OpenAI launched EVMbench to benchmark how AI agents detect, patch, and exploit security issues in crypto smart contracts. On Wednesday, the firm published a paper with Paradigm and OtterSec covering 120 vulnerabilities, where Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 led with a $37,824 detect award, ahead of OC-GPT-5.2 and Gemini 3 Pro.

On February 15, 2026, DeFi lending protocol Moonwell discovered a critical oracle misconfiguration on its cbETH Core Market on Base, which it linked to Solidity code partially authored by Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6. The bug priced cbETH at about $1.12 instead of nearly $2,200, enabling liquidations and abnormal borrowing that left users facing an estimated $1.78 million in losses across cbETH, WETH, and USDC positions. The incident, which followed Bithumb's multi-billion-dollar reward misassignment on February 6, has intensified debate around AI-assisted "vibe coding" and the limits of human oversight.

On February 18 2026, Nvidia outlined a broad set of partnerships in India, including a deal worth more than $2 billion with Yotta Data Services to build one of Asia’s largest AI computing hubs using Blackwell Ultra chips. The company is also working with local cloud providers, venture capital firms and AI startups, while promoting its Nemotron models to support India’s 22 official languages and help domestic firms develop language-ready AI systems.

Nvidia said Tuesday after the market close it signed a multiyear agreement to deliver millions of AI chips to Meta, spanning Blackwell GPUs, forthcoming Rubin parts, and Grace/Vera CPUs. By 5:25 AM EST Wednesday, NVDA traded at $188.40 in premarket, up 1.85% after a 1.20% regular-session gain, as investors assessed the expanded data center footprint.

BNB Chain introduced support for ERC-8004 and BAP-578 to advance agent identity and application standards amid weak market sentiment. Earlier this month, it deployed ERC-8004 on BSC Mainnet and Testnet, and by February 17 the AI Agent ecosystem counted 58 projects. The initiative has also drawn over 200 builders in an ongoing hackathon focused on AI and on-chain actions.

On February 18 2026, Nvidia confirmed a multiyear, multigenerational agreement with Meta to provide Blackwell and Rubin GPUs alongside Grace and future Vera CPUs for AI data centers. The partnership covers training and inference systems, networking, and hyperscale data centers, with Meta planning to deploy millions of GPUs and expand Grace now while targeting large-scale Vera CPU rollout from 2027.

Spain moved to request a formal probe into X, Meta and TikTok, with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez saying on Tuesday the cabinet will invoke Article 8 to examine alleged AI-enabled child sexual abuse material. The step aligns with wider EU scrutiny, including a 120 million euro fine against X in December and new investigations underway in France, Britain and Ireland.

On February 17, 2026, on-chain data indicated that Law Blocks AI's LBT token advanced into the top seven AI application tokens by market capitalization, reaching $54.65 million after a 0.16% gain over the previous 24 hours. LBT is trading near $0.2234, with its price having risen more than 4.2% in 30 days and nearly 30% in 90 days, while the project rolls out AI-driven legal tools such as online mediation, an AI Legal Chat, and a Lawyer Marketplace.