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BlockBeats News, February 23, driven by risk-off sentiment in the Asian morning session, gold and silver prices rose. According to Bitget data, spot gold increased by 1.00% during the day, currently quoted at $5,158.75 per ounce. Spot silver rose by 2.72% during the day, currently quoted at $87.01 per ounce. In the US stock market, S&P 500 futures fell by 0.67%, Nasdaq futures fell by 0.87%, and Dow futures fell by 0.56%. The crypto sector saw a broad decline. According to market data from a certain exchange, bitcoin fell below $65,000, down more than 5% in 24 hours. Ethereum fell below $1,900, down more than 6% in 24 hours. SOL fell below $80, down more than 8% in 24 hours. In the past hour, total liquidations across the network reached $340 million, with long positions accounting for $332 million. According to previous reports, on February 22, Trump posted, "Yesterday's ruling by the US Supreme Court on tariffs was absurd and poorly made. I hereby declare that, as President of the United States, I will immediately raise the 10% global tariffs imposed on many countries to a fully legal and court-tested level of 15%."

Glonghui, February 23｜Korean battery manufacturer Samsung SDI announced that the company has made a breakthrough in extending the lifespan and improving the safety of lithium metal batteries, which may pave the way for the commercialization of its next-generation products. Samsung SDI stated that, in collaboration with Columbia University, the company has jointly developed a fluorine-based gel polymer electrolyte that can effectively suppress the formation of dendrites—a key factor that has long impaired the performance of lithium metal batteries. Among existing battery technologies, lithium metal batteries have the highest energy density, more than 1.6 times that of traditional NCA lithium-ion batteries. However, due to their short charge-discharge lifespan (usually only dozens of cycles), their commercialization process has been hindered.

PANews reported on February 23 that, according to Artemis Analytics data, the circulating market value of Tether's USDT, the world's largest stablecoin, has decreased by approximately $1.5 billion in February. This marks the largest monthly decline since the collapse of a certain exchange in December 2022. Previously, USDT had shown a continuous growth trend since former U.S. President Trump returned to the White House. This decline also follows a slight drop in January.