🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 1h agoWhat's happening: Bitcoin ETF Custody Concentrates Power, Raising Systemic Risk
Spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds now hold over $54 billion, roughly 1.5 million BTC. The ETF structure places the underlying coins in a trust controlled by a handful of custodians, with Coinbase identified as the dominant custodian, creating a single point of operational failure.
Also developing:
By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
News•Feb 13, 2026
Lighter Enables Unified Collateral for Spot and Futures Trading
Decentralized perpetuals exchange Lighter saw its native token LIT surge 13% after rolling out unified collateral accounts for spot and futures trading. The upgrade enables users to use a single collateral pool across trading pairs and marks the first phase toward supporting arbitrary tokens as collateral. Lighter now holds $925.8 million in TVL, ranks fourth by daily volume among perpetual DEXs, and added Korean equity futures with up to 10× leverage. Open interest sits at $782 million, still behind leaders Hyperliquid and Aster.
By The Defiant
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Netherlands' 36% Unrealized Gains Tax Sparks Economic Backlash
The fact that the Netherlands has agreed that 36% unrealized gains tax on #Bitcoin and stocks is fine, is beyond insane. The VVD, the Liberals, are voting for something so insanely socialistic, is beyond me. They could have done everything to...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 13, 2026
COIN Rebounds; Upside Hinges on Crypto Market Recovery
$COIN rebounding despite its earnings miss. Is the fallout over for crypto? Its recovery will be highly tied to the crypto markets. No crypto trading = less fees earned. Valuation is pretty attractive, but remains high risk. Solid upside above 170.00.
By Hyperstocks
News•Feb 13, 2026
Truth Social Files for Digital Asset ETFs
Truth Social Funds has filed a registration statement with the SEC for two digital‑asset exchange‑traded funds – the Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF and the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF. The Cronos ETF will track CRO, while the...
By The Defiant
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Buy the Dip, Double Positions when Others Lose Faith
If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: Accumulate when nobody has faith anymore. The #Altcoin portfolio has gone down massively, for sure. The good part about that is that you're able to double the positions for literally cents on the dollar. In...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Binance’s AML Tools Debunk Alleged Misconduct,
I don't know any details or who, but just reading the article, it's self contradicting 👇. One could also make a narrative "maybe they were fired because they didn't prevent it?" IF it were even true. It would also mean...
By Changpeng Zhao
News•Feb 13, 2026
Crypto Markets Rally After Softer-Than-Expected US Inflation Report
Crypto market capitalization jumped nearly 5% to $2.44 trillion after the U.S. CPI report showed inflation at 2.4%, below expectations. Bitcoin surged past $69,000, up 4.5%, while Ethereum reclaimed the $2,000 level with a 7.5% gain. Despite the price rally, on‑chain...
By The Defiant
News•Feb 13, 2026
Fiserv Launches INDX for Real Time Settlement of Digital Assets in U.S. Dollars
Fiserv has introduced INDX, a real‑time cash‑settlement platform that lets digital‑asset companies store and move U.S. dollars 24/7. The service uses a custodial account insured by the FDIC for up to $25 million through StoneCastle Cash Management, which Fiserv acquired in...
By Digital Transactions
News•Feb 13, 2026
Artha Venture Moves To Oust Hornet CEO Over Alleged Governance Breaches
Artha Venture Fund exercised its shareholder rights to remove Hornet’s co‑founder and CEO, Souvik Haldar, citing serious governance breaches. The VC alleges Haldar diverted seed‑fund proceeds, took paid external work with a client, and copied the startup’s code and sensitive...
By Inc42
Social•Feb 13, 2026
MegaETH Launches Mainnet, Delays Token, Leans on USDM Moat
MegaETH's mainnet is live, but the token is not coming just yet. In this @Unchained_pod episode, @NamikMuduroglu and @amiralmaimani join me to discuss: 💡 MegaETH's launch strategy amid the current market slump 💥 How USDM is its actual moat 👀 Why credible neutrality is...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
NEAR Introduces Unified Commerce Layer for AI Agents
The unified commerce layer is here on NEAR. While crypto made markets global, 24/7, and instantaneous in theory, most of the world still runs the old way: fiat, stocks, banks, wires, invoices, passwords. All of this will soon be bypassed by...
By Illia Polosukhin
News•Feb 13, 2026
Prediction Market Aggregator Stand Launches Counter-Trading Tool
Prediction market aggregator Stand introduced a new feature that automatically places opposite bets to traders who consistently lose. The tool aims to replace traditional copy‑trading, which has become ineffective as top wallets can front‑run followers. Research shows about 70% of...
By The Defiant
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Million‑Dollar Weekly Incentives Reward High‑Performing Agent Services
Very bullish and correct direction for @virtuals “Approximately up to $1 million per month will be allocated to agents that sell services through Agent Commerce protocol. The allocation is formulaic. It does not rely on applications, discretionary committees, or subjective grant...
By Lex Sokolin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Tomasz Revitalizes Ethereum Foundation with Fresh Vision
Tomasz has always impressed me with his work ethic, his unique personality, and the kind of organization that he built at Nethermind. He brought a perspective on Ethereum, what blockchains fundamentally are, and how they fit into the future of...
By Vitalik Buterin
Blog•Feb 13, 2026
BankrBot & BankrCoin “Onchain Agents”
Bankr is launching an on‑chain agent protocol that lets users execute DeFi actions—swaps, limit orders, DCA, token launches—via natural language commands through its BankrBot and BankrCoin. The platform already ships a live swapping interface (swap.bankr.bot) and an External Orders API...
By Lark Davis
Social•Feb 13, 2026
AI Threatens Cryptography, Potentially Faster Than Quantum
So apparently quantum isn't even the only thing we should be worried about?? 😅 AI could break cryptography too?? and possibly even faster than quantum @drakefjustin 👇 https://t.co/eeeNgYWKwx
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Metaplanet's MARS to Challenge STRC, Targeting Japanese Savers
Everyone is starting to see how powerful STRC is. Just a heads up that Metaplanet has something similar called MARS on the way. I’m pretty sure Japanese people getting 0.3% with their savings accounts are going to be somewhat interested....
By Samson Mow
Blog•Feb 13, 2026
BlackRock Just Chose Uniswap. The Market Didn’t Care. Here’s Why.
BlackRock announced its $2.4 billion tokenized Treasury fund, BUIDL, will be listed on UniswapX through a partnership with Securitize, and disclosed a strategic purchase of UNI tokens. The fund settles on Ethereum, allowing qualified investors to swap BUIDL for USDC 24/7....
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Stars Boost USDS Supply, Demand, and Rewards Decentralized
Stars organically drive both more supply and demand to USDS They bring good collateral to Sky and to a spread above the base rate, and bring stablecoin demand to Sky because they earn the Distribution Rewards (referral system) Decentralized coordination without governance
By Rune Christensen
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin May Hit 40‑50K as Market Drops 50‑65%
Crypto markets could see significant drops. If history repeats, expect drops of 50-65% this year. We've already fallen 25%, so the buy zone at 40-50K for BTC might be closer than you think. #Crypto #Trading #Bitcoin #IvanClips https://t.co/6c4TUfKbCx
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Altcoins at Bottom, Accumulating for 2026 Upside
In my opinion; the #Altcoins have seen their low in the last period. In that way; we are currently accumulating. Just like any of the previous periods. I expect to see a lot of upside for #Altcoins for 2026. The last year...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin: Priceless Shield Against Government Asset Seizure
An asset that protects you from collectivists trying to steal your assets is literally priceless. First it was California and today it’s the Netherlands. The world isn’t getting better and governments aren’t suddenly going to spend within their means. Buy Bitcoin while...
By Samson Mow
Social•Feb 13, 2026
BlackRock's BUIDL Spike Shows Uni's Flash Candle
💰 BlackRock plugged BUIDL into UniswapX. 🦄 UNI did a 15 minute god candle. 🌅 By morning, the trade was gone. 🧩 That’s your clue.
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
BTC's Slump Hints at Repeating Four-Year Cycle
Amid BTC's weakness since October I'll admit that I have been increasingly tempted to think that the four-year cycle is just playing out again 😅 But @TheOtherParker_ has a theory that is very “Big Short” vibes https://t.co/5TEQDORzKO
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin NUPL Near Zero Signals Potential Market Bottom
🚨INSIGHT Bitcoin's NUPL chart is close to going below zero Each time this has happened, it has marked a high time frame bottom area https://t.co/V1FEXycCnt
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Regulatory Pushes and Market Losses Define Crypto Landscape
Crypto things you might have missed: -Key Democrat pushes CLARITY Act -SEC: The US needs regulatory clarity -Binance integrates Ripple RLUSD on XRPL -RLUSD hits $1.2B supply on Ethereum -Coinbase reports Q4 2025 miss with $667M loss -Bitcoin ETFs bleed $410M with BTC below $66K
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin's YTD ROI Beats Historical Midterm Average
Bitcoin YTD ROI compared to the average of prior midterms (with one standard deviation shown). https://t.co/GZ5yIanYlj
By Benjamin Cowen
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Join Bitcoin for Corporations Event in Vegas, Get Discount
So excited for my 4th Bitcoin for Corporations event at Strategy World this February 23-27th! Check out the newly released agenda: https://t.co/FO9jFC5Kdu Join us in Las Vegas for bullish signal from $MSTR's team and use code HODL for discounted passes. https://t.co/UZ3fU1erXz
By Natalie Brunell
Social•Feb 13, 2026
0xStableFlow Enables Best‑Priced Stablecoin Trades in Binance Wallet
Great to see @0xStableFlow powering best priced stablecoin trading directly in @BinanceWallet Powered by @near_intents
By Illia Polosukhin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
ZEC Breaks Ascending Triangle, Targets Key Resistance
$ZEC Ascending triangle breakout into a key resistance. I do love trading triangles though and this is a good example of why. https://t.co/K3WgJ5z9DZ
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 13, 2026
BlackRock's Uniswap Treasury Move Spares UNI, Signals Market Focus
Earlier this week, BlackRock chose Uniswap rails for tokenized Treasuries. But UNI failed to hold the move. I guess that’s a signal on what the market is telling us what it cares about in 2026.
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Aave Will Win Proposal Discussed Live on RollupCo
Jumping in now to the @therollupco to chat about the Aave Will Win proposal. Tune in.
By Stani Kulechov
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin Likely to Dip Below 200‑week EMA in 2026
#BTC If in a few days Bitcoin manages to Weekly Close above the 200-week EMA, that would likely only temporarily postpone the breakdown and additional Bearish Acceleration History suggests there’s a high probability that Bitcoin will downside deviate below the 200-week...
By Rekt Capital
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Treasury Secretary Pushes Rapid Bipartisan Crypto Regulation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box TODAY, advocating for swift passage of the bipartisan Clarity Act to establish federal rules for digital assets amid ongoing market volatility. https://t.co/j3xdyXSv1Z
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin Beats Gold, Outperforms by 5% in Hours
Gold is "no longer actual gold," Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas says. "Bitcoin outperformed gold by 5% in the first three hours of trading on Friday, Feb 13th" 😂
By Eric Balchunas
Social•Feb 13, 2026
New Financial Instrument Sparks Market Curiosity
This is an actual novel financial instrument Will be watching to see how this gets used by the market
By David Hoffman
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Netherlands' 36% Unrealized Gains Tax Slashes Decade‑Long Wealth Growth
A new 36% unrealized gains tax passed in the Netherlands. This means assets that have increased in value are now taxed, even if not sold. See the devastating impact on wealth growth over 10 years. #CryptoTax #Netherlands #IvanClips https://t.co/OMzGMofQhw
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin Rebounds From Support, Triggering Massive Short Squeezes
There we go. #Bitcoin is bouncing up. It's also bouncing up from an important area of support and therefore creating a higher low. There's a gazillion amount of shorts ready to be liquidated or stopped out. This starts to look great. https://t.co/v0ExPr6uTy
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 13, 2026
BTC's Predictable Pattern Highlights $74,800 Accumulation Zone
#Bitcoin LONG TERM UPDATE: $BTC has been historically predictable. 2022 bear market ended the same way the 2019 and 2015 bear markets did. If we see a close below $74,800 and #BTC stays historically predictable this would be the KEY long term accumulation...
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Crypto Tokens Failed; Real Cash‑Flow Businesses Will Prevail
I think @nic_carter is right about this: crypto's token era didn't fail because of regulation. It failed because the model never produced durable value. What comes next, according to Nic, is more mundane and more sustainable. Cash-flow businesses. Real revenue. The...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Tokenized Gold Projected to Reach $6 Billion by 2026
5 Key Takeaways from Tokenized Gold & Blockchains Commodities Reach USD6 Billion in Value by 2026 - Pintu News https://t.co/SWovTwp0E6 https://t.co/LK3yE6xBVK
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Feb 13, 2026
SBF Shows No Remorse, Treats Crimes as Joke
SBF’s lack of remorse or internal reflection is honestly astounding to me He continues to treat his crimes and the industry like a joke, while feeling entitled to some level of respect https://t.co/G2zoyudncs
By Hailey Lennon
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Future Blockchain Needs Quantum-Ready, AI-Enabled, Private Architecture
A few things we must take into account when imagining blockchain 10 years from now: 1. Quantum readiness (ZK-STARKs are the path forward). 2. AI agents (Native Account Abstraction is a must). 3. Privacy (ZK - STARKs or SNARKs can deliver this) What else?
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Feb 13, 2026
ETH Liquidity Heavily Concentrated Around $2,200 Level
#ETH has a large liquidity cluster around the $2,200 level. There’s another one near $1,900, but it’s much smaller. https://t.co/zUfz5e6eIK
By Crypto Jack
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Clarity Eyed as Crypto Catalyst, but Skeptics Persist
I am probably not the only who has been looking at CLARITY as the next potential catalyst for the crypto market But Jessi Brooks isn't so convinced 😅 https://t.co/n7yWrHBi59
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Web3 Gaming Thrives: New Game and Token Launched
I am simply uninterested in debating whether web3 games are alive or dead. We have revenue, shipped a new game @waifusweeper, and launched the $CHAD token all in the last 2 weeks. @YGG_Play is here to stay.
By Gabby Dizon
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Stablecoins Take Off in Rapidly Growing Hong Kong Market
Touchdown for stablecoins in Hong Kong, one of the fastest-growing and most interesting stablecoin markets globally. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
By Nik Milanovic
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Adapt Your Trading Strategy as Markets Evolve
I spent years trying to find the 'perfect' trading strategy. The one that would work forever, but the markets aren't static. What worked yesterday might not work today. The only way to survive is to adapt and evolve our strategies with the market.
By Koroush Khaneghah
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Senator Warner Advances CLARITY Act Amid SEC Warning
UPDATE: 🚨 Democratic Senator Mark Warner is pushing for the CLARITY Act to move forward, while SEC Chair Atkins warns that lasting rules require congressional legislation. Source: Coindesk https://t.co/zEHb6FSfTs
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 13, 2026
DIEM Spikes as All Top AI Models Become Accessible
DIEM surging as every leading AI model in the world is now available through https://t.co/gc9qMSlEGT $diem $vvv https://t.co/qfhYlWqG9D
By Erik Voorhees