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All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Permissioned DEXs under the XLS-81 upgrade are now live on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a week after token escrow was added. The two work together to unlock programmable settlement and flexible market structures native to the XRP Ledger. The XRP Ledger has announced the long-awaited XLS-81 upgrade is now live, introducing permissioned decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to the network. XLS-81 lands on the network less than a week after XLS-85 went live, adding token escrow services to the ledger. Permissioned DEX (XLS-81) is now LIVE on…

What To Know: Dragonfly Capital raised a $650 million fourth fund, standing out amid a broader slowdown in crypto venture funding. Early investments in Polymarket and Rain helped secure investor confidence in the new fund. The firm is shifting focus toward tokenized real-world assets and fintech integration, reflecting a more institutional phase of the crypto market. Venture capital company Dragonfly Capital has closed its fourth fund at $650 million. The move comes at a time when the global crypto industry continues to face a downturn. The raise stands out especially as many funds have struggled to attract new commitments and…

Mizuho Securities is betting that Bitgo’s institutional-grade custody model will outweigh its bruising 50% post-IPO decline, initiating coverage with an Outperform rating and a $17 price target. ‘Military-Grade’ — Mizuho Backs Bitgo’s Infrastructure Play Despite Stock Slump In a Feb. 17 note, Mizuho analysts Dan Dolev and Alexander Jenkins launched coverage of Bitgo Holdings Inc. […] Credit: Source link

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. XRP has continued to recover after hitting a 15-month low of $1.12, and now, exchange supply has dipped to a five-year low suggesting long-term hodling. ETFs continue to record steady inflow, and negative funding points to a short squeeze in an oversold market. The crypto market started February with one of its biggest value wipeouts in years. XRP wasn’t spared, hitting its lowest price in over a year at $1.12 in the first week of the month. However, since then, it has recovered nearly 50%…

Key Highlights Arizona lawmakers advanced a bill to create a state-level Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund as the Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1649 (SB1649) in a 4-2 vote This proposal will now go to the Rules Committee for further review Initially, the reserve would hold digital assets that are already in state possession from law enforcement seizures  On February 18, the Arizona Senate government is stepping up its game as its Senate committee has approved legislation to form a strategic reserve fund for digital assets. The Arizona Senate Finance Committee voted 4 to 2 on Monday to advance…

Ripple’s XRP token had quite a bullish year in 2025. The fintech company settled its lawsuit with the SEC, leading to a surge in investor sentiment. XRP went on to hit a new all-time high of $3.65 in July of last year, hitting a new peak after more than seven year. While the market is facing substantial bearish forces, let’s look at two reasons why XRP could hit a new all-time high in 2026, and two reasons why it may not.2 Reasons XRP Climbs To A New All-Time High In 2026, And 2 Reasons It Won’tSource: news.bitcoin.comXRP was called the…

Rongchai Wang Feb 18, 2026 14:21 Legal AI startup Harvey releases IP litigation workflows for claim charts, invalidity contentions, and patent filings, building on June 2025 Workflow Builder launch. Harvey, the legal AI platform backed by OpenAI’s GPT-4, has published five ready-to-use workflow templates targeting patent and IP litigation teams. The release expands practical applications for the company’s Workflow Builder tool, which launched in June 2025.The templates address some of the most time-intensive tasks in patent practice: drafting infringement claim charts, analyzing patent office actions, generating invalidity contentions, preparing license agreements, and populating…

What To Know: Binance says BNB has delivered over 5,354% returns since launch, highlighting long-term ecosystem growth. Stablecoin reserves on Binance now total $47.5B, accounting for about 65% of liquidity across centralized exchanges, per CryptoQuant. CEO Richard Teng defended compliance standards after reports of Iran-linked transactions, citing global AML controls and law enforcement cooperation. Binance’s native crypto, $BNB, has recorded a return of more than 5,354% since the exchange launched over eight years ago. According to Binance co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer He Yi, the long-term performance of BNB reflects both the growth of the platform and the strength of…

Cumulative spot selling pressure across altcoins, excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum, has reached a five-year extreme, according to data released by CryptoQuant, marking one of the most persistent distribution phases in recent market cycles. Summary Cumulative altcoin buy-sell difference excluding BTC, ETH widened to about -$209b over 13 straight months, the most sell-dominant phase in 5 years. Indicator was near $0 in Jan 2025 before prolonged selling, signaling structural outflows, fading retail demand, and little visible institutional accumulation in altcoins. BTC trades well below its Oct 2025 ATH, while altcoin spot markets remain under pressure, with past cycle reversals only emerging…

Following the latest rebound in Bitcoin and Ethereum, Cardano’s price has also staged a modest recovery. ADA opened the session near $0.281 and continues to trade slightly above that level, around $0.282, after retreating from an intraday high of $0.2858. However, trading volume has continued to decline even as price action holds above local support at $0.275. While this suggests underlying demand is attempting to build, repeated failures to reclaim the $0.30 resistance level could keep the broader bearish structure intact, raising concerns about the strength of the current bounce.In the short term, the ADA price is trading within an average…