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Ethereum remains the dominant force in Decentralized Finance: 56.6% of all liquidity is locked in this network.

Another scandal has erupted around World Liberty Financial, a project associated with Donald Trump. The project has proposed changing the voting rules for token holders. Currently, about 20% of the tokens are unlocked and can be sold, while the remaining 80% are still frozen with no clear timeline for unlocking. The team suggests removing voting rights from unlocked tokens if they are not staked. To retain voting rights, tokens must be staked for at least 180 days. The project raised $550 million, the price of WLFI has dropped more than 50% since trading began, most tokens remain locked so investors cannot sell them, and holders are now being encouraged to voluntarily lock the remaining tokens for another six months.

Coinbase has launched futures trading in 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands. The offering includes futures on Bitcoin, Solana, and stock indices, with perpetual-style contracts (expiring in 5 years) and leverage of up to 10× on certain products.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$68,310 ETH ≈$2,013 SOL ≈$84,43 BNB ≈$629 XRP ≈$1,36 Market cap ≈$2,33T Fear & Greed Index: 21 ("Fear") Altseason Index: 37

Over the past year, the Real World Assets market has grown fourfold to $25 billion, according to data from Nexus. The volume of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds has nearly tripled, reaching about $11 billion. The BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund from BlackRock ranks first in the segment with $2.2 billion. Traditional tokenized stocks are showing the fastest growth. Since mid-last year, their market capitalization has risen to nearly $786 million. Meanwhile, the amount of digital gold in circulation has doubled — from 687,000 to more than 1.3 million troy ounces.

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Kalshi, according to Reuters. U.S. customers accuse the prediction platform of refusing to pay out about $54 million after canceling a bet related to the resignation of Ali Khamenei. The plaintiffs claim that Kalshi used an allegedly illegal “death loophole” to retain the funds. “Given that the U.S. military was concentrated near Iran’s borders and a military conflict was not only predictable but widely expected, users understood that the most likely — and in many cases the only realistic — outcome in which the 85-year-old authoritarian leader would ‘leave his post’ would be his death. The defendants also understood this,” the lawsuit states.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$66,785 ETH ≈$1,940 SOL ≈$82,05 BNB ≈$615 XRP ≈$1,34 Market cap ≈$2,29T Fear & Greed Index: 18 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 37

📈 Bybit has released its 29th Proof of Reserves report (snapshot date: February 26). 💰 Users hold about 59,000 BTC on the platform (1,461 BTC less than in the previous report on January 27, −2.41%). 🔹 The amount of user-held Ethereum on Bybit is around 520,000 ETH (up by 53,607 ETH compared to the previous report, +11.4%). 💰 The exchange also holds 6.12 billion in client Tether (100 million USDT less than in the previous report, −1.71%).

Prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket are holding preliminary talks with investors for new funding rounds. Each company could be valued at around $20 billion — roughly double their valuations at the end of 2025. Kalshi was last valued at approximately $11 billion following a $1 billion raise in December 2025. Polymarket was valued at about $9 billion in October 2025.

The court dismissed all unfounded claims by the plaintiffs against Changpeng Zhao, Binance, and Binance US, ruling that there is no evidence linking Mr. Zhao or Binance to the financing of any terrorist activities.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$67,839 ETH ≈$1,972 SOL ≈$84,15 BNB ≈$627 XRP ≈$1,36 Market cap ≈$2,32T Fear & Greed Index: 19 ("Extreme fear") Altseason Index: 36

Spot Solana ETFs have attracted $1.5 billion since their launch in July 2025. More than 50% of these funds belong to companies reporting to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission through Form 13F, which, according to Eric Balchunas of Bloomberg, indicates a strong institutional investment base. Considering that the underlying cryptocurrency SOL has lost 57% of its value over the same period, such institutional conviction is seen as a very positive sign for Solana.

The crypto regulator in Dubai has stated that KuCoin is operating without a license and must cease its activities in the country.

Vitalik Buterin stated that next-generation crypto wallets will actively integrate artificial intelligence. He explained that he wouldn’t trust language models with transactions or funds worth millions of dollars. For high-value scenarios, the optimal workflow would look like this: 1. AI proposes a plan. 2.A local lightweight client simulates it. 3. The user reviews the actions and results, and then executes the transaction manually. The process should conservatively prioritize security, but the potential advantages are significant. Completely eliminating traditional interfaces of decentralized applications could remove many attack vectors, including theft and data leaks within the Ethereum ecosystem.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$68,904 ETH ≈$2,013 SOL ≈$85,63 BNB ≈$633 XRP ≈$1,37 Market cap ≈$2,38T Fear & Greed Index: 23 ("Fear") Altseason Index: 36

Assets worth more than $15 billion are now tokenized on the Ethereum network. This represents a 200% increase compared to last year.

Discussions about altseason are at an extremely low level, reflecting weak market interest in altcoins — Santiment. However, this is a positive sign, as altseason discussions often reflect FOMO, and periods like the current one often signal the imminent start of a recovery.

The trading giant ICE, the parent company of the NYSE, has invested in OKX, valuing it at $25 billion.

Western Union is launching a stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. The largest international money transfer operator announced a partnership with Crossmint to launch the USDPT stablecoin and a new digital payments network called Digital Asset Network. The main idea is to connect blockchain with traditional money transfers. ➠ USDPT will be issued on the Solana network. ➠ Fintech services will be able to use the Crossmint API to send payments in the stablecoin. ➠ Recipients will be able to convert digital dollars into cash through the Western Union network. The company has more than 360,000 cash pickup locations worldwide and operates in 200+ countries, so the new system effectively connects crypto payments with the global remittance infrastructure. ❗️The global remittance market reaches about ~$905B.

Against the backdrop of Bitcoin falling by more than 40% (from its $126,000 peak), large mining companies are carrying out accelerated sales. They hold $8 billion worth of Bitcoin. Unlike previous downturns, when sales were mainly used to cover operating expenses, this time most of the proceeds are being directed toward a transition into the AI data center business. MARA Holdings included a potential sale of part of its Bitcoin reserves worth nearly $4 billion in its latest strategy, while CleanSpark and Riot Platforms are promoting a shift toward AI through management changes, and Bitdeer has already completely gotten rid of its Bitcoin reserves.