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.

BlockFills, a Susquehanna-backed crypto lender and trading venue serving about 2,000 institutions, has halted client deposits and withdrawals. In a Feb 11, 2026 update, the firm called the step temporary and cited recent market and financial conditions. Clients can still open and close positions in spot and derivatives under limited circumstances.

On February 11, 2026, BlackRock approved its tokenized U.S. Treasury bill fund BUIDL for trading via UniswapX in collaboration with Securitize, expanding on-chain access to the product. The integration allows pre-qualified, whitelisted investors to trade BUIDL around the clock and may increase liquidity, while BlackRock also disclosed an undisclosed strategic investment in the Uniswap ecosystem.

On February 3, 2026, crypto-linked equities and major tokens sold off alongside broader tech weakness. According to the report, Galaxy (GLXY) plunged 20%, Coinbase (COIN) fell over 7%, and ETH- and BTC-focused treasuries dropped nearly 10% intraday, while BTC, ETH, and SOL recorded 4%+ daily declines as TOTAL slipped 3%.

On January 30, 2026, KRAKacquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company backed by crypto exchange Kraken, completed a $345M initial public offering and began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker KRAQU. The SPAC, also sponsored by Tribe Capital and Natural Capital, intends to pursue businesses building core infrastructure for the digital asset economy, with observers noting it could potentially offer Kraken an alternative path to going public.

On January 29, 2026, the Senate Agriculture Committee voted 12–11 along party lines to advance the Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act to a full Senate vote. The bill would expand the Commodity Exchange Act and grant the CFTC absolute jurisdiction over spot digital asset transactions, with potential reconciliation with Banking's DAMCA noted as a possibility amid shutdown risks.

On January 26, 2026, Kraken launched DeFi Earn, an in‑app vault offering up to 8% APY on USDC through onchain lending. The service is available in 48 U.S. states, Canada, and the European Economic Area, with three vault options overseen by Chaos Labs and Sentora. A 25% fee applies to yield, and withdrawals may be delayed if liquidity is tight.

On January 21, 2026, Interactive Brokers said during its Tuesday earnings call that it intends to bring utility companies into temperature prediction markets over the course of 2026, expanding their use beyond pure speculation. The brokerage is also preparing support for electricity and natural gas contracts so institutional clients can hedge energy consumption, has recently enabled USDC-based stablecoin funding on Base, Ethereum, and Solana, and applied in December for a national trust bank charter with the OCC.

Anchorage Digital is seeking to raise $200M–$400M ahead of a possible IPO in 2027. The bank holding company behind the first federally chartered U.S. digital‑asset bank last secured a $350M Series D in December 2021 at a valuation above $3B, and a spokesperson offered no comment on current plans.