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Mike McGlone softens bitcoin downside target to $28,000 after backlash over $10,000 call
Market analysts said the extreme downside scenario risked influencing real capital flows, prompting a heated public debate over bitcoin’s macro outlook.
Illicit networks accounted for $141 billion of the trillions of stablecoin volume in 2025
Sanctions-related activity accounted for 86% of illicit crypto flows last year, with most of those flows routed through stablecoin platforms, according to TRM Labs.
Crypto markets feel the chill, Base, ether.fi reorganize layer-2 landscape
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 19, 2026
Ethereum’s 50% staking milestone triggers backlash over 'misleading' supply data
CoinShares researcher Luke Nolan says the 50% figure is ‘inaccurate, or at least materially misleading’ and staked ether is closer to 30% of supply. Ethplorer.io’s Aleksandr Vat agrees.
Bitcoin miner Riot stock jumps nearly 9% as activist Starboard urges AI data center expansion
The activist investor said Riot's 1.7 GW power capacity can drive premium AI hosting deals at Texas sites.
Tokenized pre-IPO shares topic ignites legal debate at Consensus Hong Kong 2026
Ultan Miller touts a blockchain-based pre-IPO index, while critics warn unauthorized equity tokenization risks legal and investor fallout.
While some big investors cash out of crypto, others double down
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 18, 2026
Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
Gemini stock falls 10% after it parts ways with COO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer months after IPO
Crypto exchange says Marshall Beard, Dan Chen and Tyler Meade are departing effective immediately; Cameron Winklevoss to take on COO duties as board names interim finance and legal chiefs.
The hardware hurdle: Cysic and Cardano clash over the future of decentralized compute
At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Leo Fan questioned Midnight’s use of Google Cloud and Azure, as Charles Hoskinson justifies hyperscaler partnerships.
