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Lagarde packing up? The ECB denies it, but the euro is already sweating. Macron wants to place his protégé. The Germans grit their teeth. Atmosphere in Frankfurt.

The digital euro is moving out of the laboratory into concreteness. The European Central Bank now sets a precise schedule: payment service providers will be selected as early as 2026, followed by the launch of a one-year pilot in 2027. After years of studies and consultations, the project reaches an operational milestone. Behind these deadlines lies a global ambition: to sustainably embed the digital euro at the heart of the European payment system and redefine the balance of power in the Eurozone.

The bet "Ethereum on the Stock Market" has just lost its loudest sponsor. Peter Thiel and entities linked to Founders Fund have sold their entire stake in ETHZilla, according to a 13G filing with the SEC.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026, eToro (ETOR) stock closed up about 20%, supported by better-than-expected quarterly results and the still central weight of crypto in its model. Even in a less euphoric market than in 2024, Wall Street liked the message: eToro makes money, and the platform remains a crossroads between crypto and traditional finance.

BlackRock has just launched a new Ethereum ETF promising 82% of staking revenue to investors! But behind this product lie high fees and centralization risks that even worry Vitalik Buterin.

Memecoins were dying. Pump.fun got scared. No more parasitic creators, room for traders. Cashback galore. Volumes soar, millionaires cry. The circus continues.

Elon Musk’s social platform X is moving deeper into financial services with the upcoming launch of “Smart Cashtags,” a feature designed to improve how users track and reference stocks and cryptocurrencies. While rumors have circulated for months about X entering the trading space, executives have made one thing clear: the platform will not execute trades. Instead, it aims to enhance financial data visibility and asset identification.

Despite its removal from many platforms, Monero continues its growth. Transactions remain stable and darknet usage is booming, confirming its unique role in privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

While the crypto market undergoes a brutal correction phase, some listed companies choose to strengthen their positions rather than scale down. Amid volatility, Strategy and Bitmine Immersion Technologies increase their reserves of Bitcoin and Ether, despite an unfavorable stock market climate. This contrast is striking as prices fall and crypto-related stocks plunge, these companies intensify their exposure.

Bitcoin undergoes a drastic drop in open interest, a sign of leverage withdrawal and nervous markets. Full analysis here.

The 70,000-dollar threshold did not hold. In a climate of high volatility in the United States, bitcoin takes the full brunt of the return of instability in traditional markets. Bond yields under pressure, rising volatility index, marked risk aversion: the macroeconomic backdrop is hardening. This sequence goes beyond a simple technical correction. It illustrates bitcoin's growing dependence on global financial dynamics. So, can the crypto market still free itself from macroeconomic cycles?

Triumphant IPO in September, three executives fired in February. The stock plunges, Europe is abandoned, losses explode. The Winklevoss twins dance on a volcano. Guaranteed success.

Capitulation often precedes market reversals. As crypto sentiment sinks into extreme fear, Matrixport believes bitcoin could be approaching a potential bottom. In a recent analysis, the firm highlights that several sentiment indicators and technical signals converge towards a historically sensitive zone. Simple excess pessimism or a true end-of-cycle signal? At a time when volatility intensifies, this diagnosis deserves special attention.

For a long time, paying high fees on Ethereum symbolized security and prestige. But the market follows usage: in recent days, Polygon has generated more daily fees than Ethereum. This is not just a statistical anomaly, it is a concrete signal of activity shift and a question about the real evolution of crypto demand in 2026.

Paying employees in USDT, making purchases without going through a traditional bank… What seemed exclusively reserved for DeFi a few years ago is becoming a measurable reality. A global BVNK report, published in early 2026, paints a striking portrait of stablecoin adoption accelerating far beyond crypto circles.

RWAs rose over 13% in the past 30 days, showing resilience and growing institutional adoption even as crypto markets struggled.

The cryptocurrency market in Russia is experiencing rapid growth, with massive financial flows escaping authorities' control every year. According to estimates, nearly 129 billion dollars circulate in unregulated transactions, highlighting the scale of adoption by citizens and the urgency to integrate these digital assets into the legal framework.

Bitcoin is going through one of its toughest phases in months. Nearly half of the circulating supply is at a loss, ETFs are bleeding billions, and yet — miners and long-term holders refuse to give in. Should this be seen as a sign of hope, or simply the denial of a market that has not yet hit bottom?

Bitcoin has just sent a signal that the market cannot ignore. After a brief surge above 70,000 dollars, Bitcoin sharply corrected in a fragile liquidity context, triggering a wave of massive liquidations. However, beyond this momentary volatility, a key indicator draws attention: the weekly RSI falls back to a level seen during the 2022 bear market. Between structural fragility and a possible echo of the previous cycle, the market finds itself at a strategic tipping point.

Discover how Metaplanet boosted its revenues by 738% thanks to Bitcoin. An impressive feat in the crypto market!

Large university endowments now refine their crypto arbitrage with surgical precision. Harvard's latest regulatory filing reveals a major rebalancing: a reduction of its Bitcoin exposure via BlackRock's spot ETF and a first declared foray into Ether. Behind this move, a strong signal is sent to the market. Indeed, in a context of marked volatility, Harvard Management Company redraws its digital allocation and illustrates the strategic evolution of institutional investors facing cryptos.

Washington throws its dollar stablecoins onto the Old Continent. Berlin says no. The Bundesbank draws its digital euro and its own stablecoins. The currency war is declared.

The bitcoin correction occurs in an already weakened macroeconomic context. As investors question the strength of the US economy, the fall of the flagship asset attracts attention far beyond the crypto market. For Mike McGlone, senior strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, this movement could reflect broader tensions in financial markets and serve as an early signal of a recession risk in the United States.

One billion to Tehran via Binance? Investigators fired for seeing too much? The giant swears all is false. But the shadow of the past looms.

Ray Dalio warns that the post-WWII world order has collapsed, with global leaders acknowledging a new era defined by power, economics, and rivalry.

Debate over artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer limited to model accuracy or regulation. Questions about control, ownership, and long-term autonomy are moving to the center of the discussion. In a recent X post titled “Not Your Keys, Not Your Bots,” crypto investor and author Balaji Srinivasan set out a blunt framework: whoever controls the keys controls the machines.

The crypto Pi Network is going through a critical zone. Its token Pi Coin loses 24% in one day. Analysis of a concerning signal.

Traders are placing sizable bets on Bitcoin’s path through 2026 across leading prediction platforms. Activity on Polymarket, Kalshi, and Myriad suggests a market that expects gradual progress rather than a rapid breakout. More than $84 million in combined volume across seven contracts reflects cautious optimism, balanced by consistent hedging against downside risk. While confidence appears to build later in the year, near-term expectations remain restrained.