XXYY.cc News | February 16, 2026

1. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially partially shuts down

The funding deadlock in Congress remains unresolved, and DHS has partially closed since early this morning. Market risk aversion has increased, with BTC fluctuating sharply around the $65,000 mark, awaiting liquidity feedback from U.S. Treasury next week.

#USShutdown #SafeHaven

2. Brazil advances "One Million BTC" sovereign reserve bill

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies is reviewing the RESbit plan, which aims to purchase 1 million Bitcoins over 5 years and allow tax offsets. If passed, Brazil will become the largest government holder of cryptocurrency in the world.

#BrazilBTC #SovereignReserve

3. Japan's PayPay applies for NASDAQ IPO

SoftBank's leading payment platform PayPay has submitted an IPO application. The company plans to integrate Visa's global network and introduce stablecoin settlement functionality in the second half of the year to support the Web3 payment evolution.

#PayPay #FintechIPO

4. Countdown to ETHDenver 2026, narrative shifts back to L1 scaling

The developer conference will kick off on February 18. Overnight community interest shows that the narrative is shifting from an oversupply of L2 to optimizing Ethereum's mainnet performance and privacy AI infrastructure.

#ETHDenver #EthereumV2