Social•Feb 19, 2026
Bitcoin Core Dev Delays Quantum‑resistance Until Threat Materializes
It sounds like Bitcoin core dev Matt Corallo wants to wait until the quantum threat becomes real to start working on it https://t.co/CLMWr1HiYS
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Matt Clarifies He Doesn’t Speak for Bitcoin Developers
Does Matt speak for other Bitcoin devs? "No, but I can accurately represent what other people's views are." https://t.co/YkrNQk3AEv
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
CrossBorderCap Predicts Bitcoin Bearish Trend in 2026
I've had @crossbordercap on the @new_era_finance podcast. He mentioned that he thinks that 2026 will be bearish for #Bitcoin. Why did Michael say this? Watch it here: https://t.co/tQC1N49g7P
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Crypto's Trillion‑dollar Market Is Vastly Under‑appreciated
Most people under-appreciate how large the addressable market is for crypto. Crypto is updating the entire financial system, from trading to payments to lending and more. Multiple trillions of dollars of revenue up for grabs.
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Ethereum L1 Research Accelerates: Scaling, UX, Security
Ethereum L1 protocol research is taking leaps forward in 2026. A good post from @ralexstokes: https://t.co/XPa4bmYnJF * Scale * Improve UX * Harden
By Vitalik Buterin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Boards Urge CFOs to Embrace Stablecoins for Crypto Adoption
Great to be back on with @MariaBartiromo discussing Ripple’s banner year and accelerating momentum as we start 2026. Already, we are actively seeing Boards and CEOs pushing their CFOs and treasurers to understand how they can leverage and benefit from...
By Brad Garlinghouse
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Justin Sun Endures Criticism Yet Stands With Community
Everyone gave $TRX founder, Justin Sun, a hard time over the years but he's the only one that didn't nuke on his community. One of the few good guys in the Crypto space 🫡 https://t.co/6JHZ2clRvv
By Nebraskan Gooner
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Bearish 2026 Altcoin Outlook? I'm Still Bullish
Everyone is bearish on the markets for 2026 for #Altcoins & #Crypto. That's why I'm bullish. Why? Watch the update here: https://t.co/kXSq63GAq1
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Agent Economy Bottleneck Shifts From Intelligence to Identity
New on the not-a-newsletter... KYA Now https://t.co/QX96zNPFUt Sean Neville, co-founder of Circle, was quoted in A16Z’s “17 things we’re excited about for crypto in 2026”. He said that the bottleneck in the agent economy “is shifting from intelligence to identity”. https://t.co/eUPxXe5X4K
By Dave Birch
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Earn NEAR by Deploying Agents to Detect Fraud
A competition dropped on Agent Market for 1000 NEAR Unleash agents to find fraud and win part of this prize. https://t.co/5Zm51CTmQI
By Illia Polosukhin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
67K Bitcoin Support Determines 40K Drop or 90K Surge
Bitcoin is sitting at a major 67K support. If we lose this level, a move toward 40K becomes realistic, possibly even slightly below. But if support holds, the bounce scenario targets the 86K-90K area. This level decides everything. #Bitcoin #Crypto...
By Ivan on Tech
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Crypto Landscape Heating Up: Policy, Markets, and Tech Updates
Crypto things you might have missed: -White House stablecoin meeting today -Crypto bill by end of April (Moreno) -Coinbase: Banks blocking crypto bill -"Bitcoin to zero" searches at 2022 highs -@brave launches updated Brave Search API -CME to launch crypto futures & options
By Wendy O
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Polymarket Climbs to #2 Crypto Traffic, Beating Coinbase, Binance
Polymarket has risen to 2nd place globally in web traffic among all crypto platforms, уступая only to Robinhood, and even surpassing Coinbase and Binance. https://t.co/Tv1NapohcA
By Crypto Jack
Social•Feb 19, 2026
ETH's Lower Sweep May Spark Bullish Divergence Reversal
Similarly for $ETH, it looks to be that we're sweeping lower to be getting some traction on the markets and liquidity. This would generate a bullish divergence of which we can finally start seeing reversal signs. https://t.co/8PSixZBx0I
By Michaël van de Poppe
Social•Feb 19, 2026
FOCIL + EIP‑8141 Ensure Near‑Instant, Censorship‑Resistant Inclusion
There is also an important synergy between FOCIL and AA (EIP-8141, which is based on 7701): 8141 makes not just smart accounts (including multisig, quantum-resistant signatures, key changes, gas sponsorship) first-class citizens, it also can do the same for privacy protocols...
By Vitalik Buterin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Real‑time 24/7 Global Payments Now Available Instantly
At @Lightspark we first focused on the most difficult global money movement problem: realtime, 24/7 P2P for banks. It gave us superpowers now available for B2B, B2C payouts, global pay-ins/virtual accounts, and treasury management. Same day setup: https://t.co/1cRJucmFKd
By David Marcus
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Aave DAO Rejects Mandatory Voter Disclosure, Stani Explains
A recent vote to have Aave DAO voters disclose the owners of their wallets, plus any conflicts of interest, failed. Stani Kulechov gave a good reason for why he voted against 👇 #aavedao #governance #cryptovoting
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Earn Bitcoin by Holding USDC with Coinbase One
New way to stack sats: hold USDC, earn Bitcoin. Sometimes the smaller features are the coolest ones. Coinbase One members can choose to receive their weekly rewards in either BTC or USDC, rolling out now.
By Brian Armstrong
Social•Feb 19, 2026
Gemini Adds Crypto and Credit Card Funding for Prediction Markets
NEW: Users can now fund their prediction market trades with crypto and credit cards on Gemini 🤝 https://t.co/HJZcd1AuOZ
By Tyler Winklevoss says: Gemini won't hire ex-SEC chair's students
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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