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Core developer BGD will not renew its contract, deepening a governance dispute between Aave DAO and Aave Labs. The post Aave’s “Civil War” Claims First Casualty as Key Developer Walks Away appeared first on Cryptonews.

Is ETH finally going to rebound decisively, or will there be another crash to new lows.

Aside from ETC, the other notable gainers today include FIL, NEAR, and ARB.

Dutch regulators ordered Polymarket’s affiliate to halt operations for offering unlicensed betting to residents. The post Dutch Regulator Orders Polymarket to Halt Unlicensed Betting Operations appeared first on Cryptonews.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged five straight weeks of outflows, with $315.9 million leaving last week as institutional investors de-risk amid macro uncertainty. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have posted five consecutive weeks of net outflows, with investors pulling roughly $3.8 billion from the products over the period. During last week, the funds recorded about $315.9 million in net outflows, according to data from SoSoValue. The biggest weekly withdrawal during this 5-week streak occurred in the week ending Jan. 30, when spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded about $1.49 billion in net outflows. The net weekly outflows come as some sessions posted inflows. On Friday, Bitcoin ETFs saw about $88 million in inflows, but they were outweighed by larger redemption days earlier in the week. Notable withdrawals included more than $410 million on Feb. 12, along with additional negative sessions from Feb. 17 through Feb. 19, leaving the weekly total firmly negative. Read more

Stablecoin supply is crypto’s deployable cash. With a total stablecoin market cap of around $307.92 billion and down -1.13% in the past 30 days, the pool has stopped growing month over month. When supply stalls, price moves get sharper, and Bitcoin feels it first in thin depth and bigger wicks. Stablecoins sit in a strange […] The post Bitcoin’s native M2 money supply is falling and killing crypto liquidity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Bitcoin “retail optimism is fading,” which may be a healthy indicator as sentiment returns to neutral territory, according to Santiment. The overall number of crypto market participants calling for Bitcoin to enter new all-time high territory has tapered off, which crypto sentiment platform Santiment points out is a positive signal. “Calls for Bitcoin to hit $150k to $200k, and even $50k to $100k, are drying up,” Santiment said in a report on Friday. “This reduction in FOMO and 'Lambo' memes is actually a healthy market indicator. It shows that retail optimism is fading,” Santiment added. Read more

So far, bitcoin has remained relatively stable after the new tariffs were announced, but history shows pain might be on its way.

At one point, TRUMP's market capitalization approached the psychological mark of $1 billion.

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, February 20th, 2026] Feed Every Gorilla (FEG), a decentralized finance infrastructure project established in 2021, marks its five-year anniversary, reflecting continued development of blockchain-based protocol infrastructure designed to support decentralized token ecosystems and on-chain financial systems. Since its launch, FEG has focused on developing transparent and verifiable smart contract infrastructure […]

Small wallets have increased their BTC holdings by 2.5% since October's all-time high while large holders trimmed 0.8%, Santiment data shows.

Cryptocurrency markets showed resilience Friday after US President Donald Trump unveiled a new universal 10% tariff on imports. The post Bitcoin, Ether Hold Strong as Trump Announces Additional Universal 10% Tariff appeared first on Cryptonews.

MARA acquires a 64% stake in French computing infrastructure operator Exaion, expanding into AI and cloud services as Bitcoin miners pivot toward data center revenue. MARA Holdings has completed the purchase of a majority stake in French computing infrastructure operator Exaion, deepening its push into artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services. The deal, first agreed in August 2025 with EDF Pulse Ventures, gives MARA France a 64% stake in Exaion after required regulatory approvals were secured, the Bitcoin miner said in a Friday announcement. French energy giant EDF will remain a minority shareholder and continue as a customer of the business. The investment also creates a broader alliance. NJJ Capital, the investment vehicle of telecom entrepreneur Xavier Niel, will acquire a 10% stake in MARA France as part of a partnership with MARA. Read more

Uniswap founder Hayden Adams highlighted a case where a victim lost a “mid-six-figure” portfolio to a fake top search result posing as Uniswap. Hayden Adams, founder of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, has warned users about fraudulent ads impersonating the platform, highlighting a case in which a victim reportedly lost everything. It comes after January saw the highest amount of money stolen in crypto scams in 11 months. “Scam ads keep returning despite years of reporting,” Adams said in an X post on Friday. “There were scam Uniswap apps while we waited months for App Store approval,” he said. Read more

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Bitcoin only needs a “marginal amount of new demand” to push higher, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden, who is watching for a potential peak in AI stocks as a signal. Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden. “It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast published to YouTube on Thursday. When an asset’s price rises to a level where further gains are harder to justify, capital often moves into other opportunities with more potential upside. Read more

Feeding a well-crafted prompt into Claude reveals surprising 2026 forecasts for XRP, Solana and Dogecoin.According to Claude’s projections, all three assets could rise at least 5x by Christmas.Here’s a breakdown of why Claude is bullish on them.XRP ($XRP): Claude Charts a Long-Term Path Toward $8In a recent update, Ripple reaffirmed that XRP ($XRP) sits at […] The post Leading AI Claude Predicts the Price of XRP, Solana and Dogecoin By the End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

A wave of new catalysts across crypto markets, paired with strengthening chart structures, is fuelling expectations that XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum may be posting fresh all-time highs (ATHs) sooner than anticipated.Below is a breakdown of key narratives gaining traction in headlines and technical chart patterns that hint at powerful tailwinds heading towards summer.Discover: The best […] The post Crypto Price Prediction Today 20 February – XRP, Bitcoin, Ethereum appeared first on Cryptonews.

The event hosted at Mar-a-Lago blended politics and digital assets, signaling deeper ties between industry and power brokers.

European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, runs an institution that trades in certainty, and she does it in a moment that rewards ambiguity. Earlier this week, the story around her took on a familiar European shape: official silence wrapped around very specific timing. The FT reported Lagarde is expected to step down before her term […] The post ECB slaps a €1.3B price tag on the digital euro amid leadership change rumors appeared first on CryptoSlate.