✍ What Happened In Crypto 19/02/26 ✍ 📉 Bitcoin Market Sentiment Crashes - Google searches for "Bitcoin going to zero" spiked to levels not seen since FTX collapse in late 2022 - Bitcoin dropped from $126,000 peak in October 2025 to around $67,000, marking a brutal 47%

Ethereum Foundation unveils 2026 roadmap with quantum security and 100M gas limit targets • The Glamsterdam upgrade in H1 2026 will improve transaction ordering and optimize gas costs • Gas limit increase beyond 100 million would more than double current 60 million capacity •

Robinhood's Layer 2 testnet hits 4 million transactions in first week • Robinhood Chain testnet processed over 4 million transactions in its debut week • The Ethereum Layer 2 is built on Arbitrum tech and designed for tokenized real world assets • Major infrastructure

Bitcoin ETFs hit $133M outflows as fear grips the market • BlackRock's IBIT led losses with $84M in outflows on Wednesday • Weekly total now sits at $238M in losses across all Bitcoin ETF products • ETFs face potential first five week losing streak since March 2024 • Year to

UAE's royal family linked mining operations sit on $344M in unrealized bitcoin profits • UAE holds $453.6M worth of bitcoin through state-linked mining infrastructure • Operations produce a steady 4.2 BTC per day, building reserves without market purchases • The UAE Royal

UAE's state-linked Bitcoin mining operations hold $344M in unrealized profits • The UAE controls 6,782 BTC through royal family entities, about 0.03% of total Bitcoin supply • Mining operations produce steady 4.2 BTC daily through facilities on Al Reem Island • Operations

WORD OF THE DAY: FIBONACCI RETRACEMENT Fibonacci retracement is a technical analysis tool used to spot potential support and resistance levels during price pullbacks. It’s based on key ratios like 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, and 61.8%. Traders draw it between a market high and low to

White House proposes compromise on stablecoin rewards to advance crypto legislation • Third meeting in two weeks between White House, crypto firms, and banking representatives • Proposed solution allows limited rewards only for active stablecoin usage, not passive holding •

Ethereum Foundation unveils aggressive 2026 roadmap targeting quantum security and massive gas limit increases • Gas limit to exceed 100 million, nearly doubling from current 60 million capacity • Glamsterdam upgrade scheduled for first half of 2026 to improve transaction

Illicit stablecoin activity reaches 5-year high of $141 billion in 2025 • TRM Labs reports criminals moved record $141B through stablecoins, highest in five years • Sanctions-linked activity accounts for 86% of illicit flows, with Russian networks leading • Russian

White House proposes limited stablecoin rewards compromise in crypto bill negotiations • Third meeting in two weeks between White House, crypto companies, and banks on stablecoin rewards • Proposed compromise allows rewards only for active trading, not passive holding •

On-chain analytics firm Parsec shuts down after five years • Parsec cited shifting market dynamics and trader flows that no longer match their DeFi and NFT focused models • Company launched in 2021 with backing from Uniswap, Polychain Capital, and Galaxy Digital • NFT sales

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⚡️ INSIGHT: According to Bitwise’s Andre Dragosch, BTC is currently trading almost 40% below its model-estimated fair value, which is based on global ETP flows suggesting meaningful upside if inflows pick up again.

🔥 VITALIK: Ethereum has already pulled off a major transformation mid-flight with The Merge & according to vitalik.eth, the network is capable of executing several more upgrades of similar scale.

WORD OF THE DAY: HODL HODL means holding your crypto instead of selling, even during extreme market volatility. The term came from a 2013 typo and quickly became part of crypto culture. Today, HODL represents a long-term mindset — ignoring short-term price swings and trusting

Here’s how the leading L2s stack up by usage: → Lighter_xyz (exchange appchain): 1,440 → Base: 120.82 → Arbitrum: 43.44 → Optimism: 25.99 → Unichain: 10.98 → Ink: 7.75 → Starknet: 6.84 → Abstract: 3.05 → Scroll: 0.87 → Zircuit: 0.56 → Katana: 0.41 → Linea: 0.40

🔥 BIG MOVE: Nasdaq is recruiting a Digital Asset Tokenization Product Manager. What could they be gearing up to build? 👀

🚨 UPDATE: The total crypto market cap has retraced the entire move from the 2024–2025 rally, effectively returning to pre-surge levels.

🔥 ETFs: Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded five straight weeks of net outflows, extending the ongoing streak of capital withdrawals.