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The leak of Matcha Meta is related to the misuse of SwapNet, with up to $16.8 million being drained. After up to $16.8 million was stolen due to vulnerabilities in smart contracts on the Base blockchain, Matcha Meta urged users to revoke their one-time approval for SwapNet's router contract.

Here is a Japanese translation: South Korea's CoinOne considers stock sale amid speculation over Coinbase. South Korea's cryptocurrency exchange CoinOne has reportedly begun selling shares held by major shareholders, and there are rumors that Coinbase is aiming for a strategic entry.

According to Nikkei reports, Japan is planning a framework that will allow the approval of cryptocurrency ETFs by 2028. Japan's financial regulatory authorities are considering regulatory changes that would enable cryptocurrencies to be included in ETFs, potentially leading to changes in retail investors' access.

The UK's financial regulatory authority, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is beginning to seek final opinions on a series of proposals aimed at applying traditional financial standards to the UK's cryptocurrency sector.

Reaffirming its focus on tokenization, ETHZilla has purchased aircraft engines. ETHZilla acquired two aircraft engines for $12 million. This happened just a few weeks after the company announced its renewed focus on tokenizing real-world assets.

According to Coinbase, the majority of institutional investors consider Bitcoin to be undervalued. Since the major market crash in October, Bitcoin has fallen by about 30%, while traditional safe-haven assets like gold and silver have surged.

A16z-backed crypto startup Entropy ceases operations and refunds investors. Tux Pacific, founder and CEO of Entropy, stated that after multiple pivots over four years, the project was unable to find a scalable business model.

The cryptocurrency market is losing approximately $100 billion in value, while the Democratic Party is threatening a government shutdown. Senate Democrats are threatening to block a funding bill that includes money for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and traders are once again worried that the U.S. government may shut down.

Foundry USA's hash rate has been reported to have decreased by 60% since Friday due to a devastating storm. The winter storm Fern is currently sweeping across the United States, with over 1 million residents already experiencing power outages.

“Opportunists” pushing for protocol changes are the greatest threat to BTC, said Seiler. “Major changes to the Bitcoin protocol should be well-considered and rare,” said Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy.

Bitcoin is being sold off towards the weekend closing price, with the bulls facing a $86,000 BTC price level. As US futures prepare to begin trading, Bitcoin has started to lose momentum amid market preparations for potential downside volatility factors.

- The Tezos Tallinn upgrade is currently active, reducing block generation time to 6 seconds. - The Tallinn protocol upgrade is Tezos's 20th major update since its launch in 2018 and was implemented without a network fork.

Cathie Wood's ARK adds Coinbase, Circle, and Bullish as cryptocurrencies decline. The decline in cryptocurrencies in Q4 has hurt ARK's ETFs, with Coinbase being the biggest drag on performance.

Colombia's second-largest pension fund offers exposure to Bitcoin AFP Protection states that access to Bitcoin-linked funds is limited to qualified investors and will not alter the core allocation of Colombia's pension assets.

Once a major NFT marketplace, Nifty Gateway is downsizing its operations. The NFT platform owned by Gemini will close on February 23, 2026, and transition to withdrawal-only mode. This marks another significant blow to the long-term downturn of this sector.

Polymarket sees the probability of a US government shutdown in January rising sharply to 77%. The surge in Polymarket's odds occurred a few days after US President Donald Trump stated that "it will likely be another Democratic shutdown."

U.S. Bitcoin ETF records 1.72 billion USD in outflows for 5 consecutive days. This prolonged outflow has occurred while widely used cryptocurrency sentiment indicators have remained in the "Extreme Fear" range since Wednesday.

Bitcoin payments are hindered by the tax system, not by scaling technology issues — Under current U.S. policies, the sale of cryptocurrencies is taxable, but some lawmakers are proposing tax exemptions for small transactions.

If transactions related to Greenland do not go through, could Europe sell US Treasuries? Some policymakers in Europe are considering the idea of selling US Treasuries as a way to counter the US's tough stance, but in reality, it is likely to be quite difficult.

Regulations prohibiting the yield on stablecoins could lead to capital outflows into "unregulated financial products." Experts warn that proposed regulations based on the U.S. CLARITY Act may increase demand for offshore and synthetic dollar products as investors seek yields outside regulated markets.