Missed the Spring Festival market? Huobi HTX's February report reviews the three potential "catch-up tracks" in the post-holiday crypto market

After the Spring Festival, the cryptocurrency market gradually enters a new trading cycle. Following a phase of rising prices, funds have begun to rotate from single hot sectors to multiple tracks, with AI, privacy computing, DeFi, and stablecoin yields remaining active. As market sentiment improves, user activity and capital inflow on trading platforms have also increased.

According to data from the Huobi HTX platform, the number of new registered users in February increased by 16% month-on-month, and the monthly net capital inflow ranked second in the industry, with user scale and trading activity both showing growth trends. According to DeFiLlama data, Huobi HTX has risen to sixth place globally in the Clean Assets (real asset reserves excluding platform tokens) ranking, achieving the platform's best historical ranking. In light of recent market performance and platform asset data, Huobi HTX has observed three potential "catch-up tracks" worth noting in the current market.

Three Potential Tracks Worth Noting: AI Meme Track, Privacy Computing, and Technical Infrastructure Track

At the beginning of February, with the explosive growth of the OpenClaw ecosystem, community assets combining AI and memes quickly became a market hotspot. Compared to traditional meme projects, the new generation of AI memes often possesses stronger narrative capabilities and community dissemination attributes, making it easier to form trading hotspots during periods of improved market sentiment.

In line with market enthusiasm, Huobi HTX launched 14 new assets in February, covering multiple popular tracks including AI, MEME, DeFi, and privacy computing. Notably, several popular AI MEME assets from the BASE ecosystem, including CLAWD, MOLT, and CLAWDCH, were launched, along with community-focused projects like BNKR and CLANKE, further enhancing the coverage of related track assets. In the current market rotation environment, these community-driven assets often become important indicators of market sentiment.

In addition to community hotspot assets, several technical projects made their debut on Huobi HTX during February. For example, the ZK privacy protocol project ZAMA and the privacy infrastructure project ESP. Among them, ESP saw a maximum increase of 80% after its launch. Meanwhile, the Base ecosystem DeFi project UP reached a maximum increase of 60% after its launch, and the robot track project ROBO saw a maximum increase of 92%, becoming one of the standout technical assets of the month.

Overall, technical directions such as AI, privacy computing, and robotic automation are gradually becoming important components of Web3 infrastructure. As industry technical narratives continue to deepen, these types of assets are often more likely to experience phase-based catch-up opportunities during market rotations.

"Not to be Ignored" Stablecoin Yields: A Safe Haven for Funds in Volatile Markets

In an environment of increased market volatility, stablecoin yield products have gradually become an important choice for capital allocation. During February, Huobi's earning products maintained strong attractiveness. The platform's stablecoin earning products cover mainstream assets such as USDT, USDC, USDD, U, and USD1, with subsidized tiered annualized yields reaching up to 15%, while maintaining the advantage of no limits on individual quotas.

Among them, the USDe flexible earning product saw its holdings exceed $100 million at one point. Additionally, the USAT flexible earning product launched on the platform also performed well, with subsidized annualized yields around 10%, expected to continue until mid-March. At the same time, the contract earning product Yubao continues to maintain strong yield performance, with an average annualized yield of about 3% and a maximum daily annualized yield of 6.21%.

Continuous Product Upgrades: New TradFi Sector, Trade Gold and Silver on Huobi HTX

In terms of trading products, Huobi HTX continued to expand its contract ecosystem in February. In line with industry trends, Huobi HTX added TradFi sector related assets, including derivatives of traditional financial assets such as gold, silver, and crude oil. With the continuous launch of new assets, the platform's monthly contract trading pairs have exceeded 220+, providing users with more diversified trading options.

Furthermore, the platform has completed an important product upgrade: the index price component and weight query function is now officially open to all users. Previously, this data was only available to API users, but now regular users can also view the index composition in real-time, making trading information more transparent and helping users make more efficient trading decisions.

Industry Influence Continues to Expand, Actively Expanding Global Markets

In terms of brand and industry influence, HTX Ventures participated in major global industry conferences such as Consensus Hong Kong and ETHDenver in February, and continues to publish weekly market reports to provide users with industry trend analysis and investment insights. During the Hong Kong Developer Conference, HTX DAO also held a closed-door dinner to engage in in-depth exchanges with industry partners, further enhancing its brand influence among developers and project ecosystems.

At the same time, Huobi HTX launched an annual large-scale event "Peak Match II: $1.5 Million to Celebrate the New Year" in February. After the event went live, it quickly attracted market attention, with the number of participating users exceeding ten thousand, further enhancing the overall trading ecosystem's activity. The team competition is currently in full swing.

In terms of global market expansion, Huobi HTX continues to promote localization efforts. After obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NoC) from the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) last year, Huobi HTX is actively advancing the construction of a local trading platform while simultaneously improving its anti-money laundering system, local company establishment, and compliance framework.

Signs of Market Recovery Emerge, Huobi HTX Trading Ecosystem Continues to Expand

Overall, against the backdrop of a gradually recovering market, AI Meme, privacy computing, and stablecoin yield products are becoming important focal points in the current market.

At the same time, with a 16% month-on-month increase in new registered users, the user scale and trading ecosystem of the Huobi HTX platform continue to expand. By continuously enriching asset tracks, optimizing trading products, and promoting global layout, Huobi HTX is consistently providing users with more diversified digital asset trading and investment opportunities.

About Huobi HTX

Founded in 2013, Huobi HTX has developed over 12 years from a cryptocurrency exchange into a comprehensive blockchain business ecosystem, covering digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investment, incubation, and other businesses.

As a leading global Web3 portal, Huobi HTX adheres to a development strategy of global expansion, ecological prosperity, wealth effect, and security compliance, providing comprehensive, safe, and reliable value and services for virtual currency enthusiasts worldwide.

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