Ethereum News. Feb 19, 2026

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Feb 19, 2026

Ethereum foundation protocol team outlined 2026 roadmap focused on scaling, UX, and L1 security.

Ethereum Foundation@ethereumfndn

Protocol Priorities Update for 2026 blog.ethereum.org/2026/02/18/pro…

4:06 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 27.1K Views

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ETHDenver officially opened with main stage ceremony featuring Vitalik Buterin and ecosystem leaders.

ETHDenver 🏔🦬🦄@EthereumDenver

The doors to New BUIDL City are officially open. Registration is live and badges are being scanned. As soon as you enter and pick up your badge, please make your way directly to the Main Stage for our 9:30 AM Opening Ceremony. We’re kicking off with Vitalik Buterin, Colorado

4:28 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 25.7K Views

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OpenAI and Paradigm launched EVMbench to benchmark AI agents in detecting Ethereum smart contract vulnerabilities.

OpenAI@OpenAI

Introducing EVMbench—a new benchmark that measures how well AI agents can detect, exploit, and patch high-severity smart contract vulnerabilities. openai.com/index/introduc…

6:46 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 1.31M Views

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Base will move off the OP Stack to its own unified zk stack, putting Optimism Superchain at risk of losing 97% of shared chain revenue.

wilson.base.eth@WilsonCusack

A new, unified stack for Base Chain Excited to share that we are evolving our technical roadmap, consisting of our own spec, code, and infra to accelerate the foundation of Base. This shift gives us the autonomy to ship protocol improvements more frequently and focus our

5:09 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 239K Views

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Etherfi is migrating to OP Superchain

ether.fi@ether_fi

1/ Today, we announce our plan to move to @Optimism's OP Mainnet 70,000+ active cards, 300,000+ accounts, and $160M+ in TVL will migrate to the Superchain in the coming months, marking a long-term partnership to accelerate global onchain payments. Learn more below ↓

4:02 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 84K Views

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Privacy Pools launched BOLD stablecoin backed by staked ETH

Privacy Pools@0xprivacypools

$BOLD by @LiquityProtocol is live on privacy pools decentralized, trustless stables backed 100% by (staked) ETH ethereum's freedom dollar is now private

3:02 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 51K Views

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LBPs went live on Balancer V3 with zero upfront capital and fixed-price sales

Balancer@Balancer

LBPs are live on Balancer V3 🥷 The fairest token launch mechanism in DeFi is back, now with ZERO upfront capital required and fixed price sales available 100% onchain.

4:00 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 7.45K Views

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Coinbase added XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin as collateral for its onchain loans via Morpho.

Coinbase 🛡️@coinbase

Holding XRP, DOGE, ADA, or LTC? Now you can unlock the value of your portfolio without giving up your position. Borrow up to $100k in USDC against your tokens, instantly, without selling. Available now in the U.S. (ex. NY).

4:32 PM · Feb 18, 2026 · 479K Views

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Vitalik highlighted a post analyzing the impact of surveillance in Iran, emphasizing that privacy violations are harmful not because they are “dystopian,” but because they worsen the balance of power between individuals and the state.

vitalik.eth@VitalikButerin

This is a good post on the impact of surveillance in Iran: myprivacy.blog/the-digital-ir… It's worth reading. IMO one mistake that freedom advocates often make is that we talk about privacy violation and surveillance as "dystopian", using the word as a semantic stop sign: we know it

myprivacy.blog

The Digital Iron Curtain: How Iran Built the World's Most Invasive Surveillance State