Odaily News According to the latest data from Gate, the price of gold (XAUTUSDT) has risen to $5,165.4 per ounce, with an intraday gain of 0.37%; the price of silver (XAGUSDT) is reported at $90.00 per ounce, up 2.33% intraday.

Regarding volatility indices, the BVIX (BTC Volatility Index) is latest reported at 54.21, down 4.46% intraday; the EVIX (ETH Volatility Index) is latest reported at 69.09, down 0.78% intraday.

In terms of commodities, WTI crude oil (XTIUSDT) fell 0.88% intraday to $65.67 per barrel; Brent crude oil (XBRUSDT) fell 1.04% intraday to $71.03 per barrel.

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According to data from msx.com, at the close of U.S. trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.63%, the S&P 500 index gained 0.81%, and the Nasdaq Composite increased by 1.26%. The cryptocurrency sector collectively strengthened, with Circle surging 35.47%, Solana up 17.30%, SharpLink rising 13.59%, Coinbase gaining 13.52%, Bitmine increasing 10.60%, and MicroStrategy (MSTR) advancing 8.86%.

It is reported that msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has cumulatively listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering U.S. stocks and ETF token targets such as AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA.

Odaily News According to Gate data, spot silver has risen above $90 per ounce, gaining 0.84% intraday.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale "pension-usdt.eth" has fully closed all its ETH and BTC long positions, realizing a profit of $1.16 million.

The whale's total profits now exceed $25 million.

Odaily News According to data from the Bloomberg terminal cited by zerohedge, Jane Street recorded a significant increase in holdings during the fourth quarter, adding 20.6 million shares of the iShares Silver ETF (SLV), and has now become the largest holder of this ETF. zerohedge noted that investors should be aware of the potential financial engineering and market manipulation that may be involved behind the volatility in silver prices.

Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Vitalik Buterin (0xfeb016...b2) planned to sell 16,400 ETH. The plan is 94% complete, with 15,500 ETH sold since February 2, accumulating a value of $30.94 million at an average price of $1,999. The remaining 905 ETH are expected to be sold out within the next 3-4 hours.

Odaily News A political candidate who once ran for governor of California has been banned from using Kalshi for violating insider trading rules. The political candidate placed a bet of approximately $200 on his own probability of winning during last year's campaign and posted related content on platform X. Kalshi imposed a five-year ban and a $2,000 fine on him. The description points to Kyle Langford, who is currently running for Congress. Additionally, a YouTube editor was given a two-year ban and fined approximately $20,000 for using non-public information to conduct market trades worth about $4,000 between August and September 2025. CFTC Chairman Mike Selig stated that the agency has established a Predictive Markets Advisory Committee aimed at collaborating with industry participants to combat insider trading and warned that violators will face legal consequences.

Odaily News According to a report by Politico, two informed sources revealed that senior advisors to Trump prefer to have Israel initiate combat against Iran before the United States launches an attack. These government officials have privately argued that an Israeli attack would provoke retaliation from Iran, thereby helping to garner support from American voters for U.S. military strikes. Recent polls show that Americans, particularly Republicans, support regime change in Iran but are unwilling to risk American casualties for it. This means that in addition to reasons like the nuclear program, the Trump team is also considering how the attack would be perceived in terms of public opinion. One informed source stated: "There is a view both inside and outside the government that it would be much better politically if the Israelis acted alone first and the Iranians then retaliated against us; that gives us more justification for action." Although the U.S. side hopes Israel will act first, the two informed sources said the most likely scenario remains a joint U.S.-Israel operation.

Odaily News: Cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on platform X stating that a16z's Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) and Chris Dixon (@cdixon) spoke today during a lunch meeting with Republican senators. They emphasized the need to pass cryptocurrency market structure legislation and to ensure U.S. leadership in the fields of cryptocurrency and AI.

Odaily News: Nicholas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of the crypto lending firm Blockfills, has stepped down from his leadership role. According to company information, Joseph Perry is currently serving as the interim CEO.

This management change comes as the company faces operational pressures. Blockfills previously reported losses of approximately $75 million due to deteriorating market conditions and suspended customer deposits and withdrawal services on February 11th. These services have not yet been restored.

Sources indicate that the company advised some clients to withdraw their assets in advance before officially freezing deposits and withdrawals. Blockfills stated that clients can still open and close positions for spot and derivatives trading under specific circumstances, and the company is working with investors and clients to restore platform liquidity.

Headquartered in Chicago, Blockfills processed over $60 billion in trading volume in 2025. Affected by the market downturn, the company is reportedly seeking potential acquirers.

Odaily News Mizuho analysts stated that if payment company Stripe proceeds with a potential acquisition of PayPal, it would help Stripe expand further from its traditional merchant payment business into the consumer market. Previous reports indicated that Stripe is considering acquiring all or part of PayPal's business.

In terms of scale, the transaction is feasible. Stripe's latest valuation is approximately $159 billion, significantly higher than PayPal's market capitalization of around $43 billion. Analysts believe that PayPal's vast user base and its peer-to-peer payment app Venmo would provide Stripe with strong consumer-facing brand and user network support.

Furthermore, PayPal's Braintree merchant payment infrastructure could also enhance Stripe's competitiveness in the payment processing market. Analysis points out that Braintree could bring Stripe approximately $700 billion in Total Payment Volume (TPV), while Stripe's current annual TPV is about $1.4 trillion.

Odaily News On February 25th, the crypto market experienced one of its strongest single-day rebounds recently. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana collectively rose, driving the total crypto market capitalization to increase by approximately $170 billion, bringing the total market cap close to $2.5 trillion.

Market data shows that Bitcoin once broke through the $70,000 mark, Ethereum rose over 13%, and Solana gained more than 15%. This rebound ended the sustained correction trend that had persisted since the highs of last October.

Market analysts believe this rally is related to the recent insider trading lawsuit against market maker Jane Street. Some crypto market commentators pointed out that over the past few months, there appeared to be a phenomenon of concentrated Bitcoin sell-offs around 10 AM Eastern Time each day. Following the announcement of the lawsuit news, this pattern seems to have suddenly stopped.

However, there is currently no public evidence indicating that Jane Street indeed engaged in systematic Bitcoin selling at a fixed time. Nevertheless, the market generally believes that the expectation of reduced potential selling pressure has boosted investor sentiment in the short term.

Odaily News Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid said on Wednesday that excessively high inflation remains a key issue the Fed needs to address, but he did not specify how monetary policy should respond. Schmid stated, "I think we still have work to do on inflation," while adding, "I think the employment situation is quite good." He did not explain how these factors influence his judgment on the outlook for monetary policy. Schmid had previously expressed skepticism about the Fed's push for interest rate cuts last year, when officials lowered the target interest rate range to 3.5% to 3.75%. Markets expect the Fed to implement further rate cuts this year, but officials have provided little guidance. Schmid also discussed the Fed's balance sheet, saying internal discussions are focused on understanding the appropriate level of reserves needed by the financial system. He noted that the large amount of mortgage-backed securities held by the Fed from past bond purchase programs continues to depress housing borrowing costs. Due to the current scale of mortgage bonds held by the Fed, mortgage rates "may be 75 to 100 basis points lower than they otherwise would be."

Odaily News Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said on Wednesday that the rift between the Federal Reserve and the White House has begun to erode public trust in the central bank's apolitical status. This is one of the most direct warnings to date from a senior monetary policy official about the consequences of Trump's tough stance towards the Fed. In a farewell article written ahead of his retirement from the Atlanta Fed at the end of February, Bostic stated that his colleagues within the Federal Reserve System remain committed to insulating their work from politics. "But my travels over the past few months have made it clear that the legal and rhetorical battles surrounding the central bank have led people across all segments of society to begin questioning the Fed's independence, which is a serious concern." Bostic is not the only Fed official this year to emphasize the importance of central bank independence, but no one has warned as directly as he did on Wednesday that the current series of controversies could undermine public trust in the institution.