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XRP Dev Predicts Market Cap To Hit $300 Billion Soon, What Would The Price Be?
A new technical projection is circulating in the crypto market after pseudonymous analyst and XRP Ledger (XRPL) developer Bird forecast a sharp rise in the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization. The analyst predicts that the altcoin couldBitcoinistUS Court Awards Kevin O’Leary $2.8M in Defamation Case Against ‘Bitboy Crypto’
A U.S. court awarded Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary $2.8 million in damages after ruling against crypto influencer Ben “Bitboy Crypto” Armstrong in a defamation case. Failed Attempt to Overturn Judgment A U.S. court has ordered entrepreneubitcoin.comBitcoin Whales Flood Binance As Correction Deepens: On-Chain Data Shows
Bitcoin’s ongoing correction is pulling large holders back onto centralized venues, with CryptoQuant data showing a sharp jump in whale-dominated inflows to Binance. At the same time, derivatives positioning continues to unwind, reinforcingNEWSBTCMorning Minute: Harvard Sells Bitcoin for Ethereum
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack. GM! Today’s top news: Crypto majorsDecryptWhat Bitcoin Rout? Michael Saylor Unfazed, Teases New Accumulation
Strategy has been quietly adding to its Bitcoin pile for the 12th straight week, refusing to slow down even as prices wobble. Michael Saylor’s chart on social feed grabbed attention again, marking what the firm calls its upcoming 99th BTC tNEWSBTCSaylor Announces Fresh 2,486 BTC Buy, Strategy Nears 720,000 BTC
On Tuesday, Strategy founder Michael Saylor revealed the purchase of 2,486 BTC, padding the bitcoin treasury company’s vault with yet another stack. As of today, the publicly traded firm now holds a commanding 717,131 BTC. The publicly tbitcoin.comTension Builds: Bitcoin Trapped Between $60K Support and $75K Resistance
Bitcoin is back in compression mode on Feb. 17, 2026, trading at $68,021 after probing an intraday range between $67,381 and $69,999. With $36.58 billion in 24-hour volume and a $1.37 trillion market cap, this is not a sleepy tape — it ibitcoin.comYears After NFT Clash, Logan Paul Sells Pokémon Card For Guinness Record $16.5M
YouTube star Logan Paul has turned a pop culture prop into a record. Based on reports, his pristine Pikachu Illustrator Pokémon card sold for about $16.5 milion at auction, and Guinness World Records confirmed it as the highest price ever pBitcoinistHardware Wallet Owners Hit With Snail Mail Phishing Campaign
Crypto hardware wallet owners are now receiving fraudulent letters impersonating Trezor and Ledger, complete with holograms, forged executive signatures, and QR codes engineered to steal their digital assets. On Friday, cybersecurity expertDecryptXRP $100 Thesis: Jake Claver Details What Must Happen
Jake Claver is again laying out the conditions he says must line up for XRP to reach triple digits, framing the bet not as a chart call but as a sequencing problem tied to institutional tokenization, on-chain liquidity, and regulated marketNEWSBTCZerolend Founder Announces Protocol Wind‑Down and Withdrawal Guidance
Zerolend announces closure of its lending protocol and urges users to withdraw assets while recovery efforts continue. Deadshot Ryker, founder of Zerolend, posted on Discord that after three years the protocol will wind down operations duebitcoin.comPublic Masterpiece Announces PMT Chain, A Layer 1 Built for the Real-World Asset Economy
Karavas, Cyprus, February 17th, 2026, Chainwire At a time when much of the blockchain industry is still recovering from one of its harshest downturns, a small number of companies are quietly moving in the opposite direction: expanding, buiDecryptZashi Becomes Zodl: Zcash Wallet Rebrands Following Internal Split
Zashi, the flagship mobile wallet built by Zcash’s original engineering team, is rebranding to “Zodl” as its developers formally operate outside the Electric Coin Company (ECC) structure. The change matters less as a cosmetic refresh than aBitcoinistCanada Spearheads New Trade Alliance to Counter Trump’s Influence
Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, is organizing a trade alliance that would bring together the EU and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to counter the growing influence of the Trump Adminbitcoin.comThe Tokyo Turtle’s Shell Cracks: Metaplanet Posts $619 Million Net Loss
The Japanese corporate giant Metaplanet dropped a bombshell in its fiscal 2025 earnings presentation.CoinIdolAfter Extreme Pessimism, Crypto Market Conditions Begin To Stabilize: Analysts
Crypto markets are leaning toward their quietest mood in years, and some analysts say that could be the signal sellers have run out of steam. According to Matrixport, a slump in investor mood has pushed its measures to levels that have in tNEWSBTCIreland's Data Watchdog Joins Global Regulators Probing X Over AI Image Risks
Ireland’s privacy regulator has opened a formal investigation into X over whether Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot helped generate and spread non-consensual sexualised images, including of children, adding heat to a widening global crackdown on AIDecryptDigital Asset Platform Crypto.com Receives AI Certification
Crypto.com achieves ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System. Crypto.com announced on February 16, 2026 that it has received ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, the international standard for an Artbitcoin.comTop Expert Projects Bitcoin Bear Market To End In Less Than 365 Days
With Bitcoin (BTC) hovering around 50% below its all-time high of $126,000 reached last October, investors are increasingly questioning when the cryptocurrency might finally establish its next bottom. According to market expert and technicNEWSBTCKraken Backs Trump Accounts, Points To Shared Crypto Vision
Kraken, the crypto exchange, said it will fund “Trump Accounts” for every baby born in Wyoming in 2026, a pledge that ties a private firm to a new federal savings program named after US President Donald Trump. The move was announced on theBitcoinist
