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The AI Arms Race Token?

Amid a rough altcoin drawdown, crypto traders are obsessing over finding the industry's untapped connections to the AI sector.
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Feb 19, 2026 โ€ข 3 min read
The AI Arms Race Token?
Published on Feb 19, 2026
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NEED TO KNOW
Crypto Trading Never Sleeps
  1. ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ CME's Around-the-Clock Crypto Trading to Kick Off Soon. CME Group plans on launching 24/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading on May 29.
  2. ๐ŸŽŠ Polymarket Snaps Up Prediction Market API Startup Dome. The acquisition suggests Polymarket is building toward becoming the infrastructure backbone of the predictions industry.
  3. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Crypto Lender Blockfills Seeks Sale to Plug $75M Loss. The Susquehanna-backed crypto lender is reportedly seeking a buyer after suspending withdrawals and deposits last week.
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Daily Market Snapshot: While crypto's majors held relatively steady Thursday, top L2 tokens are down abysmal with OP falling 18% and ARB dropping 8% in the past 24 hours.
Prices as of 5pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $2.30T โ†— 0.4% โ†— 1.5%
BTC $66,945 โ†— 1.0% โ†— 1.8%
ETH $1,948 โ†— 0.4% โ†— 1.2%
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PLAY OF THE WEEK
The Stablecoin That Wants to Finance the AI Arms Race
Bankless Analyst: Jack Inabinet

Stablecoin supply is at record highs, onchain volumes are in the trillions, and major institutions are racing to launch their own digital dollars.

Now, one crypto protocol believes it can push the sector into overdrive by transforming stablecoins from passive cash into credit-backed rocket fuel for an artificial intelligence arms race.

Enter USD.AI, a stablecoin project built to finance AIโ€™s incessant infrastructure buildout needs, that is gearing up to give public market investors exposure to the opportunity through its forthcoming CHIP initial coin offering.

Today, weโ€™re unpacking the USD.AI investment opportunity. ๐Ÿ‘‡

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