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BlockTower Capital founder Ari Paul stated that market makers can indeed engage in short-term operations during weak markets, such as slightly pushing MSFT or BTC up by about 2% to trigger stop-losses, but such actions are usually day trades, and prices often revert within seconds or minutes, having limited impact on the long-term trends of liquid assets like Bitcoin ETFs.He pointed out that the primary reason for the recent BTC decline is the sell-off of tens of thousands of BTC by early holders, while market buying support is insufficient. Ari Paul believes that large-scale manipulation in the long term is not completely absent, but the probability is low and the risks are high. In most cases, deviations in market trends from expectations should not be simply attributed to "manipulation," and investors should optimize their own analytical frameworks. Meanwhile, compared to "downward manipulation," "upward pushing" is more common across various asset classes.

According to Jinshi News, Netflix's stock surged nearly 8% after hours, indicating strong market performance.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock withdrew 4,309 BTC from Coinbase in the past hour, worth nearly $290 million, and further withdrawals may follow.

Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi recently engaged in a public debate on social media with former co-founder Alexander Pack (now co-founder of Hack VC).Haseeb posted a reflection on his experience building the venture capital firm, stating that Dragonfly's early brand and system were not yet established, and that development and scaling only began after his arrival. In response, Alexander Pack countered that Dragonfly had already been co-founded by him and Feng Bo for over a year before Haseeb joined, and had committed to leading investments in projects such as Bybit, Amber Group, and Crusoe, with the relevant fund announcements made prior to Haseeb's employment.Haseeb then responded, claiming that some of the other party's statements were inconsistent with the facts, and clarified the specific roles and decision-making processes regarding project investments, leading to an ongoing debate between the two about the company's founding phase and investment contributions.

The report titled "Player One" ------ A Deep Analysis of the Global Virtual Currency Asset Harvesting Operation under American Technological Hegemony, jointly released by the China National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and other departments, showcases the process by which the United States utilizes technological hegemony to harvest global virtual currency assets. According to incomplete statistics, from 2022 to 2025, the United States has confiscated global virtual currency assets worth over $30 billion through various cases, with the single case of Chen Zhi alone accounting for $15 billion, representing 50%.The report indicates that in October 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced criminal charges against Chen Zhi, the founder of the Cambodian Prince Group, involving telecom network fraud, money laundering, and more. They also publicly announced the seizure of approximately 127,000 bitcoins controlled by him, valued at about $15 billion based on market prices at the time, setting a record for the largest virtual asset seizure in the history of the U.S. judicial system.The case of Binance founder Zhao Changpeng is another typical example of the United States using judicial hegemony and technological surveillance methods to force global virtual asset platforms to comply with its regulatory rules, achieving economic harvesting and rule export.From 2023 to 2025, the United States initiated a dual accountability approach of "civil + criminal" against Zhao Changpeng, ultimately resulting in Binance paying a fine of $4.3 billion based on a plea agreement."During the investigation process, the U.S. employed comprehensive technological surveillance methods, achieving thorough penetration and evidence collection of Binance's operational data, user data, and transaction data, showcasing its technological advantages in the monitoring of digital asset platforms," Du Zhenhua further explained. The U.S. infiltrated Binance's internal servers through hacking techniques, obtaining core operational data and communications records of executives, confirming that Binance executives were aware of U.S. regulatory rules but deliberately evaded compliance requirements.The report also states that from 2023 to 2025, hacker organizations with the backing of the U.S. government launched targeted attacks against over 20 mainstream virtual currency asset exchanges worldwide. The attack methods included implanting backdoors, spear phishing, and supply chain infiltration, focusing on stealing user wallet private keys, platform transaction flows, and compliance regulatory information, with attack targets covering platforms in multiple countries and regions across Asia, Europe, and Africa.

According to monitoring by The Data Nerd, in the past 9 hours, a certain BTC whale (suspected to be Galaxy Digital) deposited 280 BTC (approximately 18.43 million USD) to Binance.

According to on-chain monitoring data, Gate's hot wallet transferred 299.999794 XAUt on February 24 at 17:06 (UTC+8), valued at approximately 1.537 million USD based on the price at that time, with a unit price of about 5134.3 USD per coin.

According to Scam Sniffer monitoring, an Ethereum user lost $388,051 after signing a phishing token authorization transaction.

Ethereum founder Vitalik expressed on social media that DeFi is an important component of Ethereum's core values. Financial empowerment is a key dimension for achieving autonomy and freedom in today's world. While finance is far from the only use of Ethereum, it is crucial. Current DeFi has opened up the world's best savings, risk management, and wealth creation opportunities in a permissionless manner. The Ethereum Foundation needs to continue building on this foundation.The greatness of the early DeFi era of Ethereum lies in its courage to dream, innovate, and create entirely new paradigms. Future DeFi will reclaim this spirit; it should not only focus on "creating a better stablecoin," but also delve deeper into underlying issues and propose better solutions. The Ethereum Foundation's support for "on-chain finance" and even "DeFi" is not indiscriminate.There is a clear vision for DeFi: a permissionless, open-source, privacy-first, and security-centric global financial system—maximizing user control over their own assets, minimizing centralized bottlenecks and trusted third parties, and democratizing risk management and wealth accumulation. The foundation hopes that the protocol can pass the "exit test": even if the founding team suddenly disappears, the system can continue to operate, and achieving this vision requires a lot of work.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve official Barkin stated that the current job market is clearly easing, making it difficult to accurately assess the condition of labor supply.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, early Bitcoin evangelist and cryptocurrency exchange platform ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees recently spent $20,380,000 to buy 9,911 ETH at an average price of $2,057.A year ago, he sold 11,616 ETH at an average price of $2,922 (approximately $33,940,000).

Bitcoin plummeted from $67,600 to around $64,700 on Sunday night, dropping over 4% within two hours. Other major cryptocurrencies also fell, with ETH down 5.77% to $1,861 in 24 hours, XRP down 6.42% to $1.33, and SOL down 8.3% to $77.6.According to CoinGlass heatmap data, approximately $360 million in long positions were liquidated within an hour.

According to FinanceFeeds, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has warned that search engine ads impersonating Uniswap continue to appear, resulting in users losing all their high-value crypto assets. Scammers purchase ads for keywords like "Uniswap" to place fake websites at the top of search results, with designs that closely resemble the official site. Once users connect their wallets and authorize transactions, their funds can be immediately transferred away.These types of attacks rely on user signature authorization rather than protocol-level vulnerabilities. An X platform user "Ika" reported losing crypto wallet assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars after clicking on a fake link in the search results. Screenshots he disclosed show that the fake link was at the top of the search results, making it highly misleading. Similar incidents occurred in October 2024, where scammers replicated the Uniswap website interface and induced users to connect their wallets through subtle button changes.Data from security firm CertiK indicates that in January 2026, the crypto industry lost approximately $370.3 million due to exploits and scams, marking a nearly 11-month high and nearly four times the losses of January 2025. One single social engineering attack resulted in losses of about $284 million. A total of 40 related security incidents were recorded in January. Analysis points out that current crypto asset losses are increasingly stemming from phishing links, false ads, and social engineering attacks, rather than underlying smart contract vulnerabilities. As the DeFi ecosystem expands, brand impersonation and interface fraud are becoming significant risks affecting user trust.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, BTC OG insider whale deposited 6,318 bitcoins, worth $424.86 million, to Binance around 1 AM today.Since transferring 5,000 bitcoins at 9 AM yesterday, the whale has cumulatively deposited 11,318 bitcoins to Binance within approximately 4 hours.

Geoffrey K. Auyeung, a 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering conspiracy on February 20, 2026, in the U.S. District Court in Seattle.Auyeung set up nine fake companies, using investments in the oil and gas industry as a guise to defraud victims, transferring approximately $97.1 million in scam proceeds into 81 bank accounts and 19 cryptocurrency accounts under his control, which were then quickly moved to accounts controlled by co-conspirators in Russia and Nigeria.Investigations revealed that Auyeung profited at least $4.07 million from the scheme. Under the plea agreement, he will pay $24.7 million in restitution and forfeit approximately $10.1 million in assets. Prosecutors recommended a sentence of 63 months in prison, with the final sentencing scheduled for May 12, 2026.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, Coinbase Institutional transferred 30,213 ETH to an unknown new wallet, currently valued at approximately $58.9 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale "0x049" has just closed its long positions in ETH and BTC, incurring a loss of $598,369.

According to market news, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is considering stepping down before her term ends in October 2027, so that French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz can reach an agreement on her successor before the French elections in April 2027.A spokesperson for the European Central Bank later responded that Lagarde is "fully focused on her mission and has not made any decisions regarding the end of her term." Lagarde's potential early departure comes at a critical time for the advancement of the digital euro by the European Central Bank. Under her leadership, the European Central Bank has been continuously advancing the preparations for the digital euro and has repeatedly emphasized the need to manage the risks of private digital currencies such as stablecoins within the framework of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.Lagarde herself has long held a critical stance towards cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, describing them as "highly speculative," "worthless," and "not backed by any underlying assets." If there is a change in the leadership of the European Central Bank, it could affect the institution's communication focus and priorities regarding the digital euro, stablecoin regulation, and crypto-related payment arrangements, although the overall regulatory direction has already been established at the EU level.

According to CoinDesk, the UK hedge fund Brevan Howard's crypto fund BH Digital Asset saw a net value decline of 29.5% in 2025, marking the worst annual performance for the fund since its inception in 2021, underperforming Bitcoin, which only dropped 6% during the same period.The fund primarily invests in crypto tokens and companies related to digital assets, having previously recorded increases of 43% and 52% in 2023 and 2024, respectively.According to sources cited by the Financial Times, BH Digital Asset holds a significant amount of private equity and venture capital assets, which have been notably pressured in the overall sluggish environment of the crypto market last year. Brevan Howard has not yet commented on this matter.

According to Arkham monitoring, about 10 hours ago, an address associated with BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes deposited 1,000 ETH, worth approximately 1.99 million USD, into the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit.