BF204 - Top Bitcoin News - 2/22/26

🎙️Bitcoin Fortress Podcast – Episode 204

Date: February 22, 2026 Block Height: 937,854 Moscow Time: 1483 Fees: 1 / 1 / 1

 

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NEWS (February 15–22, 2026)

https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/bitcoin-etf-sees-88-1m-net-inflow-on-feb-20

https://m.economictimes.com/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-hovers-near-68700-as-etf-inflows-decline-caution-rises/articleshow/128408647.cms

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoins-getting-slammed-again-as-number-one-cryptocurrency-loses-nearly-2-000-b5c1cb45

https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/cryptocurrency/603600/bitcoin-etfs-cryptocurrency-funds

https://financefeeds.com/strategy-expands-treasury-with-purchase-of-2486-bitcoin-amid-market-volatility/

https://cincodias.elpais.com/criptoactivos/2026-02-18/el-mayor-banco-de-italia-intesa-sanpaolo-apuesta-por-las-criptos-con-80-millones-de-euros-de-exposicion-a-finales-de-2025.html

https://www.theblock.co/post/390599/bitcoin-mining-difficulty-jumps-15-posting-record-absolute-increase-as-hashrate-rebounds-after-us-winter-storm

https://bitbo.io/news/mining-difficulty-rebounds-us/

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/bitcoins-lightning-network-surpasses

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/monetizing-the-megawatt-with-r-283372270

https://stephanlivera.com

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/stephan-livera-podcast-707081/episodes/bitcoin-spam-debates-with-char-283815855

https://coinstories.libsyn.com/news-block-bitcoin-to-40k-ai-agents-get-wallets-unrealized-gains-taxes-ledn-makes-history

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/coin-stories-with-natalie-brun-1904539/episodes/chris-kline-running-out-of-tim-283639926

https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/coin-stories-with-natalie-brun-1904539/episodes/lyn-alden-gradual-vs-big-print-283361867