Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 7, 2020
With bitcoin meeting new resistance at $9850, Markets Daily is back with our daily news roundup

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Today's Topics:
• Bitcoin rolling to $10K?
• A unique Ethereum elegy
• Chinese phone makers take on Googlehttps://t.co/iCHaToqyMe pic.twitter.com/S1gQxdlxnP
Today's stories:
Bitcoin Has Erased Over 45% of 2019 Sell-Off in Just 7 Weeks
London Block Exchange Placed Into Compulsory Liquidation
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Proposes 3-Year Safe Harbor Period for Crypto Token Sales
China's Coronavirus Whistleblower Is Now Memorialized on Ethereum
Exclusive: China's mobile giants to take on Google's Play store - sources
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Protocol Research: GoPlus Security

What to know:
- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
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Tom Lee responds to controversy surrounding Fundstrat’s differing bitcoin outlooks

A debate on X over seemingly conflicting bitcoin forecasts from Fundstrat analysts drew a response from Tom Lee, highlighting differing mandates and time horizons.
What to know:
- X users flagged what appeared to be conflicting bitcoin outlooks from Fundstrat’s Tom Lee and Sean Farrell.
- Lee endorsed a post arguing the views reflect different mandates and time horizons, not internal disagreement.
- The episode highlights how public commentary can blur distinctions between short-term risk management and long-term macro views.











