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• Ledn raises $188 million with first bitcoin backed bond sale in asset backed market

  CoinDesk - 07:25 Feb 19, 2026
  

  Crypto lender packages more than 5,400 bitcoin collateralized loans into first asset backed securities transaction of its kind.

• Bitcoin, ether, xrp ETFs bleed while Solana bucks outflow trend

  CoinDesk - 07:25 Feb 19, 2026
  

  U.S. spot crypto ETFs saw broad-based redemptions led by bitcoin and ether funds, while Solana products drew fresh inflows, signaling selective institutional rotation rather than a full retreat from digital assets.

  Tags: Solana ETFs

• South Korea’s Hanwha makes a $13 million bet on ‘seedless’ crypto wallets

  CoinDesk - 00:20 Feb 19, 2026
  

  The South Korean financial firm backs the U.S.-based blockchain company to accelerate enterprise wallet technology and real-world asset tokenization.

• Real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht is ready to tokenize assets, but says U.S. regulation blocks it

  CoinDesk - 22:23 Feb 18, 2026
  

  The $125 billion real estate firm wants to offer blockchain-based tokens to clients but is stalled by regulation.

• Banking trade groups responsible for impasse on market structure bill, Brian Armstrong says

  CoinDesk - 22:09 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Coinbase CEO Brain Armstrong said updated market structure legislation may offer banks other benefits to get them on board with allowing stablecoin rewards.

• Bitcoin sinks to $66,000, U.S. stocks lose steam as Fed minutes mention possible rate hike

  CoinDesk - 20:37 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Bitcoin is now on track for its fifth consecutive weekly decline, and losing this level could open the floor for a fresh leg lower.

  Tags: Bitcoin

• Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils ‘EVMbench’ to test whether AI can keep crypto’s smart contracts safe

  CoinDesk - 19:12 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Developed with Paradigm, the tool is OpenAI’s attempt to determine whether modern AI systems are up to the task of helping prevent smart contract issues.

  Tags: OpenAI

• Kraken continues acquisition streak by buying token management firm Magna ahead of IPO push

  CoinDesk - 19:07 Feb 18, 2026
  

  The deal adds token lifecycle infrastructure to Kraken’s growing product suite.

  Tags: KRAKEN

• The Protocol: Zora moves to Solana

  CoinDesk - 17:55 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Also: EF’s Stańczak to leave ED role, XRPL member-only DEX and Ethereum revives the DAO.

• Optimism's OP token falls after Base moves away from the network's 'OP stack' in major tech shift

  CoinDesk - 17:38 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.

  Tags: Base

• Ethereum’s 50% staking milestone triggers backlash over 'misleading' supply data

  CoinDesk - 17:18 Feb 18, 2026
  

  CoinShares researcher Luke Nolan says the 50% figure is ‘inaccurate, or at least materially misleading’ and staked ether is closer to 30% of supply. Ethplorer.io’s Aleksandr Vat agrees.

• Bitcoin miner Riot stock jumps nearly 9% as activist Starboard urges AI data center expansion

  CoinDesk - 17:14 Feb 18, 2026
  

  The activist investor said Riot's 1.7 GW power capacity can drive premium AI hosting deals at Texas sites.

• Financial giant with $3.5 trillion asset to pilot Trump-affiliated WLFI stablecoin for tokenized funds

  CoinDesk - 17:00 Feb 18, 2026
  

  The financial giant with $3.5 trillion in assets has teamed up with World Liberty Financial to test the USD1 stablecoin for fund flows and tokenized assets.

• Crypto Long & Short: Crypto’s liquidity mirage

  CoinDesk - 17:00 Feb 18, 2026
  

  In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Leo Mindyuk of ML Tech writes that while crypto markets look liquid on paper, executable liquidity at scale is more fragmented and more fragile than most institutions assume.

  Tags: Crypto Long

• What happens on prediction platforms can steer traditional markets, NYSE chief says

  CoinDesk - 16:40 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Prediction market outcomes are being used as inputs for how players deal with traditional financial markets, NYSE President Lynn Martin said at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday.

• Bitcoin volatile, but flat, while crypto stocks bounce amid cooling AI fears

  CoinDesk - 16:35 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Coinbase, Circle, Galaxy, IREN and Riot led the early morning rebound among crypto-related stocks as the battered software sector found some relief.

• Goldman Sachs' David Solomon says he owns 'very little' bitcoin but watching it closely

  CoinDesk - 16:22 Feb 18, 2026
  

  “I’m an observer of bitcoin,” Solomon said at the World Liberty Forum on Wednesday, saying he's still trying to understand how it moves.

• Bitwise aims to offer prediction market ETFs for U.S. elections in 2026 and 2028

  CoinDesk - 15:59 Feb 18, 2026
  

  Under "Prediction Shares" branding, Bitwise filed to list two ETFs tracking prediction markets betting on the outcome of the 2028 presidential election.

  Tags: Bitwise ETFs

• NYSE President says exchange felt ‘responsibility’ to enter tokenization space

  CoinDesk - 15:58 Feb 18, 2026
  

  The exchange is expected to launch 24/7 trading of tokenized assets later this year.

• Bitcoin's plunge signals coming AI crisis, but massive Fed response will drive new record high: Arthur Hayes

  CoinDesk - 15:15 Feb 18, 2026
  

  The rise of artificial intelligence is likely to displace millions of workers in quick order, triggering sizable credit defaults, said Hayes.

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