Your day-ahead look for Feb. 23, 2026

A terrifying prediction from 2028: Why the end of excessive AI promotion leads to widespread unemployment among white-collar workers and a global financial collapse?

On February 20, 2026, during that week in the East 8 Time Zone, Wu Jihan's mining company **Bitdeer (BTDR)** announced the complete liquidation of its own Bitcoin holdings (excluding client custody), bringing this round of mining company dynamics into the spotlight. According to the company's disclosure, the **189.8 BTC produced this week were all sold**, resulting in a net change of **-943.1 BTC** in their overall holdings. This means Bitdeer not only sold newly mined Bitcoin but also significantly tapped into its historical holdings.

A gambler who has lost everything and decides to only bet on things he understands becomes a trader; a trader who develops faith and extends the timeline becomes an investor.

Hello, I am your old friend, Odaily’s specially invited market analyst Cody. Today is the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the Spring Festival holiday is basically coming to an end. From the market performance perspective, the market this week is similar to the state analyzed in our last article — the pace is slow, mainly characterized by fluctuations, and there has not been a significant directional movement. Bitcoin has mainly operated within the range of $65,500 to $70,000 over the past week, with the overall price structure maintaining a fluctuating consolidation, neither effectively breaking through the upper pressure nor showing signs of further weakening at the lower level for the time being. So in this...

Quantum is not a threat to Web3, but an upgrade.

This is a capital migration from tokens to equity, driven by both institutional compliance requirements and the reality of valuation systems.

The large-scale adoption of stablecoins, the entry of institutions, and KYC chains are not victories; instead, we have exchanged one set of shackles for a more efficient one.

A hole of 25,000 dollars, an 11% difficulty drop cannot fill it. In February 2026, Bitcoin miners are experiencing their hardest month since the FTX collapse. The average comprehensive cost to produce a single Bitcoin across the network has risen to 87,000 dollars, while the price fluctuates around the 60,000 dollar range—miners are facing nearly 20,000 dollars in paper losses for each block they mine. This is the first time since the bear market of 2022 that Bitcoin mining is facing widespread, systemic "underwater operation." On-chain number...

Michael Saylor plans to increase his holdings in Bitcoin, with the specific amount undisclosed; CashApp supports Bitcoin payments; the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates in March is 95.9%; the U.S. Treasury Secretary is considering raising tariffs.

As quantum computing inches closer to reality, nearly 7 million bitcoin, including Satoshi Nakamoto’s 1 million coins, are potentially at risk.

President Donald Trump raised the global tariff rate to 15% despite a Supreme Court ruling against earlier emergency trade measures, keeping pressure on China and other partners.

Past capitulation waves have preceded sharp recoveries, but this time price is still fighting technical resistance even as ledger activity surges.