Odaily News Aave Labs team member Kolten posted on the X platform, clarifying recent confusion regarding the transition timeline from Aave V3 to Aave V4. He stated that Aave V3 will continue to operate normally for the foreseeable future and will not be immediately replaced even after Aave V4 goes live. There are currently no plans to accelerate the migration.

Kolten mentioned that Aave V4 is built upon nearly a decade of protocol development and business collaboration experience. Its mainnet launch will follow a steady, phased approach, including setting caps on deposit sizes and gradually expanding collateral types and use cases. Over the past year, Aave Labs has continued to advance the V3 ecosystem development and has not slowed down related progress due to the upcoming release of V4.

Odaily News Crypto analyst Murphy stated that, from both spatial and temporal dimensions of on-chain data, Bitcoin is gradually approaching the bear market bottom range. He pointed out that taking the last cycle as an example, when Bitcoin fell to around $17,000 in June 2022, it was already close to the eventual bottom of $15,000, but it still took several months to complete the bottom restructuring.

Murphy emphasized that the behavior of Conviction Buyers (CB) is noteworthy. As of February, this group's cumulative holdings have reached 3.48 million BTC, setting a new high for this cycle. Since January this year, they have accumulated approximately 1.22 million coins, exceeding the accumulation levels seen during the previous 5.19, LUNA, and FTX events. He believes historical data indicates that when this group continuously absorbs excess supply and approaches a supply-demand balance, it often corresponds to the formation of a bear market bottom range.

Odaily News On the weekend when the "Notice on Further Preventing and Disposing of Risks Related to Virtual Assets and Other Matters" (Document No. 42) was issued, the relevant team at CICC Hong Kong had already contacted multiple public chains and exchanges to explore potential business cooperation. Another public chain executive stated they hope to explore related cooperation opportunities with intermediaries such as investment banks. Institutions like Ant Group and JD.com have also expressed attention to the policy changes.

The report stated that Hong Kong is one of the overseas issuance locations for RWA. Sources familiar with regulatory matters indicated that RWAs with Hong Kong, China assets as the underlying assets are not within the regulatory scope of Document No. 42. However, if they involve domestic securities or funds as underlying assets and are issued as RWA overseas, they fall under the purview of relevant departments of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. The related statements emphasize that strict regulation will be implemented for RWAs involving the outflow of domestic assets, and this should not be interpreted as a signal of encouragement or regulatory relaxation. (Caixin)

1. Vitalik responds to Ethereum "chronic death" remarks: Plans four major transformations to achieve system upgrades;

2. Ethereum's circulating supply has increased by over 950,000 coins since the Merge, with an annualized inflation rate of approximately 0.23%;

3. DFINITY Foundation: 20% of cloud engine revenue will be used to burn ICP;

4. Coinbase CEO: Coinbase custodies over 80% of US BTC and ETH ETF assets, with peak inflows reaching $31 billion in 2025;

5. 10x Research: Circle benefits from multiple positive catalysts, with fundamentals and institutional support driving stock price strength;

6. IoTeX private key suspected to be leaked, resulting in $4.3 million token loss;

7. IoTeX: Has noticed suspicious activity in token vaults, is tracking and freezing hacker assets;

8. Probability of "US strikes Iran before March 31" event on Polymarket rises to 63%;

9. VanEck On-Chain Report: Selling pressure from long-term holders slows, hash rate contraction may improve future return structure;

10. Uniswap: Has released seven new skills to support AI agents in executing on-chain operations;

11. Nakamoto completes acquisition of BTC Inc and UTXO for approximately $81.63 million.

Odaily News: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted on platform X, stating that Coinbase custodies over 80% of US BTC and ETH ETF assets and achieved a peak ETF inflow of $31 billion in 2025. Coinbase is currently a partner to numerous ETF providers, including large financial institutions and governments. Coinbase regularly conducts penetration tests with top cryptographers, holds multiple related technology patents, and continuously undergoes security reviews.

Odaily News IoTeX posted on platform X stating that it has noticed recent reports of suspicious activity related to the IoTeX token vault. The team is assessing and containing the situation. Preliminary estimates indicate that potential losses are far below the rumored amount. IoTeX has coordinated with major exchanges and security partners to actively assist in tracking and freezing the hacker's assets. The situation is currently under control, and IoTeX will continue to monitor and update the community on progress.

Odaily News According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet (0x4b61...beb6) suspected to be associated with the Infini Hacker exchanged 3,003 ETH for 87 WBTC at a price of $67,700, valued at $5.89 million, and transferred it to another wallet.

Odaily News Specter posted on X platform, indicating that IoTeX's (@iotex_io) private key may have been leaked, leading to the theft of its token vault, with total losses amounting to approximately $4.3 million.

The attacker stole various contract assets, including USDC, USDT, IOTX, PAYG, WBTC, and BUSD. The stolen assets have been exchanged for ETH, with 45 ETH already bridged to Bitcoin. The attacker's addresses are 0x6487...442f, 1PN2...oyYEc, and 135o...G1Aw.

Odaily News 10x Research posted on X platform, stating that Circle's (CRCL) stock price has risen against the trend over the past week, moving above its 7-day and 30-day moving averages. On the institutional front, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest increased its holdings of CRCL by 218,000 shares during the market correction, indicating growing institutional confidence. Additionally, Circle has entered into a strategic partnership with Polymarket, which will adopt native USDC as its primary settlement asset, further expanding USDC's usage scale in prediction markets. Analysis suggests that the GENIUS Act framework could facilitate more direct inflows of digital dollar reserves into the U.S. Treasury market, a trend in which Circle could become a primary beneficiary.

Odaily News The DFINITY Foundation announced on platform X that the economic model of the Internet Computer is undergoing changes. Under the old model, node providers were compensated solely for operating nodes; in the new model, 80% of Cloud Engine revenue will be allocated to the nodes providing the power, and 20% will be used to burn ICP. Currently, the Node Provider Association has begun marketing the Cloud Engine to businesses across Europe.

Odaily News Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer released its latest Bitcoin holdings data on the X platform. This week, its Bitcoin mining output was 189.8 BTC, but it sold 189.8 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net addition of 0 BTC to its Bitcoin holdings. As of February 20, its Bitcoin holdings remain approximately 943.1 BTC.

Odaily News VanEck released its mid-February 2026 Bitcoin on-chain report, indicating that Bitcoin's price has fallen approximately 29% over the past 30 days. The NUPL indicator has approached the "anxiety zone" and briefly entered the "fear zone." Concurrently, open interest has retreated to levels last seen in September 2024, suggesting a release of leverage risk.

The report shows that the current realized selling pressure primarily originates from mid-cycle holders who have held coins for 1 to 5 years. However, the distribution rate among the cohort holding coins for over one year has noticeably slowed in the past month.

Furthermore, miner profit margins are under pressure, with the network's hash rate declining by approximately 14% over the last 90 days. VanEck points out that historically, periods of hash rate contraction have often been followed by improvements in subsequent return performance.

Odaily News According to data from the Polymarket website, the probability of the event "US strikes Iran by March 31" has risen to 63%, with trading volume exceeding $12 million.

Previous news indicated that the US military is preparing for a potential operation that could last several weeks if ordered by Trump to attack Iran.

Odaily News Uniswap Labs announced on platform X that it has released seven new skills designed to provide structured access to core Uniswap protocol operations. These features will serve as a starting point for developers to build AI agent workflows on-chain.