📰 Crypto Digest
Regulators advance crypto policy as stablecoins and tokenized securities draw scrutiny, CME launches 24/7 futures trading, and liquidity shifts across markets.
Press review for 20 février 2026 – editorial selection
Last updated: 07:17
Daily News Summary: A regulatory and market developments roundup: Fed commentary on crypto and stablecoins, White House policy discussions, SEC regulatory dialogue, 24/7 CME crypto futures, and liquidity-focused market signals.
🏛 Fed’s Kashkari says crypto is 'utterly useless' and stablecoins are 'buzzword salad'
- Fed's Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari described crypto as 'utterly useless' relative to AI.
- He said pro-stablecoin arguments are 'a buzzword salad'.
- Remarks were delivered by Neel Kashkari at the Minneapolis Fed.
🏛 SEC leaders seek to clarify how tokenized securities interact with existing regulation
- At ETHDenver, Paul Atkins and Hester Peirce spoke about the SEC's regulatory direction.
- The discussion focused on how tokenized securities interact with current regulation.
- The topic concerns tokenized securities interaction with existing rules.
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💼 White House, Banks and Crypto Groups Resume Talks on Stablecoin Rewards
- Stablecoin incentives remain a key unresolved issue as lawmakers seek to advance digital-asset market-structure legislation.
- The talks involve the White House, banks and crypto groups.
- The discussion reflects ongoing policy alignment on stablecoins and market structure.
⚙️ CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures Trading
- CME Group will begin 24/7 trading for cryptocurrency futures and options on CME Globex, pending regulatory review.
- Holiday and weekend trading will carry the trade date of the following business day.
- Year-to-date average daily volume for CME crypto futures and options reached 407,200 contracts in 2026.
💰 Bitcoin repo spike signals liquidity shift as ETF outflows persist
- Fed's overnight repo spike reached $18.5 billion on Feb. 17, 2026.
- Subsequent prints on Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 were $0.002 billion and $0.024 billion respectively, indicating a one-day spike rather than a sustained liquidity surge.
- US spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen net outflows; five-week outflow context cited along with CME exposure data.
Review based on an editorial selection of reliable press sources.
