🎯Today's Crypto Pulse
Updated 54m 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.
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By the numbers: Pepeto raises $7M in token presale
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. UNI surged briefly after the news but retreated within hours, indicating the market priced the underlying fundamentals rather than hype. Analysts view the move as a validation of DeFi as core financial infrastructure rather than a speculative arena.
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Gold Drops Faster, Bitcoin Ratio Rises; Bottom Approaching
This is what you'll start to see. Gold has gone down more than #Bitcoin yesterday --> the ratio goes up. The volatility starts to fade away on Gold and #Bitcoin, which is great. Now, the next step is for #Bitcoin to...
By Michaël van de Poppe
News•Feb 13, 2026
BitGo and 21shares Expand Partnership to Cover Staking and Custody for US and European ETPs
BitGo and 21shares have broadened their partnership to include staking and qualified custody services for 21shares' suite of crypto exchange‑traded products in the United States and Europe. The expanded deal gives 21shares access to BitGo’s regulated custody framework, trading execution...
By ETFWorld Europe (EN)
News•Feb 13, 2026
Coinbase Swings to Surprise Loss Amid Crypto Exodus, but Says Traders Are Buying the Dip
Coinbase reported a surprise fourth‑quarter loss as crypto trading volumes continued to shrink, marking the first quarterly deficit in years. Despite the loss, the stock steadied and rose modestly in after‑hours trading, bouncing off a two‑year low. Management used the...
By MarketWatch – Top Stories
News•Feb 13, 2026
The $17 Billion Wake-Up Call: Securing Crypto in the Age of AI Scams
The 2026 Chainalysis report estimates crypto‑related scams cost $17 billion, driven by a 1,400% surge in impersonation attacks and a 456% jump in AI‑enabled fraud. Machine‑learning tools have turned scams into factory‑scale operations, making them 4.5 times more profitable than traditional...
By HackRead
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Russia's Dollar Return Threatens Metals Rally
🚨 THIS COULD BE A GAME CHANGER FOR METALS AND RISK ASSETS Big news emerged yesterday: Russia is seriously considering returning to dollar-based settlements as part of a broader economic partnership with President Trump. For the past 3–4 years, Russia has been...
By That Martini Guy
News•Feb 13, 2026
Real-Time Settlements: When Money Starts Moving Like a Text Message
Real‑time settlement in the United States is now delivered through two instant payment rails – the Federal Reserve’s FedNow service and The Clearing House’s RTP network – both operating 24 × 7 × 365 and providing finality at the moment of confirmation. The article...
By Ventureburn
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Fake News Claims Binance Traded on BitMex, Debunked
4. Fake news. They just making things up randomly now. Not sure what their goal is. I feel bad for the people believing this without seeing any proof. 😂 Binance never traded on BitMex. @CryptoHayes (a friend) would know. BitMex processes...
By Changpeng Zhao
News•Feb 13, 2026
Bluefin-Acquired Nexa Terminal Shuts Down Blaming Sui’s ‘Extremely Low’ Volume
Crypto trading terminal Nexa, acquired by Bluefin, announced its shutdown after just a year. The decision cites “extremely low” trading activity on the Sui blockchain, where only a handful of coins see meaningful volume. Sui’s DeFi metrics have collapsed, with...
By The Defiant
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Crypto Advocates Seek Win‑Win with White House, Banks
I'm confident we can achieve a market structure win-win that advances the President's crypto agenda while addressing the concerns of the banks. Our focus throughout will be to advocate for what's best for crypto users. We’re all in - we were...
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 13, 2026
AI Agrees: Cryptocurrency Is Money of the Digital Age
There is consensus among AI systems about the best form of money for the Age of Digital Intelligence: https://t.co/FpRNNsyGzd
By Natalie Brunell
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Try My New Telegram‑Based Nexus Mind Pitch Bot
I am running an experiment built with @AnimocaMinds chat with my Nexus Mind via @telegram and send him pitches or request a meeting with me. I just launched it and can't guarantee how well it will work but give it...
By Yat Siu
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Cathie Wood: Bitcoin Hedges Both Inflation and AI‑driven Deflation
🚨 UPDATE Cathie Wood just said that Bitcoin is a hedge against both inflation and the deflation that could come from the productivity shock of AI! https://t.co/LBcroO4Hst
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Coinbase Q4 Loss; Stablecoins, Base Drive Resilience
Coinbase Reports Q4 Miss With $667 Million Loss Amid Bitcoin Retreat - Decrypt https://t.co/KFPOLVonmp - Stablecoins & subscriptions are the “shock absorbers when trading cools.” - Growing the Base ecosystem is the focus. https://t.co/0wECew67eY
By Efi Pylarinou
Social•Feb 13, 2026
DeFi Risks Explained: History Lessons for Newcomers
Thanks to the Symbiotic team for having me on. It was a fun recording, and has some interesting parts on the history of DeFi risks, especially useful for those newly getting into DeFi. Take a listen.
By Hugh Karp
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bitcoin Poised for Higher Low Despite Current Fragility
Whether you like it or not: #Bitcoin remains to be in an area where I think that we'll see a higher low come in. It's fragile, for sure, but it doesn't mean that we're not going to be seeing some...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 13, 2026
EU DLT Pilot Firms Demand Faster Regulations to Match US
EU DLT Pilot firms ask for urgent regulatory changes to keep up with US - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise https://t.co/cYWCIYHmZg https://t.co/9rMftFnQUk
By Oliver Bussmann
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Netherlands' Bitcoin Unrealized Gains Tax Sparks Mass Exodus
To be honest, the fact that there's the unrealized gains tax for #Bitcoin in the Netherlands is the dumbest thing I've seen in a long time. The amount of people willing to flee the country is going to be bananas.
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 13, 2026
User‑centric Design Key to CBDC Resilience, Says IMF
"CBDCs... most significant resilience potential lies in user-centric design features, including offline functionality, flexible front-end solutions, and programmability for crisis response" Not my words. The IMF. https://t.co/aauwvtxTG8 https://t.co/O4sEWC2AN2
By Dave Birch
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Crypto Payments: Merchants Receive Fiat, Boost Adoption
Pay in crypto. Merchants get fiat (or crypto). Best way to push crypto payments and adoption.
By Changpeng Zhao
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Bank‑Crypto Integration Enables Instant Fiat‑Crypto Swaps
Banking and crypto merging means you don't have to explain your transfers to the bank. Instantly swap fiat to crypto, then withdraw or trade as you wish. #CryptoBanking #Crypto #IvanClips https://t.co/ZeHZMloUpG
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Zerohash Rejects $2B Mastercard Offer, Defends DEX Strategy
I think $2B is a big number to turn down 😅 Which is what Zerohash reportedly did when Mastercard came knocking Here's the CEO, @e_woodford, explaining the rationale on DEX in the City👇 https://t.co/whjL67HwGV
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Coinbase’s $100M+ Revenue Streams Rise Annually
The amount of >$100M revenue streams on an annualized basis has been growing year over year at Coinbase
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 13, 2026
Hyperliquid's Clear Product-Market Fit Fuels Massive Adoption
Hyperliquid is crushing it. Their product-market fit is clear. They know exactly which features are needed. That's why they see such success. Adoption is massive. Just look at the screenshots in our community. #Hyperliquid #Trading #IvanClips https://t.co/UYWED7Qrsh
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Trust Fuels Coinbase’s Flywheel Toward All‑asset Exchange
Here is the flywheel that helps Coinbase lead. - We're the most trusted brand in crypto - This causes people to store more assets with us - We connect more products into those assets (12 products doing more than $100m revenue on an...
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Choosing Cryptocurrencies for Long-Term Success
How to pick long term cryptos #cryptowendyo #crypto #bitcoin #xrp #ethereum #solana #cryptocurrency #wendy #xrpcommunity #finance #hedera
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Coinbase Doubles Market Share, Fuels Crypto‑Driven Finance
It’s earnings day. 2025 was a strong year for Coinbase, and we built a solid foundation for continued growth in 2026. Our thesis is actually very simple: crypto is updating all financial services, and we're the best positioned company to capitalize...
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Institutions May Oust Bitcoin Devs Over Quantum Risk
Bitcoin's open-source governance model faces a test that few in the industry are discussing honestly. On this week's Bits + Bips, Nic Carter argues that if Bitcoin's developer community doesn't proactively address quantum computing risk, institutional holders like BlackRock have both...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Most Ethereum ETF Buyers Facing Losses After Price Drop
💥THIS IS BIG ALL ETHEREUM ETF BUYERS ARE CLOSE TO BEING IN A LOSS Spot Ethereum ETFs went live on 23 July 2024 with $ETH at $3,480 To date, ETH has gone as low as $1,385 in April 2025 since the ETFs...
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Starknet Delivers Future‑Proof Blockchain Features Today
Starknet = blockchain, future proofed. What others put on their roadmap, is live on it: * Native account abstraction -- great UX and safe for agents * post quantum secure ZK * verifying a proof is all you need baby * threads and fractal scaling *...
By Eli Ben-Sasson
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Netherlands to Levy 36% Tax on Bitcoin Gains
Today, the Dutch parliament has decided to approve the tax on realized gains. That means: 36% on realized gains on #Bitcoin, and stocks. This will be going in practice on the 1st of January 2028. Complete insanity. What does this exactly mean? Well,...
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Quantum Threat Looms: Bitcoin Must Embrace Post‑Quantum Collaboration
Are bitcoiners underestimating the quantum computing threat? In this @Unchained_pod episode, @drakefjustin and @ChrisPeikert join me to unpack: 🤖 The quantum computing risk to crypto 🤫 How governments may be the dark horse in the quantum race 👀 Why Bitcoin and Ethereum may need...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Aave Labs Redirects All Product Revenue to DAO
Since ETHLend in 2017, our mission has been to bring DeFi to the masses, powered by the Aave protocol and an application layer that now provides access to a $50B+ liquidity network. Today, we’re proposing a new framework where Aave Labs...
By Stani Kulechov
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Coinbase Q4 Revenue Hits $1.8B, Stablecoins Lead
Coinbase just published Q4 earnings. $1.8B in Q4 revenue. $1.35B in annual stablecoin revenue alone. 12 product lines over $100M. Full interview with @Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas dropping in tomorrow's @twifintech. https://t.co/8YNkyflnTw
By Nik Milanovic
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin’s Rally Turns Into Exit‑liquidity Dump Toward $60k
🚨BITCOIN IS DROPPING - Ever since the $126,300 high, all bounces have been used as exit liquidity - Bitcoin selling pressure is pushing the price back down towards $60,000 after an initial 20% bounce https://t.co/GNDqcdW67H
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 12, 2026
SEC Calls for Congressional Law to Strengthen Authority
NEW FROM THE SEC: “We need a good law coming out of Congress that would undergird our efforts. The SEC has pretty broad authority to interpret and have exemptions under various securities laws. That has been the missing link here.” https://t.co/Fye5ETsEk2
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Joining CFTC Advisory to Make America Crypto Capital
Honored to join the @CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee and work with this group of industry and markets titans to help make make America the crypto and markets capital of the world. 🇺🇸🚀
By Tyler Winklevoss
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Bitcoin Fibonacci Levels Update Coming Tomorrow
Will update #Bitcoin historical Fibonacci levels tomorrow if I can find where they should be placed. 🤝
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Stretch
Why choose between equity’s performance and tax efficiency and credit’s yield and stability? Stretch was engineered to deliver both. $STRC https://t.co/O548moNtL5
By Michael Saylor
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Senate Calls for U.S.-Based Digital Asset Innovation
🚨BULLISH US Senate Banking Committee says "The future of digital asset innovation must be rooted here in America, not overseas" We once dreamed of news like this 🚀 https://t.co/2Ao7EYCFUI
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 12, 2026
XRPL Surpasses Solana as Institutional Tokenization Grows
RLUSD launched on Binance with XRPL support Binance partner Franklin Templeton to launch a new institutional collateral program XRPL flipped Solana in RWA tokenization value https://t.co/C0UovOuVpX
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Venezuelan Crypto App Kontigo Secures License From Top Official
It appears Y Combinator-backed Venezuelan crypto app Kontigo received a new license from SUNACRIP. License is signed by Anabel Pereira Fernández, who also holds roles as Venezuela’s economy minister, vice president of the central bank, and on the board of...
By Jason Mikula
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Benjamin Cowen Ditches Altcoins, Goes All‑In on Bitcoin
Benjamin Cowen once bought #Altcoins. And then he stopped doing that, and solely focuses on $BTC. Why? Watch the explanation here: https://t.co/YbTOQ0Hrl4
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Coinbase CEO Cashes $550M as Stock Plummets 68%
🚨INSIGHT Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sold over 1. 5 million $COIN shares between April 2025 and January 2026 Armstrong netted $550 million from the sales $COIN is currently down 68% from its ATH https://t.co/Zo6H4SdkNg
By That Martini Guy
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Hash‑based Crypto: Blockchain’s Timeless Security Foundation
“One of the goals of blockchains is that they’re going to be securing hundreds of trillions of dollars over centuries. hash based cryptography is believed to stand the test of time and is the most minimal assumption that you could...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Forcing System Switches Harms Community Cohesion
“One of the social problems is trying to force the community to exit one system and move to another one.” — Justin Drake (@drakefjustin), Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation https://t.co/fCtfMcBykP
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Ethereum Targets Post‑quantum Cryptography Upgrade by 2029
“The plan right now is to upgrade every single piece of Ethereum cryptography to be post quantum secure by 2029.” — Justin Drake (@drakefjustin), Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation https://t.co/bbNeyUmOCj
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Quantum Threat Undermines Zcash Soundness, Not Privacy
“Quantum computers will break the soundness of these privacy schemes like Zcash, but they will not break privacy.” — Justin Drake (@drakefjustin), Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation https://t.co/fCtfMcB0vh
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
Unified Standards Prevent Cryptographic Disasters and Incompatibility
“It’s very good if the industry can all agree on one standard so that things are interoperable, you get many fewer cryptographic disasters or unexpected incompatibilities or security issues.” — @ChrisPeikert, Professor, CSE, University of Michigan https://t.co/bbNeyUmOCj
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 12, 2026
All Markets Tumble, $3.6T Erased in 90 Minutes
-$3.6T in 90 minutes Gold fell 3.76%, wiping out nearly $1.34T in market cap. Silver dropped 8.5%, losing around $400B in market value. The S&P 500 declined 1%, erasing $620B. Nasdaq slid more than 1.6%, shedding $600B. The crypto...
By Crypto Jack