On February 13 2026, the Trump administration briefly published and then withdrew a Section 1260H list in the Federal Register labeling several Chinese firms, including Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and WuXi AppTec, as "Chinese military companies". The Pentagon reportedly requested the removal without explanation, prompting Democratic lawmakers to argue the move weakens US national security and sending mixed signals ahead of an April summit between President Trump and President Xi.

Anchorage Digital, Kamino and Solana Company have launched a tri-party custody venture designed to let institutions borrow onchain on Solana while keeping assets at Anchorage Digital Bank. The model allows natively staked SOL to serve as collateral under qualified custody, with Kamino managing lending markets and Anchorage's Atlas platform overseeing risk controls. Anchorage Digital is also seeking between $200 million and $400 million in new funding as it prepares for a potential IPO next year.

On February 13, 2026, FedEx Corp joined the Hedera Council as a governing member to bring parts of its global supply chain on-chain. Based on CoinMarketCap data, HBAR rose about 7.3% to $0.097 after the news, while the token's market cap climbed 7.4% to $4.19 billion. FedEx will help steer governance alongside Google, IBM, Dell, and Deutsche Telekom and plans to supply hardware to secure the network.

On February 13, 2026, IREN said it will be added to the MSCI USA Index, with inclusion slated for February 27. The stock rose roughly 7% after the announcement, alongside an AI-focused pivot that includes a five-year $9.7 billion Microsoft deal covering 200 MW. The firm is building toward 4.5 GW of secured power and has outlined annual recurring revenue targets.

According to Director Moloney, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance plans a crypto-asset taxonomy to clarify when tokens can cease being investment contracts. On January 28, three SEC divisions outlined four digital-asset categories, and a March 18, 2026 deadline was set for foreign private issuers to meet HFIAA insider-reporting requirements.

On February 11, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360, which introduces the quantum-resistant Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) output type, was merged into the official Bitcoin BIP repository. The proposal aims to mitigate key-path vulnerabilities in Taproot and other exposed address formats by relying on Merkle-root commitments instead of on-chain public keys, amid forecasts that advancing quantum computers could break Bitcoin's ECDSA within a few years.

Crypto analytics platform Bubble Maps said Trove Markets selectively reimbursed influencers after the token collapsed on January 19, 2026. The ICO raised $11.5 million in January but only $2.4 million went back to presale participants, while $450,000 in stablecoins moved to fresh wallets and around $9.4 million remained with developers.

China's market regulator introduced a five‑chapter, 28‑article pricing guideline to rein in auto price wars and tighten compliance for manufacturers, dealers, and online platforms. Passenger car sales fell 19.5% in January 2026, and CAAM estimates price competition erased 471 billion yuan ($65 billion) of industry output over three years.

On February 11 2026, Binance outlined a proposal for an industry-wide annual "Withdrawal Day" after onchain trackers Coinglass and DefiLlama highlighted anomalies that raised questions about its asset reserves. The exchange clarified that the disputed data came from third-party sources, urged users to verify holdings via its own Proof of Reserves tools and external sites, and argued that coordinated withdrawal tests across platforms could strengthen transparency and trust. Binance's leadership also addressed recent insolvency rumors and a community-led withdrawal campaign, while pointing to onchain evidence that shows no clear signs of a bank run or insolvency.