An Israeli reservist soldier, in cahoots with a civilian, has been charged with insider trading using classified intelligence on Polymarket

On February 13th, per GMGN monitoring (via [link]), the market capitalization of Base ecosystem meme coin AntiHunter surged 35% within an hour. Its current market cap stands at $8 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $3.4 million and a 6-hour gain of 26%. BlockBeats reminds users that meme coin trading is highly volatile, primarily driven by market sentiment and hype rather than actual value or use cases. Investors should be aware of the associated risks.

February 13 — Cryptocurrencies stabilized during Asian trading hours Friday, per Bloomberg data. That came after Standard Chartered warned Bitcoin could face further downside, while Coinbase — the largest U.S. crypto exchange — reported a fourth-quarter loss. Bitcoin was trading above $66,000 as of press time, after sliding 4% in New York trading earlier to hit $65,118 — its lowest level of the week. In a report released yesterday, Standard Chartered noted BTC could either rebound before dropping to $50,000, or see its year-end target price cut to $100,000.

**February 13 Update: Aave DAO Governance Progresses With Lab Concessions, Risks Persist** Aave DAO’s governance has taken a phased step forward: Under sustained community pressure, Aave Labs has committed to directing all branded product revenue to the DAO, confirmed V4 as the unified technical foundation, and plans to establish an independent foundation. Marczeller, founder of Aave Chan Initiative (ACI)—the DAO’s proxy platform—highlighted execution risks in the new proposal: - Revenue deductions are unilaterally set by Aave Labs with no independent audit; - A one-time $50.7M request (31.5% of the treasury) ties V4 confirmation to a V3 development freeze; - Transferring 75,000 AAVE or diluting 13.6% of governance power. He urged splitting the vote to prioritize: 1. Creating a truly independent foundation; 2. Mandating wallet disclosure; 3. Adding third-party audits to ensure commitments are enforceable and fair to all holders. “This tests governance effectivene

February 13th, official sources confirm that Tether Gold has launched a new measurement unit called Scudo, designed to offer a fresh, intuitive way to gauge on-chain gold value. One Scudo is defined as equivalent to 1/1000 of an XAUT (gold ounce), giving users a more practical, user-friendly option for microtransactions—making sending and receiving on-chain gold simpler. Tether notes this move will boost the everyday usability of gold-backed digital assets, delivering a more flexible operational experience for investors and traders.

February 13th — Per Coinbob Popular Address Monitoring, the "Respected Whale Trader" wallet (0x894...) has fully exited its prior $40 million long positions in the Nasdaq index and copper prices. The trader has now shifted focus to U.S. tech stocks, holding a total position of ~$23.5 million, with a focus on the storage and AI sectors. Key long positions include: - 10x long on Micron (MU): ~$9.31M position size, average entry price $379.993, unrealized gain ~$830,000 - 5x long on NVIDIA (NVDA): ~$5.36M position size, average entry price $192.858, unrealized loss ~$140,000 - 7x long on Google (GOOGL): ~$4.63M position size, average entry price $312.51, unrealized loss ~$50,000 - 5x long on SanDisk (SNDK): ~$3.19M position size, average entry price $592.31, unrealized gain ~$230,000 The trader specializes in U.S. stocks and on-chain precious metals trading. Previously, they were the largest long holder of on-chain gold, before taking a $40 million position in Nasdaq and coppe

As of February 13th, per data from LookIntoBitcoin, a Bitcoin whale has transferred 8,200 BTC (valued at approximately $559 million) to Binance over the past two days. Bitcoin’s price has dipped following each of the whale’s deposits to the exchange.