US President Trump: We are not satisfied with our negotiations with Iran. We demand that Iran not enrich uranium. Iran has not found the right answer. I am not worried about the impact of an attack on Iran on oil prices.

Morgan Stanley has reportedly applied for a new national trust bank license to conduct digital asset custody business and plans to offer staking and trading services to investment clients, demonstrating its continued strategic focus on the crypto space. The application was submitted to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) by Morgan Stanley Digital Trust on February 18. If approved, the license will allow Morgan Stanley to conduct digital asset custody and related services as a banking institution. This move marks a further shift in Morgan Stanley's attitude towards the crypto asset sector. In recent years, the bank has gradually moved from a relatively cautious stance to a more active participation in the digital asset market, consistent with the overall trend of traditional financial institutions. Previously, Morgan Stanley appointed senior executive Amy Oldenburg to lead its digital asset business strategy and applied to launch spot Bitcoin and Solana ETF products, while also planning to launch its own digital wallet this year. Morgan Stanley's license application comes at a time when several crypto-native institutions are seeking compliant banking status. Several companies have recently received conditional approvals, indicating that the integration of traditional finance and the crypto industry is accelerating.

Mark Karpelès, former CEO of the defunct exchange Mt. Gox, recently proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to recover approximately 79,956 BTC stolen in the 2011 hack, worth about $5.2 billion at current prices. The proposal targets a wallet address associated with the 2011 Mt. Gox system breach, which received nearly 80,000 Bitcoins after the attack and remained untouched for over 15 years. Under current Bitcoin rules, these funds can only be transferred if the corresponding private key is held. The proposal would allow the unspent outputs of a recovered Mt. Gox address to be controlled via a signature, thus bringing the funds into the existing judicial oversight and compensation process to repay Mt. Gox creditors. Karpelès stated that this proposal is merely a starting point for discussion, intending to limit the rule change to a single address and activate it at a future block height. However, the proposal also acknowledges that this plan requires a coordinated upgrade across the entire network, and if some community members refuse to support it, it could lead to a risk of a blockchain split. It's important to note that these approximately 80,000 BTC are not currently part of the assets allocated to Mt. Gox creditors, nor are they controlled by the bankruptcy trustee.

Following strong earnings and the company's push forward with its AI transformation strategy, fintech company Block.com is expected to see its merchant payments business, Square, be a major beneficiary of this strategic shift. The earnings report showed that Block.com achieved operating profit of $485 million in the fourth quarter, with adjusted operating profit reaching $588 million. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $116 million, and adjusted EBITDA was $930 million. The company also raised its 2026 gross profit guidance to $12.2 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of approximately 18%. Block.com CEO Jack Dorsey recently announced that the company will lay off more than 40% of its workforce, reducing its total number of employees from over 10,000 to less than 6,000, in order to promote a leaner, AI-centric operating model. Analysts believe that Block.com is one of the first fintech companies to fundamentally reassess its workforce structure and productivity. In addition, the company recently increased its holdings by 103 Bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to approximately 8,883 BTC, worth about $577 million, making it the fourteenth largest enterprise in the world in terms of Bitcoin holdings. Dorsey stated that the company rapidly expanded its workforce during the pandemic, while simultaneously establishing separate systems for Square and Cash App, resulting in redundant personnel. Block is currently pushing for organizational consolidation and plans to increase gross profit per employee to over $2 million, approximately four times the pre-pandemic level. Analysts believe that with AI driving efficiency improvements, Square's business is poised to be the first to achieve scaled revenue growth.

On Feb 27, 2026, 22:35 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, Ethereum has dropped below 1,900 USDT and is now trading at 1,894.800049 USDT, with a narrowed 6.69% decrease in 24 hours.

Hong Kong's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) mostly experienced a downward trend. According to RTHK, ADRs for HSBC, Alibaba, and Xiaomi fell by approximately 1% or more compared to their closing prices in Hong Kong yesterday. JD.com and Meituan ADRs decreased by 0.6% to 0.9%. In contrast, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing ADR saw an increase of 0.7%.

SCOTUS voided IEEPA tariffs; guide to eligibility, protests, deadlines, interest - tariff refund deadline, IEEPA tariffs, Court of International Trade. source: https://coincu.com/news/ieepa-tariffs-face-refund-claims-as-cit-deadline-nears/

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