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According to the official blog, Binance, in collaboration with INTERPOL, AFRIPOL, and law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, launched the "Red Card 2.0" operation to combat high-yield investment scams, mobile payment fraud, and fraudulent loan applications.During the approximately 8-week operation, police arrested a total of 651 suspects, seized 1,442 malicious IPs/domains/servers and related equipment, and recovered over 4.3 million dollars in funds. The investigation revealed total associated losses exceeding 45 million dollars, confirming 1,247 victims.

According to the official blog, Binance, in collaboration with INTERPOL, AFRIPOL, and law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries, launched "Operation Red Card 2" to combat high-yield investment scams, mobile payment fraud, and fraudulent loan applications.During the approximately 8-week operation, police arrested a total of 651 suspects, seized 1,442 malicious IPs/domains/servers and related equipment, and recovered over 4.3 million dollars in funds. The investigation revealed total associated losses exceeding 45 million dollars, confirming 1,247 victims.

Darkfost posted on platform X that 38% of altcoins are nearing historical lows, worse than the post-FTX period. The overall environment remains unfavorable for risk-taking, with the first affected sector being the cryptocurrency market, especially altcoins. Current market liquidity is still weak, with more flowing into more volatile stocks or commodities.The indicator shows that altcoins are still under pressure, marking the largest drawdown for altcoins in this cycle. In comparison, the indicator was at 35% in April 2025 and 37.8% after the FTX collapse. The chart clearly illustrates the current state of altcoins, with investors remaining cautious and continuing to lose interest in them. However, it is precisely when conditions significantly worsen that opportunities begin to emerge.

According to the official page, OpenClaw has removed the content related to "recommended model provider Venice" from the documentation.Previously, Venice founder Erik Voorhees tweeted that Venice had become the recommended model provider for OpenClaw.

A New York court dismissed the class action lawsuit against Uniswap Labs, permanently rejecting the federal claims and dismissing the state law claims without prejudice. This ruling emphasizes the legal nature of decentralized protocols and confirms that smart contract developers should not be held liable for third-party misuse.This legal victory not only solidifies Uniswap's operational model but also sets an important precedent for other decentralized platforms facing similar legal challenges, marking a milestone in the legal progress of the DeFi industry.

According to market news, Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed the class action lawsuit against Uniswap Labs and its founder Hayden Adams. This ruling ends a long-standing legal attempt to hold DEX developers accountable for "fraud tokens" traded on their platform.In her ruling, the judge stated that holding the creators of smart contract code responsible for third-party abuses of decentralized platforms is "illogical," and emphasized that merely providing a platform does not equate to substantial assistance in fraud. Since the plaintiffs failed to present valid legal claims even after multiple amendments to the complaint, the judge decided to "dismiss the case with prejudice," meaning the plaintiffs cannot sue again on the same grounds.Uniswap's General Counsel Brian Nistler stated that this ruling sets an important precedent for the DeFi industry, reaffirming that developers are not responsible for illegal activities conducted by third parties using open-source code.

A U.S. federal judge ruled to dismiss the remaining state law claims against Uniswap Labs and its founder Hayden Adams, ending a years-long class action lawsuit.The plaintiffs attempted to hold the platform liable for losses incurred from "scam tokens" traded on the Uniswap protocol. Judge Katherine Polk Failla of the Southern District of New York issued the ruling on Monday, dismissing the plaintiffs' second amended complaint "with prejudice," stating that the plaintiffs failed to present a viable legal claim. The court noted that the plaintiffs had multiple opportunities to amend their complaint but still could not demonstrate that Uniswap was responsible for the misconduct of unnamed third-party token issuers.The plaintiffs claimed to have suffered losses due to actions such as "rug pulls" and "pump-and-dump" schemes, arguing that Uniswap "aided fraud" by providing a platform for buyers and sellers to trade. However, the court clearly stated that merely providing a decentralized trading platform does not constitute "substantial assistance" to fraudulent activities. Judge Failla reiterated her previous view that holding developers of smart contract code responsible for the abusive actions of third parties on decentralized platforms is "logically difficult to sustain."The case was initially filed in 2022 and originally included federal securities law claims. The related securities claims were dismissed in 2023, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that ruling, remanding the remaining state law claims to the district court for consideration. This ruling signifies the formal conclusion of the case and further tightens the boundaries of state law liability for DeFi platform developers.

Founder of Venice AI, Erik Voorhees, posted on the X platform that the OpenClaw documentation shows Venice has been set as the recommended model provider, with the default being venice/llama-3.3-70b and "best overall" being venice/claude-opus-45.Market data shows that Venice Token (VVV) has risen by 14.3% in the past 24 hours and 70.4% in the past 7 days.

According to CoinShares' latest weekly report, digital asset investment products recorded an inflow of $1 billion last week, ending a previous streak of five consecutive weeks with a total outflow of $4 billion.Bitcoin was the main beneficiary, with inflows reaching $881 million, but the inflow for short Bitcoin investment products was only $3.7 million, indicating that market sentiment remains polarized. Ethereum also recorded an inflow of $117 million, marking the largest single-week inflow since mid-January. Both Ethereum and Bitcoin are still in a net outflow state year-to-date.In contrast, Solana recorded an inflow of $53.8 million last week, bringing its total inflow to $156 million year-to-date. Chainlink saw a slight inflow of $3.4 million, with no significant outflows.

According to Arkham monitoring, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun's associated address has withdrawn $67.5 million worth of ETH from Binance in the past two weeks. This address currently holds $150 million worth of ETH and has deposited it into AAVE.In the past month and a half, Wang Chun has deposited approximately $240 million in USD stablecoins to Binance.

GoPlus Chinese Community has issued a warning that the OpenClaw Gateway has a high-risk vulnerability. Please upgrade to version 2026.2.25 or higher immediately, and audit and revoke unnecessary credentials, API keys, and node permissions granted to Agent instances.The analysis states that OpenClaw operates through a WebSocket Gateway bound to the localhost, which serves as the core coordination layer for the Agent and is an important component of OpenClaw. This attack targets the vulnerabilities in the Gateway layer, requiring only one condition: the user visits a malicious website controlled by hackers in their browser.The complete attack chain is as follows: 1. The victim visits a malicious website controlled by the attacker in their browser; 2. JavaScript on the page initiates a WebSocket connection to the OpenClaw gateway on the localhost; 3. Subsequently, the attack script attempts to brute-force the gateway password hundreds of times per second; 4. Upon successful cracking, the attack script silently registers as a trusted device; 5. The attacker gains administrator-level control over the Agent.

According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Paul Chan has revealed that there are no plans to withdraw funds from the Exchange Fund again in the next five years. He previously disclosed that Hong Kong would transfer HK$150 billion (US$19 billion) from the Exchange Fund, which is used to maintain the peg of the Hong Kong dollar to the US dollar. This proposed withdrawal would be the first since 1984.Paul Chan stated that there will be no such measures in the medium-term forecast and that he does not intend for withdrawals to become "a regular practice." It is reported that the main role of the Hong Kong Exchange Fund is to support the Hong Kong dollar's exchange rate against the US dollar within the trading range of 7.75 to 7.85, thereby maintaining financial stability and investor confidence.

According to market news, due to the sudden escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Binance has issued an internal security announcement requiring all employees in the UAE to immediately avoid outdoor activities and stay in safe indoor areas.Recently, Iran launched ballistic missiles towards Israeli/U.S. military targets, some of which flew over or were aimed at the UAE. Although most were intercepted by air defense systems, the UAE government issued an emergency safety alert to all residents early this morning.

According to SoSoValue data, during this week's trading days (Eastern Time from February 23 to February 27), the net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs was $787 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow this week was BlackRock's ETF IBIT, which had a weekly net inflow of $503 million, bringing IBIT's historical total net inflow to $61.81 billion. Following that was Grayscale's Bitcoin Trust GBTC, with a weekly net inflow of $89.426 million, while GBTC's historical total net outflow reached $25.87 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $83.40 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market cap relative to total Bitcoin market cap) of 6.36%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $54.80 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, this week the net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $787 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow this week was the BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a weekly net inflow of $503 million, bringing the total historical net inflow of IBIT to $61.81 billion. Following that is the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC, with a weekly net inflow of $89.4264 million, and the total historical net outflow of GBTC currently stands at $25.87 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $83.4 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio of 6.36%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $54.8 billion.

According to local time on the 28th, the Iranian Ministry of Interior issued a statement regarding the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, stating that "the enemy ignores all international laws and acts recklessly during negotiations." It emphasized that the Ministry of Interior will use all its power to maintain social order, and the Minister of Interior has already issued orders to the governors of all provinces, requiring them to mobilize all resources to meet the needs of the people.The statement also mentioned that the Ministry of Interior has established a National Crisis Management Headquarters and has issued necessary instructions to all provincial crisis management departments and relevant agencies. The statement called on the public to remain calm and to arrange urban and intercity travel according to the actual situation, while also urging the public to pay attention to news released by official channels and not to believe rumors and false news.

According to Jinshi, U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into Binance regarding illegal financial risks.

According to CoinTelegraph, TeraWulf (stock code: WULF) released its financial report for 2025, showing that as of December 31, TeraWulf's annual revenue increased from $140.1 million in 2024 to $168.5 million in 2025.In the fourth quarter, the company's total revenue was $35.8 million, which included $26.1 million from digital assets and $9.7 million from high-performance computing (HPC), down from $50.6 million in the third quarter, with analysts previously expecting an average of $44.1 million. Additionally, the company's Q4 loss per share was $1.66, compared to a loss of $0.21 per share in the same period last year.