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February 17, 2026
Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always true — arstechnica.com
Over the past 15 years, password managers have grown from a niche security tool used by the technology savvy into an indispensable security tool for the masses, with an estimated 94 million US adults—or roughly 36 percent of them—having adopted them. They
GoFundMe campaign seeks to buy Bitcoin to help spur Nancy Guthrie’s release — fortune.com
Bitcoin payments continue to play a role in the quest for clues about the whereabouts of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old whose mysterious abduction earlier this month has captivated the nation. In the latest development, a Tuscon native has created a
Ethereum Creator Starting to Think This Whole Prediction Market Thing Might be Gambling — gizmodo.com
Who knew being able to bet on everything would lead to people acting irresponsibly?
Corruption: The spy sheikh and the president — theweek.com
President Trump is embroiled in a half-billion-dollar corruption scandal, said Mohamad Bazzi in The Guardian, and “we’ve hardly noticed.” The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that just days before Trump’s second inauguration, a senior member
Putin’s shadow war — theweek.com
What is Russia doing? Since invading Ukraine in 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply increased his hybrid war on the Western nations that support Kyiv. These hostile actions—which are too minor to justify a full-scale military response and
YouTuber Logan Paul cashes in $16.5 million for his Pokémon card. It’s vindication for the ‘armchair quarterbacks yelling from the sidelines,’ he says — fortune.com
From cryptocurrencies to Hermès Birkin bags, Gen Z investors are on the hunt for unconventional assets that double as status symbols—and sometimes even careers. For Logan Paul, one of those bets came in the form of a single Pokémon card. The YouTuber
Saylor’s Strategy Buys More Bitcoin Using Preferred Stock — bloomberg.com
Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. bought nearly $170 million in Bitcoin, roughly half of which was financed with perpetual preferred stock, the highest proportion since November.
What is Ethereum and why should you care? Paul Brody at EY — americanbanker.com
JPMorganChase, Citi, Vantage Bank and Custodia Bank have all chosen Ethereum as the underpinning for blockchain projects such as tokenized deposits. The chairman of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance explains the OG blockchain.
Bitcoin plunges — but Abu Dhabi still believes in blockchain — semafor.com
Bitcoin has lost its gains since crypto-friendly US President Donald Trump took office. The digital asset has slumped more than 40% from its October peak, notching its fourth straight weekly decline, with some analysts warning there is no bottom in sight.
Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’ — fortune.com
When Rob Hadick signed the paperwork to join Dragonfly Capital in April 2022, he rented a house in the Hamptons. A contract with his former employer, the hedge fund GoldenTree, obliged him to refrain from working for six months, so Hadick prepared to lean
Bitcoin Declines as Geopolitical Tension Adds to Risk-Off Mood — bloomberg.com
Bitcoin fell ahead of the US market open following a three-day break, tracking weakness in equity futures as investors returned to a more cautious macro backdrop.
The Epstein Whistleblower Who Was Silenced — jacobin.com
A former Deutsche Bank compliance officer told the FBI she was fired in 2018 after flagging suspicious activity in accounts linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner, offering yet another example of how they operated above the law. A newly released FBI
Big tech approaches ‘red flag’ moment: AI capex is so great hyperscalers could go cash-flow negative, Evercore warns — fortune.com
Big tech companies’ capital expenditure (capex) on AI has become so large that it is at risk of making some companies go cash-flow negative, a “red flag” for stock valuations, according to analysts at Evercore ISI. Nervousness about the effect of AI on the
Polymarket courts Chinese users despite strict online gambling ban — restofworld.org
Cryptocurrency prediction site Polymarket is trying to tap into the Chinese market by hiring Mandarin-speaking staff and listing bets related to the Lunar New Year, even though it has little...
Steve Bannon Is in Trouble—and It Has Nothing to Do With Epstein — thebulwark.com
(Composite / Photos: GettyImages / Shutterstock) PERPETUAL TRUMPWORLD FIGURE Steve Bannon is taking a lot of heat this month as newly released Jeffrey Epstein files show he maintained close ties with the notorious sex trafficker, even after many of
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