Seed round led by blockchain VC firm Blockchange Ventures. The Unicity Protocol enables AI agents to form peer-to-peer trustless marketplaces at machine speed ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Unicity Labs, a protocol development company building the agentic autonomous internet, has successfully raised $3 million in seed funding. The round was led by Blockchange Ventures,

Dollar strength and cautious ETF flows keep Bitcoin capped under $70K as broader liquidity conditions remain restrained. Crypto markets turned lower on Thursday as a firmer U.S. dollar offset strength in global equities. Bitcoin hovered near $66,700, while major altcoins posted steeper losses. Risk appetite in stocks failed to spill over into digital assets. Instead,

19 Feb US Macro Landscape: Cooling Inflation, Stable Labour, Expanding Liquidity Posted on 19 February, 2026 in Bitfinex Alpha by Javier Bastardo TLDR; US headline inflation eased to 2.4 percent YoY in January, prompting measured liquidity expansion from the Fed and renewed optimism across risk assets. Whilst cooling inflation has provided tactical support for bitcoin,

Solana (SOL) has officially slipped below the psychological $82 mark. It dropped over 3.6% in the last 24 hours, and the primary culprit is the Federal Reserve. When the Fed signals a “hawkish” stance, markets tend to shudder. They aren’t ready to lower interest rates just yet. At the time of writing, SOL is hovering

Blockfills, the crypto lender backed by trading giant Susquehanna, has incurred losses of around $75 million during the recent market downturn, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Blockfills is now looking for a buyer, one of the people said, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the matter is private. Asked about

CME Group will begin offering 24/7 trading for its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options on May 29, pending regulatory review, expanding access to its digital asset derivatives suite as demand from institutional participants grows. The world’s largest derivatives marketplace said continuous trading will start Friday, May 29 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on its CME

APIA, Samoa, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, today announced the launch of its AI-Native Revolution, initiating a company-wide transformation that embeds artificial intelligence into the core of its operating model, product philosophy, and long-term strategic direction. Rather than introducing AI as a standalone feature, Phemex is restructuring itself around intelligent

UAE mines $453.6M in Bitcoin with Citadel, holds most of it, and sits on $344M profit excluding energy costs. The United Arab Emirates has mined approximately $453.6 million worth of Bitcoin through its partnership with Citadel, continues to hold the majority of the mined assets with no major outflows in four months, and is currently

19 Feb Bitfinex Launches Documentary Celebrating El Salvador’s Bitcoin Journey Posted on 19 February, 2026 in Announcements by Javier Bastardo “The Bitcoin Dream in El Salvador” Chronicles The Country’s Landmark Bitcoin Revolution Through First-Hand Accounts From Pioneering Advocates And Builders ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 19th February 2026 – Bitfinex, the Original Bitcoin