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🚀 Canton Network defied the trend by updating the ATN
🔼 Against the backdrop of a dramatic cryptocurrency market crash and Bitcoin falling to $78 000, Canton Network (CC) was the only token to update the ATN this Saturday.
➡️ CC surged nearly 12% to $0.193 before correcting to $0.18, trading slightly up for the day.
The network rally for RWA tokenization is fueled by numerous partnerships with major market players such as Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas. As a result, some investors have begun to view CC as a safe haven asset.

🟠 Bitcoin falls behind Aramco and TSMC
📉 The fall of Bitcoin below $83 000 has pushed it out of the top 10 global assets by market capitalization
According to Crypto Crib, a decrease in market cap to $1.65 trillion places Bitcoin just behind the oil company Saudi Aramco and the largest chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC).
On the other hand, gold, after a record surge, has taken the top spot with a significant lead, strengthening its position as the largest asset in the world.

The American company Bit Digital announced that it is gradually ceasing BTC mining and shifting to an Ethereum treasury strategy and Ethereum staking. It also plans to sell mining assets and transfer part of its Bitcoin reserves to ETH.

‼️ The British court has recognized RuneScape gold coins as property
🇬🇧 According to the appellate court's decision, virtual gold in the popular online game RuneScape can be considered property, whereas the previous court ruled that in-game coins are not "competitive" because their quantity is unlimited.
🟠 The defendant – a former employee of the game developer company Jagex – allegedly stole 705 billion in-game coins and then sold them for BTC and fiat money totaling $748 385.
As a result, the court recognized in-game money as "assets with a definable monetary value that can be sold for th

‼️ Bitcoin ETF halts weekly outflow of $1.72 billion
🟠 Bitcoin ETFs started this week with a net inflow of $6.8 million, ending a five-day outflow totaling nearly $1.72 billion.
✅ According to Farside Investors, the biggest gains were seen in IBIT from BlackRock and Grayscale BTC, which attracted $15.9 million and $7.7 million respectively, while some other funds lost money.
The reversal occurred against the backdrop of Bitcoin's price dropping to around $87 815. But if the inflow increases, the price could rise a little more.

💵 Tether purchased 27 tons of gold in the fourth quarter
📈 Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin, announced that it added 27 tons to the 26 tons of gold purchased in the third quarter of 2025.
Such a level of purchases positions Tether among active central bank buyers.
➡️ For comparison, the Bank of Poland, the most active sovereign buyer reporting their purchases, increased its reserves by 35 tons in the fourth quarter to 550 tons.

🇯🇵 Japan Approaches Spot Crypto ETFs
Japanese regulators, according to media reports, are considering approving spot cryptocurrency ETFs.
The first such products could receive approval for listing as early as 2028, marking an important step for the institutional crypto market in the country.

‼️ NFT Platform Nifty Gateway Announces Closure
📉 Nifty Gateway, the renowned NFT marketplace owned by Gemini, will close on February 23, and users are already encouraged to start withdrawing their funds.
➡️ In 2021, Nifty Gateway became synonymous with the NFT art boom, hosting the landmark sales of works by Beeple and other artists.
However, the NFT sector is currently in decline, with sales volume in 2025 reaching only $5.5 billion, compared to $50 billion in 2022. Therefore, Gemini will sell NFTs through its wallets rather than on a separate marketplace.

🚨 GameStop has moved all its BTC holdings — the market is discussing a possible sale
GameStop has transferred all its bitcoins, which could be a sign of preparation to sell.
Previously, it bought 4,710 BTC at an average price of $107 900, and if it sells the entire volume at current prices, the potential loss could be around $76 million.

‼️ Visa and Mercuryo accelerate crypto-fiat payments
📈 Visa Inc. announced a partnership with crypto payment company Mercuryo, enabling the conversion of digital assets and the transfer of funds to Visa cards via Visa Direct in real-time.
Previously, Mercuryo, in partnership with Mastercard, launched the Mercuryo Spend Card, a crypto-debit card accepted at millions of merchants worldwide.

🔼 The crypto market could grow to $28 trillion
Investment firm ARK Invest forecasts the digital asset market to reach $28 trillion by 2030.
🪙 The main driver of growth, according to the company, will be the continued adoption of Bitcoin.
Under this scenario, the price of BTC could rise to $950 ,000–$1 million.

🇨🇭 CZ in Davos: Crypto Moves into Real-World Use Cases
👉 Binance Founder stated that governments are already discussing asset tokenization — according to him, negotiations are underway with about a dozen governments, and a whole ecosystem will be built around tokenization.
👉 The second vector is "invisible" crypto payments: the user pays with a card, a crypto transaction occurs in the background, and the business receives fiat — crypto becomes an infrastructural "rail," not a currency for coffee.
👉 The third thesis is the integration of AI agents and blockchain: when AI starts booking, pa

🔈 Trove under fire from critics
The Trove Markets project decided to withhold $9.4 million from the token sale, refusing to integrate with Hyperliquid and switching to Solana before the token launch.
🤑 The team stated that the funds will be used to develop a derivative DEX on Solana, but investors are demanding a refund.
The situation was worsened by the collapse of the TROVE token: the price dropped more than 95%, and the market capitalization decreased from $20 million to less than $1 million.

📉 For the first time since mid-September, Bitcoin network hash rate has fallen below the psychological threshold of 1000 EH/s — at its peak in mid-October, the figure was 1157 EH/s, and since then, the value has dropped by 15%.
Analysts believe that miners are massively redirecting energy resources to AI tasks in search of higher profitability.

The US government did not sell BTC confiscated from Samourai Wallet.
White House Cryptocurrency Advisory Committee Executive Secretary Patrick Witte received confirmation from the US Department of Justice that the confiscated BTC has not been sold and will not be sold in the future.
⊹ The assets remain on the US government's balance sheet.
⊹ BTC are credited to the special blockchain account (Special Blockchain Account, SBR).
⊹ Sale is prohibited by an executive presidential order.

‼️ Belgian KBC Bank launches trading of BTC and ETH
📈 One of Belgium's largest banks, KBC, will start cryptocurrency trading through its online platform Bolero on February 16.
✅ Retail customers will have access to Bitcoin and Ether, and possibly other cryptocurrencies in the future.
The bank announced that it will become the first Belgian bank to meet MiCA requirements, enabling it to provide cryptocurrency trading services in a fully secure and regulated environment.

‼️ Elon Musk's X Platform Bans Tokens for Spam
🚨 Tokens like InfoFi, which incentivize users for social media posts, are dropping in value as the X platform revokes API access to these applications due to a large amount of spam generated with AI.
➡️ Following the ban announcement from Elon Musk's platform, the Kaito token fell more than 15% and announced that it will be forced to change its policy.
Among the projects that may also be affected (or are already suffering losses) – CookieDAO, Xeet, Galxe, Klout, Stay Loud, and others.