Ault Capital Group has launched the public testnet of Ault Blockchain, a layer one (L1) network built for trading, settlement and institutional-grade onchain infrastructure.

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) delivered a rare all-green performance as bitcoin extended its inflow streak to three days. Ether, XRP, and solana funds also closed higher, signaling renewed investor confidence across major digital assets.

A U.S. court sentenced the former CEO of defunct crypto firm Safemoon to 100 months in federal prison for defrauding investors. The CEO was also ordered to forfeit $7.5 million and two properties, with restitution to be determined later.

Bitcoin entered Feb. 11, 2026, walking a tightrope between hopeful rebounds and heavy-handed resistance. Priced at $67,131 with a market cap of $1.34 trillion, the cryptocurrency saw an intraday range between $66,351 and $69,876 and boasted a 24-hour trading volume of $46.24 billion. But despite the fireworks in volume, momentum isn’t exactly throwing a party.

Robinhood posted Q4 revenue of $1.28 billion, up 27% year‑over‑year but shy of Wall Street’s $1.34 billion forecast. Net income fell 34% to $605 million, largely due to a tax provision versus last year’s tax credit.

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service launches a formal inspection of Bithumb over a $44 billion bitcoin overpayment accident and possible custody and control failures.

Blockchain.com registers with the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate as a crypto asset business, reinforcing its London headquarters and UK roots.

XRP trades near session lows as extreme crypto market fear persists, with loss-driven selling and rising exchange inflows amplifying downside pressure ahead of Ripple’s Community Day and critical technical support levels.

Layerzero announces Zero, a heterogeneous blockchain designed for global finance with strategic partners and ZRO investment from Citadel Securities.

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Goldman Sachs has disclosed more than $2.3 billion in cryptocurrency exposure, all routed through spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a newly filed Form 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing offers a rare, line-by-line look at how one of Wall Street’s most influential banks is positioning itself in digital assets—carefully, compliantly, and at institutional scale.

Interactive Brokers is widening its crypto derivatives playbook, adding nano-sized bitcoin and ether futures via Coinbase Derivatives as the brokerage continues its long, deliberate march from electronic trading pioneer to multi-asset heavyweight with regulated crypto firmly in view.

xStocks tokenized equities launch on 360X, enabling Deutsche Börse Group clients to trade five tokenized securities against stablecoins.

Ripple is rapidly strengthening its custody platform as regulated institutions push deeper into crypto, rolling out new security, compliance, and staking capabilities designed to accelerate forthcoming deployment and unlock broader digital asset exposure.

The XRP Ledger is strengthening its case as an institutional finance infrastructure as Soil introduces compliant on-chain lending vaults designed to centralize capital, automate loan tracking, and position XRPL for regulated credit markets at scale.