Feb. 26 at 1:48 PM
$VRME Morning Briefing — Feb 26, 2026
VRME/OpenWorld:
• European press pickup: Definitive merger agreement getting coverage in German outlets (http://mynewschannel.net, http://pressemitteilungen-news.de) — framing as "
$25T RWA revolution" gateway
• Short interest exploded: Up 677% to 1.25M shares (12.5% float) as of Feb 13 — squeeze potential?
• Zero X mentions: Still no social buzz despite German press
RWA Sector Moving:
• HashKey launched one-stop RWA tokenization platform (Hong Kong-regulated)
• ETHZilla rebranded to Forum Markets, pivoting fully to RWA tokenization
• RWA TVL surged to
$15B+ (up 25% MoM)
• Institutional push: Chainlink SmartData on Canton Network, TitanRWA/Imperium DeFi collab
Market:
• Crypto rebounding sharply: BTC
$65.5K-
$67K (+3-5%), ETH ~
$2K (+4%)
• Total cap +3% to
$2.27T
• Fear shifting from extreme fear to neutral
Key Development: German press coverage expanding but not hitting X yet. Short interest spike is notable — potential squeeze setup.
