The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

On February 11, monitoring data from Lookonchain indicates that Erik Voorhees—an early Bitcoin supporter and founder of ShapeShift—is acquiring gold. He has created 9 new wallet addresses and spent 6.81 million USDC to purchase 1,382 PAXG tokens, with an average price of approximately $4,926 per coin.

According to Coinglass data as of February 11th, total net BTC outflows from centralized exchanges (CEXs) hit 1,533.33 BTC over the past 24 hours. The top three CEXs by outflow were: - Binance: 1,385.61 BTC outflow - OKX: 982.74 BTC outflow - Coinbase Pro: 833.32 BTC outflow Additionally, Gemini led inflows with 1,002.42 BTC coming in.

On February 11, MultiBit CEO @mmmikema tweeted that Beast Industries has acquired Step—a Gen Z-focused banking app—with BMNR holding a 4% stake in Beast Industries. He noted that if Mr. Beast (Beast Industries’ namesake) pursues an IPO down the line and sees meaningful growth, BMNR’s current ~$200 million investment could drive its stock price to multiply several times over its current level. The tweet also highlighted Fundstrat’s track record of early calls on “moonshot” companies like Palantir, Nvidia, and Tesla. It added that BMNR is expected to see more Ethereum (ETH)-related revenue ahead, positioning the firm to land 10 to 20 high-growth projects in the coming years. On a narrative front, the post frames BMNR as core infrastructure in the “Ethereum Super Cycle,” touting its potential to become a $1 trillion Ethereum infrastructure player and drawing parallels to the “Google of the future financial era.” To date, Tom Lee has only retweeted the post without additional c

February 11 A-share cryptocurrency concept stocks saw unusual trading activity Tuesday afternoon, with Unisplendour Corp. hitting the daily up limit, followed by Tsinghua Unigroup, Hengbao Co., Winning Health Technology Group and Sifang Jingchuang. Separately, Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), said the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is actively reviewing stablecoin issuer license applications and expects the first batch to be issued next month. (FX678)

Per Coinglass data as of February 11: - If Bitcoin falls below $66,000, cumulative long liquidation intensity across major centralized exchanges (CEX) will hit $532 million. - Conversely, should Bitcoin rise above $69,000, cumulative short liquidation intensity on these platforms will reach $316 million. BlockBeats Note: Liquidation charts do not display the exact number or value of contracts at risk of liquidation. The bars instead reflect the relative importance of each liquidation cluster compared to adjacent clusters (defined as "intensity"). This means the chart indicates how strongly the underlying asset’s price will react when hitting a specific level: a taller bar signals a more intense price response driven by a liquidity surge.

**February 11** The U.S. January nonfarm payrolls (NFP) report—originally scheduled for last Friday—has been delayed until this Wednesday due to a brief government shutdown of certain agencies. Weakness in prior “secondary” employment indicators has stoked market concerns about slowing job growth. Key data highlights: - January ADP private payrolls were lackluster; - Challenger, Gray & Christmas job cuts surged; - The four-week moving average of initial jobless claims rose; - December JOLTS job openings dropped to a nearly five-year low. Offsetting some pessimism: ISM Manufacturing and Services Employment Indices held relatively steady. Ahead of the NFP release, White House officials are guiding market expectations: - Senior Trade Advisor Peter Navarro said reasonable monthly job growth expectations should see a “significant downward adjustment.” Given current deportations of undocumented immigrants and a shrinking labor force, he noted ~50,000 monthly gains now co