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AI Economic Payment and Settlement Layer AEON disclosed its operational data for 2025. Its products AI Payment and Web3 mobile payment product AEON Pay processed a total of 5.7 million transactions throughout the year, with a total transaction amount exceeding 263 million USD. The global user base reached 1.81 million, and the scale of AI-native payments is showing a growth trend. Currently, AEON's payment network covers over 50 million merchants in regions such as Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, supporting AI payment standards like x402 and ERC-8004, promoting the practical application of AI-native payments in real business scenarios.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Schmid stated that the Federal Reserve needs several years to gradually reduce the scale of its mortgage-backed securities holdings.

The underlying public chain BOT Chain, designed for large-scale Web3 applications, announces the official launch of its mainnet. Through a three-layer decoupled architecture, this chain standardizes functionalities such as DeFi, NFT, and AI Agent, allowing developers to avoid writing smart contracts from scratch, significantly improving development efficiency.In terms of technological innovation, BOT Chain has introduced the AIDID native identity protocol, granting AI agents on-chain accounts and credit; it also pioneers a dual mining mechanism combining PoS staking and DePIN hardware contributions, allowing validation nodes to receive dual rewards, deeply binding network security with real computing power.The public chain has completed a $15 million strategic financing round led by institutions such as the NIX Foundation, Alpha Capital, and Gemhead Capital, and has passed a security audit by CertiK. BOT Chain's chief architect Alexander Ververis stated, "Our goal is not to create a 'faster and cheaper' chain, but to enable millions of developers to innovate easily, allow AI agents to become on-chain residents, and let value return to real growth on the network."

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time, February 24) the total net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs was $9.2271 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (ETH), with a single-day net inflow of $11.0795 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for ETH has reached $1.713 billion.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was the Fidelity ETF (FETH), with a single-day net outflow of $1.8524 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow for FETH has reached $2.462 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $10.474 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.67%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.484 billion.

Vitalik Buterin expressed support for the AI company Anthropic in adhering to two ethical principles: "not developing fully autonomous weapons" and "not engaging in large-scale surveillance for the U.S." He praised their determination in the face of government pressure. Vitalik believes that in an ideal world, such high-risk applications should only be accessible at the level of open-source LLMs (i.e., a level where everyone can access it equally); even achieving just 10% progress could reduce the risks of autonomous weapons and privacy violations, promoting safer AI development.Previously, it was reported that the Pentagon recently threatened to cut ties with Anthropic, which could lead to a loss of a $200 million contract, because Anthropic refused to provide AI technology for military use without human intervention.

According to PRNewswire, Hyperscale Data, a company listed on NYSE American, announced that its Bitcoin treasury holdings have increased to 605.9923 BTC, with a total market value of approximately $41 million. Among them, its wholly-owned subsidiary Sentinum holds 559.8663 Bitcoins (including about 440 Bitcoins acquired on the open market and approximately 119 Bitcoins obtained from its Bitcoin mining operations, as well as about 46 BTC purchased from the open market by another subsidiary, ACG). Its goal is to reach a Bitcoin value of $100 million on its balance sheet.

OpenMind and Circle have officially announced a strategic partnership to jointly launch the world's first payment infrastructure specifically designed for autonomous intelligent agents and real-world embodied AI. By deeply integrating Circle's USDC stablecoin with OpenMind's x402 protocol module, this collaboration enables robots and AI entities to achieve direct and autonomous payments for energy, services, and data in the physical world.Based on the collaboration between OpenMind and Circle, the FABRIC Foundation will accelerate the implementation and large-scale deployment from two main directions: Robot Birthplace and Acceleration of Adoption.The payment infrastructure provided by OpenMind + Circle offers machines an "economic brain," while the FABRIC Foundation is responsible for the entire closed-loop chain of "birth, production, operation, and evolution." The synergy among these three will jointly give rise to a true machine economy era—where robots are no longer mere tools, but independent economic entities with autonomous perception, decision-making, action, and payment capabilities. In the coming months, more real-world deployment cases (such as automatic charging stations) are worth continuous attention.

The latest report from blockchain analysis company Elliptic points out that a cryptocurrency exchange related to Russia, known as the "shadow network," is assisting in evading international sanctions through large-scale cryptocurrency transactions and names five platforms, most of which have not yet been sanctioned and still provide Russian entities with funding channels to bypass traditional banking regulations. Among them, ABCeX is identified as the largest, having processed at least $11 billion in cryptocurrency transactions.The report also notes that although Exmo claims to have exited the Russian market, on-chain data shows that it still shares custodial wallet infrastructure; Rapira, registered in Georgia and with an office in Moscow, is said to have direct transactions exceeding $72 million with the sanctioned exchange Grinex; Bitpapa evades monitoring by frequently changing wallet addresses; and Aifory Pro provides cash-to-crypto exchange services in Moscow, Dubai, and Turkey.Analysis indicates that the previously targeted cryptocurrency-related sanction evasion infrastructure in Russia has not disappeared but has instead dispersed across more platforms.

The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer announced that it has expanded the fundraising scale of its previously issued convertible preferred notes to $325 million. In addition, Bitdeer plans to grant the initial purchasers of the notes an option to purchase up to an additional $50 million principal amount of the notes within 13 days (including the day of issuance) from the date of the initial issuance.

According to Bloomberg technology reporter Ed Ludlow, citing multiple insiders, OpenAI is close to finalizing the first phase of a new round of financing, with an expected amount exceeding $100 billion.The overall valuation (including this financing) could surpass $850 billion, with the initial phase of funding primarily coming from strategic investors, including giants like Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft.

According to The Block, Canary Capital and Grayscale simultaneously launched a spot SUI ETF on Wednesday, providing investors with the opportunity to directly participate in the token's price and earn staking rewards.The Canary Stake SUI ETF is listed on Nasdaq (ticker symbol: SUIS) and will track the spot price of SUI while providing investors with net staking returns through SUI's proof-of-stake mechanism. Grayscale converted its SUI trust into an ETF, listed on NYSE Arca (ticker symbol: GSUI).

The cryptocurrency research institution 10X Research points out that although the price of Bitcoin has fallen by 46% from its peak, Bitcoin ETFs have only recorded a net outflow of $8.5 billion, which is a relatively moderate decrease compared to the total assets of the ETFs.The structural characteristics of ETF ownership show that the dominant players are market makers and hedge funds focused on arbitrage, whose positions are mostly hedged or market-neutral rather than directional bets on Bitcoin. Additionally, there is a significant proportion of long-term institutional investors, who have a low turnover rate and longer investment horizons.According to the latest 13F filings for the fourth quarter of 2025, it is estimated that 55-75% of the $61 billion assets of BlackRock's IBIT are still held by market makers and hedge funds focused on arbitrage. During the consolidation period of Bitcoin prices around $88,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025, market makers reduced their exposure by approximately $1.6-2.4 billion, reflecting a decline in speculative demand and a decrease in arbitrage demand.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time, February 17) saw a total net outflow of $105 million from Bitcoin spot ETFs.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow yesterday was the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF BTC, with a net inflow of $35.9735 million. The historical total net inflow for BTC now stands at $2.086 billion.Following that is the Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a net inflow of $5.8937 million. The historical total net inflow for FBTC has reached $10.988 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a net outflow of $120 million. The historical total net inflow for IBIT currently stands at $61.487 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $85.52 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Bitcoin market value) of 6.31%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $54.224 billion.

Grayscale announced on the X platform that its SUI exchange-traded fund, Grayscale Sui Staking ETF, which supports staking, will begin trading tomorrow on NYSE Arca under the ticker GSUI.This ETF will provide investors with the opportunity to invest directly in SUI, including its potential staking rewards. It is reported that the historical average annual yield for Sui staking rewards ranges from 1.7% to 3.3%.

NYSE American listed company Hyperscale Data announced that its Bitcoin treasury holdings have increased to 600.5299 BTC, with a total market value of approximately $41.3 million. Among them, its wholly-owned subsidiary Sentinum holds 554.4002 Bitcoins (including 440.2341 Bitcoins acquired on the open market and approximately 114.1661 Bitcoins obtained from its Bitcoin mining operations, as well as another subsidiary ACG, which has purchased 46.1711 BTC from the open market). Its goal is to reach a Bitcoin value of $100 million on its balance sheet.

The cryptocurrency asset management company Grayscale has submitted an S-1 registration statement to the SEC, planning to convert its Aave Trust into the Grayscale Aave Trust ETF.The fund plans to list on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol "GAVE," with a management fee of 2.5%. Coinbase will serve as its custodian and primary broker. Previously, Bitwise also applied to launch a similar Aave ETF.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time, February 13) the total net inflow for Ethereum spot ETFs was $10.2647 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETH, with a single-day net inflow of $14.5088 million, bringing the total historical net inflow for ETH to $1.709 billion.Next was VanEck ETF ETHV, with a single-day net inflow of $2.9954 million, and the total historical net inflow for ETHV currently stands at $175 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net outflow of $9.2802 million, and the total historical net inflow for ETHA currently stands at $11.977 billion.As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $11.719 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of total Ethereum market value) of 4.75%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $11.648 billion.

According to PR Newswire, Bitcoin treasury company Hyperscale Data announced the launch of an ATM equity issuance plan, aiming to raise $35.4 million through the issuance of Series D cumulative redeemable preferred stock.The net proceeds will be used to increase Bitcoin holdings, as well as to purchase precious metals, including gold, silver, and/or copper, and will also be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, including repayment, refinancing, redemption, or repurchase of future debt or equity.

Gray's Chief Legal Officer Craig Salm stated at the Consensus Hong Kong conference:"If you have a business need to make large payments to vendors but don't want other companies or competitors to see this, which could expose your business information, you would want this transaction to remain private.Paying with Bitcoin doesn't necessarily achieve this because the blockchain is transparent. We've all seen accounts specifically tracking on-chain transactions on platform X. So you can imagine scenarios where this demand exists.And privacy-preserving tokens like Zcash are interesting because of 'selective disclosure'; you can choose to disclose information to a specific party, such as proving to the IRS that you have paid your taxes correctly, while maintaining privacy in everyday business or personal transactions.So, we think this is a very interesting currency. We already have a substantial Zcash trust, and we are working on converting it into an ETF, just like we have done for several other products."

According to The Block, Grayscale has submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its closed-end AAVE trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF), intending to list on NYSE Arca.The ETF will charge a 2.5% NAV sponsorship fee and will have Coinbase as the custodian and primary broker.