In short Lawyers say unjust enrichment laws favor Bithumb, but the outcome depends on whether users knew or should have known the payouts were a mistake. Since this incident occurred due to an internal error rather than hacking or fraud, it is expected that the prosecution will handle it cautiously. The incident is increasing scrutiny of the internal controls of South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, with regulators proposing stricter ownership and supervision rules in the future. Just days after mistakenly giving out billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin to users during a promotional event, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is weighing…
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Grayscale today launched the first U.S. spot LINK ETF. HYPE rally comes after Sonnet shareholders approved merger with Hyperliquid DAT. ASTER gains more than 13% through new collaboration with WLFI Cryptocurrencies rebounded on Tuesday, with the value of all tokens increasing more than 6% to $3.06 trillion. Bitcoin recovered $90,000 as Ethereum traded above $3,000. In this article, we evaluate three altcoins that are gaining attention today for various reasons: Chainlink, HYPE, and ASTER. Grayscale Spot Chainlink ETF Launched Grayscale today officially launched the first U.S. exchange-traded fund by converting Chainlink Trust into an ETF. This debut has generated significant…
Tomorrow, February 11, 2026, the first L1-zkEVM workshop will debut a new system that will make block verification faster, cheaper, and more accessible to everyone.Instead of redoing every transaction in a block, Ethereum will soon rely on zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs, allowing validators to verify accuracy through cryptographic proofs.boost boostWhy Ethereum could redefine block validation by switching to ZK proofEthereum Foundation researcher Ladislaus.eth called it “perhaps one of the most significant” upgrades in the network’s history.This change is part of the L1-zkEVM 2026 roadmap and focuses on the Selective Proof of Execution (EIP-8025) feature. This allows specific validators, called zkAttesters, to…
Prague, Czech Republic, February 10th, 2026, Chainwire GoMining, the all-in-one Bitcoin ecosystem for mining, earning, and spending BTC, announced the launch of Simple Earn, a new feature that gives users an opportunity to earn yield on the crypto assets held in their account, with payouts delivered automatically in Bitcoin every four hours. Simple Earn provides users with support for the autonomous earning mechanisms of their assets. It is designed to remove the complexity that usually comes with earning yield on crypto. Users activate the program with a single toggle in their wallet, and GoMining handles the rest. Behind the scenes,…
Highlights: French police arrested six suspects, including a minor, after kidnapping cryptocurrency for 30 hours. The magistrate and the mother escaped by warning their neighbors. No ransom paid to cryptocurrency kidnappers France Experiences Cryptocurrency-related Kidnapping Patterns of Industry Professionals Previous victims include Ledger co-founder David Balland, who had his fingers cut off by kidnappers. French authorities have arrested six suspects in a cryptocurrency ransom kidnapping that held a magistrate and her mother captive for about 30 hours. The victims escaped without receiving any money after being found injured in a garage in southeastern France. Lyon prosecutor Thierry Dran confirmed the…
Vaduz, Liechtenstein, February 9th, 2026, Chainwire xMoney ($XMN) is expanding its partnership with Domino’s, bringing its payment infrastructure to Domino’s Greece following a successful rollout in Cyprus. The collaboration focuses on acquiring services, enabling Domino’s Greece to accept card payments and digital wallets, including Apple Pay and Google Pay, across both web and mobile ordering platforms. At the core of the integration is xMoney’s embeddable checkout solution, designed to deliver a seamless payment experience without redirection. Customers complete their orders faster, while all sensitive payment data is securely handled by xMoney’s compliant infrastructure. The expansion was announced in person at…
DALLAS, Feb. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cango Inc. (NYSE: CANG) today released a letter to shareholders highlighting its strategic transformation and roadmap to evolve from a global Bitcoin miner into an AI compute infrastructure platform. Throughout the past year, Cango executed a disciplined entry into the industry, balancing speed with operational prudence to build its position as a leading Bitcoin miner with a global footprint across four key regions. Key commitments were delivered, including acquiring and enhancing hashrate efficiency of 50 EH/s of on-rack machines, adopting a strategic treasury approach, divesting legacy operations, securing 50 MW of energy infrastructure, and…
As the digital asset industry continues to mature and regulations become clearer, cryptocurrency trading platforms are gradually transitioning from short-term incentive-driven models to revenue structures based on continuous trading services, liquidity provision, and risk management. Transparency and sustainability of the platform economy have become important considerations for both users and the wider market. Against this background, digital asset exchanges BeatGW Outlining the structure of the platform’s revenue model, it highlighted how its core revenue streams are built around real trading activity and long-term operational services rather than speculative or high-risk mechanisms. Core revenue streams based on trading and liquidity services…
The landscape of digital assets in Europe has reached its most significant milestone. With the 2026 full application of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation, the European Union has transitioned from a fragmented patchwork of national rules to the world’s first unified, sophisticated regulatory framework. For Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASPs), the era of “regulatory arbitrage” is over. Whether you are an exchange, a custodian, or an investment advisor, achieving MiCA compliance is no longer a choice; it is the prerequisite for survival in the world’s largest integrated trading bloc. This guide by a prominent FinTech and crypto licensing firm LegalBison delves…
KT DeFi lowers the barrier to entry through cloud mining, eliminating the need for users to purchase mining rigs or master complex technologies. Users simply select a mining contract to automatically run the service and earn daily rewards. The platform utilizes green energy sources such as wind and solar power as its primary power source, reducing energy consumption and operating costs while enhancing mining efficiency and profit potential. Compared to frequently monitoring market fluctuations and waiting for price changes, this method of automatically increasing the value of crypto assets is more convenient and sustainable. How to Start Cloud Mining Step…