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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning. An internal Facebook audit reportedly shows QAnon groups have millions of members, but some employees who ran the investigation fear the company won’t take any action. The employees also expressed…

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An internal Facebook audit reportedly shows QAnon groups have millions of members, but some employees who ran the investigation fear the company won’t take any action. The employees also expressed concern that QAnon’s presence on the popular social network might influence the upcoming 2020 presidential election.
A California judge ruled that Uber and Lyft have to classify their drivers as employees, not contractors. Uber and Lyft both plan to appeal Monday’s ruling.
An outspoken Tesla critic and short-seller is suing Elon Musk, alleging he defamed him by saying the Tesla short ‘almost killed’ Tesla employees. Musk has openly voiced distaste for short-sellers and has rallied against the practice for years, even going so far as to sell Tesla-branded short shorts on the company’s online store.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said gig economy companies should be required to establish ‘benefits funds’ for workers instead of treating them as full-time employees. Gig workers have called on companies like Uber to give gig workers more benefits that full-time employees receive, like health insurance. 
Facebook is reportedly expanding its banking ambitions with a new division that will run all of the tech giant’s payment projects, including Facebook Pay. According to a Bloomberg report, the new program will be called Facebook Financial, or F2, and will be run by David Marcus, the cocreator of the firm’s Libra cryptocurrency project.
LinkedIn and Pinterest backer Bessemer Venture Partners plans to establish a base in Europe for the first time, tempted by big exits such as Adyen, Spotify, and TeamViewer. One of the oldest venture capital companies in the US, Bessemer Venture Partners, plans to establish staff permanently in London as it looks to boost investment into Europe.
Musicians are coming after Jeff Bezos over copyright concerns after the Amazon CEO told Congress he’s not sure if Twitch pays royalties. Twitch, which Amazon acquired in 2014 for almost $1 billion, issues takedown notices for copyrighted music instead of licensing music.
American Express is in advanced talks to buy SoftBank-backed lender Kabbage. The all-cash deal could value the closely held lender at as much as $850 million, including retention payments, Bloomberg reported.
Silicon Valley scooter startup Bird bet big on Paris and lost to rivals, now it could be betting on consolidation. Bird has raised more than $600 million to date, but its growth has been complicated by the emergence of copycat rivals, the coronavirus, and regulators limiting the number of scooter operators in their cities.
The unannounced Xbox Series S has been leaked by Microsoft’s own controller boxes, and a holiday 2020 release is rumored. The Xbox Series S, an unannounced version of Microsoft’s new video game console, has been revealed by the packaging for Microsoft’s new Xbox controller.

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Trump-linked Truth Social seeks SEC approval for two crypto ETFs

Markets Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Trump-linked Truth Social seeks SEC approval for two crypto ETFs The filings include a bitcoin and ether ETF and a staking-focused Cronos fund, deepening the Truth Social brand’s ambitions in digital asset investing. By Helene Braun| Edited by Jesse Hamilton Feb

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Trump-linked Truth Social seeks SEC approval for two crypto ETFs

The filings include a bitcoin and ether ETF and a staking-focused Cronos fund, deepening the Truth Social brand’s ambitions in digital asset investing.

By Helene Braun|Edited by Jesse Hamilton
Feb 13, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
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President Donald Trump’s Truth Social is pursuing crypto ETFs. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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  • Yorkville America Equities, the firm behind Truth Social–branded ETFs, has filed with the SEC to launch a Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF and a Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF.
  • The proposed Cronos-focused ETF would invest in and stake Cronos (CRO) tokens, aiming to generate yield through staking rewards in addition to price exposure.
  • If approved, the funds would be launched in partnership with Crypto.com, which would provide custody, liquidity and staking services, and be distributed through its affiliate Foris Capital US LLC.

Yorkville America Equities, the asset manager behind a series of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social brand, has filed registration documents for two new cryptocurrency ETFs, expanding its push into the digital asset market.

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According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted Friday, the firm is seeking approval for the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF, which would offer exposure to the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Yorkville also filed for a second product, the Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF, which would invest in and stake , the native token of Crypto.com’s Cronos blockchain.

While both ETFs remain subject to SEC approval, the filings mark an significant next step for the politically branded investment firm. If approved, the ETFs would be launched in partnership with Crypto.com, which is expected to serve as the digital asset custodian, liquidity provider, and staking services provider for the new funds.

The Cronos-focused ETF is especially notable for its inclusion of staking rewards, which are typically earned by helping to secure proof-of-stake networks like Cronos. That could position the fund as a yield-generating product in a space still largely dominated by passive spot ETFs.

Both funds would also be distributed through Foris Capital US LLC, the SEC-registered broker-dealer affiliated with Crypto.com.

Truth Social first signaled its crypto ambitions in June 2025, when it filed an S-1 registration statement for a spot bitcoin ETF under the same brand. That was followed by a Blue Chip Digital Asset ETF filing in July 2025, targeting a basket of large-cap altcoins. Neither product has yet launched.

President Trump, a primary owner of Trump Media & Technology Group that in turn owns Truth Social, has struggled politically with his personal business ties to the crypto sector. That relationship is currently among the primary sticking points for advancing the U.S. Senate’s Digital Asset Market Clarity Act that would govern the oversight of U.S. crypto markets.

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