Crypto News. Feb 13, 2026
Lightning Labs released toolkit enabling AI agents to transact on Bitcoin
Lighter launched first ever DEX perpetual contracts for Korean equities, offering up to 10× leverage.
Aave Labs proposed routing 100% of revenue from all Aave products to the DAO in exchange for $50M funding to build V4, formalizing a model where all brand revenue accrues to AAVE holders.
Marc Zeller criticizes the recent “Aave Will Win” proposal as value extraction from the DAO.
Matthew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck, revealed that Brian Armstrong sold over 1.5 million Coinbase shares, worth about $550M in nine months.
Sui first synthetic dollar, eSui Dollar (suiUSDe), powered by Ethena went live
Binance officially listed Ripple USD, RLUSD
Binance SAFU purchased an additional 4,545 BTC worth $304 million, bringing its total Bitcoin acquisition to 15,000 BTC valued at $1 billion.
LayerZero partnered with Google Cloud to integrate AI agentic micropayments on its Zero Chain.
Lighter signed a revenue-sharing agreement with Circle for $920 million in USDC deposited on its platform.
Coinbase reported $1.8B in Q4 2025 revenue (-22% YoY) and a $667M net loss, compared with a $1.3B profit in Q4 2024.
The CFTC named 35 advisors to its Innovation Advisory Committee drawn heavily from Crypto Executives like Solana’s Toly, Polymarket’s Shayne, etc
Cango secures $75.5M in equity to fund AI infrastructure push

























