Coinbase now allows users to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC against XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC without liquidating their positions, CEO Brian Armstrong said, adding momentum is building toward passing a crypto market structure bill. Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed tariffs have cut the trade deficit by 78% and could swing to a surplus this year, while Trump-backed World Liberty Financial plans to tokenize Trump International Hotel & Resort, Maldives in partnership with Securitize and Dar Global. Altcoins face historic pressure with 13 consecutive months of net spot selling on centralized exchanges and limited institutional demand, as Google searches for "Bitcoin going to zero" now exceed levels seen during the 2022 bear market. OpenAI and Paradigm released EVMbench, a benchmark for AI-based smart contract vulnerability detection, while Base is transitioning from the OP Stack to a unified stack, the XRP Ledger introduced a members-only DEX for regulated financial institutions, and the European Central Bank aims to launch a digital euro by mid-2029 with a pilot planned for 2027.

Tom Lee's Bitmine purchased 35,000 ETH valued at $69.37M in a single day, transaction data show. The buying was executed through multiple trades routed via FalconX and BitGo.

Several Federal Reserve officials said they would consider raising interest rates if inflation remains above target, according to the Fed minutes released. The minutes show openness to additional tightening depends on whether price pressures stay elevated above the central bank's target.

The Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes no longer include a specific timeline to reach its 2% inflation target, Odaily Planet Daily reports citing Nick Timiraos. The December minutes had projected the target would be achieved by 2028. The January minutes indicate the Fed expects inflation's downward trend to resume by midyear as tariff effects diminish, while omitting any reference to reaching 2% by 2028.

A new address (0x44f…8C91A) sold 886.31 WBTC worth $58.53 million over five hours on Feb. 19 at an average price of $66,044.99, onchain analyst Ai Yi reports. The funds were bridged via Defiway six months earlier, aggregated from dozens of addresses, and liquidated simultaneously.

Address 0x44f...8C91A sold 886.31 WBTC for $58.53 million over the past five hours at an average price of $66,044.99, on-chain data show. The funds moved via the Defiway crosschain bridge six months ago and were consolidated from dozens of addresses six hours ago before the sale.

Coinbase expanded its crypto-backed loan product to support XRP, DOGE, ADA and LTC, enabling users to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC without selling their holdings, according to today's market recap. The same summary noted the XRP Ledger introduced a members-only DEX for regulated institutions, while Base will transition off the OP Stack to its own unified stack but continue relying on Optimism for mission-critical support. The European Central Bank is working toward issuing a digital euro by mid-2029, with a pilot phase scheduled for 2027, and altcoins have seen 13 consecutive months of net spot selling on centralized exchanges amid limited institutional accumulation.

Uniswap announced on X on Feb. 19 that a proposal to expand protocol fees is now live, BlockBeats reports. The update enables fees for all remaining v3 pools on Ethereum mainnet and activates protocol fees for both v2 and v3 on eight additional chains.

Coinbase expanded its crypto-backed lending product to include XRP, DOGE, ADA and LTC, allowing customers to secure instant loans of up to $100,000 in USDC, the platform announced. The service enables users to obtain liquidity without selling their crypto assets by using them as collateral for USDC borrowing.