OpenClaw has introduced a strict no-crypto policy across its Discord channels following a high-profile token scam linked to its recent rebrand. Peter Steinberger, the creator of OpenClaw, has confirmed that any mention of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies will lead to a ban from the server. The policy came into the
The Netherlands Gambling Authority has ordered its Dutch affiliate, Adventure One, to put a stop to providing betting services to natives without permission, marking a move against prediction markets platform Polymarket. As per the notice released on February 17, the regulator mentioned that the company must ban its activities quickly
The largest stablecoin issuer, Tether, has said that it decided not to support its offshore Chinese Yuan-pegged Stablecoin CNH₮ because of the weaker demand compared with its other stablecoin products and tighter regulatory pressures. According to the announcement on February 20, Tether said that it will follow a structured, transparent
CME Group has announced plans to introduce 24-hour, seven-day-a-week trading for its cryptocurrency futures and options contracts starting May 29, 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The move aligns regulated crypto derivatives markets with the nonstop nature of digital asset spot trading. The world’s largest regulated derivatives marketplace will implement the
A recent report has underlined that the US economic growth for the fourth quarter may have slowed down. It remains to be seen if cryptocurrencies were a part of it, considering the segment is still in a downtrend. Uncertainty continues to loom as tariffs show little to no impact on
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, criticised the cryptocurrency industry on February 19, describing digital assets as utterly useless and defined by word salad marketing instead of functional utility. Kashkari attended the 2026 Midwest Economic Outlook Summit, in which he questioned the fundamental value proposition
Parsec, an AI-powered on-chain analytics platform, announced on February 19 that it is closing its operations after five years in business. The crypto market continues to struggle months after the October crash, which has led to several companies shutting down their operations. After 5 years, parsec is shutting down. Not
A drop in the AI sector has brought AI cryptocurrencies into the spotlight. There is a notable dip in both segments, with the plunge spanning across all the US stock market indexes. Companies that have lost shares are Nvidia, Microsoft, and Alphabet, among others. For the AI crypto segment, a
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.
BEP-20 utility token $SNACK positioned as the crypto payment layer for sports, entertainment, and everyday life Crypto Snack, the blockchain-based crypto infrastructure company behind the $SNACK token, has announced the full scope of its multi-vertical ecosystem — spanning a Premier League football partnership, institutional-grade real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, licensed iGaming,
