Mark Karpelès, former CEO of Mt. Gox, has proposed a Bitcoin hard fork on February 27, 2026, to recover about 80,000 bitcoins tied to the exchange's 2011 theft and now valued at over $5.2 billion, The Block reports. The plan targets coins inactive for 15 years in related addresses and would introduce consensus rules allowing those funds to be spent using signatures from Mt. Gox recovery addresses, with distributions to creditors routed through the existing court-supervised restructuring process. Supporters view it as a narrowly tailored response to a specific theft case, while critics argue it could erode Bitcoin's immutability and set a risky precedent, The Block reported.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded about $6.5 billion in outflows since BTC hit a record in early October, compared with $55 billion in inflows since January 2024, Nate Geraci said on Feb. 27, 2026. The funds saw over $1 billion of inflows in the last three days. Geraci said investors are largely holding positions, often called diamond hands.

Mark Karpelès, former CEO of Mt. Gox, has proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to recover about 79,956 BTC tied to the exchange's 2011 breach, valued near $5.2 billion at current prices, Odaily Planet Daily reports. The plan targets a wallet linked to the hack that received nearly 80,000 BTC and has remained untouched for over 15 years; under current Bitcoin rules only the private key holder can move the coins, and the proposal would allow unspent outputs at a Mt. Gox recovery address to be controlled by signatures from that address so the funds enter the existing court-supervised creditor distribution. Karpelès described it as a discussion starting point with changes limited to a single address and activation at a specified future block height, noting it requires a coordinated network upgrade and that lack of support could risk chain fragmentation; the roughly 80,000 BTC are not currently available for distribution and are not controlled by the bankruptcy trustee.

MARA Holdings (MARA) reported a fourth-quarter 2025 net loss of $1.71 billion, or $4.52 per diluted share, reversing net income of $528.3 million in the year-ago period, according to a shareholder letter filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Revenue fell 6% to $202.3 million from $214.4 million, pressured by a $1.5 billion negative change in the fair value of digital assets tied to Bitcoin's decline from around $114,300 on Sept. 30 to $88,800 on Dec. 31, CoinGecko data show. The company mined 2,011 BTC in Q4 2025, down from 2,144 BTC in the prior quarter and 2,492 BTC in the year-earlier period, and ended 2025 holding 53,822 BTC, including 15,315 BTC loaned or used as collateral, valued at about $4.7 billion based on a quarter-end spot price of $87,498 per coin. For full-year 2025, MARA posted a net loss of $1.31 billion versus net income of $541 million in 2024 while revenue rose to $907.1 million from $656.4 million, and outlined a transition toward energy and digital infrastructure via a joint venture with Starwood Digital Ventures targeting over 1 gigawatt in its first phase alongside a February acquisition of a 64% stake in Exaion.

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to recover roughly 79,956 BTC, worth more than $5.2 billion at current prices, according to a proposal he published. The plan targets a long-dormant address linked to the exchange's 2011 hack. The coins have not moved in more than 15 years, which the proposal says may indicate the attacker lost keys or chose not to return the funds.

Citigroup plans to integrate Bitcoin custody into its core banking infrastructure by late 2026, extending the bank's existing framework that oversees approximately $30 trillion in assets under management, Citi executive Nisha Surendran said at an industry event hosted by Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy. The initiative will allow institutional clients such as pension funds, insurers and asset managers to hold Bitcoin alongside stocks, bonds and other regulated instruments within Citi's systems. Citi's Integrated Digital Assets Platform is being built to support 24/7 operations, Swift messaging, API connectivity, key management, wallet systems, tax reporting, regulatory compliance tools and risk controls for Bitcoin positions, with initial delivery focused on core custody and later phases adding features like asset segregation and collateral management. Citi is also considering partnerships with specialized firms as the platform evolves, positioning the bank among major US institutions offering digital asset custody while aiming to make Bitcoin function as a standard financial asset inside its existing operational and compliance structure.

A Bitcoin liquidation heatmap shows short positions protected by a $2.0B cluster in the $72.5k–$75k range, while long positions face a $1.2B exposure zone concentrated between $63k and $66k. The data identifies $68k as a key pivot level, where a sustained move above could trigger a squeeze toward $75k, while a failure to hold may push BTC toward the $60k area.

Morgan Stanley announced a full suite of Bitcoin services covering exchange, custody, lending and yield this week at Strategy World, according to a post by Phong Le. The post also stated that 2026 is the year decentralized and traditional finance converge around Bitcoin.

Morgan Stanley announced a full suite of Bitcoin services covering exchange, custody, lending, and yield at @Strategy World this week, Phong Le said. Le also stated that 2026 will mark the convergence of decentralized and traditional finance around Bitcoin.