Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

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.

A private key compromise drained IoTeX's token safe on Feb. 21, with PeckShield estimating over $8M stolen and IOTX dropping nearly 10%.

Italy's Guardia di Finanza exposed a €500K cryptocurrency tax evasion scheme involving a hidden mining rig and six undeclared wallets.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse puts 90% odds on the CLARITY Act passing by April 2026, citing White House momentum and bipartisan engagement.