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$BNB Swaps SAFU For $BTC???

$BTC ( ā¼ 13.09% ) just swept down to $75.6K overnight at the start of February, $2.5B got wiped out in just 24 hours. $ETH ( ā¼ 24.38% ) got hit even worse, dropping to $2.2K, down nearly 6% in a flash.
And it wasnāt just crypto. Gold dropped to $4.7K, silver to $83. Even safe havens didnāt escape. The pressure came from Trumpās latest statements:
š¤ A military operation on Iran, described as even bigger than Venezuela
š¤ Kevin Warshās monetary policy stance, Trumpās pick for Fed Chair

Hereās what we got for you today:
š 4 economic warning signs that changed me
ā Strategyās still into BTC despite its dip
ā TRX's market manipulation by Sun's ex?
š„ Burning hot takes for the road

In case you missed this before the recent market swings, hereās the post I shared.
Over the past week, stocks were at record highs, yet most people felt poorer than ever. In this post, I broke down 4 signals that hit me at the same time and forced me to rethink:
why the market and real life are moving in opposite directions
why this creates a two-tier economy most people arenāt ready for
and why owning assets is starting to look more like survival
If youāve ever wondered āwhy am I working harder but falling behind?ā, this will click fast. Read the full breakdown below:
Now hereās where it gets interesting. Capital is moving. The dollar is weakening. Small caps are waking up. Thatās what led me to dig deeper into the next phase of this cycle:

š MICROSTRATEGY STILL BUYS BTC, DESPITE ITS PRICE DIP
While the market panicked over recent Bitcoin dips, MicroStrategy is buying more.
Even though they already hold 712,647 BTC (yeah, thatās about $55 billion worth), theyāre signaling more is coming.
The crazy part is: Their average buy-in is $76,037, and BTC is hovering around $76K, so theyāre⦠barely in loss right now.
But that didnāt stop Michael Saylor from posting āMore Orange šā on X again. And if youāve been following him, you know that usually means: get ready for another big buy.

Quick recap of whatās happening:
They just raised dividends on STRC Series A preferred shares by 25bps, now paying 11.25% in Feb 2026
$STRC ( ā² 0.82% ) is one of their key funding tools, just that alone helped them buy over 27,000 BTC since November last year
This move shows they need more capital to keep stacking, but also signals theyāre willing to pay premium yields to get it
MicroStrategy just hit 2,000 days on their āBitcoin Standardā journey. Theyāve been playing the long game for a while now.
Still, itās not all smooth sailing. Some experts are raising eyebrows:
That 11.25% payout is way above what regular bonds offer
If BTC dips below $76K or just stalls out, this could really squeeze their cash flow
And this might be the biggest stress test for their balance sheet in months.
Even so, the company says it has billions in room to issue more shares. And judging by Saylorās latest post, their plan hasnāt changed: buy more, hold longer, ignore the noise.
šš FUN FACT: BitMineās ETH treasury just plunged $6B in unrealized losses. After buying more ETH right before the crash, and rumors say a forced selloff could nuke the market.

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šØ TRX ACCUSED OF MARKET MANIPULATION BY EX-GIRLFRIEND?
A woman named Ten Ten (Zeng Ying), who says sheās Justin Sunās ex-girlfriend, publicly accused him of massive market manipulation during $TRX ( ā¼ 1.0% ) ās early days and she says she has proof.
1. Justin Sun Accused of Manipulating TRX via Binance Accounts
According to her:

Justin allegedly told staff in Beijing to create a bunch of Binance accounts using their real names and phone numbers
These accounts were used to coordinate buy orders, push up TRXās price, then dump it on retail investors around late 2017-early 2018
She says that āhuge illegal profitsā were made, and sheās sitting on WeChat messages, staff testimony, and more.
Ten Tenās said sheās ready to fully cooperate with the SEC, and whatās public now is ājust a small pieceā of what sheās got.
2. Precedent Exists Despite Ten Tenās Unverified Claims
Because back in March 2023, the SEC already sued Justin Sun and his companies for:
Unregistered sale of TRX and BTT
Wash trading (over 600,000 fake trades from April 2018 to Feb 2019)
Using celebrities in secret paid promos to hype the tokens
Making around $31 million in illicit profits
But the earlier SEC lawsuit didnāt name any Binance accounts or employees. Now Ten Tenās claims could fill in those gaps, especially around coordinated trading, insider profits, and fake volume creation.
That lawsuit got put on hold in Feb 2025, just as rumors spread that Justin Sun had funneled millions into Trump-linked crypto projects, supposedly bringing Trump $50M in benefits.
In Jan 2026, US Reps like Maxine Waters, Sean Casten, and Brad Sherman openly criticized the SEC for going soft, not just on Sun, but also on Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken.
They even wrote to SEC Chair Paul Atkins, saying it looked like money was buying protection, and cited these exact delays and dismissals.
Also, Binance and the SEC have stayed silent so far. Sun hasnāt responded directly, except for a vague post on X.

Ten Ten, for her part, says sheās coming forward for personal and ethical reasons:
She saw how retail investors got exploited
She witnessed money laundering
She saw Sun using money to buy protection and influence
She even called out Donald and Eric Trump by name, warning them to keep their distance from Sun and raising real concerns about fairness in US justice.
If Ten Tenās claims are real (and they match what the SEC hinted at years ago), we might see this case reopened fast.

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š„ BURNING HOT TAKES FOR THE ROAD
Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed if he wins. Says heās known him for years and and calls him one of the greats in Fed history. Read more
Anyone noticing the Moltbook trend popping off on Base lately? Jesseās backing it hard, and a bunch of Base-native KOLs are shilling it too. Read more
Vitalik just pulled 16,384 ETH ($45M) from his own wallet to fund Ethereumās open-source security, privacy, and infra projects. Read more
Binance is moving its $1B $SAFU ( 0.0% ) fund from stablecoins into BTC. If BTC dips, theyāll refill it for long-term user protection. Read more
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