Avalanche (AVAX), up 12.9% from Tuesday, was also among the top performers.

Break above $1.37 draws strong spot demand, with ETF inflows and retail buying suggesting positioning shift.

Lower expected gains from traditional assets have prompted some funds to test bitcoin and ether exposure to diversify portfolios.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins is a marquee speaker at a policy summit backed by Unicoin, whose CEO says the agency chief is being duped by his staff.

The issuer of the USDC stablecoin posted EPS of $0.43 in its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, beating the consensus estimate of $0.35.

Your day-ahead look for Feb. 25, 2026

Bitcoin rose as much as 3.7% overnight before paring gains, while altcoins outperformed and the altcoin season indicator hit its highest level since January.

Hash Ribbon recovery and sub production pricing suggest the worst of the bitcoin drawdown may have passed.

Richard Blumenthal sent Binance co-chief Richard Teng a letter asking him for records about the exchange’s dealings with Iran-linked entities and the alleged dismissal of its investigators.

Short interest in MSTR equals 14% of market cap, yet much of the positioning may reflect basis trades rather than outright bets on a continued decline.