Animoca Brands secures Dubai crypto license to expand services in Middle East February 16, 2026, 2:22 am
Dubai’s regulator approved the license on Feb. 5, allowing Animoca Brands to target institutional and qualified investors under the oversight of Dubai’s VARA.
Bitcoin down 22%, could it be the worst Q1 since 2018? February 16, 2026, 1:18 am
If Bitcoin posts a loss at the end of this month, it will also mark Bitcoin’s first time ending both January and February in the red.
Russians move $129B in crypto yearly ‘outside our attention’: Official February 16, 2026, 1:14 am
Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation.
Kevin O’Leary wins $2.8M defamation suit against Ben Armstrong February 16, 2026, 1:07 am
A Miami federal judge has entered a default judgment against Ben Armstrong, who failed to respond to Kevin O’Leary’s complaint accusing him of defamation.
Aave founder pitches $50T ‘abundance asset’ boom to drive DeFi February 16, 2026, 12:04 am
Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov said onchain lending could help accelerate the development of solar, energy storage and robotics by putting money behind “future-proof” assets.
Strategy to equitize convertible debt over 3-6 years: Saylor February 15, 2026, 11:14 pm
The world’s largest digital asset treasury plans to convert $6 billion in bond debt to equity, claiming that it could survive an 88% Bitcoin crash.
Grayscale seeks to convert Aave trust into ETF on NYSE Arca February 15, 2026, 9:44 pm
Grayscale joins Bitwise in filing to launch a standalone Aave product in the US, betting that Wall Street has retained its appetite for altcoins.
TradFi giant Apollo enters crypto lending arena via Morpho deal February 15, 2026, 9:28 pm
The $940 billion asset manager will collaborate on DeFi lending infrastructure and could acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens.
Solution worse than problem? Adam Back opposes BIP-110 Ordinals fix February 15, 2026, 8:57 pm
Blockstream’s Adam Back said BIP-110 could be used to freeze user funds, but the proposal’s creator argues that safeguards are in place to prevent that.
CZ says lack of onchain privacy is holding back crypto payments February 15, 2026, 4:33 pm
Transparency, which is a hallmark feature of most cryptocurrencies, is likely one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the Binance founder said.