Day: February 18, 2026

Abu Dhabi sovereign funds top $1B in Bitcoin ETFs despite fresh outflows

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Abu Dhabi-linked sovereign investors held more than $1 billion in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF exposure at the end of 2025, a milestone that comes as the broader market faces renewed outflows this week. Summary Abu Dhabi-linked sovereign investors held over $1.04 billion in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs at the end of 2025, according to SEC filings. Mubadala Investment Company and Al Warda Investments disclosed a combined 20.9 million shares in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF. The milestone comes as Bitcoin ETFs recorded $104.87 million in daily net outflows, signaling short-term selling pressure…

Top 3 Blockchain Projects That Will Dominate by 2025 🚀 | Future Crypto Leaders

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Top 3 Blockchain Projects That Will Dominate by 2025 🚀 | Future Crypto Leaders After Bitcoin and Ethereum, who will rule the crypto market next? 🧐 These 3 blockchain projects are set to dominate the industry by 2025! 1️⃣ Polkadot (DOT): Connecting multiple blockchains into a unified ecosystem, it’s becoming the backbone of Web3. 🌐 2️⃣ Avalanche (AVAX): Known for its speed and low fees, it’s rapidly gaining popularity as the best platform for DeFi and NFTs. ⚡ 3️⃣ Chainlink (LINK): The…

Is Bitcoin Supply Moving To Strong Hands? Whale Data Suggest Structural Shift

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Bitcoin continues to struggle to reclaim the $70,000 level, with persistent selling pressure keeping the market in a defensive posture. Price action has repeatedly failed to establish sustained momentum above this psychological threshold, reflecting cautious sentiment among both institutional and retail participants. While volatility has moderated compared with the sharp declines seen earlier in the cycle, the broader structure still suggests a market searching for direction rather than entering a clear recovery phase. Related Reading Recent on-chain data from a CryptoQuant analyst offers additional context by examining whale positioning. Wallets…

European banking giant Intesa reveals $100M Bitcoin ETF position

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Italian banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo has disclosed significant exposure to bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and crypto-linked assets in its latest U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Form 13F filing for the quarter ending December 31, 2025. Summary Intesa Sanpaolo disclosed nearly $100 million in Bitcoin ETF holdings in its latest Form 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for Q4 2025. The bulk of the exposure comes from positions in U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs, signaling growing institutional adoption among major European banks. The filing highlights continued integration of…

Coinbase Just Proved Something Most People Aren’t Ready to Hear

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Coinbase Just Proved Something Most People Aren’t Ready to Hear. Coinbase froze. People couldn’t buy, sell, or move their funds. And for a moment, everyone remembered something they usually ignore — if your crypto sits on an exchange, you don’t really own it. In this video, I break down why custody is not just about safety, it’s about access, flexibility, and who actually controls your assets when conditions change. CRYPTO & INVESTING TOOLS I USE ITRUST CAPITAL Tax-advantaged IRA ($100 free funding)…

Nevada Sues Kalshi After Appeals Court Greenlights Action

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The US state of Nevada has sued Kalshi after the prediction market company lost its court challenge to stop the state’s regulator from taking action over its sports prediction markets. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday denied Kalshi’s bid to stop Nevada’s gaming regulator from taking action on its sports event contracts, removing a block on the regulator launching a civil suit against the company. After the decision, the Nevada Gaming Control Board promptly filed a civil enforcement action in state court against Kalshi, which…

4 data points suggest XRP price bottomed at $1.12: Are bulls ready to take over?

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Multiple technical, onchain and exchange-traded product data points suggest $1.12 was the generational bottom for XRP. Is it time for a trend reversal? XRP (XRP) recovered 50% to a high of $1.67 from its 15-month low of $1.12 reached on Feb. 6. While the altcoin’s intraday price of $1.43 remains more than 60% below its multi-year high of $3.66, several metrics suggest that the local low at $1.12 could be the new bottom with XRP price set for a sustained recovery. Key takeaways: XRP supply on exchanges has dropped to…

Bitcoin Accumulation Notably Weaker Than Nov 2025 Bounce: Glassnode

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Keshav is currently a senior writer at NewsBTC and has been attached to the website since June 14, 2021. Keshav has been writing for many years, first as a hobbyist and later as a freelancer. He has experience working in a variety of niches, even fiction at one point, but the cryptocurrency industry has been the longest he has been attached to. In terms of official educational qualifications, Keshav holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from one of the premier institutes of India, the University of Delhi (DU). He started…

Pump.fun launches Cashback Coins Rewards Feature

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Solana-based memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has rolled out a new feature that shifts rewards toward memecoin traders rather than its deployers — a tweak to its fee model that once generated over $15 million in a single day at its peak. In a post to X on Tuesday, Pump.fun said the platform’s memecoin creators can now decide whether a token “truly deserves” Creator Fees, or whether it’s best to redirect rewards to traders engaging with the token through “Cashback Coins.”  Pump.fun’s original model features Creator Fees, giving token creators 0.3% of…

THIS JUST CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR XRP!!!!!!

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Ripple secured a full EU EMI license, upgrading from conditional approval and enabling regulated RLUSD and XRP payment flows across all 27 EU states under a single passported framework. This license elevates Ripple to a pan-European e-money institution, unlocking compliant cross-border payments, stablecoin issuance, and institutional settlement. It aligns with ECB moves on DLT collateral and positions the XRP Ledger for regulated bank and fintech adoption at scale. Timestamps 00:00 Ripple secures full EU EMI license 00:46 What EU passporting changes for…