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.

An X post by analyst Chiefy argues Bitcoin is echoing the post‑top structures from 2017 and 2021, implying a potential slide toward the $30,000–$35,000 range and possibly as low as $35,000. Glassnode reports 30‑day net flows for Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs have been negative for most of the last 90 days, while CryptoQuant flags larger whale BTC transfers to Binance, including roughly 12,000 BTC on February 6.

On 13 February 2026, Israeli authorities indicted an IDF reservist and a civilian for allegedly using classified military information to place trades on Polymarket. The pair are accused of exploiting intelligence related to Israel’s June 2025 strikes on Iran to earn an estimated $150,000–$152,000, with prosecutors framing the case as a serious security and ethical breach despite no reported operational damage.

On Feb 13, 2026, Truth Social said it filed registration statements with the U.S. SEC for two digital asset ETFs. One product would hold BTC and ETH, with the ETH portion staked; the other would hold and stake Cronos (CRO). The announcement also identified Crypto.com as the expected custodian, liquidity provider, and staking services provider, pending approvals.

On 13 February 2026, tokenized gold’s market value surpassed $6 billion, adding more than $2 billion since the start of 2026. XAUT and PAXG together account for roughly 96%–97% of the segment, with over 1.2 million ounces of vaulted bullion backing on-chain supply. Trading activity and liquidity have expanded alongside gold’s price rally.

Anchorage Digital has introduced a structure with Kamino and Solana Company that lets institutions borrow onchain against natively staked SOL while the tokens stay in regulated custody and continue earning rewards. The initiative extends Anchorage’s Atlas collateral platform and arrives as U.S. lawmakers debate the CLARITY Act and broader rules for DeFi and digital assets.

On February 12, 2026, Aave Labs proposed the "Aave Will Win Framework", seeking $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE tokens while pledging to direct all product revenue to the Aave DAO treasury. The move has intensified an ongoing conflict over governance, transparency, and ownership within Aave, as the DAO simultaneously reviews a conflict-of-interest policy and community members question funding size, token allocation, and bundled voting items.

In an update dated February 13, 2026, Pi Network confirmed that all Mainnet node operators must upgrade to version 19.6 by February 15, 2026 or risk disconnection. The project reports that more than 16 million users have already migrated to Mainnet, while new KYC fixes, palm-print authentication tests, and validator reward trials are underway alongside a 2026 asset review placement on Kraken's roadmap. PI is trading around $0.1462 with a market capitalization near $1.31 billion as the network advances through a broader multi-stage upgrade cycle toward version 23.0 by Q2 2026.