Monthly Archives: February 2026

House Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over World Liberty Financial’s push for a national trust bank charter, citing systemic risk. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-press-treasury-on-trump-world-liberty-financial?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Tether’s USDT is nearing its largest monthly supply drop since the collapse of FTX, with whales and smart money traders continuing to reduce their USDT holdings. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-usdt-biggest-monthly-decline-ftx-collapse?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Spot Bitcoin ETFs approach a five-week outflow streak, with $2.7 billion in net redemptions year-to-date, as BTC posts one of its weakest starts to a year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-166-million-outflow-btc-worst-yearly-start?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Metaplanet’s Simon Gerovich hit back at critics who accused the company of hiding losses and key details of its Bitcoin bets, as investor anger over leveraged Bitcoin treasuries spreads. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-ceo-denies-misleading-investors-bitcoin-disclosures?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Lawmakers criticize South Korea’s Financial Services Commission after Bithumb mistakenly credited 620,000 BTC and the probe faces delays. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-fsc-delay-bithumb-probe-bitcoin-error?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The on-chain analytics firm‘s focus on decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens had fallen out of step with the industry‘s current trajectory. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/parsec-defi-nft-analytics-platform-closes-market-volatility?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt reportedly refocused crypto and bank lobby talks on a crypto bill to allow stablecoin rewards tied to transaction activity. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-banks-meet-white-house-stablecoin-rewards?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitdeer has launched its second-ever convertible senior note offering, which has seen its shares tumble 29% so far this year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitdeer-stock-drops-17-after-convertible-senior-note-offering?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says crypto is “utterly useless” compared to AI, and that pro-stablecoin arguments are “a buzzword salad.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-neel-kashkari-lashes-crypto-and-stablecoins?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Sanctions evasion networks, guarantee marketplaces, and large-scale money laundering schemes dominated illicit stablecoin use, says TRM Labs. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/illicit-stablecoin-activity-hits-five-year-high-at-141b-trm-labs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound