Odaily Planet Daily reports that Mexico's fifth richest man has stated that users should buy Bitcoin to protect their assets from inflation, and suggests buying when prices fall. (The Bitcoin Historian)

According to an official announcement, OKX will soon launch pre-market trading for OPN (Opinion). The OPN/USDT pre-market trading will open at 20:00 (UTC+8) on February 23, 2026. Opinion Labs, powered by Binance Labs, is a decentralized blockchain platform that builds a "multi-user internet" through on-chain prediction markets, opinion trading, and voting networks, focusing on transforming ideas into tradable assets.

A new study by Standard Chartered Bank, reported by Odaily, suggests that stablecoin issuers are poised to become one of the largest buyers of US Treasury bonds, potentially reshaping how the US government finances itself in the coming years. Analysts led by Geoffrey Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered, and John Davies, US Interest Rate Strategist at the bank, stated that they still expect the market capitalization of stablecoins to reach $2 trillion by the end of 2028. This expansion would generate approximately $0.8 trillion to $1 trillion in new demand for US Treasury bonds as issuers accumulate short-term government bonds as reserve assets. Stablecoin issuers are becoming the largest buyers of US Treasury bonds. They added that if the issuance pattern remains unchanged, this demand could create approximately $0.9 trillion in excess demand for Treasury bonds over the next three years. (The Block)

According to data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant, the Bitcoin balance linked to Binance exchange wallets rose to 676,834.84 coins (approximately $44.53 billion) on Sunday, the highest level since November 2024, representing a roughly 9.3% increase from the multi-month low of 618,782 coins in November last year. It is unclear whether this asset has been sold off, but the market initially retreated in early Asian trading on Monday, with Bitcoin falling from $67,600 to $64,400 before rebounding slightly to around $65,850. Analysts point out that a rise in Bitcoin balances on exchanges is often seen as a potential signal of selling pressure, meaning investors may be preparing to sell the asset or use it as margin for derivatives trading, both of which typically exacerbate price volatility. (CoinDesk)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Hanwha Asset Management, a major South Korean asset management company, has partnered with Jito to develop an ETP facility based on JitoSOL liquidity collateral. (SolanaFloor)