📢 Barclays Explores Blockchain Move

A major bank is looking deeper into digital rails.

• $2T Barclays is exploring blockchain integration
• Reviewing potential use of stablecoins
• Also considering tokenized deposits for faster settlement

📢 The Ethereum Foundation has introduced Project Odin, an initiative designed to support selected EF grantees in strengthening their long-term financial stability and operational resilience.

📢 Jack Dorsey’s company has increased its Bitcoin holdings, purchasing an additional 103 BTC. The firm now holds a total of 8,883 BTC, placing it 14th among the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries.

📢 Amundi Ramps Up Its $MSTR Position

Big increase in exposure.

• $2.8T asset manager boosted its $MSTR stake by 373%
• Added 3.77M shares, now holding 4.79M shares (~$641M)
• Effectively 4x’d its indirect exposure to $BTC

📢 Bitcoin ETFs just recorded their first week of net inflows since January.

📢 Trust Wallet Rolls Out New AI Tools 🤖

AI is now part of the toolkit.

• Introduced an MCP server to support AI-driven development
• Launched an open-source Claude Code skills marketplace
• Added AI features directly into its developer libraries

📢 World Liberty Financial has rolled out a real-time proof-of-reserves system for its USD1 stablecoin, revealing roughly $4.7 billion in assets backing the circulating supply.

📢 SpaceX Prepares for Potential $1.75T IPO

A public debut could be getting closer.

• Reportedly preparing a confidential IPO filing as early as March
• Valuation could exceed $1.75T
• Potential public listing targeted for 2026

📢 The total crypto market cap dropped by $50 billion in just one hour.

📢 Global debt surged by $29 trillion in 2025, reaching a record $348 trillion, the biggest annual jump since 2020 driven mainly by government borrowing in the U.S., China, and the Eurozone.

📢 U.S. Agencies Told to Drop Anthropic AI🇺🇸

A major shift in federal tech policy.

• President Trump ordered all federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI tools
• Agencies have a six-month phase-out period
• Signals tighter control over which AI systems are approved for government use

📢 The number of wallets holding at least 100 $BTC is nearing 20,000, a pattern typically associated with accumulation periods, where larger players steadily absorb supply from smaller holders.

📢 Panic selling is picking up as tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran, with about $1.8 billion in sell orders hitting derivatives markets in just one hour this morning.

📢 Iran Launches Missile Strikes as Regional Tensions Surge

A serious development in the region.

• Iran reportedly launched around 30 missiles toward Israel in its first wave
• Reports say multiple U.S. bases in Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain were targeted
• Air defenses are intercepting missiles, though at least one U.S. base in Bahrain was reportedly hit

📢 A newly created Polymarket wallet, just three days old, reportedly earned $493K in profit following the U.S. strikes on Iran.

📢 Tether has blocked $4.2 billion worth of USDT over the past three years amid increasing regulatory scrutiny on crypto-related illicit activity.

📢 The likelihood of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being removed as Iran’s Supreme Leader has climbed to almost 70%.

📢 Strait of Hormuz shut down❌

Oil shipments paused as tensions escalate.

• The key route that moves nearly one-third of the world’s oil supply has been halted, sparking concerns over a potential global supply disruption.

📢 Quote of the day.

📢 Morgan Stanley has filed for a national trust bank charter to offer crypto custody and broaden its digital asset services.