Kraken’s co-CEO could trust AI with 100% of his crypto — Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi isn’t convinced

At NEARCON 2026, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi delivered a sharp debate over how soon those agents can be trusted with real money.

source https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/23/kraken-s-arjun-sethi-could-trust-ai-with-100-of-his-crypto-dragonfly-s-haseeb-qureshi-isn-t-convinced

Crypto suffers deeper declines as AI fears send IBM plunging 11%

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced that its Claude platform can streamline COBOL code, a key profit center for IBM.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/23/crypto-suffers-deeper-declines-as-ai-fears-send-ibm-plunging-11

$61 million bitcoin whale liquidated on HTX as sentiment back at 'extreme fear'

The position was the largest single forced closure in 24 hours as bitcoin shed weekend gains and the fear index returned to historic lows.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/23/usd61-million-bitcoin-whale-liquidated-on-htx-as-sentiment-back-at-extreme-fear

AI bot's tipping blunder hands $450,000 memecoin pile to X sad story poster

AI trading bot "Lobstar Wilde" accidentally sent a large coin stash to an X user in need of 4 SOL for medical treatment.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/23/ai-bot-s-tipping-blunder-hands-usd250-000-memecoin-pile-to-x-sad-story-poster

Bitcoin ETFs bleed $3.8 billion in historic five-week outflow streak

Outflows underscore persistent institutional wariness toward bitcoin after the early October crash.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/23/bitcoin-etfs-bleed-usd3-8-billion-in-historic-five-week-outflow-streak

Bitcoin slides 5%, tumbling below $65,000 as whale selling grows and recent buyers lock in losses

On-chain data from Glassnode and CryptoQuant shows large holders dominating exchange inflows while short-term investors continue to sell at a loss, pointing to a fragile base-building phase.

source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/23/bitcoin-slides-4-to-usd65-000-as-whale-selling-grows-and-recent-buyers-lock-in-losses

Mentioning 'bitcoin' or crypto on AI agent OpenClaw's Discord will get you banned

The project's creator nearly deleted the viral AI agent after crypto scammers hijacked his accounts, launched a fake token that hit $16 million, and harassed him for weeks.

source https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/02/22/mentioning-bitcoin-or-crypto-on-ai-agent-openclaw-s-discord-will-get-you-banned