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On February 23, 2026, shares of Arcellx surged after Gilead Sciences agreed to buy the biotech company in a transaction valuing it at about $7.8 billion, including a $115 per share cash offer. The deal adds a potential $5 per share contingent value right tied to sales of Arcellx's CAR-T therapy anito-cel, while the stock price spiked to around $113.95 on heavy trading volume. The acquisition, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, follows an existing partnership and could become accretive to Gilead's earnings after potential FDA approval.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies said that as of Feb. 22, 2026, its combined crypto and cash assets totaled $9.6 billion. The company now holds 4,422,659 ETH after buying 51,162 tokens in the past week, with 3,040,483 ETH staked and current annualized staking revenues of $171 million.

Strategy executed its 100th Bitcoin purchase, adding 592 BTC for about $39.8 million and lifting its holdings to 717,722 BTC. The transaction, disclosed in a US SEC filing on Monday, was funded by selling 297,940 Class A shares via an at-the-market program, with the new coins bought at an average $67,286 per BTC.

According to crypto analyst Kevin, in recent years Bitcoin has aligned more with software stocks than with any other market. Market watcher Super฿ro sees a bullish setup but warns of a possible bear pennant that could target below $50,000, while holding recent lows could open a recovery toward the $70,000 range. CW adds that an IFP golden cross over the 90-day moving average may signal upside.

On February 23, 2026, Novo Nordisk shares fell in premarket trading after the company said CagriSema did not demonstrate non-inferiority to Eli Lilly's tirzepatide in the REDEFINE 4 study. At 5:27 AM EST, NVO traded at $40.99, down $6.43 or 13.56% from the prior close.

Apple is prioritizing on‑device AI through new wearables and a roughly 1 billion dollars per‑year Gemini license, sidestepping the 100 billion dollars infrastructure build pursued by rivals. The company’s shares have outperformed heavy AI spenders over the past year, while a chatbot‑style Siri upgrade for iOS 27 is planned later this year.

According to Cryptopolitan, global markets face a busy slate this week, with trade policy shifts, Nvidia's Q4 2025 report on Wednesday, Friday's PPI, and 11 Federal Reserve speeches. Forecasts call for a Conference Board reading of 88.0 after 84.5, while policy signals include a proposed 10% global tariff under Section 122.

Michael Saylor hinted at another Bitcoin purchase by posting the firm's accumulation chart on X with the caption "The Orange Century" as BTC traded below $68,000. On February 17, Strategy bought 2,486 BTC for $168.4 million at $67,710, bringing holdings to 717,131 BTC acquired for $54.52 billion, with a $76,027 average and about $5.8 billion unrealized decline.

On February 22, 2026, Michael Saylor shared "The Orange Century" on X alongside a chart of MicroStrategy's Bitcoin accumulations. Markets viewed the post as signaling potential new crypto purchases by the company. The message arrived amid heightened BTC volatility.

On 22 February 2026, Laurore Ltd., a little-known firm registered in Hong Kong, reported holding 8,786,279 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) worth about $436.2 million as of the quarter ending 31 December 2025. The filing shows IBIT as its sole reported asset, while other major institutional investors either increased, rotated, or trimmed their Bitcoin ETF exposure during a quarter in which BTC fell roughly 23%.