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PANews February 12 news, according to Bloomberg, MicroStrategy CEO Phong Le stated in an interview that the company will gradually shift from relying on issuing common stock (equity capital) to raising funds through the issuance of preferred stock (preferred capital) for subsequent purchases of Bitcoin.
PANews February 12 news, American bank economists pointed out that speculation about a "coordinated agreement" that investors believe the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury may reach is raising questions. The bank believes that such agreements are "not clearly defined" and the likelihood has likely been digested by the market. "Unless the content of the agreement goes beyond the current market discussion scope, any new agreement is unlikely to trigger substantial price fluctuations." Bank of America stated that the agreement would mainly revolve around the Federal Reserve's balance sheet reduction and U.S. Treasury bond issuance. Economists expect that if monetary policy is affected (the bank believes this likelihood is extremely low) or the Treasury restricts long-term bond issuance (Bank of America believes this is possible), it will have a greater impact on the market.
Is AI stock trading software illegal? Will programmers developing such products break the law? Analysis of a real case in Shanghai
Author: Lawyer Shao Shiwei
With the rapid development of the digital economy, artificial intelligence is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and promising fields today. Many AI entrepreneurs and programmers are diving into it with enthusiasm and technical dreams. However, seemingly innovative business models may also harbor many unnoticed legal risks.
This case will deeply analyze the legal risks that AI entrepreneurs, programmers, and technical teams may face when engaging in financial technology, quantitative trading, etc., through Shanghai's first case of using an 'AI stock trading robot' for illegal stock recommendations, and will provide compliance suggestions.
PANews February 12 news, CoinAnk data shows that in the past 24 hours, the total liquidation in the cryptocurrency market reached 175 million USD, including long positions liquidating 70.4801 million USD and short positions liquidating 104 million USD. The total liquidation amount for BTC was 66.72 million USD, and for ETH it was 33.4437 million USD.
Coincheck Q3 revenue increased by 17% year-on-year, CEO will hand over to 3iQ head at the end of the fiscal year
PANews February 12 news, according to Business Wire, Japan's cryptocurrency exchange and Nasdaq-listed company Coincheck Group announced its third-quarter performance for the fiscal year ending March 2026: total revenue increased by 17% year-on-year to approximately 143.5 billion yen (about 915 million USD), and increased by 8% quarter-on-quarter; affected by a decline in trading volume, gross profit decreased by 20% year-on-year to approximately 3.833 billion yen. In this quarter, Marketplace trading volume decreased by 25% year-on-year to approximately 87.7 billion yen, and customer asset balance decreased by 17% year-on-year to approximately 948.5 billion yen, but net profit turned from a loss of approximately 15.445 billion yen in the same period last year to a profit of 405 million yen. The company also announced that CEO Gary Simanson will step down on March 31, and the current Chief Growth Officer and 3iQ CEO Pascal St-Jean will take over from April 1.
PANews February 12 news, according to Lookonchain report, the address 3NVeXm whale sold 5,000 BTC (approximately 343 million USD) yesterday, and then added to deposit 1,800 BTC (approximately 122 million USD) to Binance.
PANews February 12 news, Coinbase plans to launch the Espresso token ESP perpetual contract trading pair ESP-PERP on February 12, 2026. The contract will be launched subject to meeting liquidity conditions and being open for trading in supported regions.
Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index falls to historic low of 5, yesterday it was 11
PANews February 12 news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index has fallen to 5, in the "extreme fear" range, marking the lowest level recorded for this index.
Alternative.me data shows that today's cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index has dropped to 5 (yesterday it was 11), with the market sentiment level being "extreme fear."
PANews February 12 news, stablecoin yield platform Lighter has reached a partnership with USDC issuer Circle to share the earnings generated from approximately $920 million in USDC deposits on the platform. Previously, Lighter had attracted approximately $920 million in USDC deposited on the platform, and this agreement will distribute the interest earnings from this portion of funds between Lighter and Circle.
Gradient releases Echo-2 RL framework, enhancing AI research efficiency by over 10 times
The distributed AI laboratory Gradient today released the Echo-2 distributed reinforcement learning framework (arxiv.org/pdf/2602.02192), aimed at breaking the barrier of training efficiency in AI research. By achieving a complete decoupling of Learner and Actor at the architectural level, Echo-2 has drastically reduced the post-training cost of the 30B model from $4,500 to $425. It brings more than 10 times the research throughput under the same budget.
The framework utilizes the technology of separating computation and storage for asynchronous training (Async RL), offloading massive sampling computing power to unstable GPU instances and heterogeneous GPUs based on Parallax. With breakthroughs in bounded obsolescence, instance fault-tolerant scheduling, and self-developed Lattica communication protocol, it significantly enhances training efficiency while ensuring model accuracy. Accompanying the framework release, Gradient is also about to launch the RLaaS platform Logits, promoting the shift of AI research from 'capital accumulation' to 'efficiency iteration' paradigm. Logits is now open for reservations for students and researchers worldwide (logits.dev).
Wall Street's On-Chain Shift: NYSE and Nasdaq Compete in Securities Tokenization
Author: FinTax
1. Introduction
On January 19, 2026, the New York Stock Exchange announced that it is developing a blockchain-based tokenization securities trading platform, which is planned to launch after obtaining regulatory approval. The Nasdaq had previously announced in September 2025 that its proposed rule change for tokenized securities is also under review by the SEC.
When the two major trading giants on Wall Street are simultaneously laying out blockchain strategies, and when cryptocurrencies intersect with traditional systems, it is no longer a question of 'whether' but rather 'how'. To deeply understand the significance of this transformation, this article will first clarify the core essence of securities tokenization, compare the plans and strategic logic of the two exchanges, and explore the impact of this trend on the crypto market and the variables worth noting.
PANews February 12 news, the distributed AI laboratory Gradient today released the Echo-2 distributed reinforcement learning framework. Echo-2 decouples Learner and Actor + asynchronous RL (bounded obsolescence), reducing the single training cost after 30B to about $425/9.5 hours; the three-plane architecture supports plug-and-play, and Lattica can distribute 60GB+ weights in minutes; the paper states that using Parallax scheduling for distributed RTX5090 training of Qwen3-8B is 36% cheaper and does not diverge compared to centralized A100.
PANews February 12 news, Vitalik Buterin commented on Fileverse's incentive model for distributing tokens to early users, pointing out that a sustainable approach should involve charging certain users for the project, subsidizing other users, and primarily compensating for the risks and immature costs during the project's early stages. He believes that distributing tokens widely to expand the user base can easily attract short-term users who are only interested in making money, which is detrimental to community quality, especially in social applications. Vitalik emphasized that successful cryptocurrency applications today should focus their main efforts on refining practically usable products, rather than creating speculative bubbles through incentive narratives.
PANews February 12 news, according to Bloomberg reports, Standard Chartered has again lowered its Bitcoin price forecast, expecting a rebound to $100,000 by the end of 2026 after further declines to around $50,000, a reduction of one-third from the previous target of $150,000. The bank's analysis states that since the market crash in October, Bitcoin ETF holdings have decreased by nearly 100,000 from their peak, and holders with an average purchase price of about $90,000 are overall at a loss. The report points out that while the U.S. economy may weaken, the market expects no further interest rate cuts before Kevin Warsh takes over as chairman of the Federal Reserve; this macro environment, combined with ongoing capital outflows, may continue to suppress the prices of crypto assets including Bitcoin and Ether in the coming months.
Spending, Lobbying, Networking with Trump: Uncovering how a16z manipulates Washington's AI agenda
Written by: Emily Birnbaum, Oma Seddiq, Bloomberg
Compiled by: Saoirse, Foresight News
One of the most prestigious venture capital firms in Silicon Valley has become a behind-the-scenes player in shaping Washington's artificial intelligence policy. With Donald Trump's strong support for the industry in this emerging technology sector, the company's influence has become increasingly critical.
According to current and former White House and congressional aides, senior White House officials typically first reach out to a16z when considering measures that might affect tech companies' AI plans.
PANews February 12 news, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending February 7 was 227,000, expected to be 222,000, previous value revised from 231,000 to 232,000.
PANews February 12 news, according to Binance Wallet announcement, Story (IP) has been launched on Binance Alpha, and the platform has simultaneously started the IP token airdrop. Users holding at least 240 Binance Alpha Points can receive 30 IP tokens on a first-come, first-served basis. If the reward pool is not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes. Completing the claim will consume 15 Alpha points, and users must confirm on the Alpha Events page within 24 hours, otherwise it will be considered as giving up the airdrop qualification.