DeFi has achieved parity with Fintech in scale and efficiency, but still lags in commission rates and monetization ability. The future of finance will depend on how the two move towards integration.

Ethereum's strategic focus is returning to the mainnet, establishing "settlement sovereignty" and strengthening security to build its core value. The valuation logic is shifting from reliance on transaction fee income to a system premium based on security and monetary attributes.

The future of cryptocurrency listings will no longer be a simple "bell-ringing ceremony," but rather a complex, multi-layered financial engineering. For project teams, the era of only writing white papers and seeking VC financing is completely over; for retail investors, the window for blindly participating in initial offerings to become wealthy has also closed. In the future, what is needed is greater professional trading ability and an understanding of derivative tools.

Web3 entrepreneurs, institutional investors, and protocol developers from around the world are waiting to enter, not to attend yet another blockchain "summit," but to witness the self-iteration of a traditional financial center. Consensus, the globally top-tier crypto conference that was once only held in the United States, landed in Hong Kong for the second year. At nine in the morning, the figure of John Lee appeared on the big screen. Without a lengthy welcome speech, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region directly threw out a series of times in this recorded address.

In the past 24 hours, 5,477 BTC flowed out of exchanges, and the South Korean police are investigating the outflow of 22 BTC. ZeroLend announced its shutdown and advised users to withdraw their funds. The central bank of Norway holds a $470 million exposure to Bitcoin. CZ stated that the lack of privacy hinders the adoption of cryptocurrency.

Hong Kong\\\'s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted Victory Fintech a license.

As U.S. lawmakers consider limits on data and mining facilities because of energy usage, the industry wants to explain that their crypto worries are unfounded.

From bank-led stablecoins to tokenized T-bills and AI-powered wallets, digital assets will move from pilot projects to financial plumbing this year.

Your look at what\\\'s coming in the week starting Feb. 16.

On February 16, 2026, it was revealed that investment products in crypto assets experienced a cumulative net outflow of **$3.74 billion** over four consecutive weeks, pulling market sentiment back into the tense narrative of "funds are withdrawing." In the latest week, global crypto asset ETPs continued to see a net outflow of **$173 million**, with Bitcoin and Ethereum products remaining the primary battleground for redemptions, facing sell pressures of **$133 million** and **$85.1 million** respectively over the week. On the surface, this is a reaction to mainstream assets.

The WEEX platform launched its first "Clown Card" interactive card activity, transforming trading behavior into game resources, integrating card gameplay and random reward mechanisms, to provide users with a more engaging and interactive trading experience during the Spring Festival.

Analyze the current investment logic based on the latest data.

Net assets in 2026 may range between 500 million dollars and 1.2 billion dollars.