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Senator Warren called the UAE advisor's investments before Trump's inauguration a major corruption scandal and urged rejection of the related application. Gould stated that it would be handled routinely, rebutting that the political pressure comes from Warren. 41 Democratic House members warned that approval could impact the legitimacy of the U.S. banking system.

PANews February 27 News, according to SoSoValue data, on February 26 Eastern Time, Ethereum spot ETFs had a total net inflow of $6,574,200; ETHA had a net inflow of $15,336,800, TETH had a net inflow of $7,608,100, and FETH had a net outflow of $19,221,600; the total AUM is approximately $11.599 billion, with a cumulative net inflow of about $11.648 billion.

Flow Protocol launched its first Agent-driven token auction on February 27,, which lasted 9 minutes and attracted over $100,000 in bids, ultimately selling for $79,732. The auction used the Uniswap CCA architecture, specifically designed for AI Agents, to achieve decentralized price discovery and upgrade the traditional Launchpad to an AI-native model.

The City Protocol of the Base ecosystem has launched the Virality Leaderboard, an AI real-time ranking of creators, with an initial prize pool of $20,000 worth of CP tokens. This leaderboard is designed as an open reward distribution layer, allowing any project to join in the future. Users can participate by completing simple tasks.

Strategy CEO Phong Le stated that AI could create a destructive cycle, threatening core values such as human relationships and democracy, while Bitcoin can establish a virtuous cycle, strengthening the foundation of human civilization, indicating a symbiotic relationship between digital currency and AI.

Fintech company Block announces layoffs to approximately 6,000 employees, mainly due to profit re-pricing in the payments industry. Artificial intelligence tools have increased efficiency, but low-cost alternatives to traditional card swipe fees through stablecoin payments have made high-fee models difficult to sustain. This adjustment is seen as an early move to anticipate downward pressure on fees. The market reacted positively, with stock prices rising. Payment companies are facing a stress test on their revenue and cost structures.

UniSat officially announced recently that it will actively monitor changes in the Bitcoin ecosystem, continue supporting mainnet development, and roll out a series of upgrades, including lowering market participation thresholds, expanding UniHexa invitations, technical discussions on brc-20 single-step transfers, and upgrading the UniSat API. Additionally, UniSat will invest in the Fractal standard indexing service and plans to purchase at least 500,000 FB tokens for staking.

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley stated that with the proliferation of AI, handwritten cards are becoming more valuable due to their uniqueness and rarity, while perfect things are no longer cherished. This trend is also reflected in vintage cars, handcrafted watches, and original artworks. Humans tend to assign greater meaning and value to things they put more effort into.

Japanese financial group SBI Holdings and Startale Group launch the Japanese Yen stablecoin JPYSC, targeting institutional and cross-border payments, supported by trust banks, and compliant with regulatory frameworks. The project is expected to go live in the second quarter of this year after regulatory approval.

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Swyxtx Chief Analyst Pav Hundal stated that Ethereum's price has already priced in a lot of short-term uncertainties and may continue to be subdued in the coming weeks. He mentioned that geopolitical tensions and the progress of the U.S. "Clear Act" have been reflected in the market, while the liquidation event in October last year dragged down the market, and consumer sentiment remains a key concern.

Market expectations that Federal Reserve Chair nominee Wosh will cut interest rates immediately upon taking office have cooled, and the IMF expects the US economy to accelerate and inflation to gradually decline. Mortgage rates have fallen to 5.98%, easing homebuying burdens. The crypto market BTC price fluctuates, with a clear short-term liquidity structure.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $70,867, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $1.455 billion. Conversely, if BTC drops below $64,243, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $1.005 billion.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $2,147, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $972 million. Conversely, if ETH drops below $1,944, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $599 million.

The total pledged amount of GT mining products on the Gate platform has reached 4,000.05 GT. It offers multiple staking options with different cryptocurrencies, with annualized yields of GUSD 3.20%, BTC 5.49%, ETH 5.60%, SOL 11%, and USDT 3.44%. The minimum GT stake is 1 GT, supporting flexible staking and redemption to ensure the safety of user assets.

PANews February 27 News, Platform X has launched a user profile post filtering feature that supports sorting by “Latest” and “Most Liked,” and allows categorization by reply, quote, video, and other types. This feature helps evaluate the engagement performance of different types of content on an account. Some users are calling for further enhancements, such as filtering high-engagement posts by time intervals (e.g., 1 day, 1 week, 1 month) and sorting by views, comments, shares, and other metrics to more efficiently identify and analyze high-quality content on accounts.

Due to the ioTube cross-chain bridge being attacked, IoTeX has decided to discontinue CIOTX and shut down the related bridges. Compliant holders can apply for compensation. The unaffected BSC/Polygon/IoTeX bridges will be restored after auditing. The related CIOTX will be fully delisted.

Bitcoin mining company TeraWulf releases earnings report, with revenue reaching $168.5 million in 2025, a 20.3% year-over-year increase, but net loss expanding to $661.4 million. The company's strategy has shifted toward AI and cloud computing, with long-term data center leases signed and plans to expand infrastructure capacity.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Cointelegraph posted on the X platform that Solana has launched Solana Payments, allowing developers to access a real-time payment simulator, developer documentation, and case studies to start building on-chain.