Canadian firm Elemental Royalty Corporation has become the first public company in its sector to offer shareholders the option to receive dividends in digital assets backed by gold. The company will use Tether Gold (XAUT) tokens from the largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, for these payments. Dividends in ‘Gold Tokens’ and Sector Growth Shareholders will have […]
Over the past week Strategy purchased 2,486 BTC for $168.4m at an average price of $67,710. Strategy has acquired 2,486 BTC for ~$168.4 million at ~$67,710 per bitcoin. As of 2/16/2026, we hodl 717,131 $BTC acquired for ~$54.52 billion at ~$76,027 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRC https://t.co/wvxRYZlQ3Y — Michael Saylor (@saylor) February 17, 2026 The corporation […]
StarkWare has announced the integration of the Nightfall privacy layer from the Big Four auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) into its L2 network, Starknet. 1/ The Starknet stack now enables confidential payments & DeFi for institutions. Today, we’re bringing Nightfall, EY’s ZK privacy layer, to Starknet. Ethereum-secured rails, now ready for enterprise scale 🧵 […]
“Stablecoins” have evolved from a tool for crypto trading into a daily financial instrument. These assets are increasingly used for payments, salaries, and savings, according to a joint study by BVNK, Coinbase, and Artemis. We surveyed 4,658 stablecoin holders and prospective users across 15 countries to understand how people use stablecoins, with @YouGov @coinbase @artemis […]
The drop in the price of the leading cryptocurrency to $60,000 imposed psychological pressure on long-term holders (LTH) comparable to the collapse of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem in May 2022, according to Glassnode analysts. The recent drop to $60k imposed drastic psychological pressure on “diamond hands,” comparable to the May 2022 LUNA crash.In both cases, […]
AI startup OpenAI has invited Peter Steinberger, the founder of OpenClaw, to lead the personal AI agents division. Concurrently, the entrepreneur faced accusations of refusing to launch the project’s token. Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a lot of amazing ideas about the […]
Market maker Wintermute has introduced support for Pax Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUT) tokens on its OTC platform. Institutional clients now have access to instruments backed by physical gold. Transactions can be settled in cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and fiat currencies. As part of the launch, Wintermute offered clients algorithmic execution of spot orders. This mechanism […]
In 2026, the price of the leading cryptocurrency could plummet to $10,000, heralding a recession in the US economy, according to Mike McGlone, a senior commodity strategist. Collapsing Bitcoin/Cryptos May Guide the Next Recession — “Healthy Correction” is what we should hear soon from stock market analysts (who risk unemployment if not onboard), following collapsing […]
The developers of the EVM-compatible cross-chain protocol deBridge have launched the server-side plugin Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate complex financial operations on the blockchain using AI agents. 1/ Vibe Trading is here Introducing deBridge MCP, a universal trading API for OpenClaw, Claude, Cursor, and all your favorite AI workstations pic.twitter.com/1QOboIXDno — deBridge (@debridge) February […]
The cloud division of Chinese tech giant Alibaba has unveiled a new open-source AI model, Qwen-3.5, as reported by SCMP. Two versions of the LLM are now available in the Qwen app. The release coincides with the Lunar New Year. The flagship model demonstrates performance on par with leading advanced solutions and features a context […]
