Raw News Items
86 itemsFebruary 13, 2026
- The Block
Grayscale files to convert AAVE token trust into ETF to list on NYSE Arca
Crypto asset manager Grayscale is looking to convert its closed-ended AAVE trust into an exchange-traded fund.
- Cointelegraph
Ether holds $2K, but will $242M spot ETH ETF outflow reignite price downside?
Ether holds $2,000, but may remain under pressure as traders watch corporate earnings, US government debt and growing global tensions.
- DecryptScore: 85
CFTC Brings Crypto Heavyweights Onto Advisory Panel Amid Fight Over Market Structure
The CFTC has brought in leading crypto executives to its advisory panel as lawmakers weigh how new rules should govern digital-asset markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin loses $2.3B in biggest crash since 2021 as capitulation continues: Analyst
Bitcoin has seen record realized losses in one of the cryptocurrency’s largest-ever capitulation events as short-term holders sold at steep losses amid its decline.
- The BlockScore: 85
Bitcoin trading firm CEO sentenced to 20 years over $200 million ponzi scheme
Ramil Ventura Palafox falsely promised investors 0.5% to 3% daily returns when the company was not able to produce such amounts, per the DOJ.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin ETFs bleed $410M as Standard Chartered slashes BTC target
US spot Bitcoin ETFs are on track for a fourth consecutive week of losses as Standard Chartered cut its 2026 Bitcoin target to $100,000.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Binance bank run? Reserves show a $40B drop yet Bitcoin holdings rose to 655k BTC, so what changed?
Binance is at the center of renewed speculation as the specter of insolvency has once again cast a long shadow over the crypto sector. Over the past weeks, rumors have emerged that the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is facing a liquidity crunch, and these rumors have spread across social me...
- CoinDeskScore: 85
PGI Global CEO handed 20-year sentence for $200 million bitcoin, forex Ponzi scheme
Instead of investing in bitcoin and foreign currency trading, as promised, Palafox used new investor funds to pay old ones and siphoned millions for personal use.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Crypto CEO gets 20 years for $200M Bitcoin Ponzi scheme
A federal judge sentenced PGI founder Ramil Palafox to 20 years in prison for running a Bitcoin Ponzi scheme that raised over $200 million from customers between 2019 and 2021.
- The BlockScore: 85
Wallet tied to $200M Mixin Network hack moves ETH after over two years of dormancy: onchain data
Over two years after stealing $200 million from Mixin Network, an onchain hacker has deposited illict funds on Tornado Cash and sold ETH.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Bitcoin passes $69K on slower US CPI print, but Fed rate-cut odds stay low
Bitcoin bulls enjoyed a relief rally to $69,000 on the back of soft US CPI inflation data amid hopes of BTC price action making a "higher low."
- DecryptScore: 85
$3.85 Million in Ethereum From Mixin Network Hack Sent to Tornado Cash
Wallets linked to the $200 million exploit of Mixin in 2023 woke after nearly two years and moved funds to coin mixer Tornado Cash.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
BlackRock enters DeFi as institutional crypto push accelerates: Finance Redefined
Bitcoin and Ether rebounded modestly as ETF outflows mounted, while BlackRock entered DeFi and Binance completed its $1 billion Bitcoin reserve shift.
- DecryptScore: 80
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $410M Amid BTC's Ongoing Slump
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $410M in outflows Thursday as institutional profit-taking and macro hedging create a "liquidity mirage."
- CryptoSlateScore: 80
Are spot Bitcoin ETFs at risk after custodian Coinbase reports $667M loss? The 1.5M BTC question
Coinbase just posted the kind of earnings report that makes two groups of people sweat at the same time. The first group is obvious, COIN shareholders who saw the company swing into a loss while crypto prices and activity cooled. Coinbase reported about revenue of roughly $1.78B for the quarter and ...
- CryptoSlateScore: 80
If the CFTC “only does Bitcoin,” why did it just invite crypto’s biggest CEOs into the room?
CFTC Chair forms a new Innovation Advisory Committee packed with crypto, exchange, and prediction-market CEOs Most crypto traders barely think about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission until something breaks, a lawsuit hits, or a Bitcoin futures headline crosses their feed. In the popular menta...
- CryptoSlateScore: 80
Bitcoin spikes 6% on softer US inflation but the CPI record still has holes after the shutdown
At 8:30 a.m. in New York, the world paused for the January U.S. inflation data, and it landed with a soft thud. Headline CPI printed +2.4% year over year, a shade under the +2.5% estimate that had been floating around ahead of the release. Core inflation, the version that strips out food and energy,...
- The BlockScore: 80
South Korean financial giant Mirae Asset buys 92% stake in Korbit crypto exchange
Mirae Asset noted in its disclosure that the purpose of this acquisition is to "secure future growth momentum based on digital assets."
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin difficulty just plunged 11% but a projected rebound next week may decide miners’ fate
Bitcoin's mining difficulty decreased by 11.16% to approximately 125.86 trillion at the most recent retarget boundary around block 935,424. That marks the largest negative adjustment since the 2021 China mining ban, the sixth consecutive downward retarget, and the tenth largest negative adjustment i...
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin price recovery dream meets $18.8 trillion household debt, and one Fed decision could flip everything
The US economy is starting 2026 with an uncomfortable split-screen scenario that is complicating the outlook for Bitcoin's recovery towards $100,000. While Wall Street credit pricing still looks calm, the “real economy” stress gauges are flashing late-cycle warning lights. This disconnect matters fo...
- DecryptScore: 75
Crypto Flows to Suspected Human Trafficking Services Jump 85% in 2025: Chainalysis
Suspected trafficking-related crypto flows reached hundreds of millions, Chainalysis reported, with one CSAM site topping $530,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
CFTC adds Coinbase, Ripple execs to 35-member advisory committee
CFTC chair Mike Selig launched the Innovation Advisory Committee in January, nominating 12 members as charter members before expanding the final list to 35 on Thursday.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin open interest hits lows not seen since 2024: Is TradFi abandoning BTC?
Bitcoin open interest falls to $34 billion as investor demand dries up and traders’ concerns shift to worrying US macroeconomic data. Is TradFi exiting BTC?
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Israel arrests two over Polymarket trades on military operations
Israeli authorities said a military reservist and a civilian were arrested after allegedly using classified information to place bets related to military strikes on Iran.
- The BlockScore: 75
US spot bitcoin ETFs bleed $410 million as BTC slips below $66,000
US spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $410 million in outflows as bitcoin fell below $66,000 after stronger-than-expected jobs data.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Tradias agree merger to build European crypto hub
Boerse Stuttgart will merge its crypto arm with Tradias, creating a regulated European crypto unit providing services in trading, custody, staking and tokenized assets.
- The BlockScore: 75
‘Too cheap to sell here’: Bernstein sees 212% upside for Coinbase stock as annual trading volume hits $5.2 trillion
Bernstein maintained an outperform rating on Coinbase with a $440 target, citing $5.2 trillion in 2025 volume and 212% upside potential.
- DecryptScore: 75
FedEx Enters Hedera Network Council With Eye on Supply Chain Transformation
FedEx joins firms like Google, IBM, and Dell on the Hedera Council, running a network node and contributing to governance.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin devs merge new plan to limit “quantum” exposure risk but there’s a fee and privacy tradeoff
Bitcoin developer contributors just cleared a documentation hurdle that crypto Twitter treated like an emergency quantum patch. It wasn't. On Feb. 11, a proposal for a new output type, Pay-to-Merkle-Root (BIP-0360), was merged into the official Bitcoin Improvement Proposals repository. No nodes upgr...
- The BlockScore: 75
Trump Media and Technology Group files two new crypto ETF proposals following SEC delay
Trump Media and Technology Group is looking to list a fund tracking the native token for Crypto.com's Cronos network, and BTC/ETF ETF.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitcoin bulls blitz $69K as retail traders pressure short positioning
Bitcoin rallies above $69,000 as retail traders apply pressure to short positions and aim to generate a lasting bullish trend change.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Trump-linked Truth Social seeks SEC approval for two crypto ETFs
The filings include a bitcoin and ether ETF and a staking-focused Cronos fund, deepening the Truth Social brand’s ambitions in digital asset investing.
- DecryptScore: 75
Trump Media Files to Launch Truth Social-Branded Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cronos ETFs
Truth Social Funds applied for ETFs that would give investors exposure to crypto—one focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum, the other on Cronos.
- The BlockScore: 70
Kalshi inks sports hedging deal with Game Point on the heels of over $1 billion in Super Bowl trading
Kalshi has partnered with Game Point Capital for sports hedging as its Super Bowl trading topped $1 billion, and January volume surged.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Binance confirms employee targeted as three arrested in France break-in
French police arrested three suspects after a break-in targeting a Binance France executive, RTL reported. Binance has confirmed a home invasion involving an employee.
- The BlockScore: 70
South Korean police lose seized bitcoin held in cold wallet since 2021
Police authorities have launched an internal probe to determine the circumstances of the incident and potential internal involvement.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Aave Labs seeks $50M grant to redirect product revenue to DAO
Some community members questioned the size of the $50 million package and warned that the proposed AAVE token grant could concentrate voting power.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
22 Bitcoin worth $1.5M vanish from Seoul police custody
The loss was uncovered during an audit launched after a separate 320 Bitcoin custody failure, raising fresh concerns over digital asset management by authorities.
- DecryptScore: 70
Kalshi Taps Sports Insurance Market With Game Point Capital Deal as Regulatory Battles Mount
Kalshi expands sports risk hedging while courts weigh bans and U.S. regulators signal broader oversight of prediction markets.
- The BlockScore: 70
Tomasz Stanczak to step down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director, Bastian Aue to take interim role
Tomasz Stanczak will step down at the end of February, with Bastian Aue taking over alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Ethereum Foundation leadership shake-up: Tomasz Stańczak out as co-executive director
Stańczak came aboard in 2025 after the exit of longtime chief Aya Miyaguchi amid criticism the foundation wasn’t doing enough to push the Ethereum ecosystem.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin most 'undervalued' since March 2023 at $20K, BTC price metric shows
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a potential end to the BTC price downtrend as its MVRV ratio returned to levels not seen in three years.
- The BlockScore: 70
CZ rejects ‘contradicting’ claims Binance fired investigators after Iran-linked probe findings
Independent blockchain analytics firms have recently reported growing use of stablecoins by Iranian entities to move funds outside traditional banking channels.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Crypto group counters Wall Street bankers with its own stablecoin principles for bill
After the bankers shared a document at the White House demanding a total ban on stablecoin yield, the crypto side answers that it needs some stablecoin rewards.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Dutch House of Representatives advances controversial 36% tax law
Certain assets, like equity in a qualifying start-up company and physical property used for non-investment, were exempt from the 36% tax.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
ETH open interest falls to 3-year low: What does it mean for Ether price?
Traders say Ether’s declining open interest and futures funding rates could set the groundwork for a significant short squeeze on bearish leveraged positions and a rally to $2,500.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Ark Invest buys $18 million of crypto stocks including 10th consecutive Bullish purchase
Ark also bought $12 million worth of crypto-friendly investment platform Robinhood and $4 million worth of ether treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies.
- The BlockScore: 65
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys more Bitmine, Bullish shares, doubling down on crypto dip
The firm also purchased $12.4 million worth of shares in Robinhood, which saw a notable 9% decline for the day.
- DecryptScore: 65
Ransomware Hackers Targeting Employee Monitoring Software To Access Computers
Workforce monitoring software was abused in two cases of attempted ransomware attacks, researchers from Huntress found.
- DecryptScore: 65
Morning Minute: Coinbase Reports $667 Million Loss Amid Bitcoin Dive
While Q4 was rough and the Q1 outlook is sobering, there are plenty of signs of hope within the Coinbase ecosystem.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Anchorage, Kamino let institutions borrow against SOL without moving custody
A new framework allows institutions to borrow against staked SOL while the assets remain in qualified custody, as US lawmakers debate DeFi oversight.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Digital gold or tech stock? Bitcoin’s identity crisis deepens
Bitcoin’s growing correlation with tech stocks challenges its digital gold narrative, as Ether treasuries, BlackRock and Polymarket make bold moves.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Are quantum-proof Bitcoin wallets insurance or a fear tax?
Post-quantum Bitcoin wallets are already on sale, leaving investors to decide whether they’re buying insurance or paying up fear tax.
- The BlockScore: 60
Binance France head targeted in botched home invasion as three arrested: report
French police tracked two stolen phones to a train station and arrested the trio in Lyon, per local outlet RTL.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto use in human trafficking networks surged in 2025: Chainalysis
Chainalysis says that despite the rising use of crypto in trafficking networks, the transparency of blockchain may give visibility into the operations, aiding law enforcement.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Wall Street analysts cut Coinbase price targets following Q4 earnings miss
JPMorgan said weak crypto markets pressured fourth-quarter results, but backs Coinbase’s strategy of investing through the cycle and returning capital via buybacks.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin, ether little changed before U.S. inflation report
Derivatives show tentative optimism, with cleaned-up leverage, positive funding rates and rising institutional basis, even though traders are still paying a premium for short-term downside protection.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
U.S.-based DeFi group urges UK FCA to anchor crypto rules to 'unilateral control'
DeFi Education Fund says developers of non-custodial protocols should not be regulated as intermediaries under the U.K.’s proposed crypto regime.
- DecryptScore: 60
State-Sponsored Hackers Using Popular AI Tools Including Gemini, Google Warns
A new report from Google AI Threat Tracker shows how hackers from North Korea, Iran and Russia are using AI to speed up their attacks.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Crypto investor sentiment will rise once CLARITY Act is passed: Bessent
Delaying the CLARITY market structure bill until 2027, after the US midterm elections, may significantly reduce its chances of passage, the Treasury Secretary said.
- DecryptScore: 60
Bitcoin Bounces to $69K, But Charts Are Still Bearish: Analysis
Bitcoin's rebound from $60K lows may be a dead cat bounce, as the daily charts scream caution and prediction markets price in more pain.
- DecryptScore: 60
Clarity Act Passage Would 'Comfort' Markets Amid Bitcoin Volatility: Treasury Secretary Bessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that the crypto market would be calmed by the passage of the Clarity Act.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
White House crypto adviser says banks shouldn't fear stablecoin yield
Crypto companies and platforms that provide stablecoin rewards have become a major point of contention in the CLARITY crypto market structure bill.
- DecryptScore: 55
Bitcoin Signals Turning Point—But No Clear Bottom Yet, Experts Say
Key valuation gauges remain short of the capitulation seen at past cycle lows, as inflation risks keep the pressure on digital assets.
- DecryptScore: 55
Connecticut Man Faces 375 Years for Gambling Away Crypto Investors' Funds on Stake
The 24-year-old faces 21 criminal charges for losing nearly a million dollars worth of customer funds prosecutors say were never invested in crypto.
- DecryptScore: 55
Coinbase Stock Surges After Q4 Miss as Analysts Call It 'Too Cheap to Sell'
Coinbase just fell short of Wall Street expectations, but investors are overlooking the exchange’s resiliency, according to Bernstein.
- The BlockScore: 55
Tether invests in Hyperliquid frontend Dreamcash, offering perps markets for TSLA, gold and more using USDT0 collateral
Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the project in the wake of its 10 RWA perps deployments.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Recapping Consensus Hong Kong
Crypto's role in payments for AI, regulatory changes and the digital asset market dominated conversations on the ground.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bitcoin stays defensive below $70,000 as shallow demand limits upside, analysts say
Analysts expect bitcoin to continue to range between $60,000 and $72,000 as overhead supply and institutional outflows cap rallies.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Wall Street analysts slash Coinbase price targets after Q4 miss — but shares rally
Barclays, Benchmark, Clear Street, and JPMorgan all cut targets, citing weak retail trading and macro headwinds.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Bitcoin $72K target possible if V-shaped recovery pattern completes
Bitcoin’s post-CPI rally above $69,000 may help complete the V-shaped recovery chart pattern and also confirm that $60,000 was the sell-off bottom.
- DecryptScore: 50
Binance France CEO Targeted in Home Invasion Attempt: Report
The CEO of Binance France was targeted in a recent home invasion attempt, but the executive was unharmed and the criminals were arrested.
- The BlockScore: 50
CryptoQuant says bitcoin’s ‘ultimate’ bear market bottom is around $55,000
CQ said bitcoin has not reached full capitulation yet, as key onchain indicators remain in a Bear Phase rather than the Extreme Bear Phase.
- The BlockScore: 50
Solana Company shares jump 17% as firm rolls out borrowing against staked SOL
Solana treasury companies are starting to turn to staking income and on-chain financing tools as lower SOL prices pressure balance sheets and share prices.
- CointelegraphScore: 45
ETHZilla offers token tied to jet engine leases amid tokenization pivot
Crypto treasury firm ETHZilla recently sold some of its crypto to begin a tokenization push by buying two jet engines leased to a US airline.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Bitcoin’s long-term rally is ‘broken’ until it reclaims $85,000, Deribit executive says
A bitcoin price drop to $58,000 could reignite buying momentum.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Crypto super PAC earmarks $1.5M to unseat Al Green in Texas
Al Green is running against Christian Menefee in the Democratic Party primary elections next month, with Texas one of the first states to vote.
- DecryptScore: 40
US Prosecutors Warn of Crypto-Linked Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day
Many of the cases now intersect with “pig-butchering” schemes, long-form scams blending emotional grooming with fake crypto platforms.
- The BlockScore: 40
‘Cupid doesn’t ask for crypto’: DOJ warns of romance scams as Valentine’s Day nears
The U.S. DOJ has warned Americans to beware of romance scams involving cryptocurrency ahead of Valentine’s Day.
- DecryptScore: 40
Elon Musk Accuses Anthropic AI of Being 'Misanthropic' After $30B Funding Round
Anthropic’s funding round lands as AI company rivalry turns increasingly public and personal among top founders.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Uniswap (UNI) jumps 5.4%, leading index higher
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 5.3% from Thursday, joined Uniswap (UNI) as a top performer.
- The BlockScore: 40
‘Let’s Go Brandon’ memecoin investor sues Steve Bannon and Trump advisor Epshteyn in class action lawsuit
The lawsuit claims that Bannon, Epshteyn, and other defendants misled investors about the memecoin, which was launched in late 2021.
- The BlockScore: 40
The Daily: South Korean police lose seized bitcoin, Binance France head targeted in failed home invasion attempt, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Price predictions 2/13: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, BCH, HYPE, ADA, XMR
Bitcoin and several major altcoins are attempting a relief rally, signaling that the bulls are trying to form a higher low.
- The BlockScore: 30
Figure shares rise as early Q4 results top expectations alongside secondary stock sale
Figure’s consumer loan marketplace volumes more than doubled, helping lift quarterly profitability and margins in preliminary results.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Crypto market wobbles as investors ignore good news, look for ‘exit ramp’
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 13, 2026