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The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is trending amid escalating Middle East tensions, fueled by Iranian strikes and reported damage to Saudi oil facilities, with the community sharply divided between anticipating a "bloodbath" or a "buy the dip" opportunity.

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QQQ is trending as an escalating Middle East conflict fuels intense debate among traders, with many bracing for significant market volatility and a potential downturn due to rising oil prices and put buying, while others anticipate a swift recovery, believing the geopolitical risks are already priced in.

Indonesia Energy Corp. Ltd. operates as an oil and gas, exploration, and production company. It engages in oil and gas assets portfolio with a mix between medium-sized producing blocks and exploration blocks with significant resources. Its portfolio includes Kruh, Citarum, and Rangkas Area. The company was founded by James J. Huang and Wirawan Jusuf in 2014 and is headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Escalating Middle East tensions, including reported attacks on oil infrastructure and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are fueling widespread community excitement for a substantial rally in low-float energy stocks like INDO.

Exxon Mobil Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and distribution of oil, gas, and petroleum products. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Energy Products, Chemical Products, and Specialty Products. The Upstream segment organizes the exploration of crude oil and natural gas. The Energy Products segment includes fuels, aromatics, and catalyst and licensing. The Chemical Products segment offers petrochemicals. The Specialty Products segment provides finished lubricants, basestocks and waxes, synthetics, and elastomers and resins. The company was founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1882 and is headquartered in Spring, TX.

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Exxon Mobil is a central topic amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, with reports of attacks on a major Saudi oil facility and threats to the Strait of Hormuz driving widespread community discussion about potential global oil supply disruptions and a bullish outlook for energy stocks.

AST Spacemobile, Inc. engages in building a broadband cellular network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on an extensive IP and patent portfolio. It focuses on providing mobile broadband services with global coverage to all end-users, without the need to purchase special equipment. The company was founded by Abel Avellan on May 31, 2017 and is headquartered in Midland, TX.

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AST SpaceMobile is a major talking point ahead of its earnings report, driven by the recent launch of its joint venture, Satellite Connect Europe, with Vodafone, which aims to expand direct-to-device connectivity in Europe. Community discussions are further amplified by speculation about the strategic defense utility of ASTS's satellite technology amidst geopolitical tensions, alongside debates on market manipulation and upcoming launch timelines.

Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. It operates through the Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Storage segment is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and lease of solar energy generation, energy storage products, and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon Reeve Musk, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Tesla Inc

Tesla is trending as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East drive community debate over its market direction, with some anticipating increased EV demand from higher oil prices while others foresee broader market uncertainty. Persistent skepticism surrounding Tesla's robotaxi and AI ventures, alongside ongoing valuation and competition concerns, further fuel investor discussions.

Chevron Corp. engages in the provision of oil and gas energy solutions. It provides crude oil and natural gas, manufactures transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and additives, and develops technologies that enhance business and the industry. It operates through the Upstream and Downstream segments. The Upstream segment consists of the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas, the liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas, the transporting of crude oil by major international oil export pipelines, the processing, transporting, storage, and marketing of natural gas, and a gas-to-liquids plant. The Downstream segment consists of the refining of crude oil into petroleum products, the marketing of crude oil and refined products, the transporting of crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car, and the manufacturing and marketing of commodity petrochemicals and plastics for industrial uses and fuel & lubricant additives. The company was founded on September 10, 1879 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Chevron Corp.

Chevron is trending as escalating Middle East tensions, fueled by reports of attacks on Saudi oil facilities and a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have the community anticipating significant oil price spikes and rotating into energy stocks amidst supply disruption fears.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. engages in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. The Chemical segment manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. The Midstream and Marketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, natural gas, carbon dioxide, and power. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

Occidental Petroleum is trending as the community actively discusses surging oil prices, fueled by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, particularly around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Investors are anticipating significant upside for energy stocks, with many highlighting the broader implications for oil supply and Berkshire Hathaway's notable stake.

CoreWeave, Inc. engages in the powers of the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. It offers a solution used by organizations of all sizes that require sophisticated AI computing, from the largest of enterprises to small, well-funded start-ups. The company was founded by Michael Intrator, Brian Venturo, and Brannin McBee on September 21, 2017 and is headquartered in Livingston, NJ.

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CoreWeave Inc

CoreWeave is trending downward following an earnings report revealing significantly higher capital expenditure plans and softer guidance, raising investor concerns about its debt and path to profitability. Despite the sharp decline, a divided community debates the long-term potential, with bulls emphasizing the company's substantial AI infrastructure backlog and recent bullish developments surrounding its key customer, OpenAI.

Venture Global, Inc. engages in the development and construction of liquefied natural gas production, establishing us as a rapidly growing company delivering critical LNG to the world. It projects include Calcasieu, Plaquemines, CP2, CP3 and Delta projects. The company was founded by Michael Sabel and Robert Pender in 2023 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

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Venture Global is trending as escalating Middle East tensions raise concerns over global LNG supply, fueling community speculation about a significant short squeeze. Investors are keenly awaiting upcoming earnings, anticipating strong operational progress from the low-cost producer and potential resolution of ongoing legal disputes.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>According to the head of digital assets research at VanEck, the OCC’s proposed guidance only formalizes provisions that were already embedded in the law.</li><li>The new rules for the GENIUS Act would effectively limit each permitted payment stablecoin issuer to a single branded stablecoin.</li><li>The revenue-sharing deal between Coinbase and Circle is due for renewal later this year.</li></ul><p>Matthew Sigel, the head of digital assets research at VanEck, said that while there is a lot of panic being created around the proposed GENIUS rules restricting stablecoin rewards, it was already known that Coinbase Global (COIN) would have to redraw its agreement with Circle (CRCL).</p><p>In a&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/2027155447958958167">post</a> on X, the analyst said that Coinbase has setup with deal with Circle to look more like a loyalty program than interest on deposits. “The OCC guidance just codifies what's already in GENIUS,” he wrote.</p><figure class="image"><a class="st-link-external" href="https://x.com/matthew_sigel/status/2027155447958958167" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_27_040316_png_341e1cde7b.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-27 040316.png" width="824" height="579"></a><figcaption>Source: @matthew_sigel/X</figcaption></figure><p>The deal between the companies is that Coinbase gets 100% of the interest it generates on its platform from USDC holdings, while it shares 50% revenue from off-platform USDC. The deal, set up in 2023, is up for renewal this year.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/COIN">COIN’s stock</a> dipped another edged 0.7% higher in pre-market trade on Friday, after a fall of 1.5% during the previous session. The correction came after the shares jumped more than 13% following the company's&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/coinbase-binance-kraken-roll-out-rival-tokenized-stock-products-/cZRUHUNR46X">foray into tokenized stocks</a>. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the company remained in ‘neutral’ territory over the past day.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_27_025553_png_ef6eb0867a.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-27 025553.png" width="1267" height="677"><figcaption>COIN retail sentiment and message volume on February 27 as of 3:30 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwit</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">OCC Pushes Back On Stablecoin Reward Loopholes&nbsp;</h2><p>So far, the crypto industry has assumed that the GENIUS Act's ban on yield or rewards offered by stablecoin issuers doesn't extend to third parties that can offer their own reward programs on those issuers' tokens, such as at Coinbase. However, the&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/occ-drops-new-stablecoin-rules-crcl-coin-stocks-hold-gains-amid-hype/cZR6xwtRIbT">new rules</a> say such arrangements could be used to bypass the law’s intent.</p><p>“If you look in our proposal, which we released yesterday, we have hard-wired a number of things into our proposal that we believe would tend to reduce the probability of deposit flight,” Jonathan Gould, head of the OCC, said at a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Thursday. “If a deposit flight were to occur, I think we would notice it, meaning it wouldn’t occur under cover of darkness, where no one would see it and fail to react to it.”</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">One Stablecoin Per Issuer Under Review</h2><p>This would effectively limit each permitted payment stablecoin issuer to a single branded stablecoin. If adopted, the restriction would be paired with a streamlined approval process for issuers seeking regulatory authorization.</p><p>Such a change could have wide-ranging implications. For example, Paxos’ arrangement to issue&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/symbol/PYPL">PayPal Holdings’ (PYPL)</a> dollar-pegged stablecoin&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/paypal-usd">PayPal USD (PYUSD)</a>, which currently offers rewards of roughly 4% on customer balances.</p><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PYPL">PayPal’s stock</a> edged 0.5% in pre-market trade on Friday, following a dip of 3.75% in the previous session after the company&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/paypal-reportedly-not-in-talks-with-stripe-or-any-other-firm-for-takeover/cZTG0KkRIRR">denied</a> there were any ongoing talks of a sale to Stripe. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits around the company remained in ‘extremely bullish’ territory over the past day, with chatter at ‘high’ levels.</p><p>The GENIUS Act will take effect either 18 months after being passed or 120 days after regulators finalize the proposed rules, whichever happens first.</p><p><strong>Read also:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/if-bitcoin-price-falls-20-most-retail-traders-are-ready-to-buy-the-dip/cZTc9KyRIRu"><strong>If Bitcoin’s Price Falls 20% Tomorrow, Most Retail Traders Are Ready To Buy The Dip</strong></a></p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq market site April 14, 2021 in New York City. 

Coinbase-Circle Stablecoin Deal Faces Rewrite Under GENIUS Act, VanEck Says ‘We Already Knew’

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel said Coinbase was already expected to adjust its agreement with Circle under the GENIUS Act.

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Jack Dorsey creator, co-founder, and Chairman of Twitter and co-founder & CEO of Square speaks on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. 

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While Jack Dorsey defends the move to lay off people as a necessity of the current times, users on Stocktwits and X are raising concerns about the job cuts.

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<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>The process of hiring bankers followed due to a steep decline in PayPal shares that left executives worried it could leave the company vulnerable, as per Semafor.</li><li>Bankers began working with PayPal under former CEO Alex Chriss, who was ousted earlier this year.&nbsp;</li><li>Bloomberg earlier in the week reported that Stripe has expressed interest in PayPal to acquire all or some assets of the firm.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Fintech firm PayPal is reportedly not currently in talks to sell itself to Stripe or anyone else. Shares in the company fell nearly 6% at the time of writing.&nbsp;</p><p>The firm has been working for months with bankers to prepare itself for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid, Semafor <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.semafor.com/article/02/26/2026/paypal-stripe-not-currently-in-talks">reported</a> on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.&nbsp;</p><p>The process of hiring bankers followed due to a steep decline in PayPal shares that left executives worried it could leave the company vulnerable, the report added. Bankers began working with PayPal under former CEO Alex Chriss, who was ousted earlier this year, it added.&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Stripe Interest</h2><p>Bloomberg earlier in the week reported that Stripe has expressed interest in PayPal to acquire all or some assets of the firm.&nbsp;</p><p>The deliberations are early and there’s no certainty they’ll lead to a transaction, the report added.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">CEO Departure</h2><p>Earlier this month, PayPal replaced its CEO Alex Chriss, who was appointed with the aim to steer payments through a slow growth period.&nbsp;</p><p>The company's board, which named Chair Enrique Lores as its new president and CEO, said the pace of change and execution under Chriss was not in line with its expectations.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Weak Results</h2><p>The company in its fourth quarter result statement said that while it delivered “solid performance” during 2025, its “execution has not been where it needs to be, particularly in branded checkout.”</p><p>PayPal reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.23 on revenue of $8.68 billion, while Wall Street analysts expected an adjusted EPS of $1.29 on revenue of $8.79 billion, according to Stocktwits data.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2><p>Retail sentiment around PYPL trended in ‘extremely bullish’ territory amid ‘high’ message volume.&nbsp;</p><p>Shares in the company have fallen 41% over the past year.&nbsp;</p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

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PayPal Not In Talks With Stripe Or Any Other Firm For Takeover: Report

The firm has been working for months with bankers to prepare itself for a potential activist campaign or unwanted takeover bid, Semafor reported on Thursday. 

In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of Sezzle Inc. (NASDAQ: SEZL) on August 7, 2025 in Chongqing, China.

Sezzle Stock Sizzles 16% After The Bell As Investors And Retail Traders Cheer Record GMV Growth

Sezzle’s revenue growth has soared, mainly driven by higher consumer engagement during the peak holiday season.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Coinbase, Binance and Kraken launched competing tokenized stock products on the same day, highlighting the intensifying competition in the on-chain equities segment of the crypto market.</li><li>Coinbase announced that it now offers more than 8,000 tokenized stocks through a partnership with Yahoo Finance and Binance introduced tokenized securities through Ondo Finance.</li><li>Kraken launched tokenized perpetual futures tied to major indexes, commodities and large-cap stocks.</li></ul><p>Coinbase (COIN), Binance (BNB), and Kraken threw down the gauntlet on Tuesday, launching rival tokenized stock trading products on the same day in a bid to capitalize on the next big crypto play.</p><p>The near-simultaneous launches by all three major crypto exchanges highlight how crypto-native players are moving to capture demand for blockchain-based versions of traditional financial assets.</p><p>Binance defined its offering of tokenized securities as digital securities designed to track the price performance of traditional stocks or ETFs on-chain. It said that the equity tokens provide traders with exposure to the price movements of the underlying asset, but they do not grant all shareholder rights, like the right to vote.</p><p>The move comes after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in January clarified that tokenized securities fall under existing federal laws regardless of being on-chain. Experts also&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bdo.com/insights/industries/fintech/trends-in-tokenization-reimagining-real-world-assets">believe</a> that the passage of the GENIUS Act in 2025 and the expected passage of the Clarity Act this year are likely to lead to a boom in the availability and adoption of tokenized assets.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Coinbase Offers Over 8,000 Tokenized Stocks</h2><p>Coinbase&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.coinbase.com/en-in/blog/coinbase-opens-stock-trading-to-everyone-in-the-us-partners-with-yahoo-finance-to-power-discovery">announced</a> that it has partnered with Yahoo Finance and now offers over 8,000 tokenized stocks on its platform, available to trade 24 hours a day, five days a week.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/COIN">COIN’s stock</a> rose more than 1% in overnight trade following a gain of 1.12% in regular hours as strength in the broader cryptocurrency market pushed crypto-linked equities higher on Tuesday night. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around Coinbase remained in ‘bearish’ territory over the past day.&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_25_014728_png_bfbb6108bb.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-25 014728.png" width="1261" height="142"><figcaption>COIN retail sentiment and message volume on February 25 as of 1:45 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">Binance Offers Tokenized Equities Through Ondo Finance</h2><p>The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance (BNB), also&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/binance/status/2026303604353577076">announced</a> that it has started offering its own tokenized assets through Ondo Finance, available round-the-clock, five days a week.</p><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/binancecoin">BNB token’s price</a> lagged gains seen among crypto majors, edging only 0.3% higher in the last 24 hours, as <a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin (BTC)</a> rose 3% to cross $65,000. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around BNB trended in ‘bearish’ territory over the past day.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_25_014737_png_c11147b0db.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-25 014737.png" width="1256" height="126"><figcaption>BNB retail sentiment and message volume on February 25 as of 1:45 a.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">Kraken Offers Equity Exposure Seven Days A Week</h2><p>Kraken,&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/kraken-eyes-wall-street-debut-after-fresh-20-billion-valuation-with-ipo-filing/cLPo0qjREBD">anticipated to go public</a> later this year,&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://x.com/krakenfx/status/2026311156202123456?s=20">launched</a> a range of tokenized equity perpetual futures contracts using xStocks, a tech platform that the crypto exchange acquired earlier this year. The company said it is starting off with 10 perpetual contracts, which include derivatives tracking gold, the S&amp;P 500, and the Nasdaq 100 indexes.&nbsp;</p><p>The bundle also encompasses large-cap names like Nvidia (NVDA), Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG/GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA), Robinhood (HOOD), as well as Bitcoin (BTC) proxy Strategy (MSTR) and stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group (CRCL).&nbsp;</p><p>These contracts will be available to trade 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Eligible non-U.S. clients will be able to access these tokenized assets with up to 20x leverage on the Kraken and Kraken Pro platforms.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Hunt For New Revenue Streams</h2><p>The shift towards tokenized equities by crypto exchanges may not solely be driven by the positive regulatory environment. The move also comes as Bitcoin’s price trades nearly 50% below its all-time high of over $126,000 in October and multiple analysts have warned of falling trading volumes impacting overall revenue.&nbsp;</p><p>Coinbase&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/coinbase-stock-rises-despite-posting-surprise-q4-net-loss/cZRTzudR4r6">reported</a> a loss of $2.49 a share in the fourth quarter (Q4), while revenue was down almost 22% to $1.78 billion. Wall Street was expecting earnings of $1 a share on revenue of $1.8 billion. The exchange saw weaker trading volumes in the final three months of 2025 as Bitcoin retreated from its peak.</p><p><strong>Read also:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-climbs-trump-leaves-crypto-out-of-longest-state-of-the-union/cZRUtMaR46B"><strong>Trump Skips Crypto In Longest State Of The Union – Bitcoin Holds $65K, Ethereum Outperforms</strong></a></p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

Digital representation of a cryptocurrency coin, symbolizing blockchain technology and the growing influence of digital assets. (Photo credit: Flavio Coelho/Getty Images.)

Coinbase, Binance, Kraken Roll Out Rival Tokenized Stock Products In The Battle For Retail Dollars

The move comes after the SEC in January clarified that tokenized securities fall under existing federal laws regardless of being on-chain.

The SoFi Technologies, Inc. logo appears on a smartphone screen in this illustration photo in Reno, United States, on December 20, 2024.

SOFI Stock: Hold Or Buy? Jim Cramer Says It’s ‘Too Cheap To Ignore Now’

“It's a bank, guys, and it has a federal charter. It's not going to get replaced by Claude or OpenAI,” Cramer said.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Bloomberg Intelligence estimated that Coinbase’s stablecoin revenue could increase two to seven times if adoption accelerates and legislation remains favorable.</li><li>Stablecoin revenue accounted for approximately 19% of Coinbase’s total revenue in 2025, largely driven by its revenue-sharing agreement with Circle on USDC reserves.</li><li>Wall Street is concerned that if Washington restricts exchanges from offering stablecoin rewards, it could potentially impact Coinbase’s business model.</li><li>However, CEO Brian Armstrong has contented that a ban on stablecoin yields could actually be a more profitable move for the company.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Coinbase (COIN) shares fell in overnight night on Monday despite Bloomberg Intelligence estimating that the company’s stablecoin revenue could surge sevenfold if adoption explodes and regulation doesn’t get in the way.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/COIN/">COIN’s stock</a> moved 1.88% lower in overnight trade after a drop of 6.48% in the regular session to around $160, down nearly 30% this year. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment around the stock remained in ‘bearish’ territory&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://news.stocktwits-cdn.com/Screenshot_2026_02_24_005409_png_47da3133bd.webp" alt="Screenshot 2026-02-24 005409.png" width="1272" height="147"><figcaption>COIN retail sentiment and message volume on February 23 as of11:55 p.m. ET | Source: Stocktwits</figcaption></figure><h2 class="st-heading-2">Coinbase Stablecoin Growth Hinges On Regulatory Clarity</h2><p>Coinbase generated around $1.35 billion in stablecoin revenue in 2025, which accounted for around 19% of the company’s total revenue that year. The bulk of that revenue came from its 50% income sharing deal with Circle (CRCL) on USDC (USDC) reserves.&nbsp;</p><p>According to the&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/coinbase-stablecoin-revenue-poised-for-up-to-sevenfold-surge-bi-says">report</a>, that income could increase two to seven times once adoption accelerates under the GENIUS Act. However, negotiations over the market structure bill in Washington could bar crypto exchanges like Coinbase from offering rewards tied to stablecoins. If that were to happen, the its revenue-sharing agreement with Circle is likely to be impacted, the report said.</p><p>The ability to continue to pay stablecoin rewards is just one of several factors for Coinbase to reach seven-fold growth. “They would need favorable details of the eventual crypto bill,” wrote Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Paul Gulberg.&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Wall Street Signals More Downside Risk</h2><p>However, not everyone&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/equity/buy-coinbase-shorts-despite-selloff-monness-crespi-tells-investors/cZRM5hcR4z2">agrees</a> that regulation moves will turn out in Coinbase’s favour. According to Monness Crespi analyst Gus Gala, the probability assigned to the CLARITY Act passing "remains too high in certain corners." In a note to investors on Monday cited by TheFly, she added that clarity on the stablecoin loophole remaining open in the next draft of CLARITY Act "is far too optimistically priced in."</p><p>The drop in COIN’s stock came Gala told investors to short the shares, anticipating the stock price to fall further. Gala attributed Monday’s drop in Coinbase shares to President Donald Trump's tariff moves, continued exchange traded fund outflows (ETFs), and "signs of whales moving HODLs onto exchanges."&nbsp; The firm reiterated a ‘Sell’ rating on the stock with a $120 price target – a potential downside of 25% from Monday’s close.</p><p>On Friday, Baird analyst Robert Bamberger lowered the price target on Coinbase to $165 from $240 and kept a ‘Neutral’ rating on the shares.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Coinbase CEO Sees Upside Even Without Stablecoin Rewards</h2><p>According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the company could see more profit if it were prohibited from offering yield on stablecoins.</p><p>“It would actually make us more profitable because we would just continue to receive the economics from Circle,” Armstrong told investors in latest earnings call. “Today, we pass majority of that along to the customer. If we were prohibited from doing that, it would ironically would just make us more profitable."</p><p>The AI-driven selloff in the stock market added to pressure on COIN, with&nbsp;<a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-price-drops-below-63-k-after-ibm-s-worst-day-in-25-years/cZRvmBAR4zX">weakness spreading</a> across digital assets. The overall cryptocurrency market fell 2.4% in the last 24 hours to $2.25 trillion.&nbsp;<a href="http://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin’s (BTC) price</a> tumbled 3.3% to under $63,000, leading losses among crypto majors. CoinGlass data&nbsp;<a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.coinglass.com/liquidations">showed</a> $380 million in liquidations over the last 24 hours, with nearly $290 million coming from long bets alone.</p><p><strong>Read also:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://stocktwits.com/news-articles/markets/cryptocurrency/bitcoin-price-drops-below-63-k-after-ibm-s-worst-day-in-25-years/cZRvmBAR4zX"><strong>Bitcoin's Price Drops Below $63K After IBM's Worst Day In 25 Years – Triggers $370 Million Liquidation Wave</strong></a></p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

Coinbase Stock Falls Despite Forecast For 7x Stablecoin Revenue Growth Amid Bitcoin Selloff

COIN’s stock fell in overnight trade amid weakness in the crypto market and an investor note from Moness Crespi asking investors to short shares.

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After a brutal 12-month slide, PYPL jumps on reports of buyout interest, with analysts floating mega-cap tech as potential suitors.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>Moness said that the probability assigned to the CLARITY Act passing "remains too high in certain corners."</li><li>The firm reiterated its ‘Sell’ rating on the stock with a $120 price target.&nbsp;</li><li>The market structure bill to push the CLARITY Act forward remains stalled with a month-end deadline looming over crypto and bank executives to finalize a deal.</li></ul><p>Monness Crespi analyst Gus Gala said in an analyst note on Monday that the firm will add Coinbase (<a href="https://stocktwits.com/symbol/PSKY">COIN</a>) shorts at current share levels.&nbsp;</p><p>The analyst attributed Coinbase’s selloff to President&nbsp;Donald Trump's tariff moves, continued exchange traded fund outflows, and "signs of whales moving HODLs onto exchanges," as per TheFly.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Moness also believes the probability assigned to the CLARITY Act passing "remains too high in certain corners." Clarity on the stablecoin loophole remaining open in the next draft of CLARITY Act "is far too optimistically priced in," the analyst told investors in a research note.&nbsp;</p><p>The firm reiterated its ‘Sell’ rating on the stock with a $120 price target.&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">CLARITY Bill Stall</h2><p>The market structure bill to push the CLARITY Act forward remains stalled with a month-end deadline looming over crypto and bank executives to finalize a deal. However, according to a report from Eleanor Terrett The White House took charge in the latest round of discussions around the crypto market structure bill needed to move the Act&nbsp;forward.</p><p>White House Crypto Council Executive Director Patrick Witt introduced a draft text that stated restrictions on stablecoin rewards would be “narrow in scope.”</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Coinbase Earnings</h2><p>Coinbase’s revenue in Q4 tumbled 21% year-over-year to about $1.8 billion. Analysts on average expected Coinbase to post revenue of $1.83 billion in the quarter, according to data from Fiscal.ai.</p><p>The company swung to a net loss of $667 million compared with a $1.3 billion profit from the same period last year, due to falling token prices that led to a slump in trading activity across digital assets.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Crypto Selloff</h2><p>Cryptocurrency, especially bitcoin, has been under the pump so far in 2026,&nbsp;pressuring stocks that are linked with cryptocurrency. Coinbase has been on the receiving end of the selloff. Bitcoin has logged its worst financial year opening on record.&nbsp;</p><p>At the time of writing <a href="https://stocktwits.com/coins/bitcoin">BTC price</a> was down 4.3% at $64,548.&nbsp;</p><p>Retail sentiment around COIN trended in ‘bearish’ territory amid ‘low’ message volume.&nbsp;</p><p>Shares in the company have fallen 33% over the past year.&nbsp;</p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong speaks onstage during the 2025 New York Times Dealbook Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. 

Buy Coinbase Shorts Despite Selloff, Monness Crespi Tells Investors — What Is The Analyst’s Rationale?

The analyst attributed the selloff in Coinbase to President Donald Trump's tariff moves, continued exchange traded fund outflows, and "signs of whales moving HODLs onto exchanges," as per TheFly.

<ul class="summary-bullets"><li>With the latest deals, Citigroup will decrease its ownership in the business, while handing stakes to a major private equity firm and bank, as well as well-known Mexican executives, the report said.&nbsp;</li><li>Citi last year agreed to sell a 25% stake in its Mexican retail banking unit, Banamex, for 42 billion pesos ($2.3 billion) to local businessman Fernando Chico Pardo.</li><li>Citigroup has been winding down or selling retail arms around the world in a bid to simplify the bank, but plans to keep a corporate banking unit and brokerage in Mexico.</li></ul><p>Citigroup Inc. is nearing deals to sell an additional 24% of its Mexican retail bank to more than a dozen investors who are willing to bet on the business as Mexican billionaire Fernando Chico Pardo takes over.</p><p>Citigroup is discussing the offloading of stakes smaller than 5% each to a group of companies and Mexican family offices, including Blackstone Inc., General Atlantic, the co-chief executive officers of Grupo Televisa SAB, Brazilian bank Banco BTG Pactual SA and Afore Sura, the Mexican pension fund of Colombia’s Sura Asset Management, Bloomberg News <a class="st-link-external" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-23/citi-nears-banamex-stake-sales-to-blackstone-televisa-co-ceos">reported</a>,&nbsp;citing people with knowledge of the matter.</p><p>With the latest deals, Citigroup will decrease its ownership in the business, while handing stakes to a major private equity firm and bank, as well as well-known Mexican executives, the report said.&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">25% Deal Last Year</h2><p>Citi last year agreed to sell a 25% stake in its Mexican retail banking unit, Banamex, for 42 billion pesos ($2.4 billion) to local businessman Fernando Chico Pardo.</p><p>The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year, after which Chico Pardo will become the chairperson of Banamex. The Mexican billionaire will be acquiring 520 million shares of the banking group, ahead of its planned listing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">Citi’s Attempts To Offload Banamex</h2><p>Citi had first launched a sale of Banamex in 2022 as part of its strategy to simplify its business and exit the retail banking business in several international markets.</p><p>But the bank had to abandon its efforts after the former Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, imposed restrictions on deal terms, which included the requirement that the buyer be Mexican and would not carry out mass layoffs.</p><p>Citigroup has been winding down or selling retail arms around the world in a bid to simplify the bank, but plans to keep a corporate banking unit and brokerage in Mexico.</p><h2 class="st-heading-2">How Did Stocktwits Users React?</h2><p>Retail sentiment around C trended in ‘bearish’ territory amid ‘normal’ message volume.&nbsp;</p><p>Shares in the company have risen nearly 38% over the past year.&nbsp;</p><p><i>For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.</i></p>

In this photo illustration, the Grupo Financiero Banamex, S.A. de C.V logo is displayed on a smartphone screen with a Citigroup Inc. logo in the background.

Citi Shares Dive — It Is Reportedly Selling More Of Its Banamex Stake

Citigroup is discussing the offloading of stakes smaller than 5% each to a group of companies and Mexican family offices, including Blackstone Inc., General Atlantic among others, according to a Bloomberg News report. 

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