Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

XRP's on-chain realized losses surged to nearly $2 billion, matching a 2022 spike that preceded a 114% rally.

Citrini Research and LOTUS publish a speculative scenario modeling cascading AI labor displacement through 2028.

Blockchain analytics is evolving into a predictive intelligence tool, with on-chain drug payments signaling supply shocks and overdose trends months before traditional public health data, according to new Chainalysis research.

SBI Holdings launches a ¥10B ($64.5M) blockchain bond for Japanese retail investors with fixed interest and XRP rewards tied to subscription size.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed nearly $4.5B in 2026's first eight weeks, with IBIT down $2.1B and FBTC losing $954M in just five weeks.

Vitalik Buterin withdrew 3,500 ETH from Aave on Feb. 22, resuming sales that have now totaled 7,386 ETH worth ~$15.5M since Feb. 2.

OpenClaw bans all crypto mentions on Discord after scammers hijacked its rebrand window in January 2026 to pump a fake $16M CLAWD token.

Bitdeer's Bitcoin holdings hit zero as of Feb. 20, 2026, after liquidating ~2,000 BTC in eight weeks to fund its AI and chip pivot.

Vitalik Buterin has proposed using personal AI agents to vote in decentralized governance, a model designed to reduce delegate dominance, scale DAO participation and enable privacy-preserving collective decision-making.

A Bloomberg Businessweek investigation details how Mexican cartels now use decentralized crypto networks and freelance launderers to clean drug profits.