BitMine Boosts Treasury by 35,000 ETH to Reach 4.37M Holdings as BMNR Share Price Collapses
BitMine Immersion Technologies added 35,000 ETH on February 18, 2026, extending a rapid accumulation phase that pushed its corporate treasury to roughly 4.37 million ETH by February 19. The move increased the firm’s staked footprint while BMNR equity moved the other way, reinforcing a visible disconnect between on-chain positioning and public-market sentiment.
Intesa Sanpaolo Disclosed $96 Million in Spot Bitcoin ETFs and a $184.6 Million Put on MicroStrategy
Intesa Sanpaolo disclosed roughly $96 million in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in its U.S. Form 13F for Q4 2025, a meaningful allocation to regulated crypto products by Italy’s largest bank. The filing signals that a major European bank is using mainstream market infrastructure to express crypto exposure rather than building a bespoke on-chain stack.
Phishing Letters Impersonating Trezor and Ledger Again Target Hardware‑wallet Users
Printed phishing letters that mimicked official communications from hardware-wallet makers were mailed to Trezor and Ledger users, urging recipients to scan QR codes or visit fake websites and enter recovery seed phrases. The campaign deliberately used authoritative branding, counterfeit signatures, and hard deadlines, including February 15, 2026, to trigger rushed compliance and irreversible asset loss.
U.S. Judge Dismisses Bancor Patent Suit Against Uniswap, Court Finds AMM Claims Abstract
A New York federal judge has thrown out a patent-infringement case brought by Bancor-affiliated entities against Uniswap, ruling on February 10, 2026 that the asserted patents are not eligible for patent protection because they describe abstract ideas. In practical terms, the decision removes an immediate legal overhang for Uniswap’s protocol codebase and lowers near-term litigation-driven […]
Binance And Franklin Templeton Launch Off-exchange Program
Binance and asset manager Franklin Templeton said that they have launched an institutional, off-exchange collateral program that lets eligible institutional clients post tokenized money-market fund shares as collateral for trading on Binance. The core idea is to keep the collateral off the exchange while still making it usable for trading, using tokenized shares issued via […]
Solana Corporate Treasuries Report More Than $1.5 Billion in Unrealized SOL Losses
Public companies that leaned heavily into SOL as a treasury asset absorbed meaningful mark-to-market damage after SOL fell roughly 40% over a 30-day window and hit an eight-month low in early February 2026. That drawdown didn’t just hit paper P&L; it also paused corporate accumulation and translated into sharper equity volatility for issuers whose balance […]
Vitalik Buterin: ‘Most DeFi Is a Lie’ — Centralized Counterparty Risk Threatens Network Resilience
Vitalik Buterin’s point is blunt: a meaningful slice of what gets labeled “DeFi” is not meaningfully decentralized, and calling it that is, in his words, “a lie.” His argument isn’t about branding etiquette; it’s about risk concentration—especially the industry’s dependence on centralized stablecoin issuers that can be pressured, halted, or censored.
BitMine Leadership Responds After Contentious January Shareholder Meeting
BitMine’s leadership issued a formal reply on January 18, 2026 following a contentious shareholder meeting held around January 17 that surfaced governance and communication gaps tied to a rapid executive transition. The dispute centers on leadership continuity, missing executive presence, and a strategic pivot that could reshape BitMine’s approach to Ethereum staking and capital allocation.
Bank of America CEO Warns $6T in Deposits Could Flow into Stablecoins
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that up to $6 trillion, or roughly 30% to 35% of commercial bank deposits, could migrate into interest-bearing stablecoins, creating a direct challenge to bank funding and lending capacity. His central message was that yield-bearing stablecoins could become a meaningful competitor to traditional deposits.
Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Denies Moving Money Out of Controversial Token
Former New York City mayor Eric Adams rejected claims that he or his team pulled investor money from the NYC Token after the Solana-based memecoin imploded. His spokesperson said on Jan. 14, 2026 that there was “no movement of investor funds,” even as on-chain tracking highlighted large liquidity flows around the crash.