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Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to hold billions in assets despite bitcoin’s brutal price crash, but that staying power isn’t necessarily the bullish signal that many have come to believe.According to one analyst, the resilience stems from market makers and arbitrageurs who trade in and out rather than die-hard long-term holders betting on price appreciation.Bitcoin’s BTC$67,861.74 price peaked above $126,000 in early October and recently crashed to nearly $60,000. Despite the price halving, the 11 spot bitcoin ETFs listed in the U.S. have cumulatively registered just $8.5 billion in net outflows. These funds still hold $85 billion in assets under…

Iris Coleman Feb 17, 2026 06:52 Anthropic and Infosys announce collaboration to build enterprise AI agents for regulated industries, leveraging Claude models and Infosys Topaz platform. Anthropic has teamed up with Indian IT giant Infosys to develop AI agents targeting telecommunications, financial services, and manufacturing—sectors where regulatory compliance has historically slowed AI adoption.The partnership, announced February 17, integrates Anthropic’s Claude models with Infosys Topaz, the company’s AI-first platform. The goal? Building agentic systems that don’t just answer questions but handle complex multi-step workflows like claims processing, compliance reviews, and code generation.Why This Deal Makes SenseFor Anthropic, this is about distribution.…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto lender Nexo has officially reentered the United States market, marking a return three years after it withdrew operations and paid a $45 million fine to settle charges with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  The company confirmed on Monday that 2026 represents its formal comeback to the US, positioning the move against a backdrop of more crypto-friendly policies and a notable shift in regulatory tone at the SEC. New SEC-Compliant Structure, Bakkt Partnership Nexo previously exited the country following regulatory clashes that culminated in a…

Aave Labs posted a governance proposal on Feb. 12 asking tokenholders to endorse a strategic package that would direct 100% of Aave-branded product revenue to the DAO treasury, formalize brand protection, and center the roadmap on Aave V4.The initiative was named the “Aave Will Win Framework.”The proposal hasn’t been implemented yet, as an early governance temperature check. Yet, the public framing is unambiguous: “We believe there’s no better time to align behind a token-centric vision and position Aave to win over the next decade.”That timing language is the real story.Aave isn’t just restructuring its economics. Instead, it is building as…

A week after the much-anticipated L2’s mainnet launch, the network is showing early liquidity gains, but traction is still below its KPIs for the MEGA token launch.Ethereum Layer 2 MegaETH’s mainnet, which launched on Feb. 9 following a high‑profile stress test ahead of its debut, has seen total value locked climb to roughly $66.48 million as of today, Feb. 16. The total value on MegaETH represents a roughly 65% increase compared with TVL at the immediate post‑launch period, where it was around $40.3 million, data from DefiLlama shows.Total value locked in MegaETH. Source: DefiLlamaStablecoins account for the bulk of on‑chain balances, with…

Bitcoin’s recent price crash towards $60,000 did more than just shave billions off market capitalizations or liquidate leveraged positions.It served as a massive, chaotic stress test that exposed a widening behavioral fracture between the two most dominant venues in the digital asset economy.On one side stands Coinbase, the largest US exchange, where Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong has painted a picture of stoic resilience among retail investors.On the other hand lies Binance, the leading offshore venue, where on-chain data depict frenetic selling and risk aversion.This divergence matters because it reframes the narrative for the weeks ahead.Thus, Bitcoin’s drop to the…

The current bear market is not as bad as those from previous years, according to Matt Hougan.  “The folks saying this [crypto] winter is worse than 2018 or 2022 don’t remember 2018 or 2022,” said Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan on Tuesday. In 2018, “we had $3,000 Bitcoin and a ‘global computer’ [Ethereum] with no applications and limited throughput,” he said before adding, “In 2022, we had a total market collapse and a regulator that wanted to put us out of business.” Things are a little different today as we have “stablecoins going to $3 trillion, tokenization going to…

Dogecoin is flashing a rare weekly “bearish cross” just as traders debate whether last week’s $0.08 washout was the cycle’s reset or merely the first leg lower. The setup matters beyond DOGE itself because memecoin flows are increasingly being treated as a proxy for risk appetite across crypto. Is The Dogecoin Bottom In? A chart shared by Charting Guy shows the 20-week EMA crossing below the 200-week EMA, a technical event he argues has historically aligned with DOGE capitulation. “DOGE typically bottoms around when the 20 weekly EMA crosses below the 200 weekly EMA. That happened last week” he wrote,…

Crypto markets are deep red on Monday, with industry leader bitcoin sliding lower before a packed week of economic data.At press time, bitcoin BTC$68,470.69 traded near $68,200, down nearly 3% over 24 hours, with XRP XRP$1.4749, ether ETH$1,968.35, DOGE$0.1025 registering much bigger losses. Losses hit 85 of the top 100 tokens by market cap, with privacy coins like monero XMR$318.99 and zcash ZEC$285.22 down 10% and 8%, respectively. Smart contract tokens bled too, with the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platform Select Capped Index down nearly 6%, pushing its year-to-date drop to 28%.The market weakness looks particularly disappointing against the backdrop of…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Figure Technology confirmed that some customer files were stolen after an employee was tricked, according to reports. The company says the intrusion happened when an internal account was used to download a limited batch of records. The breach did not stem from a flaw in its blockchain system, but from human error. Reports say the stolen material was later posted online by a hacker collective that claimed responsibility. The group is said to have released about 2.5GB of data after alleging that ransom talks broke down. That…