Odaily News Fed's Goolsbee stated that service sector inflation is "not moderate"; goods with higher tariffs tend to see larger price increases; if inflation declines, there will be multiple rate cuts in the future; this does not mean we can reach an agreement soon, but the path to an agreement has opened; view 3% as a loose target for the neutral rate; need some evidence that inflation is returning to 2%. (Jin10)

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 Bitcoin miner Hive announced that for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2025, the company's revenue reached $93.1 million, representing a year-on-year increase of 219% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 7%. In November last year, Hive also set a new quarterly revenue record.

Hive attributed the revenue growth to the overall expansion of its Bitcoin hashrate clusters and the BUZZ high-performance computing platform. However, due to accelerated depreciation and non-cash revaluation adjustments related to its expansion in Paraguay, Hive Mining incurred a net loss of $91.3 million, which offset its success in revenue growth.

Odaily News According to Lookonchain monitoring, a whale (0x9b3b) deposited another 500,000 USDC into Hyperliquid today to continue going long on WLFI. The address currently holds 42.47 million WLFI long positions, valued at $4.26 million, with unrealized losses exceeding $1 million.

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 US-listed company DDC Enterprise Limited (DDC) announced today that it has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 80 BTC, bringing its total corporate treasury holdings to 2,068 BTC, with an average acquisition cost of $84,944 per Bitcoin. This latest purchase marks DDC's sixth consecutive week of increasing its Bitcoin holdings, representing a 74.8% growth in holdings since early 2026 and solidifying Bitcoin's role as a foundational component of the company's financial strategy.

It is reported that this transaction was completed under DDC's established capital deployment framework, which emphasizes prudent scaling, liquidity management, and balance sheet strength. The company's strategy aims to navigate market cycle fluctuations while enhancing long-term value per share. (Businesswire)

Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created address withdrew 25 million WLFI from Binance, worth approximately $2.52 million.

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 According to its 13F disclosure for the period ending December 2025, Italian banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo reported holding approximately $96 million worth of Bitcoin spot ETFs, including the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF and the iShares Bitcoin Trust. Simultaneously, Intesa Sanpaolo also holds a significant put option position on Strategy, which the market interprets as a hedge against Strategy's stock price being overvalued relative to its Bitcoin asset value (mNAV) while being long on Bitcoin ETFs. (CoinDesk)

Odaily News According to official sources, Centrifuge and Pharos have announced a partnership aimed at distributing and operating institutional-grade assets, such as tokenized U.S. Treasuries (JTRSY) and AAA-rated structured credit products (JAAA), on-chain at scale through a shared infrastructure framework. This collaboration will integrate Centrifuge's tokenization infrastructure with Pharos's Layer 1, providing a liquidity and distribution layer for assets issued by Centrifuge to address the distribution challenges of institutional assets in on-chain finance.

Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge Labs, stated that tokenization alone cannot solve issues of access and usability, and this partnership focuses on building the distribution and infrastructure layer.

Wish Wu, CEO of Pharos, noted that the challenge lies not in demand but in infrastructure, and the collaboration aims to create an environment where institutional assets can remain active on-chain.

Pharos is a financial Layer 1 designed for RealFi, developed by a team of former Ant Group leaders and engineers, and has received investments from institutions such as Hack VC and Faction VC.

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.