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Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has announced that Polygon Labs, Ethena, and Nethermind have become alliance members, aiming to accelerate the integration of institutional Ethereum infrastructure in areas such as payments, financial primitives, and protocol engineering. (PRNewswire)

Recently, the well-known on-chain address "On-Chain Shareholder" closed a $40 million ETH/SOL short position and a $30 million on-chain gold long position. The current US stock storage sector holdings amount to $17.6 million, including Micron, SanDisk, Nvidia, and Google, which have recently been gradually increasing their on-chain stock positions.

Gate News Bot Message, February 12th, According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, ASTER (Aster) is currently priced at $0.70, up 9.55% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.72 and a low of $0.42. The 24-hour trading volume reached $279 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $1.734 billion, an increase of $151 million from yesterday.
Aster is a next-generation decentralized perpetual contract trading platform that offers all traders a non-custodial trading experience. The platform supports cross-chain trading without the need for bridge switching, allowing users to select the chain and place orders directly. Aster provides deep liquidity support, aggregating rich liquidity across markets to support large trades. The platform features advanced tools such as hidden orders, giving traders greater control and a competitive edge. Additionally, ASTE

On February 12, analyst Zach Rector explained the logic behind setting a $7 target price for XRP by comparing its historical bull market cycles to silver. He pointed out that the current market structure of XRP is highly similar to the breakout phase of silver before years of upward movement and believes that the token is in the final stages of a deep correction.
Rector emphasized that $7 is not an arbitrary target but a central goal derived from historical symmetry. He cited silver's decline below $20 in September 2022, reaching a low of $17, followed by a strong rebound of nearly 600%, ultimately breaking through $120 in 2026. If this rhythm is mapped onto XRP, rising approximately 500% to 600% from around $1, the price would naturally target the $7 range, which aligns with his proposed potential zone of $5 to $10.

February 12 News, Pi Network has set a final deadline for the mainnet node upgrade. The Pi core team confirmed that all mainnet nodes must complete the system update by February 15, 2026, or risk disconnecting from the network. This upgrade is part of the overall protocol evolution, with node software being upgraded from version 19.1 to 19.6, aiming to improve stability and pave the way for subsequent features.
The team initially planned to complete the upgrade by February 12, but due to network congestion and technical challenges, the deadline was extended to February 15. Officially, this upgrade is the first step in a multi-phase process, with new versions to be released gradually to improve the mainnet architecture and enhance security.

February 12 News, the enforcement approach of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding cryptocurrencies is facing strong resistance from Congress. As Democratic members of the House openly criticize the regulatory strategy led by Chairman Paul Atkins, the tense atmosphere around digital asset regulation in Washington continues to escalate. Lawmakers believe that a recent series of enforcement actions have become noticeably more lenient, undermining the regulatory deterrence needed during high-risk phases of the market and shaking investor confidence.
Several Democratic lawmakers pointed out that this shift appears to be selective and involves politically sensitive backgrounds, especially in cases related to Trump. They warn that any impression of "favoritism" could damage the SEC's authority as an independent regulator and weaken its credibility in the capital markets. For them, the issue is no longer just about compliance details but is fundamentally about investor protection and trust in the financial system.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale has opened another 25x leveraged ETH long position, currently holding 9,366 ETH, worth 18.44 million USD.

ChainCatcher news reports that Mizuho Bank's market chief stated that the Bank of Japan is very likely to raise interest rates up to 3 times this year.

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority held their third meeting in Abu Dhabi to discuss strengthening financial services cooperation and connectivity, covering topics such as cross-border debt markets, digital assets, and stablecoin regulation, as well as promoting interoperability of the central settlement system for debt instruments.

QCP Capital's Elbert Iswara believes that the current bear market is a liquidity reset, with the market affected by risk aversion sentiment, ETF fund outflows, and derivatives adjustments amplifying volatility. Bitcoin, as a risk asset sensitive to liquidity, performs closely with macro factors. In the short term, attention should be paid to key price levels, ETF fund flows, and leverage liquidations. In the long term, Bitcoin's value drivers are adoption rate and market structure maturity.

Gate News Bot Message, February 12th, according to CoinMarketCap data, ZK (ZKsync) is currently trading at $0.02, up 7.23% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.02. The 24-hour trading volume is $37.6 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $198 million, an increase of $13.3 million from yesterday.
ZKsync is a blockchain network protected by cryptography rather than validators. Its cutting-edge ZK innovations support the privacy, performance, and connectivity needed for enterprises to thrive in the digital asset economy.
ZKsync offers several core products and solutions: ZK Stack is an open-source framework for building customizable enterprise-grade ZK blockchains that can scale globally, enable native interoperability, and inherit the security of the underlying protocol.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that X product lead and Solana advisor Nikita Bier shared the latest data from the X platform:
1. The number of X platform users has exceeded 1 billion
2. The annualized subscription revenue on X platform has surpassed $1 billion
3. In January, X platform set a new record for user engagement
4. X app downloads increased by 50% month-over-month
5. New user daily stay time on X platform increased by 55%
6. The number of articles published on X platform has increased tenfold, with readership growing 17 times

February 12 News, the cryptocurrency market sentiment has sharply deteriorated. The latest data shows that the Cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index has fallen to 5, officially entering the "Extreme Fear" zone, reflecting a rapid loss of investor confidence amid ongoing price declines and increasing macroeconomic uncertainty. The index was still at 26 a month ago and dropped to 12 a week ago, with the steep decline over a short period highlighting a dramatic shift in sentiment.
This change is not an isolated event. The Global Uncertainty Index surged above 100,000 in the third quarter of 2025, and remained close to 95,000 in the fourth quarter, far exceeding the peaks seen during the pandemic, Brexit, and the Eurozone debt crisis. Geopolitical tensions, uncertain policy outlooks, and financial market volatility have collectively amplified risk-averse sentiment and driven capital outflows from high-risk assets.

February 12 News, Solana (SOL) has once again become the focus of attention in the cryptocurrency market. According to the latest data from Artemis, Solana continues to lead mainstream public chains in key metrics such as active users, number of transactions, transaction fee revenue, developer growth, and on-chain transaction volume, while maintaining stable operation for over 24 months. This combination of high performance and reliability has led Artemis's Zheng Jie Lim to describe it as an "Internet capital market," vividly summarizing its scale and efficiency advantages.
In addition to on-chain performance, Solana has also achieved significant progress at the infrastructure level. Alibaba recently showcased a high-performance Solana RPC and completed integration with Alibaba Cloud, aiming to significantly reduce network latency. Supported by ZAN technology, Solana is expected to offer millisecond-level speed advantages for high-frequency on-chain transactions, which is of great importance for institutional applications and complex financial scenarios, further solidifying its market position as a "performance-first blockchain."

Odaily Planet Daily reports that AI quantitative trading company Inference Research has announced the completion of a $20 million seed round of funding, led by Avenir Group under Li Lin. This funding will be used to expand the company's proprietary infrastructure to integrate traditional finance and digital assets, while also accelerating talent recruitment. It is reported that the company is forming a team composed of quantitative analysts, engineers, and researchers. (PRNewswire)

February 12 News, as the digital asset ecosystem continues to extend into real-world assets, the tokenized commodities sector is experiencing rapid growth in 2026. The latest data shows that the total market capitalization in this field has surpassed $6 billion, setting a new record, with gold-backed tokens becoming the main driving force behind the growth. An increasing amount of capital is being allocated to precious metals through blockchain formats, providing the market with new risk hedging options.
Currently, Tether's issued XAUT and Paxos's PAXG dominate most of the tokenized gold market share. XAUT's market cap has risen to approximately $3.6 billion, with a growth of over 50% in the past 30 days and nearly 200% over six months; PAXG's market cap is about $2.3 billion, with a growth of over 60% in the past three months and over 140% in six months. Together, they almost dominate the entire tokenized commodities track. In comparison, smaller products like PGOLD and XAUM are expanding but still significantly behind in scale.

Foresight News reports that USD.AI has launched the Level Up mechanism, where participants can gain rights by locking Pendle YT. The CHIP token ICO will be open from February 22 to 27, with an FDV of $300 million. Users can choose different strategies to lock tokens, enjoying refunds and discounted valuations, and can also obtain monetization opportunities through airdrops.

SOLOWIN HOLDINGS and Streeterville Capital have reached a $100 million financing agreement, planning to support stablecoin and asset tokenization businesses through the issuance of prepaid shares. The first transaction of approximately $5.415 million has been completed, and the company will also launch a $100 million Bitcoin quantitative fund with Antalpha.

February 12 News, Ripple is accelerating its expansion in Europe. Following the receipt of two regulatory licenses in early 2026, Ripple has also partnered with European asset management giant Aviva Investors, allowing their traditional funds to be custodyed on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) in a tokenized form. This move is seen as an important step for Ripple to connect traditional finance with decentralized finance.
In recent months, most Layer 1 payment networks have been establishing collaborations around stablecoins and DeFi applications to expand capital inflows and use cases. Ripple’s approach is clearer: first obtain a compliant identity, then introduce traditional financial assets onto the chain, fundamentally reshaping the application structure of XRPL. Previously, Ripple obtained regulatory licenses in the UK and Luxembourg, enabling its blockchain infrastructure to legally integrate into the European payment system and providing institutional support for the on-chain ecosystem of XRP.

On February 12, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced at the Hong Kong Consensus Conference that the non-custodial wallet TopNod will officially join the Stellar network. This marks an important step for SDF in accelerating its expansion into the Asian market. In the region, Stellar faces fierce competition in cross-border payments and asset tokenization from public blockchains such as Solana, TON, and XRP.
TopNod uses sharded keys and Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology to achieve a secure architecture without the need for mnemonics, focusing on tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and stablecoin applications, rather than short-term speculative tokens. Although the project’s visibility outside the Web3 community remains limited, its product positioning aligns closely with Stellar’s current institutional strategy.