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The European Parliament Just Backed the Digital Euro by 443 Votes, Setting Up a 2027 Pilot and 2029 Launch That Could Reshape How 350 Million People Pay
EU Parliament votes 443-71 to endorse the ECB digital euro with a 2027 pilot and 2029 launch target, framing CBDC as a geopolitical weapon against dollar stablecoin dominance.

BlackRock Will Skim 18 Percent of Staked Ethereum ETF Rewards as ETHB Filing Reveals the True Cost of Institutional Yield
BlackRock's amended S-1 for ETHB reveals an 18% staking fee split with Coinbase, a 0.25% sponsor fee, and redemption risks tied to Ethereum's unstaking queue.

Pump.fun Launches Cashback Coins, Letting Traders Capture Creator Fees as the Memecoin Launchpad Revenue Drops 76 Percent
Pump.fun's new Cashback Coins feature forces creators to choose between keeping fees or redirecting them to traders, as platform revenue falls from $148M to $32M.

Nakamoto Inc Acquires BTC Inc and UTXO Management in a $107 Million All-Stock Deal That Consolidates Bitcoin's Media Empire
David Bailey's Nakamoto merges Bitcoin Magazine, The Bitcoin Conference, and 210k Capital hedge fund into one Bitcoin operating company at a 75% discount.

A Single Misconfigured Oracle Valued cbETH at $1.12 Instead of $2,200, Draining $1.78 Million From Moonwell in Four Minutes
Moonwell lost $1.78M in bad debt after a Chainlink OEV oracle wrapper misconfigured cbETH pricing at $1.12, with auditors linking the bug to AI-generated code.

Strategy Buys 2,486 Bitcoin for $168 Million at $67,710 Average, Its Cheapest Batch Since September 2024
Strategy adds 2,486 BTC at $67,710 per coin, lowering its blended cost basis while sitting on $5.7 billion in unrealized losses across 717,131 Bitcoin.

Grayscale Sui Staking ETF Launches on NYSE Arca, Becoming the First Spot SUI Fund on a Major US Exchange
Grayscale uplists GSUI to NYSE Arca on February 19 with built-in staking rewards, bringing institutional-grade SUI exposure to mainstream investors.

Ethereum PoS Deposit Contract Crosses 50 Percent of Total Supply for the First Time as Stakers Defy the Bear Market
Ethereum's proof-of-stake deposit contract now holds over 50% of all ETH ever created, a historic first that signals deep conviction even as prices fall 46%.

Bundesbank President Calls for Euro Stablecoins and a Retail CBDC to Break Europe's Dollar Dependency
Joachim Nagel endorses euro-pegged stablecoins and a digital euro at AmCham Frankfurt, warning that US dollar dominance in crypto threatens EU payment sovereignty.

Phantom Launches an MCP Server That Lets AI Agents Sign, Swap, and Transfer Tokens Across Four Blockchains
Phantom's new MCP server gives AI agents direct wallet operations including signing, swapping, and transferring tokens across Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Sui.
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