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According to market news, Arkham's 2026 Ethereum holdings analysis report indicates that the address holding the most ETH is the Ethereum 2 deposit contract, which has deposited over 76.3 million ETH (worth approximately $24 billion), accounting for over 60% of the total ETH supply. The exchange Binance ranks second with 4.1 million ETH (about $1.3 billion) held on behalf of clients, while ETF issuer BlackRock holds 3.4 million ETH (approximately $1.1 billion). The on-chain confirmed holdings of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine amount to 2.9 million ETH (around $900 million), with total holdings reportedly exceeding 4.1 million ETH.In terms of individual holders, Ethereum presale investor Rain Lohmus leads with 250,000 ETH (approximately $786 million), although the private key to that wallet has been lost. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin holds 240,000 ETH (about $754 million), making him the second-largest individual holder of ETH and the largest among currently accessible addresses.The U.S. government holds approximately 60,000 ETH, mainly from the asset seizures related to the Brian Krewson, Potapenko/Turogin, and Bitfinex hacking cases. The report notes that exchange addresses constitute the majority of the top 20 ETH holdings.

Binance Futures will convert the pre-trading of the AZTECUSDT perpetual contract to the standard AZTECUSDT U-margined perpetual contract on February 12, 2026, at 15:00. The transition period may last up to 3 hours, during which trading functions will not be affected, and unfilled orders and positions will not be canceled.

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 decentralized trading platform Lighter has added Korean stock contract trading. This includes HYUNDAI, SAMSUNG, SKHYNIX, and KRCOMP (Korea Composite Index), with a maximum leverage of 10 times.

The first batch of digital RMB smart contract salary distribution in Sichuan Province has successfully landed in Chengdu High-tech Zone, distributing over 1 million yuan in wages to 104 construction workers. This technology achieves "instant salary payment, cannot be intercepted, and is fully traceable," providing an innovative solution to the issue of wage arrears for migrant workers.The local company Yizhi Technology has developed the "Anxin Zhu" platform to provide technical support for this, effectively solving the wage distribution problem through the combination of "business flow + capital flow." Chengdu High-tech Zone has established a smart supervision system covering 176 engineering projects and 164,600 workers, with a total wage distribution exceeding 2.817 billion yuan and a payment rate of 98.62%. Sichuan Province will continue to promote the "Artificial Intelligence +" initiative, expanding the application of digital RMB in scenarios such as wage payments for migrant workers.

According to Business Wire, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced the launch of cryptocurrency futures contracts based on seven CoinDesk indices, including CoinDesk 20 index futures, CoinDesk 5 index futures, as well as single-coin futures for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and BNB.The aforementioned contracts are denominated in U.S. dollars and use cash settlement, with over $40 billion in assets currently tracking the relevant CoinDesk indices. The CoinDesk 20 index employs a market capitalization weighted method, covering over 90% of the digital asset market, with a total linked product scale exceeding $16 billion. ICE also plans to launch a one-month CDOR USDC futures based on the CoinDesk Overnight Rate, tracking the overnight rates of the decentralized finance market, pending regulatory approval.

OKX will launch pre-market trading for AZTEC/USDT on February 11, 2026, at 18:30. The contract type is perpetual, and the supported leverage is from 0.01 to 5 times. Users can deposit USDT balances to prepare for AZTEC/USDT pre-market trading.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Ashley Alder, stated at the Consensus Hong Kong conference that the regulatory body will release a "high-level framework" allowing licensed trading platforms to offer perpetual contract products. Alder pointed out that these products will initially be open only to institutional investors and not to retail customers.The relevant framework will focus on risk management, requiring platforms to have robust risk control capabilities and ensuring that trading mechanisms are fair to clients. In addition, the Hong Kong SFC will also allow brokers to provide financing services to clients with good credit standing, with collateral including securities and virtual assets. Given the high volatility of virtual assets, initially only Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) will be eligible as collateral.In terms of market-making activities, if platforms engage in related services, they must establish independent market-making departments and implement strict conflict of interest management mechanisms. Alder stated that these measures continue the SFC's roadmap to promote the development of the local crypto market by 2025, aiming to allow compliant institutions to offer a wider range of products and services.

The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, has announced the launch of seven cryptocurrency futures contracts, including: ICE CoinDesk 20 Index Futures, ICE CoinDesk 5 Index Futures, ICE CoinDesk Bitcoin Futures, ICE CoinDesk Ether Futures, ICE CoinDesk Solana Futures, ICE CoinDesk XRP Futures, and ICE CoinDesk BNB Futures. The related contracts are denominated in US dollars and settled in cash.In addition, the Intercontinental Exchange also revealed plans to launch a one-month CoinDesk Overnight Rate (CDOR) USDC futures based on the CoinDesk overnight rate, pending regulatory approval.

According to Businesswire, Interactive Brokers announced that its platform has launched micro Bitcoin and micro Ethereum futures contracts for Coinbase Derivatives, providing customers with a low-cost cryptocurrency risk exposure management trading channel within a regulated framework available 24/7.The new contracts include monthly expiration varieties and perpetual type contracts.

OKX will launch the BTC/USD and XAU/USD futures contracts on February 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM, supporting USDC or USDG as the settlement currency. The first contracts to be launched include BTCUSD UM-20FEB26, BTCUSD UM-27FEB26, BTCUSD UM-27MAR26, BTCUSD UM-26JUN26, XAUUSD UM-20FEB26, XAUUSD UM-27FEB26, XAUUSD UM-27MAR26, XAUUSD UM-26JUN26.

OKX will launch ESP/USDT pre-market trading on February 11, 2026, at 00:00. The contract type is perpetual contract, and the leverage range is from 0.01 to 5 times. Users can deposit USDT balance to prepare for ESP/USDT pre-market trading.

According to the official announcement, Bybit has launched ESP (Espresso) pre-market trading, with a maximum leverage of 10x. The trading start time is February 10, 2026, at 18:10 (UTC+8).

According to the official announcement, Binance will launch pre-trading for the ESP USDT perpetual contract.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju stated that the leverage ratio of the BTC-USDT perpetual contracts is cooling down. He added that as the inflow of funds from MSTR and ETFs no longer prevents excessive long positions from being liquidated, this indicator is returning to the levels seen before the ETF approval.

The Binance Futures platform will launch multiple U-based perpetual contracts on February 9, 2026. The specific schedule is as follows: MSTR USDT will go live at 22:30, AMZN USDT at 22:40, CRCL USDT at 22:50, COIN USDT at 23:00, and PLTR USDT at 23:10, with a maximum leverage of 10 times.

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated on the X platform that the U.S. Congress has granted the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) exclusive jurisdiction over the launch of related prediction market contracts. The latest news is that a federal court hearing in Nevada has been scheduled for next week, and he also expressed gratitude for the handling of the relevant court matters.Paul Grewal previously stated that Nevada regulators attempted to unilaterally prevent the launch of any prediction market event contracts without giving Coinbase an opportunity to defend itself, and that due process should at least include the opportunity to obtain a hearing.

Binance contracts will automatically settle the RVVUSDT and YALAUSDT U-margined perpetual contracts on February 10, 2026, at 17:00, and the aforementioned perpetual contract trading pairs will be delisted after the settlement is completed.Starting from February 10, 2026, at 16:00, users will not be able to open new positions under the aforementioned perpetual contracts. It is recommended that users close their positions before trading stops to avoid automatic liquidation of their positions.

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal posted on the X platform that the Nevada Gaming Control Board previously sought support from a Nevada court to unilaterally block it from launching any sports-related or other types of activity contracts in Nevada without providing an opportunity for debate. Today, the court rejected this request.Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal argued that due process requires at least an opportunity to obtain a hearing.

The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Mike Selig, has withdrawn the proposed rule to ban political event contracts and rescinded the related guidance that previously caused confusion in the industry.Selig stated that the new regulations will be based on a reasonable interpretation of the Commodity Exchange Act, promoting responsible innovation in the derivatives market. The previous proposal had equated political event contracts with illegal contracts such as those related to war and terrorism, deeming them "not in the public interest." However, with the Trump administration appointing new leadership, the CFTC is shifting towards supporting prediction markets, including platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. Selig's actions pave the way for more companies, such as Coinbase and Cboe, to enter the prediction market space. Additionally, the CFTC is actively involved in negotiations on Congress's cryptocurrency market structure legislation, aiming to establish itself as the primary regulator for the cryptocurrency spot market that does not involve securities.