February 19, 2026Bundesbank President Wants Euro-Pegged Stablecoins to Prevent Dollarization
ECB Governing Council member Joachim Nagel argued a wholesale CBDC and euro-pegged stablecoins could boost the euro’s international role.
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February 19, 2026Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually lands
Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650 million this week, the same size as its 2022 vehicle, raised into a venture market Fortune calls a “mass extinction event.” The headline reads like a vote of confidence: institutional capital returning, crypto winter thawing, alt season loading. But peel back one
February 19, 2026Coinbase CEO Says Quantum Computing ‘Solvable Issue’ for Crypto
Brian Armstrong downplayed fears that quantum computing will break blockchain encryption, pointing to Coinbase’s new advisory council.
February 19, 2026A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins may never rally
Bitcoin’s grip on the crypto market is tightening again, and the numbers behind that shift help explain why a broad basket of altcoins is unlikely to beat the top crypto. Data from CoinMarketCap indicate that Bitcoin’s dominance is edging upwards towards 60% of the total crypto market capitalization. In comparison,
February 19, 2026Optimism Plunges Double Digits Amid Base’s Tech Stack Overhaul
Optimism’s OP token sank after Base announced it’s moving away from the OP Stack to a unified, self-operated tech stack.
February 19, 2026AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns
A new UNESCO report projects steep revenue losses for music and screen creators as lawyers say the fair use doctrine is buckling under AI’s scale.
February 19, 2026Altcoin Selling Pressure Hits Five-Year High as Confidence Wanes
Selling pressure across altcoins has continued to build, with net outflows now matching levels last seen in 2021
February 19, 2026Fed Economists Praise Prediction Markets as States Step Up Enforcement
Research is casting prediction markets as policy-relevant forecasting tools just as state regulators escalate efforts to curtail their use.
February 19, 2026ETH Denver 2026 Opens With Builder Energy Despite Crypto Slump
ETH Denver founder John Paller says serious interest has replaced hype-driven crowds.
February 18, 2026Coinbase’s Crypto-Backed Lending Product Expands to XRP and DOGE
Coinbase signaled its crypto-backed lending product is expanding in the U.S., unveiling support for XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin.
