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Donald Trump calls the US Supreme Court's decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs "deeply disappointing" as he announces a new 10% levy on global imports

With a 6-3 majority, the court ruled Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies - they say he needs congressional approval to impose taxes on imports

As expected, Trump says he will attempt to reimpose tariffs - but he's yet to spell out the detail, writes our North America correspondent

The court's ruling applies to Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs, but not individual tariffs he imposed on specific countries or products

He has long argued tariffs boost American manufacturing - but many in the business community, as well as Trump's political adversaries, say the costs are passed on to consumers

What are tariffs? They're taxes on imported goods, which are usually charged as a percentage of a good's value. They're paid to the government by companies bringing in the foreign products
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$BTC As of February 20, 2026, Bitcoin is trading around $67,500, struggling to regain the psychological resistance level of $70,000. Although recent "cooler" inflation data initially rekindled some risk appetite, persistent macro fears – including rising volatility and geopolitical tensions – are consistently dampening buying pressure.Macro Factors Influencing Recent Moves
Inflation & Fed Policy: January's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.4% year-over-year, slightly below the 2.5% forecast, briefly boosting hopes for an April rate cut. However, more recent data from February 20 showed the Core PCE Price Index at 3%, higher than the prior 2.8%, causing renewed uncertainty about Fed easing.
Market Volatility (VIX): The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has climbed to 22.50, approaching levels not seen since late 2025. A VIX above 20 typically signals "risk-off" sentiment, which has historically pressured Bitcoin prices.
Geopolitical Tensions: Renewed tensions involving Iran and a significant U.S. Supreme Court ruling that voided certain global tariffs have introduced additional market instability.
Investor Sentiment: The Crypto Fear & Greed Index plunged to 7 last week, indicating "Extreme Fear". Historically, such extreme fear can mark local bottoms, but current on-chain data shows a lack of significant new liquidity returning to the mar $ADA ket.$CC

Digital asset spot ETFs have experienced a period of extreme volatility in early 2026, marked by record-breaking redemptions and a significant shift in institutional sentiment.

Major ETF Outflow Events
Spot Bitcoin ETFs: On January 29, 2026, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a single-day net outflow of $817.87 million, the largest of the year. This contributed to more than $3.7 billion in net withdrawals over a four-week period ending in mid-February.
Spot Ethereum (SETH) ETFs: Ethereum products have faced similar pressure, with $155.6 million exiting on January 29 alone. More recently, on February 19, 2026, Ethereum spot ETFs saw an additional $130 million in net outflows, led by BlackRock's ETHA.
Monthly Performance: Following a volatile January, digital asset investment products saw a total of $1.73 billion in weekly outflows by late January, the largest since November 2025.
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Key Market Drivers
The scale of these redemptions signals a "flight to quality" and cautious positioning among institutional investors. Several factors have driven this trend:
Macroeconomic Pressure: Dwindling expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and a potential "hawkish" shift in policy have forced a deleveraging of arbitrage capital.
Price Breakdown: Bitcoin's price dropped to a nine-month low of approximately $81,315 on January 29, triggering stop-loss orders and systematic de-risking.
Institutional Rotation: While Bitcoin and Ethereum bleed, some capital is rotating into select altcoins; for instance, Solana (SOL) ETFs bucked the trend with $17.1 million in weekly inflows during the late January sell-off.
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Institutional Outlook
Despite the heavy selling, core liquidity remains intact with total net assets for U.S. Bitcoin ETFs still exceeding $83 billion as of late February 2026. Analysts suggest the current phase represents a "leverage shakeout" and portfolio rebalancing rather than a structural exit from the digital asset ecosystem.
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Divided Fed officials at their January meeting indicated that further interest rate cuts should be paused for now and could resume later in the year only if inflation cooperates, minutes released Wednesday showed.
Some officials even entertained the notion that rate hikes could be on the table and wanted the post-meeting statement to more closely reflect “a two-sided description of the Committee’s future interest rate decisions.”

19 governors and regional presidents participate at the meeting, but only 12 vote.

With the Fed already split along ideological lines, the fissure could grow deeper if former Governor Kevin Warsh is confirmed as the next central bank chair. Warsh has spoken in favor of lower rates, a position also supported by current Governors Stephen Miran and Christopher Waller. Both Waller and Miran voted against the January decision, preferring instead another quarter-point cut. Current Chair Jerome Powell’s term ends in May.

The meeting minutes do not identify individual participants and featured an array of characterizations to describe positions, rotating between “some,” “a few,” “many” and even featured two rare references to “a vast majority.“

Participants generally expected inflation to come down through the year, “though the pace and timing of this decline remained uncertain.” They noted the impact tariffs were having on prices and said they expected the impact to wane as the year goes by.

“Most participants, however, cautioned that progress toward the Committee’s 2 percent objective might be slower and more uneven than generally expected and judged that the risk of inflation running persistently above the Committee’s objective was meaningful,” the document said.

At the meeting, the rate-setting FOMC adjusted some of the language in its post-meeting statement. The changes noted that the risks to inflation and the labor market had come more closely into balance, softening prior worries over the employment picture.

Since the meeting, labor data has been a mixed bag, with indications that private sector job creation is slowing further and that the meager growth is coming almost entirely from the health-care sector. However, the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% in January and nonfarm payroll growth was stronger than expected.

On inflation, the Fed’s key personal consumption expenditures prices metric has been mired around 3%. However, a report last week showed that the consumer price index when excluding food and energy prices was at its lowest in nearly five years.

Futures traders are placing the best bet for the next cut to come in June, with another in September or October, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch gauge.

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🚨📉Warning for other investors after $11,000 in crypto lost$BTC
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A case in which a man lost access to $11,000 of cryptocurrency has prompted a warning that some people might not realise the limits around access.

The man complained to the Insurance and Financial Ombudsman scheme.

He had created a cryptocurrency wallet and shortly afterwards was targeted by scammers who instructed him to open it and transfer the cryptocurrency to them$

When his bank alerted him to the scam, he stopped the transfers with $11,000 remaining in the digital wallet.

When he tried to access it later he was unable to do so. He was asked to use a back-up file but could not find it.He told IFSO the platform should reimburse him. He said he was not adequately informed about the need to back-up the wallet and there were no clear warnings or prompts about the risks, he said.

Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Karen Stevens said crypto platforms had an obligation under the Consumer Guarantees Act to exercise reasonable care and skill.

The IFSO scheme looked at the information and prompts shown during the wallet set-up process, additional information available through links on the setup screens, the platform's actions the issue was reported, and the platform's terms of use.

She said, during set-up, the app displayed screens explaining that the wallet should be backed up, the back-up was the only way to recover funds if access was lost, and the platform could not access or restore wallets on behalf of customers.The set-up screens also included links to further information explaining how wallet back-ups worked and the consequences of not completing one.

"We found no evidence that the platform failed to exercise reasonable care and skill. The information about backing up the wallet was presented during set-up, and additional explanations were readily available.We also noted that the platform took reasonable steps to assist [the man] once the issue was identified, but recovery was not possible #StrategyBTCPurchase #PredictionMarketsCFTCBacking