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On Feb. 28, sources familiar with the matter said Elon Musk’s SpaceX is weighing a secret U.S. IPO filing as early as March, with the company potentially targeting a valuation of more than $1.75 trillion in the offering.

February 28 OpenAI has completed a record $110 billion funding round—the largest single corporate financing in global history—per its official announcement yesterday. Key investors include Amazon ($50 billion), Nvidia ($30 billion) and SoftBank ($30 billion), pushing the firm’s pre-money valuation to $730 billion. The AI company said the funds will prioritize accelerating AI infrastructure buildout, expanding computing capacity, and developing next-generation cutting-edge models, aligning with its mission to “ensure AI benefits all of humanity.”

On February 28, data from Onchain Lens shows a whale or institutional investor purchased 215,056 HYPE tokens via Galaxy Digital, with the transaction valued at approximately $6.06 million. The same address has accumulated a total of 540,337 HYPE over the past 18 days, and its current holdings are worth roughly $14.86 million.

February 28 A report from Ledger Insights states that Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has closed a $12 million Series B funding round led by Asteria Corporation. JPYC officially launched in October 2025 under Japan’s Fund Transfer Business Act regulatory framework, positioning itself as an onshore Japanese yen stablecoin. It has partnered with Densan Systems— which powers payment services for roughly 65,000 convenience stores across Japan’s network— to explore use cases including domestic payments, cross-border remittances, and tourist payment applications at convenience stores. Additionally, JPYC has joined Circle’s StableFX stablecoin forex quoting system, which facilitates cross-border settlements.

February 28 – Probability the U.S. will conduct strikes against Iran by the end of March has risen to 69%, per monitoring from PolyBeats. Key updates: - President Trump: Not satisfied with Iran negotiations; demands Iran halt uranium enrichment. Iran has not provided the "key sentence" (i.e., "there will be no nuclear weapons"). No concern re oil price impact of a strike. Added: "I prefer a peaceful solution; we have a very important decision to make. This is not easy." - U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ford has arrived in Israel. - Iran’s stance: Talks limited to uranium enrichment; will not give up its legitimate rights. Iranian military: Will respond "destructively" to U.S. aggression. - Prediction market Polymarket: 69% chance of U.S. strikes on Iran by March 31; 19% chance by end of February.

On February 28th, SoFi—the first U.S. nationally chartered bank to offer Bitcoin and crypto trading—now supports Solana network deposits, letting customers deposit funds directly via its banking app.