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BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury company, purchased 45,759 ether $ETH$1,985.50 last week, extending its buying spree despite the sharp pullback in crypto prices. The haul was the largest weekly purchase this year in token terms, bringing the firm’s total $ETH holdings to 4,371,497 tokens, the company said in a Monday update. That’s equivalent to $8.7 billion at current prices, while the company is estimated to be sitting on almost $8 billion in paper losses. The firm also raised its cash pile to $670 million, alongside its small bitcoin BTC$68,070.96 stash and equity stakes, including a $200 million…

In the latest installment of their “Crypto Playbook” series, Fortune editors Jeff John Roberts and Leo Schwartz assess the performance of cryptocurrency markets in 2025 and share their predictions for 2026. Experts point out that the “early stage” excuse for crypto is over and that institutional adoption has reached a new level. The analysis states that 2025 will be one of the biggest years in crypto history. In particular, the passage of important legislation in the US, such as the Stablecoin Act and the Genius Act, has brought regulatory clarity to the market. According to analysts, Bitcoin hovering around $90,000…

The U.K.’s crypto regulatory framework is moving in the right direction, but not fast enough to support the country’s ambitions of becoming a global digital asset hub, Andrew MacKenzie, CEO of sterling stablecoin developer Agant, told CoinDesk. The government has repeatedly pledged to position London as a center for global crypto and digital asset activity. However, comprehensive legislation governing stablecoins and wider crypto activity is expected to be approved by parliament only later this year and won’t come into force until 2027. MacKenzie said this timeline contradicts the government’s goal of remaining globally competitive within the industry. “I think the…

South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchanges Bithumb and Upbit have announced they will list the Aztec ($AZTEC) token. According to the announcement, $AZTEC will be traded against KRW (South Korean won), $BTC, and $USDT. Bithumb announced that $AZTEC will only be available for deposits and withdrawals via the Ethereum network. They emphasized that transfers across other networks will not be supported. Deposit and withdrawal transactions are scheduled to begin within two hours of the announcement, with transactions officially starting at 4:30 PM on February 20, 2026. The reference price is set at 27.70 KRW, and deposits will require 33 block confirmations. Upbit…

BRICS nations, including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and many other nations, have publicly discussed reducing reliance on the US dollar in cross-border trade. But new news is circulating on X that BRICS nations are in talks with Ripple, a leading cross-border payment solution, to create a global digital currency and may use the $XRP Ledger for payments between member countries. So Coinpedia stepped in to fact-check whether the claim is real or just another rumor. Who Made This Claim? An X user known as “Ledger Man” claimed that BRICS countries were “talking with Ripple” to use the $XRP…

A Hex Trust executive confirmed that Ripple backs the company’s goal to bring institutions into the $XRP DeFi ecosystem. At Consensus 2026 in Hong Kong, Giorgia Pellizzari, Chief Product Officer and Head of Custody at Hex Trust, explained how the firm allows institutions to use native $XRP as collateral, hold it in regulated custody, and issue a one-to-one wrapped version called wXRP across multiple blockchains. Key Points Georgia Pellizzari said Hex Trust acts as the Ripple-backed issuer of wXRP, enabling institutions to use $XRP in DeFi across HyperEVM, Ethereum, Optimism, and Solana. The company launched wXRP last December in Hong…

The Ethereum price consolidation in a narrow range below $2,170, to regain its bearish momentum for a continued correction ahead. The horizontal level at $1,765 and ascending trendline present around $1,600 stand as key price support for $ETH buyers. Vitalik Buterin described Ethereum as a flexible foundation that supports many ideas without requiring ideological alignment among users. $ETH, the native cryptocurrency of Ethereum is up 1.62% during Monday to reach a trading value of $1,985. This modest buying pressure can be attributed to capital rotation from Bitcoin to altcoin and technical pullback after a prolonged downtrend. While the coin is…

Coinbase cofounder and CEO Brian Armstrong has laughed off claims that he is not bullish on the company after it was revealed that he has been selling the company’s stock via his 10b5-1 plan without making any purchases. The controversy emerged after Armstrong responded to a post by Nick Prince, product lead at Base. The post was celebrating one of Coinbase’s latest features, which allows users to invest in stocks straight from the platform. Armstrong remarked, “Buying Coinbase through Coinbase feels good.” Although he notes that regulatory restrictions prevent him from doing so directly using Coinbase as a Section 16…

Some email exchanges included in the Jeffrey Epstein documents, recently released to the public, contain noteworthy details about the contacts between Epstein and the cryptocurrency sector. Accordingly, the Epstein documents had previously referred to the Tether (USDT), Ripple (XRP), and Stellar (XLM) projects. Now, details about former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler have emerged in the Epstein documents. According to recent news, Jeffrey Epstein was planning meetings with former SEC chairman Gary Gensler to discuss cryptocurrencies. According to this, an email from Epstein dated 2018 mentions a planned meeting with Gary Gensler about cryptocurrencies. Emails from May 2018 show that Epstein…

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