February 19, 2026Warren Presses Treasury, Fed to Rule Out Bitcoin Bailout As Prices Tumble: Report
The longtime crypto critic warned against using taxpayer dollars to rescue investors and firms amid the current market slide.
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February 19, 2026CME Will Make Crypto Derivatives Trading 24/7 in May as Wall Street Eyes Similar Goal
Top derivatives marketplace CME will adopt 24/7 crypto trading on May 29, pending regulatory approval. The CFTC has indicated it supports such moves.
February 19, 2026Why Verifiable Data Is the Missing Layer in AI: Walrus
As AI systems grow more autonomous, Walrus argues that verifiable data infrastructure will determine which systems earn trust.
February 19, 2026What Is Base? The Ethereum Layer-2 Network Launched by Coinbase
Base is designed to house Coinbase’s on-chain products and provide an open ecosystem for dapps, onboarding “billions of users.”
February 19, 2026What’s the Best AI Model to Run Your Business? The One That Lies Best, Apparently
GLM-5 beat Claude in business simulation by pretending to be American. Claude fell for it, shared strategies with competitors, and lost. Wall Street’s AI deployment just got more complicated.
February 19, 2026Morning Minute: OpenAI and Paradigm Turn Focus to Smart Contracts
OpenAI and Paradigm have released EVMbench—a framework for evaluating AI agents’ ability to find vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.
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.
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, 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.
