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27 Feb 2026, 08:03

Missouri bill HB 2080 would create Bitcoin reserve and allow crypto

Missouri lawmakers are debating HB 2080, a bill to create a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund and expand state crypto powers. The proposal also lets agencies accept approved cryptocurrencies for taxes and other payments.

27 Feb 2026, 08:00

Flare CEO Says We Can Get to 5 Billion XRP by Mid-2026, “I Know the Parties We Are Talking To”

The push to bring XRP deeper into decentralized finance is gaining momentum, and according to Hugo Philion, the numbers could scale much faster than many expect. In a recent interview with Paul Barron, the Flare CEO said he believes the network could reach 5 billion XRP in use on Flare by the middle of 2026, provided market conditions offer a supportive tailwind. Visit Website

27 Feb 2026, 08:00

OCC Proposes Framework To Implement GENIUS Act, Targets Stablecoin Yield Workarounds

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has asked the public for feedback on its proposed framework to regulate stablecoins under the landmark crypto regulation, including proposals to address potential workaround on the interest payments ban. OCC Lays Out Framework For GENIUS Act Implementation On Wednesday, the OCC issued a proposed rulemaking to implement the landmark stablecoin legislation, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The GENIUS Act was signed into law by US President Donald Trump on July 18, 2025. The legislation establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoin activities in the US. In the 376-page document, the agency included regulations for permitted payment stablecoin issuers and foreign payment stablecoin issuers under the OCC’s jurisdiction and certain custody activities conducted by OCC-supervised entities. Notably, the OCC will have regulatory authority over certain issuers, such as subsidiaries of national banks or federal savings associations, federal qualified issuers, state qualified issuers, and foreign issuers. The proposed rules cover all regulations the OCC is required to promulgate under the GENIUS Act, including reserve asset standards, liquidity and custody requirements, risk management controls, audits, and supervisory examinations. However, it exempts rules related to the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti-Money Laundering, and Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions, which will be addressed in a separate rulemaking alongside the Department of the Treasury. “The OCC has given thoughtful consideration to a proposed regulatory framework in which the stablecoin industry can flourish in a safe and sound manner,” said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould in a statement . “We welcome feedback on the proposal to inform a final rule that is effective, practical and reflects broad industry perspective. The OCC will continue its work to implement the GENIUS Act and provide OCC regulated entities with more opportunities to meet the needs of their customers and communities,” he added. Rules To Address Stablecoin Yield Workarounds The proposed draft also tackled a key issue related to the regulation of these assets: the payments of interest or yield on stablecoins. For context, the legislation prohibits interest payments on the holding or use of payment-purpose stablecoins, but only addresses permitted issuers. Based on this, the banking sector has argued that the GENIUS Act has “loopholes” that could pose risks to the financial system and has urged senators to include language in the crypto market structure bill, known as the CLARITY Act, that also bans digital asset exchanges, brokers, dealers, and related entities from offering yield. The OCC expanded on the GENIUS Act ban, highlighting potential areas that must be addressed to prevent these “loopholes.” The agency argued that issuers could attempt workarounds to “make prohibited payments of interest or yield to payment stablecoin holders through arrangements with third parties.” However, it noted that due to the large and changing variety of such arrangements, it would be impossible to identify and address all of them. Therefore, it proposed to include a presumption that “certain types of arrangements with certain types of persons” would be prohibited payments of yield or interest by the issuer. The OCC would presume that an issuer is paying the holder any form of interest or yield if: the issuer “has a contract, agreement, or other arrangement with an affiliate or a related third party to pay interest or yield to the affiliate or related third party;” and if the affiliate or related third party “has a contract, agreement, or other arrangement to pay interest or yield (…) to a holder of any payment stablecoin issued” by the permitted issuer “solely in connection with the holding, use, or retention” of these tokens. Nonetheless, the OCC clarified that the prohibition is not intended to prevent a merchant from independently offering a discount to a holder for using payment stablecoins. It is also not intended to prevent an issuer “from sharing in the profits derived from the payment stablecoin with a non-affiliate partner in a white-label arrangement.”

27 Feb 2026, 08:00

XRP Triangle Could Point To Support Between $0.60 And $0.90

A cryptocurrency analyst has pointed out how support could lie between the $0.60 and $0.90 levels for XRP, based on this technical analysis (TA) pattern. XRP Could Be Moving Inside An Ascending Triangle In a new post on X, analyst Ali Martinez has shared a TA pattern forming in the monthly price chart of XRP. The pattern in question is an Ascending Triangle, which is a type of triangle. Triangles form whenever an asset’s price trades between two converging trendlines, with the upper level acting as a source of resistance, while the lower one that of support. Related Reading: Ethereum Still Undervalued As Bitcoin, XRP Sit Near Neutral, Santiment Says The main characteristic of an Ascending Triangle is that the upper line is parallel to the time-axis. This means that as the asset travels through the channel, its consolidation range shrinks to an upside. Generally, breaks out of a triangle can imply the start of a sustained move. A surge above the resistance can be a bullish sign, while a drop under the support a bearish one. In Ascending Triangles, the upward bias suggests that a breakout may be more probable to occur in the up direction. Similar to the Ascending Triangle, there is also a pattern called the Descending Triangle in TA. This channel works much in the same way, with the key difference being that the bottom level is the one parallel to the time-axis instead. Thus, as the price moves through this pattern, its range shrinks down. Now, here is the chart shared by Martinez that shows the Ascending Triangle that the 1-month price of XRP has been stuck inside over the past few years: As displayed in the above graph, the monthly XRP price retested the upper ceiling of the Ascending Triangle last year, but it ended up finding rejection. The coin has since witnessed a significant drawdown. Currently, it’s unclear whether the bearish momentum in the cryptocurrency will advance further, but in the event that it does, a retest of the lower level might occur. “XRP could find support along the triangle’s hypotenuse between $0.90 and $0.60,” explained the analyst. This line has so far acted as a cushion for XRP a few times, including during the lows of the bear market. Related Reading: Cardano Sharks & Whales Quietly Accumulate 819M ADA Amid Price Decline It now remains to be seen if the asset will retest the support line in the near future or if it will find a rebound before one can occur. XRP Price At the time of writing, XRP is trading around $1.4, down nearly 5% over the last 24 hours. Featured image from Dall-E, chart from TradingView.com

27 Feb 2026, 07:55

Who Pulled the Strings in Terra’s 40 Billion Crypto Meltdown?

Federal Lawsuit Alleges Jane Street Exploited Insider Knowledge to Crash Terra’s UST, Triggering $40B Collapse A federal lawsuit filed on February 23, 2026, claims quantitative trading firm Jane Street used insider information to accelerate Terra’s UST stablecoin collapse, fueling a $40 billion market crash. The Manhattan federal complaint (Case No. 1:26-cv-1504) alleges Jane Street obtained confidential details of Terraform’s emergency measures via employees Bryce Pratt, Michael Huang, and co-founder Robert Granieri. Well, the lawsuit targets events on May 8, 2022, when Terraform quietly withdrew ~150 million UST from Curve’s 3pool, the main liquidity hub for UST, USDC, USDT, and DAI, in a move meant to defend UST’s $1 peg. Minutes later, a wallet linked to Jane Street allegedly sold 85 million UST, the largest single sale in the pool’s history. The filing claims this coordinated action, with prior knowledge of the liquidity removal, triggered UST’s depegging and LUNA’s hyperinflation, wiping out both tokens. Around 4,400 retail investors in the Discord UST Restitution Group had earlier sought accountability from Terraform Labs’ embattled CEO. Lawsuit Alleges Jane Street Colluded with Terraform Labs in Controversial Crypto Trades Allegations suggest Jane Street executives colluded with Terraform founder Do Kwon, discussing $200–$500M bailouts in discounted LUNA or Bitcoin. The complaint claims these talks gave Jane Street sensitive information used to front-run the market, potentially violating securities and commodities laws. Previously, Plaintiffs sought disgorgement, damages, and a jury trial, as the Federal Reserve warned of stablecoin vulnerabilities amid UST’s ongoing depeg. Jane Street has firmly denied the allegations, calling the lawsuit “a desperate attempt by a bankrupt entity to extract money through baseless claims,” and stressing that all trades were legitimate and talks with Terraform were exploratory and non-binding. Coming after similar cases like Jump Trading in 2025, this lawsuit revives debates from the 2022 “crypto winter,” which saw collapses including Three Arrows Capital and FTX. For investors holding LUNA Classic (LUNC) or tracking crypto recoveries, the case could signal potential windfalls, or further turmoil in crypto accountability. As of February 24, 2026, proceedings are in their early stages with no immediate rulings expected. Jane Street’s deletion of all posts on X has added fuel to market speculation. This development comes even as reports emerge of suspected insider traders making over $1 million in the Axiom probe. Conclusion The Jane Street lawsuit highlights the clash between innovation and accountability in crypto. Its outcome could set a landmark precedent for insider trading, fiduciary duties, and transparency in decentralized markets. Investors, regulators, and enthusiasts are watching closely, as the case may reshape expectations of ethics in digital assets and influence recoveries for LUNA Classic holders. Terra’s collapse continues to reverberate, and the fight for accountability is far from over.

27 Feb 2026, 07:50

22 BTC Lost in South Korea: Seed Phrase Scandal

South Korean police lost the 22 BTC they had seized, two arrests. Seed phrase violation, linked to 2021 hack. BTC 67.481 USD, downtrend continues. Technical levels and security lessons.