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  • If CLARITY stalls, on-chain perps stay offshore — and US traders get pushed out
    by Gino Matos on February 19, 2026 at 2:15 pm

    Hyperliquid launched a policy center in Washington on Feb. 18, seeded with 1 million HYPE tokens worth roughly $28 million, led by Jake Chervinsky, the crypto lawyer who spent years building the industry’s Capitol Hill playbook. The Hyperliquid Policy Center operates as a 501(c)(4) focused on decentralized finance and perpetual derivatives. This isn’t just another The post If CLARITY stalls, on-chain perps stay offshore — and US traders get […]

  • Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually lands
    by Gino Matos on February 19, 2026 at 12:30 pm

    Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650 million this week, the same size as its 2022 vehicle, raised into a venture market Fortune calls a “mass extinction event.” The headline reads like a vote of confidence: institutional capital returning, crypto winter thawing, alt season loading. But peel back one layer and the picture warps. The post Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually […]

  • A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins may never rally
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 19, 2026 at 10:59 am

    Bitcoin’s grip on the crypto market is tightening again, and the numbers behind that shift help explain why a broad basket of altcoins is unlikely to beat the top crypto. Data from CoinMarketCap indicate that Bitcoin’s dominance is edging upwards towards 60% of the total crypto market capitalization. In comparison, altcoins’ dominance has been trending The post A $1.2T shift toward Bitcoin may be starting — and one grim index says altcoins […]

  • New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 18, 2026 at 10:10 pm

    At 7:12 a.m. on a random Tuesday in February, an email lands with a subject line that looks harmless enough: “Your tax forms are ready.” For Maya, a part-time designer who bought a little Bitcoin during the 2021 hype, then sold small chunks across a couple of apps when life got expensive, it feels like The post New IRS crypto tax form shows what you sold for (not what you paid) and one-click filing could make you overpay appeared first on […]

  • Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 18, 2026 at 8:10 pm

    Peter Thiel went to zero in ETHZilla, and the ETH treasury company trade just got a lot more real On Feb. 17, an amended 13G/A posted to ETHZilla’s investor site listed Peter Thiel and Founders Fund-related vehicles at zero shares and 0.0% beneficial ownership. The filing also stamped a “date of event” of Dec. 31, The post Peter Thiel dumps all ETH treasury shares after “Ethereum’s MicroStrategy” fell 95% since August appeared first […]

  • Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 18, 2026 at 6:05 pm

    Bitcoin’s ongoing price struggles is turning into a market defined less by “bad news” and more by mechanics, the kind that can keep a downtrend alive even when selling looks tired. According to CryptoSlate’s data, the BTC price is down approximately 46% from the record high near $126,000 set in early October 2025 and trading The post Bitcoin whales added 200,000 BTC in a month — but short-term demand is fading at the same time appeared […]

  • Understanding XRP network health in 2026 without the counting noise
    by Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on February 18, 2026 at 4:13 pm

    XRP network health scorecard: wallets, trustlines, DEX volume, uptime Key takeaways Ripple and Aviva Investors said Feb. 11 they intend to tokenize traditional fund structures onto the XRP Ledger “over 2026 and beyond.” Messari’s State of XRP Ledger Q4 2025 reported 425,400 total new addresses in Q4 2025 (down 4.9% QoQ) and average daily active The post Understanding XRP network health in 2026 without the counting noise appeared first on […]

  • Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm

    An obscure Hong Kong firm has disclosed a $436 million position in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, a revelation that is fueling speculation about Chinese capital flowing into crypto through offshore side doors. Laurore Ltd, a previously unknown entity, reported the stake in BlackRock Inc.’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in a filing with the US Securities and The post Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested […]

  • Crypto income is being sold on Wall Street but a discreet switch decides who gets in
    by Gino Matos on February 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm

    Bitwise’s February announcement arrived as two moves packaged as one. The crypto asset manager announced a partnership with Morpho to launch curated yield vaults and simultaneously acquired Chorus One’s institutional staking business. It looks like a deliberate assembly: curation mechanisms to filter protocol risk, infrastructure to deliver returns, and enough operational scaffolding to make the The post Crypto income is being sold on Wall […]

  • BlackRock will skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks
    by Oluwapelumi Adejumo on February 18, 2026 at 10:33 am

    BlackRock has sharpened the staking posture for its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB), outlining a plan to keep most of the fund’s ETH staked and earning rewards rather than held in custody. In its latest amended filing, the sponsor said that under normal market circumstances, it would seek to keep 70% to 95% of The post BlackRock will skim 18% of staked Ethereum ETF rewards from investors — and ETHB exits could take weeks appeared […]

  • “The Plan Was To Kill Off Gold As Money…”
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 1:05 pm

    “The Plan Was To Kill Off Gold As Money…” Authored by Alasdair Macleod via VonGreyerz.gold, For years, bulls of gold and silver have complained about how derivatives have been used to suppress their prices. Their dreams of the practice ending could be coming true… Introduction If you think about it, there is a simple reason that derivatives for speculating or hedging gold is fatally flawed. It is because in nearly every […]

  • Airbus Shares Hit Turbulence After Dismal Delivery Outlook
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 12:45 pm

    Airbus Shares Hit Turbulence After Dismal Delivery Outlook Shares of Airbus SE plunged as much as 8% in Paris trading after the aerospace and defense group guided to 870 commercial aircraft deliveries for 2026, well below the Bloomberg Consensus estimate of 896. Airbus blamed the softer outlook on the lack of reliable engine supplies for its A320 family of jets. UBS analyst Tricia Wright said fourth-quarter results were in line, […]

  • Former Prince Andrew Arrested In UK Probe Into Suspected Epstein-Linked Misconduct In Public Office
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 12:20 pm

    Former Prince Andrew Arrested In UK Probe Into Suspected Epstein-Linked Misconduct In Public Office BBC News reported that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested early Thursday morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid allegations he shared confidential government trade documents with the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Epstein fallout continues to spread by the day, rattling not just […]

  • Epstein Ally Was Talking To Feds About Flip, Wanted $3 Million To Keep Quiet, Then Backed Off Deal
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 11:55 am

    Epstein Ally Was Talking To Feds About Flip, Wanted $3 Million To Keep Quiet, Then Backed Off Deal French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel – whose network delivered new girls from around the world to Jeffrey Epstein on a regular basis, was prepared in 2016 to tell U.S. prosecutors what he knew about Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation. According to newly released files from the DOJ, the now-deceased Brunel’s lawyer was […]

  • IEA Chief Warns Fracturing Global Order Is Splintering Energy Policy
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 11:30 am

    IEA Chief Warns Fracturing Global Order Is Splintering Energy Policy By Irina Slav of OilPrice.com A fracturing in the “global order” is threatening the harmony in energy policies, the head of the International Energy Agency has warned. “We see a fracturing in the global political order in general, and there are, of course, reflections of that on the energy scene. Different countries are choosing different paths in terms of […]

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  • Waste Piles Up In Cuba, Blackouts Worsen, As Lavrov Pleads To US For ‘Brotherly Nation’
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 10:45 am

    Waste Piles Up In Cuba, Blackouts Worsen, As Lavrov Pleads To US For ‘Brotherly Nation’ Speaking to reporters early this week, President Trump touted his tightened embargo on Cuba, pointing to moves to choke off Venezuelan oil flows and pressure Mexico to halt crude exports to the island – steps that have triggered acute fuel shortages and near total airline stoppages at Havana’s main international airport. “Cuba is right now a […]

  • UK Ad Banned For Showing Black Harasser; Multiple Ads With White Harassers Were Just Fine
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 10:00 am

    UK Ad Banned For Showing Black Harasser; Multiple Ads With White Harassers Were Just Fine Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, In a glaring display of selective outrage, Transport for London (TfL) has yanked an advert depicting a black teenager harassing a white girl on a bus – all because of a single complaint crying “racial stereotypes.” Meanwhile, multiple past ads, all featuring white men as the aggressors, were […]

  • Beijing Blasts Trump After US Releases New Details On Alleged 2020 Chinese Nuclear Test
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 9:15 am

    Beijing Blasts Trump After US Releases New Details On Alleged 2020 Chinese Nuclear Test Update: Despite the Lunar New Year holiday, Beijing has made it known it is not best pleased with Washington digging up Nuke blasts from the past. Issuing a statement via state mouthpiece (@HuXijin_GT), the CCP suggested an ulterior motive for the timing of this announcement: “Trump is eager to resume nuclear testing and needs a plausible […]

  • Eni Considers Return To Oil Trading As Rivals Reap Billions
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 8:30 am

    Eni Considers Return To Oil Trading As Rivals Reap Billions By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com, Italy’s Eni is considering reopening its oil-trading business as it misses out on the profits that its fellow European supermajors are generating from selling the commodities they produce, the company’s chief executive told the Financial Times. “I stopped trading in 2019, but the other big companies are all traders,” Claudio […]

  • Chinese EVs Flood Europe, Signals Hollowing Out Of Bloc’s Industrial Core
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 7:45 am

    Chinese EVs Flood Europe, Signals Hollowing Out Of Bloc’s Industrial Core The rapid growth of China’s electric vehicles on Europe’s streets and highways isn’t just a market share story. In fact, it’s an industrial security threat for the bloc. When Chinese manufacturers undercut domestic car brands, the damage goes well beyond margin pressure and shuttered production lines. The much larger and alarming issue is the hollowing out of […]

  • Berlin Green Party Welcomes World’s ‘Climate Refugees’, Despite Housing/Fiscal Crisis
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 7:00 am

    Berlin Green Party Welcomes World’s ‘Climate Refugees’, Despite Housing/Fiscal Crisis Via Remix News, During their state party conference this past weekend, the Berlin Greens finalized an election manifesto that places radical migration reform at the center of their platform. The party is advocating for the broad admission of individuals displaced by environmental factors like climate change, alongside expanded humanitarian […]

  • Chinese Journalist Who Exposed CCP’s Labor Camp Abuses Still In Custody in Beijing
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 4:25 am

    Chinese Journalist Who Exposed CCP’s Labor Camp Abuses Still In Custody in Beijing Authored by Dorothy Li via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A Chinese journalist whose work exposed human rights abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been detained in Beijing for more than 100 days. Independent journalist and photographer Du Bin in an undated photo. Song Pi-lung/The Epoch Times Du Bin, 54, was formally […]

  • Wexner Says He Was ‘Conned’ By Epstein, Did ‘Nothing Wrong’
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 4:22 am

    Wexner Says He Was ‘Conned’ By Epstein, Did ‘Nothing Wrong’ After what must have been quite the prep session with lawyers, billionaire Les Wexner – who gave Jeffrey Epstein “about a billion dollars” in cash and assets – testified to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he was “conned” by Epstein, and denied any wrongdoing. Les Wexner denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during testimony to House […]

  • Trump Admin Closes CDL Loophole That Let Illegal Immigrants Drive Big-Rigs
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 4:00 am

    Trump Admin Closes CDL Loophole That Let Illegal Immigrants Drive Big-Rigs The Department of Transportation shut down a major safety vulnerability this past week that had allowed illegal immigrant drivers to operate commercial trucks on American highways despite having no verifiable driving history. “For far too long, America has allowed dangerous foreign drivers to abuse our truck licensing systems – wreaking havoc on our […]

  • How A Water War Is Brewing Over A Drying Lake In Nevada
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 3:35 am

    How A Water War Is Brewing Over A Drying Lake In Nevada Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, A Nevada lawsuit trickling toward trial could determine how the nation’s most arid state balances the legal rights of upstream landowners to divert water from rivers for agricultural irrigation with the impacts those withdrawals have on downstream ecologies and economies. Water rights exceed water supply across much of the […]

  • Watch: “Drunk As A Skunk” TV Reporter Does Snow Angels, Slurs Through Winter Olympics Broadcast
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 3:10 am

    Watch: “Drunk As A Skunk” TV Reporter Does Snow Angels, Slurs Through Winter Olympics Broadcast Australian television journalist Danika Mason left viewers stunned after a bizarre live broadcast from the snowy chaos of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. The Today Show sports presenter appeared to slur and stumble her way through her segment amid snowstorm, rambling incoherently before dramatically throwing herself […]

  • FCC Chair Pushes Back On Allegations Of Censorship Over Stephen Colbert Interview
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 2:45 am

    FCC Chair Pushes Back On Allegations Of Censorship Over Stephen Colbert Interview Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday pushed back against allegations of censorship from CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert and a Democratic Texas Senate candidate. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said Colbert could have aired his interview with Texas state Rep. James […]

  • Watch: Humanoid Robots In China Put On Jaw-Dropping Show
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 2:20 am

    Watch: Humanoid Robots In China Put On Jaw-Dropping Show Our coverage of humanoid robots has ramped up for a very good reason: global production is set to surge this year, these bots are getting “brains,” and dual-use concerns are rising. In China this week, state-owned international news network, China Global Television Network, provided coverage on a Spring Festival gala showcasing the country’s technological advancements, […]

  • Surprising Revival: Gen Z Men & Highly Educated Lead Return To Religion
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 1:55 am

    Surprising Revival: Gen Z Men & Highly Educated Lead Return To Religion Authored by Joel Kotkin, Bheki Mahlobo via RealClearInvestigations, The decline of religion remains a fundamental reality in most Western countries, particularly in Europe, where over 50% of those under age 40 do not identify with any faith. Even in more religious America, some estimate that as many as 100,000 churches will close in the near future. […]

  • CNN Issues Dire Warning To Democrats On 2026 Governors’ Races
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 1:30 am

    CNN Issues Dire Warning To Democrats On 2026 Governors’ Races Midterm elections have rarely been kind to the party in the White House. Republicans lost both chambers in 2006 under George W. Bush; Democrats were crushed under Barack Obama in 2010 and again in 2014; Republicans lost the House under Donald Trump in 2018; and Democrats narrowly lost the House under Biden in 2022. The lone exception was 2002, when Republicans gained […]

  • Mortgage Recast Versus Refinancing: Which Works For You?
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 1:05 am

    Mortgage Recast Versus Refinancing: Which Works For You? Authored by Anne Johnson via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), If you come into some extra funds, you might want to consider applying them to your mortgage. It’s a great way to pay down the principal or lower your monthly mortgage payment. Lowering your monthly mortgage payment is particularly helpful if you often have cash-flow issues. William Potter/Shutterstock There are […]

  • 80% Plunge In Immigration Is Reshaping Labor Market Math, But AI Wildcard Looms: Goldman
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 12:40 am

    80% Plunge In Immigration Is Reshaping Labor Market Math, But AI Wildcard Looms: Goldman The Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration has resulted in an 80% collapse in net immigration to the USA, and has fundamentally altered the mathematics behind the nation’s labor supply to the point where the level of job growth needed to maintain economic stability is now far lower, according to a new Goldman analysis.  […]

  • Iran Leans On Russia To Develop Oilfields
    by Tyler Durden on February 19, 2026 at 12:15 am

    Iran Leans On Russia To Develop Oilfields By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com, Iran and Russia are strengthening their economic and energy cooperation and consider joint development of another Iranian oilfield, top officials from the countries said on Wednesday.     Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev led a high-level Russian delegation on a visit to Tehran this week during which Tsivilev and Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen […]

  • US Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Over A Year After Regime Change By Proxy War
    by Tyler Durden on February 18, 2026 at 11:50 pm

    US Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Over A Year After Regime Change By Proxy War Last week we and others reported that American forces finally after many years withdrew from the remote Al-Tanf Garrison, a base in southern Syria near the borders of Iraq and Jordan. US troops had long operated out of Tanf to pressure the Assad government as part of the long-running US-backed regime change project. The US primarily trained the […]

  • Waste Of The Day: Principal Bought Lobster With School Funds
    by Tyler Durden on February 18, 2026 at 11:25 pm

    Waste Of The Day: Principal Bought Lobster With School Funds Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: Most New York public school lunches consist of room temperature chicken nuggets or reheated pizza. But at Wyandanch Memorial High School on Long Island, principal Paul Sibblies dined on steak and lobster at taxpayers’ expense. Sibblies reimbursed himself a total of $35,519 from 2021 to 2024 using cash […]

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