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Ledn Taps Asset-Backed Market With Landmark $188M Bitcoin Bond

Ledn issued a $188 million bond offering collateralized by Bitcoin-backed loans, establishing a precedent in the crypto asset debt market. The company structured the bond offering in two tranches, pricing one investment-grade tranche at 335 basis points over the benchmark rate. The structuring agent and bookrunner was Jefferies Financial Group.

February 19, 2026 2 mins read

FOMC Minutes Hint at a Possible Rate Hike, Trouble For the Crypto Market?

Meeting minutes by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) have hinted at a possible rate hike. This comes despite a drop in inflation and at a time when the crypto market is attempting to find a bullish momentum. The focus, as stated, could be on choosing inflation or the labor

February 19, 2026 2 mins read

U.S. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post Outflows, Solana ETFs See Inflows

U.S.listed spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) posted a combined net outflow of $175.1 million from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, which is led by BlackRock funds in both the crypto ETFs. When it comes to other major altcoin ETFs, the XRP ETFs saw withdrawals, while the Solana ETF saw net inflows of

February 19, 2026 2 mins read

South Korea Recovers $21.4M in Seized Bitcoin After Hack

The attorneys from South Korea have reportedly recovered around $21.4 million worth of bitcoin stolen from their custody in 2025, as per the local media reports. In December 2025, the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office found that they had lost the bitcoin captured from a raid on a gambling platform.  The

February 19, 2026 2 mins read

Robinhood Chain Testnet Hits 4M Transactions in Week One

The public testnet of Robinhood for its own blockchain has captivated four million transactions in its initial week, as per the chief executive officer of the firm, Vlad Tenev.  On February 18, Tenev posted on X stating that developers are so far making our L2, made for tokenised real-world assets

February 19, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum Sets Three Core Priorities for 2026 Protocol Development

Ethereum has announced its update on protocol priorities for 2026 and last year’s accomplishments in a blog on February 18, as Ethereum’s focus this year is on scaling throughput, improving usability, and strengthening core security and resilience, which are all organized into three work tracks to guide development through the

February 19, 2026 2 mins read

World Liberty Financial Unveils Institutional RWA Token

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) has announced plans to launch an institutional-grade real-world asset (RWA) product, starting with a tokenized investment linked to Trump International Hotel & Resort in the Maldives. The company aims to bridge decentralized finance with regulated real estate exposure. WLFI is partnering with Securitize and DarGlobal PLC

February 19, 2026 3 mins read

AI Agents Tested to Prevent $3.4B Crypto Hacks

In 2025, the crypto industry witnessed some massive breaches, with just three major incidents being responsible for around 70% of the overall money theft. It is noteworthy that the biggest hack is said to be the Bybit exchange hack, which alone swept around $1.4 billion.  For a solution, OpenAI is

February 19, 2026 2 mins read
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