Bitcoin traded at $68,729 at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, and the derivatives market is anything but sleepy. With $43.81 billion in futures open interest (OI) and call-heavy options positioning, traders appear to be bracing for movement — just not all in the same direction. Bitcoin
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio declared that “the world order as it has stood for decades no longer exists,” warning that the post-1945 framework has given way to a new era defined by raw power and intensifying great-power rivalry. Dalio Cites ‘Stage 6’ Chaos as Global Order Unravels Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, published a […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act this spring, arguing the legislation would calm crypto markets rattled by sharp bitcoin price swings. Bessent Warns Delay on Clarity Act Risks Market Instability This week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted that Congress should move quickly to pass the Clarity Act, a bipartisan […]
Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) has long promised secure computation on encrypted data, but was too slow for real-world finance. Fhenix’s Decomposed BFV changes this by breaking ciphertexts into smaller “limbs,” reducing noise growth and delaying costly bootstraps. The ‘Precision Wall’ in Financial Logic For a long time, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) has been
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, recently offered his take on how banning stablecoin rewards in the CLARITY act would benefit the exchange’s operation. Nonetheless, he came under fire on social media, with his position criticized as disingenuous, causing the bill to stall on this issue. Coinbase CEO Comes Under Fire On Stablecoin Rewards Ban Position […]
While bitcoin just posted its steepest difficulty decline since China’s 2021 mining purge, the network has already found its footing, and the next adjustment cycle is shaping up to be a sizable one, with roughly 34% of blocks still left to be mined before the epoch closes. Bitcoin’s Upcoming Difficulty Change Could Erase the Last […]
Bitcoin price stands at $69,397, commanding a market capitalization of $1.40 trillion, with $42.58 billion in 24-hour trading volume. Over the past day, bitcoin has traded within a tight intraday range of $69,286 to $70,897, pointing to a market that is active, liquid, and carefully positioning itself. Bitcoin Chart Outlook At this level, bitcoin is […]
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, a strategic bitcoin reserve bill was introduced in the Brazilian Congress, Brazil prepares to tax stablecoins, and Argentina’s statistics chief resigns. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Allowing Brazil to Acquire up to 1 Million […]
Lightning Labs releases open‑source L402 tools enabling artificial intelligence (AI) agents to transact natively on the Lightning Network. Lightning Labs launched an open‑source agent tools repository and lnget CLI that let AI agents run Lightning nodes, pay L402‑gated APIs, host paid endpoints, and manage wallets via remote signers, with skills for macaroons and the Model
Boerse Stuttgart Digital and Tradias plan a fully regulated merger to create a one‑stop European crypto infrastructure champion. Boerse Stuttgart Digital and Tradias announce a planned merger to form a Boerse Stuttgart Group unit headquartered in Frankfurt and Stuttgart, expected to complete in the second half of 2026; the deal combines about 300 employees and […]










