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South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Hedera (HBAR) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 18 to support an upcoming network upgrade.

Börse Stuttgart Group, Europe's sixth-largest exchange group, is merging its cryptocurrency business with Frankfurt-based digital asset trading firm Tradias, Bloomberg reported. According to people familiar with the matter, Tradias was valued at around €200 million ($216 million), with the combined entity's enterprise value assessed at over €500 million ($540 million). The specific terms of the deal were not disclosed. The merged company will have approximately 300 employees and be run by a joint management team from both Börse Stuttgart and Tradias.

The number of weekly transactions on the Ethereum network has reached an all-time high of 17.3 million, while median fees have dropped to a record low, Cointelegraph reported via X, citing data from Token Terminal.

The Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Realized Cap Impulse has turned negative for the first time in three years, crypto analytics firm Alphractal reported. This indicator measures changes in the realized capitalization by reflecting the price at which each BTC last moved, thereby showing actual capital inflows over time. Alphractal stated that a negative turn in the metric signifies a structural change in the flow of capital into the Bitcoin network. A positive reading indicates new capital inflows, while a negative one suggests a decrease in capital inflow and slowing demand. The firm analyzed that the current entry into negative territory marks the beginning of a phase of structurally weakening capital inflow for the current cycle.

Mirae Asset Consulting, a non-financial affiliate of Mirae Asset Group, has become the largest shareholder in South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Korbit with a 92.06% stake, ZDNet Korea reported. The company acquired a 60.5% stake from NXC and a 31.6% stake from SK Planet for a total of 133.48 billion won (around $96.7 million).

Bitcoin is approaching an undervalued zone after a downtrend of about four months since its all-time high in October 2025, according to an analysis by CryptoQuant contributor Crypto Dan. The on-chain indicator MVRV (Market Value to Realized Value), which signals undervaluation when below one, is currently at approximately 1.1 for Bitcoin. The analyst explained that unlike previous cycles, the recent bull market did not reach a clearly overvalued zone, suggesting the current downturn might not mirror past bottoms. He advised traders to prepare for this possibility. He added that for most assets with a long-term upward trend, preparing well during periods of decline often proves effective and can lead to favorable results.

Whale Alert reported that 200,000,000 USDT has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Binance. The transaction is valued at about $200 million.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Allora (ALLO) starting at 8:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 16. The suspension is to support the token's network upgrade.

The spread of AI automation is threatening the revenue of software companies and driving down their stock prices, which may in turn be creating selling pressure on the highly correlated cryptocurrency market, according to an analysis by BeInCrypto. The outlet noted that the flow of funds into the AI market, exemplified by Anthropic's $30 billion funding round, is emerging as a risk for crypto. As capital concentrates in AI and financial conditions for software companies tighten, these firms may reduce borrowing and increase asset sales. This situation could affect liquidity across all risk assets, including cryptocurrencies. BeInCrypto explained that there are concerns Bitcoin could be negatively impacted by its correlation with the U.S. stock market and liquidity pressure from a contraction in private credit.

Cryptocurrency custody firm BitGo and ETP issuer 21Shares have announced an expansion of their partnership in the United States and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. The two companies plan to strengthen their existing collaboration in staking and custody services to offer 21Shares' crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) to investors in the U.S. and Europe.

On-site inspections by South Korean financial authorities have uncovered more than five million violations of Know Your Customer (KYC) obligations at crypto exchanges since August 2024, MTN News reported. The surge in cases has reportedly strained the sanctions review process, prompting authorities to hire additional personnel. The outlet added that the scale of the infractions has led to criticism within the financial industry that exchanges' customer identification and transaction monitoring systems may have been operated merely as a formality.

Decentralized real-world asset (RWA) marketplace Trove (TROVE) refunded presale investments to select influencers while leaving general investors with significant losses, according to on-chain analysis platform Bubblemaps. Trove raised $11.5 million in an ICO in January, with the funds initially intended for Hyperliquid integration. However, the project later announced it would use the capital to transition to the Solana (SOL) ecosystem. The sudden pivot led some investors to demand refunds, and the price of the TROVE token subsequently plummeted by over 95%. The allegations follow community complaints that Trove paid promotional fees to certain key opinion leaders (KOLs) and that funds were misdirected. Trove has previously faced controversy for arbitrarily changing its token sale rules.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the Trump family's DeFi project, announced it will host the 'World Liberty Forum' at the Mar-a-Lago resort in the U.S. on Feb. 18. Approximately 300 people are expected to attend. Speakers include: - David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs - Michael Celic, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) - Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton Topics for the event will cover the spread of digital assets, the evolution of financial markets, advancements in artificial intelligence, geopolitical risks, and public-private partnerships. WLFI CEO Jack Witkoff has also teased a major announcement to be made during the forum.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.53% long, 50.47% short - Binance: 48.98% long, 51.02% short - OKX: 49.63% long, 50.37% short - Bybit: 48.58% long, 51.42% short

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng has dismissed claims that the exchange trades on BitMEX as false information. On X, he stated that the assertion is untrue and that those spreading the rumor are now making things up without purpose or evidence. His post was a response to a claim circulating on X that Binance is one of the most profitable institutions trading directly on BitMEX. In 2023, Zhao announced that instead of issuing complex rebuttals to negative rumors and FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt), he would simply post the number "4," which signifies one of his internal rules to ignore such claims.

South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have announced they will delist Loopring (LRC) at 6:00 a.m. UTC on March 16. Upbit explained that it had placed the token on a delisting watchlist after identifying several issues, including deficiencies in disclosures, a lack of substance and sustainability in its business operations, and insufficient progress, which it noted could potentially harm users. The exchange added that a subsequent review determined these concerns had not been resolved, prompting the decision to delist.

An anonymous whale address starting with 3NVeXm deposited 2,035 BTC, worth $135.23 million, to Binance, Lookonchain reported. The same address has deposited approximately 10,000 BTC to the exchange over the past two days.

AI infrastructure company Gradient has launched Echo-2, its next-generation decentralized reinforcement learning (RL) platform. The platform addresses high computational costs by using distributed computing technology that leverages idle GPU resources worldwide. This approach targets the sampling process, which accounts for 80% of RL computation and is well-suited for high-level parallel processing. Gradient successfully reduced the training cost for a 30-billion-parameter model by more than 10 times, from approximately $4,490 on commercial clouds to around $425 per session. The training time was also significantly shortened to 9.5 hours. Echo-2 incorporates asynchronous RL technology based on "Bounded Staleness," which separates learners from actors and strictly manages time lags between model versions to maintain training stability. It also features the "Lattica" peer-to-peer protocol, which can deploy large model weights of over 60GB to hundreds of nodes in just minutes, and a "3-Plane Architecture" that independently manages rollouts, training, and data to create a ready-to-run environment without complex setup. A Gradient representative stated that Echo-2 will serve as a foundation for anyone to build and own state-of-the-art inference models without economic constraints.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw a net outflow of $113.08 million (163 billion won) on Feb. 12, Trader T reported. This marks the second consecutive day of net outflows, with no single ETF recording a net inflow. The breakdown is as follows: - BlackRock's ETHA: -$28.96 million - Fidelity's FETH: -$43.52 million - Bitwise's ETHW: -$6.18 million - 21Shares' CETH: -$2.88 million - Grayscale's ETHE: -$13.43 million - Grayscale Mini ETH: -$18.11 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a total net outflow of $410.57 million on Feb. 12, marking the second consecutive day of net outflows, according to data compiled by Trader T. - BlackRock's IBIT: -$157.76 million - Fidelity's FBTC: -$104.13 million - Bitwise's BITB: -$7.83 million - Ark Invest's ARKB: -$31.55 million - Invesco's BTCO: -$6.84 million - Franklin's EZBC: -$3.79 million - Valkyrie's BRRR: -$2.77 million - VanEck's HODL: -$3.24 million - Grayscale's GBTC: -$59.12 million - Grayscale's Mini BTC: -$33.54 million

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a legal interpretation allowing the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) to request transaction histories from crypto exchanges to track hidden assets, Digital Asset reported. The interpretation pertains to an amendment to the Depositor Protection Act, which includes virtual asset service providers among the entities from which the KDIC can demand data. The FSC determined that excluding transaction and transfer records would make it difficult to trace concealed assets, thereby undermining the amendment's objective.

An anonymous whale address starting with 3NVeX has deposited a total of 8,200 BTC, worth approximately $560 million, to Binance over the past two days, according to Lookonchain. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as a precursor to selling.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $110 million liquidated (75.02% longs) - ETH: $51.29 million liquidated (66.86% longs) - SOL: $12.45 million liquidated (76.06% longs)

Global financial services platform Marex (MRX) disclosed in a 13F-HR filing on Feb. 12 that it held 10,024,103 shares of Bitmine (BMNR) as of the fourth quarter of last year. This represents a 560.05% increase from the 1,518,682 shares it held last November. Bitmine closed at $19.74 on Feb. 12.

Twenty-two Bitcoins held in evidence by Seoul's Gangnam Police Station have been transferred to an external wallet, the Dong-a Ilbo reported exclusively today. The missing cryptocurrency is valued at approximately 2.1 billion won ($1.5 million) at current market prices. An inspection revealed that while the physical cold wallet used for storage was not stolen, its contents had been emptied. The Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency has launched an internal investigation to determine the circumstances of the transfer and assess the possibility of internal involvement.