Market Overview (24h)

  • Total crypto market cap fell from about 2.33T to 2.26T over the last 24h (‑2.9%), with aggregate volume also down 2.9% to 260.5B as of 06:00 UTC (source timestamp; originally UTC). BTC trades near 65.5k (‑3.22% 24h), with dominance at 57.9%.1
  • ETH is around 1,920 (‑5.98% 24h), underperforming BTC. Large caps on your watchlist are broadly red: SOL about 82 (‑4.6% d/d), BNB about 614 (‑1.9%), XRP about 1.36 (‑3.3%), ADA about 0.28 (‑3.3%), DOGE about 0.093 (‑3.8%), AVAX about 8.5 (‑7–9%).23456781
  • Newer L1/L2 names on your list are hit harder: TON about 1.23–1.24 (‑5.3–5.8% 24h), SUI about 0.89 (‑7.0% 24h), OP roughly 0.11 with “strong bearish” sentiment and only 1/7 green days, while ARB shows ~‑10.6% on CoinCodex’s losers board.910111213
  • Derivatives: on Feb 28, BTC perpetual funding rates reached about ‑6% on some venues (second‑lowest in ~3 months), while BTC‑denominated open interest rose from 6.68M to 6.87M BTC and >500M in positions were liquidated, ~420M of which were longs (time window not specified; Coinglass data via KuCoin report). This points to aggressive shorting into the dip plus forced de‑leveraging.14
  • ETFs & flows: after two strong inflow days on Feb 24–25 (roughly 226–361M USD net into U.S. spot BTC ETFs; IBIT and FBTC leading), flows stayed positive on Feb 26 (~360M) but flipped to a modest net outflow of 27.6M on Feb 27 (ET; SoSoValue/Bitbo). ETF AUM across U.S. spot BTC products stands near 83.4B, about 6.4% of BTC’s market cap.15161718
  • Stablecoins: USDT trades at 1.00 with a market cap near 183.6B; its market cap has slipped about 0.8% in February after a 1% drop in January, the first back‑to‑back contraction since 2022. USDC holds its peg around 1.00 with market cap near 75.2B and 24h volume about 7.2–11.4B.1920212223
  • Sentiment: Binance’s weekly news post notes “Extreme Fear” with a Fear & Greed Index around 11–13, framing the move as a potential bottoming environment amid macro/geopolitical stress. Changelly’s XRP and SOL dashboards similarly show F&G at 13 (“Extreme Fear”), reinforcing the risk‑off tone.242526

Top Headlines (What & Why it matters)

  • {Risk: High} Deep risk‑off flush with crowded shorts and heavy liquidations – BTC is down ~3.2% 24h to 65.5k while ETH is down ~6%, and majors like SOL, AVAX, ADA, DOGE and SUI show 4–10% daily losses, with 86% of tracked coins negative.3567111 – Perpetual funding on BTC hit about ‑6% as price traded near 63k after reported U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran, with BTC OI increasing and >500M in positions—mostly longs—liquidated, indicating aggressive shorting plus forced de‑risking.272814
  • {Risk: Medium} BTC spot ETFs swing from strong inflows to small outflows – After roughly 257–507M USD of net inflows on Feb 24–25 and another ~360M on Feb 26, U.S. spot BTC ETFs posted a 27.6M net outflow on Feb 27 (ET).16171815 – IBIT has dominated cumulative inflows (over 61.5B historically) but led yesterday’s net outflow (~32.7M), suggesting some profit‑taking even as aggregate ETF AUM remains high and structurally important to BTC demand.1715
  • {Risk: Medium} Stablecoin supply rotation: USDT slips, USDC edges up – USDT market cap has declined from a 186.8B ATH to about 183.6B, with a 0.8% drop in February following a 1% decline in January, marking its first consecutive monthly contraction since the Terra era.2022 – In contrast, USDC’s market cap has climbed from about 70B to ~75.2B in early 2026, and now stands near that level with daily trading volume over 7–11B, suggesting gradual rotation toward USDC even as USDT remains dominant.212319
  • {Risk: Medium} Hong Kong SFC greenlights VA margin financing and perps for pros – On Feb 11 (within the last 2 weeks), the SFC issued new guidance allowing licensed VA brokers to provide margin financing for virtual assets and setting a framework for SFC‑licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) to offer perpetual contracts and other leveraged VA products to professional investors.2930 – Commentary from KPMG on Feb 26 emphasizes that this is a key step in Hong Kong’s ASPIRe roadmap, aiming to deepen VA liquidity while imposing strict risk‑management and disclosure expectations on intermediaries.31
  • {Risk: High} IoTeX ioTube bridge hack via compromised validator key (~4.4M USD) – In February 2026, IoTeX’s ioTube cross‑chain bridge was exploited after a private key controlling the Validator contract on Ethereum was compromised and used to deploy a malicious contract upgrade, bypassing validation and signature checks and draining at least 4.4M USD in assets.32 – The attacker gained control over TokenSafe and MintPool contracts, highlighting the systemic risk of admin‑key compromise on bridges and reinforcing industry pressure to harden key management and minimize upgrade trust.32
  • {Risk: Medium} Step Finance (Solana DeFi dashboard) shuts down weeks after ~40M treasury hack – Step Finance reported that around 40M USD was drained from its treasury and fee wallets on Jan 31 (APAC afternoon), likely via compromised executive devices, with about 4.7M recovered through token‑specific safeguards and partner coordination.33 – On Feb 23, coverage indicated the Solana DeFi dashboard is shutting down, citing unsustainable infra costs plus the hack’s impact, underlining consolidation risk for non‑core revenue DeFi tooling.34

Exchanges

  • {Risk: Low} Binance removes several low‑liquidity fiat pairs (Feb 27, 03:00 UTC) – Binance will delist spot pairs DOT/BRL, GALA/BRL, GALA/EUR, GRT/ETH, GRT/EUR, OP/EUR and SOL/ARS at 2026‑02‑27 03:00 UTC (original notice in UTC).35 – The underlying tokens remain tradable via other pairs; main impact is for users relying on those specific fiat routes or Spot Trading Bots tied to them, which are terminated at the same time.35
  • {Risk: Medium} Binance and Coinbase list ROBO perpetual futures (Feb 27) – Binance will list ROBOUSDT perpetual futures with up to 20x leverage at 16:45 on Feb 27, 2026 UTC+8 (08:45 UTC), broadening access to the ROBO token in derivatives form.36 – Coinbase plans to launch ROBO‑PERP perpetual futures on Feb 27 (local time) on Coinbase Advanced and Coinbase International, subject to liquidity conditions, signaling coordinated derivatives interest in a new alt.37
  • {Risk: Medium} OKX wallet maintenance on Ethereum and multiple L1s – Deposits and withdrawals for all tokens on the Ethereum network were suspended from 09:00 to ~12:00 on Feb 26, 2026 UTC+8 (01:00–04:00 UTC) for network upgrade‑related wallet maintenance; trading was unaffected.38 – A similar maintenance window is scheduled for SOL, TRON, IOTA, SUI and TON networks from 09:00 to ~12:00 on Feb 27 UTC+8 (01:00–04:00 UTC), again affecting only deposits/withdrawals.39
  • {Risk: Medium} OKX to tighten/adjust futures position tiers (Feb 27, 06:00–10:00 UTC) – On Feb 27, 2026 between 06:00 and 10:00 UTC, OKX will adjust position tiers, maintenance margin, and max leverage for a broad set of USDT‑margined perps (e.g., ACEUSDT, EDENUSDT, SATSUSDT), generally increasing margin requirements at higher tiers.40 – OKX warns that users’ maintenance margin ratios may rise; traders running high‑leverage positions in the affected contracts should preemptively add margin or reduce size to avoid forced liquidations.40

Regulation / Law

  • {Risk: Medium} Hong Kong SFC’s new VA leverage toolkit (margin + perps) – The SFC’s Feb 11 circulars extend VA services to include margin financing for “professional investors” and outline conditions under which licensed VATPs may offer perpetual contracts and other leveraged VA products, subject to stringent risk controls.3029 – These measures, framed within the ASPIRe roadmap, are intended to attract liquidity and institutional activity while preserving investor safeguards, effectively positioning Hong Kong as a regional hub for regulated VA derivatives.293031
  • {Risk: Medium} MAS updates sanctions notice referencing digital payment tokens (detail limited) – MAS issued an amendment to Notice SNR‑N01 on targeted financial sanctions dated Feb 26, 2026, whose snippet explicitly references “digital payment token” in the definitions section under the Payment Services Act.41 – While the full text was not retrievable here, the change reinforces that DPTs and associated economic resources are squarely in scope of Singapore’s sanctions/AML regime, raising compliance stakes for crypto businesses operating from or servicing Singapore.
  • {Risk: Low} No other materially new crypto‑specific laws or high‑impact enforcement actions from SEC, ESMA/EU MiCA, UK FCA, MAS (beyond the AML notice), FSC Taiwan or FSA Japan have been published in the last 7 days; most relevant documents (e.g., ESMA MiCA transitional guidance, SEC tokenization statements) pre‑date this window.42434445

Research / White Papers

  • {Risk: Low} No clearly market‑moving new research reports in the last 14 days from major providers (Glassnode, Kaiko, Chainalysis, etc.) surfaced in today’s sweep. Recent but slightly older pieces—like Kaiko’s Feb 9 Data Debrief on BTC’s latest drop (9B liquidations, stablecoin dominance >10%) and Chainalysis’ Feb 11–12 work on human‑trafficking and crypto flows—remain relevant background but fall outside your 14‑day window.4647484950

Security Incidents

  • {Risk: High} IoTeX ioTube bridge hack (~4.4M USD) – IoTeX’s ioTube cross‑chain bridge was exploited after an attacker obtained the private key of the account owning the Validator contract on Ethereum, used it to push a malicious contract upgrade, bypass validation/signature checks, and drain at least 4.4M USD from TokenSafe and MintPool.32 – The incident underscores persistent cross‑chain bridge risk, especially where upgradeable contracts and centralized key custody intersect; projects with similar validator‑key architectures should evaluate governance and key‑management controls.
  • {Risk: Medium} CrossCurve bridge exploit (~3M USD; earlier in Feb but still relevant) – On Jan 31–Feb 2, CrossCurve’s cross‑chain bridge was attacked via a fabricated message vulnerability in its Axelar‑based Receiver contract, allowing spoofed cross‑chain messages to trigger unauthorized token unlocks and drain about 3M USD.51525354 – CrossCurve has paused bridge operations and urged LPs to withdraw; the case is being widely cited in security write‑ups as another example of insufficient message‑validation in interoperability stacks.5251
  • {Risk: Medium} Step Finance Solana treasury compromise (~40M) and shutdown – Step Finance disclosed that approximately 40M USD was drained from treasury wallets on Jan 31 via compromised executive devices, with partial recovery (~4.7M) through on‑chain controls on specific tokens.33 – A Feb 23 article reports the platform is now shutting down and focusing on redemptions/buybacks, signaling both security and business‑model fragility for DeFi dashboards reliant on treasury revenues.34

What to Watch (next 24–72h)

  • Funding, OI and ETF flows – Monitor whether deeply negative BTC funding and elevated OI normalize (potential short‑squeeze setup) or whether additional liquidations follow today’s ‑3–6% moves.14 – Watch daily SoSoValue/Bitbo ETF flow prints after the Feb 24–26 inflow streak and Feb 27’s small outflow to gauge whether institutions resume net buying or revert to redemptions.18151617
  • SUI unlock and possible supply overhang (early March) – Bybit’s SUI forecast and unlock commentary flags a 43M SUI unlock at the beginning of March, with the project itself suggesting a likely volatility spike and potential retest of the 0.80–0.85 support range as supply hits the market.1155
  • Hong Kong VA derivatives build‑out – Track which SFC‑licensed VATPs are first to roll out VA perps and margin products under the new guidance; early launches could shift some leveraged flow from offshore venues into Hong Kong’s regulated stack.303129
  • Upcoming OKX Nitro Spread maintenance – OKX has scheduled Nitro Spread system maintenance for Mar 3, 2026 from 10:30–10:50 UTC+8 (02:30–02:50 UTC), during which all spread‑trading operations will pause; relevant for users running automated spread strategies on OKX.56
  • Geopolitics and macro tape – Reports tying BTC’s latest leg down and ‑6% funding prints to U.S./Israeli strikes on Iran highlight ongoing macro/geopolitical headline risk; further escalation or de‑escalation in the Middle East could materially affect near‑term crypto risk appetite.282714

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