Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon says he owns ‘very little’ bitcoin but watching it closely
“I’m an observer of bitcoin,” Solomon said at the World Liberty Forum on Wednesday, saying he’s still trying to understand how it moves.
The metrics that matter for XRP network health and how to read them without counting noise
XRP network health scorecard: wallets, trustlines, DEX volume, uptime Key takeaways Ripple and Aviva Investors said Feb. 11 they intend to tokenize traditional fund structures onto the XRP Ledger “over 2026 and beyond.” Messari’s State of XRP Ledger Q4 2025 reported 425,400 total new addresses in Q4 2025 (down 4.9% QoQ) and average daily active […]
CryptoQuant Founder Proposes Freezing Old Bitcoin Addresses to Prevent Quantum Attacks
Ki Young Ju, founder of CryptoQuant, has proposed that a future Bitcoin (BTC) quantum upgrade may require freezing old addresses to protect against potential theft by quantum computers. He also believes that addressing the risk would be challenging because the crypto community has historically struggled to agree on protocol changes. Solution to Quantum Risk In […]
Crypto Long & Short: Crypto’s liquidity mirage
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Leo Mindyuk of ML Tech writes that while crypto markets look liquid on paper, executable liquidity at scale is more fragmented and more fragile than most institutions assume.
Bitwise aims to offer prediction market ETFs for U.S. elections in 2026 and 2028
Under “Prediction Shares” branding, Bitwise filed to list two ETFs tracking prediction markets betting on the outcome of the 2028 presidential election.
NYSE President says exchange felt ‘responsibility’ to enter tokenization space
The exchange is expected to launch 24/7 trading of tokenized assets later this year.
TRON (TRX) Price Outlook: $0.2910 Breakout Could Open Path to $0.3200
TRON (TRX) on the daily timeframe is trading near $0.2806, as of 18 February 2026, after rejecting the $0.3200 swing high and pulling back to $0.2670. Price sits around the 20 SMA at $0.2811, below the 50 SMA at $0.2910, the 100 SMA at $0.2873, and the 200 SMA at $0.3088. Bollinger Bands show resistance
Polygon Surpasses Ethereum in Daily Fees As Polymarket Drives $300K Milestone
Polygon grabbed attention this week after Token Terminal reported on Feb 17 that the network flipped Ethereum in daily transaction fees. Polygon’s daily fees moved beyond $300,000, a level that signals unusually heavy activity compared with its usual baseline. Source: Token Terminal Although Ethereum is still ahead in terms of total value locked and high-profile
Pump.fun Shifts to Trader Cashback as Fees Fall 78%
Pump.fun launches trader cashback rewards as memecoin fees collapse 75%, reshaping Solana’s memecoin liquidity incentives.
Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo Discloses Bitcoin ETF Position: Why A $100M Bank Bet Matters For New Investors?
Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking institution and one of Europe’s largest banks, has disclosed approximately $96 million in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a regulatory filing. Institutional adoption of digital assets has been picking up pace within Europe’s traditionally conservative banking sector. The bank’s Form 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), […]
HYLQ Strategy Invests in Hyperliquid Quantum Solutions Pioneer qLABS, Buys 18,333,334 qONE Tokens
HYLQ Strategy Corp has completed a strategic digital asset investment in qLABS, acquiring qONE tokens in an over-the-counter transaction with the Quantum Labs Foundation. The qONE token trades on the booming Hyperliquid platform and is the native token of the qLABS ecosystem. HYLQ Strategy is the second public company to invest in quantum-safe tokens. qLABS […]
Italian Banking Giant Intesa Sanpaolo Discloses Major ARKB and iShares Bitcoin Trust Holdings
Intesa Sanpaolo disclosed more than $96 million in spot Bitcoin ETF holdings in a U.S. filing covering the quarter that ended in December. The Italian banking group also reported a large put option on Michael Saylor’s Strategy shares. The details appeared in a Form 13F submitted to U.S. regulators. The document outlines direct crypto exposure […]