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An emergency response team composed of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC), Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), and the Digital Asset eXchange Alliance (DAXA) has launched a task force for advancing internal controls, Etoday reported. The move follows a recent incident involving the erroneous payment of virtual assets. The task force is set to begin developing concrete measures to enhance self-regulation and strengthen implementation across virtual asset exchanges.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has been dropped from the list of the world's 500 richest people, Bloomberg reported. The move comes as his net worth fell from $17.7 billion to $7.5 billion amid a sharp drop in cryptocurrency prices. Gemini co-founders the Winklevoss twins, Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz, and MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor were also dropped from the list.

DeFi lending protocol Spark has launched a service to connect off-chain borrowers with on-chain capital, CoinDesk reported. The new offering consists of two products. The first, Spark Prime, is a margin lending model that allows borrowers to post collateral across centralized exchanges, DeFi platforms, and qualified custodians. The second, Spark Institutional Lending, is designed for institutions that prefer a fully custodial approach. Spark plans to offer over-the-counter (OTC) crypto loans through qualified custodians to hedge funds, trading firms, and fintech companies that adhere to traditional custody and compliance standards.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $67,000. BTC is trading at $66,983 on the Binance USDT market.

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: 49.06% long, 50.94% short - Binance: 48.86% long, 51.14% short - OKX: 48.17% long, 51.83% short - Bybit: 48.88% long, 51.12% short

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the country's central bank, has initiated three pilot projects this year focused on a ringgit-backed stablecoin and tokenized deposits through its Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH), according to local media outlet The Edge Malaysia. The projects include B2B payments using a ringgit stablecoin by Standard Chartered Malaysia and Capital A, as well as separate tokenized deposit payment trials by Maybank and CIMB. The central bank will primarily examine their use in domestic and international wholesale payments and the settlement of tokenized assets. BNM aims to use the findings to assess the potential impact on financial stability and plans to finalize usage standards for both the stablecoin and tokenized deposits by the end of the year. The bank also suggested a potential link between these initiatives and a future wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) project.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Feb. 10 unveiled a draft plan to strengthen cybersecurity measures for cryptocurrency exchanges, CoinPost reported. The move is a response to a series of hacks and asset thefts at exchanges worldwide. The agency aims to mandate cybersecurity self-assessments (CSSA) for all trading operators starting from the 2026 business year. The FSA noted that indirect attacks, such as social engineering and the infiltration of external contractors, are on the rise, adding that cold wallets alone can no longer guarantee security. The agency is accepting public comments on the proposal until March 11.

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.

The market value of tokenized commodities has reached $6.1 billion, a 53% surge since the beginning of the year, Cointelegraph reported. This growth was led by Tether Gold (XAUT), whose market cap increased by 51.6% over the past month. During the same period, Pax Gold (PAXG) saw its market cap rise by 33.2%. The tokenized commodities market is currently smaller than the market for tokenized funds ($17.2 billion) but larger than that of tokenized stocks ($540 million).

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $68,000. BTC is trading at $67,814.58 on the Binance USDT market.

An assistant manager at South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb single-handedly processed a 60 trillion won payment without internal verification, part of a larger incident involving tens of trillions of won in mistaken Bitcoin disbursements, Edaily reported. Speaking at a National Assembly's National Policy Committee hearing today, Rep. Min Byoung-dug, chairman of the ruling Democratic Party's Digital Asset Task Force, described the situation as one where "a single assistant manager-level employee effectively paid out 60 trillion won." He characterized the event as a complete collapse of internal controls, which allowed assets the exchange did not possess to be created on its books. During the same hearing, Bithumb CEO Lee Jae-won revealed that two other, smaller mistaken payment incidents had occurred previously. He stated that these cases were communicated to the company's audit department and that the funds were successfully recovered.

Binance has announced the listing of AZTEC/USDT pre-market perpetual futures at 4:30 a.m. UTC on Feb. 11. The exchange will support leverage of up to five times.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw total net inflows of $166.56 million on Feb. 10, according to data compiled by Trader T. This marks the third consecutive day of net inflows. No ETFs recorded net outflows on the day. - BlackRock's IBIT: +$26.53 million - Fidelity's FBTC: +$56.92 million - Ark Invest's ARKB: +$68.53 million - Valkyrie's BRRR: +$4.86 million - WisdomTree's BTCW: +$3.64 million - Grayscale's Mini BTC: +$6.08 million

An address presumed to belong to Galaxy Digital deposited 245 BTC, worth $16.91 million, to Binance an hour ago, The Data Nerd reported. The same address has deposited a total of 1,680 BTC, valued at $150 million, over the past seven months. Transfers to exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to sell.

Online payment infrastructure company Stripe has launched its x402 payment feature on Base, Coinbase's Layer 2 blockchain. According to Base, the feature allows developers to directly charge AI agents in USDC. The x402 protocol is designed for AI agents to autonomously conduct payments, transactions, and asset issuance in an on-chain environment.

Hayden Adams, founder of the decentralized exchange Uniswap (UNI), announced that the company has won its patent infringement lawsuit against Bancor (BNT). The lawsuit was initially filed by Bancor, which alleged that Uniswap had infringed on its patent for DEX smart contract technology.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $82.11 million liquidated (66.45% longs) - ETH: $59.62 million liquidated (78.01% longs) - SOL: $8.39 million liquidated (76.27% longs)

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci stated at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 that he is continuing to buy Bitcoin during the recent market downturn. He revealed that he bought Bitcoin at $84,000 last week and again at $63,000 this week, though he compared the strategy to catching a falling knife, CoinDesk reported. Scaramucci also commented on U.S. politics, describing President Donald Trump as more favorable to the crypto industry than his predecessor. However, he warned that certain geopolitical actions by Trump, such as the proposed purchase of Greenland, could provoke the Democratic Party. Scaramucci explained that in such a scenario, the opposition might try to undermine the president by voting against key legislation, including crypto-related bills.

Stablecoin-based payment infrastructure startup Levl has raised $7 million in a seed round, Fortune reported. The round was led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Protagonist, Deus X, and Blockchain Builders Fund. The funds will be used for hiring and expanding services in Latin America and Africa.

Japanese financial firms Nomura and Daiwa Securities are partnering with the country's three major banks to establish a system for trading assets like stocks and bonds using stablecoins, Nikkei reported. The collaboration will utilize a fiat-pegged stablecoin jointly issued by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho. The firms plan to register with financial authorities as early as this month before launching a pilot program. Under the new system, assets including stocks, government and corporate bonds, investment trusts, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and money market funds (MMFs) will be converted into digital securities. When a buy order is executed at a brokerage, the transaction will be settled with the stablecoin, and the rights will be transferred to the buyer. The initiative aims to enable 24-hour securities trading and may expand to include more participating institutions in the future.

An anonymous whale address starting with 3NVeXm deposited 2,500 BTC, worth $172.56 million, to Binance about an hour ago, Lookonchain reported. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as an intention to sell.

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), stated that he personally agrees that cryptocurrency exchanges should be regulated at the same level as financial companies. According to Money Today, he made the comments while attending an emergency hearing of the National Assembly's National Policy Committee regarding an erroneous payment incident at the Bithumb exchange. Lee noted that there are institutional limits to the operation of self-regulation. The committee has been holding a plenary session since 1:00 a.m. UTC today to address the matter.

Lee Chan-jin, Governor of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has called for virtual asset exchanges to implement real-time systems for synchronizing their ledgers and account balances, Digital Asset reported. His comments follow a recent incident where South Korean exchange Bithumb incorrectly distributed BTC. Lee stressed that stability can only be ensured when an exchange's actual holdings and its ledger match in real-time. He noted that while Upbit synchronizes its data every five minutes, he questioned whether this interval is adequate, suggesting that policymakers and the National Assembly should discuss the necessity of a true real-time system. The FSS governor added that he hopes this issue will be addressed in the second phase of virtual asset legislation, attributing the current shortcomings to the institutional limitations of the existing self-regulatory framework.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has announced the temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for Inicia (INIT) due to a network upgrade. The suspension will begin at 1:00 p.m. UTC on Feb. 16.

Citadel Securities, along with the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), will support the development of LayerZero's new blockchain, "Zero," Decrypt reported. The project is designed to address structural constraints faced by institutional investors in trading, clearing, settlement, and tokenized assets. According to LayerZero, "Zero" offers high throughput and low costs because it does not require all participants to process the same transactions. The launch is scheduled for this fall. LayerZero previously announced that Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood had joined its advisory board.