Crypto news in February 2026

Who was in the news most?

1. Bitcoin 31
2. Ethereum 10
3. XRP 5
4. Securities and Exchange Commission 3
5. Dogecoin 3
6. Donald Trump 3
7. Coinbase 3
8. Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust 3
9. Federal Reserve 3
10. USDC 2
11. World Liberty Financial 2
12. Financial Times 2
13. Dragonfly 2
14. Bloomberg 2
15. Digital Euro 2

Counts are events (one per story, however many outlets carried it) on this desk in February 2026 that named each person, company or body. Source: GetYourBrief's record of the outlets' reports.

Which stories did the most outlets carry?

1. Feb 16 Bitcoin falls below $70k as losing streak reaches four weeks 10
2. Feb 17 Abu Dhabi funds raised BlackRock bitcoin ETF holdings in fourth quarter 4
3. Feb 18 Study shows biggest African economies lead stablecoin demand growth 4
4. Feb 18 Founders Fund exits ETHZilla stake, reports say 4
5. Feb 17 Pepe token rose 15.2% from Friday to Tuesday, report says 4
6. Feb 18 Two Prime registers as commodities trading advisor with CFTC and NFA 4
7. Feb 17 Dragonfly raises $650M for crypto venture fund IV 3
8. Feb 18 cointelegraph.com: “Bitcoin's tech stock divergence is a 'fire alarm' for fiat: Arthur Hayes” 3
9. Feb 18 Brevan Howard crypto fund fell about 30% in 2025, FT reports 3
10. Feb 18 Bloomberg: “Starboard Is Said to Urge Riot to Speed Up Shift to Data Centers” 3
11. Feb 17 21 experts give bitcoin and ether price views, reports say 3
12. Feb 17 Gemini parts ways with three top executives after IPO 2
13. Feb 18 Bloomberg: “ECB Says Lagarde Has Not Taken Decision on Term End” 2
14. Feb 17 Crypto Markets Retreat as Investors Await Federal Reserve Policy Insights 2
15. Feb 17 HIVE Digital reports 219% revenue surge 2

What kind of news was it?

1. Market trends 30
2. Bitcoin 13
3. Altcoins 3
4. DeFi 3
5. Exchange 2
6. Regulation 2
7. Security 2
8. Ethereum 1

Categories come from the pipeline's classifier; how they are assigned.

Week by week

1. Feb 16The week of February 16 to 22, 202637
2. Feb 23The week of February 23 to March 1, 20269