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It’s been another very active trading weekend. Surprisingly, memes did well during Valentine’s. That tells you the market is still alive, even when sentiment feels mixed.However, this week wasn’t only about meme runners. There are major developments around Brazil Bitcoin, Dutch tax law, X launching trading, Trump’s digital token initiative, and fresh airdrop opportunities. As always, we’re here to bring you the latest crypto news.Let’s dive in.Brazil Proposes Plan to Buy 1 Million Bitcoin Over Five YearsBrazil’s Congress is once again debating a bold proposal that could reshape the country’s financial strategy.Lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that would allow the…

What To Know: TRM Labs found that Monero network activity has remained strong and stable even after widespread delistings from major exchanges. Regulatory pressure and exchange removals reduced liquidity and access, but demand for Monero persisted among users who prioritize privacy and continue transacting on-chain. Darknet markets are increasingly shifting toward Monero-only models, reinforcing its role as a preferred privacy asset despite broader market restrictions. The latest report from TRM Labs revealed that the Monero network has continued to show strong activity especially in 2024 and 2025,  even after being removed from several major crypto exchanges. During this time, transaction…

XRP CNBC coverage from January 2026 put the token at the center of mainstream financial media, and the story has only picked up more weight since. As of February 17, 2026, XRP is trading at around $1.48, holding the #4 spot by market cap with a market capitalization of roughly $90.52 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $2.92 billion. It is up about 1.7% on the day — a modest move, but the broader XRP price surge in 2026 that CNBC first spotlighted back in January is still very much the backdrop. Back then, Power Lunch host Brian Sullivan…

Peter Zhang Feb 17, 2026 12:36 BNB Chain rolls out eight ecosystem campaigns with $88,000 in rewards through March 3, as the network battles $219M in recent liquidity outflows. BNB Chain is distributing $88,000 across eight ecosystem campaigns running February 17 through March 3, timing the Year of the Horse promotion as the network works to stem significant capital outflows.The initiative spans DappBay-hosted quests involving trading, staking, NFT minting, and prediction markets. Each of the eight participating protocols—including ChainGPT, Four.meme, and Predict.fun—is offering $11,000 prize pools distributed via raffle to users completing on-chain…

XRP is trading near $1.50. That means 1,000 XRP tokens are currently worth about $1,500. After a sharp correction over the past year, many investors are now asking a simple question: What could that same 1,000 XRP be worth by the end of 2026?The answer mainly depends on two things: how big the overall crypto market becomes and how much of that market XRP controls.Right now, the total cryptocurrency market is valued at around $2.3 trillion. During the previous bull market peak in 2025, it reached about $4.2 trillion. If the market climbs back to that level, XRP’s price could…

A lot of people have been asking lately whether Shiba Inu is worth it — and right now, at the time of writing, the answer is genuinely complicated. SHIB is trading around $0.0000065, down over 92% from its 2021 peak, and the debate over whether Shiba Inu is worth buying has been reignited by some pretty grim on-chain data. The Shiba Inu all lies narrative is picking up steam again, the is Shiba Inu dead question is all over crypto forums, and Shibarium 2026 metrics are not helping. Here is what the data actually shows.Source: CoinGeckoAlso Read: $2,000 in SHIB…

Crypto markets are leaning toward their quietest mood in years, and some analysts say that could be the signal sellers have run out of steam. According to Matrixport, a slump in investor mood has pushed its measures to levels that have in the past lined up with market turning points. Related Reading Crypto Sentiment At Multi-Year Lows According to Matrixport, its Bitcoin fear-and-greed gauge has the 21-day moving average below zero and starting to turn up, which is the kind of shift that in prior episodes marked the end of broad selling. Reports note Alternative.me’s Fear and Greed Index sits…

The Bitcoin price is funnelling into the point of a triangle, and the decision to break up or down is coming soon. If the price breaks up, a move to $80K could be next. On the other hand, a breakdown could see the price fall below $60K. Which will it be?$BTC price in an ascending triangle?Source: TradingViewIt’s not perfect, but the sideways, tightening price action could be drawn as an ascending triangle. This is a very bullish pattern, but it does need to be taken into account that patterns over previous weeks have come to nothing so far.The pattern does…

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Pi Coin (Pi Network/PI) is trading in the green zone in almost all time frames, after its rally to the $0.20 mark on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. Most crypto assets saw a rebound on Sunday, following Bitcoin’s (BTC) surge to the $70,000 mark. However, the rally was short-lived and most asset have since faced price correction. BTC is down to the $68,000 price level, and other coins are also seeing price dips. PI, however, has maintained substantial gains across the board. According to CoinGecko’s Pi Coin data, the asset has rallied 0.9% in the last 24 hours, 23.8% in the…