Federal Reserve Governor Quarles: AI Investment Craze Could Boost Neutral Rate in Near Term

February 25, Meta Platforms (META.O) spokesperson Andy Stone said in a social media post: “There’s still no Meta stablecoin right now—business as usual. The core of Meta’s plan to relaunch stablecoin operations in the second half of 2026 is enabling individuals and businesses to pay using their preferred methods on Meta’s platforms.”

**Feb. 25 — Coinglass data reveals: - If Bitcoin surges above $66,000, total short liquidations across major centralized exchanges (CEXs) will hit $1.593 billion. - Conversely, if Bitcoin drops below $62,000, total long liquidations on major CEXs will reach $717 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do NOT show the exact number or value of contracts being liquidated. The bars instead reflect the relative intensity of each liquidation cluster vs. nearby clusters — i.e., how strongly price will react to hitting that level. A taller bar signals a stronger reaction from liquidity cascades once price reaches the threshold.**

February 24 – Per LookOnChain monitoring data, Huang Licheng, widely known as "Brother Ma Ji," has again deposited 245,000 USDC into his account address on Hyperliquid (link: https://app.hyperliquid.xyz/join/NTOD).

Polymarket developer Suhail Kakar announced via social media on Feb. 24 that the Polymarket Command Line Interface (CLI) is now live. It’s the fastest Rust-built way for AI agents to access prediction markets, enabling them to directly query markets, trade, and fetch data via the terminal.

Feb. 24: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister said Tehran is ready to reach an agreement with the U.S. as soon as possible. (Golden Ten)

February 24 — After one of its AI tools was linked to market volatility and sparked discussions about AI’s disruptive potential, AI startup Anthropic is expanding the reach of its Claude chatbot into new domains. On Tuesday, Anthropic rolled out a new AI tool for its Claude Cowork intelligent agent platform, designed to automate tasks in sectors like human resources, investment banking, and design. The company noted the tool was built in partnership with client firms. Scott White, product lead for Anthropic’s Claude AI model, said the company aims to close the gap between using AI for work-related queries and the tools teams rely on to complete actual work. He added that tying market performance to a single product launch was “a bit of an overinterpretation or overreaction,” and emphasized the model is driving growth for enterprise clients. (Jinse)