🛡️ Tether Backs USDT with Gold Tether has acquired a $150 million stake in physical gold via Gold.com, further diversifying its reserves into "hard assets" to boost stability and trust.
Metaplanet’s "Diamond Hands" Despite an unrealized loss of $619 million, Japan’s Metaplanet added to its Bitcoin holdings, now surpassing 35,000 BTC in its corporate treasury.
🤖 Uniswap’s AI Evolution Uniswap Labs launched "AI Skills," enabling autonomous agents to manage liquidity and optimize trading execution directly on the decentralized exchange.
🐋 $4B Whale Buying Spree Large whale wallets have accumulated over 53,000 BTC in just seven days, showing strong conviction from major players despite the prevailing market fear.
🤖 Viral AI Blunder An autonomous AI agent "accidentally" transferred its entire memecoin portfolio to a random user in a viral incident, raising global concerns over AI-driven trading security.
🎓 Harvard Endowment Enters ETH Harvard University has disclosed its first official Ethereum position, marking a significant step in institutional diversification within the crypto ecosystem.
🔓 IoTeX Bridge Exploit The IoTeX ecosystem faced a $2 million loss due to a private key exploit on its bridge. The incident has reignited debates on the security of cross-chain protocols in 2026.
💸 ProShares' $17B Milestone The newly launched ProShares stablecoin-ready ETF recorded a massive $17 billion in day-one volume, showing explosive institutional demand for digital dollar yields.
Top News of the Day — Feb 23, 2026 🐋 Whale Deposit Surge The "Exchange Whale Ratio" has hit a decade-high of 0.64, indicating that large holders are moving massive liquidity, often a precursor to major price swings.
Top News of the Day — Feb 23, 2026 📉 Bitdeer Liquidation Mining giant Bitdeer has officially sold off its remaining 943 BTC, signaling a strategic pivot toward high-performance computing and AI data centers.
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🇯🇵 Metaplanet Reports $619M Net Loss Japanese firm Metaplanet posted a $619 million net loss linked to the recent Bitcoin price decline. Despite the unrealized loss, the company remains steadfast in its strategy, now holding a total of 35,102 BTC as part of its long-term corporate treasury.
🧠 Vitalik Buterin’s Vision for Prediction Markets Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that prediction markets are becoming too focused on short-term price bets and sports. He proposed integrating AI tools to enhance decentralized governance and scale human judgment, aiming to restore their value as high-quality information sources.
⚖️ Kevin O'Leary Wins $2.8M Judgment "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary has secured a $2.8 million defamation judgment against Ben "BitBoy" Armstrong. The ruling marks a significant legal milestone regarding the accountability of prominent crypto influencers in the digital space.
⚖️ Kevin O'Leary Wins $2.8M Judgment "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary has secured a $2.8 million defamation judgment against Ben "BitBoy" Armstrong. The ruling marks a significant legal milestone regarding the accountability of prominent crypto influencers in the digital space.
⚡️ AI Agents on Lightning Network Lightning Labs has released a new toolkit enabling AI agents to operate directly on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. This allows AI entities to send and receive near-instant payments without traditional banking rails.
🎓 Harvard Shifts Strategy The Harvard University endowment fund reduced its Bitcoin holdings by 21% in Q4 2025. Notably, it established its first-ever position in Ethereum, signaling a shift toward diversification among top-tier institutional investors.
🪙 Gold-Backed Tokens Hit Record Highs As volatility rocks the broader market, the market cap of tokenized gold has surpassed $6 billion for the first time. Investors are increasingly rotating capital into "safe haven" digital assets to escape the current uncertainty surrounding the Fed's interest rate path.
📉 Market Sentiment: "Extreme Fear" at $66K Bitcoin is currently hovering around $66,800, but the sentiment is grim. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has plunged to 12 (Extreme Fear). VanEck analysts highlight that BTC is trading -2.88σ below its 200-day moving average—a rare technical exhaustion point that historically precedes a massive trend reversal.