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Passing the CLARITY crypto structure bill could improve market sentiment amid the ongoing downturn, according to United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.The stalling of the CLARITY bill over concerns voiced by crypto industry executives has negatively impacted the industry, Bessent told CNBC on Friday. He said: “In a time when we are having one of these historically volatile sell-offs, I think some clarity on the CLARITY bill would give great comfort to the market, and we could move forward from there. I think if the Democrats were to take the House, which is far from my best case, then the…

The innovation and crypto regulation are not usually in sync. Nevertheless, there is a new twist to the matter as one of the big platforms is making an attempt to keep ahead of both. An announcement published by BSCNews shows that Crypto.com is the first crypto-native organization to receive the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification on artificial intelligence systems management. This will position Crypto.Com in a special place. When most of the platforms discuss the adoption of AI, only a handful of them have configured their systems to be in line with an internationally recognized governance framework. Consequently, this action is an…

12 Chainlink standard integrations landed across 7 services on Ethereum, Solana, $BNB Chain, Polygon and Robinhood Chain. Bank of England chose the network for the 2026 Synchronisation Lab and CME launched $LINK futures expanding regulated access. Chainlink posted a weekly adoption update showing 12 integrations of the Chainlink standard across seven services and five chains: $BNB Chain, Ethereum, Polygon, Robinhood Chain, and Solana. New integrations named in the update included Asseto Finance, Ondo Finance, PokemonBNB, Polymarket, Robinhood, and Tessera. ⬡ Chainlink Adoption Update ⬡ This week, there were 12 integrations of the Chainlink standard across 7 services and 5 different…

A governance dispute inside the Aave ecosystem intensified after two detailed reports offered contrasting interpretations of the protocol’s past funding and contributions ahead of a vote on a proposed $50 million package for Aave Labs. Aave Chan Initiative (ACI) founder Marc Zeller on Wednesday published what he called a transparency report reviewing Aave Labs’ historical funding and applied a return-on-investment framework to past DAO grants. Hours earlier, Aave Labs released its own contributions report outlining its role in building the protocol since 2017. The dispute centers on the “Aave Will Win” framework, a proposal asking tokenholders to approve funding worth…

More than 260,000 $ETH, worth $543 million at the time of writing, was deposited to Binance within minutes, marking one of February’s largest concentrated Ethereum inflow events. Lookonchain linked the transfers to wallets associated with Garrett Jin, also known as Bitcoin OG, from the 2010s. This move comes as $ETH tries to stabilize near $2,000 after the week of macro data revived the risk-on sentiment. Tracking the whale: Who is Garrett Jin? A big chunk of 261,024 $ETH, worth about $543 million when it was sent to Binance, became one of the biggest single-venue Ethereum events in February, and it…

Key Takeaways Anthropic is seeking a $10B funding round at a $350B valuation. The raise would nearly double its valuation and follows heavy capital commitments from Microsoft and Nvidia. Anthropic, the AI research company behind the Claude chatbot, is seeking to raise $10 billion at a $350 billion pre-investment valuation, according to the Wall Street Journal. The proposed funding would nearly double the company’s valuation from four months ago and mark one of the largest private capital raises in the AI sector this year. Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and technology-focused hedge fund Coatue Management are expected to lead the…

As tax reporting rules for digital assets evolve, holders of $XRP may be unknowingly paying more taxes than necessary, according to tax specialists and blockchain analysts. The issue is drawing attention ahead of the upcoming filing season, particularly with the rollout of updated reporting requirements that expand how cryptocurrency transactions are tracked. Cold Storage Transfers Create Cost-Basis Confusion A growing number of investors are moving $XRP tokens from exchanges into private wallets or cold storage to improve security. While such transfers are generally non-taxable events, reporting systems on many exchanges can sometimes treat the movement as a sale when the…

The $TON Foundation has announced a significant collaboration with Banxa, a company within the OSL group, to bring the power of the $TON blockchain and stablecoin payments to thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.This initiative marks a decisive step towards the large-scale adoption of blockchain-based payment solutions in the real world, particularly in one of the most dynamic regions for trade and digital innovation. $TON, Banxa, and OSL: A Synergy for Digital Transformation $TON Pay: the New Frontier of On-Chain Payments Real and Regulated Adoption: The Case of OSL and Banxa An Infrastructure Ready…

APRO Oracle has officially declared that it has formed a strategic alliance with 42Space to become their main oracle data partner in their open protocol. Through this partnership, it will redefine the way consensus capital markets operate through a combination of market mechanisms and real-time information discovery. 🟢 New Partnership Alert: APRO × 42 We’re thrilled to be trusted by @42space as their oracle data partner — the open protocol redefining how consensus capital markets work. pic.twitter.com/HMaXCyR2MA — APRO |🔶NO.1 Oracle (@APRO_Oracle) February 15, 2026 With the help of the sophisticated data infrastructure offered by APRO,42Space will be capable of…

A recent analysis video published by “The DeFi Report” reveals that the cryptocurrency markets are shifting and that the markets are now pricing in something “beyond traditional cycles.” According to the analysis, market participants are now focusing not only on speculative price movements, but also on deepening institutional integration and the permanence of DeFi (Decentralized Finance) infrastructure. The central argument is that crypto markets are no longer driven solely by Bitcoin halving cycles or simple liquidity increases. Experts note that the market is pricing in expectations of “institutional adoption” and “regulatory clarity” more strongly than ever before. In particular, spot…