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Microsoft AI CEO: AI will achieve white-collar job automation within 18 months

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman recently predicted in an interview with the Financial Times that AI will be capable of handling the vast majority of white-collar jobs within the next 12 to 18 months and will reach human-level performance on most professional tasks.

This means that any profession that involves working in front of a computer, whether it be a lawyer, accountant, project manager, or marketing personnel, may have most of its work content fully automated by AI.

According to an official statement, the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) under Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has launched 3 major projects this year, focusing on testing the practical application scenarios of the 'Ringgit stablecoin' and 'tokenized deposits', which include domestic and cross-border wholesale payments and tokenized asset settlements. The list of selected test projects includes:

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, Capital A Bhd: Collaborating to launch 'Ringgit stablecoin' for business-to-business (B2B) settlements;

Maybank: Launched tokenized deposits for payment scenarios;

The list of 35 members of the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee has been released.

The new chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Mike Selig, officially announced on Thursday that the agency has established the first member list of the newly formed Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC). Mike Selig will reorganize and expand the Executive Innovation Committee previously established by the former chairman, increasing the number of members from the original scale to 35.

This list includes some of the most influential leaders in the digital asset industry, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev.

Decentralized derivatives exchange Lighter announces the launch of its first batch of on-chain perpetual contracts linked to South Korean stocks, covering large enterprises such as Samsung, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor, and offering up to 10 times leverage, allowing traders to operate long and short on Korean benchmark stocks around the clock without going through traditional brokers.

Lighter launches perpetual contracts for Korean stocks, one-click trading for Samsung and Hyundai

Lighter announced on February 11 that it officially launched perpetual contracts linked to the stock prices of major Korean enterprises, including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, and the Korean Composite Index.

The global macroeconomic impact has triggered a sell-off, Richard Teng clarifies that Binance is not the source of the collapse

Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance, attended the CoinDesk Consensus conference held in Hong Kong on Thursday, where he expressed his views on the cryptocurrency market crash that occurred on October 10, 2025 (Taiwan time 10/11). Richard firmly denied accusations that the market crash was caused by Binance and other centralized exchanges, emphasizing that the nature of the event is a global macroeconomic impact.

On that day of market turmoil, approximately $19 billion in leveraged positions in the cryptocurrency market were liquidated, affecting all centralized and decentralized platforms. Richard pointed out that this market crash stands in stark contrast to the historical high of $125,000 reached by Bitcoin ($BTC) earlier that week, with the price subsequently dropping to $104,000 over the weekend and further dipping below the $100,000 mark later in October.

Global asset management leader BlackRock is significantly deepening its layout in the decentralized finance (DeFi) field. According to a statement released on Wednesday, BlackRock announced that it will officially open its tokenized U.S. Treasury fund 'BUIDL' for on-chain trading through collaboration with Uniswap Labs and the digital asset issuance platform Securitize.

This integration will allow eligible investors to directly purchase the 'BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)' via UniswapX technology.

UniswapX is an off-chain order routing system developed by Uniswap Labs that integrates market liquidity and settles transactions on-chain. The Uniswap ecosystem is the largest decentralized exchange in terms of trading volume globally and does not rely on traditional banks or brokerages as intermediaries, but instead operates using automated market maker (AMM) smart contracts.

Cardano founder appears at Consensus in a McDonald's uniform

Input Output Global (IOG) CEO Charles Hoskinson unexpectedly took the stage in a McDonald's uniform during the CoinDesk Consensus summit in Hong Kong on Thursday to deliver a keynote speech.

His action was seen as a humorous response to the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market, paying tribute to the widely circulated internet meme in the crypto community that states "when prices drop, go work at McDonald's frying fries."

Hoskinson also stated that the current sentiment in the cryptocurrency industry is low, with social media filled with chaos, but he insists this is just a micro fluctuation, and from a macro perspective, the cryptocurrency market remains bullish.

Analysis of revenue decline and loss situation

Leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced its performance for the fourth quarter of 2025 yesterday (2/12). The report indicated that the company recorded a net loss of $667 million in the quarter, marking the first interruption of its profit streak since the third quarter of 2023.

Total revenue for the quarter is approximately $1.8 billion, down about 20% to 21.5% compared to the same period last year and below Wall Street analysts' expectations of $1.85 billion.

In terms of earnings per share (EPS), based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the loss per share reached $2.49, while the market had originally expected earnings of $0.96 per share; if evaluated under Non-GAAP standards, the earnings per share were $0.66, below analysts' expectations of $0.92, with a gap of over 28%.

Standard Chartered: Bitcoin will drop to 50,000, Ethereum 1,400

The well-known investment bank Standard Chartered has turned conservative in its latest cryptocurrency market report. The bank's head of digital asset research, Geoffrey Kendrick, predicts that the current macroeconomic environment is difficult to provide support, and that it is expected to improve only after Kevin Warsh takes over the Federal Reserve.

Before that, the price of Bitcoin may drop to 50,000 dollars or lower, while Ethereum may fall to 1,400 dollars. However, he also emphasized that these price levels will be buying points, and the bank's current year-end target for Bitcoin is 100,000 dollars, while for Ethereum it is 4,000 dollars.

The internal closed testing has been completed, and limited public testing will begin in 2 to 3 months.

Elon Musk recently revealed in a company-wide meeting that the payment system X Money built into platform X has completed internal closed testing and is currently operating stably. It is expected that limited external testing will start in 2 to 3 months, and then gradually open to global users.

Musk described that X Money will become the 'core source of all cash flow', aiming to complete functions such as transfers, payments, and fund management within the same application.

He pointed out that the installation of platform X has surpassed 1 billion times, with about 600 million monthly active users. If the payment function is successfully implemented, it is expected to significantly increase the frequency of daily use and user engagement. This timeline declaration also means that X is officially transitioning from a social platform to the stage of financial infrastructure layout.

The world's largest stablecoin issuer Tether announced that it has completed a strategic investment in interoperability protocol developer LayerZero Labs to support the development of efficient and secure cross-chain technology. Tether confirmed the news in a statement on Tuesday but did not disclose the actual investment amount.

The cross-chain communication protocol developed by LayerZero Labs has been applied to create the full-chain version of USDT, 'USDT0', through the technical integration of Everdawn Labs, allowing this globally most widely used dollar stablecoin to seamlessly extend to blockchains where USDT has not yet been issued for circulation and use.

Japanese AI VTuber Shizuku received investment from a16z

Famous American venture capital firm a16z announced on February 10th its investment in Japanese AI VTuber technology company Shizuku AI, with this funding round raising $15 million, bringing the company's valuation to $75 million, which is about 4% of the market value of Japanese VTuber listed company Anycolor at $1.7 billion.

In addition to a16z, Japanese e-commerce giant DeNA and OpenAI board member, Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo also participated in the investment in a personal capacity.

Shizuku AI's main product is AI VTuber Shizuku, a type of virtual YouTuber that uses generative AI technology and can only respond or interact through AI-generated content, which is very different from traditional VTubers that are performed by humans and are more aligned with public perception.

Deliberately evading regulation resulted in heavy penalties, the Department of Justice lowered the fine due to financial constraints.

Paxful Holdings Inc., once a globally renowned peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin ($BTC) trading platform, has recently been formally sentenced to a $4 million fine by a U.S. federal court for its involvement in facilitating money laundering, promoting illegal prostitution, and violating the Bank Secrecy Act, among other felonies. According to court documents revealed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the appropriate penalty amount originally calculated by prosecutors should have reached $112.5 million.

However, after an independent financial analysis, the regulatory agency determined that the company's current financial situation could not bear a compensation exceeding $4 million. Therefore, the court ultimately approved this significantly reduced penalty scheme. In addition to the $4 million criminal fine, Paxful also agreed to pay a civil penalty of $3.5 million to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Compared to the heavy penalties imposed on other cryptocurrency platforms, such as the $100 million fine paid by BitMEX in January 2025 or the up to $297 million fine against KuCoin, the amount paid by Paxful is relatively small. However, the charges they face are extremely serious, including intentionally transferring criminal proceeds to illegal platforms.

SingularityNET: AI strategic thinking capabilities will surpass humans within two years

The decentralized AI project SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel predicted during the CoinDesk Consensus Hong Kong conference that AI's capabilities in high-level market thinking and strategic planning will surpass humans within 2 years.

Goertzel observed that while AI systems like Quantium are currently able to accurately predict short-term fluctuations in Bitcoin, humans still possess a unique advantage in long-term and imaginative strategic thinking, being able to traverse the unknown through imagination, but this advantage may only last a few years.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday that former SafeMoon CEO, 29-year-old Braden John Karony, was sentenced to 100 months (approximately 8 years and 4 months) in prison for defrauding investors and living extravagantly for personal gain.

The prosecutor noted that while Braden John Karony publicly claimed to lead investors to 'safely fly to the moon (SafeMoon)', he privately viewed investors as ATMs. According to the investigation, he stole over 9 million dollars in digital assets from the company to purchase a property in Utah worth 2.2 million dollars, an Audi R8 supercar, a Tesla, and an expensive custom Ford F-550 pickup.

Revenue falling short of expectations triggered stock price volatility, with cryptocurrency trading significantly slowing down.

Famous online brokerage Robinhood recently announced its Q4 2025 financial report, showing that although overall revenue reached a historic high, it failed to meet Wall Street analysts' expectations. According to the report, Robinhood's net income for the quarter was $1.28 billion, which, while growing 27% compared to the same period in 2024, was still below analysts' forecasts of $1.34 billion to $1.35 billion. This result led to Robinhood's stock price (NASDAQ: HOOD) dropping nearly 8.8% in after-hours trading. As of early February 2026, the company's stock price has fallen over 42% from the peak of $148.67 set on October 3, 2025.

A Chinese AI company launched Moya, claiming it to be the first fully bionic human.

Chinese robotics company DroidUp released a new product, "Moya," at the end of January this year. It claims to be the world's first fully bionic robot, boasting realistic movements and appearance.

Although many companies are currently working on mass production of AI robots that can perform household chores such as folding clothes and washing dishes, the actions of some high-end models are so realistic that developers have to disclose their internal structure during demonstrations to prove that they are not impersonated by real people.

While most robots still retain a distinctly mechanical appearance, Zhuoyide aims to make its new products as close to human in appearance and feel as possible, and even endow them with the function of simulating body temperature.

Prediction market platform Polymarket has announced a partnership with crypto data company Kaito AI to launch an attention-based prediction market that transforms discussion volume and public sentiment on social media into tradable assets. This new mechanism combines AI data analysis with market pricing mechanisms, enabling users to bet on future changes in attention regarding individuals, brands, or trends, incorporating public attention into the financial market.

The Birth of Attention Prediction Markets: Turning Social Volume into Trading Targets

Polymarket indicates that it will collaborate with Kaito AI to launch a series of 'Attention Markets,' allowing users to engage in predictive trading regarding the social attention and public opinion trends related to specific individuals, companies, or issues. Unlike traditional prediction markets that focus on election outcomes or whether policies pass, the targets of attention markets are 'volume' and 'sentiment.'

With the implementation of the EU's crypto-asset regulations (MiCA) and the increasing market demand, the attitudes of traditional financial giants in the Nordics are undergoing significant changes. Denmark's largest bank, Danske Bank, announced yesterday (2/11) that it is formally opening trading services for exchange-traded products (ETPs) for Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) to its retail customers.

This decision symbolizes the bank's end to an 8-year strict policy on cryptocurrencies, allowing customers to directly invest in cryptocurrency derivative financial products provided by well-known issuers such as BlackRock and WisdomTree through its eBanking and mobile banking platforms.

From providing suggestions to executing independently, autonomous agents acquire on-chain identities.

The Coinbase Developer Platform officially launched a new infrastructure called Agentic Wallets yesterday (2/11), which is the first wallet tool specifically designed for autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The core purpose of this technology is to grant AI agents independent economic entity status, allowing them to have on-chain identities and manage funds autonomously.

Image source: X/@CoinbaseDev The Coinbase Developer Platform launched the first wallet tool specifically designed for autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents: Agentic Wallets.