The world’s largest DAT plans to convert $6 billion in bond debt to equity, claiming that it could survive an 88% Bitcoin crash. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-plans-equitize-convertible-debt-over-next-3-6-years-saylor?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Grayscale seeks to convert Aave trust into ETF on NYSE Arca
Grayscale joins Bitwise in filing to launch a standalone Aave product in the US, betting that Wall Street has retained its appetite for altcoins. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-files-convert-aave-trust-etf-launch-nyse-arca?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
TradFi giant Apollo enters crypto lending arena via Morpho deal
The $940 billion asset manager will collaborate on DeFi lending infrastructure and could acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/apollo-deepens-blockchain-play-enters-crypto-lending-via-morpho-partnership?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Solution worse than problem? Adam Back opposes BIP-110 Ordinals fix
Blockstream’s Adam Back said BIP-110 could be used to freeze user funds, but the proposal’s creator argues there are safeguards in place to prevent it. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/adam-back-opposes-bip110-fixing-arbitrary-data-spam?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
CZ says lack of onchain privacy is holding back crypto payments
Transparency, which is a hallmark feature of most cryptocurrencies, is likely one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the Binance founder said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cz-privacy-holding-back-crypto-payments?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Michael Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy amid market rout
The purchase will mark week 12 of consecutive buys by Strategy, which continues accumulating BTC despite a sharp decline in the company’s stock price. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/michael-saylor-signals-strategy-buy-bitcoin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Study suggests WLFI could act as an ‘early warning signal’ in crypto
Trump-linked WLFI dropped more than five hours before a $6.9 billion crypto liquidation event, raising questions about early market stress signals. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/wlfi-early-warning-signal-crypto-amberdata-study?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Mirae Asset agrees to buy 92% stake in Korean exchange Korbit for $93M
Mirae Asset Consulting agreed to acquire a 92.06% controlling stake in South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for about $93 million in cash. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/mirae-asset-buy-92-percent-korbit-korea-crypto-exchange?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Senators ask Bessent to probe $500M UAE stake in Trump-linked WLFI
Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim call on Treasury’s Scott Bessent to review a UAE-backed investment in the Trump-linked crypto firm over national security concerns. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/senators-urge-cfius-probe-uae-stake-trump-linked-wlfi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Institutions may get ‘fed up’ and fire Bitcoin devs over quantum: VC
Bitcoin developers must address the quantum risks to Bitcoin fast to avoid a successful “corporate takeover,” according to venture capitalist Nic Carter. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-quantum-computing-risk-institutions-developers?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound