February 17, 2026 @ 2:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elemental Royalty (TSX-V: ELE, NASDAQ: ELE) is now offering its investors the option to receive dividends settled in Tether Gold (XAU₮). The  company expects to declare an annual cash dividend to its shareholders of US $0.12 per common share, to be paid in quarterly instalments… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 2:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital and B2C2 are expanding their partnership as the latter firm joines Chanorage’s  Atlas platform. Atlas is a two-way settlement platform for institutions that supports crypto transactions on a regulated platform. B2C2 will custody assets with Anchorage and settle trades directly through Atlas. B2C2’s… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 2:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

ZeroLend is the next DeFi platform to cease operations. In a post on X, the platform stated that its protocol is “no longer sustainable.” ZeroLend is a DeFi lending market that offers carry trades that enable yield leveraging. The website touts, Here Today. Here Tomorrow…. Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has indicated that in the advancing ecosystem of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT), enterprises face significant obstacles in integrating real-world data with on-chain operations, while the broader crypto ecosystem grapples with sophisticated threats amplified by artificial intelligence. CertiK also pointed out that recent… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent interview on Bloomberg from Hong Kong, Joseph Lubin, the founder and CEO of Consensys as well as a co-founder of Ethereum, provided his perspective on the current state and future trajectory of cryptocurrency markets, with a particular focus on Ethereum’s role and… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

A wealth confiscation tax has never been widely successful anywhere it has ever been attempted. Yet, some policymakers and pundits continue to support the concept of taxing unrealized gains and wealth thresholds. As the Laffer Curve explained decades ago, excessive taxation will have the opposite… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is supporting the fast emerging prediction markets. Following an onslaught of state-based lawsuits, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig has issued a statement defending these marketplaces and filed a friend-of-the-court brief advocating federal oversight rather than piecemeal state regulation. Chairman Selig… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Polynomial Chain and Polynomial Trade have issued a statement announcing their cessation of operations. The company stated they were “shutting down instead of launching a token for a dying product.” Polynomial is a DeFi platform for onchain derivatives. The company claims to have served over… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The CB Insights State of Insurtech report indicated that the sector staged a clear rebound last year — not through a flood of speculative early bets, but through a decisive shift toward companies that have proved they can deliver scale, traction, and durable business models…. Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

An AI-enabled venture platform Venture capital firm Sentinel Global has issued a statement announcing an expansion of its platform, which it says is “built for today’s venture market.” Sentinel says that it is focusing on three innovation themes: AI Enterprise: The trust layer for autonomous… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform OKX announced a regulatory milestone: it has obtained a Payment Institution (PI) license in Malta. This authorization strengthens the company’s foothold across the European Union and enables fully compliant stablecoin-based payment services just ahead of critical EU rules taking effect in March… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-headquartered startup Tangible has successfully closed a $4.3 million seed funding round. This investment aims to propel the development of its innovative artificial intelligence platform, which is tailored to assist companies in the hardtech and climate hardware spaces in securing debt-based financing. The round was… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 7:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent milestone for alternative investments, Los Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management has finalized $2.4 billion in investor commitments during the first closing of its newest fund dedicated to corporate special situations. This achievement not only marks a record for the firm’s strategy in this… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 6:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Investment Fund for Wales (IFW) has achieved a significant milestone as it enters its third year, announcing its largest single investment to date: a £3.5 million equity stake in Advantiv Limited, an industrial services and procurement company based in Merthyr Tydfil and Pembroke Dock…. Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 5:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French cryptocurrency hardware wallet maker Ledger has recently rolled out significant updates, targeting both institutional clients and everyday users. The announcements highlight the company’s ongoing push to combine ironclad security with greater flexibility in the crypto ecosystem. Recently, Ledger unveiled a new vision for its… Read More

February 17, 2026 @ 12:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom has long grappled with a productivity shortfall compared to its G7 peers, such as France and Germany. A recent analysis from UK’s Starling Bank suggests that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold the key to bridging this divide. By embracing advanced financial… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 7:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a recent development for the private credit sector, Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has successfully secured more than €1 billion in commitments for its latest infrastructure-focused fund. The Allianz Infrastructure Credit Opportunities Fund II (AICOF II) reached €1.007 billion at its third closing, marking a… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cyrus Nikou, Founder and Managing Partner of Atar Capital, has shared key insights focusing on the sale of Frontier Integrity Solutions (FIS) through a management buyout whole also commenting on the foreseeable future of energy infrastructure. Just this past month, Atar Capital, a Los Angeles-based global… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 7:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an effort to broaden investor access to specialized fixed-income strategies, Fidelity Investments has introduced actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) centered on collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). The Fidelity AAA CLO ETF (ticker: FAAA) and the Fidelity CLO ETF (ticker: FCLO) are designed to deliver steady… Read More

February 16, 2026 @ 6:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Levl, a unified platform powering fiat and stablecoin global payments, announced this week it has closed $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Galaxy Ventures with participation from Protagonist, Deus X, Blockchain Builders Fund, OpenFX, FalconX, CMCC, Variant Fund, and a strategic… Read More