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On February 27, 2026, major Wall Street firms stepped up their DeFi involvement by purchasing governance tokens and seeking influence over core protocol infrastructure. Over the past three days, MORPHO rose 18%, UNI 15%, and JUP 9.7%, alongside price moves to $1.76, $3.75, and $0.152 respectively.

On February 27, analyst Amr Taha reported that Bitcoin perpetual funding turned negative across major venues—Binance -0.005%, OKX -0.007%, Bybit -0.011%—and flagged a potential short squeeze if price advances toward liquidation clusters near $92,000. He also tracked about 1,700 BTC in net inflows from mid-term "Octopus" wallets to Binance, while CoinGecko showed BTC ranging between $66,600 and $68,600.

On February 27, 2026, U.S. equity futures fell after January producer prices beat forecasts, reviving concern about the timing of Fed rate cuts. S&P 500 futures slid 1%, Nasdaq 100 lost 1.1%, and Dow Jones futures dropped 1.2%, while Nvidia fell over 5% on Thursday and Netflix rose more than 6% in premarket trade.

On Feb. 27, Bitcoin's push toward $70,000 faded as sellers capped rallies, though several analysts see limited near-term downside. SoSoValue data shows spot BTC ETFs attracted $1.01 billion in inflows since Tuesday, while Willy Woo expects consolidation and resistance in the mid-$70,000s. Swyftx's Pav Hundal sees Ether range-bound for weeks.

A cluster of Polymarket wallets has made confident company‑earnings bets focused on firms audited by KPMG. Analysts observed concentration across 155 prediction pairs and wagers placed shortly before public disclosures. In February, prediction markets handled about $21B in volume, with Polymarket at $7.34B, both lower than January levels of over $26B and $7.6B.

On Tuesday, February 24, trader Jussy said on X that if Solana loses the $76.57 support, a bear flag developing since early February 2026 could resolve lower toward $37.88, with risk extending to $30. He also flagged a four-hour triple top implying $61.73 on a breakdown, while CoinMarketCap data show SOL is down over 38% year to date and recently bounced above $86.

Bitcoin is registering a familiar bottom signal as the supply-in-profit/loss ratio returns to zones seen at past capitulations. Analysts differ on the path ahead: Willy Woo cites weak spot and futures liquidity and maps outcomes from a typical floor near $45,000 to stress-driven $30,000, with $16,000 only under severe macro shifts. BTC trades at $65,928.14, down 1.7% daily and 26.3% over the past month.

On February 27, 2026, Amazon.com, Inc. said it would invest $50 billion in OpenAI as part of the AI firm's $110 billion private funding round, valuing OpenAI at $730 billion pre-money. The multi-year arrangement also designates Amazon Web Services as OpenAI's exclusive third-party cloud provider and expands OpenAI's AWS usage by $100 billion over eight years. Amazon shares traded around $208.21 with a modest intraday gain and a market cap near $2.218 trillion following the announcement.

On February 27, 2026, $8.7 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options are scheduled to expire on Deribit, potentially amplifying volatility. According to Deribit, Bitcoin accounts for $7.7 billion in notional exposure and Ethereum about $975 million, with max pain levels at $75,000 and $2,200.

Bitcoin fell to about $65,950 after failing to hold the $70,000 area, while several analysts project the current bear phase could extend into late 2026. Based on on-chain metrics, past cycle durations and exchange reserve trends, they outline possible bottom zones between roughly $30,000 and $45,000, with some models clustering lows around the fourth quarter of 2026.