Huione Guarantee has been disposing of its remaining Telegram channels, including through an auction that requires a 10,000 USDT deposit, after winding down activity and closing Huione Pay in late 2025. Research indicates that while its operations have been scaled back and rebranded, USDT-based laundering risks have migrated to smaller P2P markets and alternative payment services.

A solo Bitcoin miner successfully mined block #936100 and received 3.153 BTC in total rewards, valued at roughly $213K. The payout combined the standard 3.125 BTC block subsidy with about 0.028 BTC in transaction fees, underscoring that individual miners can still secure blocks despite large industrial pools dominating the network.

On Feb. 12, 2026, the official Dogecoin X account highlighted that 5 billion DOGE are issued each year, contributing to a falling inflation rate over time. Dogecoin’s developers say this fixed annual supply compensates miners, helps secure the network and supports its use as a spending-focused currency rather than a hoarded asset.

In 2025, retail traders reassessed futures risk as perpetual contracts kept positions open without expiry. Losses increasingly reflected prolonged exposure and ongoing structural costs rather than sudden price swings. With contract mechanics and time under leverage taking center stage, entry and exit timing became less decisive than a position's durability over duration.

On 13 February 2026, Kevin Hassett told CNBC's Squawk Box that Bitcoin's sharp swings are typical, citing average drawdowns of about 58% in major pullbacks. He pressed Congress to fast-track the CLARITY Act and send it to President Donald Trump this spring, even as industry support has waned over stablecoin yield bans, tokenized equity limits, and heavy compliance costs.

Palantir Technologies shares fell as much as 6.7% on February 12 and continued lower in premarket trading on February 13 after Michael Burry released a 10,000-word newsletter criticizing the durability of the current AI investment cycle and warning the stock could decline sharply. While Burry outlined potential downside of up to 66%, other analysts highlighted Palantir's rapid growth, strong cash position and premium valuation, underscoring the divide over how sustainable its AI-driven momentum really is.

In 2025, cryptocurrency transfers linked to suspected human trafficking activities increased by 85%, with total flows reaching several hundred million dollars. According to blockchain analytics from Chainalysis, the funds moved through international escort services, scam-related labor recruitment channels, and sellers of child sexual abuse material, raising fresh concerns about illicit crypto use.

On 13 February 2026, Binance introduced a prepaid Mastercard crypto card for users in several Commonwealth of Independent States markets, enabling real-time conversion of digital assets into local fiat at more than 90 million merchants. The program emphasizes Kazakhstan with local currency support, focuses on virtual cards for use with mobile wallets, and requires verified Binance accounts with completed KYC and no typical annual card fee.