Bitcoin mining difficulty rebounds 15% as US miners recover from winter outages February 20, 2026, 1:02 pm
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty climbed to 144.4 trillion after January storms briefly slashed hash rate, while some US miners offset downtime by selling electricity back to the grid.
Core technical contributor to cease involvement with Aave DAO February 20, 2026, 12:17 pm
After four years contributing, BGD Labs said it would be leaving the DAO, citing changes to the organization and taking an “adversarial position“ to its liquidity protocol.
Bitcoin ignores US Supreme Court Trump tariff strike amid talk of $150B refund February 20, 2026, 12:15 pm
Bitcoin stayed rangebound within a "downward trajectory" as the Supreme Court concluded that some US trade tariffs were illegal and liable for a refund.
BTC treasury executives call for reform of 1,250% risk weight in Basel III February 20, 2026, 12:03 pm
Private equity, which has the second-highest risk weighting, carries a 400% weight under the current Basel III banking framework.
Here’s what happened in crypto today February 20, 2026, 9:30 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Tennessee judge issues injunction blocking state move against Kalshi February 20, 2026, 9:03 am
US Federal Judge Aleta Trauger granted Kalshi a preliminary injunction against Tennessee, finding its sports event contracts fall under CFTC jurisdiction.
Stablecoin A7A5 grows parallel system for sanctioned companies February 20, 2026, 8:32 am
Stablecoin ecosystem A7A5 has faced accusations of sanctions evasion and, according to some analysts, is creating an alternative, sanctions-free financial network.
House Democrats press Treasury on World Liberty bank charter and UAE stake February 20, 2026, 7:46 am
House Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over World Liberty Financial’s push for a national trust bank charter, citing systemic risk.
Tether USDT supply set for biggest monthly decline since 2022 FTX collapse February 20, 2026, 7:33 am
Tether’s USDT is nearing its largest monthly supply drop since the collapse of FTX, with whales and smart money traders continuing to reduce their USDT holdings.
Bitcoin ETFs shed $166M as BTC heads for worst start in years February 20, 2026, 7:22 am
Spot Bitcoin ETFs are approaching a five-week outflow streak, with $2.7 billion in net redemptions year-to-date, as BTC posts one of its weakest starts to a year.