Monthly Archives: February 2026

Ethereum’s validator backlog has surged past 4 million ETH, pushing wait times beyond 70 days as more than 30% of supply is now locked in staking. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitwise-acquire-chorus-one-crypto-staking-demand-surges?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Aave says all current and future products will move under Aave Labs, while the Family wallet iOS app is wound down and user accounts remain supported. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/aave-shuts-down-avara-family-wallet-refocus-defi?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto.com has spun out its prediction markets business into a standalone platform after reporting explosive growth, entering a crowded but booming industry. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-com-launches-new-prediction-market-platform-after-40x-growth?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The grocery giveaways come as Kalshi and Polymarket continue to top overall prediction market trading volumes, which are now consistently above $400 million per day. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/polymarket-kalshi-giving-away-free-groceries-nyc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Analysis of 227 million USDC and USDT balance updates found that 43% were dust transfers under $1, said Coin Metrics. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-post-fusaka-dust-attacks-overstated-making-only-11-of-txs-research?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The site lets users set an hourly rate for tasks from errands to business meetings. It was built using AI agents in a “Ralph loop,” a form of vibe coding. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-dev-launches-website-for-agentic-ai-rent-a-human?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said Payward’s revenues were “well balanced” in 2025, split almost evenly between trading and asset-based revenues. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-parent-payward-revenues-jump-crypto-traders-flock-in?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The Ethereum co-founder said many layer‑2s have failed to decentralize and continue to be mediated by multisig bridges instead of inheriting Ethereum’s security advantages. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-scaling-pivot-l2s-mainnet-vitalik-buterin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto traders usually view negative funding rates as a buy signal, but this week’s volatility US earnings outcome may cloud the value of the signal for ETH investors. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/eth-funding-rate-turns-negative-but-us-macro-conditions-mute-the-buy-signal?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50 US states. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nevada-enforcement-action-coinbase-wagering?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound