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Last 24 hours of mainstream crypto coverage

February 20, 2026

Bitcoin and Ethereum are off to their worst start of the year in a decade—but some see a rebound in sight — fortune.com

Despite notching modest gains on Friday, the world’s two largest cryptocurrencies are having historically bad starts to the year. Bitcoin is down almost 24% from Jan. 1 to now around $67,000, and Ethereum has also tanked about 24% to about $2,000. Those

France Clears Sale of EDF Data Center Unit to Bitcoin Miner MARA — bloomberg.com

US Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings Inc. completed its purchase of a majority stake in a data center unit owned by Electricite de France SA, with the government signing off on condition that a French investor take a stake.

How the Nancy Guthrie ransom demand could identify those responsible — independent.co.uk

The kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie‘s mother is the latest in a string of crimes where ransoms have been demanded in Bitcoin

First AIPAC, Now AI PACs — prospect.org

The artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency industries are starting to pour money into congressional races in Chicago. The news of AI and crypto super PAC spending comes after the Prospect and Drop Site News reported that the American Israel Public

When Bitcoin prices turned against Michael Saylor, he quietly pivoted to risky financial gambit at Strategy — fortune.com

Few business topics are garnering more coverage than Michael Saylor’s unconventional strategy at Strategy, the software purveyor turned Bitcoin treasury outfit he still controls as top shareholder and Executive Chairman (the firm was formerly known as

Gambling on the Wisdom of Crowds Is a Bad Bet — jacobin.com

Prediction market cheerleaders want us to put our money up, invoking the wisdom of crowds to justify betting on everything from sports to elections. But the probabilities are shaped by speculation and market design, not reliable forecasts. Champions of

12 Malaysian police arrested over Chinese nationals’ missing crypto — scmp.com

Twelve police officers have been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly extorting about 200,000 ringgit (US$51,000) in cryptocurrency from a group of Chinese nationals during a midnight raid on a house in Selangor, the country’s wealthiest state. The arrests,