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As of February 22, Bitcoin has maintained a range-bound trend, according to data from Coinglass. Funding rates across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) exchanges indicate easing bearish sentiment in the market, with specific rates detailed in the accompanying image. **Note from BlockBeats**: The funding rate is a fee mechanism used by crypto exchanges to align perpetual contract prices with the underlying asset’s spot price. It facilitates fund transfers between long and short traders—exchanges themselves do not collect this fee. The rate adjusts the cost or profit of holding positions to keep contract prices closely tied to the underlying asset. **Funding Rate Interpretation**: - 0.01% = baseline rate - >0.01% = generally bullish market sentiment - <0.005% = generally bearish market sentiment

February 22—Investors are bracing for potential news-driven market volatility this week as uncertainties mount: Donald Trump’s tariff policy could spark fresh chaos, a U.S.-Iran conflict looms, and NVIDIA—now the world’s largest company by market capitalization—will release its earnings report next Wednesday. Below are key market-focused events (all times in Beijing Time): - Monday 21:00: Federal Reserve Governor Waller speaks - Tuesday 21:00: Chicago Fed President Guersy (2027 FOMC voting member) speaks - Tuesday 22:00: Boston Fed President Collins delivers opening remarks at an event; Atlanta Fed President Bostick (2027 FOMC voting member) speaks - Tuesday 22:10: Federal Reserve Governor Waller speaks - Tuesday 22:35: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook speaks on AI - Wednesday 4:15: Richmond Fed President Barkin and Boston Fed President Collins participate in a panel discussion - Thursday 2:20: St. Louis Fed President Mester (2028 FOMC voting member) speaks on the F

Feb 22 — Alternative data shows today’s Crypto Fear & Greed Index sits at 9 (up from 8 yesterday), meaning the market is still in “extreme fear” territory. Note: The index ranges from 0 to 100, calculated using these indicators: - Volatility (25%) - Market trading volume (25%) - Social media hype (15%) - Market surveys (15%) - Bitcoin’s market dominance (10%) - Google Trends analysis (10%)

On February 22, Bitcoin mining firm Bitdeer (BTDR) released its latest Bitcoin holding data via official sources. As of February 20, the company’s total self-owned Bitcoin holdings—excluding customer deposits—had dropped to zero. This week, Bitdeer’s Bitcoin mining output totaled 189.8 BTC, all of which was sold during the same period. Weekly net outflows amounted to 943.1 BTC.

On February 22, per HyperInsight monitoring (https://t.me/HyperInsight), Binance whale address “pension-usdt.eth” has just reopened a BTC long position. The whale currently holds a 58.12 BTC long position with 3x leverage, at an average entry price of $67,908. Notably, the same whale closed a profitable BTC long position the prior day, netting roughly $1 million in daily profit.

February 22 — According to AXIOS, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said several of Trump’s close associates advised him against striking Iran, and Graham urged Trump to ignore their counsel. A close ally of Trump, Graham is a top advocate for military strikes against Iran. “Given our history with Iran, I get why people are wary of large-scale military action in the Middle East,” Graham said. “But the voices warning against getting involved seem to overlook the consequences of letting evil forces act without consequence.” Graham noted that after his recent trip to the region, he sees an opportunity to “drive historic change in Iran.” “But it’s increasingly clear to me that the voices opposing involvement and decisive action are growing louder,” he said. “Time will tell how this all plays out.”