According to an official announcement, on February 12, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han was invited to speak on the main stage of the Consensus HK event, delivering a keynote address titled "Rebuilding Finance for Intelligent Web3." Dr. Han stated that Gate has evolved from an early cryptocurrency asset trading platform into a comprehensive Web3 platform that integrates CEX, DEX, and AI capabilities. The platform currently boasts a global user base exceeding 49 million. On the product front, its centralized trading services cover spot, futures, options, and TradFi assets, while its decentralized initiatives involve building infrastructure such as Gate Layer, Perp DEX, Gate Fun, Meme Go, and Gate DEX.
When discussing industry development trends, Dr. Han pointed out that as the ecosystem scales, the barriers for users to understand information and complete transactions continue to rise. In response, Dr. Han proposed the "Intelligent Web3" development direction. Gate has officially launched GateAI, deeply integrating it into the Gate App to help users optimize their trading and asset management experience. Gate is advancing synergistically through its AI capabilities and diversified product system, exploring a path towards more efficient and scalable Web3 financial infrastructure.
According to a summary by @linwanwan823 of CZ's remarks during a Binance Square AMA, CZ believes the current market cycle may not strictly follow a four-year pattern; the US has for the first time explicitly supported the crypto industry and is advancing legislation, with other countries likely to follow suit; stablecoins and RWA are developing rapidly, and the long-term outlook for the industry is positive, though short-term predictions are difficult.
Regarding industry trends, CZ stated that CEXs and DEXs will coexist long-term, with new users still needing CEXs as an entry point, while only advanced users may transition to DEXs; the market is large enough to accommodate thousands of CEXs and DEXs, and it is not a zero-sum game. RWA tokenization is a major, certain trend, with countries actively promoting the tokenization of their assets to create liquidity; AI × Crypto is the fastest area for crypto adoption. In the next 2-5 years, small, cross-border, high-frequency payments between AI Agents will likely use cryptocurrency, though this is still in its early stages.
Addressing the price of Aster, CZ advised against over-focusing on short-term volatility and expressed confidence in the team. The industry is currently diverging between "extreme transparency" and "privacy protection," and it's unclear which path will ultimately prevail. Responding to public opinion, CZ stated that not addressing FUD is the best way to handle it. He criticized excessive internal competition within the Chinese community and called for unity to expand international influence. Binance Square is building a Web3 version of YouTube, with commercialization paths including trader rebates and creator token rewards.
CZ views Africa as a window of opportunity that Crypto should not miss, noting the low bank penetration but high smartphone penetration rate there. He has visited over 12 African countries. The live stream AMA received approximately $18,000 in tips, which CZ announced will be donated in full to Giggle Academy.
Odaily News for Week 7 of 2026 (February 6 - February 12):
1. According to cloverpool, the Bitcoin network's average hash rate was 1030 EH/s, with a high of 1116 EH/s and a low of 901 EH/s, representing a 9.28% increase compared to last week's average hash rate (912 EH/s).
2. According to blockchain.com, the average Bitcoin price was $68,401, with a high of $72,232 and a low of $60,001, representing a 13.18% decrease compared to last week's average price ($78,781).
3. Notable mining industry news includes:
(1) Bitcoin mining difficulty recorded its largest single downward adjustment since the summer of 2021, with the network's seven-day average hash rate dropping to 990.08 EH/s;
(2) Bitdeer disclosed a January mining output of 668 BTC, with total Bitcoin holdings reaching 1,530 BTC by the end of January;
(3) Canaan Technology's January mining output was 83 BTC, with crypto reserves reaching 1,778 BTC and 3,951 ETH;
(4) Cango raised an additional $75.5 million, focusing on its transformation into an AI distributed computing platform.
Data Partner: NYSE-listed Bitcoin mining company Cango Inc. (CANG).
Odaily News On February 13th, according to SoSoValue data, the crypto market sectors showed mixed performance, with the AI sector standing out, rising 2.80% in 24 hours. Among them, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL) and Bittensor (TAO) rose by 4.11% and 4.44% respectively, while Kite (KITE) surged significantly by 18.14%. Additionally, Bitcoin (BTC) fell by 1.66%, dropping below $67,000; Ethereum (ETH) declined by 1.03%, trading within a narrow range around $1,900.
In other sectors, the Layer2 sector rose 1.51% in 24 hours, with Polygon (POL) up 7.22%; the Meme sector increased by 1.20%, with Pump.fun (PUMP) rising 2.40%; the DeFi sector gained 0.87%, with River (RIVER) surging 29.94%; the CeFi sector rose 0.25%, with Aster (ASTER) up 3.10%; the Layer1 sector edged up 0.11%, with Hedera (HBAR) rising 2.58%; the PayFi sector fell 1.52%, although Trust Wallet (TWT) bucked the trend with a 9.23% gain.
The crypto sector indices reflecting historical sector performance showed that the ssiRWA, ssiSocialFi, and ssiDePIN indices rose by 4.46%, 3.54%, and 2.47% respectively.
Odaily News Elon Musk's Grok AI has confirmed that X Money is considering integrating BTC. (The Bitcoin Historian)
