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- Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill has ‘90% chance’ of passing by Aprilby Shaurya Malwa on February 20, 2026 at 7:05 am
The bill would clarify which digital assets fall under securities law versus Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight.
- Bitcoin difficulty jumps 15% largest increase since 2021, despite price slumpby James Van Straten on February 20, 2026 at 6:43 am
Bitcoin difficulty rebounds to 144.4T as hashrate recovers to 1 ZH/s despite multi year low hashprice.
- Bitcoin nears $68,000, gold jumps as U.S.-Iran tensions returnby Shaurya Malwa on February 20, 2026 at 6:10 am
Geopolitical tensions and a cautious tone in U.S. stocks are keeping risk appetite in check, and some strategists warn of a potential retest of 2024 lows before a more sustained recovery.
- Bitcoin logs worst first 50-day start to a year on recordby James Van Straten on February 20, 2026 at 5:47 am
Bitcoin is on course for its first ever back to back declines in January and February.
- Metaplanet CEO rebuts critics over bitcoin strategy and transparencyby James Van Straten on February 20, 2026 at 5:27 am
Simon Gerovich defends disclosure standards, options trading model, and hotel operations.
- Inside the meeting: White House favors some stablecoin rewards, tells banks it’s time to moveby Jesse Hamilton on February 19, 2026 at 10:36 pm
Sources familiar with the talks on stablecoin yields say the White House urged bankers to get on board with a deal that lets the market structure bill advance.
- Bitcoin steadies near $67,000 as traders pay for crash protectionby Krisztian Sandor on February 19, 2026 at 9:13 pm
The average bitcoin ETF investor now sits on a 20% paper loss, leaving the market vulnerable to capitulation selling if prices slide further, a Wintermute trader said.
- Latest White House talks on stablecoin yield make ‘progress’ with banks, no deal yetby Jesse Hamilton on February 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm
In the latest of a series of meetings hosted at the White House, bankers and crypto policy experts met to break down the wall halting the market structure bill.
- Eric Trump reitrates claim bitcoin is just getting started on its road to $1 millionby Olivier Acuna on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump acknowledged bitcoin’s volatility but said its upside potential outweighs the risks as prices hover below $70,000.
- Susquehanna-backed Blockfills up for sale after $75 million lending lossby Will Canny on February 19, 2026 at 5:39 pm
The Chicago-based company said it was temporarily suspending client deposits and withdrawals last week due to recent market and financial conditions.
- U.S. Federal Reserve researchers sing praises of prediction marketsby Jesse Hamilton on February 19, 2026 at 5:01 pm
A deep look at predictions on Kalshi called such platforms valuable to policymakers and researchers, according to a new Fed paper.
- Fed’s Neel Kashkari calls crypto ‘utterly useless,’ dismisses stablecoins as ‘buzzword salad’by Krisztian Sandor on February 19, 2026 at 4:39 pm
The Minneapolis Fed president said stablecoins don’t beat Venmo and argued crypto fails basic real-world tests.
- Robinhood vs. Vitalik: Why the trading app is building it own L2 while Ethereum founder cools on themby Margaux Nijkerk on February 19, 2026 at 4:22 pm
Centralized exchanges are moving forward building their own blockchain infrastructure even as the broader Ethereum ecosystem debates its future.
- Crypto for Advisors: crypto vaults explainedby Nassim Alexandre on February 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Crypto vaults explained: Learn about risk layers (smart contract, redemption), composability and how RWAs will change DeFi yields.
- Anchorage Digital offers non-U.S. banks a stablecoin stand-in for correspondent bankingby Jesse Hamilton on February 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital is launching U.S.-compliant stablecoin rails for international banks, offering faster movement of assets across borders.
- Trump-linked World Liberty taps BlackRock-backed Securitize for hotel tokenizationby Krisztian Sandor on February 19, 2026 at 3:50 pm
The companies are working to structure and tokenize loan revenue tied to the Trump Organization’s Maldives resort project.
- Mike McGlone softens bitcoin downside target to $28,000 after backlash over $10,000 callby Olivier Acuna on February 19, 2026 at 3:26 pm
Market analysts said the extreme downside scenario risked influencing real capital flows, prompting a heated public debate over bitcoin’s macro outlook.
- UAE sits on $344 million unrealized profit from its bitcoin mining operationsby Shaurya Malwa on February 19, 2026 at 2:50 pm
Royal family-linked mining rigs are producing about 4 BTC a day, turning state-backed infrastructure into a steady sovereign bitcoin machine
- Bitcoin miner Bitdeer tumbles 17% as $300 million convertible note offering spurs dilution fearsby Krisztian Sandor on February 19, 2026 at 2:40 pm
The Singapore-based bitcoin miner and AI data center firm is raising capital to repurchase notes and fund expansion.
- Finish the job on digital asset market structureby J Christopher Giancarlo on February 19, 2026 at 2:17 pm
Legislators must choose whether America leads the next generation of finance or watches from the sidelines.
- CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Bitcoin (BTC) Drops 0.3% as All Assets Declineby CoinDesk Indices on February 19, 2026 at 2:10 pm
Binance Coin (BNB) was also among the underperformers, down 0.5% from Wednesday.
- Why bitcoin’s rare oversold RSI crash signals a long, slow grind aheadby James Van Straten on February 19, 2026 at 1:31 pm
History suggests the current move could lead to consolidation around the $60,000 region in the months ahead before the next leg upward.
- Figure is debuting its tokenized stock along with upsized $150 million offeringby Krisztian Sandor on February 19, 2026 at 1:27 pm
The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.
- SocGen taps XRP Ledger for euro stablecoin distributionby Shaurya Malwa on February 19, 2026 at 1:19 pm
The French banking giant expands its euro stablecoin to a third blockchain, deepening institutional use of XRPL for compliant digital assets and onchain settlement
- Illicit networks accounted for $141 billion of the trillions of stablecoin volume in 2025by Olivier Acuna on February 19, 2026 at 12:25 pm
Sanctions-related activity accounted for 86% of illicit crypto flows last year, with most of those flows routed through stablecoin platforms, according to TRM Labs.
- $730 Billion Gone: The 100-Day Crypto Bloodbath That’s Crushing Altcoinsby Wayne Jones on February 20, 2026 at 9:03 am
According to CoinGlass, momentum gauges sit in neutral territory, reinforcing views that neither bulls nor bears dominate yet across majors.
- Pi Network (PI) After 1 Year: Growth, Challenges, and What’s Aheadby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on February 20, 2026 at 8:35 am
Despite notable advancements, PI has collapsed by almost 95% from its ATH.
- Crypto Price Analysis February-20: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPEby Duo Nine on February 20, 2026 at 8:04 am
This Friday, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum had a mostly flat week, closing up only 1%. This means buyers managed to defend the key support at $1,800. The sell momentum is also fading, which could hint at a possible reversal soon. The current resistance levels
- Will Crypto Markets React to $2B Bitcoin Options Expiring Today?by Martin Young on February 20, 2026 at 6:02 am
Another week has ended, and Friday has arrived, which means another batch of Bitcoin options contracts is expiring while spot markets remain sideways.
- SEC Chair Paul Atkins Says Regulators Should Not Panic Over Falling Crypto Pricesby Wayne Jones on February 19, 2026 at 9:40 pm
Rather than reacting to market drops, Paul Atkins signaled regulators are prioritizing crypto frameworks over price stabilization efforts.
- Bitcoin Network Stagnation: Active Supply Plateaus as Price Volatility Fadesby Chayanika Deka on February 19, 2026 at 8:06 pm
Quiet networks and idle supply point to social demotivation, which often appears before sentiment and price narratives flip.
- Important Coinbase Announcement Concerning XRP, ADA, and Other Altcoin Investorsby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on February 19, 2026 at 6:14 pm
“Borrowing up to $100K in USDC against your tokens, instantly, without selling,” the announcement reads.
- Ethereum Foundation Flags Post-Quantum Security as Core Priority in 2026 Protocol Roadmapby Chayanika Deka on February 19, 2026 at 4:26 pm
Ethereum developers plan major protocol changes in 2026, combining scaling, security hardening, and UX improvements following last year’s network upgrades.
- Pi Network’s PI Dominates the Altcoin Market, Yet Bears See Storm Aheadby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on February 19, 2026 at 3:10 pm
Painful decline or a bull run to $1: what is next for PI?
- Bitcoin Price Prediction: What Is the Most Probable Next Move for BTC as Momentum Stays Weak?by Shayan Markets on February 19, 2026 at 1:32 pm
Bitcoin is trading under sustained pressure after losing key higher-timeframe support levels, with the price structure showing a clear transition from distribution to a developing downtrend. Momentum remains weak, and recent rebounds appear corrective rather than impulsive, keeping downside risk elevated in the near term. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe,
- 200M XRP Pulled From Binance – Bullish Signal or False Alarm?by Wayne Jones on February 19, 2026 at 12:52 pm
Some analysts note withdrawals can reflect conviction, as traders rarely shift assets off platforms during panic phases suddenly.
- $27.8B in Unrealized Losses Hit Bitcoin Self-Custody Holders as ETFs Shed $8.5Bby Wayne Jones on February 19, 2026 at 10:52 am
ETF capital flight mirrors private wallet stress, suggesting institutions and individuals are reacting to the same pressure worldwide now.
- Ripple (XRP) Drops 5% Daily, Bitcoin (BTC) Slips to $67K: Market Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on February 19, 2026 at 9:24 am
M, HASH, and ZEC have plunged the most in the past 24 hours.
- Big Bitcoin Price Move on the Horizon: Is BTC About to Drop Below $60K?by Jordan Lyanchev on February 19, 2026 at 8:01 am
Analysts are expecting a volatile near-term future for BTC, with some questioning whether new lows are on their way.
- Bitcoin Range-Bound Under Pressure as Analysts Eye $55,000by Martin Young on February 19, 2026 at 7:20 am
The longer Bitcoin remains rangebound, the more likely it is to fall further as the bear market deepens.
- CoinFello Debuts Onchain AI Agent at ETHDenverby Chainwire on February 19, 2026 at 7:05 am
[PRESS RELEASE – Denver, Colorado, February 18th, 2026] CoinFello, an AI agent capable of interacting directly with smart contracts, will be introduced to ETHDenver attendees during the conference’s opening ceremonies. The debut provides attendees with early access to CoinFello through a special preview application called BuffiBot, created by the CoinFello team. For ETHDenver, CoinFello developed
- ICON Amsterdam Reports Record 2025 Performance and Announces Planned U.S. Expansion for 2026by Chainwire on February 19, 2026 at 7:05 am
[PRESS RELEASE – Amsterdam, Netherlands, February 18th, 2026] ICON Amsterdam today announced that it closed 2025 with its strongest financial performance to date, marking a milestone year following a period of internal restructuring and operational realignment. The company also confirmed that it is preparing to explore expansion into the United States in 2026. According to
- Bitcoin Still Being Bought, Just Much More Cautiously: Reportby Chayanika Deka on February 18, 2026 at 10:02 pm
Short-term Bitcoin buyers are becoming cautious, and accumulation is slowing even as net positions stay positive.
- Relative-Value Strategies Beat Directional Bets as Crypto Volatility Bitesby Wayne Jones on February 18, 2026 at 8:13 pm
Crypto funds shifted to market-neutral trades as volatility punished directional bets and triggered a fourth straight month of losses.
- How Aave Could Help End Crypto Winter, According to Bitwiseby Chayanika Deka on February 18, 2026 at 6:24 pm
Bitwise exec said that Aave’s governance proposal stands out as a positive development for DeFi during the crypto downturn.
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- Bitcoin eyes new liquidity as the Fed’s $18.5 billion repo spike reignites money printer chatterby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 19, 2026 at 9:10 pm
Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, continued its price struggles as traders weighed two stress-tinged signals from the US financial ecosystem. This week, there was a sudden $18.5 billion Federal Reserve overnight repo operation, and Blue Owl Capital has decided to permanently halt redemptions from a retail-focused private credit fund. In another era, either The post Bitcoin eyes new liquidity as the Fed’s $18.5 […]
- XRP sentiment hits a 5-week high as money rotates away from Bitcoin and Ethereumby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 19, 2026 at 7:35 pm
XRP is attracting institutional money and a burst of bullish positioning, even as much of the crypto industry remains stuck in a risk-off tape. According to a CoinShares report, XRP is the best-performing crypto token this year, attracting around $150 million in fresh capital, while Bitcoin and Ethereum have registered cumulative outflows of around $1.5 billion. The The post XRP sentiment hits a 5-week high as money rotates away from Bitcoin […]
- Bitcoin ETFs go to zero sooner than you’d think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since Octoberby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 19, 2026 at 5:05 pm
The headline may look like ragebait but at the current outflow rate its an objective truth. Since Bitcoin hit its all-time high last October, US spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen outflows on 55 days out of 89. If this doesn’t turn around before the next halving there will be a lot less BTC inside ETF The post Bitcoin ETFs go to zero sooner than you’d think if outflows don’t slow down as $8.5B leaves since October appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Oil spiking above $70 could cause new Bitcoin selloff if the Fed turns less patientby Gino Matos on February 19, 2026 at 3:45 pm
Oil isn’t supposed to be the story in 2026. The macro narrative powering “cuts soon, liquidity soon” trades relies on disinflation staying intact. However, Brent jumped 4.35% to $70.35 on Feb. 18, and WTI surged 4.59% to $65.19 after headlines revived the risk of a US-Iran conflict and Russia-Ukraine talks ended without breakthroughs. This isn’t The post Oil spiking above $70 could cause new Bitcoin selloff if the Fed turns less patient […]
- The CLARITY Act stalling keeps some crypto trading offshore — and US citizens get pushed outby Gino Matos on February 19, 2026 at 2:15 pm
Hyperliquid launched a policy center in Washington on Feb. 18, seeded with 1 million HYPE tokens worth roughly $28 million, led by Jake Chervinsky, the crypto lawyer who spent years building the industry’s Capitol Hill playbook. The Hyperliquid Policy Center operates as a 501(c)(4) focused on decentralized finance and perpetual derivatives. This isn’t just another The post The CLARITY Act stalling keeps some crypto trading offshore — and US […]
- Crypto companies being funded again sound great, until you trace where the money actually landsby Gino Matos on February 19, 2026 at 12:30 pm
Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650 million this week, the same size as its 2022 vehicle, raised into a venture market Fortune calls a “mass extinction event.” The headline reads like a vote of confidence: institutional capital returning, crypto winter thawing, alt season loading. But peel back one layer and the picture warps. The post Crypto companies being funded again sound great, until you trace where the money actually […]
- A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins may never rallyby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 19, 2026 at 10:59 am
Bitcoin’s grip on the crypto market is tightening again, and the numbers behind that shift help explain why a broad basket of altcoins is unlikely to beat the top crypto. Data from CoinMarketCap indicate that Bitcoin’s dominance is edging upwards towards 60% of the total crypto market capitalization. In comparison, altcoins’ dominance has been trending The post A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins […]
- New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpayby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 18, 2026 at 10:10 pm
At 7:12 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February, an email lands with a subject line that looks harmless enough: “Your tax forms are ready.” For Maya, a part-time designer who bought a little Bitcoin during the 2021 hype, then sold small chunks across a couple of apps when life got expensive, it feels like The post New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay appeared first on […]
- Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since Augustby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 18, 2026 at 8:10 pm
Peter Thiel went to zero in ETHZilla, and the ETH treasury company trade just got a lot more real On Feb. 17, an amended 13G/A posted to ETHZilla’s investor site listed Peter Thiel and Founders Fund-related vehicles at zero shares and 0.0% beneficial ownership. The filing also stamped a “date of event” of Dec. 31, The post Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August appeared first […]
- Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same timeby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 18, 2026 at 6:05 pm
Bitcoin’s ongoing price struggles is turning into a market defined less by “bad news” and more by mechanics, the kind that can keep a downtrend alive even when selling looks tired. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the BTC price is down approximately 46% from the record high near $126,000 set in early October 2025 and trading The post Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time appeared […]
- US Plans Sprawling Base For 5,000 International Troops In Southern Gazaby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 9:15 am
US Plans Sprawling Base For 5,000 International Troops In Southern Gaza “The Board of Peace is going to almost be looking over the United Nations and making sure it runs properly,” Trump claimed in Thursday remarks during the inaugural meeting of the panel in Washington. He said this in response to some allies – which are not participating – recently complaining that post-Gaza war reconstruction should be directly under UN […]
- Just When You Thought The BBC Couldn’t Get Any More Repugnant…by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 8:30 am
Just When You Thought The BBC Couldn’t Get Any More Repugnant… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, The BBC is under fire for a headline that branded 23-year-old conservative student Quentin Deranque as a “far-right student” after he was fatally beaten by a mob of far-left militants in Lyon, France. Critics are calling it blatant bias, turning the victim into the villain while downplaying the attackers’ extremism. […]
- Danish Navy Intercepts, Detains Iran-Flagged Cargo Shipby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 7:45 am
Danish Navy Intercepts, Detains Iran-Flagged Cargo Ship Denmark detained a container vessel previously blacklisted by Washington under last year’s sweeping Iran sanctions on Thursday, amid suspicions it was operating under a false flag. The Nora was seized after authorities determined it was allegedly sailing under the flag of Comoros without authorization. The ship is now anchored in Danish waters pending further investigation, […]
- Escobar: Munich (In)Security Conference Targets Re-Colonization Of The Global Southby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 7:00 am
Escobar: Munich (In)Security Conference Targets Re-Colonization Of The Global South Authored by Pepe Escobar, The path towards 5th Generation War will accelerate. We are entering the next stage of an “omnipresent battlefield.” No one ever lost money betting on major farce taking over every Munich (In)Security Conference. But the 62nd edition this past weekend did send the Stupidity-O-Meter off the charts. First of all, the […]
- Brits Spied On Paul Thacker, Matt Taibbi According To ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ Memoby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 4:25 am
Brits Spied On Paul Thacker, Matt Taibbi According To ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ Memo Authored by Paul D. Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, The British media has been consumed the last week over a scandal involving political operatives working for the British Labour Party who hired a PR firm to investigate seven reporters—one of whom is me. One close advisor to Prime Minister Starmer has resigned, and the British government has […]
- IMF Urges Beijing To Curb Industrial Subsidies As Flood Of Chinese Goods Crushes Global Industrial Basesby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 4:00 am
IMF Urges Beijing To Curb Industrial Subsidies As Flood Of Chinese Goods Crushes Global Industrial Bases China’s factory overcapacity is the result of Beijing’s long-running industrial policies. Years of state support have built more factory capacity than domestic demand can absorb in the world’s second-largest economy, flooding global markets with low-priced goods, from EVs to TVs. The end result is a growing risk of hollowing out […]
- Ex-CIA Analyst Peels Back The US Information Operation In Iranby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 3:35 am
Ex-CIA Analyst Peels Back The US Information Operation In Iran Authored by former CIA officer Larry Johnson As part of the US campaign to engineer a regime change in Iran, the US military and intelligence community are using Operational Preparation of the Environment aka OPE. OPE is defined in joint publications (e.g., JP 3-05 Special Operations) as non-intelligence activities conducted prior to or in preparation for potential […]
- California Ranks Worst State For Air Quality, Wyoming Cleanestby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 3:10 am
California Ranks Worst State For Air Quality, Wyoming Cleanest Wyoming’s air contains less than half the particle pollution found in California. Across the country, fine particle pollution levels range from just over 4 µg/m³ to nearly 12 µg/m³, a gap shaped by wildfire exposure, population density, and industrial activity. This map, via Visual Capitalist’s DorothY Neufeld, ranks all 50 states by average particle pollution, […]
- How Bhattacharya’s NIH Is Rethinking China, DEI, And High‑Risk Labsby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 2:45 am
How Bhattacharya’s NIH Is Rethinking China, DEI, And High‑Risk Labs Authored by Jeff Louderback, Jan Jekielek via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), For decades, scientists have looked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as an agency that publishes papers, according to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2026. Irene Luo/The Epoch Times Under […]
- Tesla Scores FCC Waiver For Wireless Cybercab Charging Systemby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 2:20 am
Tesla Scores FCC Waiver For Wireless Cybercab Charging System On Wednesday, Tesla’s first Cybercab officially rolled off the production line in Texas. The Model Y robotaxi is a two-passenger, self-driving EV with no steering wheel or pedals, though it will have a human “safety monitor” in most cases. Congratulations to the Tesla team on making the first production Cybercab! https://t.co/TFSVQcbME5 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) […]
- Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal, Legitimate Autism Centers Face Closureby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 1:55 am
Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal, Legitimate Autism Centers Face Closure Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Minnesota autism center for adults and children, which has been operating for more than 20 years, is facing closure in the wake of the massive fraud scandal in the state that dates back more than a decade and involves more than $9 billion of U.S. taxpayer money. The Holland Center in Minnetonka, Minn., […]
- Do Democrat Cities And States Love Rolling In Their Own Filth?by Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 1:30 am
Do Democrat Cities And States Love Rolling In Their Own Filth? Were Democrats raised in a barn? It’s far worse – they were raised in places like San Francisco where sanitation standards are not far from street poop capitals like India. There’s just something about left wing government that attracts a stench. Maybe it’s the laziness and the entitlement of socialism. Maybe it’s the inevitable economic malaise beating people […]
- Trump Orders Release Of All Files Related To UFOs & Aliensby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 1:20 am
Trump Orders Release Of All Files Related To UFOs & Aliens Update (2020ET): President Trump has just issued a statement via his social media feed that he will order the release of any and all files related to UFOs and aliens… “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related […]
- US Investigating Portland Public Schools For Racial Discriminationby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 1:05 am
US Investigating Portland Public Schools For Racial Discrimination Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Federal officials are investigating Portland Public Schools in Oregon for alleged racial discrimination in the district’s Center for Black Student Excellence (CBSE) program, the U.S. Department of Education stated on Feb. 17. The U.S. Department of Education building in Washington on April 28, […]
- Watch: Iran, Russia, China Joint Drills Kick Off In Crowded Waters As NOTAM Issuedby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 12:40 am
Watch: Iran, Russia, China Joint Drills Kick Off In Crowded Waters As NOTAM Issued The previously reported Iran-Russia-China joint naval drills have kicked off Thursday in Iran’s increasingly crowded southern waters, as the United States continues expanding its military presence in the Arabian Sea. Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Hassan Maqsudlu has made it clear that part of the purpose of the exercise is to “prevent any unilateral […]
- Disaster On The Potomac: What Role DEI Played In America’s Worst Sewage Spillby Tyler Durden on February 20, 2026 at 12:15 am
Disaster On The Potomac: What Role DEI Played In America’s Worst Sewage Spill Via American Greatness, More than 240 million gallons of raw sewage has spilled into the Potomac River since a pipe burst last month, and the lackluster response of the DC Water Board is raising questions about the competency of those in charge. Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes was appointed as Chair of the DC Water Board by the Democratic Mayor of […]
- Boasberg Rubber-Stamps DOJ Request To Keep FBI-Twitter Payments Secretby Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 11:50 pm
Boasberg Rubber-Stamps DOJ Request To Keep FBI-Twitter Payments Secret When the Twitter files hit in December of 2022, they revealed that the Biden administration had paid Twitter at least $3.4 million between October 2019 and February 2021 to reimburse the pre-Musk, left-leaning social media giant for a flood of requests. During this period, the Biden DOJ was going after vaccine skeptics, lab-leak proponents, 2020 election […]
- Hawaii Bills Would Allow Gov’t To Quarantine People, Enter Property, Seize Firearms, & Suspend Lawsby Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 11:25 pm
Hawaii Bills Would Allow Gov’t To Quarantine People, Enter Property, Seize Firearms, & Suspend Laws Authored by Jon Fleetwood, The Hawaii Legislature is advancing companion legislation that would formally codify sweeping emergency powers for the governor and county officials—including authority to quarantine individuals, enter private property without consent, suspend laws, and seize control of infrastructure—under the […]
- Done With Winter? Not So Fast As Weekend Snowstorm Risk Rises For US Eastby Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Done With Winter? Not So Fast As Weekend Snowstorm Risk Rises For US East Meteorologists on X are posting new weather models showing a setup for a potentially serious winter storm threat that could blanket parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with wintry precipitation from Sunday into Monday. The elevated risk of a major snow threat is notable because the peak of Northern Hemisphere winter in the Lower 48 has already passed and […]
- Small Businesses Compete… Why Can’t Credit Card Companies?by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Small Businesses Compete… Why Can’t Credit Card Companies? Authored by Adam Temple via RealClearPolitics, Families aren’t the only ones who’ve been struggling with affordability for years. So have the small businesses that power the American economy and create the majority of new jobs. There’s no shortage of commonsense ideas to give job creators relief, but President Trump just highlighted one of the most important: Stop […]
- Trump’s War Room Assesses The Midterms: It’s The Economy, Stupidby Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 10:20 pm
Trump’s War Room Assesses The Midterms: It’s The Economy, Stupid The 2026 midterms are (as always) shaping up to be the most consequential off-year election in a generation, and the people closest to Donald Trump know it. If Republicans lose the House or Senate, Trump’s second-term agenda will be stopped dead in its tracks. That reality brought Trump administration officials, pollsters, and House Republicans together Tuesday […]
- Medical Groups Sue FTC Over Probe Into Gender Dysphoria Treatmentsby Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Medical Groups Sue FTC Over Probe Into Gender Dysphoria Treatments Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Two medical groups on Feb. 17 sued the federal government over its probe into the organizations’ recommendations for children with gender dysphoria, or the belief that they are a different gender. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington on Aug. 6, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The […]
- NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Kills Plan To Allow Robotaxi Operations Outside NYCby Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 9:40 pm
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Kills Plan To Allow Robotaxi Operations Outside NYC New York Governor Kathy Hochul has withdrawn a proposal that would allow commercial robotaxi pilot operations outside New York City limits without a human safety operator in the vehicle. The decision was first reported by Bloomberg News earlier Thursday and is a major setback for Waymo as it attempts a rapid US expansion this year. Bloomberg reported: The […]
- Why Exactly Did They Destroy The Border?by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Why Exactly Did They Destroy The Border? Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, Why would any president destroy the U.S. southern border? The Left typically “pounces” on anyone daring to suggest that the Biden administration had green-lighted illegal immigration to gain new constituents for agendas that otherwise were without broad public support. The Left smears critics of open borders as racist […]
- Just When You Thought Obama’s Tower Of Doom Couldn’t Get Any More Ugly…by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Just When You Thought Obama’s Tower Of Doom Couldn’t Get Any More Ugly… Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, Barack Obama’s infamous Presidential Center in Chicago, already slammed as a dystopian “prison-like” monstrosity, has just received a bizarre new update that’s ignited widespread mockery online. The addition of disjointed words from one of Obama’s speeches has been dubbed “headache-inducing,” […]
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- Arizona: Why the Grand Canyon State is the epicenter of America’s coming stormby Ramon Tomey on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The book “Arizona: Ground Zero of America’s Coming Storm” identifies the Grand Canyon State as a primary target for sabotage and destabilization d…
- DNA match eludes investigators in Nancy Guthrie case, sheriff confirmsby Belle Carter on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that DNA from gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s residence did not match any profiles in the Combine…
- Trump Becomes the Glyphosate President: Declares Deadly Weed Killer a National Defense Resourceby Mike Adams on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 am
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The Defiant Defi News. The Defiant curates, digests, and analyzes all the major developments in decentralized finance, so that you can stay informed and smart about the most cutting-edge and fastest-changing corner of crypto and finance.
- Kraken Acquires Magna for Early Token Supporton February 20, 2026 at 12:05 am
The acquisition closed on Friday and should enable Kraken to work closely with token teams early in development.
- Base’s Shift Away From Optimism Raises Questions About Superchain’s Futureon February 19, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Analysts told The Defiant that the move tests whether Optimism’s shared revenue model is sustainable in the long term.
- Ethereum Foundation Sets 2026 Protocol Prioritieson February 19, 2026 at 8:37 pm
The EF announced its 2026 Protocol priorities, emphasizing scalability, user experience, and security, as the network prepares for the Glamsterdam upgrade.
- Aptos Pivots Tokenomics Towards Performance-Driven Deflationon February 19, 2026 at 8:32 pm
The Layer 1 network proposes token buybacks, raising gas fees by 10x, and reducing the staking rewards rate.
- Hack VC-Backed Nillion to Shut Down Its Chain on Cosmos, Shift Focus to Ethereumon February 19, 2026 at 7:22 pm
The migration comes just months after Cosmos announced it’s stepping back from efforts to turn the Cosmos Hub into a smart contract platform as TVL declines.
- Exclusive: Eric Trump Calls Maldives Hotel First of Many Real Estate Tokenization Projectson February 19, 2026 at 7:16 pm
The new project highlights World Liberty Financial’s broader push to bring traditional assets on-chain.
- Etherfi, Scroll’s Top Fee-Generator, Leaves for Optimismon February 19, 2026 at 6:50 pm
Both etherfi and Optimism described the transition as a long-term partnership.
- Anchorage Digital Launches Regulated ‘Stablecoin Solutions’on February 19, 2026 at 5:16 pm
Anchorage Digital has launched a new offering called Stablecoin Solutions, enabling banks to perform near-instant USD settlements.
- PayPal’s PYUSD Supply Crosses $4 Billionon February 19, 2026 at 4:15 pm
PYUSD has become the fourth-largest stablecoin on L2 Arbitrum after a partnership with USDai.
- CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures Tradingon February 19, 2026 at 3:44 pm
CME Group is set to commence 24/7 cryptocurrency futures trading on its CME Globex platform.













































































































