2026-02-25 14:00 UTC | ⛏️ 938290 ₿ $66,299 | 🥇 $5,169 1. Crypto.com gains US bank charter approval (5 words) -- Crypto.com received conditional OCC approval for national trust bank charter on Feb 25, 2026. -- Boosts crypto legitimacy and US expansion under federal oversight. 2. US stocks rally on jobs data (5 words) -- Dow up 0.8% to 49,174, Nasdaq +1.1% to 22,864 on Feb 24, driven by labor reports. -- Signals resilient economy amid AI integrations like Anthropic's enterprise tools. 3. Trump mandates Big Tech power pledge (5 words) -- Trump unveils pledge requiring tech firms to self-fund AI data center energy to protect consumer bills. -- Addresses surging AI power demands amid data center boom. 4. AMD-Meta AI chip deal announced (4 words) -- Meta buys AMD MI450 chips in $100B+ deal, option for 10% AMD stake. -- Challenges Nvidia dominance in AI hardware race. 5. Anthropic Pentagon AI standoff escalates (4 words) -- Pentagon gives Anthropic Friday deadline for full military AI access or faces blacklisting. -- Tests AI safety vs national security priorities.