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Democrats in the US House of Representatives are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over how regulators are handling World Liberty Financial’s bid for a national trust bank charter to issue a dollar-backed token. In a Feb. 19 letter, 41 House Financial Services Committee Democrats led by Representative Gregory Meeks cited systemic risk, foreign ownership and potential political pressure on the bank chartering process. They asked Bessent to explain what safeguards exist to prevent foreign government officials or politically connected investors from using the charter process to gain leverage over the US financial system. ​The lawmakers pointed to reporting that a…

The crypto market rarely reacts without reason. When traders shift probabilities on prediction platforms, they usually follow hard signals. Recently, Polymarket traders pushed one name to the top of an insider investigation discussion, Meteora. That shift did not happen randomly. It reflects growing debate around the Meteora insider trading controversy. The spotlight intensified after a well known on chain investigator hinted at a deeper probe. Traders quickly connected the dots between recent meme coin activity and liquidity behavior on Solana. They began pricing Meteora as the most likely venue where informational advantages could have existed. This reaction reflects market logic,…

The rapid buildout of AI data centers has revived a long-running debate over energy consumption, with critics arguing that large computing operations, including Bitcoin mining, strain power grids and drive up electricity prices. As Cointelegraph previously reported, the surge in AI data center construction has fueled local resistance in several US regions, with residents and lawmakers raising concerns about power demand and rising electricity costs. Bitcoin (BTC) mining has increasingly been linked to the broader debate over high-density computing infrastructure. In a recent research note, crypto investment firm Paradigm pushed back on that narrative, arguing that Bitcoin mining is frequently…

Funton.ai, a major “Tap-to-Earn” (T2E) multi-game platform on Telegram and LINE, has announced its landmark strategic partnership with LF Wallet, a multi-chain, non-custodial wallet for storing assets and interacting across the ecosystem. The primary objective of this collaboration is to secure the multi-chain wallet in Web3 gaming for seamless flow. 🤝 https://t.co/UZaXmZkMH0 is partnering with @LFWallet!LF Wallet is a secure, non-custodial, multi-chain wallet built as the access layer between users and the #Web3 ecosystem, empowering users to safely manage digital assets and interact with decentralized applications… pic.twitter.com/t55PNzyWjX — Funton.ai (@funton_ai) February 23, 2026 LF Wallet has a successful history of…

Disagreements within a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) are a sign of a healthy DAO, according to Dr. Michael Egorov, founder of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Curve Finance. DAOs are a decentralized organizational structure that relies on smart contracts to automate functions and member voting to govern onchain protocols. Egorov said that both a 2024 governance proposal involving the Curve DAO and the recent dispute involving the Aave DAO illustrate the importance of disagreements to the structure’s vitality. He told Cointelegraph: “If everyone automatically agrees on something, it feels like people just don’t really care. They vote for whatever comes…

Ethereum has spent years trying to fix high fees, and recent upgrades finally made transactions cheaper. But while they solved one problem, they may have opened the door to another. Leon Waidmann, head of research at Lisk, noted in an X post on Wednesday, Feb. 18, that network activity is booming, with stablecoin volume hitting $7.5 trillion in a single quarter while transaction fees stayed under a dollar. “Record usage. Record cheap. At the same time. The biggest divergence between fundamentals and price in all of crypto right now,” he noted. But the growth may hide a more alarming reality.…

Bitcoin $BTC$92,121.34 climbed 1% Monday afternoon Hong Kong time as President Donald Trump’s escalating feud with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell rattled investors, sending both U.S. stock futures and the dollar index lower. Bitcoin rose to $92,000 but stayed inside last week’s price range of $89,000 to $95,000, per CoinDesk data. Nasdaq futures dropped 0.8%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%, and the dollar index slipped to 99.00 from Friday’s 99.26 peak. $BTC usually moves with the Nasdaq, but not this time, hinting at safe haven demand for the cryptocurrency – people wanting it as a “hideout” amid the escalating Trump-Powell…

Washington erupted in political crossfire Friday after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The ruling triggered sharp partisan reactions and exposed a widening divide over trade, executive power, and the country’s economic future. Partisan Firestorm Erupts as Lawmakers Clash Over Trade, Power, and $150 Billion in Tariffs In a 6–3 decision, the Court ruled that Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) when he imposed broad “reciprocal” tariffs in 2025 without clear authorization from Congress. The ruling invalidates most of those global duties, marking a major…

Traders briefly faced technical friction today as the kraken websocket experienced a short-lived connectivity disruption on the exchange’s live data infrastructure. Kraken websocket API connectivity incident timeline Fix deployment and monitoring phase Impact on traders and API integrations Operational takeaway Kraken websocket API connectivity incident timeline The incident centered on the Kraken API infrastructure, specifically the Websocket connectivity layer. According to the official incident page, users began encountering websocket connection errors when attempting to connect to the streaming interface. The first public update was posted at 11:29 UTC on Feb 24, 2026, when the team confirmed they were investigating an…

Crypto investment firm Paradigm argues that policymakers are unfairly grouping Bitcoin mining with AI data centers. According to the firm’s recent analysis, the two industries use electricity in very different ways. Paradigm explains that Bitcoin miners act as flexible grid users. They respond to price signals and can quickly reduce power use during peak demand. In contrast, AI data centers run nonstop and place steady pressure on power grids. Flexible Energy Use vs. Constant Demand Bitcoin mining operations adjust their activity based on electricity prices. When prices rise or demand increases, miners can shut down machines within minutes. This helps…