Last week, funds have flowed into #Bitcoin, #Ethereum, and #Hyperliquid.

February 26th: Bernstein has raised its price target for Nvidia (NVDA.O) to $300 from $275, per market reports.

**AAX Crypto Exchange Scam: Key Updates (Feb 26, 2026)** Hong Kong police have shared new details on the collapse of cryptocurrency platform AAX, which halted operations abruptly in mid-November 2022 citing "system maintenance" — locking out 2 million registered users from accessing accounts, withdrawing funds, or transferring assets. ### Critical Developments: 1. **Victim Losses (As of July 19, 2024):** Police received reports from 890 victims, totaling approximately 208 million yuan in losses. 2. **Arrests:** Two suspects are in custody: - Liang Haoming (Viga Capital director, shareholder, and CEO); - Thor Chan (AAX founder and former CEO). The alleged mastermind, Su Weiyi, fled with stolen funds. 3. **2026 Police Update:** As of Feb 26, 2026, Commercial Crime Bureau officers have taken statements from 191 victims, with total losses reaching roughly 81 million Hong Kong dollars (HKD). AAX’s principals withdrew ~633 million HKD worth

The Block reported on February 26 that Telegram’s built-in crypto wallet has launched on-chain staking for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and USDT holders. The feature is offered via TON Wallet, with integration support from Morpho, TAC, and Re7. Dubbed “Vaults,” the new tool lets users deposit assets into on-chain strategies to earn variable yields. The highest-yield option for USDT comes from Re7’s DeFi strategy, delivering a comprehensive Annual Percentage Yield (APY) of up to 18%. Additionally, the ETH and BTC Vaults enable yield generation for the two most widely held crypto assets.

On February 26, U.S. initial jobless claims data for the week ended February 21 will be released tonight at 9:30 PM ET. The prior reading was 206K, while the consensus forecast is 215K.

February 26: Per monitoring from HyperInsight (Telegram: @HyperInsight), Li-Cheng Huang (aka "Brother Ma") has just closed his BTC long position for a $2,325 profit. He has since added to his ETH long position, now holding 6,325 ETH with 25x leverage. His average entry price is $1,933.53, with an unrealized profit of $880,000.

February 26th — Per Bloomberg, Malaysian-listed digital infrastructure firm Zetrix AI Bhd. has secured roughly $40 million in funding from the World Bank’s investment arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The company also plans to list its artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary on Nasdaq by year-end. Zetrix said the equity injection from IFC will fund expanded digital infrastructure coverage across Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and other emerging markets. IFC, a World Bank Group member, specializes in investing in and financing the private sector—focused on supporting enterprise development and infrastructure buildout in emerging markets.