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Strategy founder Michael Saylor stated in an interview with CNBC that Bitcoin has previously fallen from a high of about $125,000 to around $60,000, hitting a bottom, and is currently entering a "spring" warming phase. The current position has good support, and he expects the market to rebound from the current level.He also pointed out that as the digital credit market forms, the new Bitcoin supply from miners is being fully absorbed by the market. He stated, "Our company may buy all the Bitcoin produced by miners from now until 2140."In addition, Saylor mentioned that the advancement of the U.S. CLARITY Act and the SEC's "innovation exemption" policy for tokenization of securities could become significant positives for the digital asset market.

According to official news, Gate will launch the Spring Friends Gathering Invitation Sprint Week event from March 16 at 12:00 to March 23 at 12:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 500,000 USDT. During the event, users can enter the "Earn Coins Together" page to open exclusive red envelopes and share invitation links with friends. After friends register and complete identity verification and specified deposit and trading tasks, both parties can receive red envelopes and earn token cash rewards. The more friends you invite, the more rewards you get, making it easy to earn together with friends.

According to the official announcement from OneBullEx, the "New Spring Trading Season" event held from February 5 to March 3, 2026, has officially concluded. This event focused on mechanisms such as invitations, welcoming new users, point tasks, and phased benefits.During the event period, the total amount of welfare rewards distributed by the platform to global users exceeded 500,000 USDT. Relevant rewards will be gradually distributed to eligible user accounts within 7 days after the event ends.The official stated that in the future, OneBullEx will gradually upgrade phased holiday events to be part of the year-round operational rhythm, continuously launching more thematic and periodic activity mechanisms. At the same time, the platform will continue to strengthen the monthly "Member Day" as a fixed value node, further optimizing the task system, reward display, and settlement cycle around core rights such as 1:1 exchange, to provide users with a clearer, more stable participation experience and long-term value return.

According to Jin10, U.S. Treasury Secretary Basant stated that it is crucial to finalize the legislation on cryptocurrency as soon as possible, and Trump will sign it this spring.

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.

Bitget launches a limited-time high-yield financial product for the Spring Festival. During the event, users can subscribe to a 14-day fixed-term financial product. By meeting specific net subscription thresholds, users can receive additional rewards in the form of XAUT interest rate increases. The combined interest rates can reach up to an annualized 10% for USDT, 3.5% for BTC, and 4% for ETH.In addition, for any financial product subscribed with a total of 100 USDT, users can also receive an exclusive XAUT red envelope, with each envelope containing 0.001 XAUT, limited to 1000 participants. The event ends on February 25, 2026. For more details about the event, please refer to the official Bitget platform.

According to official news, OKX has launched the "Welcoming the God of Wealth" special Spring Festival event, with a total prize pool of up to 10 million USD across three major activities. From now until February 21, 2026, 12:00 (UTC+8), users can sign up for the first event "Collect Five Blessings." By completing tasks, users can earn blessing cards, and by collecting 5 different types of blessing cards, they can synthesize 1 "God of Wealth Blessing." Users holding the "God of Wealth Blessing" can participate in sharing the final prize pool based on the number of "God of Wealth Blessings" they have, with a maximum prize pool of 28 BTC.In addition, users with the "God of Wealth Blessing" can also participate in the "Hash Koi" welfare bonus activity based on the numerical ID corresponding to the blessing cards, with a chance to win a grand prize of 1 BTC.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated in an interview with Fox News that the cryptocurrency market structure bill needs to be passed in the spring, adding, "We need to get the cryptocurrency market structure bill done," while also expressing optimism about the passage of the bill.

According to official news, Gate will launch the "Gate 2026 Spring Festival Celebration" from February 9, 20:00 to March 1, 20:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can participate in a million red envelope rain and horse racing guessing carnival activities to win GT red envelopes and USDT rewards, sharing the New Year's good fortune.This event includes two major activities:Million Red Envelope Rain Activity: During the event, from 12:00 to 15:00 and 16:00 to 19:00 (UTC+8) each day, users can enter the event page and input the red envelope password announced by the official to participate in grabbing red envelopes, sharing a total of 1,000 GT red envelopes; an additional 200 GT luck red envelopes will be given out at 0:00 on February 17 (New Year's Eve). New users who register through exclusive links from partners or agents can also unlock co-branded new user red envelope benefits.Spring Racing Grand Prix: Users can sign up and complete designated tasks to receive racing tickets, which can be used to guess the racing results of six cryptocurrency pairs: BTC, ETH, GT, XAU, SOL, and DOGE. During the event, a round of horse racing will be held every 2 days, with a single round unlocking a maximum prize pool of 10,000 USDT, and the total prize pool for the event reaching up to 100,000 USDT. The racing results will be determined by a combination of random mechanisms and market performance, and users can share the corresponding prize pool based on the number of racing tickets they invest, according to the ranking of the winning horses.In addition, the event also sets up the "Immediate Success Leaderboard," where the top 50 users can additionally share 5,000 USDT and have the chance to receive Gate Spring Festival gift cards and 100g gold rewards.

OneBullEx announces that it will launch a Member Day event on February 11, prior to the Year of the Rabbit Spring Festival, and will kick off the Spring Festival celebration activities. On the event day, eligible users can exchange their OBE points in their accounts for USDT at a 1:1 ratio within a specified time window. This Member Day has a total exchange quota of 500,000 USDT and will be conducted in batches on a first-come, first-served basis.It is reported that Member Day is a monthly fixed mechanism for OneBullEx, aimed at providing a clear and predictable value conversion path for the platform's ecological points. Through a regular and rhythmic exchange arrangement, the platform hopes to help users realize more intuitive value redemption of the points accumulated through daily trading and interactions at specific time points.OneBullEx stated that the Member Day event will continue to operate on a monthly basis, with a new support activity launched during the February Spring Festival period; relevant qualification requirements, exchange batches, and rules will be subject to the event page and official announcements.

According to the official announcement, Gate DEX will officially launch the "Warm Spring Exchange Cashback Competition" from February 5, 18:00 to February 19, 18:00 (UTC+8). During the event, both new and existing users who complete the cumulative exchange requirements on Gate DEX will unlock corresponding tier rewards, with a maximum cashback of 30 USDT. The total prize pool for this event is 20,000 USDT, available on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, new participants in the first exchange and cross-chain transactions can also receive extra cash gift packages and egg lottery draws.Gate Swap is an AMM DEX deployed in the Gate Layer ecosystem, focusing on providing deep liquidity support and efficient trading experiences for the Gate Layer ecosystem. Through optimized trading mechanisms and smart liquidity management, it helps users achieve seamless and cost-effective asset exchanges.

According to Fortune magazine, the well-known Silicon Valley startup incubator Y Combinator has announced that it will allow founders of its Spring 2026 batch of startups to choose to receive funding in the form of the stablecoin USDC, typically amounting to around $500,000.Y Combinator's crypto access partner Nemil Dalal stated that founders who choose stablecoins can receive tokens on multiple blockchains such as Ethereum and Solana, and may expand to other stablecoins in the future based on demand. He pointed out that stablecoins are one of the key areas where the organization hopes to see more entrepreneurial ideas, and thus also wants to practice this direction firsthand. Dalal expressed that Y Combinator looks forward to more and more startups beginning to raise funds on-chain in the future. He believes that despite the current bearish sentiment in the crypto market, enthusiasm for stablecoins continues to grow, which is unrelated to the price volatility of crypto assets.

According to official news, Gate Live will launch the 2026 Spring Festival On-Chain Gala from January 28 at 11:00 to February 28 at 23:59 (UTC+8). During the event, red envelopes, koi benefits, and leaderboard competitions will be launched simultaneously, accompanying users to celebrate the New Year on-chain, with the market remaining open, sharing joy and profits.This event combines market reviews, potential track predictions, host interpretations, and fun interactions, with simultaneous launches of site-wide red envelope showers, Spring Festival leaderboard competitions, and multiple koi benefits. Users can grab individual red envelopes worth up to 88 USDT with zero entry barriers, participate in leaderboard competitions to win high rewards, and have a chance to draw the ultimate koi red envelope worth $888 GT.

Beth Hammack, president of the Cleveland Fed, stated that after the Federal Reserve's consecutive interest rate cuts in the past three meetings, she sees no need for any adjustments in the coming months.Hammack opposes the recent rate cuts due to her concerns about persistently high inflation, which outweigh her worries about potential vulnerabilities in the labor market—concerns that have led officials to cut rates by a cumulative 0.75 percentage points over the past few months. Hammack is not a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) this year but will gain voting rights next year.Hammack hinted that the Fed does not need to adjust its current benchmark rate, which is in the range of 3.5% to 3.75%, at least until next spring. She stated that by then, the Fed will be better able to assess whether recent inflation in commodity prices is subsiding as the impact of tariffs is more fully digested in the supply chain. (Jin Shi)

According to Jin Ten, Federal Reserve's Harker stated that there is no need to adjust interest rates in the coming months after consecutive rate cuts in the past three meetings. She opposes recent rate cuts, believing that the persistent high inflation is a greater concern. Harker expects to maintain interest rates at the current level at least until spring, until there is clearer evidence showing inflation returning to target levels or a substantial weakening in the labor market.