Pump Core Treasury-Associated Wallet has transferred 11.2 billion PUMP to Kraken

February 26: Mumbai-based digital payment processor Billdesk is set to acquire the Indian business of French payments giant Worldline, with the equity value estimated at approximately $70 million. In a statement, Worldline noted it will enter into a long-term technology and software cooperation agreement with Billdesk, enabling Worldline’s software stack to continue operating in India.

February 26: Upbit will cease trading support for Dent (DENT) at 2:00 PM on March 30. The exchange confirms the issue prompting Dent’s trading warning remains unresolved, and the decision follows its Digital Asset Warning Mark and Trading Support Termination Policy.

Deribit Data: Crypto Options Expiry & Settlement Tomorrow at 16:00 UTC (Feb 27) - BTC options: $7.9B notional, 0.76 put/call ratio, max pain at $75k - ETH options: $9.67B notional, 0.77 put/call ratio, max pain at $2.2k Note: The "tomorrow" referenced aligns with Feb 26 (original date) → Feb 27 UTC.

On February 26th, data from GMGN monitoring (link: https://gmgn.ai/sol/token/i_m4TE56o8_38PgzpJYu2HkiYvV8qePFakB8tuobPdGm2FFEn7Dpump) shows the Solana-based meme coin **gork** saw a short-term surge early this morning, driven by Elon Musk’s tweet: “Gork returns today.” At one point, its market cap skyrocketed from under $1 million to $14 million before plummeting back—currently sitting at $6 million. The token is up 520% in 24 hours, with a trading volume of $20.9 million over the same period, and has been live on-chain for roughly 301 days. The meme coin traces back to an X account mimicking xAI’s Grok, named “gork” (X: @gork), which now has 349,000 followers. Back in May 2025, the token’s market cap spiked to over $130 million after Musk temporarily changed his X handle to “Gorklon Rust” and used a Gork-themed avatar. Notably, this “gork” X account has not posted any tweets since November 18 last year. BlockBeats warns users that meme coin trading is extremely volatile, ofte

February 26th — Indiana’s House Bill 1042 (HB 1042) has cleared both chambers of the state legislature and is now awaiting Governor Mike Braun’s signature. The bill, which would allow major public retirement and savings plans to offer cryptocurrency investment options and protect individuals’ access to digital assets, advanced after the Indiana House approved Senate amendments on Wednesday. If signed into law, its provisions will take effect July 1, 2026, per The Block.

February 26th – Goldman Sachs economist Akira Otani noted in a research report that Japan’s government nominations of Uemura Ryuzaburo and Satoh Ayanosuke to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Policy Board have reduced the likelihood of an early interest rate hike in April or June. The two nominees have not publicly commented on current economic policies, but both have advocated for aggressive fiscal expansion and loose monetary policy in recent years. Based on their past remarks, they are likely to take a relatively cautious stance on further rate hikes. Goldman Sachs maintains its baseline forecast that the BOJ’s next rate hike will occur in July.