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Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX) Aster (ASTER) announced it will host its second Tokenized Stocks & Precious Metals Perpetual Futures Milestone Challenge in partnership with Binance Wallet. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 12 to 9:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 26. Focusing on the real-world asset (RWA) sector, the challenge allows users to trade tokenized blue-chip U.S. stocks and precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper. Maker fees will be waived during the challenge. Participants who register and achieve a valid trading volume of 2,000 USDT will be eligible for rewards from a 100,000 USDT prize pool. They can also earn Aster Season 6 airdrop points.

South Korean crypto exchanges Upbit and Bithumb have announced the delisting of Flow (FLOW), effective at 6:00 a.m. UTC on March 16. Upbit explained that it had previously placed the token on its delisting watchlist after identifying a potential for user harm, citing past security incidents such as hacking. The exchange added that a subsequent review determined the issues that led to the designation have not been resolved.

CryptoQuant contributor Woo Min-gyu has suggested that the current cryptocurrency market is likely entering a bear market rather than undergoing a mid-cycle correction. He explained that the Bitcoin Composite Market Index (BCMI) recently fell to the low 0.2s, a level similar to the beginning of the 2018 and 2022 bear markets. According to Woo, the BCMI had maintained a neutral balance at the 0.5 level until last October but then fell directly to the 0.2s without rebounding from the 0.3s, indicating a structural breakdown. The BCMI, a composite of MVRV (Market Value to Realized Value), Net Unrealized Profit/Loss (NUPL), the Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR), and investor sentiment, currently suggests shrinking unrealized profits, expanding realized losses, weakening sentiment, and ongoing valuation compression. However, Woo added that an extreme panic-selling phase has not yet occurred, as the market has not reached the 0.10–0.15 range where past cycle bottoms were formed. He projected that if the BCMI fails to recover to the 0.4–0.5 range, a structural bear market is likely to continue, and the final cycle bottom may still be ahead.

Last year's historic mass liquidation event on Oct. 10 was not limited to Binance, co-CEO Richard Teng said at Consensus Hong Kong, CoinDesk reported. He explained that a market downturn following China's implementation of rare earth controls and the announcement of new U.S. tariffs triggered massive liquidations across all exchanges. Teng noted that issues such as stablecoin depegging and delays in asset transfers compounded the problem. On that day, the U.S. stock market saw $1.5 trillion in market capitalization evaporate and $150 billion in liquidations, compared to $19 billion in liquidations in the crypto market. Teng emphasized that Binance, unlike other exchanges, provided some support to affected users. He added that while macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions are currently affecting the market, institutional demand remains strong.

The average purchase price for the 15,000 BTC acquired by Binance's Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) is estimated to be $66,666.66, according to on-chain analyst ai_9684xtpa. The fund invested approximately $1 billion to purchase the holdings between Feb. 4 and today. The highest price paid by SAFU during this period was $76,580, and the lowest was $64,824. The analyst noted that the number six is considered auspicious in China.

Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has purchased an additional $33.8 million worth of Robinhood stock, Cointelegraph reported. The firm also bought $11.6 million in Bullish shares and $4.4 million in Circle shares.

All publicly traded companies with significant digital asset treasuries (DATs) are currently facing unrealized losses on their holdings, according to data from CryptoRank as of Feb. 11. Strategy has seen an unrealized loss of approximately $6 billion, with Bitcoin trading 12% below its average purchase price. Meanwhile, Bitmine is facing an $8 billion unrealized loss as Ethereum has fallen 49% from its entry point. Other notable companies with unrealized losses include: - Evernos (XRP): -$490 million - Forward Industry (SOL): -$1 billion - Ton Strategy (TON): -$430 million - Alt Sigma (WLFI): -$800 million

South Korean crypto exchange Coinone announced it will list Espresso (ESP) for KRW trading at 2:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 13.

Coinbase announced it will list AZTEC perpetual futures. Trading is scheduled to begin on Feb. 12, provided liquidity conditions are met.

Binance has announced the delisting of 13 spot trading pairs at 8:00 a.m. UTC on Feb. 13. The affected pairs are AT/BNB, AVAX/BNB, BANANA/BTC, COTI/BTC, FF/BNB, HIVE/BTC, IO/BNB, LRC/BTC, MANA/BTC, SAGA/BNB, W/FDUSD, XPL/BNB, and ZK/BTC.

Binance announced it will list ESP for spot trading at 1:00 p.m. UTC on Feb. 12. The listing will feature the Seed Tag, which is applied to tokens that may exhibit higher volatility and risks compared to other listed tokens.

A verdict in the administrative lawsuit filed by Dunamu, the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, against South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) is scheduled to be announced at 4:50 a.m. UTC on April 9, Digital Asset reported. The case challenges a partial business suspension order issued by the FIU. It is the first administrative lawsuit of its kind to address whether transactions with unregistered Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. The verdict will come one year and two months after the FIU first issued the order in February of last year. During the proceedings, the FIU's legal representatives argued that Dunamu could have identified risk indicators associated with unregistered providers but designed its system to avoid doing so, which they contend amounts to gross negligence. Dunamu countered that the FIU's action was unlawful, claiming it was based on a definition of gross negligence and willful misconduct that deviates from established legal precedent.

Upbit, Bithumb, and Korbit have announced that they have placed Nomina (NOM) on their delisting watchlists.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project linked to the Trump family, plans to launch a foreign exchange (FX) platform called World Swap, CoinDesk reported. WLFI co-founder Zak Folkman made the announcement while attending Consensus Hong Kong. The move is part of WLFI's strategy to build a full-stack financial ecosystem centered on its native stablecoin, USD1, with specific details scheduled for release at the end of this month, the report added.

Binance has announced that it will convert its AZTEC pre-market perpetual futures to standard perpetual futures at 7:00 a.m. UTC today.

Castrum Capital, a firm specializing in crypto startup investments, has made an undisclosed strategic investment in RAN, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based crypto quant trading platform. Alongside the investment, Castrum Capital will join as RAN's incubating partner to build and develop institutional-grade AI quant investment infrastructure. RAN is the core platform of Nexera Technologies Ltd., a developer of quant trading technology for the U.S. crypto derivatives market. It focuses on systematic investment execution, strategic stability, and operational scalability, centered around funding rate-based arbitrage scenarios. RAN added that the investment and incubation will help improve its execution system, model framework, and overall architecture.

BTC perp long/short ratios on top exchanges by open interest 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: 50.08% long, 49.92% short - Binance: 50.18% long, 49.82% short - OKX: 51.47% long, 48.53% short - Bybit: 50.21% long, 49.79% short

South Korea's Digital Asset eXchange Alliance (DAXA) has joined on-site inspections of its five member exchanges that support won trading—Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax—by visiting them sequentially, News1 reported. The move follows a recent incident involving mistaken cryptocurrency payments, which prompted the formation of an emergency response team. This team, composed of the Financial Services Commission, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), and DAXA, recently launched a task force to enhance internal controls.

Visa plans to soon introduce its stablecoin issuance support service, Onchain Finance, to the Asia-Pacific region, The Herald Business reported. The announcement came from Nischint Sanghavi, Visa's Head of Digital Currency for Asia-Pacific, during a press conference on stablecoins held in Seoul today. Sanghavi noted that the service, which recently launched in the U.S., enables the issuance, minting, and burning of stablecoins, as well as conversions between fiat currency and stablecoins.

Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine (BMNR), has predicted that Ethereum will experience a V-shaped recovery. According to Cointelegraph, he stated at the Consensus Hong Kong 2026 conference that ETH is approaching its bottom and that now is the time to seek opportunities rather than sell. Lee emphasized that since 2018, ETH has suffered eight declines of over 50%, but it has rebounded at the same pace each time.

A total of 19,162 BTC was withdrawn from exchanges over the past week, according to an analysis by Santiment. In a post on X, the analytics firm explained that the outflow is largely due to growing investor distrust following allegations of Binance's involvement in a massive forced liquidation event on Oct. 10 of last year. Santiment added that the trend of assets moving to cold wallets or other exchanges could continue for some time.

South Korean crypto exchange Coinone announced that it will delist Flow (FLOW) at 6:00 a.m. UTC on March 16.

The American Bankers Association has urged financial authorities to slow the pace of granting charters to cryptocurrency firms, Decrypt reported. In a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the association warned that rushing to approve such charters before a clear regulatory framework for stablecoins and digital assets is in place could heighten risks to the financial system. The letter comes as numerous crypto companies—including Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Paxos, and Coinbase—are pursuing conditional trust bank charters from the OCC.

Binance's Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) has purchased an additional 4,545 BTC, valued at $300 million, according to Onchain Lens. This transaction completes the exchange's previously announced plan to restructure the fund's assets by gradually converting its $1 billion stablecoin holdings into Bitcoin. The SAFU fund now holds 15,000 BTC, worth $1.005 billion.

A blockchain education institution and community hub, Future House, has opened in the Cheongdam-dong neighborhood of Seoul. The facility is a permanent educational space that does not promote specific projects or offer investment advice, instead providing a six-week regular course, practical workshops, and guest lectures. The core curriculum covers blockchain fundamentals, on-chain analysis, risk management and security practices, and the structure of the digital asset market. Various programs are also planned for members, who will be selected based on community participation. A separate developer track will focus on blockchain engineering. Practical workshops will offer training on topics including wallet installation, custody and security basics, and the use of on-chain applications. In addition to its educational offerings, Future House aims to establish itself as a community hub by providing a dedicated space for corporate professionals to network.