Peter Thiel Bows Out of ETHZilla as Volatility Pressures Public Ether Treasuries
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has fully exited ETHZilla, according to a new SEC filing. The amendment shows Thiel-linked entities now hold zero shares. The disclosure reverses a 7.5% stake reported in August 2025. At that time, the group owned 11,592,241 shares. Those holdings were valued near $40 million based on market prices. JUST IN: Billionaire […]
Crypto companies being funded again sound great, until you trace where the money actually lands
Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650 million this week, the same size as its 2022 vehicle, raised into a venture market Fortune calls a “mass extinction event.” The headline reads like a vote of confidence: institutional capital returning, crypto winter thawing, alt season loading. But peel back one layer and the picture warps. […]
Illicit networks accounted for $141 billion of the trillions of stablecoin volume in 2025
Sanctions-related activity accounted for 86% of illicit crypto flows last year, with most of those flows routed through stablecoin platforms, according to TRM Labs.
Crypto markets feel the chill, Base, ether.fi reorganize layer-2 landscape
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 19, 2026
XRP’s Brutal 12-Month Reality: Hard Truths Explained
The current atmosphere about XRP has split into two separate groups. The first group believes the cryptocurrency has reached its endpoint. The second group predicts the cryptocurrency will reach a value of 100 dollars. The actual situation exists between these two opposing positions. XRP started its severe price decline after reaching its highest point of
Ethereum (ETH) Under Pressure as Price Slips Toward $1,800 Support
Ethereum (ETH) is currently trading at $1,980.50 on Thursday, Feb 19, as the market experiences a new wave of selling pressure. The token declined by 1.84% in the last 24 hours. The trading volume also dropped by 5.02% to $19.54 billion. ETH has risen by 0.54% in the last week, according to CoinMarketCap. Source: CoinMarketCap
Robinhood Testnet Hits 4 Million Transactions, Expanding Tokenization Ambitions
Robinhood has seen strong early activity on the public testnet of its new blockchain, which is a major step in its journey into tokenized finance. In its first week of being available to the public, the network processed four million transactions, according to its CEO, Vlad Tenev. In a post shared on X on February
Sam Altman’s OpenAI Partners With Paradigm To Launch AI Tool EVMbench To Test Ethereum Security
ChatGPT creator OpenAI and crypto investment firm Paradigm have partnered for a new AI tool that will assess if it can fix Ethereum’s security woes. On 18 February 2026, EVMbench was released, and it now tests ground to see how well AI agents can find and patch bugs in smart contracts. With billions previously lost to […]
Why is SOL Down Today? Solana Falls Below $82 After Hawkish Fed Signals
Solana (SOL) has officially slipped below the psychological $82 mark. It dropped over 3.6% in the last 24 hours, and the primary culprit is the Federal Reserve. When the Fed signals a “hawkish” stance, markets tend to shudder. They aren’t ready to lower interest rates just yet. At the time of writing, SOL is hovering […]
Bitcoin ETFs Hold Billions as BTC Slips Below $70K, Analysts Warn of Potential Free Fall
Bitcoin’s (BTC) struggle to hold key price levels is raising fresh concerns across crypto markets, even as spot exchange-traded funds continue to control tens of billions of dollars in assets. The largest cryptocurrency has fallen back below the psychologically important $70,000 mark, trading around $68,000 after weeks of steady selling pressure and weakening momentum. While […]
Bitcoin Consolidating In A Triangle—Is A 15% Move Next?
A cryptocurrency analyst has highlighted how Bitcoin has been trading inside a Triangle that could set up a 15% move for the asset. Bitcoin Is Potentially Consolidating Inside A Symmetrical Triangle In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has talked about a technical analysis (TA) pattern that Bitcoin has been trading inside recently. […]
Kraken Acquires Magna to Strengthen Token Infrastructure Ahead of Planned IPO
Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has acquired token management platform Magna, expanding its infrastructure ahead of a planned public listing. The deal strengthens Kraken’s push into token lifecycle services as competition intensifies across exchanges. The acquisition also adds another strategic asset to a year marked by steady expansion. Moreover, it reflects a broader shift toward integrating […]