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Cryptocurrency News

Cryptowisser's cryptocurrency news segment brings you the latest cryptocurrency news, blockchain news, Bitocoin news and other developments in the crypto world.

Published February 18, 2026

BlackRock Begins Purchasing ETH Ahead of its Ethereum Staking ETF Launch

The world’s leading asset management firm, BlackRock, has begun purchasing ETH ahead of its Ethereum staking ETF launch.

Hassan Maishera

More ETH news

Bitmine Purchases $84 million Worth of Ether as ETH Stays Above $2k (February 10, 2026)

BTC News

Published February 18, 2026

Strategy Scoops up 2,486 BTC as Bitcoin Remains Under Pressure

Strategy purchases 2,486 BTC for $168 million as Bitcoin remains under pressure, with the leading crypto now trading below $68k.

Hassan Maishera

Published February 17, 2026

Metaplanet Posts $619 Million Net Loss as BTC Dips 52% from All-time High

Tokyo-based Metaplanet posted a $619 million net loss for the 2025 fiscal year as Bitcoin lost 52% of its value since the all-time high of $124k in October.

Hassan Maishera

More BTC news

BitMEX: Why the Perps Pioneer Remains a Derivatives Leader in 2026 (February 16, 2026)

Published February 18, 2026

Ledger Wallet Introduces Native Polygon Staking

On Tuesday, Polygon Labs announced via X that users can now stake $POL natively inside Ledger Wallet, powered by Yield.xyz.

Hassan Maishera

More POL news

Dyadnum Launches on Polygon (February 11, 2026)

Published February 18, 2026

Secret Network Enters a Strategic Partnership with Cryptic

Cryptic and Secret Network Foundation partner to accelerate post-quantum security for enterprises and AI.

Hassan Maishera

More AI news

Allora Goes Live on Sui (February 17, 2026)

Google Cloud Becomes LayerZero’s Zero Partner (February 16, 2026)

Opportunities Remain Despite the Market De-risking Phase: Binance Research (February 14, 2026)

Published February 18, 2026

LMAX is Now a Pyth Pro User

On Tuesday, the Pyth Network announced via X that LMAX is now the latest Pyth Pro user.

Hassan Maishera

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Lighter is Now a Pyth Pro User (February 12, 2026)

The suiUSDe Price Feed Launches on Pyth (February 12, 2026)

$BTGO Price Feed Launches on Pyth (February 6, 2026)

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Published February 17, 2026

Polygon Daily Fees Flip Ethereum Amid Prediction Market Boom

Polygon surpassed Ethereum in daily transaction fees for the first time, generating $407,100 compared to Ethereum's $211,700 on Friday, driven entirely by surging activity on prediction market Polymarket.

Nikolas Sargeant

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Wintermute Introduces Institutional Tokenized Gold Trading (February 17, 2026)

Toku Launches Sei-Native Stablecoin Payroll (February 16, 2026)

Coinbase Records $667M Loss in Q4 Amid Market Slump (February 13, 2026)

MAJOR News

Published February 17, 2026

SBI Holdings Targets Majority Stake in Singapore Crypto Exchange Coinhako

SBI Holdings has signed a letter of intent to acquire a controlling stake in Singapore-licensed crypto exchange Coinhako, with chairman Yoshitaka Kitao describing the move as part of a broader effort to build international digital asset infrastructure.

Nikolas Sargeant

Published February 16, 2026

Animoca Brands Secures Dubai Crypto License to Expand Middle East Operations

Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from Dubai's VARA, allowing the Web3 investor to offer broker-dealer services and investment management to institutional and qualified investors across the Middle East.

Nikolas Sargeant

More MAJOR news

LMAX is Now a Pyth Pro User (February 18, 2026)

Wintermute Introduces Institutional Tokenized Gold Trading (February 17, 2026)

Fashion Group Hyungji Partners with Arbitrum to Launch Stablecoin Payments and Adopt DeFi (February 16, 2026)

Published February 17, 2026

Wintermute Introduces Institutional Tokenized Gold Trading

Wintermute has launched institutional tokenized gold trading as its OTC desk now offers execution in Pax Gold PAXG and Tether Gold XAUT, the two largest gold-backed tokens by market capitalization.

Hassan Maishera

More USDT news

NEAR Intents Launches on Avalanche (February 12, 2026)

Tether Makes a Strategic Investment in LayerZero Labs (February 11, 2026)

Stablecoin Issuer Tether to Add 150 Staff Over Next 18 Months as it Boosts Acceleration Plans (February 9, 2026)

Published February 17, 2026

Allora Goes Live on Sui

On Monday, the Sui Foundation announced via X that Allora, a self-improving, decentralized AI network, has launched on the Sui blockchain.

Hassan Maishera

More SUI news

eSui Dollar Now Live on Sui (February 13, 2026)

Sui Announces a Strategic Partnership with Coinbase (February 9, 2026)

Sui Partners with Alkimi (February 5, 2026)

Published February 17, 2026

Alchemy Pay’s Alchemy Chain to Go on Testnet Soon

On Monday, the Alchemy Pay team announced via a blog post that it has updated its design and plan for Alchemy Chain.

Hassan Maishera

More ACH news

Alchemy Pay Integrates $AB and USD1 on AB Chain (February 5, 2026)

Alchemy Pay and HTF Securities Secure Hong Kong SFC Type 4 License Upgrade (February 5, 2026)

Published February 17, 2026

Pancakeswap Burned Another 921k CAKE Tokens Last Week

On Tuesday, the Pancakeswap team told its community via X that it had a deflation of 921k CAKE ($1.20M), down 3% from the previous week.

Hassan Maishera

More CAKE news

Pancakeswap Burned Another 948k CAKE Tokens Last Week (February 10, 2026)

Published February 16, 2026

BitMEX: Why the Perps Pioneer Remains a Derivatives Leader in 2026

The derivatives market BitMEX helped create has grown exponentially, and BitMEX remains the king, thanks to its deep liquidity and reliable execution.

Hassan Maishera

More HYPE news

Hyperliquid and 19 Other Projects Adopted Eight Chainlink Services (February 9, 2026)

Published February 16, 2026

X to Launch Smart Cashtags for In-Timeline Crypto Data Soon

X to launch Smart Cashtags for in-timeline crypto and stock data in the coming weeks, enabling users view data on stocks and crypto directly from their timeline.

Hassan Maishera

More U news

BlackRock Begins Purchasing ETH Ahead of its Ethereum Staking ETF Launch (February 18, 2026)

LMAX is Now a Pyth Pro User (February 18, 2026)

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