Monthly Archives: February 2026

Chainalysis says that despite the rising use of crypto in trafficking networks, the transparency of blockchain may give visibility into the operations, aiding law enforcement. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-use-in-human-trafficking-networks-surged-in-2025-chainalysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Israeli authorities said a military reservist and a civilian were arrested after allegedly using classified information to place bets related to military strikes on Iran. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/israel-arrests-two-polymarket-trades-militiary-strikes?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin open interest falls to $34 billion as investor demand dries up and traders’ concerns shift to worrying US macroeconomic data. Is TradFi exiting BTC? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-open-interest-hits-lows-not-seen-since-2024-is-tradfi-abandoning-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin has seen record realized losses in one of the cryptocurrency’s largest-ever capitulation events as short-term holders sold at steep losses amid its decline. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-suffers-losses-rivaling-2021-crash-as-capitulation-continues?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Al Green is running against Christian Menefee in the Democratic Party primary elections next month, with Texas one of the first states to vote. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-pac-spending-against-al-green-texas-primary?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

CFTC chair Mike Selig launched the Innovation Advisory Committee in January, nominating 12 members as charter members before expanding the final list to 35 on Thursday. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-innovation-advisory-committee-includes-crypto-execs?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Coinbase’s fourth-quarter earnings missed Wall Street expectations, with the crypto exchange reporting its first net loss since the third quarter of 2023. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-667m-loss-q4-earnings-miss-crypto-market-crash?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin appears trapped within a capitulation zone where long-term holders continue to sell, and bearish onchain metrics hint at further downside. Will a drop to $40,000 mark the final price bottom? Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-in-capitulation-zone-as-traders-debate-when-btc-price-will-bottom?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Traditional risk-weightings and models cannot account for crypto’s high volatility or market behavior, according to a Federal Reserve paper. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fed-initial-margin-crypto-derivative?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The dollar-backed token, USDCBL, will serve as collateral for onchain perps, with cash and Treasury reserves generating yield retained within the protocol. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/aptos-incubated-decibel-to-launch-protocol-native-stablecoin-via-stripe-owned-bridge-ahead-of-mainnet?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound