#ApollotoBuy90MMORPHOin4Years
✨Apollo Global Management (Apollo), a giant alternative asset management company managing approximately $900 billion (or $938 billion according to some sources) in assets, has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Morpho (a DeFi lending protocol). This agreement was officially announced by the Morpho Association on February 13, 2026. Details are as follows:
🔹Token Purchase Commitment: Apollo or its affiliates will be able to purchase a total of 90 million MORPHO tokens over 48 months (4 years). This is a maximum cap and will not be exceeded.
🔹Purchase Methods: Purchases will be made through open-market purchases, OTC (over-the-counter) transactions, and other contractual arrangements.
🔹Restrictions: Transfer and trading restrictions will be applied, meaning sudden large-scale sales or manipulation will be prevented. The total ownership limit is 90 million tokens. 🔹Potential Value: Based on the MORPHO price at the time of the announcement (approximately between $1.19 and $1.25), this commitment is worth around $107–$112.5 million. However, the actual value will change over the next four years depending on market conditions (due to price fluctuations).
🔹Purpose and Collaboration: Apollo and Morpho will jointly support and develop on-chain lending markets on the Morpho protocol. This means Apollo will combine its traditional finance expertise with Morpho's innovative peer-to-peer lending architecture. Apollo will also gain the right to participate in protocol governance (influence in voting on risk parameters, fee structures, etc.) thanks to MORPHO tokens.
🔹Market Impact: Following the announcement of the agreement, the MORPHO token price increased by approximately 10–17% in a short time (e.g., reaching levels of $1.25). This is seen as one of the biggest examples of institutional entry into DeFi, and along with other institutional moves like BlackRock/Uniswap, it's boosting confidence in DeFi.
✨This is a long-term, controlled commitment rather than a "buy." It's structured to minimize the risk of a sudden dump. A landmark step in TradFi's (traditional finance) integration into DeFi.

✨In the US, shelter inflation continues to be one of the heaviest and most persistent components of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). According to January 2026 data (published by BLS on February 13, 2026), the shelter category played a significant role in the overall downward trend in inflation, but it still remains above overall inflation.
✨These values show that despite shelter costs converging towards their lowest levels in four years, they are still well above the Fed's 2% target.
✨Shelter is the single largest component of the core CPI → even a 3% annual increase played a key role in bringing core inflation down to 2.5%. If shelter inflation remains in the 2.5-3% range, overall core inflation may not reach the Fed's target of 2% until the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027. Services inflation (excluding shelter) is still around 3% → stickiness persists due to wage increases and other service costs. ✨Housing remains the "last bastion of inflation". The slowdown is positive, but for lasting disinflation, monthly increases need to fall to the 0.1-0.15% range.
#USCoreCPIHitsFour-YearLow