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Several crypto executives, including Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, have been appointed to the CFTC’s new Innovation Advisory Committee. The committee has 35 appointees in total drawn from a range of sectors including crypto, online betting, prediction markets, and large TradFi institutions. The committee will be tasked with providing guidance to the CFTC around the regulation of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain. The US derivatives and commodities regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced February 12 that several prominent crypto executives — including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong —…
Aave Labs has proposed a new “Aave Will Win” governance framework where 100% of revenue from Aave-branded products goes directly to the DAO treasury instead of the company. The plan covers current and future revenue streams, including swap fees from Aave v3/v4. To resolve ownership disputes, the framework suggests creating an Aave Foundation to hold trademarks and intellectual property, as the DAO cannot legally own these assets directly. Aave Labs is trying to work out a new deal between ecosystem builders and owners of Aave. The main idea is that if you use the Aave (AAVE) brand to make money,…
SMSFs are increasingly allocating to crypto due to younger trustees, diversification goals, and regulatory clarity. Crypto ETFs are lowering barriers to entry, making regulated digital asset exposure easier and compliant for SMSFs. Broader ETF market growth, including record inflows and passive strategy preference, supports the environment for crypto adoption in 2026. Australia’s Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are increasing their exposure to cryptocurrency as demographic change, regulatory momentum and expanding ETF access reshape portfolio construction. Industry participants point to a combination of behavioural and structural shifts supporting broader consideration of digital assets within diversified strategies. Justin Arzadon of Betashares said trustees…
Coinbase reported a Q4 net loss of US$667 million, reversing a prior-year profit and missing analyst revenue expectations as crypto prices and trading activity cooled. The loss was primarily driven by a US$718 million decline in investment portfolio value and a 45% drop in retail trading revenue following a sharp market downturn in late 2025. Subscription and services revenue grew 13.5%, providing a “shock absorber” for the company through stablecoin revenue and the new regulatory framework established by the GENIUS Act. Coinbase reported a fourth-quarter loss that caught analysts off guard, snapping a run of profitability as crypto prices and…
January silver bullion coin sales surged at The Perth Mint January brought sharply higher silver demand at the Perth Mint, producing its strongest monthly silver total in more than two and a half years, while gold sales declined from December but remained well ahead of year-earlier levels. The Mint’s performance unfolded against soaring precious metal prices. Based on LBMA data in U.S. dollars, gold rose 15.6%, or $673.90, to $4,981.85 per ounce in January, while silver climbed 43.3%, or $31.20, to $103.19. Perth Mint Bullion Sales in January 2026 Silver coin and bar sales for the month totaled 1,722,639 ounces…
U.S. Mint coin production reached an eight-month high in January as the first 1776-2026 Semiquincentennial coins entered circulation. Despite the rebound, overall output remained well below year-earlier levels when cents were still being produced for commerce. CoinNews photo showing examples of the 2026 Semiquincentennial circulating coins with one-year-only anniversary designs The U.S. Mint produced 448.5 million coins for circulation during the month, reflecting a 60.6% increase from December but a 29.2% decline from year-earlier levels, when cent production alone accounted for 242.4 million coins. Here’s how the month’s output compared with other months over the past year: January 2025 to…
Bitcoin Cash price held near $500 as bulls battled intraday sell-off pressure. The altcoin could retest key resistance levels amid Bitcoin’s gains. However, Standard Chartered forecasts BTC could drop to $50k, and BCH will likely mirror this. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) price is demonstrating notable resilience, with bulls holding near the $500 mark as the broader cryptocurrency market downturn hits sentiment. On February 12, 2026, the BCH price hovered between $496 and $523, down nearly 3% in the past 24 hours but still within range of this crucial level. Bitcoin Cash price holds $500 amid BTC struggle The resilience comes as…
Cardano is aggressively expanding the types of tokens that can operate on its network and raise the ceiling for its decentralized finance ecosystem over the next 12 to 18 months.On Feb. 12, the Charles Hoskinson-led blockchain announced it would integrate with LayerZero, a widely used cross-chain messaging system.This move represents the single largest interoperability unlock in Cardano’s history as LayerZero connects over 160 blockchains and has facilitated more than $200 billion in cross-chain volume.A pipeline into 400 tokens and $80 billion in omnichain assetsLayerZero’s core value proposition is its chain-agnostic messaging layer. This means that applications can send and receive messages…
Bitcoin can bottom soon because a 2026 recession, or a stock market crash, keeps looking like the outlier scenarioMy core idea around the Bitcoin market has remained the same since last September, before we hit the all-time high in October. Related ReadingBitcoin’s cycle clock points to a final high by late October, will ETFs rewrite history?Investors face a rare window where policy and ETF flows decide the Bitcoin cycle fate. Sep 18, 2025 · Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright I laid it out clearly in my medium-term $49,000 Bitcoin bear thesis published on Nov. 24, 2025, and revisited it again on Jan.…
Stacks price surged by 5% to test resistance near $0.28. Gains follow Bitcoin’s uptick to $67,500. STX could still dip to recent lows if the Bitcoin price falls to new lows. Stacks’ STX token edged higher on the day as Bitcoin held above the $67,500 level following a roughly 2% intraday move. Despite the modest gain, the Bitcoin layer-2 network’s native token continues to trade in volatile conditions, reflecting uncertainty across the broader cryptocurrency market. A sustained pickup in momentum could lift STX toward levels last seen in May 2025. However, ongoing market turbulence and expectations of further downside risk…