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Crypto lobby Blockchain Association pitches tax plan to Congress
February 25, 2026 2:50 am

Crypto lobby Blockchain Association pitches tax plan to Congress

The Blockchain Association released its tax policy positions, saying “low-dollar” crypto transfers should be exempted, but mining and staking should be taxed.

Anthropic says it's been targeted in massive distillation attacks
February 25, 2026 1:03 am

Anthropic says it's been targeted in massive distillation attacks

Anthropic alleges Chinese AI companies DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax made 24,000 accounts and 16 million Claude exchanges to scrape its AI bot for training. 

Bitwise acquires Chorus One, potentially paving way for more staked ETFs
February 25, 2026 12:05 am

Bitwise acquires Chorus One, potentially paving way for more staked ETFs

Bitwise’s acquisition of Chorus One expands the company’s staking capabilities to more than 30 blockchains, including Solana, Hyperliquid, Monad, Avalanche and Sui.

ETH bounces off $1.8K as multiple Ether price metrics point to prolonged weakness
February 24, 2026 10:42 pm

ETH bounces off $1.8K as multiple Ether price metrics point to prolonged weakness

Ether faces a bearish trend as onchain fees and network deposits hit multiyear lows. Until derivatives metrics stabilize, ETH price remains at risk.

ESMA warns crypto perpetual derivatives likely fall under CFD rules
February 24, 2026 10:00 pm

ESMA warns crypto perpetual derivatives likely fall under CFD rules

The EU authority tracking compliance under the MiCA framework issued a warning to those marketing crypto derivatives as “perpetual futures or perpetual contracts.”

Crypto wallets for AI agents are creating a new legal frontier, says Electric Capital
February 24, 2026 9:52 pm
As AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not.
Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto
February 24, 2026 9:51 pm
Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.
Coinbase opens stock and ETF trading to all US users in multi-asset push
February 24, 2026 9:49 pm

Coinbase opens stock and ETF trading to all US users in multi-asset push

The exchange now allows US customers to trade thousands of stocks and ETFs commission-free alongside crypto, with 24/5 access and instant funding.

Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures for non-US traders
February 24, 2026 9:41 pm

Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures for non-US traders

Kraken’s new contracts, built on the xStocks framework, offer up to 20x leverage on tokenized benchmarks tied to US equities and gold.

MoonPay launches ‘Agents,’ giving AI systems wallets and onchain cash flow
February 24, 2026 9:30 pm

MoonPay launches ‘Agents,’ giving AI systems wallets and onchain cash flow

MoonPay debuts infrastructure enabling AI agents to transact with stablecoins onchain as both crypto and non-crypto companies race to build the “agent economy.”

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