1. OpenClaw Founder: Mentioning Cryptocurrency is Prohibited in the Official Discord, Violators Will Be Banned;

2. US Media: Several People Around Trump Advise Against Bombing Iran, Senator Graham Holds Opposing View;

3. Meme Coin TRUMP: Unlocked Tokens Not Exceeding 5% of Total Supply to Be Used for Growth Initiatives in Coming Months;

4. Kalshi's Cumulative Notional Trading Volume Surpasses $43 Billion;

5. January Crypto Fraud Losses Reach $370 Million, Hitting 11-Month High;

6. Pump.fun's PUMP Token Cumulative Buyback Value Exceeds $300 Million;

7. Trump: To Increase Global Tariffs from 10% to 15%;

8. Vitalik Sells Over 400 ETH Again, Total Sales This Month Reach 7,386 ETH;

9. Caixin: RWA Based on Hong Kong Assets Not Under the Jurisdiction of Mainland Chinese Regulatory Authorities.

Odaily News OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger responded on social media regarding "a user being banned after mentioning Bitcoin in OpenClaw's Discord," stating, "We have strict server rules, which users agree to abide by upon joining. One of these rules is a complete prohibition on mentioning cryptocurrency."

Subsequently, Peter Steinberger inquired about the user's account name and stated he would manually re-add them to the OpenClaw Discord group.

Odaily News Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina stated that several people around President Trump have advised him not to bomb Iran. However, Graham urged Trump to disregard their advice.

Graham, who is closely associated with Trump, is a leading figure within Trump's circle supporting the camp for striking Iran. Graham stated: "Given past entanglements, I understand people's concerns about launching large-scale military operations in the Middle East. However, those voices advising against involvement seem to overlook the consequences of allowing evil forces to operate unchecked."

Graham stated that after his recent visit to the region, he believes there is an opportunity to "bring historic change" to Iran. He said: "But it is becoming increasingly clear to me that the voices opposing involvement and opposing decisive action are growing louder. How all this will unfold, time will tell." (AXIOS)

According to official news, the Meme coin TRUMP team has announced its entry into the next phase of development, focusing on enhancing market liquidity depth, expanding application scenarios, and driving long-term value growth through more disciplined capital operations. Based on community feedback, the project will simultaneously advance three initiatives: a yield and liquidity program, optimization of institutional-grade market structure, and strategic treasury management, aiming to improve trading quality and strengthen the ecosystem.

In terms of liquidity, holders will soon be able to participate in a yield program via the Kamino vault to earn TRUMP and stablecoin rewards. The related incentive pool is up to over $10 million, designed to support on-chain liquidity and DEX capital efficiency. Concurrently, new professional market makers will enhance liquidity support in both centralized and decentralized markets, improving price discovery capabilities and trade execution stability.

Furthermore, in accordance with the publicly disclosed token unlock schedule, TRUMP will strategically utilize unlocked tokens not exceeding 5% of the total supply over the coming months for ecosystem investments, partnerships, and growth initiatives. This includes an ecosystem fund of up to $3.5 million, potential acquisitions and collaborations, as well as entertainment and gaming expansions driven by The TRUMP Game Studio, with the first project being the Web3 game TRUMP Billionaires Club. The Meme coin TRUMP team stated that these measures aim to achieve higher capital efficiency, market stability, and long-term alignment with holder interests.

Odaily News: Delphi Digital posted on platform X, stating that Hyperliquid's trading volume on Christmas Day was $2.5 billion. Six weeks later, the protocol generated $25 billion in trading volume during a single trading session. Since late December last year, driven by a doubling in contract market varieties attracting a large number of traders and an expansion in trading scale, its total trading volume has exceeded $382 billion.

Odaily News: Sonic Labs CEO Mitchell Demeter has announced his departure via his personal X account: "I have left Sonic Labs. Although my time there was short, I am grateful for the experience and wish the company all the best."

Mitchell Demeter assumed the position in September last year. His activity on social media has been relatively low-frequency, and this resignation announcement marks his first post in 2026.

Odaily According to the latest analysis by crypto economist Timothy Peterson, Bitcoin still possesses structural upside potential amid the current bear market correction: Over the past 24 months, 50% of the months recorded positive returns (based on CoinGlass data, positive return months in 2025 include January, April, May, June, July, and September). This indicator suggests a high probability of a positive return inflection point occurring within any 24-month cycle.

Based on this, Peterson calculates: The probability of Bitcoin being above its current level in the next 10 months (i.e., by December 2026) reaches 88%. He emphasizes that this statistical model indicates the market may be approaching a turning point rather than continuing its downward trend. The current Bitcoin price is approximately $68,173, having retreated nearly 25% from the year's high, erasing most of the post-2024-2025 US election gains. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has fallen to an "Extreme Fear" score of 9, and social media Bitcoin prediction sentiment has dried up (Santiment data), indicating a shift towards neutral sentiment. (Cointelegraph)

Odaily News KalshiData posted on the X platform that Kalshi's cumulative notional trading volume has exceeded $43 billion, reaching $43.107 billion.

Odaily According to a post by KalshiData on platform X, as of February 18th, Kalshi's monthly nominal trading volume was approximately $6.5 billion, with a daily average trading volume of around $361 million. If this pace continues, Kalshi's nominal trading volume for February is projected to reach $10.1 billion.

Previously, Kalshi's nominal trading volume exceeded $9.5 billion in January, setting a new historical high for monthly trading volume.

Odaily News According to Artemis data, from February 12th to February 20th, the transaction count on Polymarket's spot DEX exceeded that of Kalshi for nine consecutive days. Data from February 20th shows that Polymarket's spot DEX transaction count was 3.3 million; Kalshi's spot DEX transaction count was 2.3 million. During the same period, Kalshi's spot trading volume was $330 million, while Polymarket's spot trading volume was nearly $260 million.

Odaily News Uniswap founder Hayden Adams warned that fraudulent search engine ads impersonating Uniswap continue to appear, with users already losing all their high-value crypto assets as a result. Scammers purchase ads for keywords like "Uniswap" to prominently display fake websites at the top of search results. These pages are designed to closely resemble the official site. Once users connect their wallets and authorize transactions, funds can be immediately transferred away. This type of attack relies on user signature authorization rather than protocol-layer vulnerabilities.

An X platform user "Ika" reported losing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of crypto wallet assets after clicking on a fraudulent link in search results. The disclosed screenshot shows the fake link positioned at the top of the search results, making it highly deceptive. A similar incident occurred in October 2024, where scammers replicated the Uniswap website interface and induced users to connect their wallets through subtle button modifications.

Data from security firm CertiK shows that the crypto industry lost approximately $370.3 million in January 2026 due to exploits and scams, marking an 11-month high and nearly four times the losses recorded in January 2025. A single social engineering attack accounted for about $284 million of these losses. A total of 40 related security incidents were recorded in January.

Analysis indicates that current crypto asset losses stem more from user-level risks such as phishing links, fake advertisements, and social engineering attacks, rather than underlying smart contract vulnerabilities. As the DeFi ecosystem expands, brand impersonation and interface fraud are becoming significant threats that undermine user trust.

Odaily News According to a latest report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, a cryptocurrency exchange "shadow network" linked to Russia is facilitating the circumvention of international sanctions through large-scale crypto transactions, naming five platforms. Most of these platforms have not yet been sanctioned and continue to provide Russian entities with channels to bypass traditional banking oversight. Among them, ABCeX is identified as the largest, having processed at least $11 billion in cryptocurrency transactions cumulatively. The report also notes that while Exmo claims to have exited the Russian market, on-chain data shows it still shares custody wallet infrastructure; Rapira, registered in Georgia with an office in Moscow, is alleged to have over $72 million in direct transactions with the sanctioned exchange Grinex; Bitpapa evades monitoring by frequently changing wallet addresses; and Aifory Pro offers cash-to-crypto services in Moscow, Dubai, and Turkey. The analysis indicates that previously identified cryptocurrency-related sanctions evasion infrastructure targeting Russia has not disappeared but has instead dispersed across more platforms.

Odaily News Nikita Bier, X's product lead and Solana advisor, posted on the X platform stating that X will launch a disclosure feature next week. This move aims to warn about undisclosed advertising content on the platform, also indicating that X may require users to provide clear disclosures for paid promotional posts and take measures such as suspending accounts that fail to comply with the relevant regulations. Nikita Bier pointed out that there is currently some promotional content on the platform that does not indicate commercial partnerships or its advertising nature, which could mislead users. If the new rules are implemented, X may strengthen transparency management for commercial promotional content and enhance its compliance review mechanisms. It is reported that Nikita Bier has already requested further provision of relevant advertising information disclosure in the replies to paid promotional tweets on the prediction market platform Kalshi and warned that accounts will be suspended if not complied with.

Odaily News: IoTeX posted on platform X with an update on the previous private key leak hacking incident. The post stated that the team has gained control over the related security event, the IoTeX Chain is currently undergoing security reinforcement, and the confirmed loss from this attack is approximately $2 million, involving assets such as USDC, USDT, IOTX, and WBTC.

It is reported that this was a complex, long-planned attack by professional attackers, targeting multiple blockchain networks. IoTeX is closely cooperating with exchanges and law enforcement agencies in an attempt to freeze the stolen funds and advance the investigation and recovery efforts. On-chain operations and deposit functions are expected to resume within 24 to 48 hours after the security upgrade is completed. IoTeX also committed to maintaining transparent disclosure of progress moving forward.

Odaily According to the joint release of the "Notice on Further Preventing and Disposing of Risks Related to Virtual Currency and Other Matters" (referred to as "Document No. 42") by eight departments including the People's Bank of China, the regulatory framework for mainland Chinese assets issuing Real World Assets (RWA) overseas has begun to take shape. The overall tone of Document No. 42 is a strict prohibition domestically and stringent regulation for overseas issuance.

According to sources familiar with regulatory matters, Hong Kong is one of the overseas issuance locations for RWA. RWA based on Hong Kong assets are not within the regulatory scope of Document No. 42 and are not the responsibility of mainland regulatory authorities. Currently, there are no RWA products based on underlying assets such as mainland securities or funds issued overseas in places like Hong Kong. If such products were to emerge, they would fall under the jurisdiction of the Institutional Department of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Furthermore, the previous stance was that "none were permitted at all." The current position is "not saying none are permitted," but there is strict regulation of mainland assets being used for overseas RWA issuance. There is no implication of "encouragement" in this; it must not be interpreted as "promoting development." (Caixin)

Odaily News According to data from fees.pump.fun, Pump.fun spent 16,813.70 SOL (approximately $1.42 million) yesterday to repurchase 683.9 million PUMP tokens. Since the PUMP buyback program began on July 15th, the total buyback amount has reached $300,178,162, reducing the total circulating supply by 25.383%.