Is Litecoin’s (LTC) Price Rally Over—Or Is a Surprise Breakout Coming?
The post Is Litecoin’s (LTC) Price Rally Over—Or Is a Surprise Breakout Coming? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Litecoin isn’t the market favorite it once was. Since the beginning of the year, the price has dropped more than 36%, sliding
Bitcoin Dip Below $70K Is Temporary: Eric Trump, Brian Armstrong, and Arthur Hayes Says
The post Bitcoin Dip Below $70K Is Temporary: Eric Trump, Brian Armstrong, and Arthur Hayes Says appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped 2.2% on Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026, to trade at about $66,446 at press time. The
Warner Bros. Discovery reopens talks with Paramount
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday that it was reopening talks with Paramount Skydance, giving the studio a week to rival Netflix in its bid to take over the streaming and cable giant. In a statement, Warner Bros. Discovery said it had
CFTC chief sides with prediction markets over state regulators in a high-stakes court case
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is stepping in to stop what it calls an “onslaught” of state-level regulation of prediction markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said Tuesday in a video posted on X that the agency has filed a “friend
US debt will match WWII-era extreme at $64 trillion within a decade – how does Bitcoin benefit?
The fiscal mathematics of the United States are drifting toward a threshold that markets can no longer afford to ignore, and a level that, relative to GDP, hasn't transpired since the last world war. Washington’s latest budgetary outlook suggests the nation
Binance employee hunted down in botched France home invasion as crypto “wrench attack” spike spreads
A botched home invasion in the Paris suburbs on Feb. 12 marked a tactical shift in crypto's physical-threat or “wrench attack” landscape. The target, according to French media reports, was the CEO of Binance France. Binance confirmed an employee was targeted
Strategy can survive Bitcoin crashing to $8,000 – but can it escape the slow bleed of dilution?
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has become the public market’s most widely traded Bitcoin proxy, using equity, convertible notes, and preferred stock to build a balance sheet dominated by the top crypto. However, as Bitcoin trades near $68,000 and Strategy shares hover below
Russia’s censorship crackdown and WhatsApp ban expose the decentralization gap the crypto industry keeps missing
Russia’s recent messaging crackdown is the cleanest real-world stress test of decentralization in years, and it produced an awkward result. Roskomnadzor began throttling Telegram on Feb. 10, citing “non-compliance.” Two days later, authorities fully blocked WhatsApp, removing its domains from Russia's
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Drop to $65K Before a Short Squeeze Toward $75K?
The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Will BTC Drop to $65K Before a Short Squeeze Toward $75K? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Bitcoin price is once again stuck below the psychological $70,000 level, and the price action is starting to feel
‘On the Cusp of Law’: CLARITY Act Nears Final Approval, CFTC Chair Says
The post ‘On the Cusp of Law’: CLARITY Act Nears Final Approval, CFTC Chair Says appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The U.S. crypto industry could soon see one of its most important regulatory bills become law. According to Michael Selig,
Top Analyst Reveals What Comes Next for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP
The post Top Analyst Reveals What Comes Next for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News A leading market analyst says the crypto market may be heading into a short-term rebound, but investors should still prepare for a
310 Sell Alerts in 6 Hours: Single Wallet Floods XRP Order Book With 310M Tokens
The post 310 Sell Alerts in 6 Hours: Single Wallet Floods XRP Order Book With 310M Tokens appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Heavy order-book activity has been recorded on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) after automated monitoring systems detected 310 sell-side
EU crypto reporting goes live and Netherlands immediately votes on 36% Bitcoin tax – even if you don’t sell
The scoop: The Netherlands has just moved to tax Bitcoin like a stock, marked to market. Lawmakers in the Dutch House backed a Box 3 overhaul that would tax “actual returns,” including annual price changes in liquid assets like BTC, at
Bitcoin on track to equal its most bearish period in history – only one price matters now
The scoop: Bitcoin is on pace for a fifth straight monthly drop if February closes red, its longest losing streak since 2018, while spot ETF flows flip persistently negative, reinforcing a new reality: post-ETF BTC is trading like a rates-and-risk
Bitcoin no longer acting like “digital gold” because its correlation with physical gold, USD collapsed
In 2025 and early 2026, Bitcoin's behavior has been less “digital gold” and more regime-dependent. Sometimes it trades like a tech beta, then like a rates-and-liquidity-duration trade, and only intermittently like a hedge. The real story is which macro regime makes
If the SEC stays softer, Aave’s DAO could start capturing $100M+ annualized revenue
Aave Labs posted a governance proposal on Feb. 12 asking tokenholders to endorse a strategic package that would direct 100% of Aave-branded product revenue to the DAO treasury, formalize brand protection, and center the roadmap on Aave V4. The initiative was
Coinbase diamond hands vs Binance panic sellers — the $60,000 stress test
Bitcoin's recent price crash towards $60,000 did more than just shave billions off market capitalizations or liquidate leveraged positions. It served as a massive, chaotic stress test that exposed a widening behavioral fracture between the two most dominant venues in the
Hedera vs Cardano: Which Crypto Could Win the 2026 Market Cycle?
The post Hedera vs Cardano: Which Crypto Could Win the 2026 Market Cycle? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News After several years of volatility, two long-standing blockchain networks, Hedera (HBAR) and Cardano (ADA), are once again being evaluated as the crypto