White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt said banks should not view stablecoin yield offerings as a threat and urged compromise between lenders and crypto platforms. He argued the debate has delayed the CLARITY market structure bill, which defines SEC/CFTC roles, and warned lawmakers face a narrowing window ahead of the 2026 US midterms.

Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the team behind its Hyperliquid mobile frontend after 10 USDT0‑collateralized real‑world asset perpetual markets were announced on Friday. The rollout uses Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 standard with Selini Capital providing liquidity, and Dreamcash plans $200,000 in weekly incentives for its CASH markets.

At an xAI All Hands in February 2026, Elon Musk said X Money is running in a closed internal beta and could enter a limited external beta within one to two months. The company cites more than 40 U.S. money‑transmitter licenses and a partnership with Visa. Crypto watchers are speculating about Dogecoin and XRP, though no integration is confirmed.

President Karol Nawrocki issued a second veto of Poland's Crypto‑Asset Market Act and returned the draft to parliament on Thursday. The bill, intended to transpose MiCA, would grant the KNF broad oversight and introduce criminal liability, including fines up to 10 million złoty ($2.8 million), while the regulator warned platforms could become illegal on July 1 without passage.

On February 13, 2026, the Bank of England invited Quant Network into its Synchronisation Lab to test atomic multi-bank treasury operations for future RTGS upgrades. The sandbox experiment aims to simulate simultaneous cash movements across multiple banks to cut partial settlement risk, streamline reconciliation and modernize payment infrastructure without touching real funds.

French police arrested three suspects after an attempted break-in targeting a senior figure at Binance’s French unit. According to RTL, around 7:00 am CET Thursday, three armed, hooded individuals tried to enter an apartment in Val-de-Marne and were detained two hours later in Hauts-de-Seine; Binance confirmed a home invasion involving one employee but did not identify the person.

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.

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.