Trump Crypto Advisor Rebuts Jamie Dimon’s Call to Treat Yield Stablecoins Like Banks

Trump Crypto Advisor Rebuts Jamie Dimon’s Call to Treat Yield Stablecoins Like Banks

The White House crypto advisor rejected JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s claim that issuers of interest-paying stablecoins should be regulated like banks. Stablecoins do not need to be treated as deposits because the Genius Act explicitly prohibits issuers from lending the reserves backing their tokens, wrote Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors…

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Ethereum must go beyond finance, warns Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum must go beyond finance, warns Vitalik Buterin

TLDR: Vitalik Buterin said that Ethereum has not significantly improved the digital freedom, privacy or security of everyday users. He linked global unrest to surveillance, wars and declining trust in social media platforms. Buterin urged Ethereum to support sanctuary technologies instead of focusing solely on financial tools. He framed Ethereum as a shared digital space…

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XRP vampirized by leverage-driven pump; Bitcoin Extends 18% Gains Against Silver; Binance Lists Top 5 Pairs, Litecoin and Zcash Too – Morning Crypto Report

XRP vampirized by leverage-driven pump; Bitcoin Extends 18% Gains Against Silver; Binance Lists Top 5 Pairs, Litecoin and Zcash Too – Morning Crypto Report

TL;DR XRP was vampirized by a leverage-driven pump: a quick boost to $1.42, then a reversal to $1.36 as open interest unraveled and positions were closed. Bitcoin extends its 18% gains against silver to 823 troy ounces per BTC, but is still down 74.3% against silver since August 2025. Binance lists five major spot pairs,…

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Strait of Hormuz closure shakes Asian energy markets

Strait of Hormuz closure shakes Asian energy markets

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following US and Israeli attacks on Iran has triggered an unprecedented energy supply crisis, with Asian economies bearing the heaviest burden as oil tanker traffic through the world’s most critical oil choke point is paralysed. Japan and South Korea face the greatest risk, as both nations overwhelmingly…

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Sam Altman’s OpenAI Moves Forward With Pentagon AI Deal After Anthropic Says No

Sam Altman’s OpenAI Moves Forward With Pentagon AI Deal After Anthropic Says No

TLDR: OpenAI signed an agreement to deploy AI models on classified US War Department networks on February 28, 2026. The agreement prohibits domestic mass surveillance and requires human control over decisions about the use of lethal force. Anthropic reportedly rejected a similar deal with the Pentagon, citing autonomous weapons and surveillance risks. The backlash against…

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Ethereum Is Missing Key ‘Poseidon Hash’ Element in zkEVM Privacy Push, Developer Claims

Ethereum Is Missing Key ‘Poseidon Hash’ Element in zkEVM Privacy Push, Developer Claims

A renowned X developer, Ameen Soleimani, has criticized Ethereum’s reluctance to implement Poseidon precompile. in a update Shared recently, Soleimani expressed concern about Ethereum’s hesitation to implement this hash function, which is necessary for efficient zk testing. Information about Poseidon precompile delays According to Soleimani, this same feature has been on other blockchains such as…

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Ethereum Stays Above ,000: Will Volatility Cause ETH Breakout?

Ethereum Stays Above $2,000: Will Volatility Cause ETH Breakout?

Ethereum [ETH] was trading at $2,065 at press time, positioning the price just above the $2,000 volatility bracket that has anchored the recent consolidation. Intraday ranges between $2,053 and $2,071 reinforce this increasingly tight compression band. Initially, the Coinbase Premium index remained negative until early 2023, reflecting the dominance of foreign-led sales. The price ranged…

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Los mineros de Bitcoin venden 5.359 BTC mientras los costos de energía invernal aumentan y su tesorería de .4 mil millones comienza a reducirse rápidamente

Los mineros de Bitcoin venden 5.359 BTC mientras los costos de energía invernal aumentan y su tesorería de $7.4 mil millones comienza a reducirse rápidamente

Los mineros públicos de Bitcoin poseían colectivamente 115.335 BTC al 20 de febrero, con un valor aproximado de 7.400 millones de dólares al precio reciente, pero ese tesoro cayó un 4,44% mes tras mes, la primera contracción sostenida desde que los mineros comenzaron a acumular monedas como activos de balance. El declive no fue un…

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US Treasury Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker for Cryptocurrency Cyber ​​Theft

US Treasury Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker for Cryptocurrency Cyber ​​Theft

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian exploit brokerage network accused of purchasing stolen US government cyber tools with cryptocurrency and reselling them to unauthorized buyers, marking the first use of new authorities under the US Intellectual Property Protection Act. In an announcement Tuesday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Russian national…

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Russia Reportedly Investigating Telegram CEO for Facilitating Terrorism

Russia Reportedly Investigating Telegram CEO for Facilitating Terrorism

Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation against Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov, according to state media reports. Durov is being investigated in Russia as part of a criminal case involving accusations of facilitating terrorist activities, the official state publication Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

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Crypto.com Gets OCC Conditional Approval to Launch Federally Regulated National Trust Bank

Crypto.com Gets OCC Conditional Approval to Launch Federally Regulated National Trust Bank

TLDR: Crypto.com received conditional approval from the OCC to form Foris Dax National Trust Bank on February 23, 2026. The federal charter will cover digital asset custody, blockchain participation, and trade settlement services. Crypto.com filed for OCC status in October 2025 after building a track record of global compliance. The approval does not affect Crypto.com…

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Crypto Market Review: XRP Double Bottom Could Be Key, Bitcoin Is Literally On The Edge, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Is Trapped Now

Crypto Market Review: XRP Double Bottom Could Be Key, Bitcoin Is Literally On The Edge, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Is Trapped Now

After weeks of intense downward pressure, the market is beginning to show first signs of stabilization and the current structure points to the possibility of a proper market recovery. Although the overall trend is bearish, assets like XRP, BTC, and SHIB have chances to gain even better positions ahead of the new trading week. More…

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