The Ethereum Foundation is narrowing its focus to what it calls “real DeFi,” moving away from financial applications that rely on centralized control or mirror traditional finance. The aim is to prioritize systems users can trust without depending on companies, intermediaries, or founders. Vitalik Buterin framed DeFi as central to

Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy estate has sued Jane Street, alleging insider trading tied to the collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA. The complaint says Jane Street used non-public information about Terraform’s liquidity withdrawals to exit positions and profit before the stablecoin lost its dollar peg. Jane Street denies the claims,

Crypto faucets are often marketing tools used by websites to drum up support for a new coin or token. Users earn tiny amounts of crypto by completing simple tasks such as solving captchas, filling out surveys, or watching ads. You won’t make a fortune, but faucets can be a

Ether whale activity on a major exchange has slowed since the start of 2026, with roughly 2 million ETH traded in large-sized transactions over the past 45 days. CryptoQuant data shows average ETH whale sell orders on Binance fell to around 1,350 ETH from roughly 2,250 ETH in

Binance has threatened legal action and demanded that the Wall Street Journal retract a recent investigation into its sanctions compliance program. CEO Richard Teng confirmed on February 24 that the exchange formally challenged the report and sent a legal letter accusing the paper of defamation and requesting corrections. The letter,

Mortgage lender Better has partnered with crypto venture firm Framework Ventures to secure up to $500 million in financing through the Sky stablecoin ecosystem. The deal connects traditional home lending with decentralized finance infrastructure. Within Sky, Better will operate as a designated capital recipient, referred to as a "Star.

BitMine announced it had acquired an additional 51,162 ETH over the week, worth more than $93 million. The purchase was one of the larger institutional buys recently, but the news failed to spark sustained upward movement; on-chain data suggests some investors used the headline as liquidity and long-term holders

Pi Coin is showing early signs of recovery, up almost 3% today as mainnet migrations surged. Total migrations have crossed 16.2 million, compared with 10.1 million earlier in 2025, a rise of more than 60%, reflecting more users completing verification and joining the live network. Exchange flows have

Bhutan has launched the world’s first Solana-backed visa for digital nomads, building on its earlier issuance of a gold-backed token, TER, on the Solana blockchain. These moves expand sovereign adoption of Solana-based infrastructure, but wider uptake has not yet produced clear bullish momentum for SOL. On-chain metrics point to

On-chain investigator ZachXBT posted on X that a major exposé is due February 26, warning it will target a “profitable business” where employees allegedly abused internal data to insider trade. The brief announcement did not name a subject and quickly spurred speculation across social platforms. Polymarket activity surged, with more

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has weakened following a shock to its USD1 stablecoin, dropping about 17% after the incident and nearly 8% over the past 24 hours. The USD1 brief weakness—marked in the source text as a coordinated attack that included hacked cofounder accounts, paid influencers spreading FUD and

Crypto.com has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form a federally regulated national trust bank in the United States. The approval allows the company to establish Foris Dax National Trust Bank and, once fully authorized, operate as Crypto.com National Trust Bank.

Bloomberg Intelligence estimates that Coinbase’s stablecoin revenue, largely tied to its USDC revenue share with Circle, could grow two to seven times if USDC adoption in payments accelerates. Stablecoins already accounted for about 19% of the company’s total revenue in 2025. Coinbase reported a net loss of $667

XRP price continues to trade under pressure as a persistent downtrend shapes short-term momentum. The token has struggled to break above descending resistance since the beginning of the month. Whales bought 170 million XRP during a 9% decline this week, even as institutional inflows reached $105 million month-to-date. On-chain data

Crypto.com has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to charter a national trust bank, Foris Dax National Trust Bank, d.b.a. Crypto.com National Trust Bank. The company applied in October 2025 and the OCC granted conditional approval in February 2026. Conditional

On-chain analytics firm Nansen will establish an operational presence in Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City, incorporating a local entity, hiring a Bhutan-based team and developing on-the-ground analytics to support the region’s growing digital asset infrastructure. The move advances the Himalayan kingdom’s effort to build a sovereign-backed digital asset

Upbit will list Seeker (SKR) and Espresso (ESP) today, and Bithumb will add ESP to its KRW market. Both tokens jumped by double digits after the listing announcements as trading interest picked up. Upbit said SKR will trade against KRW, BTC and USDT, with spot trading opening at 16:00

Blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain said the wallet labelled vitalik.eth offloaded 3,788.57 ETH over the past three days, transactions valued at roughly $7.3 million. The sales coincided with a softer week for Ethereum, which has hovered around the $1,800 level and fallen nearly 8% over seven

Michael Saylor said quantum computing is not Bitcoin’s greatest security threat at the moment. Speaking on Natalie Brunell’s Coin Stories podcast, he said the broader cybersecurity community generally agrees any meaningful quantum-related risk remains at least a decade away and that it’s "not a ‘this decade

Crypto venture firm Framework Ventures has partnered with mortgage services company Better to help it launch a $500 million plan to integrate with the decentralized finance protocol Sky, formerly MakerDAO. Framework reportedly struck a $45 million deal to buy 10% of Better and will assist in launching a token on

Bitcoin has slipped below $63,000, extending a monthly decline of nearly 30% and revealing deeper structural weakness across the network and institutional flows. The cryptocurrency is entering its longest year-on-year miner capitulation phase while ETF demand deteriorates, together pushing prices toward a key support zone near $60,000. On

On Monday, Todd Snyder, Terraform’s court-appointed administrator, sued Jane Street, its co-founder Robert Granieri, and employees Bryce Pratt and Michael Huang in a Manhattan federal court, accusing them of misappropriating confidential information and manipulating market prices. The heavily redacted complaint says Jane Street used connections with "Terraform insiders

Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets are winding down operations after a major treasury hack that drained millions in SOL and collapsed the STEP token. Step Finance explored financing and acquisition options following the breach but was unable to find a viable path forward. The shutdown includes Remora Markets. Step

Backpack Exchange announced that stakers of its forthcoming Backpack token can earn equity in the company. Users who stake the token for at least a year will be able to exchange those tokens for equity at a fixed ratio — 20% of the company today, CEO and founder Armani Ferrante posted

A cryptic post from blockchain investigator ZachXBT triggered more than $2.2 million in bets on Polymarket, where traders wagered on which crypto firm he will expose in an upcoming insider-trading investigation. ZachXBT wrote on X that a "major investigation" will be released on February 26 into one