10 #Bitcoin ETFs inflows 2,586 $BTC(+$247.92M) and 9 #Ethereum ETFs outflows 20,884 $ETH(-$70.69M) yesterday.

February 16th — Billionaire and "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary has secured a $2.8 million defamation victory against crypto influencer Ben Armstrong, who uses the alias "BitBoy Crypto," per The Block. Armstrong made false claims that O'Leary was a murderer and "spent millions covering it up." Judge Beth Bloom issued a default judgment after finding Armstrong failed to provide a substantive response to O'Leary’s lawsuit.

Feb. 16: Per official sources, YZi Labs announced it has filed an amended preliminary proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing is currently pending SEC review. The proxy statement seeks to expand the company’s board of directors and elect nominated director candidates via written consent from shareholders of CEA Industries.

Feb 16 — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong took to social media Wednesday to say: “Per our data, Coinbase retail customers have shown extremely strong resilience in the current market.” Key takeaways from the post: 1. **Buy the Dip**: Retail users have been adding to their Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) holdings. 2. **Diamond Hands**: Most customers held the same or larger positions in February as they did back in December 2025.

**Feb 16 Onchain Lens Monitoring Update** A whale has deposited 1 million USDC to Hyperliquid, opened a 20x-leveraged ETH long position, and still holds a 20x-leveraged SOL long position. The whale also boosted spot holdings, including: - 20,000 SOL (~$1.7 million) - 8.5 million FARTCOIN (~$1.69 million) - 30 million MON (~$717,000) - 6.73 million XPL (~$651,000) To date, the whale’s total cumulative contract trading losses exceed $11.877 million.

February 16th — The cryptocurrency industry is ramping up spending to prep for the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, following key 2024 wins and a massive cash haul, per The Hill. Fairshake, the crypto industry’s main super PAC network, had more than $193 million in cash on hand early in 2026. It’s already laid out key targets this cycle: backing Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) in his Alabama Senate bid and working to oust Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in his House race. The industry poured heavily into the last U.S. election, claiming wins in at least two high-profile races — moves that have delivered early wins in Congress and boosted crypto’s clout in Washington. Crypto’s 2024 impact was most notable: it dropped tens of millions of dollars to intervene in multiple primaries and hotly contested races. 2024 campaign finance filings show Fairshake’s super PAC network — which includes three affiliated groups — spent nearly $180 million in the last cycle.

On February 16, Strategy’s official post stated that even if the price of BTC falls to $8,000, the firm still holds sufficient assets to fully cover its debt. Subsequently, Strategy founder Michael Saylor noted that the company plans to securitize its convertible bonds into equity over the next three to six years.