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X outlined plans on February 14, 2026 to let users execute stock and crypto trades directly from their feeds by tapping ticker symbols like $BTC or $TSLA. The in-feed tool is part of a broader push that includes money-transmission licenses in more than 40 U.S. states, a Visa payments tie-up, and internal tests of the X Money wallet.

On February 14, 2026, researchers at iVerify reported a mobile spyware platform called ZeroDayRAT that can fully compromise Android and iOS devices. The tool is reportedly sold on Telegram and lets attackers control phones, capture GPS data, access notifications from banking and crypto apps, and intercept SMS one-time passwords. Victims are infected through links in smishing texts, phishing emails, fake app stores, and messaging apps.

In an update dated February 14, 2026, Figure Technology said a social engineering scam enabled unauthorized access to a limited set of company files, while ShinyHunters claimed it leaked 2.5GB after demands were not met. In a separate case, Step Finance reported compromised treasury wallets; on-chain data showed 261,854 SOL moved, and CertiK estimated the value at nearly $29 million.

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz stated on X that native XRP has no issuer and that the XRP Ledger's XLS-39 "clawback" does not apply to XRP itself. The remark followed a post from the Global Trade Finance (GTF) aggregator claiming its VC wallet was compromised by a "fake NFT offer" and "XRP Voucher Scam," affecting a major LP holder.

At an xAI All Hands in February 2026, Elon Musk said X Money is running in a closed internal beta and could enter a limited external beta within one to two months. The company cites more than 40 U.S. money‑transmitter licenses and a partnership with Visa. Crypto watchers are speculating about Dogecoin and XRP, though no integration is confirmed.

Post-quantum Bitcoin wallets are already being marketed even though large-scale quantum computers capable of breaking Bitcoin's cryptography do not yet exist. Some security specialists describe these products as a potential fear tax, while wallet providers claim they offer long-term insurance and proactive protection against harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks. With Bitcoin still below its October 2025 peak, the debate over protocol-level upgrades versus wallet-level defenses is adding to wider concerns about quantum risk and institutional adoption.

On 13 February 2026, Binance introduced a prepaid Mastercard crypto card for users in several Commonwealth of Independent States markets, enabling real-time conversion of digital assets into local fiat at more than 90 million merchants. The program emphasizes Kazakhstan with local currency support, focuses on virtual cards for use with mobile wallets, and requires verified Binance accounts with completed KYC and no typical annual card fee.

Binance completed converting its Secure Asset Fund for Users into bitcoin, finishing the $1 billion shift first announced last month. A final buy of 4,545 BTC on Thursday took SAFU to 15,000 BTC, with the fund valued around $1.005 billion at a $67,000 bitcoin price and completed within 30 days.

At xAI's "All Hands" on Wednesday, Elon Musk said X Money will move from a closed company beta to a limited external beta in 1–2 months, ahead of a worldwide rollout on X. He described payments as central to X's everything-app vision and indicated an initial fiat focus, with crypto support to follow per the Blockchain Council.

Coinbase introduced Agentic Wallets to let autonomous AI agents hold funds, send payments, trade tokens, and earn onchain yield. A blog post published on Wednesday, February 11, said the tool adds built-in security and leverages the x402 protocol across EVM chains, Solana, and Coinbase’s Base Layer 2. The release includes a command-line interface and Smart Security Guardrails.