U.S. stocks opened higher, with the Dow Jones up 0.16% and Nvidia up 1.8%.

Stripe in talks to acquire PayPal! Bloomberg: Both parties have held preliminary acquisition negotiations

Payment processing company Stripe is considering acquiring all or part of its competitor PayPal Holdings, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Stripe announced a tender offer valuation of $159 billion on the same day, while PayPal's stock price has fallen about 85% from its peak in 2021. Bloomberg noted that negotiations are still in the early stages and no deal is guaranteed to be reached.

Bitcoin rebounds back to $65,000: Weakening dollar + double bottom pattern battle, is it a 10% rise or a 25% drop at the critical point?

February 25 News, according to CoinDesk reports, as the US dollar weakens and risk appetite in Asian stock markets rebounds, the crypto market has shown a noticeable rally after several weeks. Bitcoin price has retaken the around $65,400 level, driving mainstream digital assets to recover in tandem. Market participants are generally focused on whether the current region constitutes a key technical support level and whether the "double bottom" pattern can be confirmed. On the macro level, the weakening of the US dollar index resonates with the strength of Asian stock markets, enhancing the appeal of risk assets. The MSCI Asia Index rose and hit new highs for the period, with South Korea and Taiwan stock markets performing strongly. Coupled with gains in AI-related stocks, market sentiment has improved. After US President Trump delivered the State of the Union address, the Bloomberg US Dollar Spot Index slightly declined, indirectly providing upward momentum for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

[Spot ETF] XRP·SOL continue to see net inflows… HBAR·AVAX switch to inflows

The US cryptocurrency spot ETF market data shows that XRP and SOL each achieved single-day net inflows of $3.04 million and $3.78 million, respectively, while DOGE and LINK maintained zero net inflow/outflow. Several ETFs experienced net inflows, but overall liquidity has contracted.

Mastercard hires "Cryptocurrency Fund Flow Director"! Stablecoins threaten credit card revenue

Mastercard hired a "Director of Crypto Money Flows" on February 24, with responsibilities covering stablecoin-linked card issuance, DeFi payment expansion, and Web3 network protocol upgrades. Citrini Research's AI doomsday report warns that AI agents will bypass credit card transactions through stablecoins.

Yesterday, the US Ethereum spot ETF had a net inflow of $9.23 million.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to crypto analyst Trader T, the US Ethereum spot ETF has a net inflow of $9.23 million. FETH (Fidelity): net outflow of $1.85 million; ETH (Grayscale mini): net inflow of $11.08 million.

Data: Yesterday, the US Bitcoin spot ETF experienced a net inflow of $257.29 million.

According to crypto analyst Trader T's monitoring, US Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $257.29 million yesterday, primarily driven by institutions like BlackRock and Fidelity.