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The Series B extension values the New York–based crypto infrastructure company at about $1.5 billion and includes backing from institutional investors. Digital asset infrastructure provider Talos raised a $45 million extension to its Series B funding round, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion. The extension included new strategic investors such as Robinhood Markets, Sony Innovation Fund, IMC, QCP and Karatage, alongside returning investors a16z crypto, BNY and Fidelity Investments, according to the company. "We extended our Series B round to accommodate interest from strategic partners,” said Talos CEO Anton Katz. Talos said proceeds will be used to expand product development across its trading, portfolio management, execution, treasury and settlement tools and to support tokenized traditional assets on its platform. Read more

The SEC categorizes tokenized securities into issuer-sponsored and third-party models. It explained legal compliance requirements under federal securities laws.

XRP has opened 2026 trading in a tight range under $2 as it failed to establish a clear trend in the year’s opening month. However, underlying data suggests high-net-worth investors are accumulating the token despite the lack of price momentum. Data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment revealed that the XRP network has added a net […] The post Shockingly quiet XRP whales are stacking up 42 new millionaire wallets as price stays stuck under $2 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

With crypto prices and crypto-related stocks in the midst of a major selloff today, Securitize SPAC merger partner Cantor Equity Partners II is higher by 4.4% on the news.

Token prices across DePIN remain deeply depressed, but on-chain revenues are growing.

Bitcoin liquidations still led on the platform, but silver and gold positions also took a hard hit Thursday.

Futures market liquidations, a sharp sell-off in US stocks and limited progress on talks to fund the US government are taking a toll on Bitcoin price Thursday. Is $80,000 the next stop for BTC? Bitcoin’s (BTC) strong start to the year has been fully erased, with its price slipping to a new yearly low below $84,000. Analysts viewed this move as part of a broader corrective phase rather than a structural market breakdown, driven by aggressive futures deleveraging rather than sustained selling in spot markets. Key takeaways: BTC fell to $83,400 and trades in the lower limit of the 10-week consolidation range that has capped its price since Q4.  Read more

Metaplanet raises $137 million for Bitcoin buys after its stock plunged 81% last year. Can the treasury firm bounce back in a crowded market?

The chairs of the CFTC and SEC appeared together at a joint agency event Thursday to discuss a unified approach to crypto regulation. Michael Selig, chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that the agency would join the efforts of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Project Crypto. In remarks prepared for an SEC-CFTC discussion on harmonizing the agencies’ approach to digital assets, Selig said that the CFTC would partner with the SEC on its Project Crypto, an initiative launched in July to establish clarity on regulations for digital assets.  According to the CFTC chair, the joint collaboration aims to “advance a clear crypto asset taxonomy, clarify jurisdictional lines, remove duplicative compliance requirements, and reduce regulatory fragmentation.”  Read more

A dispute over tokenized securities provisions in the Senate Banking Committee's crypto bill has fractured industry consensus, with Coinbase calling contested language a de facto ban while traditional finance firms demand regulatory parity regardless of blockchain technology. The post Coinbase vs. Wall Street: Tokenization Battle Threatens Crypto Bill appeared first on Cryptonews.

Cardano trades near $0.35 after a sharp drop as price tests key $0.32 support, with weak momentum, whale accumulation, and February events in focus.

The following is a guest post and opinion from Jenny Drinkwater, Marketing Manager at System73. For years, crypto payments have lived in an awkward middle ground. They were never quite mainstream, but they also never disappeared. Merchants experimented, users showed curiosity, and yet, for most businesses, accepting crypto still felt like something peripheral rather than […] The post How crypto payments will change in 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

With Commodity Futures Trading Commission head Mike Selig new in the role, the agencies held a "harmonization" event to show they're side-by-side.

Bellwether crypto exchange Coinbase was lower for an 8th straight session on Thursday to its weakest level since May.

UK Lawmakers have started a formal House of Lords inquiry into stablecoins, seeking evidence through March 11, as regulators draft a regime for systemic issuers. The review will weigh effects on payments, savings, market structure, and risks from shifts out of bank deposits that could reduce credit. The post UK Lawmakers Probe Stablecoins as Bank of England Warns of Deposit Drain Risk appeared first on Cryptonews.

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on the next stops for Bitcoin and Solana, and President Donald Trump's approval rating.

The rollout of Aero, targeted for the second quarter of 2026, will take direct aim at incumbents like Uniswap and Curve, the team told CoinDesk.

Ethereum (ETH) announced ERC-8004 is heading to mainnet, positioning the network as a neutral infrastructure for a problem the AI industry can't yet solve: how agents prove they're trustworthy when no single platform controls the reputation layer. The timing reveals the underlying tension, as AI agents are moving from demos into production systems that trigger […] The post Ethereum aims to stop rogue AI agents from stealing trust with new ERC-8004 – but will it? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Ming family members were put to death after being convicted of crimes that generated $1.4 billion, including running scam compounds.

Stablecoin market cap dropped about $2.2B recently, extending a $5.6B decline and tightening crypto liquidity.