This Week in Blockchain - 13th February, 2026
1. BlackRock listed its $2.2B tokenized Treasury fund BUIDL on Uniswap via Securitize, marking its first DeFi integration. Whitelisted institutions can now trade BUIDL 24/7 through UniswapX. BlackRock also purchased UNI tokens, sending the price up 25%. [CoinDesk: https://coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/11/blackrock-takes-first-defi-step-lists-buidl-on-uniswap-as-uni-jumps-25…]

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Bitcoin at Block – the Bitcoin project of Block , the company founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey – has just announced the launch of a free Bitcoin Faucet, marking the return of the Bitcoin distribution model...

Jack Dorsey announces a $1 million project to give away free Bitcoin.

MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor asserts that Bitcoin has won the global narrative war, specifically naming BIP- […]
The article, "Michael Saylor Warns BIP-110 is the Biggest Threat to Bitcoin; Four-Year Cycle is Dead, Institutional Capital is the Real Protagonist," was first published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain ABMedia media.

Michael Saylor warns that BIP-110 is the biggest threat to Bitcoin; the four-year cycle is dead, and institutional capital is the real protagonist.

Chainlink has released 17.875 million LINK tokens valued at approximately $165 million in its scheduled quarterly unlock, according to on-chain data.
Of the newly unlocked supply, 14.875 million LINK,...

Massive Chainlink Token Unlock Sparks Sell-Off Fears

4. Standard Chartered cut its BTC year-end target from $150K to $100K, warning of a drop to $50K (ETH to $1.4K) before recovery. The bank cited deteriorating ETF flows and average ETF buyers sitting on ~25% unrealized losses. [Bloomberg: https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/crypto-gloom-endures-on-price-cuts-downgrades-stalled-momentum…]