Security Alert: The OpenClaw Official Plugin Center, ClawHub, Targeted by Large-Scale Malicious Skill Poisoning
On February 9, SlowMist released a security advisory. Recently, the open-source AI agent project OpenClaw has unexpectedly gained traction, and its official plugin hub—ClawHub—is increasingly becoming a target for supply chain poisoning attacks, posing potential security risks to developers and users. Monitoring has identified 341 malicious "skills," which often masquerade as cryptocurrency assets, security scanners, or automation tools.
Attackers are exploiting the SKILL.md file as an entry point for command execution: they hide malicious commands via Base64 encoding and use a two-stage loading mechanism to evade detection. The first stage fetches the payload via curl; the second deploys a sample named "dyrtvwjfveyxjf23" that tricks users into entering their system password, then steals local documents and system information.
Users are advised to: review any commands they need to copy and run, be wary of prompts seeking system permissions, and prioritize obtaining tools through
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Base Protocol Token Surges as Part of the Ecosystem, with BNKR and CLWNCH Leading the Way
February 9th — Per data from GMGN (link: https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), tokens in the Base ecosystem are leading today’s gains, including:
- AI agent token **BNKR** hit a recent high with a $102 million market cap, up 45% in 24 hours on $13.6 million in trading volume;
- Base ecosystem issuance platform token **CLANKER** climbed above $36, pushing its market cap over $36 million (16.2% 24-hour gain, $3.7 million volume);
- Meme coin **CLAWNCH** briefly rebounded to nearly $10 million in market cap, now retracing to $7.5 million (62% 24-hour gain, $3.3 million volume);
- Meme coin **KellyClaude** saw a modest rebound, peaking at $8 million market cap before settling at $7.5 million (7.2% 24-hour gain);
- Crypto wallet Rainbow’s token **RNBW** rose 31.2% in 24 hours, with a current $7.1 million market cap and $1.3 million in volume.
**BlockBeats Note**: Many meme coins lack actual use cases, face extreme price volatility, and investors should exercise caution.
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Bitcoin Rebounds to Hit $71,000, Up 2.25% in 24 Hours
Bitcoin rebounded to $71,000 on February 9th, per HTX market data, with a 24-hour gain of 2.25%.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive's Policy Address Seminar on Digital Finance: Shifting from Financial Innovation to Serving the Real Economy and Promoting High-quality Financial Development
On February 8, 2026, the Policy Committee of the Hong Kong Chief Executive hosted a digital finance symposium, per Sing Tao Daily’s February 9 report.
Attendees included a research team from the People’s Bank of China’s Financial Research Institute, the chairman of Round Coin Technology’s board, Web3 Development Task Force members, former Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) Chief Executive Norman Chan, and other experts.
The meeting centered on how Hong Kong can support China’s national goal of becoming a “financial powerhouse” through high-quality digital finance growth. Key topics: digital finance use cases, balancing regulation and innovation, and linking with the Mainland’s digital financial infrastructure for coordinated development.
Huang Yuanshan, head of the Chief Executive’s Policy Committee, said Hong Kong should leverage the digitalization trend to advance the financial powerhouse goal via high-quality financial development. He cited Hong Kong’s strengths: robust te
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The Financial Supervisory Service of Korea has released its 2026 work plan, which includes strengthening cryptocurrency regulation.
**Yonhap: South Korea’s FSS Unveils 2026 Work Plan Focused on Crypto Oversight, Financial Security**
February 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) released its 2026 work plan on Wednesday, outlining key initiatives targeting crypto market risks, financial IT safety, and consumer protection.
The plan includes:
- Launching special probes into high-risk crypto market segments to crack down on price manipulation by crypto whales;
- Establishing a task force to draft a Digital Asset Basic Law, supporting the rollout of a virtual asset regulatory framework;
- Rolling out a punitive fine system for financial IT incidents, boosting CEO accountability for security, and launching an AI-powered network threat monitoring system;
- Stepping up efforts to combat crimes targeting individuals (e.g., illegal private finance, telecom fraud), releasing the “Financial AI Ethics Guidelines,” and building a risk management framework.
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This Week's Unlock Schedule: APT, AVAX, STRK, and Others Set for Major Token Unlock
Per Token Unlock data, several tokens including APT, AVAX and STRK are scheduled for one-time large token unlocks this week (Feb 9–15). Key details below:
- **ME**: ~1.48M tokens unlocked Feb 9 | Value: ~$1.48M | Circ share: 2.32%
- **MOVE**: 164M tokens unlocked Feb 9 | Value: ~$3.8M | Circ share: 5.46%
- **APT**: 11.31M tokens unlocked Feb 10 | Value: ~$12.3M | Circ share: 0.69%
- **LINEA**: ~4.38M tokens unlocked Feb 10 | Value: ~$4.38M | Circ share: 5.96%
- **AVAX**: 1.67M tokens unlocked Feb 11 | Value: ~$15.2M | Circ share: 0.32%
- **STRK**: 127M tokens unlocked Feb 15 | Value: ~$6.3M | Circ share: 4.61%
- **SEI**: 55.56M tokens unlocked Feb 15 | Value: ~$4.2M | Circ share: 1.03%
Note: Values are approximate based on current market rates.
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