Crypto News. February 27, 2026
Magic Eden will sunset its Bitcoin and EVM NFT marketplaces in early March and wind down its multi-chain wallet by early April, while continuing to support Solana NFTs and assets.
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc, to cut 4,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring.
Morgan Stanley plans to roll out Bitcoin custody, trading, and yield products
Indiana General Assembly approved a bill allowing public retirement and savings plans to invest in Bitcoin and Bitcoin ETFs
STS Digital secured $30 million in funding to grow its institutional digital asset derivatives infrastructure, led by CMT Digital
Starknet introduced strkBTC, a wrapped Bitcoin token with privacy features; shielded balances and confidential transfers while remaining fully composable across dapps
Bluprynt raised $4.25M to streamline crypto compliance for institutions led by Valor Capital Group
MetaMask launched self-custodial crypto payment card in the US with Mastercard
Decibel launched on Aptos with on-chain perpetuals trading.
HyperLend native token HPL went live on Hyperliquid.
Vitalik detailed strategies to secure Ethereum against quantum threats, addressing consensus-layer BLS signatures, data availability via KZG commitments, EOA signatures using ECDSA, and application-layer ZK proofs like KZG or Groth16.
SBI Holdings and Startale Group unveiled JPYSC, Japan’s first trust bank–backed yen stablecoin, issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank and distributed via SBI VC Trade.
