Coinbase: $82,000 is Bitcoin's First Resistance Level for Upside Potential

February 25 — Binance announced it will adjust the minimum price increment for several U.S.-settled perpetual contracts on February 27, 2026, at 15:00 Beijing Time. Affected contracts include SOLUSDT, FLUXUSDT, DEGENUSDT, SEIUSDT, and others. The adjustment will not impact existing orders.

On February 25, U.S. President Donald Trump said the "Ban Insider Trading Act" should be passed immediately to ensure members of Congress cannot profit from insider information. (OriTech)

**Feb. 25 Update: Vitalik Buterin Endorses Anthropic’s AI Safety Pledges** Vitalik Buterin tweeted his support for AI firm Anthropic’s commitments to: - Not develop fully autonomous weapons; - Avoid large-scale surveillance in the U.S. He praised Anthropic’s resolve amid government pressure, arguing that in an ideal world, high-risk AI applications should be restricted to open-source large language model (LLM) access levels. Even 10% progress toward this standard, he noted, could reduce risks of autonomous weapons and privacy violations, fostering safer AI development. **Background**: The Pentagon recently threatened to cut ties with Anthropic—potentially costing the company a $200 million contract—after Anthropic refused to provide AI technology for military use without human oversight.

February 25th: U.S. President Trump said the Supreme Court’s ruling is regrettable. Nearly all countries and organizations want to keep the tariff agreement they reached. Tariffs will remain in place. Tariffs will replace income tax. Congress need not act on tariffs. (FX168)

February 25: Axios reports Musk’s AI firm xAI has struck a deal with the Pentagon to integrate its Grok model into a classified system — marking the first AI model besides Anthropic’s Claude to gain access to the military’s most sensitive intelligence and weapons development workflows.

**February 25 — Official sources confirm CoinShares has rolled out a staking-enabled HYPE ETP, offering investors a regulated, institutional-grade way to gain exposure to Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE. The product features a 0% management fee and an annual yield of 0.5%.** ### Notes on American English adaptation: 1. **Concise structure**: Uses an em dash (`—`) to lead with the date (common in U.S. financial briefs) 2. **Natural phrasing**: - "rolled out" (casual yet professional for product launches, preferred over "launched" in fast-paced updates) - "gain exposure to" (standard financial jargon for accessing an asset, more precise than "investment opportunity") - "features" (highlights key benefits clearly, vs. the passive "with") 3. **Clarity**: Restructures "Hyperliquid native HYPE token" to "Hyperliquid’s native token HYPE" (possessive + direct labeling, easier to parse) 4. **Brevity**: Omits redundant "according to official sources" repetition, frontloads critical p