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The digital asset trading platform Gate has launched a no-code AI quantitative workstation, which allows users to generate trading strategies through natural language and deploy them to live trading with one click. Users do not need to write code; they simply describe their trading ideas in natural language, and the system automatically generates executable quantitative strategies. It also conducts backtesting based on real historical market data, supporting one-click deployment to operate in the real market. The platform connects natural language strategy generation, production-level backtesting engine, and real trading execution, forming a complete closed loop of "strategy conception --- data validation --- trading execution," significantly lowering the barriers to quantitative trading.At the same time, Gate has launched Gate for AI, building a unified AI capability interface system that integrates five key capabilities: CEX, DEX, wallets, real-time information, and on-chain data. The AI quantitative workstation further expands application scenarios on this basis, extending AI from data and research to strategy generation and trading execution. With the continuous integration of AI and trading infrastructure, Gate is continuously strengthening AI-driven trading capabilities and advancing the implementation of the Intelligent Web3 strategy.

According to Cointelegraph, the FBI, Europol, and law enforcement agencies from 14 countries conducted a joint operation on March 3-4, successfully shutting down the cybercrime forum LeakBase. The forum had over 142,000 members and served as a platform for hackers to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools.Law enforcement has seized user accounts, posts, credit details, private information, and IP logs as evidence, and executed search warrants and arrests in multiple countries. Notably, LeakBase's predecessor, Raidforums, was shut down in 2022 and had hosted leaked data containing personal information of approximately 272,000 users of the cryptocurrency wallet company Ledger. In recent years, data breaches in the cryptocurrency industry have continued to rise, including security incidents such as the hacking of Coinbase's internal systems.

SlovakBitcoin developer and RustBitcoin library maintainer Martin Habovštiak has released a proof of concept that writes a 66 kB TIFF image file to the Bitcoin blockchain through a single transaction without using OP_RETURN, Taproot, or OP_IF. The transaction can be publicly verified on-chain and can be decoded into a complete image file.This experiment is seen as a direct challenge to the "anti-spam" soft fork proposal BIP-110, promoted by Luke Dashjr. BIP-110 is a successor to BIP-444, which aims to limit the scale of on-chain data writing, with some supporters arguing that such data storage practices deviate from Bitcoin's core positioning as a "currency."

Dragonfly Capital founder Feng Bo posted on X: "I rarely speak on X, but this time I want to clarify some facts. When I initially founded Dragonfly, it was a fund of funds. Through this business, I met many very talented venture capitalists, among whom Haseeb Qureshi is undoubtedly the brightest star, which is why I invited him to join me in co-founding our venture capital business.I have been a VC for many years, and in my 30-year venture capital career, Haseeb has built one of the best partner teams I have ever experienced, and he is the backbone of the team. Being able to co-found our venture capital business with Haseeb has been an extremely valuable journey. I also look forward to many more years of working together in the future."According to previous news from ChainCatcher, Dragonfly partners and former co-founders are publicly disputing, with both sides holding differing views on early history and investment leadership.

The Ethereum Layer 2 network Starknet, developed by StarkWare, announced the launch of a new type of asset based on Bitcoin, strkBTC, which supports balance shielding and private transfers while maintaining full composability in decentralized finance applications.It is reported that strkBTC allows Bitcoin holders to interact on Starknet DeFi while keeping transaction amounts and counterparties private. The system will deterministically issue strkBTC based on verifiable Bitcoin deposits, avoiding arbitrary control during the issuance process.

According to the official blog, Starknet has announced the launch of a new type of wrapped asset, strkBTC, aimed at providing optional privacy protection features for Bitcoin. strkBTC is an asset issued on Starknet that can be exchanged bi-directionally for native Bitcoin, designed to address the financial privacy leakage issues caused by the transparency of the Bitcoin ledger.strkBTC supports two modes: in "non-shielded mode," it operates as a standard ERC-20 token, with balances and transfers publicly verifiable; in "shielded mode," asset balances and transaction details will be hidden. This privacy mechanism is designed based on pragmatism, defaulting to confidentiality for the public, but supporting compliance audits through a Viewing Key to ensure it can operate in regulated environments. With strkBTC, users can participate in DeFi collateralization or settlement without exposing their positions and strategies. Starknet states that strkBTC will be officially launched soon and will gradually expand its privacy features in the future.

According to official news, OKX's "Welcoming the God of Wealth" special Spring Festival live broadcast has now started. During the live broadcast, the "Collect Five Blessings" activity will be held, and the 1 BTC hash lucky draw prize will be announced.In addition, the live broadcast will distribute a red envelope rain from 14:00 to 21:00 (UTC+8) on February 21, 2026. There will be a total of 6 sessions of red envelope rain, each starting on the hour and lasting for 45 seconds. Users can enter the activity page through the red envelope rain pop-up after entering the OKX App, and can click the screen to receive OKB red envelopes when the envelopes drop. Each session of red envelope rain has a limit on the number of participants, and it is first come, first served. To participate in the activity, users need to update the OKX App to version 6.100.0 or above.

Ark Invest yesterday bought 7,565 shares of Coinbase, 23,420 shares of Circle, and 35,360 shares of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin (ticker: ARKB) through its fund ARKF. In addition, it also purchased 64,211 shares of Bullish.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Belgium's second-largest bank, KBC Group, announced that it will offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading services to retail customers through its online investment platform Bolero, becoming the first bank in the country to provide such services.The service is planned to launch during the week of February 16 and will operate under the regulatory framework of the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). KBC stated that it has submitted a complete notification to the regulatory authorities as a crypto asset service provider. The service will operate on a "execution-only" basis, requiring customers to make their own decisions and complete a risk knowledge and experience test before trading.To reduce the risks of fraud and money laundering, the platform uses a "closed-loop" model, allowing customers to buy and sell only within the Bolero platform, with no ability to transfer assets to external wallets or exchanges, and custody services provided by the bank.

According to The Block, KB Kookmin Card, a subsidiary of South Korea's largest financial group KB Financial, has submitted a patent application for stablecoin payment technology.The patent covers a hybrid payment system that allows users to pay with stablecoins through existing credit cards. According to the design, users can link their blockchain wallet address to their existing credit card, and during payment, the stablecoin balance in the linked e-wallet will be deducted first; if the balance is insufficient, the remaining amount will be charged to the credit card. KB stated that this design aims to retain the existing card payment infrastructure, familiar user experience, and related benefits (such as rewards and protections), while lowering the barriers to digital asset payments, helping stablecoins transition from niche platforms to mainstream finance.

According to market news, RAKBank is preparing to join the UAE stablecoin ecosystem after receiving in-principle approval from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to issue UAE Dirham-pegged payment tokens.The bank stated in a press release on Wednesday that the upcoming stablecoin will be fully backed 1:1 by Dirhams held in a separate regulated account and managed by audited smart contracts, with real-time proof of reserves. The launch of this stablecoin marks a new phase in RAKBank's digital asset strategy, following the bank's actions in 2025 to allow retail customers to trade cryptocurrencies through regulated brokerage partners.

According to Binance spot data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. CKB has dropped by 13.3% in 24 hours, and NTRN has dropped by 25.84%, showing a "high and then low" state.In addition, GAS, CELO, KAVA, MDT, and ONG have also shown a "high and then low" state, with declines of 7.9%, 5.45%, 6.68%, 8.26%, and 9.59%, respectively.

According to The Block, Intuit has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Circle to integrate USDC-based stablecoin payments into its core products, including TurboTax and QuickBooks, to modernize the way this financial software giant handles platform cash flow.Under the agreement, Intuit will access Circle's stablecoin infrastructure to support faster and lower-cost payment processes related to tax refunds, business payments, and other financial services.

According to Ark Invest Daily monitoring, Ark Invest's funds increased their holdings by 13,700 shares of the Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund ARKB. Among them, the ARKW fund purchased 4,496 shares, and the ARKF fund bought 9,204 shares. In addition, Ark Invest also significantly increased its holdings in Robinhood stocks, with the ARKK fund buying 96,048 shares and the ARKW fund purchasing 28,379 shares, totaling over 120,000 shares.

According to market news, Ark Invest's funds increased their holdings by 55,000 shares of the Bitcoin spot ETF ARKB yesterday. Among them, the ARKW fund purchased 49,246 shares, and the ARKF fund bought 5,754 shares.

According to official news, the OKX "Flash Earn" Midnight (NIGHT) event will officially start on December 9 at 16:00 (UTC+8). The total amount for this event is as high as 400 million NIGHT, which is 10 times the scale of this project airdrop, mainly targeting OKB holders and users of other supported currencies. Users can participate in the subscription using OKB, USDT, BTC, ETH, or ADA, with a minimum subscription threshold starting at around 100 USDT, and the subscription limit increases according to the user level from regular users to VIP7+. Users can open the OKX APP → click on the "Earn Coins and Rewards" section in the upper left corner → go to the Flash Earn page to immediately participate in the event and win rewards.At the same time, according to the official rules of Midnight (NIGHT), OKX will support the distribution of airdrop tokens to users holding ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX, and BAT, with a total of approximately 40 million airdrop tokens in the first round.

According to SoSoValue data, last week's trading days (Eastern Time from December 1 to December 5) saw a net outflow of $87.77 million from Bitcoin spot ETFs.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a weekly net inflow of $61.96 million, bringing the total historical net inflow for FBTC to $12.09 billion; followed by Bitwise ETF BITB, with a weekly net inflow of $9.3 million, currently having a total historical net inflow of $2.26 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was the Ark Invest and 21Shares ETF ARKB, with a weekly net outflow of $77.86 million, currently having a total historical net inflow of $1.75 billion; followed by Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a weekly net outflow of $48.99 million, currently having a total historical net inflow of $62.52 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $117.11 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Bitcoin market value) of 6.57%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $57.62 billion.