcoin’s bear market and what could come next in 2026.

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TLDR: ZachXBT was retained to investigate Axiom Exchange after receiving reports of employee misconduct in early 2025. Senior BD employee Broox Bauer allegedly tracked 10–20 private wallets using an internal Axiom dashboard without authorization. Leaked recordings reveal a coordinated plan where Axiom staff shared private user data to gain unfair crypto trading advantages. ZachXBT flagged [...] The post Major Crypto Exchange Exposed: ZachXBT Uncovers Staff Insider Trading Scheme appeared first on Blockonomi.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their rally with a $507 million inflow on Wednesday, while ether added $157 million. XRP and solana also saw strong demand, marking a second consecutive all-green session for crypto ETFs. Crypto ETFs Post Second Straight All-Green Day Momentum returned in force. For the second straight session, capital poured into crypto […]

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Decibel launches a fully on-chain perpetuals exchange on Aptos Mainnet after a strong testnet with 700,000+ accounts and $50M+ pre-deposits. The post Decibel activates mainnet perpetuals trading on Aptos with $50M in pre-deposits appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, February 26th, 2026] Stablecoins have become a foundational layer for settlement, moving value across payments, remittances, and treasury operations worldwide. As these flows grow, the infrastructure behind dollar-denominated stablecoins matters as much as the assets themselves. USDC and Circle Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) will be launching on Morph, bringing payment stablecoins and […]

Uniswap price targets $4.55 prior breakdown level as traders position ahead of a governance vote that could expand fee burns and boost protocol revenue. Uniswap (UNI) traded at $4.02 at press time, up about 10% in the past 24 hours.…

Bitcoin spot ETFs just recorded $257 million in net inflows. That is the strongest daily total since early February. The Coinbase Premium turned positive. Bitcoin bounced 6% to $68,500. The market is waking up. And early stage projects with real utility are always the first to benefit when capital starts returning, as reported by Cointelegraph. [...] The post Best Crypto Presale 2026: Bitcoin Is Pumping And Pepeto Is Set To Explode, Here Is What You Need To Know appeared first on Blockonomi.

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A new investigation claims that employees at crypto trading platform Axiom abused internal tools to access private user data and profit from insider trading. On Feb. 26, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published a detailed report on X accusing staff at Axiom…

US spot XRP ETFs see renewed optimism revival with $6 million in new money as the price of XRP recovers 29% amid RLUSD adoption and the March 1 deadline for the CLARITY Act driving new institutional interest.

Bitcoin Magazine Trump-Linked American Bitcoin (ABTC) Posts $59M Q4 Loss as Bitcoin Slump Hits Treasury Holdings American Bitcoin Corp. (Nasdaq: ABTC), a Trump family-linked mining company based in Miami, reported a $59 million fourth-quarter net loss after a 23% drop in bitcoin’s price triggered a $227 million non-cash mark-to-market charge This post Trump-Linked American Bitcoin (ABTC) Posts $59M Q4 Loss as Bitcoin Slump Hits Treasury Holdings first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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Nearly half of the Bitcoin supply sits underwater, yet accumulation lags, which is keeping the price trapped in a fragile consolidation range for now.

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Ethereum is getting a makeover — a big one. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the world’s second-largest blockchain network, has shared his thoughts on a newly published four-year upgrade plan that aims to make Ethereum both faster and safer from the growing threat of quantum computing. Related Reading: Bitcoin Is Flat Out Better Than Gold, […]

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Shiba Inu price and open interest record deviation as futures demand stalls.

Crypto traders blame Jane Street for a daily 10 am Bitcoin dip after a Terraform lawsuit claimed dubious trading practices, but analysts say timing matches broader risk repricing.

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Unknown long-term Shiba Inu coin holder cuts exposure by 50% to remain flexible in "uncertain" 2026 for SHIB.

Pi Network price has done well this month, moving from a low of $0.1295 on February 6 to the current $0.1700. It has formed a highly bullish pattern, pointing to more gains as key upgrades and whale buying continues. Pi…

American Bitcoin posted a $59.5 million Q4 loss while its revenue rose and its Bitcoin stack topped 6,000 coins, as peers pivot to AI and sell down treasuries.

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The tokenized US Treasury market had a market capitalization of under $4 billion at the start of 2025 and has been gradually rising.

Bitcoin rallied above $69,500 after US stocks turned green on US policy clarity and strong earnings results. Will bulls target $70,000 next?

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The Bitcoin miner's digital asset losses mounted, even as it advanced a 15-year, $7 billion AI data center lease.

Bitcoin bulls rushed toward $70,000, and ETH reclaimed $2,000 following a drastic improvement in investor sentiment, but will the gains hold?

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The crypto exchange’s new Flexline product lets Pro users borrow against digital assets at fixed rates of 10%–25% APR for terms of up to two years.

The AI and digital marketing company acquired its 7,500 Bitcoin in September 2025, amid a market-wide collapse in Bitcoin treasury company mNAVs.

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Bitcoin markets are bracing for Friday’s $10.5 billion monthly options expiry. Does the data show bulls or bears at an advantage?

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CFTC chair Mike Selig said the agency established a prediction markets advisory to help catch insider traders, warning there would be consequences.

The Reform UK party was the first to accept crypto donations in May last year, with leader Nigel Farage announcing the group is accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency contributions.

ETHZilla will now go by Forum in its second rebrand in less than 12 months as it looks to catch a windfall from the hype around tokenization.

Aave continues to lead DeFi lending, with $27.2 billion in user value secured and $83.3 million in fees over the past 30 days, nearly four times more than its closest competitor.

“The goal is to decouple slots and finality, to allow us to reason about both separately,” explained Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

Stripe executives Patrick and John Collison expect blockchain network demands to increase significantly as adoption and use of AI agents grow in the future. 

“They’ve heard the promises of institutional adoption for so long that they no longer register," said Bitwise's Matt Hougan.

World Liberty Financial’s USD1 is the fifth-largest stablecoin by market capitalization at $4.7 billion, while USDT is the market leader, followed by USDC.

The Swiss crypto bank will handle strategic asset allocation for corporate crypto treasuries and is already actively managing $200 million in volume at launch.

A convincing bullish reversal setup and hints of easing whale distribution may push the price of XRP up by 20% or more in March.

Initially available to institutions via the AllUnity Mint Platform, CHFAU stablecoin launches under MiCA compliance after securing a license from the German regulator, BaFin.

A massive leveraged long in the ARC perpetuals market collapsed on Lighter, triggering auto-deleveraging but limiting liquidity provider losses to about $75,000.

The OCC’s proposal to implement the GENIUS Act would bar yield on payment stablecoins and introduce a rebuttable presumption against common issuer–affiliate reward structures.

Fresh inflows lift US Bitcoin ETFs toward a potential first weekly gain after five consecutive weeks of outflows totaling $3.8 billion.

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The license allows Gate to execute payment transactions in the EU, including direct debits and credit transfers under PSD2 rules.

Indiana’s HB 1042 cleared both chambers and heads to Governor Mike Braun, limiting crypto-specific taxes and opening the door to crypto options for retirement accounts.

The return of spot Bitcoin ETF inflows may fuel a BTC price recovery, as signs of a potential rebound to $75,000-$80,000 emerge.

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Escalating US-Iran tensions are boosting safe-haven demand, with gold attracting investors while equities and Bitcoin face pressure.

Telegram’s crypto wallet introduces self-custodial vaults, letting users earn yields on Bitcoin, Ether and USDt directly inside the messaging app.

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US President Donald Trump has influenced cryptocurrency market movements through his policies and speeches declaring ambitious crypto goals.

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Cryptocurrency exchanges are moving to block scam-linked transfers before funds leave their platforms as fraud losses continue to climb.

DefiLlama data shows derivatives contribute heavily to DeFi’s $1 billion-plus quarterly revenue as lending and trading infrastructure converge.

MetaMask Card goes live in the US, with first-time availability across 49 states, including New York, following initial pilots over the past two years.

Stablecoins vs Card Networks: in Tomorrow’s Payment World Imagine a world where money moves instantly across borders without banks or cards getting in the way. That’s the dream stablecoins promised. Fast, cheap, and open to everyone. But now, big card […] The post Stablecoins vs Card Networks: Who Needs Whom? in Tomorrow’s Payment World appeared first on Blockmanity.

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, CA, February 26th, 2026] SolanaCDN delivers 3.8x faster shred propagation through a global mesh of 35,000+ nodes, provided as a public good for the Solana network Pipe Network today announced the launch of SolanaCDN, a free, open-source Solana validator client with an integrated CDN acceleration layer. Built as a fork […]

Ethereum has staged a notable rebound from the recent capitulation low near the mid-$1,700s, but the broader structure remains corrective after months of persistent downside. The current advance looks more like a short-term relief rally within an established downtrend than a confirmed trend reversal, so the focus is on whether the price can reclaim key […]

XRP remains in a corrective phase across both USD and BTC pairs. The recent bounce from locally oversold conditions has eased immediate downside pressure, but the broader structure still reflects a dominant downtrend, with rallies so far failing to reclaim major resistance zones or longer-term moving averages. Ripple Price Analysis: The USDT Pair On the […]

Onchain investigator ZachXBT on Thursday published a detailed X thread alleging that certain employees at Axiom abused internal tools to access user wallet data and potentially engage in insider trading. ZachXBT Investigation Points to Alleged Data Misuse ZachXBT posted the thread at 8:41 a.m. EST, naming Broox Bauer, known online as @WheresBroox, and describing him […]

Circle sent 63% of Q4 USDC reserve income to distributors, compressing margins. Circle Internet Financial reported fourth quarter earnings showing the stablecoin issuer paid $460.6 million in distribution and transaction costs against $733.4 million in reserve income, representing approximately 63%…

USDC and Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol are set to launch on the Morph network, expanding dollar-denominated stablecoin settlement for payment-focused infrastructure. Circle to Issue USDC on Morph, Expanding Stablecoin Settlement The rollout introduces canonical USDC on Morph, issued by Circle’s regulated affiliates, establishing the stablecoin as a digital settlement asset across the network. The issuance […]

The incident highlights the critical need for robust internal controls and monitoring to prevent misuse of access in financial platforms. The post ZachXBT alleges Axiom staff member abused internal access for insider trading appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Key Highlights: $XRP trades near $1.50 resistance after weeks of consolidation, with a breakout likely to set the…

Bitcoin Magazine Growing Creative Literacy in the Age of Bitcoin: A Conversation with Bruce Barone Jr. of BrainSprout Teaching the Next Generation to Decode Symbols, Resist Manipulation, and Think Independently. This post Growing Creative Literacy in the Age of Bitcoin: A Conversation with Bruce Barone Jr. of BrainSprout first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Dennis Koch.

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Cryptocurrency exchanges are moving to block scam-linked transfers before funds leave their platforms as fraud losses continue to climb.

DefiLlama data shows derivatives contribute heavily to DeFi’s $1 billion-plus quarterly revenue as lending and trading infrastructure converge.

MetaMask Card goes live in the US, with first-time availability across 49 states, including New York, following initial pilots over the past two years.

Gate Technology gains MFSA PSD2 license, expanding EU payment and stablecoin services. Gate Technology Ltd, the Malta-based entity of cryptocurrency exchange Gate, has obtained a Payment Institution license under the European Union’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) from the Malta…

Morgan Stanley is preparing to expand its Bitcoin and crypto offering beyond simple access, with plans that span spot trading on E*TRADE, a longer-term move toward native custody and an internal exchange stack, and early-stage exploration of yield and lending services backed by Bitcoin. The roadmap was outlined onstage at Strategy World 2026 in Las […]

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US President Donald Trump has influenced cryptocurrency market movements through his policies and speeches declaring ambitious crypto goals.

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Circle stock price popped by over 35% on Wednesday, its best day since going public, after publishing stronger revenue and USDC stablecoin growth than expected. Circle Internet Group jumped to $83, its highest level since January 15, and 66% above…

Shiba Inu seeing substantial exchange outflows that can make the life of bulls a little bit easier.

Toobit, the award-winning global cryptocurrency exchange, today announces the launch of its third-anniversary celebration: the 3-riffic Birthday Showdown. Featuring a $3,500,000 prize pool, the campaiThe post Toobit Celebrates 3rd Anniversary with $3.5 Million Prize Pool and Porsche Giveaway appeared first on AMBCrypto.

Buterin's ETH sales highlight a strategic shift towards bolstering Ethereum's infrastructure amid market volatility, impacting investor sentiment. The post Vitalik Buterin exceeds target after selling over 17,000 ETH appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Telegram’s crypto wallet introduces self-custodial Vaults, letting users earn yields on Bitcoin, Ether and USDt directly inside the messaging app.

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For months, crypto traders had grown used to the so-called “10 A.M. dump,” where Bitcoin [BTC] would face heavy selling right at the New York open. Gains would vanish within minutes, and many The post Bitcoin's '10 AM dumps' stop as Jane Street gets sued: 'That's all it took!' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin traded at $68,269 on Feb. 26, 2026, at 8 a.m. EST, pressing up against a stubborn resistance cluster that continues to dictate the short-term tone. The structure is constructive, momentum is attempting to pivot, and price is hovering in what seasoned traders would call a decision zone. Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily chart, […]

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Bitcoin ETFs have recovered from the low capital intake seen every day over the past weeks as institutions appear to be regaining interest following the ongoing price rebound.

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Key Highlights: Bitcoin crosses $70,000 and Ethereum posts strong gains as the crypto market adds over $170 billion…

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Major analysts believe that after a recent recovery, Bitcoin is likely to start moving toward $75,000.

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Bitcoin Magazine Discord Wants Your Face, Here’s Why You Should Say No “Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.” – Milton Friedman Discord’s move to require age verification through facial recognition and ID scans arrives wrapped in the language of protection. But it’s actually a blueprint for something more troubling: normalizing surveillance in the name of safety. There’s no real way to […] This post Discord Wants Your Face, Here’s Why You Should Say No first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Rod.

As XRP struggles, SolStaking positions contract-based staking and real-world asset integration as an alternative to direction-dependent crypto strategies. #partnercontent

The past few months have shown that digital treasuries can cut both ways.  What started as a bullish tailwind with companies accumulating large positions and fueling market euphoria quickly flippeThe post GD Culture Group plans 7,500 Bitcoin sale - Panic or strategic reset? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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With the XRP price still struggling to reclaim $1.5, it comes as no surprise that sentiment has plunged toward the negative. Naturally, this has led to major sell-offs across the board, causing a downward cascade. Amid this sell-off, a pundit has warned that XRP investors could be making a grave mistake by panic-selling. Instead, he […]

As the Crypto Fear and Greed Index plummets, Bybit is doubling down on stablecoin yield and fixed-income-style products to help users generate steady returns amid volatility.

The investment in STS Digital highlights the growing institutional demand for robust crypto options and derivatives amid market volatility. The post Kraken, CMT Digital, and Fidelity’s arm invest in crypto options platform STS Digital appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

TLDR: Tether exchange reserves have dropped from $60B to $51.1B, draining $9B in liquidity over just two months. The $50B USDT level is now the critical support zone; a breakdown could push reserves toward the $44B mark. Active on-chain addresses fell sharply from 376,000 to 263,000, confirming weakening retail and institutional activity. CryptoQuant warns that [...] The post Crypto Market Liquidity Is Shrinking Fast: Can the $50B USDT Level Survive the Pressure? appeared first on Blockonomi.

Tokenized real estate won’t scale on liquidity alone. Enforceable rights, compliant transfers, and real servicing matter more than chain speed.

Thursday morning in crypto: XRP reclaims 200-week support, Bitcoin briefly drops to $47,511 after $8 million typo on Lighter and USDC on Cardano passes 100 testnet transactions.

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The White House is expected to host another round of talks this Friday between representatives of the crypto industry and major banking institutions, as both sides race to meet a March 1 deadline aimed at advancing the long-delayed crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act).  The renewed discussions come after weeks of negotiations in Washington, D.C., […]

Reset will delete all ledger data in devnet, including all accounts, transactions, balances, settings, offers, AMMs, escrows and other data.

Two cryptocurrency projects are positioned to potentially reach $1 billion market capitalizations during the first half of 2026, according to market analysis published by Finbold. Midnight, a privacy-focused token on the Cardano network, launched in December and has experienced rapid…

Citi's integration of Bitcoin into traditional finance could accelerate institutional crypto adoption, enhancing financial system modernization. The post Citi to integrate Bitcoin into traditional finance via bank-grade custody appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Internet Computer (ICP) token rose 9% in the past 24 hours as trading volume increased 93%, according to market data, extending gains amid a broader cryptocurrency market recovery. The token retested a pivotal supply zone as it moved higher from…

Bitget will suspend RLUSD withdrawals to make room for wallet maintenance on the XRP Ledger.

Uniswap governance token holders will vote on a proposal to expand fee sharing to eight additional Layer 2 blockchain networks, according to an announcement from the decentralized exchange protocol. The voting period is scheduled to run from February 27 to…

Escalating US-Iran tensions are boosting safe-haven demand, with gold attracting investors while equities and Bitcoin face pressure.

Vitalik Buterin has exceeded his previously stated plan to sell 16,384 ETH, with total disposals now reaching 18,684 ETH.

Ripple president congratulates t54 company it has just invested in on working to expand the AI-based economy.

Shiba Inu was unable to breakthrough properly as volumes stay on bears' side.

212% increase was seen in XRP spot purchase volumes, outpacing the sell side by over two times.

TLDR: Dragonfly Capital launched a $650M Fund IV, bringing total assets under management to approximately $4 billion. Co-founder Qureshi credits geographic arbitrage between Asia and the US as the firm’s earliest competitive edge. Dragonfly avoided trending crypto deals like Terra and Axie, instead backing Ethena and Polymarket at low-interest periods. Qureshi argues that non-consensus investments [...] The post Dragonfly Launches $650M Fund IV as Co-Founder Reveals the Blueprint Behind Building a Crypto VC Firm appeared first on Blockonomi.

Polymarket market on ZachXBT insider probe sees Meteora odds spike 44% in 24 hours as traders eye possible informed positioning, not yet proven. A Polymarket prediction market launched Feb. 23 asking traders to forecast which cryptocurrency company on-chain investigator ZachXBT…

Solana price rallied for the second consecutive day, clocking over 17% as the broader crypto maker recovered. It has now confirmed a bullish breakout from a symmetrical triangle pattern, which could lead to more upside over the coming sessions. According…