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According to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Space Station Inc. announced on Tuesday that its Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Legal Officer will leave the company immediately.Documents submitted by Gemini to the Bloomberg Terminal show that executives Marshall Beard, Dan Chen, and Tyler Meade are leaving the company effective immediately. Notably, Marshall Beard, who also served as a member of the Gemini board, has resigned from his board position as well, and the company stated that his departure is not due to any disagreements with the company.

CryptoQuant posted on platform X that currently, $47.5 billion in stablecoins is concentrated on a single exchange. Binance holds 65% of the stablecoin liquidity across all exchanges, while competitors still lag far behind, even as outflows have slowed in the bear market. Funds have not left the crypto space; instead, they are concentrating.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale has spent 43 BTC (approximately 2.91 million USD) to buy 1,468 ETH.So far, this address has spent a total of 129 BTC (approximately 8.72 million USD) to purchase 4,412 ETH at an average price of 1,976 USD, and has transferred these ETH to a new wallet.

According to Cointelegraph, Japan's financial group SBI Holdings plans to acquire a majority stake in the Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange Coinhako to further deepen its layout in the cryptocurrency field.The announcement stated that SBI Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary SBI Ventures Asset has signed a letter of intent with Coinhako's parent company Holdbuild to inject capital into Coinhako and acquire shares from existing investors.If the transaction is completed, SBI Holdings will obtain a majority stake in Coinhako, making Coinhako a consolidated subsidiary; however, the transaction is still subject to regulatory approval. The financial terms and ownership details of the acquisition have not been disclosed, and the investment structure and share purchase plan are still under discussion. This non-binding transaction will allow SBI to obtain a legitimate license in Singapore, which is one of Asia's major regulated cryptocurrency hubs.

According to Jinshi reports, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged until March is 92.2%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 7.8%.By April, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 25.3%, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 73.1%, and the cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut is 1.6%. By June, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 52.6%.

According to FinanceFeeds, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao stated at the 2026 World Economic Forum that the lack of trading privacy is the last major obstacle for cryptocurrencies to become mainstream payment methods.Although issues of high fees and slow speeds have been significantly improved over the past decade through technologies like Layer 2, the completely transparent and permanently traceable nature of transactions on public chains makes it difficult for ordinary consumers and businesses to accept them for everyday payments.If a company pays its employees' salaries using cryptocurrency on-chain, it is easy to see everyone's salary level with just a click on the sending address. When businesses make payments to suppliers, they inadvertently expose their entire balance, lists of other suppliers, and cash flow details to competitors, which is commercially unacceptable.Changpeng Zhao proposed a solution concept called "invisible rails," utilizing blockchain as backend infrastructure to provide faster and cheaper settlements for existing payment providers, allowing users to avoid direct contact with wallet addresses or private keys. Developing privacy protection technologies to hide sensitive data while maintaining compliance and verifiability.

According to Jinshi reports, CME's "Fed Watch" shows that the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged until March is 90.2%, while the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 9.8%. By April, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 26.4%, the probability of keeping interest rates unchanged is 71.5%, and the cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut is 2%. By June, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 51.8%.

Zhao Changpeng posted on platform X in response to targeted FUD in the community, stating: "Last year, Western competitors bought media to blacken me quite a bit. This year, a major Chinese competitor is spending money to do (black) advertising against us. Other competitors in the Asia-Pacific region are competitive, but they are all relatively professional. The community is divided; how can the price of the coin rise? Focus on building."

Avenir Group, founded by Li Lin, disclosed its latest Bitcoin ETF holdings. As of the fourth quarter of 2025, Avenir Group's position in BlackRock IBIT remains unchanged: by the end of 2025, the number of shares held in BlackRock IBIT is 18,287,323, with only minor changes due to trading friction compared to the third quarter (a slight adjustment of approximately -0.053%).Since the second quarter of 2024, Avenir Group has maintained its position as the largest institutional holder of Bitcoin ETFs in Asia for seven consecutive quarters, and has consistently led the region for the past 21 months. This move reflects Avenir Group's long-term allocation strategy and its firm commitment to Bitcoin as a core component of future finance.

According to Jin Ten, Lawrence Werther, Chief Economist at Daiwa Capital Markets America, stated that the CPI report showing a slowdown in inflation for January and this week's better-than-expected employment data provide ample justification for the Federal Reserve to maintain interest rates at the March policy meeting. The year-on-year growth rates for overall and core inflation in January were 2.4% and 2.5%, respectively, reaching the minimum threshold for maintaining a patient policy. Additionally, core services inflation jumped 0.6% month-on-month, which may attract the attention of regional Federal Reserve presidents.

According to Coinmarketcap data, the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization is as follows, with the top five gainers: Kite (KITE) up 20.32%, current price $0.2256; Humanity Protocol (H) up 18.11%, current price $0.1985; Decred (DCR) up 12.86%, current price $24.76; Pi (PI) up 10.16%, current price $0.1495; Midnight (NIGHT) up 9.64%, current price $0.05449.The top five losers: LayerZero (ZRO) down 9.36%, current price $1.97; River (RIVER) down 3.77%, current price $18.94; World Liberty Financial (WLFI) down 3.01%, current price $0.1046; Internet Computer (ICP) down 2.81%, current price $2.35; PancakeSwap (CAKE) down 1.58%, current price $1.27.

According to Jinshi reports, MetLife economist Tani Fukui pointed out in a report that U.S. inflation has been largely unaffected by tariffs. The January CPI was 2.4%, further aligning with the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target after a reading of 2.7% in December. Fukui stated that this is a very benign inflation report, supporting her view that the transmission effect of tariffs will be minimal this year, and maintaining her prediction of three rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.

According to Jinshi reports, before the CPI announcement, based on CME's "Fed Watch," the probability of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged until March is 90.3%, and the probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 9.7%. By April, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 28.1%, the probability of keeping rates unchanged is 69.7%, and the cumulative probability of a 50 basis point rate cut is 2.2%. By June, the cumulative probability of a 25 basis point rate cut is 49.4%.

According to market news, the Alameda bankruptcy wallet will exchange approximately 129 million STG (about 26 million USD) for around 11.14 million ZRO (about 25.96 million USD), and then transfer the related ZRO to the market maker WinterMute's address about 12 hours ago.

Binance announces that it will support the conversion of MANTRA (OM) tokens, split pricing, and rename it to MANTRA (MANTRA). OM will be converted at a ratio of 1 OM = 4 MANTRA and will continue to use the new ticker MANTRA. Starting from February 23, OM-related contracts will stop opening new positions and will be automatically settled; from February 14 to 23, OM will be delisted from Cross / Isolated Margin and trigger automatic repayments and asset conversions;Starting from February 20, Buy & Sell Crypto will remove OM; on February 23, Binance Loans will close OM lending; from February 27, Simple Earn will redeem OM products and will allow re-subscription with MANTRA after March 4; on March 2, OM spot, Convert, Gift Card, and other scenarios will be fully delisted, and on March 4, new spot trading pairs for MANTRA will be launched, and OM withdrawals will be stopped.

According to the Huaxia Times, the People's Court of Jing'an District in Shanghai recently heard a dispute case regarding virtual currency investment. Investor Ms. Wu invested 1.05 million yuan to purchase USDT under the inducement of a live-streaming host, but later was unable to withdraw her funds due to the trading platform being inaccessible.Both the first and second instance of the court dismissed Ms. Wu's claims, determining that virtual currency does not have the same legal status as legal tender, and that related trading activities are considered illegal financial activities, violating public order and good morals, thus constituting invalid civil actions, with losses to be borne by the investor herself. This case echoes the notice issued on February 6 by the People's Bank of China and eight other departments regarding "further prevention and handling of risks related to virtual currencies," reaffirming China's prohibitive policy stance on virtual currencies.

According to Bloomberg, German securities trading platform operator Boerse Stuttgart Group plans to merge its crypto business with Frankfurt-based digital asset trader Tradias.According to a statement released on Friday, the newly formed business unit will have approximately 300 employees and will be jointly operated by a management team from both Boerse Stuttgart and Tradias. Financial details have not been disclosed.

According to the official announcement, Gate will officially launch the Flash Exchange Spring Reward Program from February 12, 16:00 to February 26, 16:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can initiate flash exchange transactions with a minimum of just $1, enjoying a zero-fee rapid exchange experience, with a total prize pool of 50,000 USDT. This event features three major benefits:1: New User Flash Exchange Gift. Users who have never used the flash exchange feature since registration can receive a reward of 20 USDT by completing their first flash exchange transaction of ≥ 30 USDT during the event period, with a total prize pool of 10,000 USDT.2: Daily Flash Exchange Check-in. During the event, users who complete a flash exchange transaction of ≥ 100 USDT each day will be considered as having successfully checked in. After the event ends, users will share 20,000 USDT proportionally based on the total number of successful check-in days, with rewards available for those who check in for 3 consecutive days or more.3: Universal Trading Benefits. All users participating in flash exchange transactions can share 20,000 USDT based on their transaction volume proportion, with a maximum of 1,000 USDT per person.It is reported that Gate Flash Exchange currently supports over 2,200 types of cryptocurrency assets, offering zero fees, rapid transactions, and intelligent exchange rate matching services, helping users easily complete multi-currency one-click exchanges.