Two new addresses withdrew 687.72 BTC from Binance, worth approximately 45.72 million US dollars

On February 25, per on-chain analysis from @Route2FI: - A whale holds a $24 million long position in ARC on perpetual DEX Lighter, executing $360k hourly dollar-cost averaging via TWAP (Time-Weighted Average Price) to support the long side. - The whale has netted $5 million in profits. - Lighter’s ARC perpetual contract annualized funding rate has surged to 2100% (~5.7% daily for short sellers), drawing more shorts and escalating the long-short tug-of-war. Route2FI noted the whale’s moves mirror the 2025 JellyJelly manipulation case on Hyperliquid: - A Hyperliquid whale heavily shorted JELLY perps while inflating spot prices via alternative accounts and on-chain transactions, triggering short-side liquidations. - Hyperliquid’s HLP (liquidity pool) incurred losses post-settlement; the team urgently voted to delist JELLY and force settlements at a sharply reduced price. Route2FI added the whale’s current intent remains unclear. Unlike Hyperliquid’s HLP (which absorbs liqu

On February 25, iliensinc—co-founder of Hyperliquid—said in the official Discord channel that 173,000 HYPE tokens from Hyperliquid Labs will be unlocked today and distributed to team members on March 6.

February 25 — Bank of America said in its latest report that it expects gold prices to hit $6,000 per ounce over the next 12 months. Additionally, while the current jump in silver prices could potentially speed up a drop in solar panel demand, the metal is still on track to top $100 per ounce again this year. (FXStreet)

On February 25th, Solana-based prediction market protocol TBD closed a $3 million seed funding round led by CMT Digital and ParaFi, with Jump Crypto also participating. The project previously raised $800,000 in angel funding, with backers including Slow Ventures General Partner Sam Lessin, Solana co-founder Raj Gokal, Polygon Labs CEO Mark Boiron, Wintermute founder Evgeny Gaevoy, and dYdX founder Antonio Juliano. TBD was co-founded by former members of the dYdX team and is set to officially launch following the completion of its beta testing.

As of February 25th, HTX market data shows Ethereum (ETH) has topped $2,000, with its 24-hour price gain expanding to 9.2%.

February 25th — Bitcoin has surged past $67,000, per HTX market data, with its 24-hour price gain climbing to 5.7%.