On 26 February 2026, Sygnum Bank launched Sygnum Select, an institutional asset management service focused on corporate and crypto-native treasuries, starting with about $200 million in assets under management. The platform offers mandates combining spot crypto, staking, hedging, and tokenized securities, initially for Swiss-based clients, as institutions reportedly move toward diversified, actively managed digital asset portfolios.

US 30-year fixed mortgage rates averaged 6% in the week ended February 20, down from 6.17% and hitting the lowest level since early September 2022. Mortgage Bankers Association data showed total applications up 0.4% week over week, as refinancing rose 4% and 150% year over year, while purchase applications fell 5% amid persistent affordability pressures.

On 26 February 2026, global stablecoin supply reached a fresh all-time high, with roughly 99% of the market still denominated in USD. Non-USD tokens tied to currencies like the euro, ruble, and several emerging market fiats have been expanding, yet exchange net flows remain negative and nearly $10 billion has left trading platforms in recent weeks. This divergence suggests substantial liquidity exists in stablecoins, but it has not yet returned to centralized exchanges to support a sustained Bitcoin uptrend.

STS Digital said Thursday, according to a statement shared with The Block, that it raised $30 million in a strategic round led by CMT Digital with participation from Payward and other investors. The firm plans to expand market‑making and scale its institutional spot and options platform, which offers access to more than 400 tokens across spot, "vanilla and exotic options," and structured products.

Hormel Foods posted first-quarter FY2026 net sales of $3.03 billion with 2% organic growth, while Celsius Holdings reported $2.5 billion in 2025 revenue and fourth-quarter sales of $721.6 million, up 117%. Donaldson Company delivered record second-quarter FY2026 sales of $896 million and outlined segment trends and pricing tailwinds.

On Thursday, XRP was trading near $1.44 and moved back above its 200-week moving average around $1.42, a level traders are watching as key support. Bitcoin hovered close to $68,072 on Binance but briefly dropped to $47,511 on the Lighter platform after a reported 1,000 BTC order typo, with losses estimated at about $8 million. Meanwhile, Circle's USDCx stablecoin on Cardano's testnet has processed 111 transactions, signaling active infrastructure testing ahead of an expected mainnet launch.

Rising geopolitical friction between the United States and Iran is prompting investors to favor gold and other safe-haven assets while trimming exposure to equities and crypto. Analysts see potential for a sharp gold move and note that Bitcoin remains confined between $60,000 and $70,000 amid weak whale accumulation and ETF outflows. Capital flows in India and the United States highlight how macro uncertainty is reshaping portfolio allocations across gold products and spot Bitcoin ETFs.

The Trade Desk stock dropped more than 16% in premarket trading on February 26, 2026 after its outlook for first-quarter 2026 revenue came in below analyst expectations. The company had just posted fourth-quarter 2025 results that slightly beat on revenue and earnings, but a softer near-term forecast and lack of full-year guidance weighed heavily on investor sentiment.