Day: February 26, 2026

Wallet in Telegram rolls out BTC, ETH and USDT yield Vaults inside TON Wallet

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Messenger integrated wallet adds Morpho powered onchain strategies for BTC, ETH and USDT with up to 18% APY. Wallet in Telegram, the digital asset platform embedded within the messaging app, today launched yield-generating vaults for Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT inside TON Wallet, allowing users to earn returns on holdings without leaving the chat interface. The new vaults let holders deploy assets into variable-rate strategies while maintaining self-custody. Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol, powers the infrastructure through TAC, an EVM-compatible execution layer within The Open Network. Re7 provides strategy curation and…

Court sets deadline for US to address Sam Bankman-Fried‘s potential trial

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Lawyers representing the US government in the case against Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried have two weeks to respond to the former FTX CEO’s motion for a new criminal trial. In a Wednesday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Lewis Kaplan said that the US government shall respond by March 11 to SBF’s motion for a new trial. The former FTX CEO, who was convicted of seven felony counts in 2023 and later sentenced to 25 years in prison, requested a new trial earlier…

Ethereum Data Backs the ETH Price Recovery

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Ethereum (ETH) price is up 18% since plunging below the $1,800 mark on Feb. 6, reclaiming the $2,000 support level. Surging price volatility and a low MVRV Z-score value are also signaling a local bottom forming. Key takeaways: Ethereum realized volatility on Binance has risen to its highest level since March 2025, hinting at a potential recovery. Ether’s MVRV Z-Score has dropped into the accumulation zone, suggesting that ETH has bottomed.  Ether’s multiyear trend line around $1,800-$1,900 holds as support.  Ethereum’s volatility hits 12-month highs Ethereum’s volatility has seen a…

Cycles, Liquidity and a Divided Market

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In an interview with Cointelegraph, CEO Nic Puckrin breaks down the forces behind Bitcoin’s bear market and what could come next in 2026. In an exclusive Cointelegraph interview, crypto YouTuber and CEO of Coin Bureau Nic Puckrin says he expects 2026 to play out as a “tale of two crypto markets” — institutional conviction on one side, and near-total retail apathy on the other.  While headlines have been dominated by exchange-traded funds, policy shifts and big-money adoption, he argues that the everyday investor isn’t showing up the way they did…

MetaMask expands Mastercard crypto card across the US

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Consensys, the blockchain software firm behind MetaMask, today announced the nationwide launch of the MetaMask Card across the United States, extending the Mastercard-backed payment product to all 50 states including New York. The card links self-custodial wallets to traditional payment infrastructure, enabling holders to spend digital assets at merchants while retaining control of funds until the point of sale. Mastercard’s network powers the program, with Cross River Bank serving as the issuing institution and Monavate, formerly known as Baanx, providing operational support. Users can add the card to Apple Pay…

Bitcoin Support Reclaim Fails as BTC Price Sinks Below $68,000

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Bitcoin price strength failed to reclaim a key support zone with traders still expecting the bear market to match previous cycles. Bitcoin (BTC) began to give back gains at Thursday’s Wall Street open as bulls faced a new resistance headache. Key points: Bitcoin fails to reclaim some recently-lost support levels as its $70,000 rebound loses momentum. Traders stay highly cautious on BTC price action across short and long time frames. Calling the end of the bear market is “probably premature,” analysis says. BTC price strength fizzles below $70,000 Data from…

Decibel activates mainnet perpetuals trading on Aptos with $50M in pre-deposits

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Institutional-grade on-chain order book launches after strong testnet with 700,000+ accounts and over $50M in deposits. Decibel, a perpetuals exchange developed by Aptos Labs, launched today on the Aptos mainnet, bringing fully on-chain derivatives trading to the blockchain network. The platform executes all trading operations directly on-chain, including order matching, settlement, and risk management. During its public testing period, Decibel attracted more than 700,000 unique accounts and processed over one million trades daily. The exchange secured over $50M in pre-deposits before going live. Daily active users during the testnet phase…

Jane Street 10 AM Bitcoin Dump Claims Split Analysts

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Cryptocurrency investors accused quantitative trading company Jane Street of pressuring Bitcoin’s price with a daily, programmatic sell-off at the US market open, but market analysts and data suggest the pattern is not consistent, and no single company can force Bitcoin into a prolonged bear market. The claims surged online a day after Terraform Labs’ court-appointed administrator sued Jane Street, alleging insider trading tied to transactions that worsened the collapse of Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin ecosystem in May 2022. Several market watchers, including crypto influencer Justin Bechler, have argued that Jane Street’s…

Mastercard, MetaMask Launch Self-Custody Crypto Card in US

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Self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask is rolling out its Mastercard-enabled spending card in the United States, with first-time availability in New York. MetaMask parent company Consensys on Thursday announced the general availability of the MetaMask Card across the US following initial pilots in 2025 and 2024. With the US launch, MetaMask Card joins existing availability in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, European Economic Area countries, Mexico, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, with additional markets to follow, the company said in an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. “This is the first time MetaMask Card is…