PeckShield reported that crypto hacks and scams totaled $26.5 million in February, the lowest monthly losses since March 2025. Of 15 incidents, a $10 million price-manipulation hit on YieldBlox’s DAO lending pool and an about $8.9 million IoTeX private key exploit on Feb. 21 comprised most of the damage. The tally fell 69.2% from just over $86 million in January.

X removed cryptocurrency and gambling from its prohibited industries for Paid Partnerships, enabling creators to monetize crypto posts with a "Paid Partnership" label. According to DeFi Ignas, the ban had been in place since at least June 2024 and still appeared on the policy page on Feb. 16. Nikita Bier unveiled disclosure labels on March 1, 2026.

Solana-based NFT marketplace Magic Eden will wind down its Bitcoin and Ethereum NFT support to concentrate on its on-chain casino and sportsbook platform Dicey. CEO Jack Lu said EVM and Bitcoin-based Runes and Ordinals markets will close on March 9, with the Bitcoin API ending March 27 and its crypto wallet shutting on April 1. The move follows a two‑month closed beta for Dicey in which about 200 users wagered over $15 million, leading the firm to prioritize iGaming and NFT packs that better support revenue.

World Liberty Financial has outlined a WLFI Governance Staking System that requires unlocked WLFI holders to stake for at least 180 days to gain voting rights and access to rewards. The framework adds Node and Super Node tiers starting at 10 million and 50 million WLFI, linking them to OTC USD1 conversion, partnership access, and volume-based incentives. The roadmap includes three rollout phases, while a separate memorandum of understanding with Pakistan targets technical collaboration on integrating the USD1 stablecoin into regulated digital payments.

The U.S. Department of Justice arrested 34-year-old Christopher Alexander Delgado, CEO of Goliath Ventures, for allegedly running a crypto Ponzi scheme that took roughly $328 million. Prosecutors say the scheme operated from January 2023 through January 2026, and if convicted, Delgado faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison.

According to a first-hand account updated on March 1, 2026, a crypto and Web3 professional narrowly avoided installing malware after joining what appeared to be a routine Microsoft Teams call set up via a familiar Telegram contact and Calendly link. The attackers used a spoofed Teams domain that blocked mobile access, then pressured the target on desktop to run a PowerShell command fetching code from teams.livescalls.com. The incident highlights how compromised industry accounts and realistic meeting interfaces are being weaponized to target high‑value crypto participants and potentially drain wallets or steal credentials.

On 2026-02-24, Russian authorities opened a criminal investigation into Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, alleging he enabled terrorist activity on the messaging platform. Officials claim Telegram has been linked to over 153,000 criminal incidents in Russia since 2022, including about 33,000 serious cases tied to terrorism, sabotage, and extremism. Durov rejects the accusations, arguing in a public statement that the case is a politically driven attempt to curb privacy and free speech, and insists Telegram’s moderation practices align with industry standards.

A federal judge in Manhattan denied Binance’s motion to compel arbitration in a class action over alleged sales of unregistered digital tokens to U.S. investors, according to a Thursday opinion from the Southern District of New York. The court said users lacked adequate notice of a February 2019 arbitration clause and found the class action waiver unenforceable.