Stocks End Green After Volatile Start: Japan Deal, Iran Tensions & CapEx Fatigue
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Stocks End Green After Volatile Start: Japan Deal, Iran Tensions & CapEx Fatigue

1:00:25 Feb 18, 2026
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In this episode, we discuss stocks recovering after a volatile session driven by CapEx fatigue concerns and geopolitical tensions, Dragonfly raising $650M in their fourth crypto fund, and Tether Gold enabling the first tokenized gold dividend payment.00:00 Intro Music04:56 Introduction06:43 Web4 Autonomous AI Agent That Earns Its Own Compute11:34 Venice & Diem Token16:19 Crypto Headlines and Web3 Roundup19:53 Zora Pivots to Solana26:20 Peter Thiel Exits ETHZilla After Jet Tokenization Pivot28:23 SBF Pardon Campaign & The Rewriting of History36:08 Legendary's Market Overview41:29 Polymarket odds jump on potential US strikes on Iran (portfolio positioning)48:14 Dragonfly closes $650M Fund IV (AI x crypto thesis)56:09 Tether Gold enables tokenized gold dividends (Elemental Royalty)DISCLAIMER: The content in this show is never financial advice. The content is an expression of individuals' opinions and is for informational and entertainment purposes only.
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