Goldman Sachs: BOJ's New Board Member Nomination May Reduce Likelihood of Near-Term Rate Hike

On February 26, LookOnChain monitoring data shows an anonymous trader used a new wallet to place a $50,700 bet that Zachxbt would accuse Axiom of insider trading—at a time when the event’s probability stood at just 15.1%. The move sparked market speculation the trader may have inside information. Many traders followed suit, pushing the probability of Axiom facing charges above that of Meteora. The trader has since closed the position and exited, netting $39,000 in a single day.

Feb 26 (Market Brief) — Per market sources, Morgan Stanley has raised its price target for Nvidia (NVDA.O) to $260 from $250, while Royal Bank of Canada has lifted the chipmaker’s target to $250 from $240.

On February 26, Binance announced the launch of six official WhatsApp channels—a key step to drive cryptocurrency adoption. Users can opt to join the following verified channels: - **Binance Chinese Channel**: For Chinese speakers outside mainland China (content in Chinese) - **Binance Africa Channel**: For African users (communication in English and French) - **Binance Arabic Channel**: For Middle East and North Africa (MENA) users (communication in Arabic) - **Binance Argentina Channel**: For Argentine users (communication in Spanish) - **Binance Brazil Channel**: For Brazilian users (communication in Portuguese) - **Binance Latin America Channel**: For broader Latin American audiences (communication in Spanish) These WhatsApp-verified channels support one-way communication only and are Binance’s exclusive channels for WhatsApp in Africa, MENA, Latin America, and the Chinese-speaking community outside mainland China. Subscribers will receive tailored Binance news and

On February 26th, India’s market regulator permitted actively managed equity funds—with a combined $384 billion in assets under management (AUM)—to increase their investments in gold and silver. (Golden Ten)

February 26 — Binance has announced that as part of its ongoing spot API optimization efforts, all !ticker@arr market data streams will be deprecated on March 26, 2026 (UTC+8). This update references the exchange’s November 18, 2025 (UTC+8) announcement, and users are advised to use @ticker or !miniTicker@arr as alternatives. Additionally, the split count for Iceberg Orders (ICEBERG_PARTS) will be increased to 100 starting March 12, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC+8).

**Onchain Lens Monitoring: Whale Swaps BTC for ETH, Deposits to Aave, Uses Flash Loan to Accumulate More ETH** As of February 26th, Onchain Lens data shows: - A whale address yesterday swapped 240.44 BTC (≈$15.7M) for 8152 ETH via THORChain at a rate of 0.02945. - Today, the same address deposited the 8152 ETH into Aave, secured a $36M USDT flash loan, and bought 17,283 ETH at an average price of $2083. - The whale now holds a total of 25,434.5 ETH (≈$52.45M). ### Notes on U.S. English Adaptation: 1. **Concise structure**: Uses bullet points for readability (common in U.S. crypto/finance briefs). 2. **Natural phrasing**: "data shows" (casual yet professional), "secured a flash loan" (common U.S. industry jargon). 3. **Unit shorthand**: "$15.7M" / "$36M" (standard U.S. financial notation for millions). 4. **Clarity**: Explicitly links "the same address" to avoid repetition, aligns with U.S. news style for brevity.