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US lender Rate unveils mortgage program recognizing crypto holdings

The nationwide RateFi product allows borrowers to count crypto holdings toward mortgage underwriting requirements without selling their assets.

Bitcoin traders diverge over BTC price strength with $60K in sight

Bitcoin gained both upside and downside targets as the Wall Street open brought fresh BTC selling pressure and tariff reactions began.

How many people actually pay with Bitcoin? Real use cases revealed

How many people really pay with Bitcoin? Survey data, payment processors and country case studies reveal where BTC is used for real-world payments.

Tether flashes Bitcoin bottom signal: Can BTC stage another 100% rally?

Bitcoin price more than doubled the last time Tether's crypto market capitalization dropped by $3 billion in two months, a signal that is flashing again in 2026.

Revolut confirms ex-employee threatened to leak KYC data for crypto ransom

A crypto trader said a former Revolut employee tried to extort him and contacted his relatives. Revolut confirmed an investigation and said no systems were breached.

Curve founder says DeFi must ditch token emissions for real revenue

Curve founder Michael Egorov told Cointelegraph that protocols cannot “live without real revenues flowing” as token incentives lose power to attract liquidity.

Standard Chartered sticks to $2T stablecoin call but trims T-bill impact

Standard Chartered slashed its forecast for T-bill demand from stablecoins to $800 billion to $1 trillion by 2028, but maintained its $2 trillion stablecoin market call.

Fictional 2028 AI memo imagines mass layoffs and stablecoin adoption

Citrini Research’s 2028 scenario imagines AI turbocharging corporate profits, while hollowing out consumer demand and quietly migrating global payments to stablecoins on cheap chains.

Austria’s regulator slaps new business ban on KuCoin’s EU exchange

The Austrian Financial Market Authority has frozen new business at KuCoin EU months after granting the exchange a MiCA license, citing gaps in key AML and sanctions roles.

Strategy adds 592 BTC for $40M in 100th Bitcoin purchase

Strategy bought 592 Bitcoin for $39.8 million in its 100th purchase, increasing holdings to 717,722 BTC.

How SocialFi, memecoins and AI pushed Base to the top of the L2 ladder

Base rode SocialFi, memecoins and AI agents to the top of Ethereum’s layer-2 ladder before turning inward to rebuild its core stack.

Bitmine paper loss nears $8.8B as Ether slump tests cyclical thesis

The mounting unrealized losses of Bitmine shareholders and Ether’s 60% decline are signaling a critical inflection point that may define Ether’s medium-term momentum, analysts said.

Crypto funds lose $288M as ETPs extend outflow run to five weeks

Crypto investment products posted outflows for a fifth straight week, marking the longest exit streak since the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in 2024.

Bitcoin treasuries log rare selling streak as BTC trades near $66K

Continued selling from treasury companies and US Bitcoin ETFs threatens a deeper retracement for BTC, but some analysts see it as a sign of a healthy flush in speculative leverage.

Bank of Korea renews call for bank-led won stablecoins as bill stalls

The Bank of Korea proposed a bank-led consortium and a statutory interagency body for issuer approvals, citing the US GENIUS Act as a model, according to local media.

Tyler Winklevoss upbeat despite brutal sentiment as Gemini troubles deepen

Gemini’s Tyler Winklevoss said he’s “optimistic” amid peak crypto pessimism, but SEC filings, layoffs and public data on Winklevoss Capital’s BTC sales paint a different picture.

Polymarket odds of Bitcoin under $55K at 72% as BTC market cap dives

Bitcoin’s market cap dropped to $1.31 trillion, slipping to 15th globally as prices dipped below $65,000, fueling rising bearish bets on Polymarket.

Hodlers have ‘given up’ at $65K: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin price weakness to start the week compounds expectations of new BTC macro lows as sentiment matches its most bearish levels ever.

Ethereum risks going under $1.5K as Vitalik Buterin sells ETH 'faster'

The Ethereum co-founder still has over 7,000 ETH left to sell, a supply overhang that could push the ETH price lower in the coming days.

How pig-butchering crypto scams turn trust into a financial weapon

Long-term trust-building tactics power pig-butchering crypto scams, the fastest-growing fraud threats today.

‘Investable universe’ of crypto is narrowing: NYDIG

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says only a handful of crypto applications are attractive to investors and that the sector needs to reevaluate its “broad ‘web3’ ambition.”

JPMorgan concedes it debanked Trump after Capitol attack

Court documents indicate that JPMorgan de-banked Trump, with debanking one of the main reasons the Trump family turned to crypto. 

Vitalik Buterin proposes using AI to strengthen DAO governance

A researcher at the Near Foundation told Cointelegraph last year that he was working on AI-powered digital twins that vote on behalf of DAO members to address low voter participation.

Binance says sanctions exposure has declined 97% since 2024

Binance doubled down on its compliance credentials in a blog post after a report published earlier this month accused it of sanction violations.

Bitcoin ETFs’ 5-week bleed, Metaplanet rejects accusations: Hodlers Digest, Feb. 15 – 22

US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed around $2.6 billion already in 2026; Bitcoin developer Matt Corallo shuts down quantum as the reason for the recent sell-off; and other news.

OpenAI employee’s AI agent ‘accidentally’ sent $442K to beggar

One theory is that Lobstar Wilde tried to send 52,439 LOBSTAR tokens but misinterpreted Solana’s UI and sent 52.4 million tokens instead.

Missouri lawmakers advance new Bitcoin strategic reserve bill

A similar bill proposing a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve was introduced in February last year, but failed to advance past the committee stage.

Michael Saylor hints at Strategy’s 100th Bitcoin buy

Bitcoin-treasury firm Strategy has accumulated 717,131 Bitcoin since August 2020, and has made 99 Bitcoin purchases to date. 

Crypto exchange network is helping Russia skirt sanctions: Elliptic

Elliptic says that despite increased regulatory pressure, a handful of crypto exchanges continue to serve sanctioned Russian entities.

Bitcoin back to record fear levels as it wipes weekend gains

Bitcoin plunged over $3,000 in two hours, while the Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slumped to historic lows again.

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