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XRP price today holds near $1.42 as Ripple CEO flags April odds for U.S. crypto bill

XRP price today holds near $1.42 as Ripple CEO flags April odds for U.S. crypto bill

Warsaw, Feb 20, 2026, 12:26 CET — Regular session XRP held steady near $1.42 on Friday, barely budging as investors tracked U.S. inflation figures and developments in Washington’s crypto-policy talks. Over the past 24 hours, the token edged down just 0.01%, staying in a narrow range between $1.39 and $1.43, according to CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin added 1.43%. Ether dipped 0.10%.
20 February 2026
Ethereum near $1,950 as NFT “utility” pitch meets Polymarket’s $1.17 million price bet

Ethereum near $1,950 as NFT “utility” pitch meets Polymarket’s $1.17 million price bet

On Friday, Ether changed hands at $1,955.79, slipping 0.73% in the previous 24 hours. About $18.0 billion worth of Ether was traded, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Ethereum’s narrative is once again in flux. This round, some investors are pointing to “utility” NFTs—think ticketing or licensing projects—as the main driver, instead of yet another hype cycle. Meyka, in a Feb. 19 note to UK clients, pegged ether at $1,963.24, down 1.39% for the day, highlighting that the relative strength index was sitting close to 30, a mark plenty of traders see as oversold territory. The note also pointed to a wave of enterprise-grade NFT platforms now touting features like custody, fiat rails, KYC requirements and even dispute resolution. Meanwhile, project teams keep diversifying: Ethereum, layer-2 rollups, and competitors like Solana are all in play as efforts to shave down costs and hunt liquidity ramp up.
20 February 2026
Ramil Palafox Jailed 20 Years as PGI Global’s $200 Million Bitcoin Ponzi Case Hits Sentencing

Ramil Palafox Jailed 20 Years as PGI Global’s $200 Million Bitcoin Ponzi Case Hits Sentencing

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb 13, 2026, 14:46 EST Ramil Ventura Palafox, 61, landed a 20-year prison term Thursday after a U.S. judge in Virginia found him guilty of operating a $200 million bitcoin Ponzi scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The dual U.S.-Philippines national ran Praetorian Group International, which prosecutors labeled a multi-level marketing and bitcoin trading operation.
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  • Geiger Counter Ltd Buys Back 19,069 Shares at 63.95p Each
    July 1, 2026, 4:59 AM EDT. Geiger Counter Ltd repurchased 19,069 ordinary shares on June 30, 2026, paying an average of 63.95 pence per share. That price is about a 7% discount to fully diluted value. The company said the shares go into Treasury as part of an ongoing program. Since March 11, 2026, the group has repurchased 7,392,222 shares under the plan. After this buyback, Geiger Counter has 173,641,396 ordinary shares outstanding, with 118,410,966 voting shares and 55,230,430 in Treasury. The company said the buybacks are meant to keep capital structure and shareholder value on track.
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