Author: NBTC

For years, major banks treated cryptocurrency primarily as a risk to be contained. That posture is now giving way to a more deliberate form of engagement. Rather than debating crypto’s legitimacy, banks are increasingly deciding how and where to integrate it, from regulated investment products to blockchain-based payment rails. This shift is on full display in this week’s Crypto Biz. JPMorgan is extending its US dollar deposit token onto new blockchain infrastructure, signaling that tokenized cash is moving closer to production use within global banking. Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, is positioning itself to offer exposure to Bitcoin ($BTC) and Solana (SOL)…

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren has reportedly sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell urging them not to bail out “cryptocurrency billionaires” with taxpayer dollars. Warren warned that any potential bailout “would be deeply unpopular to transfer wealth from American taxpayers to cryptocurrency billionaires,” adding that it could also “directly enrich President Trump and his family’s cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, according to CNBC. The letter comes as Bitcoin (BTC) prices have fallen more than 50% from their all-time high in October, hitting a local low of $60,000 on Feb. 6.…

Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss says crypto sentiment is so bad he’s “optimistic,” even though the exchange he runs with his brother Cameron is forced into a sharp reset and Winklevoss Capital appears to have been steadily selling Bitcoin for the last 12 months. Despite his public bullish sentiment, onchain trackers including Arkham reveal that the Winklevoss Capital wallet has been reducing its Bitcoin ($BTC) exposure over the past year, from about 23,000 $BTC in February 2025 to fewer than 11,000 $BTC in February 2026. Gemini’s latest filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday showed that it…

Pundi AI, a popular decentralized AI data infrastructure platform, has partnered with LF Wallet, a multi-chain, non-custodial Web3 wallet. The partnership is set to make crypto wallets intuitive access points to benefit AI agents, decentralized applications, and tokenized datasets. As Pundi AI pointed out in its official X announcement, the collaboration merges protected multichain storage and verifiable data systems on-chain. Hence, both entities attempt to revolutionize the way platforms attempt to revolutionize user interaction with decentralized intelligence. We are excited to announce our latest collaboration with @LFWallet.This marks another step in our ongoing expansion, with more integrations across the ecosystem…

Lido V3, a major Lido liquid staking protocol on Ethereum ($ETH), has announced its strategic landmark collaboration with Kiln, a leading enterprise-grade staking platform that allows institutional clients to stake assets, manage rewards, and secure Proof-of-Stake (PoS) networks. The primary purpose of this partnership is to expand the institutional Ethereum staking along with stVaults. https://t.co/EiBClQEguw — Lido (@LidoFinance) February 17, 2026 Lido V3 brings stVaults, a non-custodial smart contract for users and institutions to select specific node operators. While Kiln Finance is the institutional layer for on-chain assets, it provides staking and yield infrastructure to custodians, exchanges, wallets, and other…

Ethereum continues to struggle below key resistance on the 4-hour chart as price compresses inside a narrowing range. Sellers still guide short-term structure, yet weakening trend strength suggests consolidation may dominate before the next decisive move. Price Structure and Key Technical Levels $ETH trades below the Supertrend barrier near $2,073, which limits immediate upside attempts. The structure reflects lower highs and lower lows after rejection near the 0.786 Fibonacci region around $3,050. Consequently, short-term momentum remains fragile. Immediate support rests between $1,975 and $1,960. A breakdown below this zone would likely increase pressure toward $1,746, which marks the major structural…

An industry leader said stablecoin-powered cards are shaping up to be one of the biggest crypto themes of 2026, which seek to provide the benefits of blockchain while keeping the payment experience familiar for consumers. “This is one of the big themes of 2026: crypto becomes enmeshed more deeply into how payments flow through the global economy,“ Haseeb Qureshi, a managing partner at crypto-focused venture capital firm Dragonfly, posted to X Friday. “Stablecoin cards are growing like crazy, everywhere in the world,” the VC added after stablecoin startup Rain raised $250 million in a funding round that pushed its valuation…

Hong Kong lawmaker Johnny Ng has proposed issuing government consumption vouchers in stablecoin form. It is to boost the city’s night economy and Web3 adoption. In a post shared on February 19, Ng suggested upcoming “night-time consumption vouchers.” That could be distributed through licensed stablecoin issuers. Advancing Web3 in the Year of the Horse: Issuing Night-time Consumption Vouchers via StablecoinsThe Web3 industry maintained strong momentum throughout the Year of the Snake. As Hong Kong enters the Year of the Horse, we must capitalise on this success to further consolidate… pic.twitter.com/H4CzpKaC13 — Johnny Ng 吴杰庄 (@Johnny_nkc) February 19, 2026 His proposal…

$BTC is trading around $68,000, slightly up on the day but down over the week, and Robinhood’s crypto head says their users are using this environment to buy dips and diversify beyond just $BTC and $ETH. Summary $BTC trades near recent lows after multi-week decline amid persistent ETF outflows and extreme fear readings. Robinhood users increasingly rotate from just $BTC, $ETH into a broader basket of tokens during the downturn. Staking demand for $ETH and SOL on Robinhood remains strong since its December launch, signaling active on-chain use, not passive holding. Cryptocurrency investors are diversifying their holdings beyond Bitcoin and…

Blockchain financial service provider Tempo has unveiled its integration of compliance controls directly within its core network infrastructure. By embedding these compliance mechanisms, the company is setting its sights on providing reliable solutions to regulated financial entities and stablecoin issuers. This latest advancement aligns with Tempo’s dedication to adhering to global regulatory standards, as seen in its proprietary blockchain technology debuted in 2023. What Makes Tempo’s Compliance Integration Unique?How Does Tempo Ensure Asset and Issuer Security? What Makes Tempo’s Compliance Integration Unique? The adoption of embedded compliance checks within the core network software differentiates Tempo from peers relying on separate…