#Ripple#Banks#FinanceGarlinghouse Declines To Say If Ripple Will Ever Buy A BankRipple's Brad Garlinghouse sidestepped whether the company would acquire a bank while defending its stablecoin strategy.Alexey BondarevFeb 20, 2026
#Bitcoin#ETFBitcoin ETFs Shed $8B In Largest Drawdown As Balances Hit Cycle LowU.S. spot Bitcoin ETF balances have fallen by 100,300 BTC since October, the deepest cycle drawdown yet recorded.Alexey BondarevFeb 20, 2026
#ZCash#PrivacyEx-Coinbase CTO Calls Zcash Key Weapon To Fight AI SurveillanceFormer Coinbase CTO argues AI-driven surveillance makes encrypted transactions a necessity, positioning Zcash as crypto's privacy-scaling solution.Alexey BondarevFeb 20, 2026
#EthereumCan Ethereum Break Through Bearish Trend Line Blocking $2K Path?Ethereum bounced from a $1,905 low but faces a bearish trend line at $1,985 that could determine its next move.Alexey BondarevFeb 20, 2026
#Hyperliquid#Galaxy Digital Former Galaxy Digital Exec's Crypto Fund DBA Closes $68M, Backs Bitcoin Scaling And DeFi InfrastructureDBA closes $68M Fund II, doubling down on crypto infrastructure bets while disclosing a material Hyperliquid HYPE token position.Kostiantyn TsentsuraFeb 19, 2026
#Ripple#GermanyDeutsche Bank Turns To Ripple Infrastructure As SWIFT Races To Build Blockchain LedgerDeutsche Bank deepens Ripple infrastructure use and leads SWIFT's blockchain ledger project - but XRP's direct role remains unconfirmed.Kostiantyn TsentsuraFeb 19, 2026
#Elizabeth Warren#Federal Reserve#Bitcoin Treasury#Donald TrumpElizabeth Warren's Bitcoin Bailout Warning Exposes A Trump Family Conflict Of InterestSen. Warren demands the Fed and Treasury rule out crypto bailouts as Bitcoin falls 50% from its peak, citing a potential Trump conflict of interest.Kostiantyn TsentsuraFeb 19, 2026
#Bitcoin#Fear&Greed Index Crypto Fear Index Hits FTX-Era Lows - Does History Say Buy Or Run?Crypto funds logged 4 straight weeks of outflows totaling $3.7B as the Fear & Greed Index hits FTX-era lows. Historical data on what comes next is split.Kostiantyn TsentsuraFeb 19, 2026
#BitcoinBloomberg Analyst McGlone Walks Back $10,000 Bitcoin Call, Settles On $28,000 After Public BacklashBloomberg's McGlone revised his Bitcoin downside from $10K to $28K after critics called the original forecast alarmist and damaging to investors.Kostiantyn TsentsuraFeb 19, 2026
#Bitcoin#Russia#FraudGeorgian Fund Manager Walks Free After Embezzling $40M In Bitcoin From Ex-PMGeorgian fund manager Giorgi Bachiashvili walks free after a plea deal cuts his 15-year sentence for stealing $40M in Bitcoin from ex-PM Ivanishvili.Kostiantyn TsentsuraFeb 19, 2026