A fresh analysis from Solidus Labs reveals that less than 1% of Polymarket wallets have raked in about half of the total profits on major political prediction markets from December 2025 to February 2026. The report highlights a structural divide in the prediction market, with a small group of high-cap traders leveraging advanced tech consistently pulling in more profits compared to the majority of regular users. Solidus also warns about signs of wash trading and the potential for exploiting the $POLY airdrop on Polymarket, even as they utilize on-chain data to promote their own market surveillance platform.
Bitcoin is trading in a tight range just below the $77,000 mark despite soaring oil prices and geopolitical tensions related to the potential for the U.S. to extend its naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Major altcoins like Ether, XRP, Solana, and BNB have taken a hit over the past week, while Dogecoin is the only non-stablecoin token in the top 10 to post gains, reinforcing Bitcoin's market dominance. Analysts suggest that Bitcoin's rather muted reaction reflects supply exhaustion and a lower sensitivity to news from regulators and central banks, with the $75,000 level seen as a critical bearish support zone, and a rally back to $80,000 is needed to maintain the current bullish structure.
The CFTC Chairman mentioned on CoinDesk that their AI will review cryptocurrency applications in the U.S. Chairman Mike Selig stated that the regulatory body is exploring new tech to maximize the capabilities of their leaner team, including using artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor trading data.
Block announced that they have added 114 BTC to their digital asset stash, bringing the total up to 8,997 BTC. When factoring in the BTC held by customers, the proof of reserves shows that this payment company is responsible for managing a total of 28,355 BTC, worth about $2.2 billion. The wallet address and cryptographic proof were published for on-chain verification, allowing the public to self-verify ownership of BTC.$BTC
Aave is leading the charge to recover DeFi after the Kelp DAO hack, with over $300 million committed in support from big players like Consensys, Lido, EtherFi, and others, although most still need approval from the governance. Contributions include donations, deposits, and credit lines, while Aave is also looking to unlock ETH that’s been frozen on Arbitrum to help rsETH holders affected get fully compensated, highlighting a rare ecosystem-wide response aimed at stabilizing the ecosystem.
Bitcoin is trading about 3% lower, around $77,000, as investors tread carefully ahead of a crucial week with U.S. economic data and the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Rising oil prices over $100 a barrel are complicating inflation prospects, reducing the likelihood of the Fed cutting rates in the short term and keeping Bitcoin stuck below a key technical resistance level around $80,700. A potential decline in AI demand, highlighted by OpenAI missing its revenue targets, could ultimately limit the sell-off of Bitcoin miners while simultaneously adding to the uncertainty in the already contradictory macroeconomic landscape.$BTC
The $292 million cyber attack on KelpDAO caused a $13 billion hit in the DeFi TVL market, but most of that was due to liquidations of leveraged positions rather than actual capital destruction. The TVL value of Spark jumped from $1.8 billion to $2.9 billion over the weekend as users shifted from Aave to Spark. DeFi has weathered bigger attacks — Ronin, Wormhole, Poly Network — but this exploit will raise risk premiums for on-chain systems, which now have an attack surface extending beyond smart contracts to the infrastructure.
Mr. Trump defends crypto regulations at a private event featuring boxing champ Mike Tyson and the CEO of Tether. President Donald Trump, at a meet-up with investors in his own branded cryptocurrency at Mar-a-Lago, stated that crypto has gained traction and banks should stop putting pressure on the industry.
Aave and its partners are coordinating a major recovery effort across the DeFi space to cover the shortfall and prevent bad debt following the $292 million hack related to KelpDAO. Stani Kulechov, the founder of Lido Finance, EtherFi, and Aave, is among those proposing to use ether (ETH) to cover this gap. This initiative comes after an attacker created unsecured rsETH tokens and used them to borrow ether from Aave, causing the protocol to lose collateral and triggering a wave of withdrawals.$AAVE