Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has accelerated his ETH sales in February 2026, offloading more than 8,800 ETH valued at approximately $18.45 million during a period of heightened market volatility.
South Korea’s central bank is doubling down on a cautious approach to stablecoins. In a report delivered to parliament on February 23, 2026, the Bank of Korea (BOK) urged lawmakers to limit the initial issuance of won-denominated stablecoins exclusively to licensed commercial banks.
Global copper inventories have climbed to 1.02 million tons, marking the highest level in 23 years and signaling a dramatic build-up across major exchanges.
Europe and the UK face a pivotal week packed with central bank signals, growth updates, and political tests that could shape market direction heading into March.
In February 2026, JPMorgan Chase confirmed in court filings that it closed more than 50 bank accounts linked to President Donald Trump, his family, and affiliated businesses shortly after the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
A sharp shift is unfolding in the digital asset market. After a wave of disappointing token launches in 2025, capital is increasingly flowing into publicly listed crypto companies in early 2026.
Bitcoin has entered what crypto analyst Doctor Profit calls “Stage 4” of a six-phase bear market model, following a steep correction from its October 2025 peak near $125,000–$126,000 to recent lows around $60,000.
Institutional investors sold a net $8.3 billion of US equities last week, marking the second-largest weekly outflow on record, according to flow data.
Bitcoin briefly plunged to the $64,300 level late Sunday after a sharp wave of selling erased nearly $3,300 from its price in under two hours, intensifying volatility across the broader crypto market.
The European Parliament is set to propose freezing approval of a trade agreement with the US, a move that risks derailing months of negotiations and deepening transatlantic tensions at a fragile moment for global commerce.
Arizona lawmakers advanced legislation that would add XRP to the state’s proposed Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund, marking one of the clearest moves yet by a US state to formally recognize the token as a potential reserve asset.
The sudden legal twist in Washington has reshaped trade flows between the United States and the United Kingdom.



