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Binance CEO Hints at Legal Action over Report on Iranian Sanctions

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Binance CEO Richard Teng took to social media on Tuesday to attack what he called “inaccurate reporting” by the Wall Street Journal regarding investigators at the crypto exchange uncovering $1.7 billion in digital assets moving to Iranian entities. In a Tuesday X post, Teng said the report, published on Monday, contained “defamatory claims,” including a letter from Binance’s legal team “demanding immediate corrections and a full retraction of these false statements.”  “Your Article is false, seriously misleading to your readers, and defamatory of our client,” said the letter to WSJ…

Russia Reportedly Investigates Telegram CEO Over Facilitating Terror

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Russian authorities have initiated a criminal investigation into Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov, according to state media reports. Durov is being investigated in Russia as part of a criminal case involving allegations of facilitation of terrorist activities, official state publication Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly confirmed the investigation, saying the news reports were based on materials from the FSB, which was “carrying out its functions.” The latest news adds to an ongoing pressure campaign against Telegram in Russia…

Strategy CEO to discuss Bitcoin with Morgan Stanley’s digital asset head next week

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Strategy CEO Phong Le will join Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley’s head of digital assets, at the Wynn next Wednesday to discuss long-term Bitcoin strategy and institutional adoption. The discussion will examine why emerging markets have driven crypto adoption and what lessons traditional finance can draw from that trajectory. On February 25th, @PhongLe will be joined by Amy Oldenburg for a fireside chat on long-term thinking in $BTC and banking at @MorganStanley. pic.twitter.com/gKkHQy8wa7 — Strategy (@Strategy) February 20, 2026 The session is part of the “Strategy World,” an annual event hosted…

Metaplanet CEO Defends ‘Transparent’ Bitcoin Strategy

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Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich pushed back against accusations from what he called “anonymous accounts” that the company misled investors about its Bitcoin strategy and disclosures. Critics on X have argued that Metaplanet delayed or withheld price‑sensitive information about large Bitcoin (BTC) purchases and options trades funded with shareholder capital, obscured losses from its derivatives strategy and failed to fully disclose key terms of its BTC‑backed borrowings. In a detailed X post on Friday, Gerovich argued that Metaplanet promptly reported all Bitcoin purchases, option strategies and borrowings, and that critics were misreading…

Ripple CEO Confirms White House Meeting between Crypto, Banking Reps

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The White House has held another meeting between representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industries on a market structure bill under consideration in the US Senate, seeking to iron-out differences on stablecoin yield provisions, among other issues. In a Thursday Fox News interview, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that the company’s chief legal officer, Stuart Alderoty, attended the meeting with White House officials earlier in the day. The CEO’s comments came after unconfirmed reports that the Trump administration would follow its Feb. 10 meeting on the CLARITY Act, a bill…

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says he holds Bitcoin

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who leads one of Wall Street’s most influential investment banks, confirmed that he personally owns Bitcoin, though he holds only a small amount. Speaking at the World Liberty Forum on Wednesday, Solomon called himself an “observer of Bitcoin” who mainly watches the market to understand its evolution. Although Goldman has been careful with digital assets, Solomon said the bank sees crypto as integral to a long-term shift in financial markets. He rejected the idea that banks and crypto companies are adversaries, calling it a single…

Onchain Public Benefits are the Future but Challenges Remain, CEO Says

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Blockchain technology is an effective medium for administering social benefit programs, but key compliance challenges remain, according to Julie Myers Wood, CEO of compliance and monitoring consulting firm Guidepost Solutions. Guidepost Solutions advised the Republic of the Marshall Islands’ government on a regulatory compliance and sanctions framework for its USDM1 bond, a tokenized debt instrument issued by the government, backed 1:1 by short-term US Treasuries. The Marshall Islands government launched a Universal Basic Income (UBI) program in November 2025 that distributes quarterly benefits to citizens directly through a mobile wallet.…

Binance France CEO targeted in chaotic double home attack: Report

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David Prinçay, the CEO of Binance France, became the target of an amateurish commando on February 12, as three hooded men attempted to break into his apartment in Val-de-Marne in Paris, according to RTL. The group first forced entry into the wrong apartment before reaching the CEO’s residence, where they stole two phones upon realizing he was absent. Later that morning, they carried out a second home invasion in Vaucresson, attacking a resident. Police tracked the suspects’ car and stolen devices, following them to Lyon, where the trio was arrested…

Strategy to Push Preferred Stock to Boost Bitcoin Buys: CEO

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Bitcoin treasury company Strategy will further lean on its preferred stock sales to acquire Bitcoin, shifting from its strategy of selling common stock, says CEO Phong Le. “We will start to transition from equity capital to preferred capital,” Le told Bloomberg’s “The Close” on Wednesday. Stretch (STRC) is Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock, launched in July, and is aimed at buyers looking for stability by offering an annual dividend of over 11%.  STRC is the company’s fourth perpetual preferred offering, launched to finance its Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. It’s an alternative to…

Arkham Exchange Denies Shutdown Reports, CEO Says Shifting to DEX

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Arkham Exchange is not shutting down, despite reports to the contrary, and is instead redesigning itself as a decentralized trading platform, the company confirmed to Cointelegraph. The crypto trading platform launched by data analytics firm Arkham Intelligence is shifting from a centralized model to a fully decentralized exchange (DEX), Arkham CEO Miguel Morel told Cointelegraph on Wednesday. “The future of crypto trading is decentralized, and that’s what we’re building towards,” Morel said. Launched in 2024, Arkham Exchange allows users to trade both spot crypto and perpetual contracts. The platform launched…