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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.

Dutch regulator Ksa ordered Polymarket to halt Netherlands operations or face €420K weekly fines, ruling it constitutes illegal gambling.

Vitalik Buterin revealed plans to build a cypherpunk-principled layer atop Ethereum, targeting censorship resistance and ZK compatibility.

Bitcoin spot ETFs drew $88M in net inflows on Feb. 20, led by BlackRock's IBIT with $64.46M, while Ethereum ETFs barely registered.

SG-FORGE deploys its EU-regulated euro stablecoin EURCV on the XRP Ledger with Ripple custody support.