The S&P 500 (+0.7%), Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.5%) and the Magnificent Seven (+1.6%) closed higher after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Trump-era tariffs, but sentiment turned after President Donald Trump imposed new 15% universal tariffs under the Trade Act, adding legal and economic uncertainty amid softer growth and firmer inflation data.
The Stoxx 600 hit a record high (+0.8%), led by luxury stocks like LVMH and Hermès, supported by improved eurozone data and strong earnings, though fresh US tariffs risk straining EU trade relations.
Oil rose to $67 on rising US-Iran tensions, gold jumped 1.9% to $5,092/oz on safe-haven demand, Bitcoin gained 1.2% to $67,670.
US Spot ETF Flows
Asset
Daily Inflow
Daily Change
Weekly Inflow
Total Assets
Daily Volume
BTC ETFs
$88.0M
-153.1%
$-315.9M
$85.3B
$3.7B
ETH ETFs
$17K
-100.0%
$-123.4M
$11.1B
$767.0M
SOL ETFs
$3.8M
-36.4%
$14.3M
$737.4M
$35.5M
US BTC Spot ETF Flows
US ETH Spot ETF Flows
US SOL Spot ETF Flows
Crypto Liquidations Summary
Liquidation Type
Value
% of Total
24h Change
Total Liquidations
$457.41M
-
$+379.66M (+488.26%)
Shorts
$40.78M
8.9%
$-8.72M (-17.62%)
Longs
$416.63M
91.1%
$+388.38M (+1374.74%)
BTC
$222.03M
48.5%
$+201.57M (+985.17%)
ETH
$115.73M
25.3%
$+105.00M (+978.81%)
Despite the multi-month downtrend, Bitcoin whales holding 1,000–10,000 BTC accumulated about 230,000 BTC between Dec. 10, 2025 and Feb. 20, 2026 (with 98,000 BTC added in the past 30 days), while exchange data from CryptoQuant and Glassnode shows whale flows hitting 14-month highs and withdrawals averaging 3.5% of exchange-held supply over the same period.
MARA buys 64% stake in French AI data center firm Exaion, expanding into AI and cloud services beyond Bitcoin mining.
Bitdeer has liquidated its entire Bitcoin treasury—selling 943.1 BTC from reserves along with 189.8 newly mined BTC—reducing its corporate holdings to zero while announcing a $300 million convertible note raise to fund expansion into data centers, AI cloud and mining hardware.
Michael Saylor hinted that Strategy is nearing its 100th Bitcoin purchase, after recently buying 2,486 BTC between February 9–16, 2026 as part of a 12-week accumulation streak that brings its total to 717,131 BTC, even though Bitcoin currently trades below its average cost.
