Vienna, Austria, February 20th, 2026, Chainwire KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH today announced the expansion of its local compliance and governance team in Austria as part of its long-term commitment to responsible and regulated growth in the European market. Operating under the EU Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR), KuCoin EU is strengthening its institutional framework by…
Bitwise senior research associate Max Shannon warned that Ethereum could drop over 20% to US$1,500 if its current monthly decline continues into March. Shannon characterised ETH as a high-volatility proxy for Bitcoin, noting that it consistently amplifies Bitcoin’s downward moves despite supportive fundamentals like spot ETFs and regulatory clarity. The market’s bearish sentiment is further…
South Korean prosecutors recovered 320.8 BTC, worth roughly US$21.4 million, that was stolen from government custody after investigators inadvertently entered recovery seeds into a phishing site. The hacker returned the funds voluntarily after prosecutors blocked linked exchange accounts, making it nearly impossible for the attacker to liquidate the stolen assets. The recovery follows reports of…
Another week has ended, and Friday has arrived, which means another batch of Bitcoin options contracts is expiring while spot markets remain sideways. Around 30,600 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Feb. 20, with a notional value of roughly $2 billion. This event is a little smaller than last week’s expiry, so there…
Der Markt für digitale Assets steht aktuell an einem kritischen Wendepunkt. Nach den Höchstständen im Jahr 2025 sind Investoren zunehmend besorgt über ein potenzielles „Black Swan“-Ereignis, das eine signifikante Marktkorrektur auslösen könnte. Während der $Bitcoin Kurs weiterhin das Barometer der Branche bleibt, wächst der externe Druck, der die Preise auf breiter Front nach unten drücken…
In brief Caitlin Long says Trump-linked crypto activity has made passing the Clarity Act harder. She says the bill’s chances are a “coin flip” in the Senate. Without legislation, Long says crypto regulation could be reversed by future administrations. If Congress fails to pass the CLAIRITY Act, Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long says controversy tied…
Neel Kashkari, the president of the US Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, says that crypto is “utterly useless” in comparison to artificial intelligence and took a swipe at stablecoins, saying they don’t have many uses. Speaking at the 2026 Midwest Economic Outlook summit on Thursday, Kashkari drew comparisons between AI and crypto, saying the latter…
Few cryptocurrencies are as polarizing as XRP. Critics across the crypto and DeFi ecosystem often claim XRP has no real utility. They argue it exists mainly as a speculative asset with limited real-world use. At the same time, XRP maintains one of the largest and most vocal communities in crypto – The XRP Army. They…
Peter Zhang Feb 19, 2026 23:29 GitHub’s workflow dispatch API now returns run IDs, eliminating the need for custom polling solutions when triggering automated workflows programmatically. GitHub has quietly solved one of the more annoying pain points for developers automating their CI/CD pipelines. The workflow dispatch API…
TLDR: Nexo’s cumulative credit withdrawals hit an all-time high of $863 million between 2025 and 2026. Weekly retail withdrawals on Nexo surged 107%, climbing from $6.73M to $13.92M in just one month. CryptoQuant’s Estimated Leverage Ratio reset to healthier levels, pointing to reduced systemic risk across crypto markets. Bitcoin’s stabilization near $67,000 is lowering collateral…