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Step Finance and SolanaFloor, two early Solana ecosystem platforms, have announced they are shutting down operations effective immediately after the treasury hack that hit Step Finance at the end of January.Step Finance said it explored financing and acquisition options after the breach but could not secure a viable path forward.  Today we are announcing that Step Finance, SolanaFloor, and Remora Markets will be winding down all operations.Following the hack at the end of January we explored every possible path forward, including financing and acquisition opportunities.Unfortunately, we were unable to…— Step☀️ (@StepFinance_) February 23, 2026 A Tragic End to Solana’s Early…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new framework for crypto security, offering practical strategies rooted in redundancy, multi-angle verification, and human-centric design.He argues that the best way to protect users is to close the gap between their intent and system behavior.Vitalik Buterin Explains Closing the Gap Between User Intent and System SecurityButerin’s insights, dismantling the idea of perfect security, arrive at a time when crypto platforms continue to face wallet hacks, smart contract exploits, and complex privacy risks.By merging security with user experience, Buterin provides developers with a roadmap for balancing protection with usability.Buterin reframes security as an effort…

In brief FOCIL will headline Ethereum’s Hegota upgrade set for later in 2026. The proposal forces the inclusion of valid transactions to limit censorship. Critics warn it could expose validators to unforeseen risk, particularly when it comes to sanctioned addresses. Ethereum is doubling down on its cypherpunk roots. Developers have scheduled Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists, or FOCIL, as the consensus-layer headliner for the network’s upcoming Hegota upgrade.The Hegota upgrade is a coordinated change to the network’s core rules that developers expect to roll out in the second half of 2026. The proposal, entered as EIP-7805, is designed to ensure that…

Rongchai Wang Feb 23, 2026 02:11 Binance data shows BNB holders who participated in Launchpool and airdrops from Jan 2024 to March 2025 earned $553 per token from a $313 starting investment. Holding a single BNB token on Binance from January 2024 through March 2025 generated combined returns of 177%, according to new data published by the exchange. That works out to roughly 11.8% monthly—numbers that would make most traditional asset managers jealous.The breakdown tells an interesting story about passive crypto income. BNB’s price climbed from $313 to $640 during the period, delivering 104% appreciation on its own. But the…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has accelerated his Ethereum (ETH) sales throughout February 2026, offloading over 8,800 ETH this month.At the same time, Ethereum inflows to Binance have climbed to their highest level since November 2025. The convergence of high-profile selling and rising exchange deposits comes as ETH remains in a broader downtrend.Vitalik’s ETH Selling IntensifiesBeInCrypto previously reported that Buterin’s ETH sales began in early February. The move was consistent with his disclosed plan to strategically allocate 16,384 ETH toward long-term initiatives over the coming years. “I have just withdrawn 16,384 ETH, which will be deployed toward these goals over the next…

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…