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K33 Research Company points out that the current structure of the Bitcoin market is similar to the late stage of the 2022 bear market, indicating a possible prolonged consolidation rather than a quick rebound. Although the current entry point is attractive, patience is needed, and Bitcoin is expected to remain in a long-term range of $60,000 to $75,000.

Mars Finance reports that on February 18, the U.S. publicly traded company Hyperscale Data announced the launch of a strategic silver reserve plan, aiming to acquire 100,000 ounces of silver over a period of time, with the goal of long-term strengthening of its balance sheet similar to Bitcoin. The company's total Bitcoin holdings have increased to approximately 600 BTC, including about 554 BTC held by its wholly owned subsidiary Sentinum, and approximately 46 BTC purchased from the open market by another subsidiary, ACG.

Mars Finance reports that, according to market sources, Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala disclosed in its 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it held 12,702,323 shares of BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of the end of Q4 2025, valued at approximately $630.6 million. This position increased by 46% from 8.7 million shares at the end of Q3.

Mars Finance reports that Humain has become an "important minority shareholder" of xAI through this investment, which coincidentally occurred before Elon Musk's space exploration company SpaceX acquired xAI. The shares held by Humain will be converted into shares of SpaceX.

Mars Finance reports that Bitwise has submitted a prospectus to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, outlining a prediction market ETF plan linked to the outcome of the 2028 U.S. presidential election.

Mars Finance reports that, according to market sources, the European Central Bank plans to issue the digital euro in mid-2029, with a pilot program scheduled for 2027.

Ark Invest recently increased its holdings by 41,453 Coinbase shares, worth approximately $69,000, changing its earlier selling strategy at the beginning of the month. The increased holdings are distributed across three ETFs: ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF.

Mars Finance reports that European stocks are rising further, with Germany's DAX index up 1% intraday, the UK's FTSE 100 index up 1.09%, the Euro Stoxx 50 index up 1.02%, and Spain's IBEX 35 index up 1.33%.

Mars Finance reports that European Central Bank Executive Board member Cippoloni: The digital euro network will be ready for use by private payment systems before 2029.

Mars Finance reports that, according to market sources, Italy's UniCredit Sanpaolo Bank (INTESA SANPAOLO), with an asset size of 1 trillion USD, disclosed that it holds a Bitcoin ETF worth 100 million USD. The bank is the largest bank in Italy.

Mars Finance reports that StarkWare announced on the X platform that the zero-knowledge privacy protocol Nightfall developed by Ernst & Young has been deployed on Starknet.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Arkham monitoring, Michael Saylor's average purchase price of BTC has decreased. Strategy bought BTC for $168.4 million, causing MSTR's average cost basis to drop by $29, down to $76,027. This is the first time since September 25, 2023, that this data has decreased in nearly two and a half years.

Huang Licheng, despite incurring a massive loss of over $27.8 million, continues to increase new positions with high leverage. His current long positions include a $13.08 million ETH long with 25x leverage, a $1.69 million BTC long with 40x leverage, and others.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Gate market data, BTC/USDT is currently trading at $68001.2, with a 24-hour decrease of 0.62%.

Mars Finance reports that according to Gate Market data, before the US stock market opens, some leading technology stocks are performing strongly, with Nvidia (NVDA.O), Micron Technology (MU.O), and Meta Platforms (META.O) all rising more than 1%.

Mars Finance reports that on February 18, according to Farside monitoring, US Bitcoin spot ETF experienced a net outflow of $105 million yesterday, with BlackRock IBIT net outflow of $119.7 million and Grayscale BTC net inflow of $36 million.

Mars Finance reports that Grayscale announced on its official Twitter that its SUI exchange-traded fund supporting staking, the Grayscale Sui Staking ETF, will be listed on NYSE Arca tomorrow under the trading code GSUI. This ETF will provide investors with a direct investment opportunity in SUI, including its potential staking rewards. It is reported that the historical average annual return for Sui staking rewards is between 1.7% and 3.3%.