Roses, Candlesticks, And Regrets: How BTC Performs In February 🧊

BTC's Historical Performance In February

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Roses, Candlesticks, And Regrets: How BTC Performs In February 🧊 

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Before we dive in, here’s today’s crypto market heatmap:

Source: Santiment

And here’s a look at crypto’s total market cap chart:

Source: TradingView

NEWS IN THREE SENTENCES
Crypto News 📰

😼 UFC’s Instagram Hacked to Shill Sham Token

Cybercriminals took over the UFC’s IG account, hawking a fake memecoin. Fans were confused if it was real, but the post was definitely a scam. CryptoDNES.

🔗 Zilliqa 2.0 Staking Overhaul

Zilliqa’s moving from PoW to PoS, so those staked seed nodes become real network validators. Minimum 10 million ZIL if you fancy being a validator. So, only $190,000 at today’s prices big shot. Zilliqa blog.

🪙 Tether Caps 2024 With $13B Profit and Mega-Size Treasury Holdings

They just put out their Q4 2024 attestation: a record $13B in profits, $113B in U.S. Treasuries, and a comfy $7B reserve buffer. Basically, Tether’s doubling down on being a top 10 holder of Uncle Sam’s IOUs, plus they minted $45B in new USDT this year—impressive flex. Tether blog.

⚔️ Solana vs. Ethereum: “Not So Fast,” Says Analyst

Solana’s soared in speed and user adoption, but Ethereum’s developer base, DeFi ecosystem, and decentralization keep it on top for now. IntoTheBlock’s Juan Pellicer says SOL has to fix centralization concerns, get more devs, and build real DeFi mojo if it wants to dethrone ETH. BeInCrypto.

🌐 Quboid: Upgraded Loyalty Programs

This is pretty freaking cool. Quboid wants to tokenize brand loyalty points so you don’t juggle 17 different rewards accounts. Built on Avalanche L1, it merges liquidity for brand tokens so Starbucks points can theoretically be swapped for airline miles—or maybe just a worthless alt token. Avalanche network.

⚙️ SDF & OpenZeppelin Join Forces

Stellar Dev Foundation is teaming up with OpenZeppelin for a two-year blitz to overhaul security and dev tools on Soroban. They’re basically dropping “Ethereum best practices” onto Stellar, so devs can copy/paste audited code and pretend they’re experts. The plan? Transform the Stellar ecosystem into a fortress that’s easy to build on and (hopefully) doesn’t break. Stellar blog.

🤖 Genius Group Launches Rights Offering to Pump Its BTC War Chest

The AI-driven edtech outfit wants to push its Bitcoin treasury to $100M. Shareholders can buy extra shares at $0.50, and if that’s maxed out plus a planned $22M loan, they’ll nearly double their BTC stash. This follows Genius’s vow to keep most of its reserves in Bitcoin, because apparently that’s how you do “AI meets FinTech” in 2025. CryptoBriefing.

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