Meme Coin Punch Market Cap Surges to $40 Million Briefly, 24-Hour Gain Reaches 51%

Tron processed 994M transactions in Q4 2025, up 16.5% QoQ. Daily transactions peaked at over 12.6M on October 28.

On February 25, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino dropped a teaser video yesterday, featuring a metallic app icon that looks like a bank card. The crypto community is speculating Tether will launch a crypto debit card service. ### Notes on American English adjustments: 1. **Date framing**: Added "On" before the date (standard for American news style). 2. **Casual, natural verbs**: Used "dropped" (common in U.S. tech/crypto discourse for sharing teasers) instead of "released"; "looks like" (more conversational than "resembling" for quick updates). 3. **Flow**: Split the long sentence into two for readability (fits U.S. short-form news conventions). 4. **Clarity**: Kept "crypto community" explicit (aligns with U.S. audience familiarity with the term). No extra information added—strictly aligned with the original content while adapting to American language habits.

On February 25, Bitget market data shows spot gold hit $5,200 per ounce, posting an intraday gain of 1.13%. Spot silver surged 4% intraday and was last trading at $90.67 per ounce.

On Feb 25, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the UK’s ongoing stablecoin regulation finalization could undermine the country’s competitiveness in the global digital economy. For example, the Bank of England has proposed capping the amount of stablecoins individuals and businesses can hold. The UK has long been a global financial hub—embracing and fostering innovation, particularly as other nations advance rapidly, is critical to maintaining that position. However, the current regulatory direction runs counter to this, and it will stifle innovation. Armstrong is calling on UK users to sign a petition from StandwithCrypto. The petition advocates for stable, tokenized regulatory frameworks that drive innovation, including: supporting interest-bearing stablecoins, preserving their role as wholesale settlement assets, exploring government blockchain use cases, appointing a dedicated blockchain and cryptocurrency affairs chief, and more.

February 25 — Per HTX market data, while Asia-Pacific stocks surged in early trading, Bitcoin initially rebounded 2.64% within an hour. The rebound was short-lived, though, as the cryptocurrency continued to decline in subsequent hours. As of press time, Bitcoin has fallen below $65,000, currently trading at $64,872.89, with a nearly 0.82% drop over the past hour.