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Gold.com COO Disposes of All Shares & Stock Options As Stock Skyrockets in 2026
The Motley Fool· 2026-02-16 10:35
Core Viewpoint - Gold.com's stock has experienced significant gains in 2026, with a notable increase of 76% as of February 14, 2026, driven by strong financial performance and market conditions [6]. Company Overview - Gold.com is a global precious metals company engaged in wholesale precious metals, direct-to-consumer sales, and secured lending, providing access to gold, silver, platinum, and palladium [5]. - The company's revenue for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is $15.68 billion, with a net income of $12.48 million and a dividend yield of 1.31% [4]. Recent Transactions - Brian Aquilino, the Chief Operating Officer, sold 10,000 shares of common stock for approximately $595,000, reducing his direct holdings to zero [1][2][8]. - The transaction involved the exercise of stock options, which were immediately converted into common shares and sold in the open market [8]. Market Context - The price of physical gold has surged due to global tariffs and geopolitical tensions, contributing to a historic year for gold in 2025 [7]. - Tether, a fintech company, announced a $150 million investment in Gold.com to support the growth of its stablecoin, Tether Gold, which is backed by physical gold [7]. Investment Implications - With strong financials and consistent price gains, Gold.com's stock is positioned as a viable long-term investment, particularly for those willing to accept the inherent volatility of precious metals [9].
Stablecoins Aren’t Dollar Alternatives — IMF Data Shows They’re Treasury-Wrapped Dollars
Yahoo Finance· 2026-02-15 10:02
Core Insights - The stablecoin market is increasingly reliant on short-term U.S. government debt, transforming it into a private distribution layer for dollars rather than a replacement for traditional finance [1][2] - Dollar-pegged stablecoins constitute 97% of the issuance, with USDT and USDC making up approximately 90% of the market, indicating a high concentration in the sector [2] - The migration towards safer, more liquid backing assets, particularly U.S. Treasuries and Treasury-collateralized repos, is evident in the stablecoin ecosystem [3][4] Market Dynamics - Stablecoin reserves are significantly allocated to Treasury bills and repos, with projections indicating that by mid-2025, USDC reserves will heavily feature these assets [4] - Tether reported a record exposure of $141 billion to U.S. Treasuries at the end of 2025, highlighting the trend towards safer investments [4] - Stablecoin demand has the potential to influence Treasury pricing, with research indicating that inflows into stablecoins can lead to a measurable drop in three-month Treasury yields [5][6] Usage Trends - The primary use of stablecoins remains driven by crypto trading, although payment applications are on the rise [6] - Reserve disclosures from stablecoin issuers show a clear trend towards Treasury bills and repos, aligning stablecoins more closely with money-market instruments [6]
一周热门项目动态:LayerZero 发布 Zero 公链方案、Aave 提案收入全额上缴 DAO 金库、WLFI 计划推出外汇平台等(0208–0214)
Xin Lang Cai Jing· 2026-02-15 09:32
Group 1 - LayerZero announced a new public chain called Zero, aiming to address scalability and privacy issues in blockchain adoption on Wall Street, claiming to achieve approximately 2 million transactions per second with a cost of less than 1 cent per transaction. Citadel, Intercontinental Exchange, and Cathie Wood are involved as investors or partners, with Citadel investing in token form without disclosing the amount [1] - Pump Fun's founder, Alon, stated that the company is hiring software engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers, offering base salaries ranging from $300,000 to $1.5 million, along with additional PUMP token incentives valued between $75,000 and $500,000 [1] - Aave Labs submitted a governance proposal to allocate 100% of Aave brand product revenues to the DAO treasury, establishing Aave V4 as the core technical architecture and requesting $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE for one year to support various development initiatives [2] Group 2 - Over 20,000 AI Agents have been deployed on Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Base since the launch of ERC-8004, with the top five ranked by score, popularity, and activity being James, Captain Dackie, Rick, Minara AI, and CoreFocus [3] - The Trump family’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, plans to launch a foreign exchange platform called World Swap, aimed at simplifying cross-border transactions and challenging traditional remittance service fees of 2% to 10% per transaction [4] - Robinhood launched a Layer 2 blockchain named "Robinhood Chain," designed for financial services and tokenization of real-world assets, built on Arbitrum technology and compatible with Ethereum, with a testnet now open for developers [5] Group 3 - Base announced a shift in product direction to focus on on-chain trading experiences, removing the Talk discussion section and gradually terminating the Creator Rewards program, which has distributed over $450,000 to approximately 17,000 creators in the past six months [6] - Securitize partnered with Uniswap to facilitate on-chain trading of BlackRock's BUIDL fund through UniswapX [6] - Hyperliquid's trading volume has surpassed Coinbase, with nominal trading volumes of $2.6 trillion for Hyperliquid compared to $1.4 trillion for Coinbase, and Hyperliquid has seen a price increase of 31.7% year-to-date, while Coinbase has decreased by 27% [9]
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Bitget Wallet 🩵· 2026-02-15 04:06
RT Bitget Wallet South Asia 🇮🇳🇧🇩🇵🇰 (@BitgetWalletSA)Wrapped up an incredible week in Bangalore with @Tether_APAC at PES University 🇮🇳🚀. The crypto wave in India is building - and we’re just getting started. More soon. Stay tuned.What started as a community outreach effort for our loyal users is evolving into something bigger: a real education layer. We’ve got a lot more to share as we keep pushing toward a simple goal - making crypto and everyday finance accessible to everyone.#XAUTonBitgetWallet ...
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Ansem 🧸💸· 2026-02-14 21:17
RT insomniac (@insomniacxbt)also building a thesis where defi 1.0 + future rails finally get the omega pump after 4+ years of mehit's very clear that institutional adoption is here and tradfi folks are entering very very fast (citadel, dtcc, nyse/nasdaq, every bank)imo a few defi blue chips will be the ones that these partners eventually onboard fully withcrypto native teams have the advantage (tether, aave, lz, uniswap/perp dexes) over older fintechs coming into the sceneprobably way too early to position ...
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Whale Alert· 2026-02-14 18:09
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 160,000,000 #USDT (159,947,999 USD) transferred from Tether Treasury to #Bitfinexhttps://t.co/LN1f7gcLk8 ...
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aixbt· 2026-02-14 12:41
hyperliquid OI dropped 37% from $1.06b peak to $665m but revenue held at $10m daily. stock and commodity perps now 31% of platform volume. tether invested in dreamcash specifically for the tradfi infrastructure not the crypto leverage. the business model quietly shifted from degen casino to 24/7 stock access terminal. that's what the USDT0 integration actually means. ...
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BSCN· 2026-02-13 22:59
🚨 REMARKABLE: @HYPERLIQUIDX HAS BECOME THE THIRD HIGHEST REVENUE PRODUCER PER @DefiLlamaSeeing @tether and @circle in the top revenue producing slots is not a surprise, but Hyperliquid has quickly become a top producer in the industry, coming in 3rd with $1.82M produced in the last 24 Hours.Equally shocking is @Pumpfun coming in a close 4th place.Chains that have been building for years are being passed by more popular focused use cases.Is this a passing fad or are Pump and Hyperliquid here to stay at the t ...