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The Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet released its fiscal report for 2025 on Monday. As of December 31, the company recorded a net loss of 95 billion yen (approximately 619 million USD), compared to a net profit of 4.44 billion yen (approximately 28.9 million USD) in fiscal year 2024, marking a shift from profit to loss.The report indicated that this loss was primarily due to a valuation loss of 102.2 billion yen (approximately 665.8 million USD) on its held Bitcoin. The company classified this portion of the loss as a non-operating expense, stating that it had no impact on cash flow or operational activities.Despite the volatility in net profit, the company emphasized that its capital structure remains resilient. Metaplanet pointed out that its balance sheet is still "robust," and even with an "86% drop in Bitcoin prices," its liabilities and preferred stock can be fully covered, thanks to a high equity ratio of 90.7%.As of December 31, the company reported liabilities of 46.7 billion yen (approximately 304.2 million USD) and net assets of 458.5 billion yen (approximately 2.99 billion USD), with the value of its held Bitcoin at 481.5 billion yen (approximately 3.1 billion USD).The documents show that in terms of operations, Metaplanet's revenue for fiscal year 2025 reached 8.91 billion yen (approximately 58 million USD), a 738% increase from the previous year's 1.06 billion yen (approximately 6.9 million USD); meanwhile, operating profit surged from 350 million yen (approximately 2.28 million USD) to 6.29 billion yen (approximately 41 million USD), an increase of 1695%.The company stated that its Bitcoin-related business generated revenue of 8.47 billion yen (approximately 55.2 million USD) and operating income of 7.19 billion yen (approximately 46.8 million USD), with this growth primarily attributed to premium income from Bitcoin options trading.

According to The Block, CoinShares' latest report shows that global crypto asset ETPs have experienced net outflows for the fourth consecutive week, with approximately $173 million flowing out last week. Over the past four weeks, total outflows have reached $3.74 billion, indicating that the trend of capital withdrawal from the market continues.The report notes that although the weekly outflow has slowed from a peak of about $1.7 billion at the beginning of the month, the overall selling pressure has not reversed. James Butterfill stated that the current data reflects that crypto fund capital has been undergoing a withdrawal cycle for a continuous month. In terms of trading activity, ETP trading volume has significantly cooled, dropping from a record $63 billion the previous week to $27 billion, indicating that speculative trading enthusiasm has declined in tandem with capital outflows.In terms of capital flow, approximately $575 million was recorded as inflow at the beginning of last week, but this was followed by about $853 million in outflows, primarily influenced by weakening prices. On Friday, boosted by weaker-than-expected CPI data, there was a brief inflow of about $105 million. There is a clear regional divergence. The U.S. market recorded approximately $403 million in outflows last week, while other regions collectively saw about $230 million in inflows, with Germany leading at approximately $115 million, followed by Canada at about $46.3 million and Switzerland at about $36.8 million, indicating that capital demand is shifting towards overseas markets.In terms of asset classes, Bitcoin-related investment products saw the largest outflows last week, totaling about $133 million; short Bitcoin products also experienced outflows of about $15.4 million over the past two weeks, a phenomenon that CoinShares notes typically occurs when the market approaches a cyclical low. Ethereum funds recorded outflows of about $85.1 million, while some altcoins still attracted inflows, with XRP seeing inflows of about $33.4 million, Solana about $31 million, and Chainlink about $1.1 million.In terms of prices, Bitcoin fell nearly 2% over the past week, remaining below the $70,000 mark; Ethereum, after two weeks of significant outflows, is still below the $2,000 level, and overall market sentiment remains cautious.

Japan's Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet published its fiscal year 2025 financial report on the X platform, revealing that the company has become the largest holder of Bitcoin in Japan, holding 35,102 Bitcoins by the end of 2025, accounting for approximately 0.16% of the global Bitcoin supply. It ranks fourth in the world among publicly traded companies in terms of Bitcoin holdings and plans to achieve the goal of holding 1% of the global Bitcoin supply by 2027, continuing to use the "Bitcoin revenue business" as a core driver of profit growth.In addition, Metaplanet's revenue for fiscal year 2025 reached 8.905 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 738.3%; operating profit was 6.287 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 1694.5%.

According to official social media news, HTX DAO recently released its 2025 annual report.The report shows that the current total market capitalization of $HTX is approximately $1.74 billion, with over 870,000 holders by the end of 2025. In 2025, $HTX will burn a value of over $91 million, with the current cumulative burn amount close to 10% of the total supply.In terms of governance rights, HTX DAO launched HIP rules, the $HTX holding voting tool, and initiated the coin listing recommendation governance mechanism in 2025, achieving a breakthrough in decentralized governance from 0 to 1. In terms of revenue rights, $HTX is empowered through Huobi HTX's Launchpool product, enabling dual earnings from earning tokens and mining, distributing over 4.2 million USDT in token rewards and nearly 2.9 million USDT in mining rewards throughout the year. Additionally, HTX DAO held over 40 offline events throughout the year, covering several major cities globally, bringing it closer to community members around the world.HTX DAO stated, "Thank you to all community members, builders, and partners for your long-term support and participation. In 2026, HTX DAO will continue to focus on long-term value creation and promote further upgrades in ecology and governance capabilities."

According to official news, the globally leading crypto asset trading platform Gate held a high-end industry exchange event during Consensus HK, continuously strengthening its role as a connector and its industry influence in the global Web3 ecosystem.Dr. Han, the founder and CEO of Gate, delivered a keynote speech on the main stage of the conference, sharing Gate's practical experiences in globalization, compliance, and Web3 infrastructure. This speech highlighted Gate's position as an industry link, demonstrating that Gate is promoting cooperation and implementation in the global Web3 ecosystem with a more open attitude. During the three days of Consensus HK, Gate also organized multiple exchange activities around core topics such as investment, technology, and institutional collaboration, facilitating deep cooperation among different circles and ecological roles.On February 10, Gate Ventures hosted the dinner "Gate Ventures Executive Dinner: The Convergence," gathering several industry leaders to discuss the global value chain. On February 11, Gate held a reception for a broader range of industry participants, focusing on cutting-edge topics such as AI, Web3, and RWA, sparking collisions and interactions of diverse viewpoints. On February 12, Gate held "Gate Institutional Circle: CrossEx · Next-Gen Cross-Exchange Trading Infrastructure," featuring thematic sharing, roundtable discussions, a dinner, and an awards ceremony to engage in deeper industry dialogue.By concentrating its layout at this important industry node of Consensus HK, Gate plays a key role in connecting capital, technology, and application ecosystems, further consolidating its participation and influence in the global Web3 ecosystem.

According to Bloomberg, Bitfury founder Val Vavilov stated that the recent plunge in cryptocurrency is a great opportunity to buy again. He commented on WhatsApp: "For us, the drop in Bitcoin is an opportunity to rebalance our portfolio and purchase a certain amount of Bitcoin at a low price." However, he did not disclose the investment amount or the quantity purchased.Vavilov said: "We believe in Bitcoin and its growth potential, and we hold part of our assets in Bitcoin, but it is just one component of our portfolio." He emphasized that his company has long expanded from cryptocurrency mining to the field of artificial intelligence infrastructure.

With the U.S. non-farm payrolls for January exceeding expectations by an increase of 130,000 last night, the significant rise of 130,000 has led to a revision in market expectations regarding the pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Driven by this macroeconomic variable, global core stock indices have entered a volatile range, attracting a large amount of capital for hedging and position adjustments.Against this backdrop, the open interest in Gate index contracts has seen explosive growth. According to CoinGlass data, in the past 4 hours, the top four positions in open interest growth were all held by this platform: HK50 (Hang Seng Index) increased by 1841.43%, US30 (Dow Jones Industrial Average) increased by 1126.15%, NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 Index) grew by 392.29%, and SPX500 (S&P 500 Index) grew by 237.01%.Currently, Gate contracts comprehensively cover traditional financial assets including stocks (48 types), metals (11 types), foreign exchange (3 types), commodities (2 types), and indices (13 types), supporting continuous trading 24/7, with a maximum leverage of 100 times. Gate is continuously building a multi-asset contract system that covers mainstream TradFi assets, creating the industry's most comprehensive trading area for index and traditional financial asset contracts.

The founder and CEO of OKX, Star, stated on social media, "Cryptocurrency has gone through the Bitcoin phase (2008--2015), followed by the smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApp) phase (2016--2024). The experimental phase is over. We are now entering the on-chain finance era (2025--present).In the next decade, a significant portion of the global economy will migrate on-chain. Financial services for the internet generation should be available 24/7, low-cost, and instant, as convenient as sending an email."

According to Jinshi reports, Schmid said that Congress and the administration may want to stimulate the economy, but the Federal Reserve needs to maintain a balance between employment and inflation.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase's global CEO Brian Armstrong has seen his personal wealth shrink by more than $10 billion from a peak of $17.7 billion last July due to the continued decline in cryptocurrency prices, and he has fallen out of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index's global top 500 list.Recently, JPMorgan lowered its target price for Coinbase by 27%, citing weak cryptocurrency prices, declining trading volumes, and slow growth in stablecoins, which further impacted Armstrong's wealth valuation.

At the "Build and Scale in 2026" themed forum recently held by ChainCatcher in Hong Kong, Art Abal, Managing Director of the Vana Foundation, delivered a speech on the topic of "Why Data is Crucial for Building AI." He systematically elaborated on the core value of data as "context" in an AI-driven era, and how users can regain data sovereignty and unlock its potential economic value through decentralized technology.Art Abal pointed out that there is a serious data monopoly issue in the current AI ecosystem. The vast majority of consumers rely solely on a single general-purpose AI assistant and rarely use other major models, leading to the centralization of data and context. Meanwhile, large tech companies have been continuously restricting API access, terminating free services, and planning to charge fees in recent years, effectively depriving users of control over their own data and its contextual value.In response, Vana has proposed a comprehensive solution. First, by developing tools that enable users to truly own their data; second, by establishing protocols to achieve cross-platform portability of data; and finally, by building an ecosystem that encompasses applications, data DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations), and services to unlock the deeper value of data.He concluded that in the AI era, data is context, and context is the key to differentiation. Vana's mission is to return the control of data, context, and its economic value to every user through decentralized protocols and ecosystems, in order to build a more open and fair data value internet.

According to CoinDesk, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee stated at the Consensus Hong Kong conference that the Hong Kong government is committed to building Hong Kong into a global innovation center for digital assets.John Lee emphasized that Hong Kong, leveraging its unique advantages of "one country, two systems," combined with deep financial market liquidity, innovative products, and a world-class investor protection system, is actively constructing a regulatory framework to promote the sustainable development of the Web3 ecosystem.He revealed that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will soon issue the first batch of stablecoin licenses next month, and the Securities and Futures Commission is also working to enhance liquidity in the virtual asset market. He also expressed a welcome to global enterprises and institutions to join hands with Hong Kong to build a brighter digital future together.

According to Jinshi News, S&P Global (SPGI.N) fell by as much as 18% in pre-market trading, and is currently down by 16%.

According to Jin Shi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Mian stated that the Federal Reserve's balance sheet needs to be reduced, but this should not rule out the possibility of large-scale asset purchases during an economic crisis.He pointed out that reducing the balance sheet would decrease the Federal Reserve's influence in the financial markets and provide more options for future crises. Mian emphasized that although he supports the reduction plan, this process cannot be completed immediately and many regulatory hurdles need to be overcome.

According to Jin Ten, Federal Reserve Governor Milan stated that it makes sense to utilize the Federal Reserve's balance sheet during difficult times.