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Coinbase Base Ditches the OP Stack for a Unified Codebase Built on Reth, and OP Holders Are Feeling the Pain
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Coinbase Base Ditches the OP Stack for a Unified Codebase Built on Reth, and OP Holders Are Feeling the Pain

Base announces it will consolidate its codebase away from Optimism's OP Stack, targeting six major upgrades per year as OP token drops 4% on the news.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon Admits He Owns Bitcoin as the Bank Quietly Builds a $2.36 Billion Crypto Portfolio
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Goldman Sachs CEO Solomon Admits He Owns Bitcoin as the Bank Quietly Builds a $2.36 Billion Crypto Portfolio

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon revealed personal BTC holdings and signaled crypto expansion at the World Liberty Forum, while the bank holds $2.36B in digital assets.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
Brevan Howard's Crypto Fund Lost 29.5 Percent in 2025 as Illiquid VC Bets Dragged a $40 Billion Hedge Fund Below a Simple Bitcoin Hold
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Brevan Howard's Crypto Fund Lost 29.5 Percent in 2025 as Illiquid VC Bets Dragged a $40 Billion Hedge Fund Below a Simple Bitcoin Hold

BH Digital Asset fell 29.5% in 2025, its worst year since 2021 launch, while Bitcoin only dropped 6%. Illiquid venture bets drove most of the underperformance.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
California Opens DFAL Crypto Licensing Applications on March 9 as the State Hosting 25 Percent of US Blockchain Firms Flips the Compliance Switch
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California Opens DFAL Crypto Licensing Applications on March 9 as the State Hosting 25 Percent of US Blockchain Firms Flips the Compliance Switch

California's DFAL licensing portal opens March 9, 2026 via NMLS with a $7,500 fee. Every crypto firm serving CA residents must be licensed by July 1 or face enforcement.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
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
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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.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
BlackRock Will Skim 18 Percent of Staked Ethereum ETF Rewards as ETHB Filing Reveals the True Cost of Institutional Yield
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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.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
Pump.fun Launches Cashback Coins, Letting Traders Capture Creator Fees as the Memecoin Launchpad Revenue Drops 76 Percent
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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.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
Nakamoto Inc Acquires BTC Inc and UTXO Management in a $107 Million All-Stock Deal That Consolidates Bitcoin's Media Empire
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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.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
A Single Misconfigured Oracle Valued cbETH at $1.12 Instead of $2,200, Draining $1.78 Million From Moonwell in Four Minutes
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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.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →
Strategy Buys 2,486 Bitcoin for $168 Million at $67,710 Average, Its Cheapest Batch Since September 2024
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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.

Feb 18, 2026Read Analysis →

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