MARA Holdings said it booked a $1.71 billion net loss in Q4 2025 and a 6% revenue drop to $202.3 million as Bitcoin weakness drove a $1.5 billion revaluation. Shares rose about 12% pre-market while the firm outlined an AI and high-performance computing pivot, including a joint venture targeting over 1 gigawatt of IT capacity.

On February 24, 2026, Canton Network said it completed a fourth set of on‑chain repo trades, including a cross‑border intraday repo with tokenized Gilts; on February 25, 2026, it reiterated institutional requirements. As DTCC, which handles quadrillions in value each year, explores RWA tokenization with Canton, XRP is positioned as a separate liquidity bridge rather than a replacement.

Morgan Stanley plans to launch direct spot Bitcoin trading for retail investors on its E*TRADE platform in early 2026, partnering with Zerohash for trading and custody support. The bank will allow clients to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin within standard brokerage accounts, with additional services such as lending, yield products, and in-house custody expected to follow. Bitcoin recently traded at $66,132 with a 24-hour volume of $43.370B, down 3.00% over the same period.

U.S. margin balances reached $1.279 trillion in Jan‑2026, a $53.445 billion increase from Dec‑2025, underscoring the leverage behind Bitcoin's advance. The U.S. Treasury's Feb. 4 guidance outlined up to $38B in liquidity buybacks and $75B for cash management, shaping collateral conditions as recession‑leaning indicators and policy timing keep risk correlations elevated.

MYX Finance has surged nearly 29% in the last 24 hours after a prior 91% monthly decline, with the rebound linked to its V2 partnership with Consensys and a sharp rise in trading volume. The token is consolidating above $0.49, with key support seen at $0.441–$0.430 and initial resistance at $0.546, while traders also eye a March 6 unlock of 9.72 million MYX worth about $9.67 million.

Bitcoin fell about 3.3% within four hours on February 27, sliding from $68,000 to $65,770 after failing to reclaim $70,000 during the rebound that began on February 24. The $64,000 area is flagged as pivotal support, and a breach is seen as risking deeper losses and potential spillovers to U.S. equities.

The United Kingdom's Gambling Commission is examining how cryptoassets could be used as payment methods at licensed online gambling platforms, according to a speech by executive director Tim Miller. Any such option would still require firms to obtain FCA authorization under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and be subject to strict affordability and suitability checks, with implementation aligned to the FCA's new crypto licensing framework targeting October 2027.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) proposed a staking-based governance model that requires a 180-day lock and weights voting by stake size and lock duration. The plan adds Node (10 million WLFI) and Super Node (50 million WLFI) tiers, links incentives to USD1, and sets a seven-day Snapshot vote with a 1 billion WLFI quorum.