Feb 17, 2026

Bitcoin price ignores $168M Strategy buy, and falls as Iran tensions escalate

BTC price fell below the key $70,000 level as tensions between the US and Iran ramped up and a broad risk-asset sell-off liquidate...

Feb 17, 2026

Starknet taps EY Nightfall to bring institutional privacy to Ethereum rails

StarkWare is integrating EY’s Nightfall privacy protocol into Starknet to give institutions private payments and DeFi access on pu...

Feb 17, 2026

Starknet adds EY Nightfall to enable private payments on Ethereum rails

StarkWare is integrating EY’s Nightfall privacy protocol into Starknet to give institutions private payments and DeFi access on pu...

Feb 17, 2026

Monad hires former FalconX, BVNK and Optimism executives

The appointments add traditional finance and institutional crypto experience as the layer-1 blockchain scales its post-launch stra...

Feb 17, 2026

Binance holds 65% of CEX stablecoin reserves as outflows cool: CryptoQuant

Stablecoin outflows slow to $2 billion as Binance consolidates 65% of CEX liquidity, signaling capital concentration even amid the...

Feb 17, 2026

Africrypt founders back in South Africa years after platform collapse: Report

Investigators say Raees and Ameer Cajee are back in South Africa years after Africrypt’s collapse, while investors still struggle...

Feb 17, 2026

Poland president vetoes MiCA bill again as crypto companies look to license abro...

President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a second MiCA crypto bill, saying it was “practically identical” to a previous version, leaving lo...

Feb 17, 2026

Steak ‘n Shake says same-store sales rose ‘dramatically’ after Bitcoin rollout

American restaurant chain Steak ‘n Shake said its nine‑month burger‑to‑Bitcoin strategy has driven same‑store sales growth and a $...

Feb 17, 2026

Monero use holds despite delistings as darknet markets shift to XMR

TRM Labs says Monero usage remains above pre-2022 levels as darknet markets shift toward XMR, while unusual node behavior may offe...

Feb 17, 2026

SBI Holdings targets majority stake in Singapore crypto exchange Coinhako

Japan’s SBI Holdings has signed a letter of intent to buy a controlling stake in Singapore-licensed crypto exchange Coinhako.Japan...