Head of Binance France Targeted in Failed Home Invasion
The head of Binance France was targeted in a home invasion attempt in Val-de-Marne on February 12. Three masked suspects entered the building searching for the executive’s apartment but fled after realizing he was not home, stealing two mobile phones.
The group attempted a second robbery in Vaucresson the same morning, mistakenly targeting another address linked to a crypto entrepreneur.
👉 rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/info-rtl-cryptomonnaies-le-patron-de-binance-france
The head of Binance France was targeted in a home invasion attempt in Val-de-Marne on February 12. Three masked suspects entered the building searching for the executive’s apartment but fled after realizing he was not home, stealing two mobile phones.
The group attempted a second robbery in Vaucresson the same morning, mistakenly targeting another address linked to a crypto entrepreneur.
French law enforcement, including the Paris BRB and the Brigade de Recherche et d'Intervention in Lyon, tracked the suspects using CCTV and public transport before arresting them at Lyon-Perrache station. The three individuals are now in custody.
👉 rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/info-rtl-cryptomonnaies-le-patron-de-binance-france
Hong Kong Unveils New Crypto Margin, Perps & Market-Making Rules
At Consensus 2026, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) unveiled three virtual asset policy updates to boost liquidity and market structure. Licensed intermediaries can offer margin financing using securities and crypto, initially BTC and ETH, enabling two-way collateralization.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee reaffirmed the city’s crypto hub ambitions, with stablecoin licenses expected this quarter and tokenized assets continuing to grow.
👉 theblock.co/post/389377/hong-kong-expands-crypto-rules
At Consensus 2026, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) unveiled three virtual asset policy updates to boost liquidity and market structure. Licensed intermediaries can offer margin financing using securities and crypto, initially BTC and ETH, enabling two-way collateralization.
ℹ️ The SFC will introduce a framework allowing licensed platforms to offer perpetual contracts to professional investors under strict risk controls, and relax rules for affiliated market makers to improve global liquidity access
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee reaffirmed the city’s crypto hub ambitions, with stablecoin licenses expected this quarter and tokenized assets continuing to grow.
👉 theblock.co/post/389377/hong-kong-expands-crypto-rules
Wrapped Bitcoin's WBTC Expands to Solana via Hyperlane Bridge
WBTC is expanding to Solana through Hyperlane, introducing a canonical bridge between Ethereum and Solana. Hyperlane’s Nexus Bridge will enable native WBTC transfers across both networks, bringing Bitcoin-backed liquidity directly into Solana’s ecosystem.
WBTC holds an ~$8B market cap and remains the largest tokenized Bitcoin asset, backed 1:1 by BTC reserves custodied by BitGo and BiT Global. The move strengthens WBTC’s multi-chain presence following its 2024 custody restructuring.
👉 theblock.co/post/389619/wrapped-bitcoin-hyperlane-wbtc-bridge-ethereum-solana
WBTC is expanding to Solana through Hyperlane, introducing a canonical bridge between Ethereum and Solana. Hyperlane’s Nexus Bridge will enable native WBTC transfers across both networks, bringing Bitcoin-backed liquidity directly into Solana’s ecosystem.
WBTC holds an ~$8B market cap and remains the largest tokenized Bitcoin asset, backed 1:1 by BTC reserves custodied by BitGo and BiT Global. The move strengthens WBTC’s multi-chain presence following its 2024 custody restructuring.
👉 theblock.co/post/389619/wrapped-bitcoin-hyperlane-wbtc-bridge-ethereum-solana
Tomasz Stańczak to Step Down as Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director
Tomasz Stańczak announced he will step down as co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation at the end of February 2026. Bastian Aue will take over the co-Ex role alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang. Stańczak said he will share further details in an upcoming blog post and at ETHDenver.
Stańczak, founder of Nethermind, joined Ethereum Foundation leadership earlier this year as part of a hybrid strategy pairing a core researcher with an external builder. His tenure coincided with renewed ecosystem momentum, updated roadmaps on privacy, security and AI, and increased institutional engagement amid growing tokenization and ETF interest.
👉 x.com/tkstanczak/status/2022315368430067847
Tomasz Stańczak announced he will step down as co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation at the end of February 2026. Bastian Aue will take over the co-Ex role alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang. Stańczak said he will share further details in an upcoming blog post and at ETHDenver.
Stańczak, founder of Nethermind, joined Ethereum Foundation leadership earlier this year as part of a hybrid strategy pairing a core researcher with an external builder. His tenure coincided with renewed ecosystem momentum, updated roadmaps on privacy, security and AI, and increased institutional engagement amid growing tokenization and ETF interest.
👉 x.com/tkstanczak/status/2022315368430067847
Cryptomarket Check-In. Major Events & Headlines
This snapshot provides a concise overview of recent developments across the crypto ecosystem, highlighting institutional expansion and infrastructure growth shaping market dynamics.
This snapshot provides a concise overview of recent developments across the crypto ecosystem, highlighting institutional expansion and infrastructure growth shaping market dynamics.
OplyScan Releases Real-Time Arbitrage Scanner for Prediction Markets
OplyScan has launched its public beta, introducing a real-time arbitrage scanner across Polymarket and Opinion that flags cross-market pricing discrepancies.
Manual spread monitoring is inefficient: by the time a discrepancy is visible, the edge is often gone or liquidity too thin. OplyScan tracks only live, executable setups, detecting YES/NO gaps with typical spreads of 1–5% per trade.
🔍 How OplyScan Works
- Tracks identical events across multiple prediction markets
- Detects real-time probability mispricing between platforms
- Identifies executable cross-market arbitrage opportunities
- Filters only setups with actual, available liquidity
⚙️ Live Features
- Real-time arbitrage dashboard (Polymarket ↔️ Opinion)
- Filters by profit %, liquidity, and expiry
- Instant Telegram alerts with customizable profit thresholds
- 100% free access — no subscriptions, no hidden fees
👉 x.com/oplyscan/status/2022373302006604006
OplyScan has launched its public beta, introducing a real-time arbitrage scanner across Polymarket and Opinion that flags cross-market pricing discrepancies.
Manual spread monitoring is inefficient: by the time a discrepancy is visible, the edge is often gone or liquidity too thin. OplyScan tracks only live, executable setups, detecting YES/NO gaps with typical spreads of 1–5% per trade.
🔍 How OplyScan Works
- Tracks identical events across multiple prediction markets
- Detects real-time probability mispricing between platforms
- Identifies executable cross-market arbitrage opportunities
- Filters only setups with actual, available liquidity
Example structure:
YES on Polymarket at $0.41 + NO on Opinion at $0.58 → total cost $0.99 → $1 payout at resolution
⚙️ Live Features
- Real-time arbitrage dashboard (Polymarket ↔️ Opinion)
- Filters by profit %, liquidity, and expiry
- Instant Telegram alerts with customizable profit thresholds
- 100% free access — no subscriptions, no hidden fees
Unlike many existing tools that rely on delayed APIs or surface “ghost spreads,” OplyScan prioritizes speed and execution quality — alerting users only when opportunities are still actionable.
👉 x.com/oplyscan/status/2022373302006604006
Claude AI Developer Anthropic Raises $30B in Series G at $380B Valuation
Anthropic closed a $30 billion Series G round led by GIC and Coatue, co-led by D.E. Shaw, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX, valuing the enterprise AI leader at $380 billion post-money. Funds will support frontier research, product development, and global infrastructure expansion.
Run-rate revenue now hits $14 billion, up 10x annually over three years. Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding platform, generates $2.5 billion in run-rate revenue, with weekly active users and enterprise adoption doubling since January.
👉 anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-30-billion-series-g-funding-380-billion-post-money-valuation
Anthropic closed a $30 billion Series G round led by GIC and Coatue, co-led by D.E. Shaw, Dragoneer, Founders Fund, ICONIQ, and MGX, valuing the enterprise AI leader at $380 billion post-money. Funds will support frontier research, product development, and global infrastructure expansion.
Run-rate revenue now hits $14 billion, up 10x annually over three years. Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding platform, generates $2.5 billion in run-rate revenue, with weekly active users and enterprise adoption doubling since January.
Claude is integrated across Fortune 10 companies and available on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, supporting diverse AI hardware for performance and resilience. Anthropic continues advancing frontier AI with Opus 4.6, powering professional-grade agents for documents, spreadsheets, and knowledge work across finance, legal, healthcare, and scientific domains.
👉 anthropic.com/news/anthropic-raises-30-billion-series-g-funding-380-billion-post-money-valuation
MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS IN Q1 2026!
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
A full list of Major Upcoming Events, to be updated
👉 https://cryptodiffer.com/events
Playnance expands its global partner program - Be The Boss
Users can now launch a fully branded Social Casino within minutes, with no technical setup required, receiving a live platform under a unique subdomain that generates earnings via 50/50 revenue share model, with automated payouts sent directly to wallets.
ℹ️ Reported Program Stats
- 2,000+ Partners
- $1.9M+ Paid Out
- 10,000+ Games
Playnance native token G Coin is currently in pre-sale. Platforms like PlayW3 and Up vs Down share wallets and infrastructure, keeping all activity non-custodial and on-chain.
👉 x.com/Playnance_/status/2022183442755051607?s=20
Users can now launch a fully branded Social Casino within minutes, with no technical setup required, receiving a live platform under a unique subdomain that generates earnings via 50/50 revenue share model, with automated payouts sent directly to wallets.
ℹ️ Reported Program Stats
- 2,000+ Partners
- $1.9M+ Paid Out
- 10,000+ Games
Playnance native token G Coin is currently in pre-sale. Platforms like PlayW3 and Up vs Down share wallets and infrastructure, keeping all activity non-custodial and on-chain.
👉 x.com/Playnance_/status/2022183442755051607?s=20
Layer 2 Fees 2026 Breakdown: Who’s capturing value?
Vitalik Buterin recently questioned the current trajectory of Layer 2s, arguing that the original vision of a rollup-centric Ethereum is breaking down. Without clear specialization or progress toward Stage 1 decentralization, L2s risk becoming copy-paste chains.
So far in 2026, only a handful of Layer 2s have generated meaningful fees. A small group of networks accounts for most onchain revenue, while many others are still struggling to achieve sustainable usage.
Vitalik Buterin recently questioned the current trajectory of Layer 2s, arguing that the original vision of a rollup-centric Ethereum is breaking down. Without clear specialization or progress toward Stage 1 decentralization, L2s risk becoming copy-paste chains.
So far in 2026, only a handful of Layer 2s have generated meaningful fees. A small group of networks accounts for most onchain revenue, while many others are still struggling to achieve sustainable usage.
clawchain(.)ai One-Pager. Social network for AI agents
clawchain.ai is building the first fully on-chain social network for AI agents — not hype, but infrastructure. If AI agents are the future, this is where their reputation, influence, and history will live.
clawchain.ai is building the first fully on-chain social network for AI agents — not hype, but infrastructure. If AI agents are the future, this is where their reputation, influence, and history will live.
Crypto Cards Landscape: Mapping the Payments Stack
The stablecoin card market is no longer experimental — it’s becoming a structured payments stack. Infrastructure providers, exchanges, and on-chain wallets are converging to turn crypto balances into real-world purchasing power.
The stablecoin card market is no longer experimental — it’s becoming a structured payments stack. Infrastructure providers, exchanges, and on-chain wallets are converging to turn crypto balances into real-world purchasing power.
Tether invests in company behind Hyperliquid frontend
Tether made a strategic investment in DreamCash, a frontend built on Hyperliquid that offers perpetual markets for tokenized assets. The platform enables users to trade these markets using USDT0 as collateral, expanding access to synthetic RWAs exposure on-chain.
👉 x.com/Dreamcash/status/2022346653903270143?s=20
Tether made a strategic investment in DreamCash, a frontend built on Hyperliquid that offers perpetual markets for tokenized assets. The platform enables users to trade these markets using USDT0 as collateral, expanding access to synthetic RWAs exposure on-chain.
👉 x.com/Dreamcash/status/2022346653903270143?s=20
Figure confirms data breach in social engineering attack
Hackers accessed customer data after compromising an employee account. The portion of the exposed files included details like names, home addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers.
The group tied the breach to a wider campaign targeting Okta single sign-on users and published about 2.5GB of stolen data after Figure allegedly refused to pay a ransom.
👉 techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/
Hackers accessed customer data after compromising an employee account. The portion of the exposed files included details like names, home addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers.
The group tied the breach to a wider campaign targeting Okta single sign-on users and published about 2.5GB of stolen data after Figure allegedly refused to pay a ransom.
👉 techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/
Truth Social seeks SEC approval for two crypto ETFs
Yorkville America Equities, the firm behind Truth Social–branded ETFs, plans to launch a Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF and a Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF. If approved, the ETFs would be launched in partnership with Crypto(.)com.
👉 coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/13/trump-linked-truth-social-seeks-sec-approval-for-two-crypto-etfs
Yorkville America Equities, the firm behind Truth Social–branded ETFs, plans to launch a Truth Social Bitcoin and Ether ETF and a Truth Social Cronos Yield Maximizer ETF. If approved, the ETFs would be launched in partnership with Crypto(.)com.
👉 coindesk.com/markets/2026/02/13/trump-linked-truth-social-seeks-sec-approval-for-two-crypto-etfs
Major Perpetual DEXs with no token (yet)
High volume, meaningful open interest, and strong traction — but no token (yet). The setup feels familiar to anyone who has followed previous airdrop cycles, where sustained usage often preceded token launches.
High volume, meaningful open interest, and strong traction — but no token (yet). The setup feels familiar to anyone who has followed previous airdrop cycles, where sustained usage often preceded token launches.
VC-Backed vs Community-Backed: 2025’s Biggest Token Launches
Billions in VC capital fueled some of the largest token debuts of 2025 — but they weren’t the only ones commanding attention. Community-backed launches showed that distribution power and narrative strength can rival even the deepest venture pockets.
Billions in VC capital fueled some of the largest token debuts of 2025 — but they weren’t the only ones commanding attention. Community-backed launches showed that distribution power and narrative strength can rival even the deepest venture pockets.
deBridge Launches MCP to Power AI-Driven Cross-Chain Execution
Cross-chain protocol deBridge has launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing AI agents and tools like Claude, Cursor, and Copilot to execute non-custodial swaps, bridging, and multi-step flows across EVM chains and Solana.
The launch expands on deBridge Bundles and its chain-abstracted vision: “any action, any chain, one execution engine.” Founded in 2022, deBridge supports 24 blockchains and has raised $5.5M from Animoca Brands and ParaFi Capital.
👉 theblock.co/post/390021/debridge-launches-mcp
Cross-chain protocol deBridge has launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing AI agents and tools like Claude, Cursor, and Copilot to execute non-custodial swaps, bridging, and multi-step flows across EVM chains and Solana.
ℹ️ MCP provides deterministic execution with MEV-aware routing, while users retain full custody. The interface abstracts wallet orchestration, chain switching, and retries — reducing automation friction.
The launch expands on deBridge Bundles and its chain-abstracted vision: “any action, any chain, one execution engine.” Founded in 2022, deBridge supports 24 blockchains and has raised $5.5M from Animoca Brands and ParaFi Capital.
👉 theblock.co/post/390021/debridge-launches-mcp