Odaily News: Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on platform X, stating that the third stablecoin earnings meeting is scheduled for 9 AM Eastern Time tomorrow at the White House. A small group of representatives from the cryptocurrency sector and the banking industry are expected to attend.

Odaily News Hong Kong Legislative Council member Wu Jiezhuang stated on the "Finance CHAT" program that Hong Kong is expected to issue its first batch of stablecoin issuer licenses in March. He suggested that after relevant institutions obtain their licenses, the government could distribute consumption vouchers in the form of stablecoins to eligible citizens for use at local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to promote the adoption of stablecoins in Hong Kong.

Wu Jiezhuang pointed out that this initiative could draw lessons from the previous experience of promoting electronic payments through e-consumption vouchers. By creating use cases for stablecoins, it could stimulate the local economy and enhance Hong Kong's positioning in the fields of Web3 and digital assets. He mentioned that the related administrative costs could be borne by the licensed institutions. (Techub News)

Odaily News Polymarket has announced an exclusive partnership with Substack. According to the announcement, Substack authors will be able to natively integrate Polymarket market data into their content, using real-time prediction market information to support news reporting.

Both parties stated that this initiative aims to embed prediction market data into the writing process, providing data reference support for content creators.

Odaily According to data compiled by Gate Research on Dune, since beginning to charge this fee for markets related to "15-minute cryptocurrency price movements" on January 6, Polymarket has accumulated approximately $5.6 million in fee revenue.

Previously, Polymarket expanded the fee to sports markets starting yesterday, initially covering new events in the NCAA and Serie A.

Odaily News On the 17th, the second round of Iran-U.S. negotiations concluded, during which the two sides reached agreement on some general issues. After the negotiation delegations report and consult with their respective governments, Iran and the United States will continue to discuss the details. On the 6th of this month, representatives from Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Muscat, the capital of Oman, and reached a consensus to continue the negotiations, although significant differences remain on core issues. The second round of indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran began on the 17th in Geneva, Switzerland. The talks took place at the Omani diplomatic mission in Geneva. (CCTV News)

Odaily News According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's post on platform X, combining the latest announcement data, the profit and loss status of Strategy and BitMine's holdings is as follows:

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy currently holds a total of 717,131 BTC ($48.765 billion), with an average cost of $76,027, resulting in a floating loss of $5.756 billion.

Ethereum treasury company BitMine currently holds a total of 4,371,497 ETH ($8.673 billion), with an average cost of $3,801, resulting in a floating loss of $7.943 billion.

Odaily News CoinDesk posted on platform X, stating that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes there is an 80% probability of the CLARITY Act passing before the end of April.

Additionally, the probability of the "CLARITY Act being signed in 2026" on Polymarket is currently reported at 61%.

Odaily News According to an official announcement, BitMine increased its holdings by 45,759 ETH last week, bringing its total holdings to 4.3715 million, accounting for 3.62% of Ethereum's total supply (120.7 million). Among these, BitMine has staked 3,040,483 ETH. Based on the current ETH price of $1,998 per coin, this is valued at approximately $6.1 billion.

Odaily News: According to Fortune, crypto VC Dragonfly has completed the fundraising for its fourth fund, with a size of $650 million. Dragonfly stated that the blockchain venture capital industry is currently undergoing a "large-scale shakeout," but institutions remain optimistic about the trend of crypto financialization, focusing on areas such as stablecoins, on-chain financial infrastructure, and real-world asset tokenization.

Odaily News: Michael Saylor, founder and chairman of Strategy, announced on platform X that Strategy purchased approximately 2,486 BTC for about $168.4 million, with an average price of around $67,710 per BTC. As of February 16, 2026, the company holds a total of 717,100 BTC, valued at approximately $54.52 billion, with an average purchase price of around $76,027 per BTC.

Odaily News Cryptocurrency researcher anıl posted on the X platform, stating that historical data shows Bitcoin reaches its price bottom when the MVRV Z-Score falls below 0, especially below -0.20. In the current cycle, the lowest value Bitcoin touched was +0.26, which means the classic "green zone" has not been tested. In every previous major cycle, the Z-Score has entered negative territory. If this value enters negative territory again, it may signal the most attractive medium-to-long-term risk-reward ratio interval for Bitcoin.

According to Arkham monitoring, the value of Machi Big Brother's Hyperliquid account has fallen below $1 million. To replenish the margin for his latest Hyperliquid long positions, Machi Big Brother utilized funds deposited into the PleasrDAO treasury 5 years ago. His net worth was close to $100 million 5 months ago, and his total losses currently stand at $28 million.

Odaily News, according to a post by crypto analyst Maartunn on platform X, BTC open interest has fallen 55% from its all-time high, representing the largest drop since April 2023.

Odaily News: Leon Waidmann, Head of Research at Lisk, posted on the X platform stating that Polygon's daily USDC transaction volume has reached a record high, exceeding 12 million. This figure far surpasses other blockchain networks, where daily USDC transaction volumes are all below 3 million. The transaction volume data for Base, Arbitrum, and the Ethereum mainnet are lower compared to Polygon.