mon

According to The Block, BNP Paribas Asset Management recently announced the issuance of a tokenized share of a French local money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain through its AssetFoundryTM platform.The project adopts a "permissioned access model," ensuring that only qualified and authorized participants can hold and transfer assets to comply with relevant regulatory requirements. This is BNP Paribas's second issuance of a tokenized money market fund, aimed at testing the complete end-to-end process from issuance, transfer agency to tokenization and public blockchain connectivity.

Embedded API infrastructure Monark Markets announced the completion of an $8 million strategic funding round, led by F-Prime, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Grit Capital Partners, and BBAE Holdings.The company's API infrastructure supports fintech platforms such as Apex Fintech Solutions and Altruist Financial, embedding private market investments directly into existing client accounts, which can drive the growth in investment demand for key economic growth engines in private markets like artificial intelligence and blockchain.

According to Jinshi News, "Fed's mouthpiece" Nick Timiraos predicts that the U.S. December PCE inflation (both core and overall) will increase by 0.37% month-on-month (annualized rate of 4.5%).This will raise the core PCE index annual rate to 3%, the highest level since February 2025. The overall PCE annual rate is expected to be 2.9%, the highest level since March 2024.

According to Crowdfund Insider, data from Dune Analytics shows that USDC trading activity has exploded. Among the 49 networks queried, monthly USDC transaction volume grew from 31 million in July 2024 to 613 million in January 2026, marking a 20-fold increase in such cryptocurrency transfers within just 18 months.Polygon and Base together accounted for 68% of USDC transactions, thanks to their low fees, fast settlement times, and optimization of everyday financial processes. Polygon has set records with an average daily USDC transaction volume exceeding 12 million, surpassing Solana to become the top USDC chain. Base processed $5.3 trillion in USDC transactions in January.USDC issuer Circle has expanded native support to 30 blockchains and enhanced its Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), which has facilitated over $126 billion in seamless transfers. Integration with traditional financial giants like Visa, Stripe, and Shopify has also played a key role.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on the X platform that in the past 6 months, a total of 94 tons of tokenized gold XAUT has been transferred on-chain, with a total fee of only 0.0016%.In contrast, transporting physical gold by central banks in traditional systems often incurs logistics and security costs amounting to millions of dollars, while tokenized gold allows for near-instant settlement and extremely low-cost transfers, highlighting the advantages of on-chain assets in terms of cross-border flow efficiency.It is reported that XAUT is a tokenized asset issued by Tether that is pegged to physical gold, allowing users to transfer ownership of gold on the blockchain.

According to the official website of the U.S. Department of Justice, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas announced that a Chinese national, Fei Liao, has been sentenced to federal prison for participating in the laundering of funds obtained from a cryptocurrency investment scam. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced to 40 months in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in 2026.Liao was also ordered to forfeit over $2.3 million in seized funds and to pay more than $2.8 million in restitution to victims. The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs for the Eastern District of Texas and was investigated by the Tyler branch of the United States Secret Service, with federal prosecutor Robert Austin Wells handling the prosecution. Court documents show that Liao assisted in laundering funds from "Pig Butchering" and other cryptocurrency investment scams by setting up shell companies and bank accounts with others.Such scams typically contact victims through social media, dating platforms, or unsolicited phone calls, establishing a trust relationship before inducing them to invest in cryptocurrency. After victims transfer funds to accounts controlled by the scammers, the fraudulent platform displays high returns, encouraging further investment, ultimately leading to victims being unable to withdraw funds and suffering significant losses.Law enforcement agencies remind individuals that if they encounter similar scams, they can report them to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) and provide as much information as possible, including the name of the investment platform, cryptocurrency addresses, transaction hashes, bank account information, and contact details of the suspects, while also retaining communications and transfer records with the scammers.

Tom Lee's Fundstrat digital asset strategy head Sean Farrell published the latest Ethereum analysis, stating that the current average cost of ETH is $2,241, while the current price is $1,934, indicating an average loss of 22% for investors.Comparing the current decline with historical lows, in 2022, the average maximum loss for investors reached 39%, and in 2025, the average maximum loss was 21%. Applying these two figures to the current average cost of $2,241 suggests that ETH could drop to a low of $1,367 or $1,770.Based on the realized loss percentile analysis since 2017, the current average loss is at a historical high of 9%, indicating a high level of loss. The implied 12-month return rate is +81%. This suggests that the price of Ethereum is nearing the bottom. In the long term, Ethereum's risk/reward ratio appears to be positive.Tom Lee himself shared this analysis, stating that it helps in thinking about investor capital flows and position allocation near the lows.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve official Kashkari stated that the current monetary policy is close to a neutral level.

According to CoinDesk, BTC is set to decline for the fifth consecutive week, marking the longest losing streak since 2022.At the same time, BTC is facing a fifth consecutive month of decline, which is the second longest losing streak in history, only behind the six-month downturn from 2018 to 2019.

The Polymarket team member Mustafa liked the tweet "Polymarket will release an airdrop in the next 6 months" this morning.

According to CoinDesk, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon stated at the World Liberty Forum that he holds "a very small amount, but indeed some" Bitcoin, although he is still closely monitoring this asset, viewing it as part of a broader trend of technology reshaping the financial system.He believes that traditional finance and the crypto industry are forming an evolving unified system, and tokenization is expected to play a central role in future market infrastructure. Solomon stated, "I am an observer of Bitcoin, still trying to understand how Bitcoin operates and its volatility mechanisms."Solomon pointed out that Goldman Sachs currently has limited involvement in the crypto space, primarily influenced by what he calls "restrictive regulation." He warned that excessive regulation could siphon capital out of the financial system, while also calling for a cautious and rational approach to regulation.

Battery Ventures' representative portfolio includes Coinbase, Databricks, Affirm, Shopify, and Wayfair.

According to The Block, the latest disclosed documents show that Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, purchased 41,453 shares of Coinbase (COIN) stock on Tuesday, totaling approximately $6.9 million, reversing a trend of selling earlier this month.Specifically, three ETFs under Ark made the following purchases:ARKK bought 29,689 shares (approximately $4.9 million);ARKW bought 7,525 shares (approximately $1.2 million);ARKF bought 4,239 shares (approximately $704,000).Previously, from February 5 to 6, Ark had sold a total of 119,236 shares of Coinbase stock, valued at approximately $17.4 million, during a general pullback in crypto-related stocks. During this period, Ark reallocated some funds to the crypto trading platform Bullish and increased its position for more than ten consecutive trading days.According to the disclosures, as of February 18, Coinbase was the seventh largest holding in ARKK and ARKW, with weights of 4% and 3.7%, respectively; it was also the third largest holding in ARKF, with a weight of 5.6%.On the fundamentals, Coinbase's revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 is projected to be $1.8 billion, a decrease of 5% quarter-over-quarter, with a net loss of $667 million, primarily due to an unrealized loss of $718 million from its crypto asset portfolio and a strategic investment loss of $395 million.In terms of stock price, Coinbase closed up 1% on Tuesday at $166.02, with a cumulative increase of 8.4% over the past five trading days, but it is still down 28% year-to-date, having retraced about 56% from its historical peak.

According to The Crypto Basic, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will decide by February 26 whether to approve, deny, or delay the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF.The fund application document explicitly lists XRP as one of 5 to 15 eligible crypto assets, which, if approved, would provide institutions managing $1.8 trillion in assets with a regulated structure to allocate XRP. T. Rowe Price first submitted the prospectus for this crypto fund last October, after which NYSE Arca filed a 19b-4 listing application, published in the Federal Register on November 28. The SEC set an extended review period last month, with the final decision deadline on February 26.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflows of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:LISA (Eehw....ump): Net inflow of $4,000, with a 24-hour increase of 6218.9%, currently priced at $0.0002.automaton (oBeM....ump): Net inflow of $4,000, with a 24-hour increase of 13618.3%, currently priced at $0.0004.Pixel (2fLw....ump): Net inflow of $3,000, with a 24-hour increase of 7641.4%, currently priced at $0.0002.GAS (25E8....ump): Net inflow of $3,000, with a 24-hour increase of 23926.1%, currently priced at $0.0008.Percolator (8PzF....ump): Net inflow of $969, with a 24-hour decrease of -16.9%, currently priced at $0.0008.

Monad announced on the X platform that the Monad Foundation has acquired the open-source blockchain data indexing framework Ponder, with the specific acquisition amount not disclosed.The entire Ponder team will join the Monad Foundation and contribute to the protocol layer, open-source tools, and standards, while also providing support for applications leveraging Monad's performance and decentralized features.

According to Jinshi, Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that the Federal Reserve can be patient with its monetary policy.

According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Space Station Inc. announced on Tuesday that its Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Legal Officer will leave the company immediately.Documents submitted by Gemini to the Bloomberg Terminal show that executives Marshall Beard, Dan Chen, and Tyler Meade are leaving the company effective immediately. Notably, Marshall Beard, who also served as a member of the Gemini board, has resigned from his board position as well, and the company stated that his departure is not due to any disagreements with the company.

According to Cointelegraph, a recent study by TRM Labs shows that despite mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges delisting privacy coins, the activity of Monero remains stable. Research data indicates that transaction usage in 2024 and 2025 is still higher than levels before 2022.TRM Labs noted in its analysis of market trends and underlying network infrastructure that demand has not waned even after many large trading platforms removed or restricted the token due to traceability issues. In 2024, mainstream platforms, including Binance and Kraken, have successively delisted or gradually phased out Monero for compliance reasons. This year, Dubai's financial regulatory authority has prohibited licensed platforms in the Dubai International Financial Centre from listing Monero, Zcash, and other privacy coins, further increasing the pressure.The findings also reveal that Bitcoin remains the preferred currency for real-world ransomware payments. Ransomware operators typically request Monero and sometimes even offer discounts, but victims still tend to pay with Bitcoin. However, the dark web market seems to be evolving in the opposite direction. Researchers found that among new markets launched in 2025, 48% only support Monero, a significant increase compared to previous years.