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Bank of America (BofA) has upgraded Coinbase (COIN) to a “buy” rating, pointing to the exchange’s growing ambitions beyond crypto trading and its increasingly diversified business model. In a research note published Thursday, BofA analyst Craig Siegenthaler highlighted Coinbase’s pivot toward becoming an “everything exchange” — a single app where users could one day trade stocks, buy crypto, make peer-to-peer payments and even wager on prediction markets. The company detailed some of these plans at a product showcase in December, where it announced upcoming features including 24/5 stock and ETF trading for S&P 500 names, equity perpetuals launching internationally in…

A Democratic lawmaker accused the SEC of favoring Wall Street and billionaires as sweeping policy rollbacks and crypto enforcement shifts under Chair Paul Atkins reshape digital asset oversight and redraw federal regulatory lines. Maxine Waters Unloads on SEC Over Sweeping Policy Rollbacks Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, shared on Feb. 11 concerns about the direction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its oversight of digital assets, during a full committee hearing focused on the agency. Addressing SEC Chair Paul Atkins directly, she stated: “You and I have a very different…

BTCC has launched BTCC TradFi to enable users to trade forex, commodities, indices, and stocks alongside crypto, all margined and settled in $USDT The move builds on BTCC’s strong tokenized metals performance, including $5.72B in 2025 gold trading volume and a peak daily silver volume of $301M The platform offers 25+ instruments, ranging from gold and oil to major indices and tech stocks, with leverage up to 500x. BTCC, one of the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched BTCC TradFi, a cross-market feature offering users direct access to forex, commodities, indices, and stocks in addition to its precious metals offerings,…

SG-FORGE has expanded its digital asset strategy by bringing eur coinvertible to a new blockchain environment, in a move aimed at enhancing institutional-grade tokenized euro access. EUR CoinVertible arrives on the $XRP Ledger New use cases and institutional focus Strategic multi-chain deployment SG-FORGE, Ripple and the future of tokenized euros EUR CoinVertible arrives on the $XRP Ledger SG-FORGE announced that EUR CoinVertible is now live on the $XRP Ledger (XRPL), extending its reach beyond previous deployments. The move, revealed on February 18, 2026, fits the companys broader multi-chain deployment approach, targeting institutional users and advanced digital asset infrastructures. With this…

Eco, a programmable infrastructure layer and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform for fast, secure, and cost-efficient stablecoin movement, is pleased to announce that Solana is going to be live on Eco. Solana is also known as the fastest-growing blockchain for stablecoins. The Primary purpose behind this integration is to bring secure, fastest, and most cost-efficient services for the welfare of users all around the world. High-performance chains deserve high-performance money movement.Eco brings it to @solana, powering real-time stablecoin flows across every major blockchain. Where dollars need to go, instantly.https://t.co/BVvFWD9Wt2 — Eco (@eco) February 11, 2026 Basically, both platforms are purposefully built…

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…