Trump-backed World Liberty Financial says USD1 short and social media attack fails as stablecoin bri
USD1 briefly fell to about $0.99707 on Monday morning, according to The Block’s data, a drop that typically would not be considered a stablecoin depeg. Attackers hacked several WLFI cofounder accounts, paid influencers to spread FUD, and opened massive $WLFI shorts to profit from the manufactured chaos,” the Trump-backed company posted on X. “It didn’t work.” World Liberty Financial, one of the Trump family’s major crypto initiatives, sent an alert on Monday morning warning of a "coordinated attack" against its USD1 stablecoin. The dollar-pegged token briefly fell to about $0.99707 on Monday morning, The Block's data shows. Attackers hacked several WLFI cofounder accounts, paid influencers to spread FUD, and opened massive $WLFI shorts to profit from the manufactured chaos," the company posted on X. "It didn’t work. Thanks to USD1's sound mint-and-redeem mechanism and full 1:1 backing, we are trading steadily at par." World Liberty co-founder Eric Trump deleted several WLFI posts on X prior to the coin's move lower, according to market observer Wu Blockchain. The mechanism of the alleged attack is unclear at the time of writing. USD1 is backed by reserves held in custody by BitGo, including short-term U.S. Treasuries. The token is currently trading closer to its $1 peg. Tiny stablecoin price deviations happen nearly constantly due to trading spreads, liquidity, exchange differences, and arbitrage lags. A 0.01%-0.03% price fluctuation is generally not considered to be a depeg, unless sustained for a significant period of time, according to most experts. Earlier this year, WLTC Holdings LLC filed an application to establish a national trust bank to expand its USD1 operations. World Liberty is also involved in crypto lending. The Trump-backed company drew controversy earlier this year over potential conflicts of interest after a United Arab Emirates-based entity used the USD1 stablecoin to facilitate a $2 billion investment in Binance. Additionally, an Abu Dhabi investment vehicle backed by UAE National Security Adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan purchased a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500 million before President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange formerly led by Changpeng Zhao, who President Trump pardoned, also elevated the status of USD1 as a trading pair on its platform. #Robertkiyosaki #kdmrcrypto #ZAIBOTIO #JohnCarl #Altcoins!
Pantera-backed Solana Company kicks off APAC staking infrastructure buildout
Solana Company’s Pacific Backbone initiative will initially involve developing a high-speed, low-latency network connecting Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Pantera, alongside Summer Capital, co-led the more than $500 million funding round that launched the Solana Company in September. Solana Company (NASDAQ: HSDT) is kicking off an infrastructure buildout in the Asia-Pacific region, a first step in directly supporting Solana staking and validator operations. This so-called Pacific Backbone initiative will involve developing a high-speed, low-latency network initially starting with connections between Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore, and Hong Kong, according to an announcement on Monday. The reality is, we see an opportunity to improve Solana staking and validation for users across Asia," said Cosmo Jiang, general partner at Pantera Capital Management, a major HSDT backer. "We believe this investment roadmap will be critical for anyone holding and building on Solana and we expect it to diversify our revenue." Pantera, alongside Summer Capital, co-led the more than $500 million funding round that launched the Solana Company in September amid the so-called digital asset treasury investment trend that has since reversed. The firm was initially pitched as a SOL token holding vehicle that would also invest in other Solana operations. In order to target mass adoption, Solana Company intends to build out DeFi, liquid staking, AMMs, RPC services, and execution services for its traditional finance partners in the APAC region," the firm noted. "Solana Company plans to begin building out the network infrastructure immediately, expanding to optimizing performance and adopting new technologies by the second half of 2026, and anticipates launching liquidity related new products and services within the next 12 to 18 months." Earlier this month, the firm partnered with Anchorage Digital and Kamino on a joint venture to enable institutions to borrow against natively staked SOL while keeping assets in custody. The Solana Company has held over 2.2 million SOL since it began acquiring tokens in October, making it the second-largest publicly traded holder, according to The Block's data. The total staked amount of Solana by public companies has largely held consistent despite a market retrenching that has seen Solana DAT valuations crater to all-time lows in recent days. HSDT shares were down 8.3% Monday morning. Other crypto-related stocks are in the red on Monday, with bellwether crypto stock Coinbase down over 3% and major Ethereum treasury firm Bitmine down over 4%, according to The Block’s equities tracker. The biggest loser is small-cap Bitcoin treasury Prenetics, which is down over 7%. HSDT is down over 90% since the firm first pivoted towards its Solana-related strategy in September. The firm, formerly Helius Medical Technologies, reportedly maintains its neurotech and medical device operations. #FactCheck #MegadropLista #VETUSDT #xmucanX #satoshiNakamato
South Korea's Hanwha taps Jito Foundation for liquidity staking ETPs
South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management has partnered with the Jito Foundation to explore JitoSOL-based exchange-traded products in the country. Hanwha Asset Management, one of the largest players in South Korea's financial market, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Jito Foundation to develop infrastructure for liquidity staking exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the country. The agreement, announced Monday, focuses on technical and regulatory groundwork to enable regulated financial products tied to , a liquid staking token on the Solana blockchai JitoSOL is an innovative asset that simultaneously provides high returns and liquidity," said Choi Young-jin, vice president of Hanwha Asset Management, in a translated statement. "It will become an attractive alternative asset for retirement pension investors seeking to diversify their portfolios." The partnership targets the technical integration of JitoSOL into ETP structures, validation of regulated custody solutions, establishment of risk management frameworks, and coordination with local authorities on compliance. A key priority is incorporating JitoSOL's dual yield mechanism — combining standard staking rewards with maximal extractable value (MEV) rewards — into products suitable for the South Korean market. The move mirrors recent global developments. Last month, 21Shares launched the Jito Staked SOL ETP (JSOL) on Euronext. In the U.S., VanEck filed an S-1 registration statement with the SEC in August last year for a JitoSOL ETF, which remains pending. As of mid-2025, Hanwha Asset Management had roughly 6.4 trillion won ($4.44 billion) in assets under management. This partnership marks another major financial player positioning for South Korea's legislative push to establish and promote digital asset products and services. South Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act, currently under development, is expected to establish clearer regulatory frameworks for digital assets, including regulations that would allow domestic institutions to launch crypto ETPs. However, disputes over stablecoin issuer eligibility have stalled the Digital Asset Basic Act beyond its original 2025 deadline. Regulators are pushing for bank-exclusive licensing, a move industry participants claim would stifle innovation. Still, major institutions in the country have begun preparing for the legislation by building out the technical and institutional infrastructure for digital asset products. #Dogecoin #Jasmyusdt⚠️⚠️ #TerraLabs #cryptouniverseofficial #MegadropLista
Bitdeer CEO says bitcoin balance 'will not always be zero' as miner eyes land acquisitions after liq
Bitdeer CEO Jihan Wu said the company’s 0 BTC balance is not permanent as the firm prioritizes liquidity for land acquisitions. The company reported zero bitcoin holdings on Saturday after selling its final 943.1 BTC in a single week, emptying reserves that stood at roughly 2,000 BTC at year-end. Bitdeer BBTDR0% CEO Jihan Wu said the company's zero-bitcoin balance is not permanent after the miner announced it had sold its remaining BTC treasury over the weeken In an X post, Wu stated that the miner’s decision “does not mean it will always be zero in the future.” The move was confirmed in a weekly production update posted to X on Saturday. In the week ending Feb. 20, the company sold 943.1 BTC from reserves and 189.8 BTC it had mined during the period. The drawdown accelerated through February, with holdings falling from about 1,530 BTC at the end of January to 943.1 BTC by Feb. 13, before the remaining balance was liquidated, The Block reported. In a statement on Monday, Bitdeer said the sales should "not be a concern for the broader market." The company cited plans to prepare liquidity for "multiple non-binding powered land acquisition opportunities" while noting that its hashrate "will continue to grow" alongside ongoing bitcoin mining. The disclosure follows Bitdeer’s announcement on Feb. 19 that it plans to raise $300 million through a private placement of convertible senior notes due 2032, with an option for initial purchasers to buy an additional $45 million. The company also disclosed a $43.5 million registered direct equity offering tied to repurchases of its 5.25% convertible senior notes due 2029. Bitdeer said proceeds are intended to fund datacenter expansion and advance its pivot toward high-performance computing and AI infrastructure. The selloff comes as mining economics have tightened. Bitcoin network difficulty jumped 14.7% in the latest adjustment, and hashprice has fallen below $30 per PH/s/day, according to The Block's data dashboard. Bitdeer's gross margin slipped to 4.7% in the fourth quarter from 7.4% a year earlier, even as revenue rose 226% to $224.8 million and the company reported net income of $70.5 million compared with a $531.9 million loss in the prior-year period. Bitdeer’s zero-BTC position sets it apart from publicly traded peers, according to BitcoinTreasuries data. MARA Holdings holds roughly 53,250 BTC, while Riot Platforms reports about 18,000 BTC. Strategy, the largest corporate holder, has accumulated more than 717,000 BTC. Bitcoin was trading near $64,700 late Sunday, down more than 4% from $67,600 earlier in the day, according to The Block's prices page. The decline followed a series of macroeconomic headlines that triggered roughly $360 million in long-position liquidations across crypto markets before bitcoin staged a modest rebound above $65,000 early Monday morning. #writetoearn #YiHeBinance #Shibarium #jasmyustd #PEPEATH .
Missouri advances bitcoin reserve bill to House committee, reviving crypto treasury push
Missouri has advanced its state bitcoin reserve bill to the House Commerce Committee after similar efforts failed last year. HB 2080 seeks to create a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund and allow the state treasurer to receive, invest, and hold bitcoin. Missouri has advanced its legislation to create a state bitcoin BTC-4.80% reserve to the State House Commerce Committee, after similar efforts failed to materialize last yea House Bill 2080, introduced by Republican Representative Ben Keathley, seeks to create a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund within the state treasury and authorize the Missouri State Treasurer to receive, invest, and hold bitcoin under certain conditions. Specifically, the bill would allow the Treasurer to accept gifts, grants, or donations of bitcoin from eligible Missouri residents or governmental entities and to custody those holdings for at least five years before any sale, transfer, or conversion, according to the bill summary. The bill would also empower the Treasurer to purchase cryptocurrency using state funds and permit Missouri's government entities to accept approved digital assets for taxes, fees, and other payments. It would also require the Treasurer to prepare a biennial public report detailing fund activity. The proposed legislation received its first and second readings in January 2026 and was referred to the House Commerce Committee on Feb. 19. The bill represents Keathley's second attempt at establishing Missouri's bitcoin treasury. His earlier measure, HB 1217, introduced in February 2025, similarly sought to establish a dedicated bitcoin reserve fund with the Treasurer as custodian. That bill received a hearing in the House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs in March 2025 but did not advance, ultimately dying in committee before the session ended. By advancing a similar bill into a new committee, Missouri lawmakers are again pursuing a state-level bitcoin treasury concept that has gained traction in U.S. policy debates over the past year. The U.S. federal government itself created a national strategic bitcoin reserve in 2025 following President Donald Trump's March executive order. Multiple other U.S. states are exploring the idea of bitcoin reserves. Lawmakers in Kansas and Florida have advanced similar proposals in the legislature, while Arizona, Texas, and New Hampshire have passed their crypto reserve legislation. #ZAIBOTIO #Shibarium #BinanceHerYerde #xmucanX #YiHeBinance
Mentioning 'bitcoin' or crypto on AI agent OpenClaw's Discord will get you banned
The project's creator nearly deleted the viral AI agent after crypto scammers hijacked his accounts, launched a fake token that hit $16 million, and harassed him for weeks. A user who recently mentioned bitcoin in passing — in the context of using block height as a clock for a multi-agent benchmark, not promoting a token — was blocked immediately. The rule comes after what happened in late January, when crypto nearly destroyed the project from the inside. Steinberger was clear about the ban in a follow-up reply to the X post. The trouble started after AI powerhouse Anthropic sent Steinberger a trademark notice over the project's original name, Clawdbot, which the AI company argued was too close to Anthropic's own "Claude." Steinberger agreed to rebrand. But in the brief seconds between releasing his old GitHub and X handles and securing the new ones, scammers seized both accounts and began promoting a fake token called $CLAWD on Solana. That token hit $16 million in market capitalization within hours. When Steinberger publicly denied any involvement, it crashed over 90%, wiping out late buyers. Early snipers walked away with profits, and Steinberger was left fielding harassment from traders who blamed him for not endorsing the token. To all crypto folks: please stop pinging me, stop harassing me," he wrote on X at the time. "I will never do a coin. Any project that lists me as coin owner is a SCAM." Security researchers at blockchain firm SlowMist and independent auditors found hundreds of OpenClaw instances exposed to the public internet with no authentication, partly because the tool's localhost trust model breaks when run behind a reverse proxy. Separately, a researcher found 386 malicious "skills" — add-on scripts for OpenClaw agents — published on the project's skill repository, many targeting crypto traders specifically. Steinberger has since joined OpenAI to lead its personal agents division, with OpenClaw moving to an independent open-source foundation. The project is thriving. But the crypto ban on Discord stays, leaving a scar from a weeks-long episode that showed how fast speculative token culture can engulf a legitimate software project and nearly bury it. #KEEP_SUPPORT #VETUSDT #BinanceHerYerde #satoshiNakamato #LISTAAirdrop
XRP falls 4% as network sees biggest realized loss spike since 2022
Past capitulation waves have preceded sharp recoveries, but this time price is still fighting technical resistance even as ledger activity surges. Realized losses measure actual losses, not paper drawdowns. They spike when holders capitulate, choosing to lock in losses rather than wait for a rebound. Unlike unrealized losses, which can vanish if price recovers, realized losses represent final decisions. For realized losses to surge into the billions, there must be aggressive selling pressure, but there must also be buyers willing to take the other side. Large capitulation events often coincide with liquidity stepping in at lower levels. Historically, these moments tend to cluster near market bottoms because much of the weaker positioning gets cleared out in one move. That absorption piece matters. However, context is key. The 2022 spike came after a prolonged drawdown and broader crypto deleveraging. Today’s environment includes macro uncertainty, shifting regulatory narratives and still-elevated volatility across majors. A realized loss spike increases the probability that sellers are exhausted, but it does not eliminate macro headwinds. When weak hands are flushed, the composition of holders shifts. The coins that change hands during capitulation typically move from short-term, emotionally driven traders to longer-term buyers with stronger conviction or better cost bases. That redistribution can create a more stable foundation for price. Another variable to watch is follow-through. In prior cycles, sustained recoveries required not just a single capitulation print but stabilization in spot demand and declining sell pressure in the weeks that followed. If realized losses remain elevated or quickly re-accelerate, that would suggest distribution is not finished. For now, the data points to emotional extremes. Historically, that has been fertile ground for rebounds. Whether it becomes a durable trend shift depends on what happens after the panic subsides. #cryptouniverseofficial #Kriptocutrader #Binance #YapayzekaAI #satoshiNakamato
Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15%
US President Donald Trump has said he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he has continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes. Trump said on Friday that he would replace the tariffs scrapped by the court with a 10% levy on all goods coming into the US. But on Saturday, he announced on Truth Social that this would be increased to the maximum allowed under a never-used trade law. That law allows these new tariffs to stay in place for around five months before the administration must seek congressional approval. The 10% tariffs were set to come into force on Tuesday, 24 February. It's unclear if the increased 15% would also be imposed starting then. The BBC has contacted the White House. The new 15% tax rate - a temporary solution under Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act - raises questions for countries such as the UK and Australia, which had agreed a 10% tariff deal with the US. Trump said his administration had reached the decision to raise the levy following a review of the Supreme Court's "ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American decision on Tariffs issued yesterday". In a 6-3 decision, justices on the highest US court found that the president had overstepped his powers when he introduced sweeping global tariffs last year using a 1977 law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The US has already collected at least $130bn (£96.4bn) in tariffs using IEEPA, according to the most recent government data. Immediately following the ruling, Trump said that he was "ashamed of certain members of the court" and called the justices who rejected his trade policy "fools". Trump's tariffs are a key plank of his economic policy, which he has said will encourage businesses to invest and produce goods in the US rather than overseas. But the high court's decision marked a significant check on his power and a major blow to his second-term agenda. The US president has argued his tariffs are necessary to reduce the trade deficit - the amount by which imports exceed exports - but the US trade deficit reached a fresh high this week, widening by 2.1% compared to 2024 and hitting roughly $1.2 trillion (£890bn). Drew Greenblatt, owner of Marlin Steel Wire Products, a steel fabrication plant in Baltimore, said he was "very disappointed" by the Supreme Court's decision. It is a setback for poor people in America that had a chance to climb into the middle class with great manufacturing jobs," he told the BBC. But John Boyd, a soybean farmer from Virginia and founder of the National Black Farmers Association, said: "This is a huge win for me and a big loss for the president. "I don't care how you look at it, President Trump lost on this." Yet Allie Renison, a former UK government trade adviser and director at SEC Newgate, said: "While it may seem like a good day for free trade, I think trade actually just got a lot messier." She said that businesses are now facing "much more of a patchwork approach" to tariffs under the Trump administration. It means that US businesses will have to pay a 15% tariff to import most goods into America under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. But some products will be exempted such as critical minerals, metals and pharmaceuticals. Meanwhile, separate tariffs on steel, aluminium, lumber and automotive parts and sectors - introduced using a different US law - remain in place, untouched by the Supreme Court's ruling. On Friday, a White House official said countries that previously reached trade deals with the US, including the UK, would face the global tariff under Section 122 rather than the tariff rate they had previously negotiated. However, the UK's deals around steel, aluminium, pharmaceuticals, autos, and aerospace sectors - which represent most of its trade with the US - were not impacted. The UK government said it expects Britain's "privileged trading position with the US" to continue and that it is a "matter for the US to determine" whether those deals still stand. William Bain, head of trade policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, has said he feared that the president's response to the Supreme Court ruling "could be worse for British businesses". The new 15% import tariffs are "bad for trade, bad for US consumers and businesses" and will "weaken global economic growth", the leader of a UK business group said. The chairman of the European Parliament International Trade Committee told BBC Newshour he would call for a pause in ratifying a trade deal between the EU and US after Trump's announcement. The committee was due to vote on the deal on Tuesday, but German Social Democrat MEP Bernd Lange said fresh tariffs raised "several issues" that needed clarifying. The Supreme Court ruling opened the door for consumers and businesses to seek refunds from the unlawful tariffs, though the high court did not make a decision on whether reimbursements should be issued. On Friday, Trump indicated that refunds would not come without a legal battle which, he claimed, could take years. Companies and trade groups have already vowed to seek such reimbursements. But Neil Bradley, chief policy officer at the US Chamber of Commerce, said: "Swift refunds of the impermissible tariffs will be meaningful for the more than 200,000 small business importers in this country and will help support stronger economic growth this year." While the National Retail Federation, which represents millions of American businesses, urged the courts "to ensure a seamless process to refund the tariffs to US importers". US Senator Maria Cantwell, a Democrat representing Washington state, has written a letter to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, asking whether the administration has a plan to refund businesses. Given this Administration has illegally collected hundreds of billions of dollars from American businesses, that now must be refunded, I am requesting detailed information about how the Administration plans to fairly and expeditiously reimburse the payors of those tariffs," she wrote in a letter to Bessent. But Senator John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, argued that if Democrats push for refunds, it could backfire and help Republicans in the next election cycle. He said it could be a boon for the US business community that would make the economy "roar" ahead of the midterm elections in November. #kriptohaber24 #xmucanX #CryptoTrends2024 #hottrendingtopics #Shibarium
Canada looks to trade talks after US Supreme Court tosses Trump's tariffs
Celebrations in Canada over the decision by the US Supreme Court to strike down President Donald Trump's global tariffs were both brief and muted. The high court's decision, which included the "fentanyl" tariffs Trump imposed on Canada, China and Mexico, reinforced Canada's position that the levies were "unjustified", US-Canada Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on X. But LeBlanc noted the challenges ahead in Ottawa. There is the "critical work" to do in dealing with impacts from levies on steel, aluminium and automobiles, which Trump said will remain. There is also the upcoming review of the Canada-US-Mexico trade deal, the USMCA, which covers a market of more than 500 million people. The actual impact of the Supreme Court decision on Canadian tariffs is limited. Last year, the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, with Canada facing 25%, later raised to 35%, with the president arguing both countries must do more to stop migrants and the illegal drug fentanyl reaching the US. But the vast majority of trade, some 85%, under these "fentanyl" tariffs were already levy-free under a USMCA exemption. LeBlanc's office declined to comment on Trump's proclamation imposing a 10% global tariff to replace the duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, which the Supreme Court struck down. The White House clarified the USMCA exemption will continue under the new 10% tariff. On Saturday, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he would be raising the new 10% tariff to 15%. Beyond the remaining US tariffs on sectors like steel and automobiles, the biggest issue for Canada on its US trade agenda is the USMCA review. This summer, all three partners must decide whether to extend the deal, which was negotiated during Trump's first term. A North American free trade deal has been in place in some form since the early 1990s, and has led to deeply integrated economies. In Mexico this week, LeBlanc told reporters that both countries "remain absolutely committed to a trilateral trade agreement". The Trump administration has been less enthusiastic about saying they want the USMCA renewed, and officials have suggested Washington would prefer separate bilateral deals with Canada and Mexico. He also said he will meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the coming weeks to discuss the review talks, which are expected to kick into high gear ahead of a 1 July deadline. It would be the first sign of formal trade discussions between the US and Canada after talks were halted last October by Trump, who was upset over an anti-tariffs advert sponsored by Canada's province of Ontario that aired on US networks - including during the World Series. Greer, in an interview on Fox Business earlier this week, said it has been "more challenging" negotiating with Canada than with Mexico. "They continue to have certain barriers. They refuse to sell US wine and spirits on their shelves.," he said. "There are a variety of issues that they have not addressed and they aren't addressing, and this makes it a big challenge and an obstacle for starting real negotiations with them." Greer has previously named rules on dairy imports and a Canadian law called the Online Streaming Act, which requires American media companies like Netflix and Spotify to pay to support Canadian content, as other trade irritants. As the rocky negotiations continue, Canada has sought to build trade ties outside the US, which currently buys about 75% of its exports, with a goal of doubling non-US exports by 2035. Many Canadian business groups on Friday said that uncertainty remains. Dennis Darby, CEO of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, said businesses are ultimately looking for a successful renewal of the USCMA that "puts an end to recurring trade disruptions". Predictable, rules-based trade is essential for manufacturers on both sides of the border," he said. #XAI #DelistingAlert #Notcoin #JBVIP #KEEP_SUPPORT