Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest bought nearly $50 million of Robinhood, Bullish and Circle shares as Bitcoin dipped and US spot BTC ETFs saw $276 million in outflows. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ark-buy-robinhood-34-million-bitcoin-slip-below-66k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: February 2026
Strategy CEO eyes more preferred stock to fund Bitcoin buys
Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company is moving away from issuing and selling common stock to buy Bitcoin and isn’t interested in acquiring Bitcoin treasuries. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/strategy-ceo-preferred-stock-fund-bitcoin-buys?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Ether set for another ‘V-shaped recovery,’ says Tom Lee
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee argues Ether is close to the bottom and says investors should be thinking about opportunities instead of selling. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ether-prices-v-shaped-recovery-says-tom-lee?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Russia is blocking WhatsApp to push ‘surveillance’ app, company says
Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday that WhatsApp’s domain had been completely blocked and was inaccessible without a VPN or another workaround. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/whatsapp-accuses-russia-of-trying-to-block-it-to-push-state-backed-app?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Thailand approves crypto as underlying assets in derivatives markets
Binance Thailand’s chief executive said it is a “watershed moment” for digital assets in the country, which he says are no longer merely speculative instruments. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/thailand-approves-crypto-underlying-assets-derivatives-markets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Ethereum developers suggest using ZK tech to anonymize AI use
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation’s head of AI have proposed a method to keep users’ AI API calls private while still allowing punishment for abuse. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-devs-propose-zero-knowledge-ai-api-privacy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto lender halted withdrawals during Bitcoin’s fall last week
Despite the deposit and withdrawal halt, BlockFills customers can still place trades on the platform to open and close positions. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-lender-blockfills-suspended-withdrawals?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
US fines Paxful $4M for moving funds tied to trafficking, fraud
US prosecutors said Paxful marketed itself as a non-KYC platform and presented anti-money laundering policies that it knew “were not implemented or enforced.” Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-fines-paxful-4m-moving-funds-trafficking-fraud?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
X Money ‘external beta’ will go live in 1-2 months, Musk says
The tech billionaire revealed X Money will launch in limited beta before rolling out globally as part of the firm’s “everything app” strategy. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-x-money-external-beta-live-next-1-2-months?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Coinbase unveils crypto wallets designed specifically for AI agents
Users can set controls and permissions to allow the AI agent to manage liquidity positions and execute trades at any time of day, Coinbase said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-launches-crypto-wallets-built-ai-agents?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound