<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The Pokémon card had previously been tied to a fractionalized NFT offering on the now-defunct Liquid Marketplace.</li><li>Paul said only 5.4% of the intended 51% stake was sold, raising about $270,000, which he later repurchased.</li><li>Critics, including Delphi Labs’ Gabriel Shapiro, described the NFT structure as “slop tokenization.”</li></ul>While Bitcoin (BTC) attempted to climb back above $70,000 and Ethereum (ETH) slipped below $2,000 again, cryptocurrency news was buzzing about WWE wrestler Logan Paul’s sale of a Pokémon collectible card for a record $16.5 million, which was once listed as a non-fungible token (NFT).&nbsp;One-half of the sibling celebrity duo, Logan Paul, once offered to sell fractionalized ownership of the rare Pikachu Pokémon card on the now-defunct Liquid Marketplace in 2022, prior to the website getting shut down. This drew ire from users online, calling out the YouTuber for running a scam – and it is&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/logan-paul-beats-cryptozoo-lawsuit-091715527.html">not the first time</a>.<figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_17_045952_png_e723e6a19e.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-17 045952.png" width="819" height="772"><figcaption>Source: Guiness World Records</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">Paul Addresses NFT Controversy</h2>Delphi Labs general counsel Gabriel Shapiro said on X, the Logan Paul Pikachu NFT fractionalization fiasco is a classic case of "slop tokenization", the token is basically just 'juxtaposed' with property but has no rights to it<figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/lex_node/status/2023314292813304222" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_17_045943_png_4e638bcef2.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-17 045943.png" width="825" height="811"></a><figcaption>Source: @lex_node</figcaption></figure>In a post on X, Paul explained that he had originally sought to sell a 51% stake in the card on the NFT platform, but only 5.4% of the card was bought. The sales added up to around $270,000, he wrote. He then bought the card back in May 2024 for the same price.<figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/LoganPaul/status/2023428274542563508" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_17_045933_png_0b944396da.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-17 045933.png" width="826" height="993"></a><figcaption>Source: @LoganPaul</figcaption></figure>Shortly thereafter, Liquid Marketplace went offline, and users could no longer withdraw their funds. Paul said he personally paid to get the site back up and that users can withdraw their funds at any time.He has not been as patient when it comes to his other NFTs. X news aggregator WatcherGuru was&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2023209835181834666?s=20">reportedly</a> blocked by the WWE wrestler after the channel&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/WatcherGuru/status/2023137145796591953?s=20">pointed out&nbsp;</a>that Paul purchased an Azuki NFT for $623,000 in 2021, and now its value is down to just $155.Overall, the NFT market capitalization has fallen by more than 26% over the past year and remains more than $210 billion below its 2021 peak.<h2 class="st-heading-2">Crypto Market Struggles</h2><a href="http://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin’s price</a> was trying to hold above $68,000 on Tuesday morning, down 1.4% in the last 23 hours. On Stockwits, retail sentiment around the apex cryptocurrency trended in ‘bearish’ territory amid ‘low’ levels of chatter. <a href="http://stocktwits.com/coins/ethereum">Ethereum’s price</a> slid to $1.971, down 0.9% in the last 24 hours, with retail sentiment also trending in the ‘bearish’ zone, accompanied by ‘low’ levels of chatter. The overall cryptocurrency market cap was down 1% to $2.4 trillion, with&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations">liquidations</a> totaling around $220 million, according to CoinGlass data.Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-70k-tease-turns-to-tumble-eth-dumps-below-2k-fed-minutes-on-adar/cZRWevAR4MN">Bitcoin’s $70K Tease Turns To Tumble, ETH Dumps Below $2K – Fed Minutes, PCE Data On Traders Radar</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

WWE's Logan Paul during the 2026 Royal Rumble Kickoff at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD on January 30, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)

Logan Paul's $16.5 Million Record Pokémon Card Auction Ignites ‘Slop Tokenization’ NFT Debate

Logan Paul sold a rare Pikachu Pokemon card for $16.5 million, setting a record for the collectible. Paul said only 5.4% of the intended 51% stake was sold, raising about $270,000, which he later repurchased.

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Logan Paul sold a rare Pikachu Pokemon card for $16.5 million, setting a record for the collectible.

Bitcoin Slides Toward Full-Cycle Washout Last Seen During 2022 Bear Market 

On-chain indicators for Bitcoin suggest the cryptocurrency is resetting and not consolidating, similar to the capitulation points in both 2018 and 2022.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Web3 investing firm DWF Labs conducted its first physical gold transaction with a 25-kilogram bar.</li><li>DWF Labs’s Andrei Grachev announced on X that the company is looking to expand into silver, platinum, and cotton.</li><li>As of 2025, real-world assets are quickly emerging as a key sector within cryptocurrency, with tokenized funds growing exponentially.</li></ul>DWF Labs, a Web3 market maker and strategic investor, has completed its first physical gold transaction, settling a 25-kilogram gold bar on Monday.&nbsp;This move marked a step beyond digital assets as crypto firms look to build real-world asset infrastructure.Andrei Grachev, head of DWF Labs,&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/ag_dwf">said</a> on X that DWF Labs plans to expand into trading physical silver, platinum, and cotton as part of its push into the real-world asset (RWA) market. He added that the gold trade was executed as a test tranche and that the firm plans to scale its operations to include physical silver, platinum, and cotton, thereby positioning DWF Labs as an active participant in commodity-backed RWA infrastructure.&nbsp;While details around counterparties, pricing, or timelines were not disclosed, Grachev said this gold trade lays the groundwork for expanding into additional commodities.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">The Push For RWAs</h2>Real-world assets have emerged as one of crypto’s&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ft.com/content/24133257-62eb-41f5-9778-0be200fd3b7d?">fastest-growing</a> sectors in 2025. Tokenized Treasury and money-market funds grew quickly, with assets rising nearly 80% year-to-date to over $7.4 billion, according to a report by Financial Times, driven by issuers such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton.&nbsp;Institutional investors have increasingly favored RWA products that offer on-chain efficiency while maintaining links to off-chain assets. This is particularly true in precious metals markets, where asset backing and delivery certainty are essential for credibility.&nbsp;<h2 class="st-heading-2">Gold’s Record Run&nbsp;</h2>In 2025, the precious metal market surged towards a record high, according to the Wall Street Journal. Gold reached a record high price of $4,400 per ounce on Monday.&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/GLD">SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD)</a> was trading at $405.48, up nearly 2% in premarket hours. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around SPDR Gold Shares changed to ‘bullish' territory from ‘neutral’ territory over the past day, accompanied by ‘high’ levels of chatter.This takes place at the same time as China, which has a strict ban on trading cryptocurrencies, is exploring the use of blockchain technology in other areas, such as real-world asset tokenization. As per&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/no-small-token-chinese-firms-convert-prized-trees-tea-into-digital-assets-2025-12-17/">Reuters</a>, companies on China's tropical island of Hainan are trying to turn Huanghuali trees, a rare and precious form of rosewood, into digital assets that can be traded.&nbsp;Read also:&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/citi-cuts-mstr-blsh-riot-gemi-price-targets/cLeFQ5QREtr">Citi Cuts Targets On Four Crypto Stocks, Says Move Is About Valuation — Not Risk</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com

As Gold Continues Its Record Run, DWF Labs Makes Its First Physical Trade – And Eyes Expansion Into Silver, Platinum

The move comes as tokenized assets and gold prices both hit record levels in 2025.

The Loonies landed on Aptos (APT) when the mainnet was barely awake and turned “Ditch Limits” into a roadmap. The 2,222-piece PFP collection shouts neon comic energy while embedding community code right in the art.&nbsp;The Loonies say “ditch limits,” and the Aptos chain says sure. Three times the phrase appears, because repetition fuels the meme.Aptos matters here because The Loonies need speed, cheap mints, and on-chain randomness for rarity. Aptos delivers, so The Loonies keep shipping. Mokshya Protocol, the team behind the madness, also built Wapal - the Aptos marketplace - and Alura, an AI trading agent.&nbsp;Aptos hosts the NFTs, hosts the marketplace, and executes Alura trades, proving the chain can juggle culture and DeFi at once. The Loonies mention Aptos over and over, cementing the link between brand and blockchain.Community numbers back the hype. LOON token holders spun Spin &amp; Win almost 400,000 times, handing out 93 million bucks in rewards. Seventeen-thousand users didn’t just click; they stuck around. That is stickiness The Loonies highlight whenever skeptics ask if NFT mania is dead.&nbsp;The Loonies answer with another “ditch limits” and another Aptos stat.Traits range from cosmic crowns to Mad-Sci goggles, channeling everyone from Gandhi to Kai Lenny. Each trait doubles as a meme template, so Stocktwits and X feeds fill with Loonie derivatives the minute a crypto headline drops.&nbsp;That organic content loop keeps The Loonies visible while the team ships tooling.Now the roadmap points multichain, but Aptos remains home base. Mint history, community treasury, and LOON token governance all live on Aptos. The Loonies repeat “Aptos, Aptos, Aptos” because loyalty matters in a multichain world.&nbsp;They repeat “ditch limits” because the phrase pays rent in collective memory. If comic-book chaos plus relentless builder energy can define an ecosystem, The Loonies just drew the blueprint.Also See: <a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/avalanche-avax-tackles-ticket-bots/chmJSDCRREW">Avalanche Turns Ticket Lines Into Blockchains</a>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.

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Aptos Hosts 2,222 Pieces of Comic Chaos

The Loonies NFT project uses Aptos speed to blend quirky art, LOON tokens, and AI tools into one ecosystem.

The Loonies Fuel Aptos With Limit-Ditching Energy

The Loonies prove Aptos can host art, tokens, and community games without ditching speed.

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Hims & Hers Health, Inc. operates a telehealth consultation platform. It connects consumers to healthcare professionals, enabling them to access medical care for mental health, sexual health, dermatology and primary care. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Hims & Hers Health Inc

Hims & Hers Health is trending following its earnings report, where an EPS beat and optimistic full-year guidance have ignited hopes for a short squeeze among bulls, who emphasize the stock's oversold status and diversified growth. However, bears point to a revenue miss and continued concerns over competition and regulatory headwinds, leading to a highly divided community discussion on the stock's valuation and future.

Vir Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage immunology company that focuses on combining immunologic insights with cutting-edge technologies to treat and prevent serious infectious diseases. The firm's technology platforms include antibody, T cell, innate immunity and siRNA, which are designed to stimulate and enhance the immune system by exploiting critical observations of natural immune processes. The company was founded by Robert Taylor Nelsen, Klaus Frueh, Jay Parrish, Lawrence Corey, and Louis Picker in April 7, 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Vir Biotechnology Inc

Vir Biotechnology is trending following encouraging Phase 1 data for its T-cell engagers (VIR-5818 and VIR-5500) in oncology, showcasing promising safety and efficacy that has generated significant investor excitement and analyst upgrades. The community is actively discussing the potential for further upside, anticipating more updates from its differentiated pipeline, including Hepatitis Delta therapies and upcoming ASCO GU presentations, despite ongoing debates around cash runway and potential dilution.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions. The US segment refers to the unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control and communications system businesses. The company was founded on December 19, 1994, and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is trending after reporting a beat on its recent earnings, yet the market reaction has been mixed, leading to community discussions about its high valuation and recent price dip. Bulls remain confident, citing continued contract wins in unmanned systems and hypersonics amidst a strong defense sector backdrop.

International Business Machines Corp. is an information technology company, which engages in the provision of integrated solutions that leverage information technology and knowledge of business processes. It operates through the following segments: Software, Consulting, Infrastructure, Financing, and Other. The Software segment combines hybrid cloud platform and software solutions to help clients become more data-driven, and to automate, secure, and modernize their environments. The Consulting segment focuses on integrating skills on strategy, experience, technology and operations by domain and industry. The Infrastructure segment offers solutions for hybrid cloud and is the foundation of the hybrid cloud stack. Infrastructure is optimized for infusing AI into mission-critical transactions and tightly integrated with IBM Software including Red Hat for accelerated hybrid cloud benefits. The Financing segment refers to the client and commercial financing, facilitating IBM clients’ acquisition of IT systems, software, and services. The company was founded by Charles Ranlett Flint and Thomas J. Watson Sr. on June 16, 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, NY.

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IBM is trending due to a sharp sell-off following Anthropic's announcement of AI tools for COBOL modernization, a core IBM business. Despite the market's overreaction, the community notes IBM's existing partnership with Anthropic and robust fundamentals in AI and quantum computing, leading many to see a significant buying opportunity amidst broader software sector concerns.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is a premier global media and entertainment company, which engages in the provision of a differentiated portfolio of content, brands, and franchises across television, film, streaming, and gaming. It operates through the following segments: Studios, Networks, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC), and Corporate. The Studios segment includes producing and releasing feature films for initial exhibition in theaters, producing and initial licensing television programs to networks services as well as third parties, distributing films and television programs to various third party, internal television, and streaming services, distribution through the home entertainment market related consumer products, and themed experience licensing and interactive gaming. The Networks segment focuses on domestic and international television networks. The DTC segment is involved in premium pay-television and streaming services. The company was founded on June 17, 1985 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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Warner Bros Discovery Inc

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is trending as it reopens deal talks with Paramount Skydance (PSKY), which has sweetened its offer to acquire WBD by including Netflix's breakup fee. The community is debating whether this revised PSKY bid, or Netflix's existing board-recommended offer, provides the most compelling value and regulatory certainty for WBD shareholders in this intensifying media consolidation battle.

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. engages in the provision of an e-commerce platform. It offers furniture and home furnishing products and services. The company was founded on May 5, 1997 and is headquartered in Murray, UT.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is trending as its Q4 financial results and "Everything Home" growth strategy spark community debate, with many questioning CEO Marcus Lemonis's leadership and the strategic shift towards real estate tokenization amid concerns over cash burn and market visibility.

Protara Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage company engaged in developing treatments for rare and specialty diseases with significant unmet needs. Its current development programs focus on the treatment of rare diseases in structural and connective tissues and rare hepatology, gastrointestinal, and metabolic disorders. The company was founded by Jesse Shefferman and Jacqueline Zummo in March 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Protara Therapeutics Inc

Protara Therapeutics is trending due to recent interim Phase 2 data for its bladder cancer treatment, TARA-002, reporting a strong 6-month complete response rate, alongside a public stock offering. The community is largely perplexed by the subsequent significant price drop, with many seeing it as an undervaluation despite strong long-term pipeline potential.

SentinelOne, Inc. engages in the provision of endpoint security software that detects, models, and predicts threat behavior to block attacks on any computing device. Its services include vigilance, support, and training. The company was founded by Tomer Weingarten and Almog Cohen in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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SentinelOne Inc

SentinelOne is trending following a bullish Citron Research report highlighting its AI agent security leadership, igniting strong call option activity and community debate over its deep undervaluation relative to peers. Institutional accumulation and persistent buyout rumors continue to drive conversation around the cybersecurity firm.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of electronic design and test solutions that are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment, validation, optimization, and secure operation of electronics systems to communications, networking, and electronics industries. It operates through the Communications Solutions Group (CSG) and Electronic Industrial Solutions Group (EISG) segments. The CSG segment serves customers spanning the global commercial communications and aerospace, defense, and government end markets. The EISG segment offers test and measurement solutions across electronic industrial end markets, focusing on applications in the automotive, and energy industry and measurement solutions for semiconductor design and manufacturing, consumer electronics, education, and general electronics manufacturing. The company was founded by William R. Hewlett and David Packard in 1937 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Keysight Technologies Inc

Keysight Technologies is trending after reporting robust earnings and an optimistic outlook, driven by strong performance in AI data centers, 5G/6G technologies, and aerospace/defense. The community is actively discussing the company's successful pivot towards software and strategic acquisitions, fueling bullish sentiment.

Super Group (SGHC) Ltd. is a global digital gaming company, which engages in the global online sports betting and gaming businesses, Betway, a premier online sports betting brand, and Spin, a multi-brand online casino offering. It operates through the following segments: Betway, Spin, and Other. The Betway segment focuses on the ingle brand online sportsbook and online casino focused business with a global footprint and strategic partnerships. The Spin segment relates to the multi-brand online casino focused business with established market leadership in high-growth markets. The company was founded in July 2020 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Super Group (SGHC) Limited

Super Group (SGHC) is trending following robust earnings, raised 2025 guidance, and a strategic exit from the U.S. market, with the community enthusiastically discussing its enhanced profitability, international growth, and recent stablecoin launch as potential drivers for a short squeeze.

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