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The shipping giant FedEx announced its joining of the Hedera Network's governance body, the Hedera Council, where it will operate network nodes and participate in on-chain governance.

According to official news, the globally leading crypto asset trading platform Gate held a high-end industry exchange event during Consensus HK, continuously strengthening its role as a connector and its industry influence in the global Web3 ecosystem.Dr. Han, the founder and CEO of Gate, delivered a keynote speech on the main stage of the conference, sharing Gate's practical experiences in globalization, compliance, and Web3 infrastructure. This speech highlighted Gate's position as an industry link, demonstrating that Gate is promoting cooperation and implementation in the global Web3 ecosystem with a more open attitude. During the three days of Consensus HK, Gate also organized multiple exchange activities around core topics such as investment, technology, and institutional collaboration, facilitating deep cooperation among different circles and ecological roles.On February 10, Gate Ventures hosted the dinner "Gate Ventures Executive Dinner: The Convergence," gathering several industry leaders to discuss the global value chain. On February 11, Gate held a reception for a broader range of industry participants, focusing on cutting-edge topics such as AI, Web3, and RWA, sparking collisions and interactions of diverse viewpoints. On February 12, Gate held "Gate Institutional Circle: CrossEx · Next-Gen Cross-Exchange Trading Infrastructure," featuring thematic sharing, roundtable discussions, a dinner, and an awards ceremony to engage in deeper industry dialogue.By concentrating its layout at this important industry node of Consensus HK, Gate plays a key role in connecting capital, technology, and application ecosystems, further consolidating its participation and influence in the global Web3 ecosystem.

The Ethereum Foundation officially announced that the Hong Kong Ethereum Community Center is now officially operational.This community center focuses on offline communication, co-creation, and event hosting, and is regarded as an important node for connecting the Ethereum ecosystem in East Asia.

According to The Block, Aave Labs has proposed a framework proposal to transfer 100% of the revenue from all Aave brand products to the Aave DAO treasury, and to transfer the related trademarks and intellectual property to the newly established Aave Foundation, while requesting funding support from the DAO for its operations.According to the proposal, Aave Labs will forgo all revenue from future business lines such as Aave v3, v4 protocols, aave.com frontend revenue, Aave Card, and AAVE ETF. In exchange, it requests the DAO to commit to providing $25 million in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE to cover operational expenses, as well as applying for five grants of $3 million each for the development and marketing of Aave App, Aave Pro, and Aave Card, along with $2.5 million for Aave Kit.Aave Labs stated that the v4 architecture will enable revenue models that were difficult to achieve in previous versions, planning to gradually adjust v3 parameters to guide migration 8-12 months after the v4 launch. The proposal also requests the DAO to coordinate with Labs on v4 development and to postpone the development of new features for v3.Marc Zeller, founder of the Aave Chan Initiative, expressed opposition to this. Zeller described it as a "disguised attempt at cashing out under the guise of goodwill," claiming that Labs is trying to use a radical proposal as leverage in negotiations, "attempting to impose outcomes regardless of the governance process." He estimates that Labs' actual funding request is around $50 million and questions its governance legitimacy.

According to official news, Tether Investments announced a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs. LayerZero Labs is a developer of interoperability protocols, and its technology is widely used to support cross-chain value transfer in the global digital asset ecosystem. The investment aims to support LayerZero Labs in developing efficient and secure cross-chain technology.LayerZero Labs' technology has been used to support cross-chain transfers of assets such as USDt0 and XAUt0. Since its launch, USDt0 has achieved over $70 billion in cross-chain value transfer in less than 12 months, validating the global scale interoperability of its technology. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that LayerZero Labs' technology provides critical support for real-time cross-chain transfers of digital assets, particularly suitable for micropayment scenarios in the AI agent economy.

At the "Build and Scale in 2026" themed forum recently held by ChainCatcher in Hong Kong, Hunter, co-founder of the Web3 asset data platform RootData, delivered a speech on "Rebuilding Trust in the Crypto Market," proposing a new assessment system for crypto exchanges centered around "transparency."Hunter pointed out that the crypto industry currently faces the core pain point of severe "black box operations" and distorted traditional trading volume rankings. To address this issue, RootData has innovatively proposed six assessment dimensions for the transparency of crypto exchanges, covering: asset reserve transparency, compliance and auditing, token economics and unlocking, information disclosure mechanisms, listing standardization, and team and institutional endorsement.Hunter emphasized that this assessment system has abandoned the "volume-only theory," transforming "trust" into quantifiable and comparable dynamic data. This system was first unveiled last December at the Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai and is currently open for applications from exchanges worldwide.

According to Newspim, Lee Chan-jin, the head of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea, stated that the "Bitcoin misdelivery incident" at Bithumb is a serious event that undermines the credibility of cryptocurrency exchanges. He pointed out that Bithumb actually holds only about 42,000 bitcoins, and this misdelivery exposed the severe risks of "bookkeeping transactions" trading fictitious assets without security guarantees.He emphasized that if the investigation confirms illegal negligence, the highest level of sanctions will be imposed, including fines and business suspensions. He also suggested adding provisions for revocable or restricted access licenses in the future "Basic Law on Digital Assets" to strengthen the regulation of internal controls at exchanges.The incident occurred on February 6, when Bithumb mistakenly distributed 2,000 bitcoins to each of 249 customers as rewards (originally intended to be 2,000 Korean won), totaling 620,000 bitcoins, which was valued at approximately 61 trillion won (about 45 billion USD) at the time. Bithumb intercepted the transactions within 20 minutes, but 125 bitcoins were still sold.

Arthur Hayes posted on platform X: "The sharp drop in BTC may be due to traders hedging against IBIT structured products. I will compile a complete list of all notes issued by banks to better identify the triggers that may lead to sharp price increases and decreases. The rules of the game have changed, and we must keep up with the times."

A local court in Nevada, USA, has rejected the state regulator's request for an emergency ban on Coinbase's operation of prediction markets.The Nevada Gaming Control Board had previously filed a lawsuit, accusing Coinbase of offering unlicensed sports event contract betting products in the state and seeking a temporary restraining order. The court did not approve the emergency injunction but instead decided to hold a hearing next week, allowing Coinbase to respond. Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that the company has simultaneously filed a lawsuit in the state's federal court, claiming that the Commodity Exchange Act grants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) "exclusive jurisdiction" over swaps and event contracts listed on regulated exchanges, and that the state regulator's attempt to classify these tools as state-level gambling conflicts with the federal derivatives regulatory framework.

According to Cointelegraph, a local court in Nevada, USA, has dismissed the request from state regulators to urgently prohibit Coinbase from operating prediction markets.The Nevada Gaming Control Board previously filed a lawsuit, accusing Coinbase of offering unlicensed sports event betting products in the state and seeking a temporary restraining order. The court did not approve the emergency injunction but decided to hold a hearing next week, allowing Coinbase to respond. Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that the company has simultaneously filed a lawsuit in the state's federal court, asserting that the Commodity Exchange Act grants the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) "exclusive jurisdiction" over swaps and event contracts listed on regulated exchanges, and that the state regulators' attempt to classify these tools as state-level gambling conflicts with the federal derivatives regulatory framework.

XMART officially announces a strategic cooperation with Ta Yang Group Holdings Limited (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock code: 1991). Both parties will explore the deep integration of physical business scenarios, AI interaction systems, and the digitalization of real-world assets (RWA) around the development direction of Web4.0.In recent years, Ta Yang Group Holdings Limited has been continuously promoting a Web4.0 strategy centered on AI-driven interaction and the digitalization of real assets. Its overall framework emphasizes AI personalized intelligent agents as the user interaction entry point, and promotes the coordinated development of the real economy and digital systems through data standardization, asset tokenization, and global value connectivity.In this cooperation, Ta Yang Group Holdings Limited will leverage its mature physical business ecosystem and real consumption scenario advantages to provide a credible and scalable offline entry for Web4.0 applications; XMART will provide its phygital digital asset infrastructure, enabling physical trendy toys and consumer assets to achieve digital rights confirmation, on-chain expression, and continuous participation mechanisms.By combining real business scenarios with consumer-oriented RWA digital ownership design, both parties aim to explore a Web4.0 consumer application model that possesses verifiability, sustainability, and scalability, promoting effective connections between physical consumption, digital identity, and long-term value participation.In the future, XMART and Ta Yang Group Holdings Limited will continue to advance the exploration of relevant applications and landing scenarios within a compliant framework, with related progress to be announced in subsequent phases.

According to Xinhua News Agency, President Xi Jinping had a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.Trump stated that the United States and China are both great countries, and the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. I have a great relationship with President Xi Jinping, and I have great respect for him. Under the leadership of President Xi and myself, the U.S. and China have had good interactions in areas such as trade and economics. I am pleased to see China's success, and the U.S. is willing to strengthen cooperation with China to promote new developments in the bilateral relationship.

The Chief Operating Officer of Jarsy Yiying Hu has confirmed attendance at the "Build and Scale in 2026" themed forum to be held in Hong Kong on February 10. This event is co-hosted by ChainCatcher, RootData, and Alibaba Cloud, and is one of the important peripheral activities of the Consensus HongKong conference.Jarsy is a platform that transforms private equity into asset-backed tokens, making pre-IPO investments simple, transparent, and cost-effective. This forum will focus on industry convergence trends, growth paths, and market opportunities in the new cycle, with in-depth discussions around key tracks such as RWA, stablecoins, AI, payments, and DeFi. The event aims to bring together high-quality project parties, investment institutions, and developers from around the world to build a high-value industry network and jointly explore future opportunities and value potential in the Web3 ecosystem.Event registration: https://luma.com/md5v6b5z

The U.S. Department of Labor stated that due to the ongoing resolution taking effect, all agencies of the U.S. Department of Labor have resumed normal full operations as of February 4, 2026 (Wednesday).Previously, due to the resolution not passing, parts of the U.S. government were shut down, and the U.S. Department of Labor announced a delay in the release of the January non-farm report, which will be announced at a later time after operations resume.

CZ added on his "Wei Wei" X account with 863,000 followers: Who would impersonate a supporter of BNB, using fake AI images for several months just to spread FUD? I can't think of any other possibility; I can only say this looks like something a (self-important) competitor would do, focusing on us more than on themselves.This account seems to have previously belonged to a lady. Before February 2015, the account mostly posted photos of women. Then in July 2015, the account suddenly switched and started posting only cryptocurrency-related content. Either the account was hacked or it was bought. They didn't even bother to delete the old photos. Those old pictures can still be seen on his media page. What a lazy bot.

According to CoinDesk, a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York revealed that Rui-Siang Lin, the alleged operator of the dark web drug marketplace Incognito Market, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Tuesday. This marks the conclusion of one of the largest cases involving an online drug market since the Silk Road case.U.S. prosecutors stated that the operators of the dark web market Incognito Market used cryptocurrency and anonymous tools to conceal their identities, but investigators ultimately linked them to the platform through domain records and digital footprints. Rui-Siang Lin operated under the online alias "Pharaoh." He pleaded guilty in December 2024 to multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit drug offenses, money laundering, and conspiracy to sell adulterated and falsely labeled drugs. Prosecutors indicated that the platform facilitated over $105 million in illegal drug transactions between October 2020 and March 2024, completing more than 640,000 transactions and serving hundreds of thousands of buyers worldwide.

According to incomplete statistics from l2beat, there are currently about 135 Ethereum Layer 2 networks in the market, of which 109 Layer 2 networks had a user operations per second (UOPS) of less than 1 in the past day. The UOPS for the Ethereum mainnet in the past day was 29.94, with a peak on January 16, 2026 (33.59). Here are some data from mainstream Layer 2 networks:Base: UOPS in the past day was 144.04, with a peak of 213.14 (November 18, 2025)Polygon: UOPS in the past day was 81.49, with a peak of 190 (November 16, 2023)Arbitrum: UOPS in the past day was 60.13, with a peak of 69.35 (September 25, 2025)OP: UOPS in the past day was 28.71, with a peak of 33.81 (October 10, 2025)Among the 109 Layer 2 networks with a UOPS of less than 1 in the past day, there are well-known users' favorites such as ApeChain (0.73), Linea (0.73), Blast (0.67), Mantle (0.54), Manta (0.52), ZKsync Era (0.46), Metis (0.28), Hemi (0.1), Sophon (0.08), Zora (0.07), ZKFair (0.06), Aevo (0.05), Degen Chain (0.04), Polygon zkEVM (0.04), Redstone (less than 0.01), Loopring (less than 0.01).

According to Hong Kong 01, the Hong Kong police disclosed that over the past three weeks, they have launched a citywide law enforcement operation against fraud, cybercrime, and money laundering, codenamed "Operation Conquer," resulting in the arrest of 682 individuals for conspiracy to commit fraud, obtaining property by deception, and money laundering. This operation involved 580 fraud and technology crime cases, with a total amount of up to HKD 620 million.Among them, in the law enforcement action codenamed "Cyber Web" by the Hong Kong Police Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau, a local online romance scam group was dismantled, along with a gang that used virtual currency for money laundering. This gang defrauded 314 victims of a total of HKD 44 million over the past 16 months, with an average amount of about HKD 150,000 per case.