Crypto for Wednesday, February 18, 2026

• Solana futures data shows panicked bulls: Will $80 SOL hold?
• Bitcoin Price Prediction: Abu Dhabi Gov Funds Buy $1 Billion in BTC – What Do They Know?
• Bitcoin bottom signal that preceded 1,900% rally flashes again
• Coinbase’s Crypto-Backed Lending Product Expands to XRP and DOGE
• Crypto Price Prediction Today 18 February – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum
• New ChatGPT Predicts the Price of XRP, Dogecoin and Solana By the End of 2026
• Real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht is ready to tokenize assets, but says U.S. regulation blocks it
• XRP Price Prediction: XRP is Crushing Solana and Coming for Binance Coin Next – Should You Buy Now?
• Bitcoin tax panic is rising because the IRS can see your crypto sales — and you may have to prove what you paid
• Banking trade groups responsible for impasse on market structure bill, Brian Armstrong says
• Can AI Agents Boost Ethereum Security? OpenAI and Paradigm Created a Testing Ground
• Coinbase's Base transitions to its own architecture with eye on streamlining
• Bitcoin Still Being Bought, Just Much More Cautiously: Report
• Kraken acquires tokenization platform Magna ahead of potential IPO
• Bitcoin Miner Riot Must Embrace $21 Billion AI Opportunity, Says Activist Investor
• SOL’s path of least resistance tilts toward $50 but onchain data hints at a bottom
• Peter Thiel Exits ETHZilla Investment After Ethereum Treasury Stock Craters
• $209B exited altcoins over the last 13 months: Did traders rotate into Bitcoin?
• Bitcoin sinks to $66,000, U.S. stocks lose steam as Fed minutes mention possible rate hike
• DerivaDEX launches Bermuda-licensed derivatives exchange under DAO governance
• Coinbase-Backed Ethereum Network Base to Dump Optimism Tech as Potential Token Looms
• Relative-Value Strategies Beat Directional Bets as Crypto Volatility Bites
• Ether 'bear pennant' puts target on $1.1K ETH price: Here’s why
• Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August
• Riot Platform‘s AI/HPC push could net up to $21B, says activist holder
• Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils ‘EVMbench’ to test whether AI can keep crypto’s smart contracts safe
• Kraken continues acquisition streak by buying token management firm Magna ahead of IPO push
• Price predictions 2/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL, DOGE, BCH, ADA, HYPE, XMR
• How Aave Could Help End Crypto Winter, According to Bitwise
• Treasury bills seen as primary driver of Bitcoin's price: Report
• Canary, Grayscale Sui ETFs Hit US Markets With Staking Rewards
• Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time
• The Protocol: Zora moves to Solana
• Bitcoin 2024 buyers steady BTC price as trader sees $52K 'next week or so'
• Hyperliquid Launches Policy Center With $29 Million Backing to Advocate for DeFi in DC
• SocGen's FORGE expands euro stablecoin to XRP Ledger in multi-chain push
• Optimism's OP token falls after Base moves away from the network's 'OP stack' in major tech shift
• Goldman Sachs CEO Owns 'Very Little' Bitcoin, Backs Bessent on Clarity Act
• Ethereum’s 50% staking milestone triggers backlash over 'misleading' supply data
• Bitcoin miner Riot stock jumps nearly 9% as activist Starboard urges AI data center expansion
• Arthur Hayes Shares Two Scenarios for Bitcoin Price, Calling for a Major Crypto Rally
• Is This the End of the Machi Big Brother Dump? Giant Whale Clings to Last $1M After Disaster
• Crypto Long & Short: Crypto’s liquidity mirage
• Financial giant with $3.5 trillion asset to pilot Trump-affiliated WLFI stablecoin for tokenized funds
• Trump family-backed WLFI token surges 23% ahead of Mar-a-Lago crypto forum
• What happens on prediction platforms can steer traditional markets, NYSE chief says
• Modern Treasury integrates stablecoin settlement alongside ACH and wires
• Bitcoin volatile, but flat, while crypto stocks bounce amid cooling AI fears
• Goldman Sachs' David Solomon says he owns 'very little' bitcoin but watching it closely
• The metrics that matter for XRP network health and how to read them without counting noise
• CryptoQuant Founder Proposes Freezing Old Bitcoin Addresses to Prevent Quantum Attacks
• Sai’s New Perps DEX Offers ‘Clean, CEX-like Experience’ With Onchain Settlement
• Bitwise aims to offer prediction market ETFs for U.S. elections in 2026 and 2028
• NYSE President says exchange felt ‘responsibility’ to enter tokenization space
• Bitcoin's plunge signals coming AI crisis, but massive Fed response will drive new record high: Arthur Hayes
• Hyperliquid starts DeFi lobbying group with $29 million token backing
• Tokenized pre-IPO shares topic ignites legal debate at Consensus Hong Kong 2026
• Canary lists spot SUI ETF with staking rewards
• Pi Network (PI) News Today: February 18
• HYLQ Strategy Invests in Hyperliquid Quantum Solutions Pioneer qLABS, Buys 18,333,334 qONE Tokens
• CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) declines 3%, leading index lower
• Sai Launches Perps Platform Combining CEX Speed with Onchain Settlement
• Bitcoin may take 7 years to upgrade to post-quantum: BIP-360 co-author
• Bitcoin may take 7 years to upgrade to post-quantum: BIP-360 co-author
• Morning Minute: Web 4.0 - Autonomous AI Agents Powered by Crypto
• Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT
• ECB targets 2027 digital euro pilot as provider selection begins in Q1 2026
• How Europe’s blockchain sandbox finds innovation in regulation
• Ethereum Price Prediction: What Happens to ETH if $2K Support Is Decisively Lost?
• Lagarde Exit Report Raises Questions Over Digital Euro Timeline and Stablecoin Policy
• Cathie Wood Reverses Course, Buys $6.9M in Coinbase Stock – Is ARK Betting on a Rebound?
• American crypto holders are scared and confused about this year’s new IRS tax rules
• Moonwell hit by $1.78M exploit as AI vibe coding debate reaches DeFi
• From 2016 hack to $150M Endowment: the DAO’s second act focuses on Ethereum security
• WLFI Crypto Surges Toward $0.12 as Whale Buys $2.75M Before Trump-Linked Forum
• WLFI Jumps Double Digits Ahead of Mar-a-Lago 'World Liberty Forum'
• AMLBot says social engineering drove 65% of crypto cases it probed in 2025
• While some big investors cash out of crypto, others double down
• TradFi is selling crypto income on Wall Street but a hidden switch decides who gets in
• Peter Thiel Quietly Exits Ethereum Treasury Firm ETHZilla – Warning Sign for the DAT Model?
• Peter Thiel Exits ETHZilla, Company Sells $74.5M in ETH Amid Market Pressure
• Lagarde early exit report puts ECB succession and digital euro in focus
• California Begins Enforcing State-Level Crypto Licensing With DFAL
• Bitcoin Entering Phase 2 Bear Market, Analyst Warns
• Wells Fargo sees ‘YOLO’ trade driving $150B into Bitcoin and risk assets
• BlackRock will skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks
• $150B in US Tax Refunds Could Fuel Fresh Crypto Inflows, Historical Data Suggests
• Bitcoin ETFs log $105M outflows as mystery IBIT buyer surfaces
• Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund dumps ETHZilla stake as ETH treasuries face pressure
• Pi Network (PI) Surges 40% Weekly, Bitcoin (BTC) Fights for $68K: Market Watch
• Bitcoin’s Divergence From Nasdaq Signals Dollar Liquidity Risk, Says Arthur Hayes
• Oracle Error Leaves DeFi Lender Moonwell With $1.8 Million in Bad Debt
• Crypto Lobby Forms Working Group to Push for Prediction Market Regulatory Clarity
• Coin Center Pushes Senate to Preserve Crypto Developer Liability Protections
• Ethereum Staking Address Now Holds Over Half ETH Supply For First Time Ever: Santiment
• Zircuit Finance Launches Institutional-Grade Onchain Yield Platform Targeting 8–11% APR
• Nevada sues Kalshi after prediction market loses bid to stop state action
• 4 data points suggest XRP price bottomed at $1.12: Are bulls ready to take over?
• Wall Street Pushes Deeper Into Prediction Markets With New ETF Filings
• Pump.fun rolls out trader cashbacks in tweak to memecoin model
• Oracle Error Leaves DeFi Lender Moonwell With $1.8 Million in Bad Debt
• Bitcoin’s tech stock divergence is a ‘fire alarm’ for fiat: Arthur Hayes
• Grayscale Says XRP Is Second Most Talked-About Asset After Bitcoin
• Bitcoin's Divergence From Nasdaq Is a Warning on Dollar Liquidity: Arthur Hayes
• Bitwise, GraniteShares join race for prediction market-style ETFs
• Zora debuts attention markets on Solana, betting on social trends
• Federal Appeals Court Rejects Kalshi Bid to Pause Nevada Enforcement