WATCH: From unexpected job growth in the US to an accidental bitcoin giveaway, Reuters rounds up the big stories in business and finance for the week

U.S. Business Activity Growth Slows to 10-Month Low in February

JUST IN: CoinMarketCap ranks Midnight $NIGHT as the 8th largest gainer this week at over 27%.

JUST IN: CoinMarketCap ranks Midnight $NIGHT as the #1 most bullish daily trending.

JUST IN: CoinMarketCap ranks Midnight $NIGHT as the #1 most bullish community sentiment.

JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "LayerZero opens up the possibility of 8 major stablecoins as well, and it's really just a question of when and how. That integration is going to take a little bit longer because it's a very significant one."

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JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "shoutout to Phil DiSarro and his team, the UX they're building for $USDCx is phenomenal. It's auto-convert, you can send straight to exchanges and back seamlessly. It's basically $USDC but with privacy and can't be frozen."

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up 1.4%, badly missing estimate. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for a 2.5% gain. For the full year in 2025, the U.S. economy grew at a 2.2% pace, down from the 2.8% increase in 2024.

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