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02/23/2026 11:08 PM SEC Approves WisdomTree Digital Money Market Fund to Trade at Fixed $1 Intraday Price
TLDR: The SEC issued an exemptive order on Feb. 23, 2026, allowing WisdomTree’s digital MMF to trade at $1 intraday. The order grants relief from Section 22(d) and Rule 22c-1, bypassing the standard next-calculated NAV pricing requirement. Registered broker-dealers with dealer agreements can now sell Covered Fund shares at a stable $1.00 on a principal [...]
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02/23/2026 10:51 PM Tom Lee Bets Big on Ethereum With 51,162 ETH Purchase as Vitalik Buterin Sells $21 Million Worth
TLDR: Bitmine acquired 51,162 ETH in a single week, pushing total holdings to 4.42M tokens worth $8.6 billion. Vitalik Buterin sold over 9,715 ETH in February 2026, totaling more than $21M as ETH fell below $2,000. Tom Lee cited tokenization, AI adoption, and the creator economy as key reasons to buy ETH during the dip. [...]
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02/23/2026 10:40 PM HSDT Launches Pacific Backbone to Boost Solana Speed
TLDR Solana Company has started building a high-speed infrastructure network across the Asia Pacific region. The Pacific Backbone will connect Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong with low-latency systems. The network will support Solana staking validation and trading services for institutional clients. HSDT holds about 2.3 million SOL in its corporate treasury. The company plans [...]
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02/23/2026 10:26 PM MSTR Stock Drops as Strategy Buys 592 Bitcoin for $39.8M
TLDR Strategy completed its 100th Bitcoin purchase with a 592 BTC acquisition worth about $39.8 million. The company increased its total Bitcoin holdings to 717,722 BTC after the latest buy. Strategy funded the purchase through the market sales of its Class A common stock. The firm reported an average purchase price of $67,286 per Bitcoin [...]
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02/23/2026 10:23 PM Chainlink’s 86% Correction May Be Over: Here’s Why $100 Could Be Next for LINK
TLDR: LINK has corrected over 86% from its 2021 high near $53, now compressing inside a key demand block at $5.60–$7.50. CryptoPatel identifies smart money absorption at macro support, with sell-side liquidity sweeps fully absorbed on the 3W chart. Three upside price targets are mapped at $26.30, $52.22, and $100, representing up to 1,675% return [...]
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02/23/2026 10:17 PM Vitalik Buterin Offloads Millions in Ethereum Holdings
TLDR Vitalik Buterin swapped more than 3,100 ETH for stablecoins through CoW Swap in recent days. On-chain data shows the transactions totaled over $6.1 million at current market prices. His on-chain Ethereum holdings now stand at more than 224,000 ETH valued at about $426 million. Buterin previously moved over $29 million in ETH, with at [...]
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02/23/2026 10:03 PM World Liberty Financial Claims Hackers and Paid FUD Targeted USD1 in Orchestrated Market Attack
TLDR: World Liberty Financial alleged that several WLFI co-founder accounts were hacked during the Tuesday attack. Paid influencers reportedly spread fear and uncertainty to trigger a short-term sell-off in USD1 markets. USD1 briefly depegged to 0.9802 USDT before recovering to its intended $1.00 par value quickly. Eric Trump deleted WLFI-related posts on X, causing the [...]
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02/23/2026 09:50 PM Binance.US Explores Banking Ties After SEC Drops Case
TLDR Binance.US plans to expand its US operations after the SEC dismissed its 2023 lawsuit with prejudice. Changpeng Zhao said a clearer regulatory climate could support deeper banking partnerships and a possible financial charter. The SEC dropped the case following a policy shift and a mutual agreement between regulators and the exchange. Binance. US had [...]
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02/23/2026 09:37 PM Ripple USD Stablecoin Nears $2B Market Cap Milestone
TLDR Ripple USD has reached a market capitalization of $1.56 billion with 1.55 billion tokens in circulation. RLUSD is now less than $500 million away from achieving the $2 billion market cap milestone. Ripple minted $40 million worth of RLUSD on Ethereum earlier this week. Daily trading volumes for RLUSD have remained above $43 million, [...]
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02/23/2026 09:21 PM U.S. Leads as Crypto Funds Mark Five Weeks of Outflows
TLDR Crypto funds recorded $288 million in net outflows last week, extending a five-week streak to $4 billion. Bitcoin led the losses with $215 million in outflows, while short-Bitcoin products attracted $5.5 million in inflows. The United States accounted for $347 million in withdrawals, while Europe and Canada posted combined inflows of $59 million. Trading [...]
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