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According to market news, the crypto sentiment platform Santiment pointed out that after Bitcoin reached $74,000, whale investors have sold about 66% of their recent purchases, while retail investors continue to buy at low levels. The signal of "whales selling, retail buying" has historically indicated that a correction is not yet in place. Currently, Bitcoin is priced at approximately $67,984, and the fear and greed index has dropped to 12 (extreme fear). Meanwhile, the net outflow from the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF reached $348.9 million in a single day, hitting a three-week high.Analysts warn that if the price cannot hold the support range of $67,000--$68,000, it may further test the lows, but $60,000 is seen as an important bottom support.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the two leading prediction markets, Polymarket and Kalshi, are recently in talks with potential investors for funding, with valuations around $20 billion.Last year, it was reported that Polymarket was negotiating funding at a valuation of $12 billion. In December, Kalshi completed a $1 billion financing round, bringing its valuation to $11 billion.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stock index futures continue to decline, with the S&P 500 E-mini futures down 0.7%, the Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.9%, and the Dow Jones futures down 0.7%.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks continue to decline, with the Nasdaq index dropping sharply, currently down nearly 1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average down about 2%, and the S&P 500 index down 1.2%.

According to Jin Ten, Federal Reserve Governor Milan stated that continuing to cut interest rates is still appropriate, as it is too early to assess the impact of the Middle East war on the U.S. economy. He believes that the events that occurred over the weekend have not changed the forecasts for the labor market or inflation. Despite the surge in oil prices leading investors to lower their expectations for Fed rate cuts in 2026, Milan still believes that the labor market needs more monetary policy support.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, an address associated with Continue Capital (0x3e3) on Hyperliquid is currently holding approximately $18 million in leading U.S. stock storage sector and long positions in Nvidia, possibly aiming to layout in the AI industry chain. Currently, the address has shifted from profit to loss, with a total unrealized loss of $1.12 million and a return rate of -53%. The main holding information is as follows:5x NVDA (Nvidia): Holding size approximately $9.16 million, average price $190.177, unrealized loss approximately $620,000 (-54);7x MU (Micron): Holding size approximately $6.27 million, average price $383.421, unrealized loss approximately $250,000 (-41);5x SNDK (SanDisk): Holding size approximately $2.75 million, average price $600.956, unrealized loss approximately $250,000 (-83);

According to The Block, amid ongoing disputes over stablecoin yields, senior House Republican French Hill has suggested that the Senate directly adopt the House-passed cryptocurrency market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, to advance the legislative process.The bill received bipartisan support in the House last year but did not address the current contentious issue in the Senate—the stablecoin yield problem. Hill stated that if the Senate cannot reach a clear conclusion, it should consider adopting the House version, which has the support of 78 Democrats, as a solution. He also noted that the Treasury could intervene, as the OCC released a proposal last week regarding the implementation of the GENIUS Act and sought public comments.

According to market news, Ma Ji Da Ge Huang Li Cheng has just received 250,000 USDC from a wallet associated with QCP Capital and has deposited it into the Hyperliquid platform to continue going long on Ethereum (ETH).

According to Jinshi News, major European stock markets continued to decline, with the German DAX index falling 4% during the day, the Euro Stoxx 50 index down 3.7%, and both the UK FTSE 100 index and the French CAC 40 index dropping 3%.

According to the market analysis report released by Wintermute, the military strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran have triggered a risk-averse sentiment in the market, causing the price of Bitcoin to drop to $63,000 before rebounding to around $67,000. The military operation, code-named "Epic Fury," began last Saturday evening, targeting Iranian military facilities and reportedly resulting in the deaths of Iran's supreme leader and senior officials. The conflict has lasted for three days, with the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and airspace in the Gulf region shut down, showing an escalation rather than a de-escalation of tensions.Macroeconomic pressures are mounting: oil prices surged by 9%, briefly surpassing $80; analysts have raised their Brent crude oil forecast to $100; gold prices approached $5,400, adding about $1 trillion in market value within hours; the stock market opened significantly lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping over 500 points at one point; the VIX fear index reached its highest level since 2026.In the cryptocurrency market, despite over $1 billion in inflows into ETFs last week, ending five consecutive weeks of outflows, there has still been a net outflow of about $4.5 billion year-to-date, and institutional over-the-counter trading activity remains notably sluggish. The volatility indicator DVOL surged from the 30-40 range to about 55, with the options market anticipating a daily volatility of 2.5-3%. Wintermute's analysis suggests that if the conflict continues and keeps energy prices high, it could maintain elevated inflation levels and delay the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts, thereby exerting broader pressure on risk assets such as cryptocurrencies.

According to Jinshi reports, major European stock indices continue to decline, with the Italian FTSE MIB index dropping 3% during the day, the Euro Stoxx 50 index falling 2.5%, the German DAX index decreasing by 2.7%, and the UK FTSE 100 index and French CAC 40 index both dropping nearly 2%.

According to Cointelegraph, despite the ETH price dropping 60% from its peak and currently hovering around $1,959, traditional financial institutions are still accelerating their adoption of the Ethereum network.Data shows that Ethereum and its layer two networks account for 65% of the total value locked (TVL) market share, with the Ethereum mainnet representing 57%, approximately $52.4 billion. Major financial institutions such as JP Morgan, Citi, Deutsche Bank, and BlackRock have recently launched on-chain projects on Ethereum, including tokenized funds, dedicated layer two scaling solutions, and bank-issued stablecoins. Ethereum holds a 68% market share in the real-world assets (RWA) sector.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is shifting focus towards layer one scaling and zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (ZK-EVM) to ensure long-term on-chain efficiency and security. Although decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume has decreased by 55% over the past six months, Ethereum still maintains a first-mover advantage in institutional-grade on-chain activity.

Aave DAO is currently voting on a significant proposal that would allocate up to $42 million to Aave Labs, including $25 million for ongoing product development and a $17.5 million milestone bonus. As of Friday evening, the support votes are leading with a narrow margin of 52%, and the voting will conclude on Saturday.The controversy centers around Aave Labs' original plan to compress the development space for v3 and force users to migrate to the yet-to-be-launched v4 version. This move has sparked strong backlash, with the main contractor Bored Ghosts Developing announcing they would not renew their contract and criticizing the proposal as nearly absurd. This week, Aave Labs made concessions, promising not to enforce migration, and v3 will continue to operate.Critics, represented by Marc Zeller, argue that the requested funds are too high, accounting for 31% of the DAO's reserves, and demand that the proposal be split into multiple independent votes, but Aave Labs insists on pushing for an overall vote. Currently, Aave v3 has deposits exceeding $26.3 billion, accounting for over 97% of the total deposits in the protocol.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks continue to decline, with the S&P 500 index falling by 1.01%.

According to Jinshi reports, the Nasdaq index fell sharply on Thursday, erasing all gains from Wednesday, as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to weigh on the market. Despite a macro backdrop favorable for market gains, short-term risks keep the market in a range-bound fluctuation.Preliminary reports indicate that the third round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran has broken down, with Iran rejecting U.S. demands. The latest news shows that significant progress has been made in the negotiations, with the next round scheduled for next week. The main risks facing the Nasdaq include the escalation of military conflict between the U.S. and Iran and a hawkish adjustment in Fed interest rate expectations.

According to on-chain analyst Murphy (@Murphychen888), the net position change of Bitcoin long-term holders (LTH) continues to show an upward trend.Data shows that from February 13 to February 26, a total of 14,127 Bitcoins held by long-term holders were spent, while 19,798 Bitcoins held by short-term holders (STH) were converted to long-term holdings. After offsetting the positives and negatives, the result remains positive, indicating that both long-term and short-term holdings have reduced turnover. Although market liquidity has decreased, selling pressure has also correspondingly weakened.

UniSat officially stated on social media that the team has noticed recent changes in the Bitcoin ecosystem (Magic Eden will close its Bitcoin and EVM markets). However, for UniSat, it will continue to firmly support the development of the Bitcoin mainnet ecosystem and will keep investing in the infrastructure for Ordinals, Runes, and brc-20.The following phased adjustments and upgrades will be implemented in the future: UniSat Marketplace: gradually lowering the market participation threshold. Starting from March 1, 2026, UniSat Marketplace will implement a 90-day zero service fee policy across the platform. UniHexa: expanding the current invitation round. Next week, the early access invitation scope for UniHexa will be expanded. UniHexa is a unified on-chain exchange service for brc-20 and Runes. brc-20: a technical discussion on single-step transfers will soon begin. The team will soon share detailed technical discussions on implementing brc-20 single-step transfers on the Bitcoin mainnet. For developers: UniSat API upgrade. The UniSat API is expected to be upgraded to a fully functional MCP soon, capable of providing commercial-grade Bitcoin on-chain data. Long-term participation in the Fractal standard indexing service. UniSat will gradually purchase FB from the market to participate in the Fractal standard indexing service, which is planned to launch in Q2. The initial phase will purchase no less than 500,000 FB, and the first phase deployment will start and complete within 15 days. These FB will be used for long-term participation in index staking.

According to Jinshi, Fed's Goolsbee stated that the labor market remains stable and the economy has been in a robust state.