Tether Gold enables gold dividend distribution
Elemental Royalty Corporation made history on February 17, 2026 by becoming the first public gold company to offer shareholders dividends payable in XAU₮, Tether’s tokenised physical gold token.
Robinhood launches Ethereum Layer-2 in public testnet
Robinhood has opened the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum, aiming to support tokenised real-world assets, low-fee trading and self-custody for millions of users.
x402: How AI agents pay for services using crypto
x402 revives the unused HTTP 402 status code to enable AI agents to make autonomous payments for digital resources using stablecoins without human intervention.
Coinbase launches its prediction market platform
Coinbase launched its prediction market platform Predict across all US states, enabling users to trade on elections, sports, and economic outcomes using cash or USDC.
Y Combinator lets founders receive seed funding in stablecoins
Y Combinator announced that founders accepted into its Spring 2026 batch can choose to receive their seed funding in stablecoins instead of traditional bank transfers.
Ethereum launches ERC-8004 standard for AI agent identity
The Ethereum Foundation launched ERC-8004, a new standard giving AI agents decentralised identity, reputation, and validation capabilities.
Ex-Revolut duo raise $6M to expand self-custodial finance app Bleap
Bleap, a self-custodial onchain finance app built by ex-Revolut executives, secured $6 million in seed funding to expand across Latin America and Europe.
Bitcoin halving cycle weakens as policy and institutions take control
Bitcoin trading has entered a new era where fiscal policy and regulatory developments overshadow the traditional halving cycle that once dictated market rhythms.
Ethereum Foundation launches post-quantum security team
The Ethereum Foundation established a post-quantum security team to protect the network against quantum computing threats that could break current cryptography.
Ledger prepares $4 billion New York IPO
Ledger has hired Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, and Barclays to lead a potential NYSE listing that could value the crypto wallet maker at over $4 billion.
Crypto privacy coins surge as regulation drives anonymity demand
Privacy coins are experiencing unprecedented growth in 2026, with Monero up 54% weekly and the sector delivering 288% annual returns as users seek financial anonymity.
Paradex rolls back thousands of trades after mass liquidation glitch
Paradex will reverse thousands of transactions following a technical glitch that displayed Bitcoin at zero and liquidated trader positions, raising concerns about platform risk management.