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The financial magazine analyzed the current state of central banks' gold holdings, noting that global interest rates and inflation are uncertain, and also mentioned that if gold prices reach $5,790 per ounce, gold will surpass the US dollar as the primary reserve asset.

Gate News bot message: According to the latest Gate TradFi data, XAGUSD has risen by 2% in the short term, with current volatility significantly higher than recent average levels, indicating increased market activity.

Ju.com Spring Festival Event Phase 4 ended on February 20th, with over 10,000 participants and more than $50 million in funds, exceeding the fundraising goal by 700%. Phase 5 will launch on February 21st, allowing users to participate in subscriptions at a 20% discount, with a chance to win physical prizes and token rewards.

Foresight News: On the first trading day of the Year of the Horse, Hong Kong stocks closed higher. Artificial intelligence and robotics concept stocks performed strongly throughout the day. Zhipu (02513.HK) surged 42.72% intraday, reaching a high of 725 HKD, with a total market capitalization surpassing 320 billion HKD. MINIMAX-WP (00100.HK) closed up 14.52%.

Gate News bot message, several crypto assets recently experienced dramatic price movements with gains of approximately 20-60% within 24 hours, only to see those gains completely erased. Some tokens are now trading below their pre-pump levels.
$UNI surged following BlackRock investment news, while $

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bitcoin mining company Ionic Digital has released an unaudited mining and operations update for January 2026, revealing that the mining output in January was 34.68 BTC, a decrease of 7.1% compared to the previous month. Additionally, the company did not sell any Bitcoin, and its total Bitcoin holdings have increased to 2,754.8 BTC to date. (PRNewswire)

ChainCatcher reports that at 21:30 Beijing time, the United States will unveil key data including the December PCE Price Index and the Q4 actual GDP annualized quarterly rate. The market generally expects inflation to modestly rebound and the economy to remain resilient. This combination could impact the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut outlook and reinforce the stance of holding steady. Caution is advised for market fluctuations at that time.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the "HOMEO Trend" token has been added to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's list of suspicious investment products.
The token is operated and promoted by Excellence Homeopathy (Hong Kong), and it is suspected to be sold to the public through lectures held in Hong Kong, claiming to generate returns for investors. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission emphasizes that this product has not been approved by regulatory authorities for sale to the Hong Kong public, and the relevant disclosure documents have not been reviewed by the SFC. The regulatory authority warns investors to exercise extreme caution, as investing in such unapproved products could lead to significant or total loss of funds.

World Labs, founded by Fei-Fei Li, raised $1 billion in a new funding round, with Autodesk investing $200 million. Other investors include Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, and AMD. The company is dedicated to developing an AI "world model" to help AI understand and make decisions in the three-dimensional physical world.

Monark Markets completes $8 million strategic funding round, led by F-Prime, with participation from Commerce Ventures and others. Its API infrastructure supports multiple fintech platforms, driving investments in AI and blockchain sectors.

Independent Internet Protocol Development Company Unicity Labs completes $3 million seed funding, aiming to use the funds to build a peer-to-peer encryption architecture, enabling autonomous AI Agents to achieve fast service discovery and transaction verification without intermediaries.

Bitcoin is currently trading within a range with overall bearish market sentiment, and the funding rates on mainstream CEX and DEX indicate a downward trend. When the funding rate drops below 0.005%, it signifies that market sentiment is leaning towards pessimism.

Gate News bot message, The trader known as "0x049" has fully exited long positions in $ETH and $BTC, recording a loss of $598,369. The total loss for this whale reaches $510,560. Previously, according to Onchain Lens on February 18, 2026, whale "0x049" had deposited $1.765M in $USDC into HyperLiquid

ChainCatcher message, Bitmine reveals that the total amount of Ethereum staked has surpassed 3 million ETH, currently accounting for approximately 69% of its 4.37 million ETH holdings.
According to market reports, as of February 13, 2026, the average 5-day trading volume of Bitmine stocks reached $900 million, ranking 158th among 5,704 listed stocks in the United States, ahead of CBRE Group Inc. (ranked 92,159)

BlockBeats News, February 20th, according to HyperInsight monitoring, "Brother Ma Ji" Huang Licheng's address is currently leveraged 25x to long 7,800 ETH with an unrealized loss of $253,000. The average entry price is $1,985.54. In the past 1 day, he has simultaneously placed 425 ETH stop-loss and take-profit orders with limit prices between $1,966 and $2,002.

Bitcoin declined a total of 23% within the first 50 trading days of 2026, marking the worst start in history. In January and February, it fell by 10% and 15% respectively. If the trend continues, it will be the first time in history that there are two consecutive months of decline, and it could become the weakest performance since 2022. This pullback is significant and contrasts sharply with historical trends.

BlockBeats News: On February 20, the US December Core PCE Price Index YoY will be released tonight at 21:30. The previous value was 2.8%, with an expected 2.9%.
PCE stands for "Personal Consumption Expenditures" in Chinese. The Core PCE Price Index is a key indicator of inflation in U.S. consumer spending. It was first introduced by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis and was adopted in 2002 by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the decision-making body of the Federal Reserve, as a primary measure of inflation.

Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO Jake Chervinsky stated that the front-end interface of decentralized trading protocols should not enforce KYC, emphasizing that financial privacy is a fundamental right, and criticized treating new technologies with traditional regulatory rules.

If Bitcoin breaks through $70,000, the liquidation strength of mainstream CEX short positions will reach 606 million; if it falls below $66,000, the long position liquidation strength will reach 771 million. The liquidation chart reflects the extent to which price changes impact liquidations.

On-chain data analysis platform Glassnode indicates that since early February, Bitcoin has faced demand exhaustion while attempting to retake $70,000, leading to a price pullback. The current market liquidity is relatively thin, and the rebound process may face challenges.