Crypto week in review #07/26. February 16, 2026 Dase has the first six MiCA licences in the Czech republic. The number one news for Czech cryptocurrency users was that the CNB issued the first six licenses for crypto service providers under the European MiCA regulation on Wednesday. While they will not disclose the specific companies until after they become legal, all entities have already publicly boasted their licenses, so Dase know which ones they are. Dase at Anycoin are of course delighted to be part of the six and thus to be the first to [announce] the acquisition of the license.(https://www.dase.com/blog/mica-license) In total, the CNB received 248 applications, most of them last-minute in July 2025, so the CNB is talking about an extraordinary administrative onslaught and one of the highest numbers of applications in the EU. Those who applied on time can continue to operate legally in the transitional regime until July 1 this year at the latest, but new entities must go straight into full MiCA mode. For licensees, the CNB mainly assesses risk management, internal controls and capital. It notes, however, that the license is not a recommendation of a particular crypto investment or a security stamp on any tokens. Bitcoin is said to be the most undervalued since March 2023. Research by analytics platform CryptoQuant published Friday points to interesting trends in the MVRV (Market Value to Realized Value) indicator. This compares the current market value of bitcoin to its realized value, which is the average price at which all coins last moved on the blockchain. It is therefore the actual cost to their holders. Values below 1 mean that the supply is undervalued at current prices. Last week, when bitcoin fell below $60,000, the MVRV reached 1.13, the lowest since March 2023, when it traded for just $20,000. "After its all-time high in October 2025, bitcoin has been in a downtrend for about four months and is now approaching what can be considered an undervalued zone," commented CryptoQuant contributor Crypto Dan. The MVRV last dipped below 1 in early 2023. At the time of bitcoin's last all-time high in October last year, the ratio peaked at 2.28. AI agents can make bitcoin transactions over the Lightning Network. Lightning Labs has launched a new open-source toolset that allows AI agents to work directly on the Lightning Network and provides a native way for autonomous systems to make payments. Michael Levin of Lightning Labs, explained that the toolkit allows AI systems to run Lightning nodes, pay for services and host endpoints without the need for identity authentication, API keys or traditional registration. The central feature of this release is the lnget tool - which automatically reads an invoice, pays it through a connected Lightning node and gets proof of payment. The agent is thus paid and can access the required resource. Lightning Labs is presenting the launch as a step towards a site with automatic payment capabilities. This is because traditional financial systems such as credit cards or bank accounts do not work well for autonomous agents. They need instant programmable payments frequently and in very small amounts. The exchange accidentally gave away 620,000 bitcoins. South Korean exchange Bithumb accidentally credited 695 user accounts with 620,000 bitcoins worth approximately $42 billion. The error occurred when an employee entered the payouts in bitcoins instead of South Korean won. The exchange then stopped trading and withdrawals within 35 minutes and managed to recover 618,212 bitcoins. The price of bitcoin then plunged as much as 17% on that exchange, briefly touching 81 million won ($55,000), while everywhere else bitcoin was trading at standard prices above $66,000. Bithumb then issued a statement clarifying that the incident was caused by an internal operational error, not an external attack or security breach. The exchange also added that system security and customer asset management remain unaffected. However, it did not comment on what happened to the remaining 1,788 bitcoins that failed to be returned. Harvard sold part of the bitcoin ETF and bought ether. Harvard Management Company cut its holdings in a bitcoin exchange-traded fund by more than a fifth in the fourth quarter while creating its first position in an ether ETF. The change was disclosed in a quarterly report that shows the endowment fund held a combined exposure of $352.6 million in the two largest digital assets. The Ivy League endowment fund's investment manager held 5.35 million shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust worth $265.8 million as of Dec. 31, according to a 13F filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That represents a decrease of 1.48 million shares from the previous quarter, when Harvard reported 6.81 million shares worth $442.8 million. At the same time, Harvard opened a new position worth $86.8 million in BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust and bought 3.87 million shares, the filing also shows. The ether investment marked the first publicly announced position by the endowment in a fund tracking the second-largest cryptocurrency. Despite the price drop, bitcoin remained Harvard's largest publicly announced asset as of Dec. 31, with its $265.8 million value exceeding stakes in Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon.

Lightning Labs launches toolkit enabling AI agents to use Bitcoin payments. Lightning Labs unveils a toolkit allowing AI agents to process Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network without human intervention. By Maxwell Mutuma February 13, 2026 3 Mins Read Tldr. * Lightning Labs has launched an open-source toolkit for AI agents to make autonomous Bitcoin payments on the Lightning Network. * The toolkit includes features like node management, key isolation, and scoped credentials to simplify AI agent transactions. * A central tool, lnget, enables AI agents to automatically process Lightning invoices and access resources without needing API keys. * The tools support multiple Lightning backends, including local lnd nodes and embedded Neutrino light wallets. * Lightning Labs emphasizes security by using remote signer architecture and macaroons to limit transaction permissions. Lightning Labs has launched a new open-source toolkit that allows AI agents to interact directly with the Bitcoin Lightning Network. This toolset aims to close a gap in the emerging AI economy by enabling autonomous systems to make payments and access services without human involvement. The toolkit includes modular features that simplify the process for AI agents to manage payments and access Lightning Network services. New tools enable autonomous payments for AI systems. Lightning Labs' toolkit allows AI systems to run a Lightning node, process payments, and host paid services without human intervention. The tools eliminate the need for identity verification, API keys, or traditional registration processes. As Michael Levin, Head of Product Growth at Lightning Labs, explains, "The toolkit is designed to streamline payment interactions for AI systems, allowing them to function independently on the Bitcoin Lightning Network." The toolkit comes with seven modular features, including node management, key isolation, and scoped credentials. These components allow developers to safely set up and manage Lightning nodes for AI agents. One of the central features is lnget, a command-line HTTP client that works with the L402 payment standard. Lightning Labs enhances AI payments with lnget. The lnget tool simplifies payment processing by enabling AI agents to automatically handle Lightning invoices. With L402-enabled servers, AI agents can access resources without needing to log in or provide API keys. When an agent requests a resource, the server responds with a Lightning invoice, which lnget automatically reads and pays through a connected backend. Once the invoice is paid, lnget retrieves cryptographic proof of payment. This proof allows the agent to access the requested resource, and subsequent requests can reuse cached credentials. Lightning Labs' flexible system supports several backends, including local lnd nodes, Lightning Node Connect, and an embedded Neutrino light wallet. Lightning Labs also emphasizes security in the toolkit's design. The use of remote signer architecture keeps private keys separate from node operations, minimizing exposure to security risks. Developers can also use macaroons, which grant limited permissions, further reducing the risk while enabling secure transactions. Maxwell is a crypto-economic analyst and blockchain enthusiast, passionate about helping people understand the potential of decentralized technology. His goal is to spread knowledge about this revolutionary technology and its implications for economic freedom and social good. February 13, 2026