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The decentralized stablecoin USDD announced the launch of two WBTC Vaults on the TRON network, allowing users to use WBTC as collateral to mint USDD. This adds a high-quality collateral option to the existing TRX, sTRX, and USDT Vaults, marking further diversification of the protocol's collateral assets.As the largest and most recognized Bitcoin tokenized asset by market capitalization, the addition of WBTC significantly enhances the diversity and robustness of the USDD collateral pool. It is reported that the newly launched WBTC-A and WBTC-B Vaults have minimum collateralization rates set at 150% and 130%, with minimum loan amounts of $1,000 and $2,500, respectively. Users can also amplify their returns through two efficient strategies: first, leveraging long cycles by using WBTC as collateral to borrow USDD, then exchanging for more WBTC on a DEX to re-collateralize; second, cross-platform interest rate arbitrage by borrowing USDD and depositing it into high-yield mining pools to earn net interest differentials.The USDD team stated that the launch of WBTC Vaults is an important step in diversifying collateral assets, enhancing security, and improving user experience for the protocol, further strengthening USDD's market positioning as the "interest-bearing version of USDT."

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, a whale starting with 0x687 has opened a 40x leveraged long position in BTC, with a position size reaching 10 million USD, an average entry price of 68,563 USD, a liquidation price of 62,817 USD, and a current floating profit of 4,000 USD (1.4%).This address has made its ninth attempt to chase the rise in BTC recently, having previously closed a BTC long position 10 hours ago, recording a loss of about 290,000 USD. In addition, this address is still building a long position in ETH, with a size of 1.69 million USD and an average price of 2,067 USD. As of the time of writing, both positions are still being increased.

The cross-chain protocol LayerZero announced the integration with the institutional-focused blockchain Canton, becoming the first interoperability protocol for Canton. Traditional financial institutions can now use LayerZero to route tokenized assets on Canton—including securities, digital bonds, and stocks—to over 165 public chains while maintaining compliance and confidentiality requirements.In addition, investors can directly subscribe to tokenized real-world assets (RWA) on Canton using stablecoins from external public chains, and Canton’s native tokenization tools can also be transferred to other ecosystems for secondary market trading. Canton processes over $350 billion in U.S. Treasury repurchase transactions daily. LayerZero has previously partnered with DTCC and Centrifuge, the latter covering nearly $861 million in tokenized U.S. Treasuries.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, a whale opened a short position of 176 BTC (worth about $12.4827 million) with 40x leverage 19 minutes ago, quickly switching to a long position after a small loss of $7,000, opening a long position of 190 BTC (about $13 million) at the same leverage.The average opening price was $70,963.6, and the liquidation price was $67,599. This whale has frequently opened high-leverage BTC contracts and has recently incurred an overall loss of about $8.5 million in the account.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain address deposited 2.25 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a long position of 2271.55 GOLD with 10x leverage, worth 10 million dollars.

One of Australia's largest pension funds, Hostplus, is considering incorporating cryptocurrency into its investment options. Hostplus manages assets exceeding AUD 150 billion (approximately USD 105 billion), and its Chief Investment Officer, Sam Sicilia, stated that the fund is exploring ways to provide members with exposure to Bitcoin and other digital assets through its Choiceplus investment option.Choiceplus allows members to manage their retirement savings portfolios independently, and currently, assets under this option account for about 1% of the fund's total size.

According to the X Money account opening process disclosed by crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong, currently, you only need to enter your name, Social Security number (similar to an ID number), and residential address to successfully open an account. The security verification is completed using Apple Face ID or a PIN code, and the entire process takes less than 1 minute.It is reported that in addition to virtual debit cards, X Money will also offer physical savings cards, which can be used for cash withdrawals at ATMs and for everyday card purchases. The limit for a single bank transfer is $1 million, and the withdrawal limit is $100,000.

Binance Wallet tweeted that the token airdrop originally scheduled for today at 18:00 has been delayed. Please wait for the official announcement for the specific claiming time.

According to Gate market data, European stocks opened lower, with the German DAX index and the Euro Stoxx 50 index both down over 2%, the French CAC 40 index down 1.34%, and the UK FTSE 100 index down 0.68%. The Spanish IBEX 35 saw a decline of 3.15% during the day.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale opened 40x leveraged long positions on BTC and 20x leveraged long positions on SOL, which have faced partial liquidation. The liquidation price for the Bitcoin long position is $66,204.07, and the liquidation price for the SOL long position is $81.9.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, the wave giant has increased its leveraged BTC long position by 3 times to 49.08 coins, with an average entry price of $66,930.5, currently experiencing a slight floating loss.

According to The Block, on the opening day of the World Liberty Forum held by World Liberty Financial at Mar-a-Lago, its platform token WLFI rose by about 18%.Co-founder Eric Trump stated that despite market fluctuations, the overall development of the cryptocurrency industry is still at the "one-yard line" stage, meaning the industry is still in its early days.Eric Trump pointed out that an increasing number of traditional financial institutions are beginning to offer clients exposure to crypto assets and are incorporating digital assets into their strategic plans, indicating a shift in mainstream capital attitudes.Meanwhile, financial services company Apex Group announced plans to test the USD 1 stablecoin launched by World Liberty in traditional fund management processes, aiming to accelerate the settlement efficiency of tokenized assets. USD 1 is currently the fifth largest dollar-pegged stablecoin by market capitalization, with a circulation exceeding $5 billion.

According to Jinshi News, analysts believe that tonight's U.S. inflation data may bring more positive news. The Dow Jones market expectations indicate that the overall CPI for January in the U.S. is expected to rise to 2.5% year-on-year. If the data meets expectations, it means that the CPI will return to the level of May 2025. The overall CPI in December was 2.7%, and the core CPI is expected to record a month-on-month increase of 0.3% in January.Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, stated that a 2.5% inflation level is close to the average level from 2017 to 2019, suggesting that the Federal Reserve has significant room to cut interest rates.

According to the official announcement, Gate Perp DEX will launch the "New Year Opening Position to Win Red Packets" themed event from February 12 to February 26, with a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT. This event revolves around the real trading scenarios of on-chain perpetual contracts and encourages users to continuously participate in on-chain trading during the Spring Festival through three mechanisms: new user opening position rewards, cumulative trading rebates, and lucky red packet draws.During the event, new users who complete their first perpetual contract trade and reach a cumulative trading volume of 1,000 USDT or more will receive an opening position red packet reward. At the same time, all users can receive corresponding USDT rebate rewards based on their cumulative trading volume reaching different tiers during the event period. In addition, users who meet specified trading volume or continuous trading conditions can also participate in the Spring Festival lucky red packet draw to win additional rewards.

An investor re-entered the market after a loss of $531,000 and opened a 25x leveraged long position of 9,365.68 ETH today.The opening average price of the trade is $1,967.03, with a liquidation price of $1,735.53. Currently, the position has an unrealized loss of approximately $59,000. The investor had previously gone long on ETH today and incurred a loss.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 index opened up 9.13 points on February 10 (Tuesday), an increase of 0.13%, at 6,973.92 points; the Nasdaq Composite index opened up 22.64 points, an increase of 0.1%, at 23,261.31 points; the Dow Jones index opened up 247.25 points, an increase of 0.49%, at 50,383.12 points.