On February 25, local time, the Palestinian Authority's 'Committee Against the Wall and Settlements' issued a statement condemning the U.S. Embassy in Israel's decision to extend consular services to the Jewish settlement of Efrat in the southern West Bank. According to Jin10, this move is seen as a violation of international law principles and is perceived as tacit support for Israel's settlement policies. The expansion of consular services has raised concerns among Palestinian officials, who argue that it undermines efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and challenges the international consensus on the status of the settlements.

Rollins College, a liberal arts institution in Florida, is broadening its educational offerings by venturing into executive education. Bloomberg posted on X, highlighting the college's strategic move as part of a broader trend among U.S. campuses seeking growth opportunities beyond traditional undergraduate programs. The initiative is spearheaded by Rick Goings, the former CEO of Tupperware Brands and current chairman of the college's board. This expansion reflects a growing interest in catering to professionals seeking advanced training and development, aligning with the evolving landscape of higher education.

A Bitfinex report indicates that the Bitcoin market has recently been fluctuating within the $65,000–$70,000 range, but the long-term trend remains downward. Since reaching its all-time high last October, the market has experienced a significant correction of over 52%. Although it has rebounded by approximately 20% from the February 5th low, prices this week remain below the range low and are testing new lows. Increased macroeconomic uncertainty, particularly following the Supreme Court's ruling on the Trump administration's tariff increases, has led to a recovery in precious metals such as gold and silver, while crypto market traders continue to pay a premium for downside protection. Exchange whale ratios show that recent Bitcoin inflows into exchanges have primarily come from large investors. This concentrated inflow typically indicates strategic selling rather than short-term forced liquidation or retail sell-offs. Large investors may sell at key structural levels or at fixed daily intervals, reflecting intentional market positioning. Last week, the options market reduced downside protection for the first time, but due to tariff news, traders did not re-add to long positions, only adjusting for extreme tail risks. Short-term expiring contract trading data indicates that market sentiment is cautious rather than optimistic.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held a productive meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Jin10, the leaders explored a wide range of topics aimed at enhancing bilateral relations between the two nations. Areas such as technology, water resource management, agriculture, and talent collaboration were identified as having significant potential for cooperation. Additionally, they discussed key developments in the region, underscoring the importance of their partnership in addressing regional challenges.

Canton Network and Chainlink jointly announced that the Chainlink data standard has been officially deployed in the Canton ecosystem, further promoting the large-scale development of institutional real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) will soon be launched on Canton to support secure cross-chain transfers of tokenized assets. In addition, Chainlink Data Streams, SmartData NAV and AUM data sources, and Proof of Reserve have also been integrated into the Canton ecosystem. (PRNewswire)

According to an official announcement from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the FCA has selected four companies to enter its regulatory sandbox to test innovative stablecoin services in a real-world environment with robust security measures. The four selected companies are Monee Financial Technologies, ReStabilise, Revolut, and VVTX, which emerged from 20 applications. Testing will begin in the first quarter of 2026, focusing on application scenarios such as stablecoin issuance, payments, wholesale settlements, and crypto trading. Matthew Long, FCA's Director of Payments and Digital Assets, stated that this initiative aims to ensure the credibility of stablecoins in payments and settlements, and the test results will directly impact the final UK stablecoin regulatory rules to be released later in 2026.

Avalanche (AVAX) is showing early signs of structural stabilization after an extended downtrend, with price compressing near a key higher-timeframe support line highlighted in the latest GainMuse chart. Following a sharp breakdown and “break and drop” sequence earlier this month, AVAX is now forming a tightening triangle just above the macro support base. source: https://www.ethnews.com/avax-at-a-breaking-point-reversal-brewing-or-another-leg-down/

He Yi commented on heightened market volatility after reposting remarks from Jamie Dimon, suggesting that turbulent conditions may present opportunity rather than risk.In a post on X, He Yi echoed Dimon’s view that global markets remain on a constructive trajectory despite recent pullbacks, adding: “The future and the storm have arrived together. The greater the waves, the more valuable the fish?” The comment reflects a long-term perspective that sharp price swings can create favorable entry points for investors willing to look beyond short-term noise.Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, recently said in a television interview that markets are broadly trending positively even as they experience periodic corrections. He has also reiterated a more constructive stance on digital assets, stating that cryptocurrencies now represent an improvement over parts of the existing financial system and that the industry has moved beyond its “experimental” phase.

DDC Enterprise Limited announced the purchase of 50 more bitcoins, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 2,118. This marks the company's seventh consecutive week of increasing its bitcoin holdings, placing it 34th among publicly traded companies globally in terms of bitcoin holdings. (Businesswire)

Stripe’s potential acquisition of PayPal could create a fintech powerhouse, combining infrastructure, consumer reach, and digital payments scale. source: https://dailycoin.com/stripe-paypal-acquisition-global-payments/?utm_source=cryptopanic&utm_medium=rss

Never before have institutions and businesses been so enthusiastic about cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency natives seem trapped in an endless cycle of depression.

As of February 20, BitDeer's own Bitcoin holdings officially reached zero.

By 2026, the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) will have moved beyond the pilot phase and proof-of-concept stage.

Web 4.0 is not only a technological innovation, but also a profound transformation of social structure and economic model.

AI agents are starting to work for themselves, blockchain is becoming the underlying currency of the machine economy, the boundary between reality and virtuality is becoming increasingly blurred, and the wave of Web 4.0 is gathering.

MoonPay has launched MoonPay Agents, a tool that lets AI systems create wallets, hold funds, and carry out crypto transactions without human intervention once funded. The platform is built on MoonPay CLI and supports trading, swaps, recurring payments, and machine-to-machine transactions while keeping custody under the user’s control.

Stripe is reportedly exploring an acquisition of rival PayPal, as the once-dominant fintech heavyweight grapples with mounting competition, executive turnover and an 85% stock plunge from its 2021 peak.

Goldman Sachs' report, "HALO Impact," points out that in the AI ​​era, the market is shifting from "scalable, asset-light" to "difficult-to-replicate physical assets."

Despite knowing that the funds were "still on the blockchain," it was difficult to get the public security authorities to complete the seizure, freezing, and disposal.

A cryptocurrency investment dispute in South Korea has spiraled into an attempted murder case after prosecutors accused a 39-year-old man of poisoning his business partner over an $811,000 Bitcoin loss.