In the week ending February 21, initial jobless claims in the United States reached 212,000.

February 26 – Per HyperInsight monitoring, crypto whale address "pension-usdt.eth" reopened a 3x leveraged long position on BTC amid the market pullback. The address currently holds a 122.34 BTC long position (valued at ~$8.2 million) and is still adding to the position with ongoing orders.

On February 26, on-chain yield protocol Resolv announced it has integrated the Janus Henderson Anemoy AAA CLO Fund (JAAA) into its on-chain asset allocation framework via RWA infrastructure platform Centrifuge, with a $100 million deployment cap. Resolv intends to leverage the asset with a maximum 80% Loan-to-Value (LTV) ratio through the Aave Horizon institutional instance to boost capital efficiency. JAAA invests in various tranches of AAA-rated Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs), backed by senior secured corporate loans with floating interest rates at the underlying level.

Binance Research noted in a social media post on February 26 that Bitcoin’s leverage ratio has surged to its highest level since last November—price declines have outpaced the deleveraging process. This passive leverage increase signals the market is at a peak pressure point, pointing to a potential short-term bottom as deleveraging slows and liquidity tightens gradually.

Binance Picks Greece as EU Regulatory Hub Ahead of MiCA Deadline Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng noted Greece’s workforce and safety conditions gave it an edge over bigger financial centers in the firm’s choice of a European regulatory base. The crypto exchange applied last month to operate in Greece under the EU’s Crypto Asset Market Regulation (MiCA) framework. Under MiCA rules, crypto firms must secure a license by July 2026 to keep operating in the EU. While Germany has issued 45 licenses and the Netherlands 22, Greek regulatory data shows no approvals have been granted yet—making Binance’s pick particularly notable.

On February 26, according to Bitget market data, Circle (CRCL) — the issuer of the USDC stablecoin — has bucked the trend with a 7.47% gain amid a broad downturn in the crypto market and crypto-related stocks, last trading at $89.51.

**February 26** The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced on February 26 that Christopher Alexander Delgado, former CEO of crypto investment firm Goliath Ventures, has been arrested on charges tied to an alleged $328 million Ponzi scheme. Delgado faces wire fraud and money laundering charges, each carrying a maximum 30-year prison sentence, per the office’s statement. According to the indictment, Delgado lured victims by pitching investments in a crypto liquidity pool with promised monthly returns—but diverted funds to pay early investors, purchase luxury homes, and cover lavish personal expenses. The monthly returns investors received came from money contributed by later victims, not legitimate profits. Law enforcement has confirmed that affected victims will receive restitution notices.