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Polymarket’s Oscars trading is surging ahead of the Academy Awards, with its “Best Picture Winner” market alone showing about $14.7 million in total traded volume as of February 14, 2026. Social media posts have framed the spike as “$15M+ wagered,” but the figure displayed on Polymarket is volume, meaning cumulative trades rather than a single … Read more
Market chatter is building around a potential Grayscale spot AAVE ETF, but a clear, publicly posted registration filing has not surfaced in the usual places investors monitor for new ETF launches. As of February 14, 2026, Grayscale’s own regulatory-filings portal lists “Grayscale Aave Trust” without a posted S-1 entry, even as multiple other single-asset trust … Read more
Russia is showing signs of rethinking a hard-line stance on stablecoins as Western sanctions enforcement tightens and cross-border payment routes become more constrained, according to recent reporting and public comments from officials. The push is being framed less as an embrace of crypto and more as a practical response to trade friction, settlement risks, and … Read more
X is preparing to roll out a new “Smart Cashtags” feature that surfaces live market data for cryptocurrencies and stocks directly from posts in the timeline, with a broader launch targeted for February 2026. The update is being framed by some users as a step toward in-app trading, though X has not publicly confirmed that … Read more
Strategy’s bitcoin holdings have climbed to 714,644 BTC, a position that works out to roughly 3.4% of Bitcoin’s fixed 21 million maximum supply. The figure has been circulating widely online, often described as a share of “crypto supply,” but the calculation refers specifically to Bitcoin’s hard cap rather than the broader cryptocurrency market. The latest … Read more
Kevin O’Leary has been awarded $2.828 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against crypto influencer Benjamin “Ben” Armstrong, widely known online as “BitBoy.” The decision stems from a default judgment entered in federal court after Armstrong failed to substantively respond in the case and later sought to undo the default. The outcome was detailed … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to use his Washington visit to push U.S. President Donald Trump toward a tougher negotiating posture with Tehran, as regional tensions and nuclear diplomacy return to the forefront of U.S. Middle East policy. In its reporting, the Financial Times said Netanyahu plans to argue that any renewed process … Read more
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has cautioned that rising U.S. debt obligations could pose long-term risks to the dollar’s dominance, warning that uncontrolled debt payments may erode confidence in the world’s reserve currency. His remarks come amid growing concerns over the trajectory of U.S. fiscal deficits and interest costs. Fink suggested that if debt servicing costs … Read more
The Central Bank of Russia is widely expected to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 16% when policymakers meet on February 13, according to a consensus forecast compiled from market economists. The outlook reflects expectations that officials will prioritize inflation control amid still-elevated price pressures. Analysts surveyed by Reuters indicated that no rate adjustment … Read more
Sam Bankman-Fried has asserted that FTX was never insolvent, claiming the cryptocurrency exchange entered bankruptcy without his authorization and that external lawyers pushed the filing shortly after taking control of the company. The former FTX CEO made the statement while referencing court documents that, according to him, show internal disagreement over whether certain FTX entities … Read more