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ESMA warns crypto perpetual derivatives likely fall under CFD rules
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 February 2026, 10:00 pm
The EU authority tracking compliance under the MiCA framework issued a warning to those marketing crypto derivatives as “perpetual futures or perpetual contracts.”Read More
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Crypto wallets for AI agents are creating a new legal frontier, says Electric Capital
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data - 24 February 2026, 9:52 pm
As AI agents grow more autonomous, developers are already giving them crypto wallets, allowing software to hold assets, pay for services, trade tokens and even hire other agents. The technical pieces are falling into place. The legal ones are not.Read More
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Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data - 24 February 2026, 9:51 pm
Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.Read More
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Coinbase opens stock and ETF trading to all US users in multi-asset push
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 February 2026, 9:49 pm
The exchange now allows US customers to trade thousands of stocks and ETFs commission-free alongside crypto, with 24/5 access and instant funding.Read More
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Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures for non-US traders
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 February 2026, 9:41 pm
Kraken’s new contracts, built on the xStocks framework, offer up to 20x leverage on tokenized benchmarks tied to US equities and gold.Read More
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MoonPay launches ‘Agents,’ giving AI systems wallets and onchain cash flow
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 February 2026, 9:30 pm
MoonPay debuts infrastructure enabling AI agents to transact with stablecoins onchain as both crypto and non-crypto companies race to build the “agent economy.”Read More
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Bitwise's Hunter Horsley says AI Is ‘unstoppable freight train’ for crypto, while Haun’s Monica urges caution
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data - 24 February 2026, 9:29 pm
As artificial intelligence races ahead, some crypto executives believe it could become the force that finally pushes blockchain infrastructure into widespread use. Others aren’t convinced the leap is so straightforward.Read More
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Crypto isn't losing to AI, its just 'capitalism doing its job,' says Dragonfly
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data - 24 February 2026, 8:43 pm
Comparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi told CoinDesk in an interview.Read More
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Crypto’s biggest exchange fights back against allegations of moving billions of Iran-linked money
CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data - 24 February 2026, 8:42 pm
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Fortune all reported that investigators had been let go after identifying sanctions-violating transactions.Read More
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Key Bitcoin onchain signal may mark BTC’s next demand revival
Cointelegraph.com News - 24 February 2026, 8:15 pm
Bitcoin remains pinned below $65,000 as random bouts of intense selling pressure persist, but one onchain indicator has stabilized, providing insight into when spot market demand may return.Read More