📢 The total value of real-world assets on Solana has now exceeded $1.66B.

📢 The stablecoin market capitalization has grown by $5.5B over the past week.

📢 The IMF reports that the majority of stablecoins are supported by U.S. Treasury holdings.

📢 This marks the first time on record that Bitcoin has posted losses in both January and February.

📢 DeFi spot trading volume has tripled since the beginning of 2026.

📢 More than $1.9B in leveraged positions have been liquidated over the last seven days.

📢 Michael Saylor’s Strategy says it could endure an 88% drop in Bitcoin to $8K and still retain enough assets to cover all of its debt obligations.

📢 U.S. labor statistics indicate that 2025 employment numbers were revised down by more than one million jobs, marking the largest annual downward adjustment in 20 years.

📢 According to DefiLlama data, over $130 million in token releases are anticipated this week, with the most significant unlock by Toncoin ($TON). Scheduled for February 21, Toncoin will release $53.27 million worth of tokens, primarily from the TON Believers Fund, representing approximately 0.72% of its total supply.

📢 An early Ethereum ICO participant became active after 10.6 years, attempting to transfer 1 $ETH to Gemini, though the transaction did not go through. The original $443 investment for 1,430 $ETH is now valued at about $2.81M, representing a 6,335x return.

📢 Polymarket traders assign a 37% probability that Bitcoin reaches $75K in February.

📢 A 10% move higher in BTC could wipe out around $4.34 billion in short positions, compared to roughly $2.35 billion in long liquidations if price drops 10%.
Polymarket users predict a 37% chance Bitcoin hits $75K in February.This suggests bearish bets are more crowded and heavily leveraged, raising the potential for a stronger short squeeze if momentum shifts upward.

📢 Digital asset investment products have recorded a fourth consecutive week of outflows, with $173M pulled from the market.

📢 Animoca Brands Secures Dubai VASP License 🇦🇪

Animoca Brands has received regulatory approval to operate in Dubai’s digital asset market.

• Granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license
• Strengthens its presence in the UAE crypto ecosystem
• Marks another step toward regulated global expansion

📢 OKX Strengthens European Footprint with Malta Approval 🇲🇹

OKX has secured a Payment Institution license in Malta, expanding its regulated footprint in Europe.

• Official Malta Payment Institution approval granted
• Enables compliant stablecoin payment services across the EU
• Strengthens OKX’s position in regulated European markets

📢 Tokenized real-world assets have increased by 13.5% in the last 30 days, even as the wider crypto market shed roughly $1 trillion in value.

📢 U.S. HOUSING HITS MOST UNAFFORDABLE LEVEL ON RECORD. Since 2000, median home prices have surged about 217% while incomes rose just 153%, pushing affordability to historic extremes.