February 18, 2026At 7:12 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February, an email lands with a subject line that looks harmless enough: “Your tax forms are ready.” For Maya, a part-time designer who bought a little Bitcoin during the 2021 hype, then sold small chunks across a couple of apps when life
February 18, 2026OpenAI and Paradigm launched EVMbench, a tool that tests how capable AI agents are at finding and fixing smart contract vulnerabilities.
February 18, 2026An activist investor said Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms needs a “renewed sense of urgency” in order to capitalize on the major AI opportunity.
February 18, 2026Tether, the company behind USDT and XAUT, has made a strategic investment in Dreamcash’s parent and operating entity, Supreme Liquid Labs ⚡ The investment is directly aligned with the rollout of USDT-denominated perpetual markets on Hyperliquid, leveraging Tether’s USDT0 framework, which enables efficient cross-chain transfers via LayerZero’s OFT standard while
February 18, 2026Billionaire investor Peter Thiel and Founders Fund held a 7.5% stake in Ethereum treasury company ETHZilla last year—but not anymore.
February 18, 2026Ethereum layer-2 network Base is leaving behind the Optimism technology stack as it seeks faster upgrades and reduced overhead.
February 18, 2026Peter Thiel went to zero in ETHZilla, and the ETH treasury company trade just got a lot more real On Feb. 17, an amended 13G/A posted to ETHZilla’s investor site listed Peter Thiel and Founders Fund-related vehicles at zero shares and 0.0% beneficial ownership. The filing also stamped a “date
February 18, 2026The first Sui ETFs are now trading as Canary and Grayscale bring staking-enabled crypto exposure to traditional markets.
February 18, 2026Bitcoin’s ongoing price struggles is turning into a market defined less by “bad news” and more by mechanics, the kind that can keep a downtrend alive even when selling looks tired. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the BTC price is down approximately 46% from the record high near $126,000 set in
February 18, 2026The organization is led by industry veteran Jake Chervinsky and backed with $29 million worth of HYPE.
