At the XRP Australia 2026 event in Sydney on Friday, Coinbase’s John O'Loghlen said Australia is seeing regulatory momentum and expanding institutional access through Bitcoin and Ether ETFs launched in June 2024 and October 2024. OKX’s Kate Cooper highlighted rising SMSF participation, while an Independent Reserve 2025 report showed crypto adoption at 31%, up from 28% in 2024.

Circle's stock jumped almost 50% in under two sessions after the USDC issuer reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and revenue. The rally triggered an estimated $500 million in losses for short sellers and followed a prior 80% drawdown, but analysts said the move was driven mainly by crowded bearish positioning rather than a fundamental turnaround.

Accenture Plc (ACN) snapped a three-day losing streak on February 26, 2026, with shares surging 8.29% to close at $207.38. The rally follows a strategic partnership with French AI powerhouse Mistral AI, signaling a shift in investor appetite toward software and consulting victims of the hardware-led AI rally.

XRP is trading near recent lows in an extended volatility squeeze, with its price capped below the 26 EMA and a possible short-term target near $1.50 if buyers trigger a breakout. Shiba Inu remains in a broader downtrend as each attempt to rebound lacks meaningful volume, limiting chances of a sustained bull run. Dogecoin also struggles below key moving averages, and removing a zero from its price would require strong inflows, trend reversal signals and broader market risk appetite.

MARA Holdings reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.7 billion, driven by a $1.5 billion fair-value hit as bitcoin fell around 30%, while revenue declined 6% to $202.3 million. The company also announced a joint venture with Starwood Capital Group to build AI-focused data centers, and its shares rose more than 15% on Thursday.

On February 26, 2026, Block said it will eliminate more than 4,000 roles, reducing headcount from over 10,000 to just under 6,000, and its shares rose more than 25% after hours. The company also reported fourth‑quarter 2025 gross profit growth of 24% year over year and raised its 2026 outlook to $12.20 billion in gross profit.

On February 26, 2026 (UTC update), tightening scandium supply was pressuring U.S. 5G chip and aerospace chains as inventories ran thin ahead of a planned March summit in Beijing. After April 2025 controls, yttrium exports to the U.S. fell to 17 tons from 333 tons, and prices climbed about 60% since a November alert, with some manufacturers rationing.

On Wednesday at Strategy World 2026 in Las Vegas, Michael Saylor outlined a shift from promoting corporate bitcoin treasury adoption to making STRC the firm's core financing tool for future purchases. On Thursday morning, Benchmark reiterated a buy rating on MSTR with a $705 price target as shares traded around $130, saying the focus could speed bitcoin-per-share growth.