Coincheck Group N.V. reported Q3 revenue of $915 million and net income of $2.6 million, reversing a $98.5 million loss. According to the company, CEO Gary Simanson will resign on March 31, with 3iQ's Pascal St-Jean to take over on April 1. The quarter included $83 million from its Aplo acquisition.

On 12 February 2026 it was reported that crypto venture capital funding exceeded $2 billion in the first quarter of 2026, with January alone bringing in $1.4 billion. Capital largely favored infrastructure plays such as stablecoin platforms, institutional custody and real‑world asset tokenization, while trading, compliance and security firms also secured notable rounds. The trend highlights a more selective market where institutions concentrate on payment rails, custody and on‑chain credit rather than speculative token bets.

Mercedes reported a 57% drop in 2025 earnings before interest and taxes, heavily impacted by about $1.2 billion in tariff expenses and weaker performance in China. Revenue declined 9.2% to €132.2 billion, while net profit fell 48.8% to €5.3 billion and free cash flow from the industrial business dropped to €5.4 billion. The cars division saw double‑digit declines in revenue and profit, but vans and financial services remained profitable, and the company outlined cost‑cutting and product launch plans through 2027.

SBI VC Trade, a subsidiary of Japan's SBI Group, will begin a fresh crypto lending round at 20:00 local time on February 12, 2026. According to the company's tweet, seven assets are accepted via staking: BTC, BCH, XRP, DOGE, XLM, DAI and ZPG, with lenders earning regular "rental fee" payouts.

The American Bankers Association urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in a Wednesday comment letter to pause approvals of uninsured national bank charters for digital asset firms until new GENIUS Act rules are fully in place. The group also called for clearer receivership tools, potential SEC registration guidance for certain applicants, limits on the use of the word "bank", and resolution of stablecoin yield rules as multiple crypto companies seek OCC trust charters.

SoftBank recorded a quarterly profit of ¥248.6 billion, coming in under the ¥336.7 billion market expectation and reflecting uneven performance across its business lines. For the April–December period, net income jumped to ¥3.17 trillion, largely supported by a ¥3.6 trillion rebound in Vision Fund gains and sizeable investment profits. Over 2025, SoftBank committed $40 billion to OpenAI through its Vision Fund structure while simultaneously selling major stakes in T-Mobile and Nvidia and announcing multi‑billion‑dollar deals in DigitalBridge and ABB’s robotics unit to deepen its AI and ASI exposure.

Alphabet on Tuesday sold a £1 billion sterling century bond maturing in 2126, attracting £9.5 billion in investor bids at a coupon of about 6%. Analysts warn the deal, part of a $20 billion multi-currency funding push tied to roughly $185 billion in planned AI and data center spending, echoes the borrowing surge seen before the 1990s dotcom and telecom busts. Some market observers see the wave of long-dated debt for AI infrastructure as a potential sign of overheating if future demand fails to match current investment.

On February 12, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service urged Bithumb customers to ignore URLs in compensation notices, saying every link is fraudulent because no payout schedule has been announced. The alert follows a transfer mistake that sent 620,000 Bitcoins to users; the exchange says it has recovered 99.7% and outlined fee waivers and 110% refunds.