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StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson spoke on X about the potential impact of quantum computing on the crypto industry, calling for a proactive deployment of post-quantum security upgrades across multi-chain ecosystems, including Bitcoin, and proposed a five-step action plan:Acknowledge the threat and clearly recognize that once quantum computers mature, they will pose a severe challenge to the existing public key cryptography system, and take decisive action to implement countermeasures.Enhance education and information dissemination, systematically learn about the current state of quantum computing development and feasible solutions in post-quantum cryptography (PQC), and spread relevant knowledge within the community to raise overall awareness.Organize and invest resources to support and collaborate with post-quantum cryptography experts, promote multiple research and engineering practices, and provide funding and community initiative support for related projects.Listen to expert advice and establish standards, with experts proposing specific technical routes, including the selection of new signature algorithm standards and the reasonable post-quantum security levels required for hash functions.Promote protocol and infrastructure upgrades, introduce new quantum-resistant signature mechanisms at the core protocol layer, and ensure compatibility and integration with key infrastructures such as wallets to ensure a smooth transition.

The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has continued to face pressure on its market share following the "Bitcoin Misallocation Incident." Data shows that as of last Friday, Bithumb's trading share among the five Korean won-denominated exchanges in South Korea dropped to 24.8%, significantly down from about 30% at the beginning of the year. Industry data indicates that Upbit remains in the lead with a 58.4% share, Coinone accounts for 13%, Korbit for 3.5%, and Gopax for 0.3%.On February 6, Bithumb mistakenly distributed 2,000 bitcoins worth 2,000 won (approximately $1.38) to some users during a promotional event, totaling an erroneous distribution of about 620,000 BTC, far exceeding its previously disclosed holding of 42,800 coins, raising doubts about its internal controls and financial management capabilities. The day after the incident, its market share fell from 31.5% on January 5 to just over 20%. To stabilize the situation, Bithumb implemented a one-week zero-fee promotion for all cryptocurrencies starting February 9, which temporarily boosted trading, and on February 10, its market share briefly rebounded to 31.5%. However, following the end of the promotion on February 16, the share quickly declined. Meanwhile, competitors have clearly benefited. Coinone's share has doubled compared to a month ago, and Korbit's trading volume has increased by about 12.5 times, driven by expectations surrounding Mirae Asset Financial Group's acquisition of a 92% stake. Upbit is advancing a comprehensive share swap plan with Naver Financial, while Gopax has been acquired by Binance, potentially reshaping the landscape of Korean exchanges.

The founder of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger, responded on social media regarding "a user being banned after mentioning Bitcoin in OpenClaw's Discord," stating, "We have strict server rules, and users agree to comply with them upon entering the server. One of these rules is a complete ban on mentioning cryptocurrencies."Afterward, Peter Steinberger inquired about the user's account name, indicating that he would manually re-add them to OpenClaw's Discord group.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale address 0xff6a withdrew 10 million RAVE (approximately 6.56 million USD) from Bitget 3 hours ago.

According to Cointelegraph, cryptocurrency economist Timothy Peterson's latest analysis indicates that Bitcoin still has structural upside potential during the current bear market correction: 50% of the months in the past 24 months recorded positive returns, suggesting a higher probability of a positive return turning point in any 24-month period.Based on this, Peterson estimates that the probability of Bitcoin being above the current level in the next 10 months is 88%. He emphasizes that this statistical model shows the market may be approaching a turning point rather than continuing to decline.The current Bitcoin price is approximately $68,173, down nearly 25% from the year's high, erasing most of the gains after the 2024-2025 U.S. elections; the Crypto Fear & Greed Index has fallen to "Extreme Fear" at 9 points, and social media interest in Bitcoin predictions has dried up, with sentiment trending neutral.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Audiera (BEAT) will unlock approximately 21.25 million tokens on March 1st at 9 AM Beijing time, worth about 5.22 million USD.

According to the token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, EigenCloud (EIGEN) will unlock approximately 38.35 million tokens at 5 AM Beijing time on March 1, worth about 7.5 million USD.

According to the token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Swarm Network (TRUTH) will unlock approximately 10.764 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on March 1, valued at about 1.09 million USD.

According to the token unlock data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, ZetaChain (ZETA) will unlock approximately 44.43 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on March 1, worth about 2.27 million USD.

According to tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the Web3 loyalty rewards platform RoveWorld has been the project that X (Twitter) top figures have unfollowed the most. The new influential figures on X who have unfollowed this project include zac.eth(@zacxbt) and Jakey(@SolJakey).In addition, the projects that X top figures have unfollowed the most also include BOB, Pangolin, and 人生K线.

According to tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the currency market Echelon Market based on the Move language has been the project with the most new followers among X (Twitter) top personalities. New influential figures following this project include CryptoMaid (@maid_crypto), Little Catcher CHAOS (@iamyourchaos), and Chinese Web3 KOL Calman (@CalmanBTC).In addition, the projects with the most followers among X top personalities also include The TIE and PRED.

X product lead and Solana advisor Nikita Bier revealed in a post on the X platform that the platform will launch a disclosure feature next week. This move aims to warn that there are undisclosed advertising contents on the platform, and it also means that X may require users to explicitly disclose paid promotional posts and take measures such as suspending accounts that do not comply with relevant regulations.Nikita Bier pointed out that there are currently some promotional contents on the platform that are not marked as commercial collaborations or advertisements, which may mislead users. If the new regulations are implemented, X may strengthen the management of transparency in commercial promotional content and enhance compliance review mechanisms. It is reported that Nikita Bier has already requested further disclosure of relevant advertising information in replies to paid promotional tweets on the prediction market platform Kalshi, warning that accounts will be banned if not complied with.

IoTex has released an update on the recent private key leak hacker attack on the X platform, stating that the team has controlled the related security incident. IoTeX Chain is currently reinforcing its security, and it has been confirmed that the loss from this attack is approximately $2 million, involving assets such as USDC, USDT, IOTX, and WBTC.It is reported that this was a complex attack planned by professional attackers for a long time, targeting multiple blockchain networks. IoTeX is working closely with exchanges and law enforcement agencies to attempt to freeze the stolen funds and advance the investigation and recovery efforts. On-chain operations and deposit functions will be restored within 24-48 hours after the completion of security upgrades, and they also promise to maintain transparency in disclosing progress moving forward.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the wallet associated with Pump.fun, "77DsB," has sold all 3.75 billion $PUMP for 8.02 million USDC, at a selling price of $0.0021 per coin.In addition, another wallet associated with Pump.fun, "GpCfm," transferred 1.21 billion PUMP (approximately 2.57 million USD) to Bitget, and this wallet currently still holds 3.54 billion PUMP (approximately 7.4 million USD).

According to CoinDesk, American private credit giant Blue Owl Capital announced the sale of approximately $1.4 billion in loan assets to meet redemption demands from investors in its retail-focused private credit fund.The fund will return about 30% of its net asset value (NAV) to qualified investors, with the asset sale price equivalent to 99.7% of face value. As a result, Blue Owl's stock (OWL) fell nearly 15% this week, with a cumulative decline of over 50% compared to the same period last year; shares of other private equity firms such as Blackstone, Apollo Global, and Ares Management also saw significant declines.Experts liken this to the "canary in the coal mine" signal before the 2007 financial crisis, warning that excessive expansion in the private credit market (especially related to AI investments) could trigger systemic risks, credit tightening, and banking contagion.If pressure intensifies, forcing central banks to cut interest rates and inject liquidity, it could recreate the post-pandemic scenario of 2020, providing momentum for Bitcoin and the crypto market, and driving the next bull market.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a post proposing several ideas for optimizing democracy and decentralized governance using AI and personal LLMs (large language models). He believes that "AI directly as government" is dystopian, but mechanisms such as personal governance agents, public participation dialogue agents, and AI-enhanced suggestion/prediction markets can alleviate the issues of insufficient human attention and expertise in governance like DAOs. Vitalik also suggested introducing technologies such as multi-party secure computation, TEE, or encrypted circuits in decentralized decision-making scenarios involving sensitive information, allowing personal LLMs to participate in judgments within a "black box," while emphasizing the need to use zero-knowledge proofs and multi-party privacy computing tools to enhance participant anonymity and content privacy protection.

According to Forbes, the probability of the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill (Clarity Act) passing recently rose to 90%, before falling back to around 70%. It may become a key variable for the next phase of the Bitcoin market. Many believe that this bill could be a "major trigger" for a Bitcoin rebound, similar to how the previous "Genius Bill" boosted market sentiment for stablecoins.Dennis Porter, co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, stated that once the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill is signed, "the floodgates will open," and trillions of dollars in capital may wait to enter the market after the compliance framework is established. The market generally believes that if the Cryptocurrency Market Structure Bill makes substantial progress, it will become an important catalyst for a new wave of capital inflow into the cryptocurrency market.

According to HyperInsight monitoring, the Silver Iron Head Air Force (0x61cee) has once again entered the market to short 5,000 ETH (9.88 million USD) at an entry price of 1,968.97 USD, currently facing an unrealized loss of 36,000 USD, and shorted 50 BTC (3.4 million USD) at an entry price of 67,727.5 USD, currently facing an unrealized loss of 16,000 USD. This address is firmly shorting silver, having previously closed a silver short position held for several days, realizing a loss of 4,790,000 USD.

According to Arkham monitoring, about three hours ago, a wallet associated with the World Liberty Fi strategic reserve address transferred 26.6 million WLFI to a new wallet, worth 3.2 million dollars.Based on previous transaction history, these tokens may be transferred to an exchange for sale afterward.