The U.S. crypto industry could soon see one of its most important regulatory bills become law. According to Michael Selig, Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is now “on the cusp” of final approval.Speaking about the legislation, Selig said regulators are working to “future-proof our statutory framework for crypto”, adding that officials want to ensure long-term regulatory stability that cannot easily be reversed by future administrations.Bill Moving Through Final StepsThe Clarity Act has already cleared several major hurdles:The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill in July 2025 with a 294–134 vote.A related…
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Shiba Inu has lately been undergoing intense price transformation. The token had recently surged 10% in the last 48 hours, but it’s not capable enough to bolster the SHIB price dynamics holistically. However, one Shiba Inu price prediction is gaining ground, which the market participants in totality are hoping will come true soon.Also Read: Shiba Inu Gains 10% In a Week, But Still Not Enough For ReboundShiba Inu Price Prediction That Appears Too Good To Be TrueSource: Shib Army NewsAccording to Javon Marks, Shiba Inu seems to be building a printing of a new price pattern, the one that bulls…
Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: February 17, 2026 XRP price is hanging on by a thread. After sliding nearly 29% in the past month, it is now battling to stay above key support while bears line up targets near $1.45. The chart does not look comfortable.But here is the strange part.While price has been bleeding, attention has exploded. A new Grayscale report…
An exchange on social media between attorney and XRP supporter Bill Morgan and former SEC attorney Marc Fagel has once again brought the spotlight back to a long-running question in the crypto industry: Did regulators unintentionally shape the winners and losers of the crypto market?The debate began when Fagel criticized crypto industry narratives, prompting Morgan to respond with a strong argument that regulatory decisions, especially who regulators chose to investigate and who they did not, may have helped create a market where a small number of cryptocurrencies dominate most of the total market value.The Argument Over Selective EnforcementMorgan argued that…
Bitmine has 3,040,483 staked ETH, representing $6.1 billion at $1,998 per ETH; MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine now owns 3.62% of the ETH token supply, over 72% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 7 months Bitmine recently closed on initial $200 million investment into Beast Industries Bitmine Crypto + Total Cash Holdings + “Moonshots” total $9.6 billion, including 4.371 million ETH tokens, total cash of $670 million, and other crypto holdings Bitmine leads crypto treasury peers by both the velocity of raising crypto NAV per share and by the high trading…
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…
Monero (XMR) faces short-term selling pressure below key moving averages. On-chain activity remains strong despite exchange delistings. Support lies at $300 while the immediate resistance sits near $381. After reaching an all-time high near $798 in January, Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency has experienced significant short-term volatility. In the last month alone, XMR has retraced over 44% from its recent highs. The coin is currently trading around $331, after modest gains over the past 24 hours, but still well below its peak. Growing selling pressure Recent price action shows that XMR is struggling below key moving averages, including the 50-day and 200-day…
On some Ethereum L2s, bots now burn over half the gas just searching for MEV, and they don’t pay proportionally for it. That’s a scaling and market-fairness problem rooted in market structure.The privacy conversation in crypto has finally escaped the “anonymous money” framing that dominated the last cycle. In early 2026, the urgency is economic and rooted in immediate financial realities.The industry faces a structural problem: on-chain transparency generates extractable value at massive scale, and that extraction has grown into a scaling bottleneck rather than remaining a purely philosophical concern.Flashbots has documented how MEV-related “search spam” can consume more than…
Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated: February 17, 2026 Polygon just pulled off something no one saw coming. It flipped Ethereum in daily transaction fees. For the first time ever.On Friday alone, Polygon brought in about $407,100 in fees. Ethereum? Around $211,700. That is almost double.Activity on Polymarket has exploded, and prediction markets are suddenly turning into serious revenue engines.Key Takeaways Polygon generated…
XRP is sliding even as the XRP Ledger (XRPL) rolls out features that supporters have long framed as a bridge to institutional adoption.According to CryptoSlate’s data, the token has been trading around $1.47, while a mix of fresh supply signals, cooling marginal demand, and broader risk-off behavior continues to pressure the price.At the same time, banking giant Standard Chartered reportedly cut its end-2026 XRP target by 65% to $2.80 from $8.00 as part of broader reductions to major crypto forecasts.The disconnect is familiar in crypto, as blockchain networks can deliver meaningful upgrades, activity can rise, and prices can still fall…
