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<v Speaker 1>Hey, it's Alex with the Token Metrics Daily Pulse for

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<v Speaker 1>February twenty second, twenty twenty six. Got a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>cover today, and honestly, the vibe in the market right

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<v Speaker 1>now is, well, it's complicated. Grab your coffee first, A

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<v Speaker 1>quick word from our sponsor. Okay, So here's what's happening.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get into it. So the big story today is

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<v Speaker 1>all about the heavy hitters, and they're looking a bit shaky.

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<v Speaker 1>Bitcoin's whale exchange ratio just hits zero point six y four. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're not a data nerd, here's why that matters.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the highest level we've seen since twenty fifteen. Basically,

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest holders are moving their coins onto exchanges, and

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<v Speaker 1>usually they only do that when they're getting ready to sell.

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<v Speaker 1>Pair that with the fact that bitcoin ETFs have seen

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<v Speaker 1>five straight weeks of outflows, about three hundred million just

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<v Speaker 1>last week, and you start to see the picture. Even

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<v Speaker 1>the miners are flinching. Bitdeer just sold every single bitcoin

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<v Speaker 1>in its treasury, everything they went to zero. When the

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<v Speaker 1>people who actually secure the network start dumping their bags,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a signal you can't really ignore. Now here's where

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<v Speaker 1>it gets interesting. Because the prices aren't actually screaming panic yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Bitcoins sitting around sixty eight thousand, and ethereum is hovering

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<v Speaker 1>just under two thousand. It's basically flat, but under the

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<v Speaker 1>hood it's a bit of a bloodbath for the alt coins.

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<v Speaker 1>While the majors are holding steady, we're seeing narratives like

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<v Speaker 1>AI and gaming tokens down nearly twenty percent this week.

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<v Speaker 1>The only thing people seem to want to touch right

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<v Speaker 1>now are memes, which are up over thirty five percent.

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<v Speaker 1>When the only thing working is pure speculation while everything

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<v Speaker 1>else bleeds, that's usually a sign of a very fragile market, right, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so let's look at what else is moving. Metallic Butterin

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<v Speaker 1>has been busy. He's proposing these AI stewards for governance.

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<v Speaker 1>The idea is to use zero knowledge proofs to let

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<v Speaker 1>AI agents handle the boring voting stuff in Dow's while

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<v Speaker 1>keeping everything private. It's a major bet on Etherium being

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<v Speaker 1>the chain for cipherpunks, not just the cheapest place to trade. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>the big banks are still moving in BNP, Paraba is

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<v Speaker 1>testing money market fund tokenization on ethereum, and in Japan,

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<v Speaker 1>SBI is issuing a ten billion yen bond that actually

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<v Speaker 1>pays our rewards in XRP. It's wild. The real world

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<v Speaker 1>asset narrative is down ten percent in price, but the

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<v Speaker 1>actual adoption from banks is accelerating. It's a massive gap

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<v Speaker 1>between the charts and the reality. On the darker side

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<v Speaker 1>of things, we've got a report from Elliptic showing that

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<v Speaker 1>five crypto exchanges are basically helping Russia dodge sanctions to

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<v Speaker 1>the tune of eleven billion dollars. One of them literally

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<v Speaker 1>moved into the same office building as a previously sanctioned exchange.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't make this stuff up. This is exactly the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of headline that gives regulators all the ammunition they need.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, before we get into the risks, quick word

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<v Speaker 1>from our sponsor. Okay, we're back. Let's talk about what

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<v Speaker 1>to watch for. So what should you actually be worried about? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>the risk map is flashing yellow. First, that whale ratio

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<v Speaker 1>I mentioned When the big players and the ETF institutions

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<v Speaker 1>are both heading for the exits at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>retail usually finds out last. Second, the fact that memes

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<v Speaker 1>are the only green sector is Honestly, it's a bit

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<v Speaker 1>scary it means there's no real conviction in the fundamentals

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<v Speaker 1>right now. And finally, keep an eye on those sanctions reports.

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<v Speaker 1>If the government decides to crack down on those five exchanges,

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<v Speaker 1>we could see some serious compliance driven selling across the board.

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<v Speaker 1>And looking ahead, there are three things on my radar.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to see if the ETF outflows hit a

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<v Speaker 1>sixth week, that would be a record. Also, watch that

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<v Speaker 1>SBI bond launch in Japan. If it sells out, it

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<v Speaker 1>proves that crypto incentivized traditional finance is a real model.

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<v Speaker 1>And lastly, let's see if italics proposals actually turn into

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<v Speaker 1>real code or if they're just more blog posts. Momentum

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<v Speaker 1>matters here. That's the Pulse for today. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>if you want the full written breakdown with all the charts,

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<v Speaker 1>This is educational content, not investment advice. Always do your

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<v Speaker 1>own research. I'm Alex, See you next time.