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Blockchain

Pred Secures $2.5M from Accel to Build High-Speed Sports Prediction Exchange on Base

Pred Secures $2.5M from Accel to Build High-Speed Sports Prediction Exchange on Base

Peer-to-peer sports prediction exchange Pred announced a $2.5 million funding round headed by Accel, in which BEF by Coinbase Ventures and Reverie also participated. The funding will help Pred establish exchange-grade infrastructure for sports prediction markets, as well as team growth, liquidity development, and international user onboarding. Before the platform is made

February 17, 2026 3 mins read
Shark Tank

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Flags Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Markets

Kevin O’Leary, a Shark Tank investor and a Bitcoin supporter, warned that the price of Bitcoin could crash due to quantum computing. O’Leary said that quantum computers could break the cryptographic security of Bitcoin faster than programmers can enhance the security measures. Currently, Bitcoin’s encryption is based on mathematical problems

February 17, 2026 2 mins read
Bitcoin

Steak ‘n Shake Sees Sales Growth After Bitcoin Acceptance

Steak ‘n Shake has incorporated Bitcoin payments at some of its restaurants in the U.S. through a collaboration with payment network Flexa. Customers at these restaurants are able to make payments using Bitcoin through app-based checkout options. The restaurant chain explained that the incorporation of Bitcoin payments is part of

February 17, 2026 3 mins read
IMF

IMF Warns Dollar-Linked Stablecoins Could Undermine Central Bank Control

• The International Monetary Fund stated that “many stablecoins do not have a true independence from the U.S. dollar and could become private dollar systems.” • The IMF warned that the “global adoption of dollar-linked stablecoins could undermine central banks’ monetary control.” The International Monetary Fund released a report that

February 16, 2026 2 mins read
Binance

Changpeng Zhao Warns On-Chain Transparency Hinders Business Crypto Payments

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated that a lack of privacy makes it impossible to achieve a broad adoption of crypto payments across the globe. CZ explained that this can make the financial information of businesses available to their competitors and the public. He noted that companies may be reluctant to

February 16, 2026 2 mins read
Real and iExec Partner to Advance Privacy-Preserving RWA Tokenization

CertiK Wins Best Security & Compliance Solution 2026 at SiGMA AIBC Eurasia Awards

On February 10, 2026, the SiGMA AIBC Eurasia Awards event presented CertiK, the largest provider of Web3 security services, with an award for “Best Security & Compliance Solution 2026.” This honor acknowledges CertiK’s capacity for technical innovation and its indispensable contribution to the global crypto industry’s transition to institutionalization and compliance.

February 13, 2026 3 mins read
Bitcoin

Brazil Introduces Bill to Accumulate 1 Million Bitcoin Over Five Years

Brazil’s Congress has recently proposed a bill to purchase a strategic reserve of 1 million Bitcoins. The Lawmakers proposed implementing the bill over five years through gradual Bitcoin purchases. The official draft of this bill is known as the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act. It extends previous ideas of utilizing foreign

February 13, 2026 2 mins read
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