Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight is the co-leader of CoinDesk data tokens and data team. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022 Oliver spent three years as the chief reporter at Coin Rivet. He first started investing in bitcoin in 2013 and spent a period of his career working at a market making firm in the UK. He does not currently have any crypto holdings.

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Finance

Figure is debuting its tokenized stock along with upsized $150 million offering

The FGRD token represents common shares of the company issued natively onchain with instant settlement and built-in lending tools.

Figure executive chairman Mike Cagney (Figure)

Markets

Bitcoin, ether rise as altcoins lag in low-volatility trade

Bitcoin and ether tick higher, but weak altcoin breadth, heavy liquidations and elevated options hedging suggest traders remain cautious.

Horse race, gallop. (marcelkessler/Pixabay)

Finance

Milo tops $100 million in crypto-backed mortgages, closes record $12 million deal

The firm, which holds mortgage provider licenses in ten U.S. states with more to follow, has a perfect track record of zero margin calls across its mortgage portfolio.

Real estate

Markets

Bitcoin holds near $68,000 as volatility cools, WLFI jumps ahead of Mar-a-Lago forum

Bitcoin trades in a tight range as derivatives stabilize and altcoins show pockets of strength ahead of key macro cues and a high-profile crypto event.

Bitcoin rangebound (Asa E K/Unsplash)

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Finance

Banking giant Intesa Sanapolo discloses $100 million bitcoin ETF holdings, along with Strategy hedge

The bank also holds a large put option position on Strategy, potentially capitalizing on the company trading above the value of its BTC holdings.

Intesa Sanpaolo headquarters in Turin (Riccardo Tuninato/Unsplash)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Bitcoin improvement proposal to block spam draws heat from heavyweights

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 17, 2026

Bitcoin proposal draws heat from heavyweights (Ian Talmacs/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto slides as tech stocks and gold retreat; bitcoin-Nasdaq correlation turns positive

Bitcoin falls to $68,000 as tech-led risk-off move deepens, gold extends correction and memecoins lead altcoin losses amid BTC dominance range.

Bitcoin (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin could fall to $10,000 as U.S. recession risk builds, Mike McGlone says

McGlone links bitcoin’s downturn to record U.S. market cap-to-GDP levels, low equity volatility and rising gold prices, warning of potential contagion into stocks.

Bitcoin bus (Photo: Olivier Acuna/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Policy

Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license

Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.

(Photo by ZQ Lee on Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether steadies after $540 million sell wave to outperform wider crypto market

Crypto markets remain under pressure despite firmer U.S. equity futures, with ether rebounding toward $2,000 as heavy weekend selling eases as gold leads.

Stylized bull-bear faceoff