🕵️ State Street Corporation disclosed that it purchased an additional 138,253 shares of Bitcoin treasury company Strategy $MSTR, bringing its total holdings to 6.12 million shares valued at approximately $775 million.
🏛️ Fed President Kashkari Leads the Pushback against Trump ADMIN.
The battle for the Federal Reserve’s soul is reaching a boiling point. As Jerome Powell’s term as Chair nears its end in May 2026, the institution is facing an unprecedented "three-front war" against political encroachment. Here is the breakdown of the current power struggle and the upcoming flashpoint that could move the markets. While Chairman Powell has been the primary target of the Trump administration's critiques, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari has emerged as the "intellectual shield" for the CENTRAL BANK. Why? Well recent reports from Bloomberg highlight Kashkari’s aggressive defense of the Fed’s research independence. This comes after National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett publicly slammed a New York Fed study on tariffs, calling it an "embarrassment." But what is the "Pretext" Argument ? 👍 LIKE AND SHARE TO IF YOU LIKE THE CONTENT. Kashkari is openly backing Powell’s claim that recent DOJ investigations into Fed building renovations are merely a "pretext" to pressure the bank into cutting interest rates. Collective Leadership: As the Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari is signaling to his peers that the Fed’s strength lies in its 12 regional banks. His message is clear: Independence isn't just a Powell problem; it’s an institutional mandate. This internal rallying cry is directly linked to the most anticipated financial event of Q2 2026: The Senate Confirmation Hearings for Kevin Warsh. 🇺🇸 President Trump has nominated Warsh to replace Powell as Chair this May. This creates a high-stakes "Predicted Trending News" event for several reasons: The Republican Split: Some GOP Senators are reportedly threatening to block Warsh’s confirmation unless the DOJ drops its criminal probe into Powell, fearing that confirming a "political" appointee under duress would crash the bond market. If Warsh is confirmed, he faces a skeptical Board of Governors. Analysts expect a "hawkish rebellion" where Fed officials may vote against Warsh’s potential rate-cut demands just to prove their autonomy. The uncertainty surrounding this transition is already keeping the 10-year Treasury yield elevated. Any sign that the Fed’s "collective effort" is failing could trigger a massive risk-off environment for both stocks and Bitcoin. Prepare for serious market volatility when everything unfolds. Watch the Calendar. Keep an eye on the March FOMC Meeting. It will be the final "Powell-led" meeting before the transition drama hits its peak, and Kashkari’s rhetoric suggests the Fed may hold rates steady just to signal they aren't bowing to White House pressure. FOLLOW FOR MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS. #Fed #KevinWarsh #FedRateDecisions
₿Senior Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas notes that the cumulative net inflow into spot BTC ETFs peaked in October 2025 at +$63 billion. Today it stands at +$53 billion. That is the NET cumulative inflow in just 2 years.
Right after the launch of spot BTC ETFs, Eric and his team forecast that the cumulative net inflow in the first year would be between $5 billion and $15 billion. That was the most optimistic forecast among their colleagues on Wall Street.
Balchunas thus points out that this is an important context to consider when analyzing/writing about outflows from spot BTC ETFs amid price declines.
The current cumulative outflow from the October 2025 peak is tiny compared to the still huge, above-expectations cumulative inflow since the BTC ETFs launched.
🙋♂️ ProShares is launching the GENIUS Money Market ETF, the first ETF designed to hold compliant reserves for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
#BREAKING ❗️🇺🇸U.S. equity funds posted $1.42B of outflows in the week to Feb 11 as AI-related spending concerns and stronger jobs data weighed. Large-/mid-cap funds fell, small-caps saw inflows, bond funds attracted $13.37B while money markets lost $25.83B.
#BREAKING 📊 Are Bitcoin's Long-Term Investors Buying Again?
“When the price dropped to the 62-68K range, LTHs stopped selling and started accumulating. The YTD data makes this very clear. Daily average accumulation climbed to 115 $BTC, while selling pressure nearly vanished.” #btc100knext #WhenWillCLARITYActPass
#BREAKING 📊 An analysis found that Kalshi’s implied forecasts for the federal funds target rate had an average absolute error over a 150-day horizon comparable to that of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s professional forecasters.
👀 : $ENSO |$OM |$ALLO
The author argued that macro expectation data from markets like Kalshi, which is backed by real capital and continuously updated, could provide researchers and policymakers with a new real-time benchmark for expectations. #macro #Kalshi
#BREAKING 🇺🇸🏆 On Feb. 18 (ET), U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded total net outflows of $133 million. The BlackRock spot Bitcoin ETF IBIT saw the largest single-day net outflow at $84.19 million.
Spot Ethereum ETFs posted total net outflows of $41.83 million, with the BlackRock spot Ethereum ETF ETHA logging the largest single-day net outflow at $29.93 million.