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Crypto markets moved higher after softer U.S. inflation data, helping Bitcoin rebound toward $69,000, though underlying sentiment remains fragile and several bearish signals persist. Beyond price action, tensions between AI agents and humans are flaring, Aave is weighing a plan to route all product revenue to its DAO, and leadership changes at OpenTensor underscore a broader push toward decentralization within Bittensor.
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News Roundup
Artificial Intelligence
AI Agent Blasts Human Developer After Rejection Over Human-Only Policy (Decrypt)
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark for Real-Time Coding (OpenAI)
Crossmint Launches Lobster.cash Open Payment Standard for OpenClaw Agents (Crossmint)
Const Steps Down as OpenTensor CEO in Decentralization Push (TAO Daily)
Anthropic Secured $30 billion in Series G Funding at $380 Billion Valuation (Anthropic)
State-Backed Hackers Are Using Gemini and Other AI Tools to Accelerate Attacks (Decrypt)
Decentralized, Centralized, & Traditional Finance
Aave Labs Proposes ‘Aave Will Win’ Plan to Route 100% of Product Revenue to DAO (CoinDesk)
ETHzilla Launches First Tokenized Aviation Asset on Ethereum (ETHzilla)
Jupiter Lend Exits Beta With 83K Users and Zero Bad Debt (Jupiter)
Fed Paper Proposes New Initial Margin Weights for Crypto Derivatives (Cointelegraph)
Ark Invest Buys More Bitmine, Bullish and Robinhood Shares (The Block)
Figure Shares Rise After Preliminary Q4 Revenue Beat and Secondary Offering (The Block)
Exchanges
Coinbase Posts $667M Q4 2025 Loss as Bitcoin Slump Hits Revenue (Decrypt)
Binance Completes RLUSD Integration on XRP Ledger, Opens Deposits (Binance)
Upbit to Delist Loopring (LRC) Over Disclosure and Sustainability Concerns (Upbit)
Boerse Stuttgart to Merge Crypto Arm with Tradias to Form Regulated European Hub (Cointelegraph)
Mirae Asset Financial Group Buys 92% of Korbit for $92M (The Block)
Exchange-Traded Funds
On Feb. 12, U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded $410.37 million in net outflows.
U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs saw $113.10 million in net outflows on Feb. 12.
On Feb. 12, U.S. XRP sport ETFs posted $6.42 million in net outflows.
U.S. Solana sport ETFs recorded $2.70 million in net inflows on Feb. 12.
Trump Media Files Two New Crypto ETFs After SEC Delay (The Block)
Infrastructure
BitGo Expands 21Shares Partnership to Provide Staking and Custody Across U.S. and EMEA (BitGo)
Markets
Bhutan Transfers Additional 100 BTC to QCP Amid Ongoing Sell-Off (Cryptopolitan)
Bitcoin Open Interest Drops to 2024 Lows as Bearish Sentiment Builds (Cointelegraph)
$2.9B in BTC and ETH Options Expire as Volatility Cools Amid Ongoing Downtrend (GreeksLive)
Kalshi Partners With Game Point Capital to Tap Sports Insurance Market (Decrypt)
U.S. January CPI rose 2.4% YoY and rose 0.2% MoM, Both Below Expectations (BLS)
U.S. January Core CPI increased 2.5% YoY and rose 0.3% MoM, Both Meeting Expectations (BLS)
Wallet Linked to $200M Mixin Network Hack Moves ETH After Two Years of Dormancy (The Block)
Crypto Markets Jump After Softer U.S. Inflation Data, but Sentiment Stays Fragile (The Defiant)
Bitcoin Rebounds to $69K, But Bearish Signals Persist (Decrypt)
Meme Coins
‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Memecoin Investor Sues Steve Bannon, Boris Epshteyn (The Block)
Politics & Regulation
Crypto PAC Fairshake Seeks to Force Texas Democrat Al Green From U.S. House (CoinDesk)
CFTC Chair Selig Appoints Crypto Leaders to Innovation Advisory Committee (The Block)
Indiana Senate Lawmakers Advance Bill Allowing Pension Funds to Invest in Crypto (Cryptopolitan)
Brazil Reintroduces Bill to Build 1 Million BTC Strategic Reserve (Bitcoin Magazine)
Crypto Group Pushes Back on Bankers Over Stablecoin Yield in Senate Bill (CoinDesk)
Treasuries
BlackRock Buys Up Bitmine Shares as Ethereum Risks Slide to $1,400 (DL News)
Forward Industries Discloses 6.96M SOL Treasury, Reports $560M Crypto-Related Losses (Business Wire)
Other News
Connecticut Man Charged in $1M Crypto Fraud Tied to Gambling Losses (The Block)
Crypto Flows to Suspected Human Trafficking Services Jump 85% in 2025 (Decrypt)
US Prosecutors Warn of Crypto Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day (Decrypt)
Trump’s World Liberty Forum Set for February 18 at Mar-a-Lago (DL News)
PGI CEO Ramil Palafox Sentenced to 20 Years for $200M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme (The Block)
South Korean Police Lose 22 Seized Bitcoin in Cold Wallet Breach (The Block)
Binance France CEO Targeted in Failed Home Invasion; Three Arrested (The Block)
Ransomware Hackers Exploit Employee Monitoring Tools to Breach Company Systems (Decrypt)
Tomasz Stanczak to Step Down as Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director (The Block)
FedEx Joins Hedera Council, Eyeing Digital Supply Chain Transformation (Decrypt)
Check This Out!
The market cap of tokenized gold has climbed past $6 billion, up more than $2 billion since the start of the year. Tether Gold (XAUT) and Paxos Gold (PAXG) together account for roughly 96.7% of the sector.
Source: Gate Research, Dune
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