Day: February 16, 2026

XRP Price Trims Gains After Explosive Rally, Momentum Cools

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Strategy Plans To Convert $6B Debt As Bitcoin Holdings Value Drops

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Strategy founder Michael Saylor has revealed the firm plans to convert its $6 billion in bond debt into equity — a move that reduces debt on the balance sheet. “Strategy can withstand a drawdown in BTC price to $8,000 and still have sufficient assets to fully cover our debt,” stated the firm on X on Sunday, prompting Saylor’s response.  The Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company currently holds $49 billion in Bitcoin reserves with a stash of 714,644 BTC.  Its convertible debt is around $6 billion, so BTC would need to fall…

Russia records $647M in daily crypto transactions, says deputy finance minister

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Daily crypto activity in Russia has climbed to about $647 million (50 billion rubles), said Ivan Chebeskov, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister, at the Alfa Talk conference “Digital Financial Assets: New Market Architecture.” Officials estimate that this equates to more than $129 billion (10 trillion rubles) in yearly turnover, much of which currently operates outside formal oversight. The Bank of Russia has proposed a framework to legalize crypto transactions through existing exchanges and brokers, with regulations expected to be adopted during the State Duma’s spring session. Lawmakers aim to submit a…

OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to advance personal AI agents

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Peter Steinberger, the Austrian software engineer behind the viral open-source AI agent OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI to spearhead development of next-generation personal assistants, as confirmed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a statement on X on Sunday. Altman said that Steinberger could offer unique perspectives on how advanced agents might work together to accomplish meaningful tasks for people, and that these ideas are expected to quickly integrate into OpenAI’s product lineup. Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to drive the next generation of personal agents. He is a genius with a…

Ethereum Price Reverses Under $2,000, Bulls On The Back Foot

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Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,000. ETH is now consolidating and remains at risk of another decline below $1,940. Ethereum struggled to extend gains above $2,050 and corrected lower. The price is trading below $2,000 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $2,035 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,000 zone. Ethereum Price Dips Again Ethereum price failed to…

Grayscale Files With SEC to Convert Aave Trust Into ETF

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Crypto asset manager Grayscale filed for regulatory approval to convert its trust tracking the token of the decentralized lending protocol Aave into an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The company filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, saying it intends to convert the trust and rename it the Grayscale Aave Trust ETF. Grayscale added that it is looking to launch the fund on NYSE Arca, one of the most popular exchanges for trading ETFs, under the ticker “GAVE.” It will have a fee of 2.5%,…

Bitcoin Price Faces Another Rejection As Upside Momentum Fades

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Bitcoin price failed to stay above $70,000 and started another decline. BTC is now trading below $68,800 and might extend losses in the near term. Bitcoin is slowly moving lower below $69,500 and $69,200. The price is trading near $68,400 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break below a bullish trend line with support at $69,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might dip again if it trades below the $68,400 and $68,000 levels. Bitcoin Price Dips Again…

Apollo Partners With Morpho To Support Lending Infrastructure

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Traditional finance giant Apollo Global Management Inc. has signed a partnership agreement with decentralized lending platform Morpho to take a significant stake in the project and help support its blockchain lending infrastructure.  The move was announced on Friday by the Morpho Association, the nonprofit organization behind the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform.  The partnership, or “cooperation agreement,” will see Apollo or its affiliates buy up to 90 million Morpho (MORPHO) governance tokens over the next four years, representing 9% of the total 1 billion-token supply of MORPHO.  “Under the Agreement, Apollo…

Adam Back Opposes BIP-110 Ordinals Fix

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Blockstream CEO Adam Back has opposed a proposal aimed at reducing Ordinals-like “spam” on Bitcoin, warning that the fix could do more harm than good to the network’s credibility. Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP-110) was proposed by pseudonymous Bitcoin developer Dathon Ohm in December. Nearly 7.5% of Bitcoin nodes — all of which are Bitcoin Knots clients — have signaled readiness for BIP-110, according to data. The proposal seeks to temporarily shrink how much data can be stored in Bitcoin transactions to reduce the amount of images, videos, audios and other…

Michael Anderson: Coinbase’s actions freeze market momentum, Elizabeth Warren’s amendments undermine legislation, and the impact of credit card interest rate caps

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Coinbase’s recent actions led to a significant freeze in market momentum. Despite initial panic, the market is expected to recover. Elizabeth Warren’s proposed amendments undermine the bill’s purpose. Key Takeaways Coinbase’s recent actions led to a significant freeze in market momentum. Despite initial panic, the market is expected to recover. Elizabeth Warren’s proposed amendments undermine the bill’s purpose. Failure of recent legislation affected stock prices but did not change their fundamental conditions. The legislation represents a major shift in capital markets, akin to the Howey test. The narrative that stablecoins…