Feb 18, 2026

California Begins Enforcing State-Level Crypto Licensing With DFAL

Crypto firms serving Californians are mandated to secure DFAL licenses or file license applications by mid-2026.

Feb 17, 2026

Precious Metals Royalties Firm to Offer Dividends in Tether's Tokenized Gold

Elemental Royalty said investors will be able to receive dividends in Tether’s XAUT, establishing a novel use case for tokenized g...

Feb 17, 2026

Abu Dhabi Funds Boosted BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Exposure to $1 Billion by End of 2...

Abu Dhabi funds added to their Bitcoin exposure in Q4, jumping to more than $1 billion worth of IBIT at the conclusion of the year...

Feb 17, 2026

Bitcoin Miner Bitdeer Overtakes MARA, Establishing Hash Rate Lead: JPMorgan

Bitcoin miner Bitdeer has overtaken MARA in terms of self-mining hash rate among publicly traded companies, according to JPMorgan...

Feb 17, 2026

Tom Lee Expects 'Defining Year for Ethereum' as BitMine Buys ETH Amid 'Rock Bott...

BitMine Immersion Technologies is sitting on a nearly $8 billion unrealized loss, but Tom Lee remains optimistic about Ethereum.

Feb 17, 2026

Is the Netherlands Taxing Unrealized Crypto Gains? It's Complicated

From 2028, the Netherlands will update how tax is calculated on unrealized gains. Crypto critics are in uproar—but the reality is...

Feb 17, 2026

Strategy’s Bitcoin Buying Accelerates as $48 Billion BTC Stash Sits Underwater

Strategy reported its fourth-largest Bitcoin purchase of the year, a week after Michael Saylor's defense of the company's became a...

Feb 17, 2026

ZeroLend Latest DeFi Platform to Shut Down Amid Liquidity, Revenue Pressures

ZeroLend cited an inability to "generate sustainable revenue" as it became the latest DeFi platform to wind down amid the ongoing...

Feb 17, 2026

Hardware Wallet Owners Hit With Snail Mail Phishing Campaign

The paper mailers mimic Ledger and Trezor branding and device update themes to push users toward malicious verification sites.