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Key Takeaways ASTER has outperformed the broader market, gaining ~15% while ETH dropped over 12% Price has broken out of a multi-month

Key Insights: Cardano’s price struggles as it drops below $0.26, maintaining a bearish outlook as moving averages turn into resistance. Open interest in Cardano rises slightly, indicating traders are rebuilding positions at lower levels amid declining market participation. Continued

Peter Schiff warns the U.S. dollar is nearing a steep decline, forecasting soaring gold, silver, and oil prices while urging investors to shift capital from American assets into foreign markets. Dollar on the Brink: Schiff Foresees Soaring Gold, Silver, and Commodity Prices Economist and gold

Key Takeaways February 15, 2026 is the mandatory upgrade deadline for all Pi Mainnet node operators. Nodes that fail to update will be

Bitcoin has struggled to stay above the $72,000 mark over the past week, as traders weigh whether a renewed institutional bid is at hand or merely a temporary pause in a broader risk-off cycle. While price action remains choppy, a dramatic shift sits in the derivatives market: aggregate open

In a high‑profile enforcement action, Paxful, the peer‑to‑peer crypto exchange, was ordered to pay $4 million after admitting it knowingly profited from criminals who used its platform due to lax anti‑money laundering controls. The Department of Justice outlined that Paxful pleaded guilty in

Bloomberg Intelligence data shows the average spot Ethereum ETF investor is sitting on a 43% unrealised loss, with an estimated cost basis of \$3,500 and ETH now trading near \$1,950. That is more than double the 21% drawdown suffered by Bitcoin ETF holders. Despite \$5.3 billion in paper losses, ETF outflows have been surprisingly modest—net inflows have only shrunk from \$15 billion to below \$12 billion—suggesting holders are refusing to capitulate. The question is not whether they ca

SEC Chair Paul Atkins told the Senate Banking Committee on February 12, 2026, that prediction markets are a "huge issue" requiring potential joint oversight with the CFTC. The \$63.5 billion sector—dominated by Kalshi and Polymarket—has quadrupled in size since the 2024 election cycle, triggering federal jurisdiction questions and state lawsuits over unlicensed sports betting. Atkins asserted the SEC already has "enough authority" to act without new legislation, marking the first major s

Prediction Platform Polymarket recently launched a new feature that allows users to place bets on cryptocurrency price movements every five minutes. This event indicates a growing demand among traders and investors for real-time crypto sentiment data. The target users for this feature are day traders and crypto enthusiasts seeking a fast-paced trading experience, as Bitcoin's recent price decline has become increasingly volatile, intensifying short-term fluctuations.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has approved Abu Dhabi First Bank's UAE Dirham stablecoin DDSC, which is now live on the Layer 2 blockchain ADI Chain. DDSC will be used for payments and collections, settlement, fund operations, trade supply chain flows for institutional and government entities, as well as providing programmable financial services for regulated entities.

The Argentine Congress removed the digital wallet salary option from the labor reform bill, with banking industry lobbying influencing the Senate vote. Most Argentinians support the freedom to choose where to deposit their salaries. Argentina's current laws require employees to deposit their wages into traditional bank accounts, but digital wallet adoption has grown significantly over the past decades. A 2022 survey by the Central Bank of Argentina found that only 47% of Argentinians have a bank account, mainly due to long-standing distrust of the traditional banking system.

Federal Reserve researchers published a working paper on February 11, 2026, recommending that crypto assets be removed from traditional SIMM categories and assigned their own risk weights for uncleared derivatives margin requirements. The proposal separates floating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum from pegged stablecoins, and introduces a 50/50 benchmark index to calibrate volatility-driven collateral levels. This marks the first formal acknowledgment by the U.S. central bank

JPMorgan estimates Bitcoin’s production cost has dropped to \$77,000 from \$90,000 since January, driven by a 15% decline in mining difficulty—the steepest since China’s 2021 ban. Historically a soft price floor, this level suggests miner capitulation is nearing its end. The bank remains bullish on 2026, forecasting institutional inflows, not retail speculation, to fuel the next rally, and reiterates its \$266,000 long‑term Bitcoin target.