Day: 26 February 2026

As the Crypto Fear and Greed Index sinks toward historic lows and Bitcoin retreats sharply from recent highs, crypto exchange Bybit is repositioning for a more cautious market mood. Instead of chasing momentum, the platform is leaning into stability, doubling down on stablecoin yield products and fixed-income-style offerings designed to ...

According to reports, Citibank, a leading global financial institution, has announced plans to launch comprehensive Bitcoin ($BTC) services for its institutional clients by early 2026. The banking giant aims to provide secure custody solutions and digital asset trading, responding to an intensified demand for regulated exposure to the cryptocurrency market. ...

San Francisco, CA, 26th February 2026, Chainwire

STS Digital has secured $30 million in strategic funding to accelerate its expansion in the institutional crypto options market, marking a significant milestone in its growth trajectory. The round was led by CMT Digital, with participation from Payward, Strobe Ventures, Arrington Capital, F-Prime Capital, and BitRock Capital. STS Digital $30M ...

The price of Centrifuge ($CFG), a prominent DeFi protocol focused on Real-World Assets (RWA), recently experienced a massive surge of over 180%. This significant price rally was triggered by the official announcement from Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirming the listing of the $CFG token across its KRW, BTC, ...

AllUnity, the stablecoin venture backed by Deutsche Bank, has launched CHFAU, a Swiss franc-denominated stablecoin designed for institutional settlement and cross-border payments. The new token, pegged 1:1 to the Swiss franc, follows the company’s euro-backed EURAU stablecoin introduced last year. CHFAU debuts on the Ethereum network as an ERC-20 token ...

DeFi has hit a major psychological milestone once dominated by Wall Street heavyweights, matching a level of operational scale long exclusive to giants like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. This is important because it changes how people see DeFi. What used to be considered experimental is now competing with ...

KuCoin has announced that its payment solution, KuCoin Pay, is now integrated with Zypto, a decentralized finance focused payments application aimed at increasing real-world utility for digital assets. The partnership is designed to connect cryptocurrency holdings with everyday financial services, allowing users to move beyond trading and into direct spending. ...

Global digital asset banking group Sygnum has launched an institutional-grade crypto asset management service aimed at the fast-growing $100 billion corporate crypto treasury market.  Dubbed Sygnum Select, the new offering introduces a discretionary mandate model tailored to digital assets, mirroring the portfolio management frameworks long used in Swiss private banking. ...

Gate.io has officially obtained a Payment Institution (PI) license in Malta, marking a major step in the exchange's strategy to dominate the European stablecoin market.  Source: Gate The license, granted to its subsidiary Gate Technology Ltd by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), allows the platform to offer regulated payment ...