After five years in the industry, onchain analytics firm Parsec announced its closure on Feb. 19, 2026. CEO Will Sheehan noted that the 2022 collapse of FTX permanently altered the spot lending leverage environment.

Circle’s developer arm has rolled out a permissionless “Nanopayments” system that promises gas-free USDC transfers as small as $0.000001, aiming squarely at artificial intelligence (AI) agents and high-frequency internet commerce.

All eyes are fixed on President Trump’s next move after the Supreme Court ruled he lacked authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to slap sweeping “emergency” tariffs on nearly all imports. Now, prediction markets reveal bettors tossing down stacks, wagering on what comes next in this high-stakes political sequel.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) snapped their losing streak with an $88 million inflow on Friday, Feb. 20. Ether funds ended nearly flat, solana extended gains, and XRP ETFs saw no trading activity.

Bitcoin is consolidating near $66K–$67K as extreme fear grips the market, even with hashrate at record highs and supply nearing 20 million coins. Debate over quantum safeguards and Satoshi’s coins adds philosophical tension, while Bitwise points to a $200T tokenization wave ahead. Coinbase pushes for U.S. regulatory clarity, and talk of Russia’s “return to the dollar” challenges de-dollarization narratives—all against a backdrop of geopolitical strain.

At 8 a.m. on Saturday, bitcoin is trading between $67,974 and $68,138 per coin, commanding a market cap of $1.35 trillion, with $46.99 billion in 24-hour trading volume and an intraday range of $66,585 to $68,236. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is compressing just beneath a critical resistance band, and the charts suggest that this stalemate will not last much longer.

Polymarket has acquired Dome in a bid to supercharge its developer ecosystem and tighten its grip on the fast-growing prediction markets sector.

The measure, passed by the Argentine Securities and Exchange Commission (CNV), will allow Argentines to invest previously undeclared funds into cryptocurrency exchanges and also other kinds of brokerages. Economy Minister Luis Caputo stated that these capitals can help grow local investment levels.

The precious metals trade may be expanding into copper as “striking similarities” to silver show up on the chart, according to pseudonymous trader Bluntz.

The government of El Salvador defended its continuous bitcoin purchases before critics, even as the market is currently experiencing a downturn. Vice-President Felix Ulloa stated that bitcoin was part of a reserve strategy and that the country is preparing for a world where fiat currencies will disappear.

Bitcoin may have carved out a $60,000 floor as Metaplanet signals relentless accumulation and long-term upside, reinforcing conviction that volatility won’t derail its aggressive bitcoin-per-share growth strategy.

U.S. banking rules on bitcoin face mounting scrutiny as Strategy CEO Phong Le urges regulators to revisit Basel capital standards, warning current risk weights could hinder America’s ambitions to lead the global digital asset market.

SEC leaders unveiled a coordinated push to integrate tokenized securities into U.S. markets, signaling innovation exemptions, safe harbors, and joint rulemaking with the CFTC to reshape crypto oversight.

The battle over BIP-110 and the related BIP-444 represents a fundamental schism in the Bitcoin community over whether the network should remain a neutral data protocol or become a curated financial ledger.

Wall Street shook off weak growth data and staged a late-day rally Friday after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs, sending the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P 500 solidly higher by the closing bell.