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US industrial inflation rose slightly in February.
However, gold, silver, and Bitcoin began to fall earlier and almost in sync. This is simply a reduction in position ahead of the Fed meeting. BRENT crude oil is trading at $104 per barrel. This is the main reason for the sell-off in risky assets today. $BTC $XAU
#BTC #XAU

$BTC has largely recovered from its daily decline, rising to ~$65,000. The XAUT hype has also subsided.
However, sharp price movements in the market have resulted in liquidations totaling $500 million over the past 24 hours. The largest volume, $197 million, was accounted for by positions in Bitcoin.
#BTC #XAU

For the first time since late November, demand for $BTC has returned to the spot market. Overnight, the price approached $70,000. #BTC

Over the past 12 days, addresses with balances between 1,000 and 10,000 BTC have reduced their holdings by 90,000 coins, worth approximately $5.8 billion. This active distribution is forming a severe resistance zone of 66K-67K. Short-term holders (BTC purchased 1-155 days) are capitulating, with their average price now around $89,000. Technically, BTC has formed a possible double-bottom around $62K-$60K (strong support from the 200-week SMA and a psychological level). CME is seeing a noticeable increase in crypto derivatives activity. Options positioning suggests growth in March. From a tactical perspective, it's now important to monitor the combination of BTC/ETH ETF inflows, DXY dynamics, Fed rhetoric, and the tariff situation, and to work within the range. Aggressive shorting of crypto carries high risk. Tactically, as a spot hedge, the softening of tariff rhetoric and softer signals from the Fed are returning the DXY to a downtrend and stimulating a risk-on approach
Gold is trading around $5,200
Silver: $90.4/oz (+3.8%). Strong rebound, industrial + monetary demand
#BTC #XAU #XAG

Bitcoin has recovered to around $68,500. However, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes the asset is still facing a decline similar to its fall to $60,000 in early February. Santiment analysts have noted several warning signs for the cryptocurrency, while macroeconomist Lyn Alden is confident that a quick rebound is not expected. However, she pointed to a potential driver for the next rally in the market leader. #BTC

Peter Thiel and his Founders Fund have completely exited ETHZilla Corp., a company focused on Ethereum treasury. He previously owned 7.5% of the shares.
ETHZilla's path has been rocky: at its peak, it held over 100,000 $ETH , but after the market correction, it began selling assets off its balance sheet, setting a precedent in the DAT segment. It later invested in aircraft engines and began experimenting with their tokenization. #ETH

Michael Saylor continues to buy. And for the first time in a long time, his purchases have led to a decrease in the average BTC price in the holding. 2,486 BTC were purchased at an average price of $67,710 for $168.4 million.
Strategy's balance sheet contains 717,131 BTC at an average price of $76,027.
#BTC #MSTR

Market maker Wintermute has launched institutional OTC trading of tokenized gold $PAXG and XAUT.
This expansion comes as tokenized gold trading volume exceeded that of the five largest gold ETFs for the first time, reaching $126 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, the company announced.
#XAU #PAXG

In 2026, the ranking of the world's largest assets shows surprising resilience amid high market volatility. Gold/$XAU confidently holds first place with a market capitalization of $34.886 trillion, down just -0.57% over the month. Despite the correction, the precious metal continues to serve as a safe haven asset.
Silver/$XAG $4.332 trillion, down -1.29% over the month. Industrial demand for the metal continues to support its high valuation.
$BTC , with a market capitalization of $1.365 trillion, declined -0.83% over the month, but rose from 13th to 11th place.
Gold and silver together now control $39 trillion in market capitalization (63.8% of the top 10). This reflects the global trend toward hedging through physical assets. #XAU #XAG #BTC

Strategy intends to convert its convertible debt into equity within the next three to six years, according to Michael Saylor.
Shareholders expressed dissatisfaction in the comments, fearing dilution of their stake. The company also reiterated its plan to remain solvent at a Bitcoin price of $8,000.
#BTC #MSTR

Another Wall Street giant is entering DeFi: Apollo Global Management has partnered with the Morpho protocol to support on-chain lending. The deal involves the buyback of up to 90 million MORPHO tokens over four years (~9% of the total supply).
Previously: Bitwise on-chain storage with Morpho and BlackRock's partnership with Uniswap.
#MORPHO #UNI

Bitcoin Treasuries of Public Companies
All public companies: 1,133,516 BTC
TOP 100 companies: 1,130,817 BTC
In 2026, the top 100 companies with BTC Treasuries remain net buyers: their combined balance continues to grow, and there is no significant price pressure from these corporate holders. Most miners continue to hold onto their mined $BTC
Michael Saylor's company remains the largest custodian, buyer, and driver of this sector.
Strategy's current balance: 714,644 BTC
Average purchase price: $76,056
Total expenditure: $54.35 billion
41,002 BTC were purchased in January 2026
Marathon Digital, the largest US mining company, consistently ranks second in terms of reserves with 53,250 BTC.
Third place is firmly held by the legitimate son of Tether Investments & Cantor Fitzgerald:
XXI Twenty One Capital - 43,500 BTC
Twenty One's average Bitcoin balance is $87,280
On-chain data for February 2026 shows that the main short-term supply to the market comes from speculators and short-term holders. Panic exits by the STH cohort (short-term holders) lead to surges in coin inflows to exchanges and pressure on the price, but do not change the long-term balance of power between supply and demand. #BTC #MSTR

The silver/$XAG market collapse, in terms of speed and magnitude, is quite comparable to that of crypto. Minus 47 percent in a week. Sharp reduction in leveraged positions, mass liquidation. At the same time, the volume of speculative capital in this sector remains high. Leverage is increasing. And a breakout from consolidation could occur as early as next week. #XAG

BlackRock increased its position in BMNR shares of BitMine, the largest corporate Ethereum holder, by 165%, according to a report from the financial giant. The position is valued at $245 million as of December 31. #ETH

Since the launch of ERC-8004 about two weeks ago, over 20,000 AI agents have been deployed on the Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base networks.
The top five by rating, popularity, and activity are James, Captain Dackie, Rick, Minara AI, and CoreFocus.
#ETH #BNB

Capital rotation continues both within indices and in the commodity market. Silver/$XAG , platinum/$XPT and palladium/$XPD are among the top losers. #XAG #XPT #XPD
This selloff is putting pressure on the crypto market. This is largely due to the reduction in positions ahead of US inflation data. Investors are cautiously awaiting CPI data.

BitMine CEO Tom Lee expects a swift recovery for $ETH . He observes that the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has already experienced eight strong V-shaped reversals following significant corrections since 2018.
Despite the sluggish price dynamics, interest in ETH staking remains high—the queue has reached a historic high of 71 days, with a record 4 million ETH awaiting delivery to a smart contract address. #ETH

Gold/$XAU After hitting a record $5,608 in January, the price has stabilized above $5,000. Gold has risen 65% in 2025. A slowdown is expected in 2026. Correlation with real rates has weakened – gold is rising due to inflation and geopolitics.
Silver/$XAG More volatile: $81-84 per ounce. Year-to-date return: +156% Sixth consecutive year of deficit (67 million ounces in 2026), supported by industrial demand.
Platinum/$XPT and palladium/XPD are stable, but under pressure from global volatility; demand for platinum is growing in the auto and hydrogen energy industries.
#XAU #XAG #XPT #XPD

Analysts at K33 Research have recorded signs of investor capitulation in the spot market, ETFs, and derivatives as $BTC fell to $60,000.
Financing rates have collapsed to levels seen during the March 2023 banking crisis, and options market positioning has returned to bearish levels seen in 2022. During the extreme oversold conditions on February 5th and 6th, spot Bitcoin trading volume alone reached $32 billion. Similar trading intensity has only been seen once before in the past five years—during the FTX exchange crash. #BTC

Market panic reached record levels. The Alternative Index plummeted to 5 points, and the CMC Index to 8 points. #BTC #XAU