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• Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics

  CoinDesk - 04:44 Feb 27, 2026
  

  While Jack Dorsey cites AI-enabled productivity gains as the reason for Block's cuts, the deeper shift is in payments plumbing: stablecoin settlement threatens to compress the fee stack that fintech acquirers have relied on for years.

• World Liberty Financial ties voting power to staking as USD1 supply tops $4.7 Billion

  CoinDesk - 04:43 Feb 27, 2026
  

  The proposal redirects stablecoin arbitrage from institutional market makers to large token holders and links voting rights to capital commitment.

• U.S. regulator's GENIUS pitch casts dark cloud over crypto sector's stablecoin model

  CoinDesk - 21:58 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposed rules that would govern stablecoins, including apparent limits on rewards that may affect Coinbase.

• Bitcoin Miner MARA jumps 17% after striking a deal with Starwood to build AI data centers

  CoinDesk - 21:56 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The bitcoin miner inked a deal with investment firm Starwood to convert and expand select facilities to serve data center needs for AI.

  Tags: Starwood

• Grant Cardone plans to tokenize his firm's $5 billion real estate portfolio

  CoinDesk - 20:52 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The real estate investment mogul said his firm, Cardone Capital, is exploring blockchain-based tokens for property holdings as tokenization gains traction.

• Here is why Ethereum's bold new plan could make the blockchain giant high-speed 'internet of value' by 2029

  CoinDesk - 20:33 Feb 26, 2026
  

  Beneath the technical language of the 'Strawmap' is a far simpler story: Ethereum is trying to decide what kind of infrastructure it wants to be by the end of the decade.

• A new bipartisan bill wants to ensure the next century of tech is written in America

  CoinDesk - 20:00 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act is a high-stakes play to win the global code war.

• Crypto social isn’t dead, it’s just changing hands

  CoinDesk - 19:00 Feb 26, 2026
  

  Why major shakeups at Farcaster and Lens are actually a market correction.

• AI rout hits software stocks, but Grayscale says blockchains stand to benefit

  CoinDesk - 18:23 Feb 26, 2026
  

  As AI rattles tech stocks, Grayscale's head of research said blockchains will power intelligent agents’ transactions and help offset emerging risks.

• Vitalik Buterin unveils Ethereum roadmap to counter quantum computing threat

  CoinDesk - 18:14 Feb 26, 2026
  

  This move comes shortly after the Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated post-quantum research team to study the issue.

• Circle's post-earnings surge nears 50% as short squeeze, not strong financials, fuels rally

  CoinDesk - 17:42 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The violent move had more to do with hedge funds' overcrowded bearish positioning getting wiped out than the company’s financial performance, one analyst pointed out.

• Florida man charged with running $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme

  CoinDesk - 17:28 Feb 26, 2026
  

  Prosecutors say Goliath Ventures’ Christopher Alexander Delgado raised hundreds of millions of dollars, promising investors guaranteed 3% to 8% monthly returns.

• Flare and Xaman unlock one-click DeFi access for over 2 billion XRP sitting idle in wallets

  CoinDesk - 17:00 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The integration lets XRP holders deposit into yield-generating vaults through a single transaction without leaving their existing wallet or bridging assets manually.

• UK investors have just one month to add crypto ETNs in tax-free wrapper: FT

  CoinDesk - 16:18 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The lifting of the ban on retail investors accessing crypto ETNs was seen as a major win in the adoption of crypto investments due to the possibility of it being added to products like ISAs.

  Tags: ETNs

• Bitcoin briefly crashes below $48,000 on upstart exchange despite crypto rally

  CoinDesk - 16:08 Feb 26, 2026
  

  A single large sell order triggered a 30% flash crash on decentralized perp exchange Lighter even as bitcoin was climbing elsewhere.

• Crypto for Advisors: Crypto’s fixture in 401(k) plans

  CoinDesk - 16:00 Feb 26, 2026
  

  Crypto is becoming a permanent 401(k) fixture. We detail the shift from regulatory bans to presidential mandate and new DOL guidance, plus the latest big institutional bets.

  Tags: Crypto

• Bitcoin falls back below $67,000, rapidly giving back Wednesday's gains

  CoinDesk - 15:37 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The declines are coming as the Nasdaq tumbles nearly 2%, led by a post-earnings selloff in Nvidia.

• The Protocol: Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading

  CoinDesk - 15:34 Feb 26, 2026
  

  Also: Ethereum’s “strawmap”, Robinhood chain update and OpenAI + smart contracts

• OCC pitches stablecoin rules as U.S. Senate holds banking hearing in which crypto stars

  CoinDesk - 15:22 Feb 26, 2026
  

  Before the Senate Banking Committee gaveled its banking-oversight hearing to a start, crypto claimed much of the oxygen, including in an OCC policy push.

• A former Solana exec is taking a page out of Wall Street playbook to make global crypto trades faster

  CoinDesk - 15:00 Feb 26, 2026
  

  The goal is to reduce Solana’s growing geographic concentration in Europe and introduce multicast functionality.

  Tags: Solana

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