Crypto Trading Daily Digest – February 20, 2026

Welcome to today’s Crypto Trading roundup 🚀. Here are the top stories shaping African and global crypto markets.

1. Binance Junior Adds New Family Features – Payments, Red Packet Gifts, and the ABCs of Crypto – Binance
2. Parsec shuts down amid ongoing crypto market volatility
3. White House floats limited stablecoin rewards in third crypto, bank meeting
4. Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY bill has ‘90% chance’ of passing by April
5. Bitcoin difficulty jumps 15% largest increase since 2021, despite price slump
6. Custodia CEO Says Trump Family Crypto Ties Are Part of Clarity Act Problem
7. Risk-Off Capital Shifts Toward Tokenized Assets as DeFi Pulls Back
8. Tennessee judge grants preliminary injunction blocking state enforcement against Kalshi
9. ‘We have not underperformed’: Metaplanet CEO pushes back against online criticism
10. OpenAI KYC provider accused of sharing users’ crypto addresses with federal agencies – dlnews.com
11. Why Bitcoin price comeback is primed after the 47% crash, Kraken economist says – dlnews.com
12. CryptoRoyal.com Sets a New Standard for High-Limit Crypto Gaming Infrastructure in 2026
13. Disclosure Odds Double After Trump Calls to Release Alien and UAP Files
14. Why this 30-year-old swapped cash for crypto – Reuters
15. Sterling steadies after three-day fall as investors pause following dovish data – Reuters
16. BITCOIN | Ethiopia is Now the 8th Largest Bitcoin Miner in the World Accounting for ~2.7% of the Network Hashrate
17. 2025 RECAP | Illicit Stablecoin Activity Surged to 5-Year High in 2025 with Over 80% Used for Sanctions Evasion
18. U.S Spot Bitcoin ETF Holdings Drop With $1.6B Outflows in January
19. White House Sets March 1 Deadline for Stablecoin Rewards Decision
20. Can Shiba Inu (SHIB) Uptrend Begin Here? Price Pivots to Sustainable Uptrend Structure
21. Fidelity Sees ‘Hopeful Sign’ in Bitcoin Price Performance
22. Crypto miner Bitdeer tanks 17% after $300M debt offering
23. Bitcoin nears $68,000, gold jumps as U.S.-Iran tensions return
24. Australian Executive Accused of Selling Cyber Secrets to Russia for Crypto
25. ‘More to come,’ crypto leaders say after third White House stablecoin meeting
26. Optimism token price plunges 25% as Coinbase cuts off DAO from millions in revenue – dlnews.com
27. Bitcoin Difficulty Whipsaws From 11% Slide to 14.73% Climb in 2 Weeks
28. AMD to backstop $300 million Crusoe loan, The Information reports – Reuters
29. MARKET ANALYSIS | Study Finds Token Launch Timing has Little Impact on Long-Term Performance
30. Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Expiry Today: $2.4B Set to Shake Crypto Markets

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