Trump considers pursuing a North America trade deal without Canada

On February 19, Decrypt reported that Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated quantum computing will not break blockchains. Coinbase has been proactive in this space, establishing a Quantum Advisory Board and regularly engaging with major blockchain development teams to discuss paths toward upgrading to post-quantum cryptography. We will continue monitoring this issue, and I believe it is entirely solvable.

Feb 19 — Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev took to social media to announce: “The Robinhood Chain testnet processed 4 million transactions in its first week, and developers have started building on our Layer 2 (L2) network.” Robinhood Chain is a financial-grade Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum, designed to support real-world assets.

On February 19, per Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock has just deposited 1270 BTC (≈$84.92 million) and 15,409 ETH (≈$30.22 million) to Coinbase, with potential for additional deposits.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor said in a Feb. 19 interview: “We aim to be a company that can deliver comfortable retirements for a billion people, change the world—and overhaul the monetary system.”

February 19th — Per Cointelegraph, the largest shareholder of Bitmine Immersion Technologies ramped up its investment in the Ethereum asset management firm during Q4 2025, even amid a broader cryptocurrency market downturn and weak stock performance. A 13F filing with the SEC details: - Morgan Stanley, the top disclosed shareholder, boosted its stake by roughly 26% to more than 12.1 million shares, with a quarter-end market value of approximately $331 million. - ARK Investment Management, the second-largest shareholder, increased its position by around 27% to over 9.4 million shares, valued at about $256 million as of the quarter’s end.

On February 19, Coinglass data shows Bitcoin remained range-bound. Mainstream centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchange funding rates indicate weakening bearish sentiment. Specific funding rates are available in the attached image. BlockBeats Note: A funding rate is a fee set by crypto exchanges to balance contract prices with the underlying asset’s value, typically for perpetual contracts. It facilitates fund exchanges between long and short traders—exchanges do not charge this fee themselves. The mechanism adjusts traders’ holding costs or profits to keep contract prices aligned with the underlying asset. Key rate benchmarks: - 0.01% = baseline rate - Above 0.01% = generally bullish market - Below 0.005% = generally bearish market