February 2026 - Page 11 of 18

February 14, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

China extends crypto ban to stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets

Mainland China has widened its long-standing cryptocurrency restrictions, formally extending its ban to include RMB-pegged stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). The move comes through a new joint regulatory...

February 14, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Binance’s Mastercard crypto card launches across CIS countries

Binance has expanded its prepaid Mastercard crypto card to selected Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) markets, allowing verified users to spend crypto directly at checkout while merchants receive fiat...

February 14, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Regional banks must partner with crypto startups now or lose out on stablecoin revenues | Opinion

Stablecoins are no longer a niche crypto experiment. They have become a meaningful revenue engine in global payments, and the biggest U.S. banks are already positioning themselves to capture...

February 14, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Bhutan’s Bitcoin sales enter third straight week with $6.7M BTC offload

Bhutan has offloaded another 100 Bitcoin worth approximately $6.7 million, marking the third consecutive week of BTC transfers, according to on-chain data flagged by Arkham Intelligence. The transaction reportedly...

February 14, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Binance’s CZ rejects “fake news” claim of 60,000 BTC BitMEX hedge profits

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has publicly denied allegations that the exchange secretly profited more than 60,000 BTC by hedging client exposure on BitMEX during the March 2020 market crash....

February 14, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Love in the time of crypto: DOJ warns of Valentine’s Day romance scams

As Valentine’s Day approaches, federal prosecutors are sounding the alarm on a surge in romance scams many of which now involve cryptocurrency payments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...

February 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Crypto doesn’t need chaos to thrive | Opinion

For years, crypto has worn volatility like a badge of honor. Boom-bust cycles were romanticized. Wild price swings were treated as proof of life. Retail traders chased quick gains...

February 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

XRP price aims at $2.00–$2.30 as Ripple chases $1T valuation goal

During XRP Community Day on X, CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the company believes it can eventually reach a $1 trillion valuation, provided it stays disciplined and keeps XRP at...

February 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Israel indicts IDF reservist for using classified military data on Polymarket

Israeli authorities have indicted an Israel Defense Forces reservist and a civilian for allegedly using classified military intelligence to place bets on the decentralized prediction platform Polymarket. The case,...

February 12, 2026
Crypto News, Finance

Crypto price prediction today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP eye CPI impact

Crypto traders are moving cautiously ahead of the January Consumer Price Index report set for Feb. 13. Inflation data has repeatedly triggered sharp moves across financial markets in recent...