The U.S. Senate Banking Committee Advances the "Financial Transparency and Regulatory Compliance Act"

As of February 17, the total value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on the Ethereum blockchain has topped $17 billion, with major institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase continuing to onramp traditional funds onto the network. That’s a nearly 315% jump from $4.1 billion a year ago, further solidifying Ethereum’s leading position in the tokenized finance (DeFi) space for RWA infrastructure. Ethereum currently makes up roughly 34% of the total value of all on-chain tokenized RWAs across networks. Meanwhile, the total market cap of stablecoins on Ethereum’s mainnet has climbed to over $175 billion, underscoring the network’s role as the top settlement layer for USD-pegged tokenized assets.

**Feb 17 – Bank of America’s monthly fund manager survey, released Tuesday, shows market sentiment remains “extremely optimistic” — but further asset gains are growing increasingly elusive, as global investors grow more concerned about corporate overinvestment.** The poll covers 162 fund managers overseeing $440 billion in assets under management (AUM). Key takeaways: - Cash holdings rose to 3.4% from January’s record low of 3.2%. - Investors remain heavily overweight commodities and equities, sharply underweight bonds. - Macro optimism improved further: The share expecting a global economic “boom” hit its highest since Feb 2022, while the portion forecasting >10% corporate profit growth is the strongest since 2021. But a **record share** of respondents say corporate spending is too aggressive. Chief investment officers now favor strengthening balance sheets over ramping up capital expenditures. The AI bubble has reclaimed its spot as investors’ top tail risk.

On February 17, Arkham officials took to social media to flag a surge in JELLYJELLY futures open interest, raising concerns about a potential price manipulation attempt. Monitoring data shows a sharp jump in open interest across OKX and Bybit, while centralized exchanges like MEXC, Kucoin, and Bitget have seen mild accumulation of the token. Per HTX market data, JELLYJELLY is up 24% over the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.069. Additionally, Coinglass figures reveal JELLYJELLY’s 24-hour futures volume hit $104 million—compared to just $1.45 million in spot volume—with its market cap now standing at $68.21 million.

February 17th — TRM Labs’ latest research shows Monero activity has held steady despite major cryptocurrency exchanges delisting privacy-focused coins. Key takeaways: - Transaction volumes in 2024 and 2025 remain above pre-2022 levels, even as large exchanges (including Binance and Kraken) removed or restricted the token over traceability concerns. - In 2024, mainstream platforms delisted Monero for compliance; this year, Dubai’s financial regulator banned licensed firms in its international center from listing privacy coins like Monero and Zcash, ramping up pressure. - Bitcoin still leads as the top choice for real-world ransom payments: Ransomware operators often demand Monero (sometimes with discounts), but victims still prefer Bitcoin. - Darknet markets are shifting in the opposite direction: 48% of new markets launched in 2025 only support Monero — a “significant jump” from earlier years.

As of February 17th, Charles Schwab — which oversees $1.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM) — has increased its MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock holdings by 91,859 shares, according to BitcoinTreasuries. The financial firm now holds a total of 1.27 million MSTR shares, valued at $168 million.

February 17 — MEXC Research Chief Analyst Shawn Young says cryptocurrency traders could push Bitcoin back to $100,000. Young notes: While buyers aren’t scooping up digital assets in the same big volumes as months ago, their daily Bitcoin purchases still outpace daily mining output. That’s created a net positive supply dynamic that could spark a short-term rebound. Some analysts warn the situation could worsen. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone even predicts Bitcoin could plunge 85% to $10,000. His reasoning: Stock market gains have damped market volatility, gold and silver have outperformed Bitcoin as safe-haven assets, and the industry has lost confidence in former President Trump’s crypto push. Crypto investment firm Keyrock researcher Ben Harvey and others argue Bitcoin’s next move hinges on macro factors — like Fed rate cuts and institutional buying of Bitcoin ETFs — not internal crypto drivers. Bloomberg data shows AI bubble fears have sent credit default swap (CDS