On February 24, 2026, Bitwise filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch exchange-traded funds linked to 2028 US presidential election contracts. The PredictionShares products would bundle event-driven contracts into an ETF wrapper amid regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets. The SEC has not indicated whether the proposals will be approved.

Jane Street significantly raised its IBIT and MSTR shareholdings in Q4 and February 2026, including a 53.78% jump to 20.3M IBIT shares valued at $1B. These stakes may primarily serve as market maker inventory tied to derivative strategies, rather than reflecting a simple long-term bullish bet on BTC.

Bloomberg Intelligence said Coinbase's stablecoin income from its USDC arrangement with Circle could increase two to seven times if payment usage accelerates. In Q4 2025, Coinbase reported a $667 million net loss but generated $1.35 billion in stablecoin revenue in 2025, as lawmakers consider curbing customer rewards.

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On 24 February 2026, the White House moved closer to a compromise on stablecoin rewards, with officials aiming to resolve the issue by March 1. Sources say yield on idle balances is unlikely, while narrowly defined, activity-based incentives remain under review. Separately, the SEC now lets broker-dealers count high-quality stablecoins toward capital with a 2% discount.

Stablecoin reserves on Binance have fallen from $50.9 billion in November to $41.4 billion, a decline of 18.6% that has taken balances back to October levels. The drop comes amid a broader crypto liquidity drought and expectations that U.S. interest rates will remain unchanged in March. Binance still holds about 64% of all exchange stablecoin reserves, but analysts say a renewed inflow of stablecoins may be needed to stabilize market liquidity.

Digital asset funds saw $288 million exit in the latest week, extending a five-week streak of outflows that has now reached $4 billion. Bitcoin products led with $215 million in redemptions, while XRP, Solana, and Chainlink posted modest inflows that failed to counter broad altcoin weakness. Concurrently, Bitcoin's drop below $65,000 triggered about $230 million in long liquidations amid rising geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.

Digital asset treasury companies are publicly listed firms that accumulate crypto on their balance sheets, offering stockholders indirect exposure. The model began in 2020 with Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy) and has since expanded to 200+ companies holding assets like BTC, ETH, and SOL. These vehicles differ from ETFs, use leverage, and trade at premiums or discounts to NAV.