House Democrats have sent a formal letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking about the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's review of World Liberty Financial's application for a national trust bank charter. The lawmakers are focused on issues such as foreign ownership, national security, regulatory independence and possible involvement of the White House or Treasury in the process.

Bitcoin remains under the "True Market Mean" near $79,000, while the Realized Price around $54,900 defines the lower structural boundary. Analysts say persistent U.S. spot ETF outflows, tight liquidity and muted large-holder demand have kept price action confined to the $60,000–$70,000 band heading into late February.

CME Group plans to introduce round-the-clock trading for cryptocurrency futures and options on May 29, 2026, pending regulatory review, covering assets such as BTC and ETH. The derivatives marketplace reported $3 trillion in notional crypto derivatives volume in 2025 and a 46% year-over-year rise in average daily crypto futures volume in 2026. The move aims to align its regulated products with the continuous trading hours of digital asset spot markets as institutional demand grows.

On the morning of Feb. 12, Binance France head David Princay was reportedly the target of two failed home invasions in Val-de-Marne and Vaucresson, during which three masked suspects allegedly stole two mobile phones. Police later traced the devices and used surveillance footage to locate the trio on a train to Lyon, where they were arrested at Lyon Perrache station and placed in custody. The incidents come amid a broader rise in France in so-called wrench attacks involving physical coercion to access crypto assets.

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.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has begun legal proceedings against HTX, formerly Huobi, alleging the exchange unlawfully promoted cryptoasset services to UK consumers via its website and social channels including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The action follows earlier warnings and the UK's October 2023 promotion rules, with prior High Court activity noted in October 2025.

Ripple has entered a partnership with Aviva Investors to pilot tokenized versions of traditional fund structures on the XRP Ledger, marking Ripple's first such collaboration with a European investment management firm. Aviva Investors plans to issue and oversee tokenized funds on the public XRPL blockchain as part of an initiative expected to evolve through 2026 and beyond, while Ripple positions the network as infrastructure for regulated financial assets.

Cango sold 4,451 BTC for net proceeds of about $305 million to partially repay a bitcoin-collateralized loan and reinforce its balance sheet. The company said the weekend sale, settled in USDT and announced on Monday, will also support its strategic expansion into AI compute infrastructure while it continues its bitcoin mining operations.

Net outflows from crypto investment products fell to $187 million last week after two weeks near $1.7 billion. The slowing pace of flows may signal an inflection in sentiment even as prices remain pressured. Regionally, inflows were led by Germany, while XRP saw the largest altcoin inflows.