Ethereum RWAs Soar Past $15 Billion As Europe Debuts Fully Staked ETH ETP
Ethereum real-world assets (RWAs) have surged past $15 billion in total market capitalization, driven by growing institutional adoption. Leading financial institutions, including BlackRock and J.P. Morgan, are now integrating blockchain technology into traditional payment, savings, and investment products. The market growth is a reflection of technological adoption and investment demand. Token Terminal announced the achievement
VeChain (VET) Breaks $0.008 Barrier: Bullish Momentum Signals 40% Upside
VeChain (VET) has faced months of pressure, forming lower highs and lows against USDT on Binance. A descending resistance has capped rallies near $0.020. Recently, VET briefly broke below $0.008 but quickly recovered, hinting at weakening selling pressure and a potential market stabilization. The range of $0.0079-$0.0080 is consistent with the overall uptrend since 2018,
Ripple Surpasses Bitcoin and Ethereum in MBLM Crypto Brand Ranking
Ripple secures fourth place in MBLM’s 2026 crypto brand intimacy ranking, surpassing Bitcoin and Ethereum in emotional connection metrics. The study highlights trust, loyalty, and perceived utility rather than market capitalization, signaling a shift in how strength, trust, and loyalty are increasingly measured across markets. Global brand-intimacy research firm MBLM released the latest industry ranking
Major Warning for Bitcoin As Fund Outflows Hit $3.74 Billion in Four Weeks
Digital asset investment products continue to struggle as investors pull capital out for the fourth week in a row. CoinShares reported on Feb 16 that total weekly outflows reached $173 million, pushing the cumulative four-week withdrawals to $3.74 billion. The week showed sharp mood swings. It started with inflows of $575 million, suggesting some early
XRP $100 Thesis: Jake Claver Details What Must Happen
Jake Claver is again laying out the conditions he says must line up for XRP to reach triple digits, framing the bet not as a chart call but as a sequencing problem tied to institutional tokenization, on-chain liquidity, and regulated market plumbing. In a “Memes and Markets” interview on Feb. 16 with Ben Leavitt and […]
Ripple (XRP) News Today: February 17th
XRP has experienced a significant decline over the past few months, yet interest in the asset (and the company behind it) remains high. In the following lines, we will touch upon the latest and most intriguing developments surrounding Ripple’s ecosystem. Investors Want In? Ripple’s global event, XRP Community Day, which is dedicated to the community […]
ZeroLend to Shut Down After Liquidity Dries Up Across Supported Blockchains
Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLend will shut down after struggling with falling liquidity and user activity. The team confirmed the decision after three years of operations. The closure follows sustained losses and declining network support. Users must now withdraw their remaining assets from the platform. ZeroLend has announced that it is ceasing operations, has reduced the […]
Public Masterpiece Announces PMT Chain, A Layer 1 Built for the Real-World Asset Economy
[PRESS RELEASE – Karavas, Cyprus, February 17th, 2026] At a time when much of the blockchain industry is still recovering from one of its harshest downturns, a small number of companies are quietly moving in the opposite direction: expanding, building, and positioning themselves for the next era of adoption. Public Masterpiece, a Cyprus-based real-world asset […]
Crypto privacy has turned into an economic crisis as MEV bots siphon millions and most users still leak everything
On some Ethereum L2s, bots now burn over half the gas just searching for MEV, and they don’t pay proportionally for it. That’s a scaling and market-fairness problem rooted in market structure. The privacy conversation in crypto has finally escaped the “anonymous money” framing that dominated the last cycle. In early 2026, the urgency is […]
Bitcoin improvement proposal to block spam draws heat from heavyweights
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 17, 2026
Public Masterpiece Announces PMT Chain, A Layer 1 Built for the Real-World Asset Economy
Karavas, Cyprus, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire At a time when much of the blockchain industry is still recovering from one of its harshest downturns, a small number of companies are quietly moving in the opposite direction: expanding, building, and positioning themselves for the next era of adoption. Public Masterpiece, a Cyprus-based real-world asset tokenization company, […]
Metaplanet Continues To Buy The Dip Despite $619M Net Loss Driven By Bitcoin Write-Downs
Tokyo-headquartered Metaplanet, also the fourth-largest public corporate Bitcoin holder in the world, reported a $619 million loss for the fiscal year. But here is the twist! They aren’t selling. Instead of folding, the company has aggressively grown its Bitcoin stash to 35,102 BTC. Furthermore, Metaplanet has reaffirmed a long-term target of owning 1% of the […]