February 18, 2026

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest banking institution and one of Europe’s largest banks, has disclosed approximately $96 million in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a regulatory filing. Institutional adoption of digital…

BlackRock has begun seeding its iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB). The institutional giant is officially expanding into Ethereum’s staking ecosystem! In a 17 February 2026 SEC filing, a BlackRock affiliate purchased 4,000 seed…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Plug-in hybrids are the hottest thing in South Africa right now in terms of sales growth. Sales of plug-in hybrids…

Stripe’s stablecoin arm, Bridge, just cleared a major regulatory hurdle and scored a major win for crypto legitimacy. On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the company confirmed it has received conditional approval for a national trust bank…

On 17 February 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed an amicus brief asking for exclusive federal jurisdiction over prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi. With this, CFTC has directly challenged state…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! A report by David Shepardson for Reuters on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing into autonomous vehicle safety…

Caterpillar Inc has sealed the acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, expanding its portfolio of data-driven mining technology and software solutions that help customers plan, operate and manage their sites more efficiently.…

On 17 February 2025, Michael Saylor’s Strategy acquired an additional 2,486 Bitcoin for $168.4 million at an average price of $67,710 per BTC. With the latest purchase, the company’s total Bitcoin Holdings total 717,131 BTC.…

Caterpillar Inc has sealed the acquisition of RPMGlobal Holdings Limited, expanding its portfolio of data-driven mining technology and software solutions that help customers plan, operate and manage their sites more efficiently.…

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! WASHINGTON, D.C. — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE) approval of…