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Paul Atkins, the sitting Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and one of the most consequential figures in American financial regulation, has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 — marking the first time in history that a sitting SEC Chair has been invited to the world’s largest Bitcoin conference. Appointed by President Trump in 2025, Atkins has wasted no time in reshaping the SEC’s relationship with digital assets. Under his leadership, the SEC launched “Project Crypto,” a sweeping initiative to build a clear, innovation-friendly regulatory framework for the industry — ending what many described as…

XRP Ledger Foundation has confirmed it patched a critical vulnerability found in a yet-to-be-enabled amendment of Ripple’s XRP Ledger, averting a potentially major exploit.On Feb.19, a security engineer at cybersecurity firm Cantina, Pranamya Keshkamat, and the Cantina AI security bot identified a “critical logic flaw” in the signature-validation logic of Ripple’s blockchain, XRP Ledger, reported the XRP Ledger Foundation on Thursday. The vulnerability in the signature validation code batch amendment would have allowed an attacker to execute transactions from victim accounts, including draining funds, without ever having the victim’s private keys. “The amendment was in its voting phase and had not been…

Bitcoin price is up nearly 5% in the past 24 hours, briefly touching the $70,000 level before pulling back toward $68,000. This rebound helped Bitcoin recover almost 12% from its February 24 low.But despite this strong move, Bitcoin could not hold above $70,000. This hesitation is not random. It reflects a deeper issue that Dessislava Ianeva, Research Analyst at Nexo, says is still limiting Bitcoin’s recovery. Multiple data points now show that while buy signals are appearing, conviction remains weak. And until Bitcoin clears the $70,000 to $70,800 zone, this recovery may remain incomplete.Smart Money Signals Price Recovery, But Breakout…

The US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve could lose nearly 30% of its holdings in a single legal move, even if the government does not sell a single coin.Last year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The order directed the Treasury Department to consolidate government-held BTC into a reserve account and promised that the United States would not sell those coins.Yet, the headline number for the reserve may be overstating how much BTC the government can actually treat as a permanent strategic asset.Data from Bitcoin Treasuries estimates that the US government controls about 328,372 BTC. This…

A large crypto trader lost roughly $8.2 million after a leveraged bet on the ARC perpetuals market unraveled on the decentralized derivatives platform Lighter, forcing the exchange to tap its backstop liquidity and trigger auto-deleveraging to manage risk.In a series of posts on X, the platform explained that the whale built a very large long position over several days, pushing total open interest in the ARC (ARC) market to about $50 million, while roughly 600 traders and market makers took the opposite side.The trade began to fail when ARC’s price dropped around 6:00 pm ET on Wednesday. About $2 million…

Morgan Stanley wants to expand its digital asset offerings, including a native custody and exchange solution for crypto, the firm said during a conversation at Strategy World. Phong Le, President and CEO of Strategy, spoke with Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Morgan Stanley, about the firm’s upcoming products.  Morgan Stanley will first allow clients on its E-Trade platform to buy and sell spot cryptocurrencies through a partnership. Last year, the bank said it was pursuing a spot Bitcoin ETF and planning to enable direct trading for clients via E*Trade. Over the next year, the bank intends to…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As congressional momentum behind the crypto market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act slows, the Blockchain Association has stepped forward with its own proposal aimed at shaping the next phase of digital asset regulation in the United States. On Tuesday, the Washington-based nonprofit — which represents more than 125 crypto companies — released a document titled Digital Asset Tax Principles.  The framework is intended to guide lawmakers as they revisit tax policy for digital assets amid broader regulatory discussions. The association has also participated in White…

Tony Kim Feb 24, 2026 20:48 Anthropic releases third version of Responsible Scaling Policy, separating company commitments from industry-wide recommendations after 2.5 years of testing. Anthropic has released the third iteration of its Responsible Scaling Policy, marking a significant restructuring of how the AI company approaches catastrophic risk mitigation after two and a half years of real-world implementation.The update, published February 24, 2026, introduces three major changes: a clear separation between what Anthropic can achieve alone versus what requires industry-wide action, a new Frontier Safety Roadmap with public accountability metrics, and mandatory external review of Risk Reports under certain conditions.What…

The US President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday — the longest in US history — touting economic gains, warning Iran against pursuing nuclear weapons, and defending his tariff agenda after a Supreme Court setback. Yet in a speech that touched on taxes, AI, housing, and healthcare, digital assets were entirely absent.All the Trumps Were There, but Not CryptoThe omission is striking. All of Trump’s children were in attendance, including sons Donald Jr. and Eric, who have been deeply involved in crypto ventures such as World Liberty Financial and various token launches.The president…

Crypto investment funds have now recorded a fifth straight week of net outflows, wiping roughly $4 billion from investor coffers over that span. Related Reading That steady removal of capital has been paired with a sharp fall in trading activity, signaling that many holders are standing on the sidelines rather than buying dips. Trading Volume Hits Multi-Month Low According to a CoinShares report published Monday, crypto funds saw $288 million in net outflows last week, bringing the five-week total to roughly $4 billion. Weekly trading volumes also fell to about $17 billion, the lowest level since mid-2025, highlighting a slowdown…