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As of Feb. 18, LookOnChain data shows BitMine has acquired an additional 20,000 ETH (valued at $39.8M) from BitGo in the last two hours.

On February 18, TheStreet reported that U.S. Bank’s 13F filing with the SEC revealed the lender held 3,162,085 shares of Bitmine (BMNR) stock in Q4 2025, with the position valued at roughly $85.8 million. That marks a massive 1,668% surge in its BMNR stake, up from just 178,808 shares held in the prior period.

February 18th — Bitget market data indicates that as U.S. stock markets opened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16%, the S&P 500 gained 0.28%, and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.23%. Crypto-related stocks were broadly lower, with: - GEMI down 3.26% - MSTR down 1.5% - HOOD down 1.33% - BMNR down 1.09%

On February 18th, Glassnode took to social media to note: “BTC’s Realized Cap HODL Waves and the 30-day moving average (MA) of its MVRV Ratio have dropped significantly, absorbing most of the prior profit-taking. However, the metric still sits above historical capitulation levels. This signals that market profit-taking is cooling but hasn’t yet entered a widespread capitulation sell-off phase.”

On February 18, Bitget data shows spot silver hit $77 an ounce, with a 4.75% intraday gain.

**CryptoQuant Analyst: Bitcoin Consolidates as Altcoin Volume Slides** On February 18, CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated: “After a sharp correction, Bitcoin is now consolidating between $65,000 and $72,000. This range includes a large number of whales, long-term holders, and even institutional investors. During deep retracements or late bear market phases, investors typically rotate funds back to Bitcoin while cutting altcoin allocations.” Altcoin trading volume has been hit hardest in this correction. On Binance, altcoins’ share of total trading volume dropped to 33.6% by February 13—down from a November peak of 59.2%, with trading activity nearly halved. This pattern has repeated in prior correction phases, including around April 2025, August 2024, and late October 2022 (near the end of the bear market). When market uncertainty rises and pressure mounts, Bitcoin’s trading volume dominance tends to climb. In this environment, investors naturally gravitate toward BTC, furthe