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CZ Says Crypto Focus Shifting Toward RWA Tokenization and Prediction Markets

February 22, 2026 Gonzalo

Changpeng Zhao says crypto capital and builders are shifting toward real-world asset tokenization and prediction markets as emerging industry focus areas.

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Wall Street Giants Boost BitMine Holdings as Institutional Ethereum Exposure Expands

February 19, 2026 Daniel Moore

Major Wall Street firms significantly increased BitMine positions, signaling expanding institutional exposure to Ethereum through corporate treasury holdings.

Bitwise Files for Prediction Market ETFs Tracking US Elections

February 18, 2026 Daniel Moore

Bitwise and Roundhill filed for ETFs tracking US election prediction markets, marking institutional expansion into event-based financial exposure.

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Tom Lee: Crypto Winter Likely Ends by April as Ethereum Strategy Expands

February 16, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Tom Lee says crypto winter is likely ending by April as macro conditions improve and institutional Ethereum accumulation accelerates.

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Morgan Stanley Explores Integration With Ethereum, Polygon, Canton and Hyperledger

February 15, 2026 Daniel Moore

Morgan Stanley is evaluating Ethereum, Polygon, Canton and Hyperledger integration, highlighting a hybrid institutional-public blockchain strategy emerging in global finance.

The Rise of DeFi ETFs: From Bitcoin to Protocol Exposure

February 14, 2026 Daniel Moore

DeFi ETFs may mark the next phase of crypto institutionalization, expanding exposure from Bitcoin and Ethereum toward protocol-level assets.

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X to Launch Smart Cashtags Enabling Crypto and Stock Trading Directly in Timeline

February 14, 2026 Gonzalo

X is preparing Smart Cashtags that will allow users to trade crypto and stocks directly inside the timeline, signaling deeper integration of markets into social media.

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BlackRock Asia: A 1% Crypto Allocation Could Unlock $2 Trillion in Inflows

February 12, 2026 Gonzalo

A BlackRock executive says that if Asian investors allocate just 1% of portfolios to crypto, the market could see up to $2 trillion in inflows.

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Elon Musk Unveils xAI Roadmap: X Money, Grok Code, and Orbital AI Infrastructure

February 12, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Elon Musk presented an ambitious xAI roadmap spanning fintech infrastructure, AI coding, media generation, enterprise automation, and even orbital data centers.

Robinhood Launches Public Testnet for Ethereum-Based Robinhood Chain

February 11, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Robinhood has unveiled the public testnet of Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum to support tokenized assets and financial-grade infrastructure.