Huobi HTX has launched AERGO perpetual contracts and kicked off a contract trading party.

February 13 (Friday) — Bloomberg — German stock exchange operator Boerse Stuttgart Group intends to merge its crypto business with Frankfurt-based digital asset trader Tradias. A Friday statement noted the newly formed unit will have roughly 300 employees and be jointly run by management teams from both firms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

On February 13, CoinGecko data shows Upbit’s trading volume has dropped 2% over the past 24 hours, currently at $18.33 billion. The XRP/KRW trading pair leads the Korean won market with 10.27% of total volume. The other top five trading pairs are BTC, BERA, ME, and ETH.

**Bitcoin Trades in Tight Range on Feb 13, Bearish Sentiment Weakens (Coinglass Data)** As of February 13, Bitcoin has maintained a range-bound trend, per data from Coinglass. Funding rates across major centralized (CEX) and decentralized (DEX) platforms show **weakening bearish sentiment**—specific rates are detailed in the attached image. ### BlockBeats Note: Understanding Funding Rates Funding rates are mechanisms set by crypto exchanges to align perpetual contract prices with the underlying asset’s spot price. They facilitate fund transfers between long and short traders (exchanges do not collect this fee), adjusting contract holders’ costs or profits to keep derivative prices close to the underlying asset. - A 0.01% rate serves as the baseline. - Rates **above 0.01%** signal broadly bullish market sentiment. - Rates **below 0.005%** indicate generally bearish mood.

As of February 13th, data from Alternative Data shows the cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index stands at 9 today—up from 5 yesterday—signaling the market remains in "extreme fear" territory. Note: The index ranges from 0 to 100, incorporating these metrics (with their respective weights): Volatility (25%), Market Volume (25%), Social Media Hype (15%), Market Surveys (15%), Bitcoin Dominance (10%), and Google Trends Analysis (10%).

On February 13, IREN Limited announced via official sources that it will be added to the MSCI USA Index effective as of the close of trading on February 27, 2026. The MSCI USA Index tracks the performance of large- and mid-cap segments of the U.S. equity market, covering roughly 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in the United States. This inclusion is expected to boost IREN’s visibility among institutional investors and index-tracking funds. Earlier, IREN—a Bitcoin mining firm—disclosed in November 2025 that it had successfully pivoted its business to operate as an AI data center.