Blog•Feb 25, 2026
WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod for 24/7 Tokenized Money Market Fund – Bloomberg
WisdomTree received SEC exemptive relief to issue tokenized shares of its $730 million Treasury Money Market Digital Fund. The approval lets investors buy and sell shares at a constant $1 price around the clock, rather than the traditional once‑daily NAV pricing. Trading will launch next week on blockchain infrastructure with instant settlement. A broker‑dealer will act as principal, enabling 24/7 liquidity for a money‑market product.
By Securities Docket
Blog•Feb 25, 2026
Bitcoin Rebounds, Briefly Tops $66,000 During Trump Speech
Bitcoin surged above $66,000 during President Trump’s State of the Union address, rebounding from a $64,000 level after a week‑long dip to $62,803. At 5:45 am ET the cryptocurrency traded around $65,403, while Ether hovered near $1,913. The rally coincided with Trump’s...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 25, 2026
Commerzbank Warned ECB Officials Intervention Is Necessary to Cultivate Euro-Stablecoins
Commerzbank has cautioned that the European Central Bank must step in to nurture a viable euro‑stablecoin ecosystem. The bank argues that without clear regulatory guidance, market participants will remain hesitant, slowing adoption of digital euros. It also stresses the need...
By The Blind Spot
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
How To Use Strata: The Structured Yield Protocol Paying Double Digit Returns
Strata, launched on Ethereum in October 2025, is a structured yield protocol that tokenizes a shared collateral pool into senior and junior tranches. The senior tranche offers over‑collateralized, lower‑risk returns, while the junior tranche absorbs volatility for amplified yields that now...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Rate Launches RateFi to Make It Easier to Qualify for a Mortgage with Crypto Holdings
Rate has introduced RateFi, a new mortgage product that lets borrowers leverage their cryptocurrency holdings without liquidating them. The program treats verified crypto as both qualifying income and reserve assets, though any down‑payment must still be converted to U.S. dollars....
By The Truth About Mortgage
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
SEC Quietly Eases Capital Rules for Stablecoins
The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets issued guidance allowing broker‑dealers to apply a 2% haircut to proprietary holdings of payment stablecoins when calculating net capital. Previously many firms used a 100% haircut, effectively excluding stablecoins from regulatory capital. By...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Bitcoin Dips Below $65,000 as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Risk
Bitcoin slipped below the $65,000 mark, briefly touching $64,300 before rebounding to around $66,355. The broader cryptocurrency market shed roughly $100 billion in market value within 24 hours, reflecting fragile macro sentiment amid U.S. tariff uncertainty. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded five...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
The $425 Million Bitcoin Move to Binance: What a Single On-Chain Transfer Says About the Market:
On-chain trackers flagged a transfer of 6,318 BTC, worth about $425 million, from a wallet linked to trader Garrett Jin into Binance. The same day an earlier 5,000‑BTC transfer brought the total moved to Binance to roughly 11,318 BTC (~$761 million). Analysts stress that...
By HedgeCo.net – Blogs
Blog•Feb 21, 2026
Coinbase CEO Says Potential Quantum Computing Threats Are “Solvable”
Coinbase has created a quantum‑computing advisory board to assess and mitigate future threats to blockchain security. CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC the quantum risk is “solvable” and that Coinbase is already “front‑footed” in developing post‑quantum cryptography solutions. The board will...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 20, 2026
Immutable Gamers Race for Bigger $60K Weekly Rewards After Dynamic Tier Upgrade
Immutable has upgraded its $60,000 Weekly Rewards program with a dynamic tier system that recalculates player rankings each week based on quest completion and points earned. The new five‑tier structure—Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary—directly determines each participant's share of the...
By Esports Insider
Blog•Feb 20, 2026
Premium Investor Report #507
The Premium Investor Report #507, authored by Lark Davis, outlines recent portfolio adjustments, a deep dive into LayerZero’s multi‑chain messaging protocol, and an extensive Amazon stock analysis. Davis added Solana and increased his COPX position while exiting Blue Owl. The...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 20, 2026
White House Talks Make Progress on Stablecoin Yields but No Deal Yet
Negotiations between banks and crypto leaders advanced during the White House’s third closed‑door meeting, but the core dispute over stablecoin yields remains unresolved. Industry representatives described the dialogue as constructive, emphasizing a need for consumer protection and U.S. competitiveness. The...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 20, 2026
Pardoned Binance Founder Hobnobs With Trump Sons and Administration Officials at Mar-a-Lago Crypto Fest – WSJ
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, received a full presidential pardon and made his first U.S. visit since his 2024 release from a California federal prison. He attended a 500‑person crypto conference hosted by Trump‑backed World Liberty Financial at Mar‑a‑Lago,...
By Securities Docket
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
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
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
Earn Yield From Stables and RWA Tokens on Kamino
Kamino has emerged as the second‑largest DeFi protocol on Solana, managing just under $2 billion in total value locked. The platform blends lending, automated liquidity vaults, and a Multiply feature that lets users leverage stablecoins and tokenized real‑world assets (RWAs). RWAs...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
CredShields Leads OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 2026 as Governance and Access Failures Drive Onchain Risk
In this episode, CredShields announces the release of the OWASP Smart Contract Top 10 2026, a risk prioritization framework built from a structured analysis of 2025 smart contract incidents that caused hundreds of millions in losses. The discussion highlights that governance and...
By Security Ledger
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
ZeroLend Shuts Down After Liquidity Dries Up Across Layer 2s
ZeroLend announced it will wind down after three years as liquidity on the Layer‑2 networks it served evaporated. TVL plummeted from a November 2024 peak of $359 million to roughly $6.6 million, a 98% decline, and the ZERO token is down 99%...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 17, 2026
US Lawmaker Blasts SEC Crypto Overhaul—Bulls See Regulatory Reset Powering the Next Rally – Regulation Bitcoin News
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, publicly challenged SEC Chair Paul Atkins during a Feb. 11 hearing, accusing the agency of prioritizing Wall Street and billionaires over ordinary investors. She highlighted that the SEC currently has...
By Securities Docket
Blog•Feb 16, 2026
Crypto-Derivatives Regulation Is Too Fragmented
A new comparative study finds crypto‑derivatives regulation is highly fragmented across major financial hubs, despite the products mirroring traditional derivatives in structure and risk. Regulators have forced crypto‑derivatives into existing regimes, leading to divergent rules based on settlement method, underlying...
By CLS Blue Sky Blog (Columbia Law School)
Blog•Feb 14, 2026
Clustrauth API by Smart Banner Hub Offers Quantum-Safe Document Authentication with Flexible Pricing
Smart Banner Hub introduced the Clustrauth API, a REST service that provides NIST FIPS 204‑compliant, quantum‑safe document signing using a hybrid Ed25519 and ML‑DSA signature scheme. The API allows developers to sign files up to 50 MB with three lines of code...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
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
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
Blog•Feb 12, 2026
Multifractality and Its Underlying Drivers in Cryptocurrency Markets
The episode delves into a recent study examining multifractality in major cryptocurrency markets, revealing that the complex scaling behavior of assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, DEX tokens, and NFTs is driven chiefly by long-range temporal correlations rather than merely heavy‑tailed return...
By Harbourfront Quantitative
Blog•Feb 11, 2026
🏹 Robinhood: Strong Platform, Weak Crypto, Split Narrative
The episode dissects Robinhood's latest earnings, highlighting a modest EPS beat but a revenue miss at $1.28 billion, with investors zeroing in on the platform's faltering crypto segment. It examines how the slowdown in crypto trading revenue is weighing on the...
By The Options Oracle (Closing Bell Recap & Premarket)
Blog•Feb 11, 2026
Premium Investor Report #504
Premium Investor Report #504, authored by Lark Davis, delivers a technical‑analysis heavy outlook across equities, metals and crypto, highlighting a strong short bias. The S&P 500 remains in a rising wedge with breakout thresholds at 7,015 (long) and 6,900 (short). Gold...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 11, 2026
Bitcoin’s Exposure To Corporate Balance Sheets
The episode examines how corporate treasuries are influencing Bitcoin's market dynamics amid a prolonged bear phase marked by steady ETF outflows. It highlights that while institutional ETFs are withdrawing capital, public companies now hold significant Bitcoin on their balance sheets,...
By Ecoinometrics (Substack)
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Banks, Stablecoins, and Base by Coinbase: Fighting for Open Money Without Gatekeepers
The article argues that the U.S. legislative debate over stablecoins will decide whether digital dollars become bank‑like deposits or remain programmable assets that spur competition. It highlights how stablecoins now serve as payment rails, collateral, and yield sources, prompting banks...
By The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Interactive Brokers Taps Coinbase for ‘Perpetual-Style’ Crypto Futures
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) has launched nano‑sized Bitcoin and Ethereum futures by partnering with Coinbase Derivatives, offering both monthly‑expiry and perpetual‑style contracts. The new products give IBKR’s 4.5 million clients access to crypto derivatives previously limited to specialist exchanges. This follows IBKR’s...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Balancer DAO Caps Recovery Bounty at 10% After $128M Exploit
Balancer DAO approved a proposal (BIP‑908) to allocate up to 10% of any recovered assets as a bounty for the November exploit that siphoned roughly $128 million from its V2 pools. The vote achieved a 158% quorum, though only nine votes...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Kaito and Polymarket Unveil 'Attention Markets'
Kaito and Polymarket have introduced "Attention Markets," a hybrid offering that blends Kaito’s attention‑measurement technology with Polymarket’s prediction‑market platform. The new product aims to quantify cultural narratives and emerging trends across AI, finance and entertainment. Prediction‑market activity has surged 850%...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Earn High Yield From Insurance Products With Re
Re is a DeFi protocol that tokenizes access to U.S. reinsurance markets through two yield‑bearing tokens. The lower‑volatility reUSD token generates about 7% APY by investing in Treasury bills and delta‑neutral ETH basis trades, while the higher‑yield reUSDe token targets...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
New Algorithm Rapidly Generates ‘Hard’ Curves Boosting Cryptographic Security Protocols
Researchers from the University of Waterloo unveiled the first provable polynomial‑time algorithm to sample random supersingular elliptic curves with unknown endomorphism rings, eliminating the need for a trusted setup. The method runs in O(log⁴ p) gate complexity and improves to O(log¹³ p)...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 10, 2026
Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Ethereum Layer 2 Blockchain
Robinhood has launched a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum that already holds over $2.3 billion in total value locked. The testnet gives developers access to tools, documentation, and testnet‑only assets such as tokenized stocks,...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Feb 9, 2026
Herding in Commodities and Cryptocurrencies
This episode explores herding behavior beyond equities, focusing on cryptocurrency markets during geopolitical shocks and commodity ETFs across different asset classes and time scales. Recent research shows strong, asymmetric herding in crypto—especially in bearish periods and when perceived geopolitical risk...
By Harbourfront Quantitative
Blog•Feb 9, 2026
Quantum Cryptography’s Arithmetic Boost Promises More Secure Communications Networks
Researchers present Arithmetic Reconciliation, a low‑complexity protocol for continuous‑variable quantum key distribution (CVQKD) that boosts reconciliation efficiency at low signal‑to‑noise ratios. Simulations using LDPC codes show key‑sequence matching rates of 0.83–0.92 and quantization efficiencies above 95%, even at SNRs as...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 9, 2026
Unhackable Random Number Generator Sidesteps Device Flaws for Ultimate Security
Researchers from Shanxi University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have unveiled a semi‑device‑independent quantum random number generator (QRNG) that tolerates device imperfections while resisting general attacks. By imposing only an energy bound on emitted quantum states and applying the...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 9, 2026
Kyle Samani’s Hyperliquid Critique Sparks Speculation After Multicoin Exit
Kyle Samani departed Multicoin Capital and immediately launched a harsh critique of the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, calling it “everything wrong with crypto.” On‑chain analytics revealed Multicoin‑associated wallets buying more than $40 million of Hyperliquid’s HYPE token around the same time. Samani’s...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 8, 2026
Scott Aaronson, Leading Theoretical Computer Scientist, Joins StarkWare
StarkWare announced on February 5, 2026 that it has appointed Professor Scott Aaronson to its Scientific Advisory Board and is launching a quantum‑readiness program. The company says quantum computing is the biggest long‑term threat to crypto and will upgrade Starknet and Bitcoin...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 7, 2026
A Bottom Vs. The Bottom
Bitcoin's recent bounce to $70K fell short of the 200‑week SMA, leaving the market uncertain whether the $60K dip marked a true bottom. Glassnode’s profit‑loss chart shows profit and loss balances nearing convergence, suggesting capitulation may still be ahead. Meanwhile,...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 6, 2026
Ethereum Lets Go of the Rollup Story. Here Are the 6 Tokens That Benefit
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin announced that the original vision of layer‑2 rollups as "branded shards" is no longer viable, marking a strategic shift in Ethereum's scaling roadmap. The March 2024 Dencun upgrade dramatically lowered rollup data costs, accelerating migration of...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 6, 2026
Enso: Real DeFi Execution Layer
Enso is building a universal DeFi execution layer that lets applications invoke complex, multi‑step strategies with a single API call. By offering reusable templates and deterministic routes, it abstracts integrations with protocols like Aave, Curve, and cross‑chain bridges. The platform...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Feb 5, 2026
Aptos-Based Perp DEX Merkle Trade Shutters Business
Merkle Trade, the leading Aptos perpetual futures DEX, announced it will wind down operations, disabling new positions on Feb 6 and closing all positions by Feb 10. The platform, which processed nearly $30 billion in cumulative volume, will redeem its MKL token without...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Feb 5, 2026
Is BTC Postage the Same as Using a Post Office?
The episode explains that "BTC postage" simply means paying for a standard shipping label with cryptocurrency via third‑party services like uspostage.io, while the actual mail handling remains unchanged. It highlights that the only difference is the payment method, which can...
By eCommerce Fastlane
Blog•Feb 5, 2026
Aave Delegate Platform Proposes Pausing Three L2 Deployments Citing Weak Revenue
Aave's governance delegation platform has proposed pausing its V3 deployments on three underused Layer 2 networks—zkSync Era, Metis and Soneium—due to minimal user activity and revenue. The three chains together generated under $1,600 in fees over the past 30 days, while...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Feb 5, 2026
New Encryption Method Withstands Attacks From Both Computers and Artificial Intelligence
Researchers introduced Eidolon, a post‑quantum digital signature scheme built on the NP‑complete k‑colourability problem. By extending zero‑knowledge protocols and using Merkle‑tree commitments, the scheme compresses signatures from O(t n) to O(t log n). Empirical tests against integer‑linear‑programming, DSatur, and a custom graph neural...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 5, 2026
Quantum Signatures Bypass Tricky Quantum Memory with Classical Computing Power
Researchers unveiled a quantum‑digital‑signature protocol that uses classical shadows of random quantum circuits as public keys, eliminating the need for fragile quantum memory. An enhanced state‑certification primitive improves noise tolerance and cuts sample complexity, enabling a proof‑of‑principle signature on a...
By Quantum Zeitgeist
Blog•Feb 5, 2026
Perp Pioneer BitMEX Launches Hyperliquid Copy Trading
BitMEX has launched Hyperliquid Copy Trading, letting its users automatically replicate the positions of top traders on the leading perpetual futures DEX, Hyperliquid. The feature executes trades on BitMEX, supports up to five copied traders, and includes basic risk‑management tools...
By Camila Russo