🇺🇸⚖️ Illinois Governor JB Pritzker sends an invoice to President Trump demanding $8.6 billion in refunds following the Supreme Court tariff ruling. #regulation
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🇺🇸🕵️ The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has updated its Broker-Dealer Financial Responsibility FAQ, allowing broker-dealers to include stablecoins in their regulatory capital calculations with a 2% "haircut." Previously, stablecoins faced a 100% haircut, preventing them from being counted toward regulatory capital. Institutions can now recognize stablecoin holdings, such as USDC and USDT, at 98% of their book value for capital purposes. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce noted that this change will facilitate broker-dealers' participation in tokenized securities and crypto asset-related businesses. #regulation link
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SEC.gov | Cutting by Two Would Do
Commissioner Hester M. Peirce February 19, 2026
🇺🇸🕵️ Someone created a new wallet and spent $100K betting that the U.S. will strike Iran in March.
Gambler or insider? link
Gambler or insider? link
🕵️ Garrett Jin deposited 11,318 $BTC ($760.6M) into Binance.
However, it appears he hasn't sold them on the market immediately.
This could indicate an OTC deal, or he may simply be holding them on Binance. link
However, it appears he hasn't sold them on the market immediately.
This could indicate an OTC deal, or he may simply be holding them on Binance. link
🐳 Whale AHdUMw spent $10.26M in $USDC to buy 121,368 $SOL at an average price of $84.57 one hour ago. link
🐳 Antalpha sent 1,000 $XAUT (~$5M) into Bybit, likely to sell.
They still hold 59,033 $XAUT (~$300.69M). link
They still hold 59,033 $XAUT (~$300.69M). link
🗣 #ETH Vitalik Buterin stated he is developing a "cypherpunk-principled" Ethereum to improve censorship resistance, zk-friendliness, and leaner consensus. He indicated that Ethereum might transition to a new system language within five years, potentially accelerated by AI, along with upgrades to the state tree, consensus, ZK-EVM verification, and VM. link
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vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) on X
@0xdasha I'm actually trying to do something even more ambitious:
Create "cypherpunk principled non-ugly ethereum" as a bolt-on to the present-day system, in a way that's as tightly integrated and interoperable as possible, and then grow it over time, in…
Create "cypherpunk principled non-ugly ethereum" as a bolt-on to the present-day system, in a way that's as tightly integrated and interoperable as possible, and then grow it over time, in…
🙅 Tether announced it will discontinue support for the offshore yuan stablecoin CNH₮ effective immediately. No new tokens will be issued, and redemption support will end one year after the announcement, with a prior reminder. The decision was based on market conditions and limited demand, as CNH₮’s scale no longer justifies ongoing operational support. CNH₮ will remain redeemable under Tether’s terms until the deadline, and holders are advised to redeem promptly. #stablecoin link
tether.io
Tether Updates Users on a Strategic Transition for CNH₮ to Better Support Community-Driven Product Focus - Tether.io
At Tether, we remain committed to supporting a resilient, secure, and innovative blockchain ecosystem across all of our products. As part of this commitment, we continuously evaluate our stablecoin offerings to ensure they align with real-world usage, long…
🇺🇸⚖️ President Trump signed an executive order to impose an additional 10% tariff on all countries.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is sending Trump a bill demanding the return of $8.6 billion following the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs. #regulation
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is sending Trump a bill demanding the return of $8.6 billion following the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs. #regulation
📊 According to Fortune, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy stated on the Crypto Playbook podcast that the industry has moved away from its cypherpunk roots toward a "number go up" narrative. He argued that stablecoins reinforce U.S. dollar dominance rather than creating a decentralized parallel system, emphasizing the need for crypto to reconnect with its cypherpunk ethos instead of fully integrating with Wall Street. Despite Ethereum's over $120 billion in TVL, he noted that real decentralized application adoption remains limited. #stablecoin link
Fortune
Why influential Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy thinks crypto has strayed from its cypherpunk roots | Fortune
Gaevoy explained his viral argument on the latest episode of Fortune’s Crypto Playbook.
🆕 Tether announces the discontinuation of support for the CNHT stablecoin. #stablecoin link
tether.io
Tether Updates Users on a Strategic Transition for CNH₮ to Better Support Community-Driven Product Focus - Tether.io
At Tether, we remain committed to supporting a resilient, secure, and innovative blockchain ecosystem across all of our products. As part of this commitment, we continuously evaluate our stablecoin offerings to ensure they align with real-world usage, long…