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Canaan Technology releases Bitcoin mining update report, revealing that 83 BTC were mined last month, with total hash rate exceeding 10 EH/s. Currently, it holds 1,778 BTC and 3,951 ETH. In addition, approximately 2.8 million American Depositary Shares have been repurchased, amounting to $2 million.

BlockBeats News, February 10th, according to Bloomberg, Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor plans to restrict access to Telegram starting Tuesday. Speed limit measures for the messaging service have already begun to be implemented, according to another unnamed informed source.

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Gate Contract Points System will be upgraded starting February 9th. Traditional Finance (TradFi) product trading volume and account balances will be included in the points calculation, allowing users to accumulate points simultaneously when participating in global asset trading. TradFi trading volume will be converted at 20% and combined with perpetual contract trading volume to enhance the user trading experience and incentives.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded the identity verification company Tools for Humanity, which is facing executive departure issues. The company's eye scan device Orb aims to create a digital authentication system. Although the technology has potential impact, the challenge of talent attrition is evident.

Gate Ventures hosted a high-end networking dinner at The Peninsula Hong Kong, where Founder and CEO Dr. Han shared profound insights into the evolution of the financial industry and the integration of technology, emphasizing the importance of collaboration within diverse systems and a long-term value-oriented approach. The event provided participants with a high-quality dialogue space, fostering cross-sector collaboration.

The latest on-chain fee comparison data shows that in mid-January 2026, among mainstream blockchain networks, Solana's median transaction fee ranks second lowest, only behind Avalanche, and is significantly lower than high-transaction-volume networks like Base, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Arbitrum. This result further highlights Solana's structural advantages in high throughput and low-cost execution layers.
From a data structure perspective, Solana's fee curve has long been at the bottom of the logarithmic coordinate chart, indicating that its low fees are not a temporary phenomenon but are determined by its underlying architecture. The network's design, which features parallel execution and high TPS, allows it to absorb traffic spikes during increased transaction demand, unlike rollup-dependent networks that shift the pressure into higher per-transaction costs.

ChainCatcher News reports that U.S. Treasury yields fell during European trading hours as markets focus on the U.S. January labor market data, which is postponed until Wednesday. Prior to that, the weekly ADP private sector employment data is set to be released. DHF Capital S.A. analyst Bas Kuyman stated that these data could further reinforce market expectations of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Any data that falls short of expectations could intensify market caution and put pressure on the dollar and Treasury yields.

Nitro, an accelerator focused on the Monad ecosystem, has officially opened applications, aiming to provide funding support for early-stage crypto teams that prioritize product delivery and real-world implementation. The program will support up to 15 startups, with a total funding pool of up to $7.5 million. Each project can receive up to $500,000, for a duration of three months, and will adopt a hybrid model of "offline in New York + remote collaboration."
The core goal of Nitro is to address the long-standing industry issue of "fast funding, slow delivery." According to official information, many teams struggle to launch truly usable products after securing investment, and some even fail to validate their business models. To tackle this, Nitro's mentorship mechanism focuses on execution rhythm, product releases, and user validation, rather than relying on short-term data or token narratives.

According to Business Insider, the startup Tools for Humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman and known for its eye-scanning device "Orb," has recently experienced a wave of executive departures, sparking widespread attention to its long-term strategy and corporate culture.
Sources familiar with the matter revealed that in recent months, two core executives and several senior employees have left the company. Adrian Ludwig, the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Architect, resigned after two years in the role; he previously worked at Alphabet, Atlassian, and Adobe. Another departing executive is Damien Kieran, the Chief Legal and Privacy Officer, who previously held key positions at BeReal and Twitter, and left after Elon Musk took over Twitter.

Latest data shows that publicly traded companies holding Solana as treasury assets are under significant accounting pressure. According to estimates based on disclosed acquisition costs and current market prices compiled by CoinGecko, these companies have collectively unrealized losses exceeding $1.5 billion. They hold over 12 million SOL, approximately 2% of the total supply, with SOL currently trading around $84.
The losses are mainly concentrated among several US-listed companies, including Forward Industries, Sharps Technology, DeFi Development Corp, and Upexi, with a combined unrealized loss of over $1.4 billion. Since some companies have not fully disclosed their cost basis, the actual loss could be even higher. Although no forced sales have occurred yet, the capital markets have already "priced in" the risk, with their stock prices generally below the market value of their held tokens, significantly limiting their financing capabilities.

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As of February 10, the Hyperliquid platform's 24-hour trading volume was $6.64 billion, leading other platforms. The trading volumes of the remaining platforms did not exceed $4 billion, and the overall open interest reached a nearly 9-month low, indicating a decline in market activity.

Global leading Web3 security company ExVul has established a strategic partnership with the financial public chain Pharos, setting up a $1.25 million security audit fund to support early-stage startup teams within the Pharos ecosystem. They will provide comprehensive security audits and consulting services, aiming to build a sustainable and secure infrastructure.

Ethereum will undergo its most groundbreaking architectural upgrade since the "Merge." Today marks the official launch of the first L1-zkEVM Workshop, where a brand-new block verification system based on zero-knowledge proofs is being showcased for the first time. This solution is expected to enable faster block confirmation, reduce resource consumption, and significantly lower operational barriers.
Ladislaus.eth, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, stated that this could be one of the most impactful upgrades in network history. The core of this roadmap is EIP-8025 "Optional Execution Proof," which allows some validators (zkAttesters) to confirm blocks through cryptographic proofs without re-executing each transaction. For existing nodes, this is an optional upgrade and will not be mandatory, but adopters will gain clear efficiency advantages.

On February 10th, Sam Bankman-Fried, who has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on multiple charges of fraud and conspiracy, spoke out again through his verified X account, claiming "FTX has never gone bankrupt," and accused the company's lawyers of submitting a "false bankruptcy petition." This statement starkly contrasts with the U.S. court rulings, regulatory documents, and financial audit results, and has quickly attracted attention within the crypto community.
According to judicial records, SBF was involved in embezzling over $8 billion of customer assets, leading the platform to become insolvent by the end of 2022. The massive losses of his affiliated trading firm Alameda Research were the direct cause of the collapse. Although subsequent asset recoveries and market rebounds have improved creditor expectations in some cases, prosecutors and judges both emphasized that this does not change the established facts of fraud.

February 10 News, as the spot gold price approaches $5,000 per ounce, the valuation gap between altcoins and gold has widened sharply. Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe pointed out that the current "altcoin-to-gold" ratio has fallen to its lowest historical level, with the weekly RSI dropping to 25, approaching the extreme levels seen during the 2020 pandemic black swan event. This indicator is seen as a "structural low-price" signal for non-mainstream crypto assets relative to precious metals.
Against the backdrop of a strong rally in gold, RWA tokens linked to physical gold have become some of the few contrarian assets. PAX Gold (PAXG) fluctuates around $5,035, with a daily trading volume exceeding $400 million; Tether Gold (XAUT) remains around $5,013, with a nearly 11% increase over the past month. However, from a global perspective, the market size of tokenized commodities is only about $800 million to $1 billion, still very limited compared to the trillions of dollars in the global spot gold market.

February 10 News, global payments giant Visa has officially launched an on-chain settlement system based on the Ethereum network, using USDC as the settlement medium. The service was quietly launched in December 2025, but its on-chain annualized transaction volume has already exceeded $3.5 billion, marking an acceleration of the traditional financial system's migration to blockchain infrastructure.
By transferring some cross-border and institutional payments on-chain, Visa provides corporate clients with 24/7 fund settlement capabilities, eliminating delays caused by banking hours and multiple intermediaries. The settlement cycle has been compressed from several days to just a few minutes, while also enhancing the traceability and transparency of fund flows. This change demonstrates that Ethereum is no longer just a smart contract platform but is evolving into a global settlement network.