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In brief ETH Denver founder John Paller says Web3 has been “epically bad” at building usable consumer products. Aztec Network Zac Williamson argues crypto must beat Web2 on experience, not ideology. Both say adoption will stall unless blockchain becomes invisible to users. Crypto built the plumbing, but it still hasn’t built the products. This was a common theme at the annual Ethereum development conference ETH Denver last week, as attendees attempted to shift the focus away from a continually down market and to building better Web3 products.Two prominent voices at the event, ETH Denver founder John Paller and Aztec Foundation…

“In a space that is just completely flooded with bulls**t and with fakers and self-promoters, I think that has actually been a superpower.” Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital has closed its fourth fund at $650 million. The fund comes as the broader cryptocurrency market faces a severe downturn, with token prices declining and investor enthusiasm weakened. $650 Million Fund Dragonfly’s previous fund, its third, deployed $500 million into startups such as Polymarket, Rain, and Ethena. The new $650 million vehicle aims to continue that trajectory and will provide capital for the firm to pursue early-stage investments at a time…

Press ReleaseVELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France — February 21, 2026Dassault Systèmes’ CEO Pascal Daloz becomes also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dassault SystèmesBernard Charlès announces stepping down from his Executive Chairman and Member of the Board positions, for personal reasonsBernard Charlès intends to put his 43 years of industry experience, and his vision to transform, with AI, industrial creation and production processes, at the service of the Generative EconomyPascal Daloz is appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer by Dassault Systèmes’ Board, pursuing the 3D UNIV+RSES ambition to position Dassault Systèmes as leader in Industrial AIDassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA) announces…

The word “bitcoin” or any other mention of crypto will get you banned from the OpenClaw Discord. Not for spam, not for shilling, but just for saying it.Peter Steinberger, the Austrian developer behind OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent framework that has surged past 200,000 GitHub stars since its release in late January, has enforced a blanket no-crypto rule on the project’s community server.A user who recently mentioned bitcoin in passing — in the context of using block height as a clock for a multi-agent benchmark, not promoting a token — was blocked immediately.Got blocked from @openclaw Discord for saying ‘bitcoin’…

$56.9M have exited Arbitrum, pressuring ARB near key support levels. Arbitrum Network activity remains steady despite the token price decline. Critical levels to watch are the support around $0.093–$0.095 and the resistance around $0.100–$0.105. Arbitrum has found itself under renewed pressure after a sharp wave of capital outflows unsettled market confidence. In the last 24 hours, roughly $56.9 million exited the Arbitrum ecosystem, according to Artemis, raising concerns about whether the recent attempt at a price rebound can survive. Arbitrum capital outflow | Source: Artemis Arbitrum capital outflow against ARB’s price decline The outflow comes at a time when ARB…

The Supreme Court’s decision to ban Donald Trump’s tariffs has quietly shifted global market sentiment. Stocks reacted first, but crypto whales appear to be moving as well. BeInCrypto analysts tracking blockchain flows have identified early accumulation across three altcoins, signaling positioning ahead of a potential liquidity shift. Tariff removal can ease inflation pressure and improve risk appetite, conditions that often favor speculative assets. This suggests crypto whales may already be preparing for the next phase of macro-driven crypto momentum, provided the positive sentiment holds. The US Supreme Court blocked Trump’s tariffs, but the President responded with 10% more? Here’s how…

📊No votes yet – Be the first to vote Mara has completed the acquisition of Exaion. The American company takes over EDF’s blockchain subsidiary, but a portion of the capital remains French. Cofounders Claire Balva and Owen Simonin negotiated hard. French shareholders retain stakes in the company, preserving some of Exaion’s French DNA, which was established in 2019. The company made a name for itself in blockchain infrastructure, particularly in green energy. Mara aims to integrate these technologies to enhance its cloud and decentralization services. The deal is reportedly worth several hundred million euros, according to sources close to the…

Cryptocurrency flows to suspected trafficking services jumped 85% in 2025. Cryptocurrency payments to suppliers of fentanyl precursor chemicals began falling in mid-2023, months before overdose deaths declined. This pattern suggests that blockchain data may provide an early signal of disruptions in the illicit drug supply, according to a new report from Chainalysis. Early Disruption in Fentanyl Supply The blockchain data company observed a measurable drop in on-chain payments linked to vendors of chemicals commonly used in fentanyl production well before official mortality statistics reflected a reduction in fatalities. Because overdose data is typically released with delays due to investigation and…

Bitcoin’s next major leg up could hinge on artificial intelligence stocks becoming excessively overvalued in the eyes of investors, according to macroeconomist Lyn Alden.“It could be that the AI stocks eventually just peak, they get so silly big that they can’t get realistically much higher,” Alden told Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast published to YouTube on Thursday.When an asset’s price rises to a level where further gains are harder to justify, capital often moves into other opportunities with more potential upside. Lyn Alden spoke to Natalie Brunell on the Coin Stories podcast. Source: Natalie Brunell/YouTubeWith Bitcoin (BTC) down…

Hayden Adams, founder of the decentralized exchange Uniswap, has warned users about fraudulent ads impersonating the platform, highlighting a case in which a victim reportedly lost everything.It comes after January saw the highest amount of money stolen in crypto scams in 11 months.“Scam ads keep returning despite years of reporting,” Adams said in an X post on Friday. “There were scam Uniswap apps while we waited months for App Store approval,” he said.Scammers are increasingly buying ads on popular search engines targeting keywords like “Uniswap,” so when crypto users search for it, the top result looks official. Unsuspecting users may…