🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 2h agoWhat's happening: Michael Saylor’s Strategy adds $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase
Michael Saylor’s Strategy completed its 101st Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 3,015 BTC for $204.1 million. The buy pushes total holdings above 720,000 BTC with an average price of $67,700 per BTC, below the firm’s overall cost basis of $75,985.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Feb 19, 2026
Solinex Reviews: Who Can Track Down and Recover Stolen Funds in the Era of Digital Risks?
Solinex, a specialist law firm, offers a full‑service model that merges legal counsel, cryptocurrency analytics, and international coordination to track and recover stolen digital assets. The firm reports a 97% case completion rate and has served over 4,800 clients in more than a decade of practice. Its approach leverages OSINT, AML compliance with FATF and MiCA guidelines, and direct cooperation with exchanges and regulators. By handling everything from forensic tracing to court enforcement, Solinex aims to deliver tangible fund recovery for victims of crypto fraud.
By The European Financial Review
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Stripe's Bridge Secures First Step Toward Nationwide Stablecoin Charter
Stripe's Stablecoin Firm Bridge Wins Initial Approval of National Bank Trust Charter Joins Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Paxos, Fidelity Digital—all got conditional OCC approval Dec 2025. Anchorage Digital (2021) remains only crypto firm with finalized charter. National charter = operate across all...
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Crypto’s Value Persists Beyond Prices, Fueling Bullish Outlook
There's a sharp contrast between the bearish market mood out there and the bullish feeling I have about crypto. I understand the sentiment. It's not pleasant watching the price of almost every token decline. It creates the impression that if the...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
News•Feb 19, 2026
CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures and Options Trading
CME Group announced that its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options will trade continuously, 24 hours a day, seven days a week starting May 29, 2026. The move follows a record $3 trillion in notional volume for CME’s crypto products in 2025. Average daily...
By FX News Group — Feed
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Ignore Volume Colors; Watch Volume Trends Instead
A lot of traders get this wrong about volume. --> Green volume bars show buys --> Red volume bars show sells There is only high volume and low volume. Colours mean nothing. Only focus on: • Increasing Volume (increasing participation) • Decreasing Volume (decreasing participation) • Flat Volume...
By Koroush Khaneghah
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Quarterly Report Tracks Stablecoin Paradigm Shift
Today, @TheStablecon and @Artemis drop "The State of Stables," our quarterly report on the trends driving the fast-moving stablecoin ecosystem. It’s impossible to know today what the legacy of stablecoins will be. Entrepreneurs have barely begun to challenge the dominant paradigms in...
By Nik Milanovic
Blog•Feb 19, 2026
Hyperliquid Launches $29 Million Policy Push in Washington
Hyperliquid has created the Hyperliquid Policy Center, a Washington‑based nonprofit aimed at influencing U.S. regulation of decentralized finance and perpetual derivatives. The effort is funded by the Hyper Foundation’s allocation of 1 million HYPE tokens, valued at roughly $29 million. Led by...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 19, 2026
Base Moves to Independent Stack, Scaling Back Reliance on Optimism
Base, Coinbase’s rapidly growing Layer 2, announced a migration to a unified, Base‑operated stack, ending deep reliance on Optimism’s OP Stack. The shift consolidates core infrastructure under a single codebase, aiming to cut coordination overhead and accelerate upgrades ahead of hard forks...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 19, 2026
Number Go Down and Other Schadenfreude
In a recent SEC briefing, Commissioners Peirce and Chairman Atkins addressed the sharp decline in cryptocurrency prices, emphasizing that regulators should not panic over market swings. They reiterated that the SEC’s role is to ensure robust disclosures so investors can...
By Securities Docket
News•Feb 19, 2026
KYA Now
The episode explores the emerging "Know Your Agent" (KYA) paradigm, arguing that the next bottleneck in the agentic economy is identity rather than intelligence. Drawing on insights from Sean Neville of Circle and recent industry reports, the host explains how...
By 15Mb
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Crypto Cuts HELOC Origination Cost From $11K to $730
Why does it cost $11,000 to originate a HELOC? Most industry experts would point to regulatory and compliance hurdles. After all, it's one of the few departments in FIs that keeps growing. @mcagney and @Figure proved otherwise: 45 days → 5 days to...
By Santiago Santos
Blog•Feb 19, 2026
This Smart Ring Pays You Crypto for Working Out
CUDIS unveiled its second‑generation Sporty Series smart ring, a 3‑gram titanium device that tracks over 30 sports, offers AI‑driven health coaching, and pays users in $CUDIS cryptocurrency for meeting wellness goals. The ring features interchangeable silicone bands in 12 colors...
By The Gadgeteer
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Wall Street's Bitcoin Bet Fails as Hedge Thesis Crumbles
Bitcoin Won Over Wall Street and Now It’s Paying the Price Wall Street may invest in BTC but that doesn't mean they are "hodlers" with the same religious zeal shown by many who profess to "never sell." -Bitcoin's price has...
By Richard Turrin
News•Feb 19, 2026
TRADE Talks: Prescient Investment Management’s Cheree Dyers
Prescient Investment Management’s Cheree Dyers argues that digital assets and tokenised instruments can boost capital efficiency and settlement speed, but only if they dovetail with existing custody, clearing and regulatory frameworks. She highlights that faster, near‑real‑time settlement reduces counter‑party exposure,...
By The TRADE News – Markets/Derivatives Trading
News•Feb 19, 2026
Which Blockchains Are Best for Web3 Crypto Domains?
Web3 crypto domains, minted as NFTs, are emerging as portable digital identities that replace long wallet addresses. The choice of blockchain—Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Base, or Handshake—directly influences cost, security, and ecosystem compatibility. Ethereum’s ENS remains the most widely adopted, offering...
By IT News Africa
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Decentralization Enables Fairness, Integrity, and Sovereignty
I read the comments to this tweet and realized it's not clear to everyone what decentralization actually achieves: - Censorship resistance - Permissionlessness - Trustlessness - Network stability These are the puzzle pieces that create: fairness, integrity, and sovereignty. Distributing control of the network across many...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Wyoming’s Volunteer‑Driven Crypto Wins Now Face Capture
FLASHBACK to 8 years ago, when a group of ~30 volunteers who cared about economic diversification in #Wyoming + defining a property-rights based legal & regulatory regime for #crypto within the US got 5 blockchain-friendly bills passed in the 2018...
By Caitlin Long
Podcast•Feb 19, 2026•11 min
🚨 Iran Crisis: Bitcoin Crash Next?
The episode examines how the U.S. military buildup in the Middle East amid the Iran crisis could impact Bitcoin, which is sliding toward the $60,000 support level. Host(s) discuss whether the dip represents a buying opportunity or signals a broader...
By The Bitboy Crypto Podcast
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Euphoria Unwinds, Quality Assets Outshine Speculation
I have mentioned this chart a few times in the past, but it does really go to show just how extreme things got the last few years. The chart is SPX/(UNRATE^2)*USIRYY*USINTR Unravelling things after extreme euphoria is never an easy process. As things...
By Benjamin Cowen
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Flow Turns Collectibles Into Everyday Financial Habits
"Flow can convert consumer distribution into repeat financial behavior." – @MessariCrypto This is what we have been building toward. Insightful report on how Flow goes from collectibles to consumer finance. Feat. FCM, Peak Money, stablecoins, and why shipping crypto products for...
By Roham Gharegozlou
News•Feb 18, 2026
Okay, So You've Got a Stablecoin…
In a recent episode of This Week in Fintech, Paxos Labs CEO Bhau Kotecha outlined the firm’s vision for stablecoins and tokenized finance. He noted that enterprises typically enter crypto by integrating stablecoins for payments or enabling crypto trading, then...
By This Week in Fintech
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Longevity Boosts Reputation, Drives DeFi Growth
100% true & best advice I give others as well. Internally at Frax, we call this "cockroaching it." 🪳 It's even more true for stablecoins & DeFi as the longer you're around, the more lindy you get for having a...
By Sam Kazemian
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Tight Liquidity Drives Narrow Crypto Leadership Until Crisis
We have now published the ITC Liquidity Risk Metric. You can see that liquidity conditions have been tight for years which is why this past crypto bull market was characterized by narrow leadership. Historically, a crisis is what leads to looser monetary...
By Benjamin Cowen
Social•Feb 19, 2026
AI Slashes Coinbase Feature Cycle Time to Days
Great example of how AI is reducing time (and team size) to ship new features at Coinbase Cycle time will reduce further to days as we lean in more here
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Crypto Empowers OpenClaw Bots with Open-Source Tools
it sucks that @steipete first impression of crypto in OpenClaw is grifts/scams/rugpulls. Crypto opens up a set of insanely powerful open source tools for OpenClaw bots. Bots with property rights and CLI level bank accounts. It's a perfect fit. We'll get there.
By David Hoffman
Social•Feb 19, 2026
TAO Rejects First Support; Breakout Needed for Momentum
A clear rejection on the first level of support for $TAO. Not great. It needs to break that level for some momentum to be gained back into the markets. https://t.co/oQOsGq1S4k
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 19, 2026
SBF Highlights Solvency, Omits Alameda's Fund Theft
Notice how SBF’s tweets only focus on FTX “solvency” and never mentions Alameda’s role in stealing and then gambling away customer funds https://t.co/Yq0IlsbDMu
By Hailey Lennon
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Armstrong Blames Trade Groups, Urges Banks to Embrace Stablecoin Yields
NEW: Brian Armstrong says banking trade groups, not individual banks, are blocking crypto market structure progress, and that banks should see stablecoins with yield as an opportunity, not a threat https://t.co/fU43imp3Gg
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Modern Treasury Unveils Payment Orchestration and Stablecoin Strategies
New pod just dropped: @ModernTreasury CEO @mattgmarcus & lead counsel @regulatorynerd joined me to discuss MT's new payment service provider capabilities, who needs payment orchestration, the stablecoin gold rush & so much more. Find it where ever you get pods or...
By Jason Mikula
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Stablecoin Wars: Factions Battle for USD Dominance
Four months ago we released "Empire by Code" which laid out a thesis for the rise of USD Stablecoins. We have now released “Stablecoin Wars" which deals with the various factions vying for control of this new system. Both can be found...
By Brent Johnson
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Regulators Push Urgent Crypto Bill for Clarity
I now understand why the SEC, CFTC and other pro crypto politicians want to get the crypto bill done and done now.
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Bitcoin Tests Lower Levels, Lacks Strong Bounce
This looks to me as if we're going to test lower on the markets to see whether there's some support on #Bitcoin. Not a strong bounce, and constant lower highs. https://t.co/QnNMmrTmyB
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Zero‑knowledge Identity: A Right Blocked by Surveillance Agenda
zk identity is a human right. zk is tech - available today - to verify age without sharing private data and photo id. the reason it’s not used is because they have an ulterior motive. they want a surveillance state administered by the...
By David Hoffman
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Mass Adoption Hinges on Native Account Abstraction
Mass adoption will come. It will come through simple UI and seamless UX. Or in other words, it will come through native account abstraction.
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Push‑to‑Card Enables Instant Fiat Payouts From Stablecoins
Push to Card solves a major issue for off-ramping. Often getting stablecoins anywhere was easy. Getting them to fiat was hard. Pushing the stablecoins to cards does two things 1. Gets there instantly/24*7 2. Can be spent as fiat instantly For payouts use cases its a...
By Simon Taylor
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Five Bear Months Often Lead to Five Bull Months
Last time #BTC closed down for five consecutive months, it was followed by five green months. History doesn’t have to repeat itself, but streaks like this can’t go on forever. https://t.co/ztkRXOWOwo
By Crypto Jack
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Bitcoin Nears Longest Loss Streak Since 2022
🚨BITCOIN IS CLOSING IN ON IT’S LONGEST LOSING STREAK SINCE 2022 Bitcoin is approaching its longest losing streak in years as geopolitical tensions rise and shake up risk assets. Rising crude oil prices and a stronger U.S. dollar are adding extra...
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Quiet Markets Precede Violent Crypto Breakouts
Boredom state of the markets for #Bitcoin and #Altcoins are often followed by a violent breakout.
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Rootstock's Merge‑mining Scheme Proved a Bitcoin‑draining Scam
😂😂😂 Rootstock was obviously scammy from the beginning. Not to mention, their merge-mining plans were obviously harmful to Bitcoin itself. No surprise they'd rugpull investors.
By Peter Todd
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Altcoin Volume Halves as Funds Shift Back to Bitcoin
🚨 INSIGHT Altcoin volume has fallen by half as capital rotates back into Bitcoin, echoing past corrective phases. https://t.co/K2gnfiMzSh
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Long‑term ETH Buying Spikes as Staking Tops 50%
According to CryptoRank, long-term holders’ ETH purchases during the current dip have surged to multi-year highs. Moreover, for the first time, more than 50% of the total #ETH supply is now staked. https://t.co/420y5k9eHr
By Crypto Jack
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Bitcoin May Slip Below 99‑SMMA First Time Since 2023
If #Bitcoin closes this week below the 99smma it would be the first time since 2023. 😱 Will buyers step in or will we finally close below?? https://t.co/1XkBztY0Jt
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Payments: Platform Convenience vs Crypto Sovereignty Showdown
Will #payments be controlled by platforms or executed by open protocols? #BigTech prioritises convenience and consumer protection, while #crypto emphasises user sovereignty and broader agent-level execution.
By Urs Bolt
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Midweek Market Snapshot Across Crypto, Commodities, and Equities
Market Update with Landy: The Wednesday Check-In 02/18/2026 $BTC $GOLD $SILVER $OIL $NG $DJI $NDX $SPY Brought to you by @davidgokhshtein @gokhshtein and hosted by @CryptoLandy. https://t.co/wB4GTwTt32
By David Gokhshtein
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Long‑duration Assets Like Bitcoin, Growth Stocks Lose Favor
Bitcoin's drop has coincided with a decline in the Russell 1000's Pure Growth P/E. What do they have in common? Both are long-duration, and are being shunned during the underlying rotation into shorter-duration (cyclical) securities (think value, dividend payers, Energy...
By Michael Kantro
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Free Real-Time Analytics for 21K+ NFT Editions
analytics for 21,000+ digital collectible editions across NBA, NFL, and Disney built without permission or approvals tokenization means data belongs to everyone. not locked behind APIs or business deals. transparent provenance, real-time metrics, built-in authentication & more
By Roham Gharegozlou
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Ledger Should Upgrade to Newer Secure Enclave
I would be really nice if Ledger would make a device with a newer Secure Enclave
By Zaki Manian
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Aave Labs' $51M Spend Reflects Broader Strategic Vision
At first glance, roughly $51 million from a $160 million treasury for a single entity does seem like a lot. But @StaniKulechov suggests there is a big picture behind Aave Labs’ budget 👇 https://t.co/GqDPtxLgwK
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 18, 2026
AI Drives Near‑free Open‑source Crypto, Enabling Real DAOs
The impact of AI on crypto is going to be insane. "Open source will win, because the cost of maintaining it is now close to zero. Now we'll ACTUALLY have DAOs." @kaiynne https://t.co/2YgOdrosIO
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 18, 2026
EVMbench Tests AI Agents on Real Smart Contract Vulnerabilities
OpenAI and Paradigm launched EVMbench, a benchmark testing AI agents’ ability to detect, patch, and exploit real smart contract vulnerabilities. What's the meaning of it? Come join us! https://t.co/2YgOdrosIO
By Laura Shin