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According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, a certain address (0xF3C...2277) withdrew 10.38 million ASTER from Binance, worth 7.22 million USD.This address has built a position in ASTER for the fourth time, with previous three operations accumulating a loss of approximately 49,000 USD.

A newly created wallet with the address "0xDD6A" withdrew 1.6 million ASTER tokens from Binance exchange 2 hours ago, worth approximately 1.12 million USD.

Aster posted on platform X that the Aster Chain mainnet will launch in March.

Aster posted on platform X that the Aster Chain mainnet will launch in March.

Binance leverage will add the PAXG/USD 1 full margin trading pair on February 10, 2026, at 16:30, and will add the ASTER/U, SUI/U, and XRP/U full margin trading pairs on the same day at 18:30.

According to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Aster (ASTER) will unlock approximately 16.467 million tokens at 00:00 Beijing time on February 17, worth about 101 million USD.

According to The Block, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller stated that the central bank plans to introduce a "streamlined master account" proposal by the end of 2026, which will provide limited access to the U.S. payment system for non-traditional financial institutions, but will not include features such as interest payments and discount window borrowing.Meanwhile, the legislative process for Congress's cryptocurrency market structure bill "Clarity" has stalled due to political divisions. Waller noted that as Bitcoin has fallen from its historical high of $126,000 to around $70,000, the "frenzy" in the cryptocurrency market triggered by the Trump administration is fading.

Farcaster founder Dan Romero announced on the X platform that he has joined the stablecoin blockchain project Tempo, which has previously received support from Stripe and Paradigm.

According to Arkham data, at 15:20, 3.6793 million ASTER (worth approximately 2.2891 million USD) was transferred from Ceffu to Binance.

Binance will launch the ASTER/U, PAXG/USD1, SUI/U, and XRP/U spot trading pairs on February 10, 2026, at 16:30, and will open trading bot services for these pairs. Users can enjoy zero trading fees for eligible trading pairs, and the promotion will last until further notice.

Economists at BNP Paribas have stated that, given Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's expansionary fiscal policy may further boost inflation, the Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates at a slightly faster pace than previously anticipated.Analysts expect the Bank of Japan to raise rates in April, followed by continued tightening every four to five months until the policy rate reaches 2%. The report noted, "Depending on future exchange rate trends, the possibility of the next rate hike being brought forward to March cannot be ruled out." Japanese officials have previously warned that the government is prepared to take measures against excessive fluctuations of the yen.

According to Arkham data, at 19:34, 10.1797 million ASTER (worth approximately 49.7 million USD) was transferred from Aster (Prev. Astherus) to an anonymous address (starting with 0xF3CC...). Subsequently, at 19:35, that address transferred 10.1797 million ASTER to Binance.

Aster announced on the X platform that it has executed a 100% destruction of the repurchased tokens from the fourth and fifth phases. A total of 98,400,345.46 ASTER tokens have been permanently destroyed, with 53,920,060.26 tokens destroyed in the fourth phase and 44,480,285.2 tokens destroyed in the fifth phase. The related destruction transactions have been verified and published on BscScan.The announcement also pointed out that the sixth phase of the repurchase plan is still ongoing, and users can track the repurchase dynamics through the provided on-chain address.

According to Arkham data, at 21:03, 23.3651 million ASTER (worth approximately 12.64 million USD) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0x5E49...) to the Dead Address.

Aster posted on platform X that, after a month of intensive testing and the successful run of Season 2 of Human vs AI, the Aster Chain testnet is now open to everyone.Aster invites users to participate in testing, explore, and share feedback.

Farcaster officially announced that the OpenClaw proxy now has native support, allowing users to autonomously create Farcaster accounts without manual intervention or additional verification, and directly perform actions such as posting, replying, and interacting within the protocol.According to the introduction, users only need to pay approximately 1 USDC or ETH to initiate the OpenClaw proxy, after which the proxy will automatically complete the account creation and all subsequent on-chain social activities. Farcaster stated that this move will further lower the barrier for AI proxies to access decentralized social networks, providing foundational support for the native operation of automated accounts and intelligent proxies at the protocol layer.

Wintermute posted on X that it is clear we are in a bear market, which has actually been ongoing for some time—especially considering the performance of altcoins, the extreme concentration of rebounds, and the market sentiment on X. However, what distinguishes this bear market is that it is not triggered by structural collapses like FTX, Luna, or 3AC, but rather driven by changes in the macro environment and cyclical trends, representing a relatively natural deleveraging process, with its core driving forces stemming from changes in positions, risk appetite, and market narratives.This point is crucial. Due to the absence of bankruptcies and systemic contagion, this cycle may end more quickly than previous bear markets. The infrastructure is more robust, the adoption of stablecoins is still growing, and institutional interest has not disappeared; it has merely retreated to a wait-and-see stance. Once the environment improves, attention and capital may quickly return—most likely occurring in the second half of 2026, when macro uncertainty decreases and the Federal Reserve's policy path becomes clearer.In the short term, positions have clearly lightened after the liquidation, but market confidence remains insufficient. After two months of range-bound fluctuations, we have returned to the price discovery phase. It is still too early to talk about any meaningful upward trends, but if they do occur, their form may be clearer than the reversals seen in previous bear markets—because this time, the crypto ecosystem has not suffered structural damage.

Aster CEO Leonard has officially responded to the recent ongoing FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) surrounding the project. He stated that the accusations currently circulating are "completely false on a factual level" and represent "maliciously intended opinion manipulation without evidence." In response to questions regarding "sell-off accusations, CZ's involvement, and whether the project is 'exiting liquidity'," Leonard clarified: CZ is merely an advisor to the project, and the investment from Yzi Labs is in a long-term lock-up; Aster operates as an independent project, not controlled or directly operated by CZ or Binance entities. The related accusations are "baseless."He also emphasized that the token release and buyback follow a publicly available token economic model, aimed at incentivizing ecosystem participants rather than facilitating sell-offs. The project has recently upgraded its buyback mechanism, executing daily automatic buybacks on-chain (funded by protocol revenue) to enhance transparency and predictability. Leonard provided the following on-chain verifiable data: a total buyback of 254 million tokens; 78 million tokens have been burned, and an equivalent amount of tokens has been re-locked into the airdrop pool; plans to burn all remaining repurchased tokens in the future.The next development focus for the project includes: expanding asset liquidity and accelerating new listings; a privacy-first Layer 1 network expected to launch in March, achieving both verifiable transactions and privacy protection; subsequently introducing staking features for token holders; optimizing trading experience and interface design. The optimization direction for the token economic model includes: S6 being the last phase of trading airdrops, with future circulation growth expected to slow down; pausing the monthly 1% unlock until staking is live; and continuing to execute automatic buybacks (with up to 80% of fees used for buybacks during S6).

According to Arkham data, at 12:16, 8.739 million ASTER (worth approximately 4.69 million USD) was transferred from Wintermute to an anonymous address (starting with 0x2A26...).