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Tariff-Driven Selloff Dominates as Fear Returns
Crypto opened the week deep in the red after President Trump signaled 15% global tariffs, reigniting trade-war jitters and wiping out weekend gains. Bitcoin briefly crashed below $65,000 for the second time this month before clawing back toward $66,300, while the total market cap sank under $2.3 trillion.
Trump’s fresh tariff announcement sent shockwaves through risk assets Monday, with...
Bitcoin Dips Below $65K Sparking as Tariff Policy Uncertainty Mounts
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Bitcoin fell 4.6% from $67,600 to $64,435 in under two hours during early Asian trading on February 23, 2026.
Over $505 million in crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours, with Bitcoin accounting for $232 million and Ethereum $126 million.
Long positions represented 93% of liquidations, totaling roughly $468 million across 137,000+ traders.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index dropped to an “extreme fear”...
Tether’s USDT supply sees sharpest decline since FTX collapse as market dynamics shift
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Tether’s USDT circulating supply fell by approximately $1.5 billion in February, following a $1.2 billion decline in January.
The current market capitalization has slipped from an all-time high of $187.3 billion to roughly $183.7 billion.
Despite the USDT contraction, the total stablecoin market grew to $307 billion, with Circle’s USDC gaining significant ground.
Tether’s USDT is currently navigating its most significant supply contraction...
Ethereum Pushes Toward Cypherpunk Future With Censorship Resistance Upgrade
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Ethereum is going from one success to the next. The world’s
second-largest blockchain by market capitalization is preparing to roll out
one of its most controversial upgrades yet—an overhaul designed to
strengthen censorship resistance and bring the network closer to its
cypherpunk roots.
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, has described
the initiative as a necessary step to ensure the chain remains true to its
ethos of decentralization....
How the Supreme Court Just Handed Crypto a Short-Lived Boost
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– U.S. Supreme Court issues 6-3 ruling on February 20, 2026, finding President Trump lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose broad global tariffs.– Bitcoin surged up to 2% past $68,000 intraday before retreating, trading in the $67,000–$67,800 range with typical follow-through selling.– Altcoins posted solid gains, Solana up over 4% to $84 and Ethereum rising more than 2%...




