Large-cap active mutual funds are enjoying their strongest run in nearly two decades, according to new data from Goldman Sachs.
U.S. government bonds extended their sell-off on February 19, 2026, marking the longest losing streak in a month as investors reacted to mounting geopolitical risks and renewed inflation concerns.
Hyperliquid (HYPE), the native token of the decentralized perpetuals exchange built on its own L1 chain, is trading around $31–$32 as of February 19, 2026, roughly 47% below its 2025 all-time high near $59. Despite the drawdown, sentiment across crypto circles has turned increasingly bullish following a bold forecast from BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.
OpenAI is reportedly in the final stages of closing a massive $100 billion funding round, a deal that could cement its role as one of the most important infrastructure companies of the AI era.
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A newly released Federal Reserve paper dated February 19, 2026, is drawing attention to the growing role of prediction markets in macroeconomic analysis.
Riot Platforms is under mounting pressure from activist investor Starboard Value to rapidly expand beyond Bitcoin mining and aggressively monetize its massive Texas power footprint for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data centers.
CME Group is preparing to make a historic shift in the regulated derivatives market by launching 24/7 trading for its cryptocurrency futures and options, pending final regulatory approval.
Coinbase’s Layer-2 network Base is charting a new path. On February 18, 2026, the team confirmed it will transition away from the Optimism OP Stack and migrate to a proprietary “unified stack” - a move designed to bring core infrastructure under one roof and speed up development.
SG-FORGE, the digital asset arm of Société Générale, has officially deployed its euro-backed stablecoin, EUR CoinVertible, on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) as of February 18, 2026.
The United Arab Emirates has generated $453.6 million in Bitcoin revenue through a state-linked mining partnership with Citadel Mining, according to on-chain data compiled by Arkham Intelligence.
New filings for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, pointing to continued resilience in the U.S. labor market even as trade and inventory data paint a more complicated picture for the broader economy.



