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In unfamiliar market conditions, historical data-driven AI trading bots will falter
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen says AI trading apps are like interns for now; soon they will be full time employees.

Decentralized AI is in a trough but real opportunities are emerging, crypto VCs say
Moving away from overhyped GPU marketplaces and large AI model alternatives towards purpose-built, full-stack solutions is the goal.

BlackRock takes first DeFi step, lists BUIDL on Uniswap as UNI jumps 25%
BlackRock will make shares of its $2.2 billion tokenized U.S. Treasury fund tradable on the decentralized exchange Uniswap.

Analysts react as Robinhood slumps 10%, with slowdown in crypto trading weighing on results
JPMorgan and Compass Point were among the sell-side teams trimming price targets on HOOD.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: index trades 2.5% lower as all constituents decline
Aptos (APT) dropped 4.1% and Binance Coin (BNB) fell 3.7%, leading the index lower.

Bithumb admits to ‘serious flaws’ that left internal systems vulnerable to potential sabotage
The South Korean crypto exchange’s CEO Le Jae-won said the lack of proper controls led to the erroneous transfer of bitcoin worth more than $40 billion to customers. Most has been recovered.

Ethena-backed suiUSDe stablecoin goes live on Sui with $10 million yield vault launch
The synthetic dollar debuts on Sui Mainnet alongside a permissionless vault seeded by SUI Group and integration with DeepBook’s new margin system.

U.S. added stronger than expected 130,000 jobs in January, with unemployment rate falling to 4.3%
Down sizably ahead of the jobs data, bitcoin rose modestly to $67,500 following the news.

Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong
Hong Kong is looking to build its digital assets economy, its leaders said on stage.

Crypto's latest selloff was a TradFi event, not a crypto crisis
Last week’s downturn was driven by yen carry trades and macro leverage, highlighting how deeply digital assets are now tied to traditional markets, panelists at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 said.

As bitcoin extends declines, industry figures say it's time to buy
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 11, 2026

Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger in Ripple partnership
The U.K. asset manager teamed up with Ripple to bring traditional fund structures onchain in its first tokenization push.

Franklin Templeton and Swift say the future of banking is 24/7 and onchain
Tokenized funds and deposits are edging toward the mainstream, though regulation, infrastructure and security remain obstacles.

Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops
Bitcoin and ether extended declines, dragging down crypto-related stocks, even as gold and silver rallied.

Joe Lubin claims DeFi is as safe as traditional finance, adding that bitcoin is in crisis
During an interview at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Joseph Lubin argued that "blue chip" decentralized finance has reached parity with traditional banking.

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say
Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.
