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In September 2025, automotive parts manufacturer First Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a U.S. court, with only $12 million remaining in its bank accounts. The largest creditor, Raistone, claims that $2.3 billion in assets have vanished into thin air, and the total debt could be close to $12 billion. The case is expected to go to court in July 2026. Analysts compare the event to a potential Lehman Brothers moment.

Standard Chartered has slashed its 2026 Bitcoin forecast to \$100,000—down from \$150,000—and warned prices could slide to \$50,000 in the coming months. Persistent ETF outflows, unrealised losses among institutional buyers, and a hostile macro environment are driving the bank’s second downgrade since December. While near-term pain is expected, analysts insist the downturn is more orderly than 2022 and leave 2030 targets untouched. For investors, the message is clear: capitulation may not be ove

Recent security incidents linked to wallet software have once again highlighted a central truth of crypto ownership: self-custody comes with responsibility. Following reports tied to a browser extension issue involving Trust Wallet Hack, users across the ecosystem are reassessing how they

XRP follows the overall cryptocurrency market downward, currently at $1.36. However, in terms of capital flow, the XRP ETF has experienced zero outflows for eight consecutive days, while BTC has seen outflows of $276 million. Unemployment claims have decreased to 227,000, and the Federal Reserve's probability of cutting interest rates in March has risen to 7.8%, with a 63.9% chance in June. Looking ahead, Friday's CPI data release will be a key factor.

Bubble Maps exposes Trove’s secret \$450K stablecoin refunds to influencers within hours of its 98% token crash. Retail ICO investors received just 3% back while \$9.4M stays with developers. Class action threats mount.

Perp DEX Trove quietly refunded KOLs who participated in the pre-sale, while other pre-sale participants suffered heavy losses. Through monitoring and wallets associated with the TROVE token deployer, it was found that one day after the token collapse, USDC worth $100,000 and USDT worth $350,000 were transferred to newly funded wallets.

The Pi coin mainnet blockchain protocol underwent a key upgrade, with February 15th as the deadline for all mainnet nodes to complete the update. The Pi core team stated that 16 million users have migrated to the mainnet, which is based on the Stellar consensus protocol. However, due to the overall decline in the crypto market, Pi coin has fallen 12% over the past week, hitting a historic low of $0.132.

On Feb 12, 2026, Aave Labs proposed the “Aave Will Win” framework, sending 100% of product revenue to the DAO in exchange for \$25 million funding. We break down the deal, the V4 upgrade, and why Marc Zeller calls it a “\$50 million extraction attempt.”

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced on Thursday that it will establish an on-chain settlement system for institutional investors, named LSEG Digital Securities Depository, connecting traditional securities markets with blockchain networks. The system will operate across multiple blockchains, remain compatible with existing settlement platforms of banks and asset management firms, with the first deliverable planned for 2026.

As modular blockchain architecture becomes the mainstream narrative in the industry and Layer2 Rollup solutions emerge like mushrooms after rain, the core contradiction becomes increasingly apparent: the pursuit of high performance and low cost simultaneously has led the Rollup ecosystem into a dilemma of fragmentation and centralized ordering. Espresso aims to connect dispersed Rollups into a seamless, efficient, and censorship-resistant ecosystem through an innovative decentralized shared ordering network.

PaiCoin network blockchain migration speed has significantly increased, accelerating user wallet transfers to the mainnet. Migration refers to transferring eligible balances and accounts to the mainnet blockchain, marking the transition from the closed development phase to a mature on-chain ecosystem. PaiCoin currently has approximately 60 million registered users, with the number of users who have completed KYC and mainnet verification continuously growing. Based on the Stellar consensus protocol, nodes form a trusted group to reach an agreement on transaction ordering.

Ripple Chief Technology Officer and one of the founders, David Schwartz, called Bitcoin a dead end in terms of technology, criticizing not the price but the architectural design. Schwartz's recent article pointed out that Bitcoin's continued dominance relies more on network effects than genuine innovation, warning that the lack of development could become a weakness in its growth phase. XRP is still in a downward channel but recently surged to $1.10, currently seeking support above $1.30.