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El Salvador launched Bitcoin Diploma 2.0 for public schools in 2026, one year after revoking Bitcoin's legal tender status under IMF pressure.

Russia opened a terrorism case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov. A full block is reportedly planned for April 1. Telegram has 90M monthly Russian users.

Ethereum Foundation begins staking 70,000 ETH from its treasury at ~2.8% yield, using Attestant's Dirk and Vouch to fund operations without selling ETH.

Wintermute says Bitcoin is stuck in a macro regime shift as deglobalization and AI disruption pressure high-beta growth assets. ETFs bled $3.8B in 5 weeks.

Step Finance shut down Feb. 23 after a Jan. 31 treasury hack drained 261,854 SOL (~$29M). STEP token fell 97%.

The court-appointed trustee winding down Terraform Labs has filed a lawsuit against Jane Street, alleging the trading firm used non-public information to profit during the 2022 TerraUSD and LUNA crash that erased $40 billion from the crypto market.

Upbit listed Seeker (SKR) Feb. 24 with KRW, BTC, and USDT pairs. The Solana Mobile governance token surged 72% on the day.

ZachXBT announces Feb. 26 insider trading exposé targeting a top crypto firm. Over $2.2M in Polymarket bets placed on the unnamed company.

Hedge funds cut Bitcoin ETF exposure by 28% as the basis trade lost profitability, but experts say the move reflects macro-driven deleveraging and a shift toward long-term institutional capital, not fading confidence in crypto.

Coinbase lists ETHGas (GWEI) for spot trading Feb. 24. The Ethereum blockspace protocol has a $53M market cap and raised $12M from Polychain.