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The Crypto Fear & Greed Index from data provider Alternative stands at 11 today, unchanged from yesterday, keeping the market in a state of "Extreme Fear." The index measures sentiment on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 representing extreme fear and 100 indicating extreme optimism. The score is calculated based on several factors: volatility (25%), market volume (25%), social media mentions (15%), surveys (15%), Bitcoin's market cap dominance (10%), and Google search trends (10%).

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $68,000. BTC is trading at $67,975.07 on the Binance USDT market.

Although BTC has rebounded to around $69,000, analysis suggests a trend reversal remains uncertain. CoinDesk reported that a short squeeze, driven by fear and an accumulation of short positions after the recent drop, has lifted altcoins and related stocks. The outlet noted, however, a lack of clear fundamental catalysts. Echoing this view, LMAX Group analyst Joel Kruger described the move as a technical rebound in a thin liquidity environment. He added that the rally should be approached with caution given the lack of liquidity. Meanwhile, the market is watching whether BTC can break through resistance at $72,000 and $78,000 as a key inflection point for the trend.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) founder Marc Andreessen and head of crypto investing Chris Dixon have discussed the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY) with U.S. Republican senators, according to a post on X by Eleanor Terrett, host of Crypto in America. They urged for the bill's passage and emphasized the need for the U.S. to secure leadership in the crypto sector.

Nvidia announced fourth-quarter revenue of $68.1 billion, surpassing the expected $65.9 billion. The company also reported data center revenue of $62.3 billion for the same period, exceeding the forecast of $60.36 billion.

Major exchanges have seen $119 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $646 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

BTC has risen by 1.52% in the past five minutes on the Binance USDT market. Currently, BTC is trading at $69,932.19.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.81% - Nasdaq: +1.26% - Dow Jones: +0.63%

Shares of Nasdaq-listed ETHZilla (ETHZilla) surged more than 13% after the company announced it is rebranding to Forum. According to The Block, the firm previously changed its name from 180 Life Sciences to ETHZilla last year, pivoting to become an Ethereum accumulation investment company. However, the company explained that it is now changing its strategy after the value of Ethereum fell by more than 50% since ETHZilla began its purchases last August. ETHZilla is known to hold 69,802 ETH, worth approximately $145 million, making it the sixth-largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has launched a fixed-rate crypto lending product for its professional "Pro" users, Cointelegraph reported. The product, called Flexline, offers crypto-collateralized loans at a fixed annual rate of 10% to 25%. Loan terms range from a minimum of two days to a maximum of two years. The specific loan-to-value (LTV) ratio has not been disclosed.

DeFi applications generated over $1 billion in revenue each quarter last year, Unfolded reported, citing data from DefiLlama.

Whale Alert reported that 250 million USDC has been minted at the USDC Treasury.

Julio Moreno, a senior analyst at CryptoQuant, noted on X that spot on-chain demand for Bitcoin is increasing for the first time since last November.

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, announced on its official website yesterday that it assisted the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in recovering 61 million USDT linked to a large-scale 'pig butchering' romance scam. According to the company, DOJ investigators tracked addresses containing the criminal proceeds after receiving reports from victims. With Tether's help, the full 61 million USDT was recovered. Tether added that this action demonstrates its commitment to supporting global law enforcement agencies in preventing crypto-related crime and leading the digital asset industry through compliance.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back has stated that the recent decline in Bitcoin's price is consistent with past four-year market cycles, which typically see a downturn at this stage. Speaking at the iConnections conference in Miami, he said the current volatility is not surprising and reflects Bitcoin's inherent nature rather than a flaw in its theory, CoinDesk reported. "Volatility is just part of the overall picture," he explained, suggesting that some market participants may be trading based on historical patterns rather than reacting to fundamentals. Back added that ETF holders are more loyal than individual Bitcoin traders. He noted that retail investors usually deploy capital when prices are rising, leaving them with little capacity to invest during a downturn. In contrast, institutional investors can rebalance their portfolios, he said.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $69,000. BTC is trading at $69,011.79 on the Binance USDT market.

Nicholas Hammer, co-founder and CEO of crypto lending firm Blockfills, has resigned in the wake of significant loan losses, CoinDesk reported. Citing anonymous sources, the report stated that Blockfills recently halted all customer deposits and withdrawals due to loan losses of approximately $75 million. As a result of the situation, the company is undergoing a management change and is pursuing a sale. Blockfills was considered one of the most active institutional crypto lending platforms, having processed over $60 billion in trading volume last year and serving around 2,000 institutional clients.

t54 Labs, a developer of blockchain-based artificial intelligence (AI) agent infrastructure, has successfully raised $5 million in a seed funding round, The Block reported. The round was led by Anagram, PL Capital, and Franklin Templeton, with participation from Ripple, Virtual Ventures, Blockchain Coinvestors, and ABCDE.

Short positions worth approximately $336 million have been liquidated in the futures market over the past 24 hours amid a more than 6% rebound in Bitcoin's price, according to CoinNess market data. As of this writing, BTC is trading at $68,309.16, up 6.35% on the day, CoinMarketCap data shows.

Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen plans to amend a recently passed bill that would tax unrealized gains on assets including cryptocurrency, calling the legislation "poorly designed." According to DL News, Heinen stated in an interview that the bill "cannot pass" and "must be amended." The proposed law, which was approved by the country's lower house of parliament earlier this month, would impose a 36% capital gains tax on all profits from savings accounts, crypto, most stock investments, and interest-bearing financial products, even if the assets have not been sold.

Bitcoin experienced a flash crash on the decentralized exchange (DEX) Lyra, with its price briefly dropping to around $47,510 at approximately 3:50 p.m. UTC on Feb. 25, according to CoinNess market monitoring. The crypto-focused Telegram channel Cybertruck explained that while Lyra's order book had buy orders for about 700-800 BTC down to the $45,000 level, a sell order exceeding this amount appears to have triggered the crash. The price immediately recovered its losses. Cybertruck suggested that the seller likely made a typographical error, intending to place a limit sell order at $67,511 but mistakenly entering $47,511. The address suspected of causing the flash crash with a large market sell order is believed to be 0xF2224BF4f29205522E1400720217d3F19709331c. The event has since been removed from Lyra's charts.

Cryptocurrency security firm Octane Security announced it has discovered a serious bug in the Ethereum client Nethermind. According to DL News, the bug has since been fixed. Octane explained that if the bug had been exploited, it could have led to missed block production, affecting Ethereum's liveness and availability. The firm added that detecting the bug serves as a key validation of AI-based vulnerability research.

Total value locked (TVL) in tokenized U.S. Treasurys has surpassed $10 billion, according to an analysis by crypto research firm Kaiko. Major tokenized U.S. Treasury operators included in the tally are BlackRock, Circle, WisdomTree, Ondo, and Superstate.

Prediction market platform Kalshi announced on Feb. 25 that it has sanctioned two users for unfairly profiting from insider trading. The individuals, who face fines and platform suspensions, are Kyle Langford, a 24-year-old Republican politician from California, and Artem Kaptur, an editor for MrBeast, the world's most-subscribed YouTuber. In addition to the internal disciplinary action, Kalshi reported the cases to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The platform stated that the two users leveraged insider information to achieve a near-perfect success rate on bets in low-probability markets. Kalshi added that this activity was flagged by its monitoring system and also reported by several other users who observed the trading data.

Solana (SOL) could recover to the $110 level, as both technical and on-chain indicators are showing bullish signals, Cointelegraph reported. The outlet noted that SOL has surged over 10% in the past 24 hours to trade around $86, with futures open interest rising 5% to approximately $5.27 billion. On its six-hour chart, SOL has broken the upper resistance of a classic triangle pattern. A closing price above $86 could pave the way for a rally to $110. On-chain data suggests limited buying activity above $85, implying thin sell-side resistance. The next major resistance level based on acquisition price is at $115, a point where approximately 22 million SOL have previously been traded. According to CoinMarketCap, SOL is currently trading at $86.28, up 10.65%.