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According to Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. INIT has increased by 20.98% in 24 hours, while PROM has risen by 11.25%, reaching a rebound state after hitting a low.In addition, USTC and ACE have also shown a rebound state, with increases of 5.91% and 5.45%, respectively. On the other hand, LUNA and STORJ have experienced a "high and then low" state, with decreases of 9.17% and 10.51%, respectively.Among other tokens, FTT has increased by 3.08% in 24 hours, while DYM and SHELL have slightly decreased by 3.53% and 3.07%, respectively.

According to Binance spot market data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. PROM has risen by 21.81% in the last 24 hours, reaching a new high for today, while EUL also hit a new high for today, with an increase of 40.1%.At the same time, BANK has shown a "bottoming rebound" state, with an increase of 9.09%. On the other hand, both YFI and MASK have shown a "high pullback" state, with decreases of 6.54% and 12.44%, respectively. ZEC has also shown a "high pullback" state, with a decrease of 8.66%.

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Senate's cryptocurrency market structure bill has stalled over issues related to stablecoin yields.Bankers insist on a complete ban on stablecoin yields, arguing that it threatens bank deposit operations; the Digital Chamber of Commerce released a principles document today in response, willing to forgo interest on static holdings of stablecoins but insisting on retaining reward mechanisms related to liquidity provision and ecosystem participation, especially in the DeFi space. The White House has urged both sides to reach a compromise by the end of the month and may schedule a new round of meetings next week. Digital Chamber of Commerce CEO Cody Carbone stated that if bankers refuse to negotiate, the status quo will be the continued existence of reward mechanisms.

The cryptocurrency asset trading platform Gate has officially launched a new promoter task and incentive platform called Gate Booster. This platform is aimed at KOLs in the crypto industry, content creators, community builders, and various promotional partners. Through a standardized task mechanism and a transparent incentive system, it connects high-quality promotional resources with Gate ecosystem projects, driving user growth and long-term community development.It is reported that Gate Booster is positioned as a collaboration and task platform for promoters, supporting various types of tasks such as invitations, recommendations, and content dissemination. Promoters can obtain corresponding incentives through compliant original content output and user guidance, achieving a dual enhancement of influence and revenue. The platform includes posting tasks related to official events, new coin listings, and product features, as well as recommendation tasks that guide new users to register and complete specified actions through exclusive links or invitation codes. Rewards will be based on actual data statistics and settled according to the rules.From a long-term perspective, Gate Booster will provide promoters with priority participation opportunities in platform-level projects and will continuously invest in incentive budgets to ensure transparency in mechanisms and stability in settlements, further assisting individual and institutional promoters in enhancing their influence and commercial value in the Web3 field.

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) testified before the House Financial Services Committee that it will reduce regulatory burdens through three initiatives to "make IPOs great again," including: streamlining disclosures based on materiality, reducing politicized issues at shareholder meetings, and providing litigation alternatives for public companies. He emphasized that the federal regulatory framework for crypto assets is "seriously outdated," supports Congress in passing the CLARITY Act, and collaborates with the CFTC to develop token classification and on-chain trading exemption programs through "Project Crypto."At the same time, the SEC is conducting a comprehensive review and cutting costs of systems like the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), reducing PCAOB budgets and board compensation, and combating overseas manipulation and fraud through cross-border enforcement, reaffirming its core mission to protect investors and enhance market efficiency.

According to Jinshi News, Goldman Sachs Asset Management analyst Kay Haigh stated that there are some preliminary signs of a tightening labor market, but there is still a long way to go before it is fully tightened.Given the economy's continued performance exceeding expectations, the FOMC's focus will shift to the inflation situation. Goldman Sachs still believes there is room for two more rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year; however, if the CPI released on Friday unexpectedly rises, it may push the Federal Reserve towards a more hawkish stance.

According to Jinjian News, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission issued new guidelines today, allowing licensed brokers providing virtual asset trading services to expand their service scope to margin financing, and providing guidance for virtual asset trading platforms to assist in formulating leveraged product proposals. This move will encourage margin clients with robust credit conditions and collateral to participate more actively in virtual asset trading, enhancing liquidity in the Hong Kong market.

According to Nikkei News, Japan's Nomura Holdings and Daiwa Securities Group are collaborating with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Mizuho Financial Group to jointly promote a pilot project for securities trading based on stablecoins, aiming to achieve 24-hour real-time settlement on the blockchain.The project plans to convert assets such as stocks, government bonds, corporate bonds, investment trusts, and ETFs into digital securities. After investors place orders through brokers, transactions will be settled in real-time using yen stablecoins jointly issued by the three major banks, with asset rights simultaneously transferred to the buyer. The experiment is expected to start as early as this month after notifying financial regulatory authorities, and may attract more financial institutions in the future.The project aims to support round-the-clock trading through the tamper-proof characteristics of blockchain, extending trading hours and shortening settlement cycles to invigorate the markets for stocks, bonds, and investment trusts. However, implementation still faces compliance and practical challenges related to broker order verification and other operational processes, and the pilot will focus on identifying and addressing related obstacles.

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.

According to Sing Tao Daily, the Hong Kong Chief Executive's Policy Unit held a digital finance seminar on February 8, 2026. Participants included a research team from the Financial Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, the chairman of the board of Yuan Coin Technology, members of the Web 3.0 Development Task Force, and experts such as former Monetary Authority Chief Executive Norman Chan.The meeting discussed how Hong Kong can contribute to the country's goal of becoming a "financial powerhouse" through the high-quality development of digital finance. The focus was on three main aspects: the application scenarios of digital finance, balancing regulation with innovative development, and connecting with the mainland's digital financial infrastructure to achieve coordinated development.The head of the Chief Executive's Policy Unit, Huang Yuanshan, stated that Hong Kong should seize the wave of digitalization and promote high-quality financial development to support the goal of becoming a financial powerhouse. Hong Kong has advantages in technological infrastructure, an active market, and a favorable policy environment. The application of digital finance should shift from financial innovation to serving the real economy, such as promoting the tokenization of assets to extend to real-world assets like precious metals and renewable energy, addressing issues like poor liquidity and cumbersome transactions associated with traditional assets.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into the virtual asset exchange Bithumb for allegedly exaggerating its promotions. The FTC has dispatched investigators to Bithumb's headquarters in Gangnam to obtain relevant data.It is reported that the FTC is investigating whether Bithumb's claim in a press release last year that it has "the highest liquidity among domestic virtual asset exchanges" is true. Currently, Upbit ranks first in market share. The FTC is also investigating allegations that Bithumb altered payment terms during a promotional event held at the end of last year. This promotional event aimed to provide subsidies to new users connecting to its API (Application Programming Interface).

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.

According to a report by Businesswire, U.S. digital asset market infrastructure provider Prometheum announced that it has secured an additional $23 million in funding since early 2025, with investments from a group of high-net-worth individuals and institutions.The funds will be used to support its commercial expansion in the U.S. digital market. Specific directions include: providing digital asset corresponding clearing services for U.S. broker-dealers, enabling their clients to trade digital assets through existing brokerage accounts; and accelerating the issuance of blockchain-based digital native and tokenized securities products, which will be distributed through its broker network.

Jamieson O'Reilly, who is introduced as a "hacker" on X, posted that he has attempted to contact Moltbook in the past few hours, as the platform has publicly exposed its complete database without any protective measures. The leaked information includes secret API keys, allowing anyone to post content on behalf of any agent.Jamieson O'Reilly pointed out that the affected parties include Karpathy, a well-known figure in the AI field with 1.9 million followers on the X platform, as well as all agents currently visible on the platform. At present, anyone could exploit this vulnerability to post false AI safety statements, promote cryptocurrency scams, or incite political statements in the name of others. Jamieson O'Reilly is calling for relevant individuals to assist in contacting the founder to resolve this exposure issue.

According to Jinshi News, Huatai Macro Research Report pointed out that on January 30, Beijing time, Trump announced the nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve Chairman. After taking office, Warsh may promote a policy combination of "rate cuts + balance sheet reduction," and communication with the president may be smoother. However, the Trump administration's support for capital markets and liquidity will remain, and the overall orientation of monetary policy will still be loose. In the medium term, the independence of the Federal Reserve may be eroded, and the trend of the dollar's intrinsic value declining may not change.

According to the Hong Kong Government News Bulletin, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and the Securities and Futures Commission are formulating the regulatory details for virtual asset trading and custody services. The goal is to submit a bill to the Legislative Council this year regarding the regulation of four types of service providers related to virtual assets, including opinions on virtual assets and virtual asset management services. In addition, the Hong Kong "Stablecoin Ordinance" officially came into effect in August 2025, and the Monetary Authority is currently processing related license applications.In establishing an international gold trading market, Hong Kong has set a target to expand gold storage by over 2,000 tons within three years to build a regional gold reserve hub. The Hong Kong Central Clearing System, wholly owned by the government, has been established, and the target clearing system is set to commence trial operations within this year. Furthermore, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau is studying the optimization of tax relief measures related to the treasury center and exploring the possibility of shortening the stock settlement cycle from the current T+2 to T+1.

The Shanghai headquarters of the People's Bank of China held a press conference for the first quarter of 2026, introducing the financial operation situation of Shanghai in 2025 and answering questions from reporters. Zhou Peng, deputy director of the Monetary Credit Research Department of the Shanghai headquarters, stated that the People's Bank of China has made a series of new progress in promoting the construction of Shanghai as an international financial center and has implemented the refinancing policy for blockchain letters of credit in the shipping trade zone.The international operation center for digital renminbi has officially started operations in Shanghai, and the pilot program for the multilateral central bank digital currency bridge is also being advanced. Efforts are being made to enable the function of using bank cards and digital renminbi hard wallets to pass through the gates across the entire Shanghai metro system, fully supporting the preparation and operation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Shanghai center.