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By 2026, Web3 advertising will no longer be a test. It has become an important channel for reaching digitally native audiences, thanks to infrastructure that looks and works more like enterprise-grade ad tech than early crypto side projects. After the 2021 hype cycle, the industry now follows standards that prioritize measurable, compliant growth. Web3 ad platforms are assessed by advertisers in the same manner as their well-known programmatic partners. They expect reliable delivery, clear accountability, and consistent performance. A legitimate Web3 ad network in 2026 must exhibit the authenticity, traceability, and independent verifiability of campaign results through the transparency of…

Why Sweeps Coins Get Confused With Crypto Sweeps Coins show up on sweepstakes-style sites that use virtual coins inside an account system rather than on a public blockchain. The shared word ‘coin,’ plus the fact that some sites accept crypto payments, can make it sound like Sweeps Coins are cryptocurrency. In Short: Sweeps Coins are usually closed-loop promotional credits inside one platform’s rules. Cryptocurrency is designed to move between wallets and open markets. What Sweeps Coins Are and What They Are Not Sweeps Coins are in-game entries used on sweepstakes-style sites, and they only work inside that site’s account system.…

APIA, Samoa, Feb. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phemex, a user-first crypto exchange, today announced the launch of its AI-Native Revolution, initiating a company-wide transformation that embeds artificial intelligence into the core of its operating model, product philosophy, and long-term strategic direction. Rather than introducing AI as a standalone feature, Phemex is restructuring itself around intelligent systems. Artificial intelligence will serve as a foundational layer across management, operations, product development, and strategic planning — shaping how decisions are made, how products are built, and how value is delivered to users. The strategy reflects a broader structural shift within the digital asset…

The Ethereum Foundation has announced it is targeting faster transactions, smarter wallets, better cross-chain transactions and quantum security measures as its “protocol priorities” in 2026.In a statement published on Wednesday, the Ethereum Foundation outlined several goals, including continuing to scale the gas limit — the maximum amount of computational work a block can handle — “toward and beyond” 100 million, which has been a major topic of discussion among the Ethereum community in 2025.  Source: Ethereum FoundationSome Ethereum community members anticipate that the gas limit will increase significantly this year. In November 2025, Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano said that the…

Terrill Dicki Feb 19, 2026 05:57 The Graph shares its decentralized support playbook after slashing user response times from a week to under 3 minutes using distributed teams and analytics tools. The Graph has reduced its median support response time from up to seven days to just three minutes, according to the protocol’s latest operational update. The indexing protocol is now publicly sharing its support methodology, positioning fast user assistance as a competitive differentiator in an industry notorious for poor customer experience.Edge & Node, The Graph’s core developer, achieved the improvement through four changes: expanding its L1 support team, establishing…

Coinbase is expanding its crypto-backed lending product in the U.S. to include XRP, DOGE$0.09820, Cardano’s ADA and LTC$53.43, widening access to a service it has pitched as a way for customers to unlock liquidity without selling their holdings.The product allows users to post crypto as collateral and borrow up to $100,000 in Circle’s USDC stablecoin. The loans are routed through Morpho, a decentralized lending protocol, meaning the borrowing mechanics are handled on-chain rather than through Coinbase’s own balance sheet.The service is available across the U.S., excluding New York.The move brings some of crypto’s most retail-heavy tokens into a product that…

The US CLARITY Act, a highly anticipated bill aimed at providing greater clarity for the US crypto industry, could make it through Congress in just over a month, according to crypto-friendly US Senator Bernie Moreno. “Hopefully by April,” Moreno told CNBC during an interview at US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida on Wednesday.Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong joined Moreno for the interview, explaining that they were with representatives from the crypto, banking and US Congress at the World Liberty Financial (WLF) crypto forum to reach a solution on market structure.“A path forward” is in sight, says Moreno“One of the…

Bitcoin is on course to print its fifth consecutive weekly loss, which would mark the first such streak since March to May 2022, when bitcoin went down for nine consecutive weeks.As of Thursday Asia time, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap is already down roughly 3% on the week, below $67,000, according to CoinDesk market data, and leaving it vulnerable to another weekly red close. Macro pressures are adding to the technical weakness. According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. has amassed its largest concentration of air power in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion. While Washington…

United States Federal Reserve policymakers discussed the possibility of interest rate increases last month, according to newly released comments from a January meeting.The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting from late January were released on Wednesday, revealing that some policymakers were mulling a rate hike due to stubbornly high inflation. Several participants indicated that they would support “the possibility that upward adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate could be appropriate if inflation remains at above-target levels,” the minutes stated. Central bank policymakers voted to keep interest rates unchanged at 3.5% to 3.75% at their January meeting…

Panama City, Republic of Panama, February 18th, 2026, Chainwire Sai today launched Sai Perps, a perpetuals trading platform built to be as fast and intuitive as a centralized exchange with the transparency and self-custody of onchain settlement. The platform features gasless transactions, removing friction for traders while maintaining full onchain security. Sai also unveiled Let’s Go Saicho, a one-month onchain trading competition running February 18 through March 19, 2026, with $25,000 in total prizes. The campaign is structured in two phases designed to reward both performance and participation: a PNL competition for profitable traders, followed by a first-come, first-serve “Be…