According to Huoxun Finance on February 19th, as reported by Jinshi, Federal Reserve policymakers almost unanimously agreed to keep interest rates unchanged at their meeting last month, but disagreements remained on subsequent actions: if inflation remained high, "some" officials were willing to support a rate hike; if inflation fell as expected, other officials preferred further rate cuts; meanwhile, all officials were addressing the new impact of artificial intelligence on the economy. The disagreements revealed in these meeting minutes occurred during Powell's third-to-last meeting as Fed Chairman, highlighting the challenges facing former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh—President Trump's nominee to succeed Powell in May—who needs to persuade the policy-making committee to support his and Trump's proposed rate cuts. The minutes stated that given artificial intelligence is seen as possessing both enormous potential, risks, and uncertainties, the Fed's decision last month to pause monetary easing was appropriate to assess the current state of the economy after last year's 75 basis point rate cuts. Only a "minority" of policymakers supported further action at the meeting. Federal Reserve Governors Christopher Waller and Stephen Miran both voted against a rate cut, citing concerns about a potential weakening job market. Furthermore, opinions were divided among the other 17 officials. For example, the minutes recently mentioned for the first time that a rate hike might be considered if inflation persists above the Fed's 2% target. Currently, inflation is about one percentage point above that target.

According to CME's "FedWatch" on February 19th, the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates by 25 basis points by March is 6.4%, while the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 93.6%. The probability of the Fed cutting rates by a cumulative 25 basis points by April is 20.9%, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 78.1%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 basis point cut is 1.1%.

Huoxun Finance reported on February 19th that, according to CoinDesk, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon stated that he personally holds a small amount of BTC and is closely monitoring the cryptocurrency market dynamics as an observer. Solomon claimed that he is still studying the logic behind BTC price fluctuations, and that cryptocurrencies are part of a long-term transformation of financial infrastructure. He emphasized that traditional banks and crypto companies are not in a zero-sum game, stressing the central role of tokenization in market evolution. Furthermore, Solomon pointed out that the previous highly exclusive regulatory structure limited Goldman Sachs' involvement in the digital asset space. With the easing of regulations, Goldman Sachs may re-examine this area. He also criticized the crowding-out effect of over-regulation over the past five years, advocating for a more prudent approach to developing related businesses.

the total open interest amounted to $75467465515.49188, with BTC at $36.81 billion, ETH at $19.45 billion, XRP at $3.67 billion, LTC at $1.44 billion, ETC at $1.17 billion, DASH at $789.10 million, IOTA at $561.69 million, XMR at $408.47 million, QTUM at $369.87 million, . The data is sourced from the quarterly and perpetual contracts on Bitget,dYdX,Deribit,CME,Hyperliquid,Binance,Coinbase,OKX,Bybit,Gate,HTX,Kraken,Crypto.com,Bitfinex,BitMEX. This report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.

The total liquidation amount in the past 24 hours was $199.28 million, including $67.94 million in BTC, $53.65 million in ETH, $9.33 million in SOL, $4.70 million in WLFI, $4.69 million in XRP, $3.59 million in PIPPIN, $3.26 million in ZEC, $3.19 million in RIVER, $2.50 million in ESP, $2.39 million in PUMP, $1.96 million in DOGE, $1.78 million in ORCA, $1.57 million in HYPE, $1.14 million in 1000PEPE, $1.12 million in SUI, $957,269.96 in CYBER, $875,295.5 in SPACE, $813,933.43 in NAORIS, $744,150.34 in STABLE, $690,107.23 in ADA, $641,341.89 in JTO, $604,388.43 in BNB, $523,724.08 in MYX, $513,779.62 in OP, $492,849.03 in UNI, $460,960.47 in FARTCOIN, $455,403.53 in ENSO, $451,377 in FIL, $433,904.41 in VVV, $424,324.42 in ZRO, $421,691.41 in AVAX, $419,630.07 in LINK, $413,229.73 in TRUMP, $406,141.73 in MON, $394,534.25 in BERA, $388,252.75 in JELLYJELLY, $387,028 in BCH, $371,408.13 in BEAT, $369,741.61 in INIT, $339,242.57 in ATOM, $333,599.74 in TAO, $321,179.34 in WLD, $318,787.35 in AAVE, $305,622.63 in PENGU, $300,515.97 in KITE, $283,440.05 in VIRTUAL, $276,578.74 in LTC, $273,401.05 in SIREN, $268,193.54 in PEPE, $265,070.97 in CLO, $264,651.54 in GUN, $256,761.12 in WIF, $252,102.6 in ENA, $247,972.55 in GPS, $247,612.76 in BIANRENSHENG, $242,970.84 in ASTER, $241,218.45 in MERL, $220,776.54 in MUBARAK, $216,189.23 in STEEM, $213,240.79 in SPX, $204,450.69 in LIT, $203,496.75 in H, $197,892.08 in HBAR, $196,849.01 in 1000BONK, $191,597.12 in XPL, $189,300.6 in ARB, $183,550.93 in ICP, $182,995.88 in USELESS, $166,545.3 in POWER, $161,610.73 in ZAMA, $159,171 in APT, $155,679.16 in TRUTH, $154,342.91 in MOODENG, $148,151.28 in DASH, $147,550.58 in ALGO, $145,430.99 in RPL, $144,242.6 in AXS, $142,017.85 in DOT, $139,861.04 in AZTEC, $137,890.06 in 1000SHIB, $136,761.43 in JUP, $134,364.7 in TRIA, $133,174.28 in ROSE, $126,535.65 in LUNA, $121,447.78 in TAKE, $120,466.3 in NEAR, $120,094.26 in CRV, $113,112.01 in FHE, $108,623.26 in POL, $107,631.71 in LINEA, $105,862.5 in TON, $105,615.48 in IP, $104,493.14 in ME, $104,342.68 in ZK, $102,757.62 in WHITEWHALE, $102,260.87 in SHIB, $101,508.11 in ZEN, $98,097.64 in TRB, $97,291.82 in GALA, $8.49 million in Others. The data is sourced from the quarterly and perpetual contracts of Binance, Bybit, OKX, Hyperliquid, Gate, HTX, BitMEX, Bitfinex. The statistical period is from 8:30 AM on February 18, 2026 to 8:30 AM on February 19, 2026. This report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.