The global digital currency landscape is evolving rapidly in early 2026, with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) advancing through pilots and trials, while stablecoins dominate cross-border payments, DeFi, and tokenized assets. Rather than viewing them as competitors, experts increasingly advocate for alignment and interoperability to enhance monetary sovereignty, efficiency, and geopolitical influence. CBDCs provide state-backed stability, direct monetary policy transmission, …

On-chain analytics firm Glassnode has flagged concerning parallels between XRP’s current market structure and conditions preceding its sharp 2022 decline, triggering renewed bearish caution among traders and analysts. Recent Glassnode insights, particularly from mid-to-late January 2026 (with echoes persisting into early February), highlight a key pattern: short-term holders (1 week to 1 month) have accumulated XRP at lower average cost …

Gurhan Kiziloz, the British-Turkish entrepreneur and founder of Nexus International, has emerged as one of the most compelling comeback stories in tech and gaming. After experiencing approximately five public bankruptcies in his earlier ventures—including fintech startup Lanistar—he rebuilt without external funding or institutional backing, achieving full ownership and control. Kiziloz’s journey began with ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful projects in various …

A sharp exchange has unfolded on X between OKX founder and CEO Star Xu (@star_okx) and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ, @cz_binance), reigniting the debate over centralized exchanges (CEXs) versus decentralized exchanges (DEXs). The spat began after CZ responded to a post criticizing crypto exchanges for listing low-quality memecoins, arguing that DEXs listing everything is positive for openness, and questioning …

Funding Rates Flash Red: Bearish Signals Grip Crypto Markets, with SOL and XRP Showing Deeper Pressure Funding rates in perpetual futures contracts across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges have turned predominantly negative as of early February 2026, reflecting heightened bearish sentiment in the cryptocurrency market. Negative funding rates mean shorts pay longs, indicating traders are aggressively positioning for …

The headline-grabbing post from Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the convicted founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has stirred fresh controversy in the cryptocurrency community. Posted on February 10, 2026, via his verified X account (@SBF_FTX)—which is managed by a proxy or friend due to prison restrictions on internet access—SBF claimed, “FTX was never bankrupt. I never filed for it. The lawyers …