Odaily News On February 12th, the specialized institutional event "Gate Institutional Circle: CrossEx · Next-Gen Cross-Exchange Trading Infrastructure" hosted by Gate concluded in Hong Kong. The event focused on institutional-grade infrastructure construction, cross-exchange unified account systems, and collaboration models, exploring the development path for the industry towards a more mature stage.
The event unfolded through thematic presentations, roundtable discussions, a dinner, and an awards ceremony, inviting nearly a hundred institutional representatives from companies including Copper, Alber Blanc, Cyantarb, Flow Trader, Flow Desk, Pulsar, and Wincent. Dr. Han, Founder and CEO of Gate, delivered a keynote speech, interpreting the structural transformation of payment systems and traditional finance within the crypto space. Furthermore, Gate CCO Simon Ren shared insights into the global business layout driven by compliance and institutional business practices during his speech; Gate Global Head of Institutions, Addis Hu, systematically elaborated on Gate's overall strategy in the direction of institutional-grade infrastructure.
This specialized institutional event, through high-density topic discussions and in-depth exchanges, provided a communication platform for institutional participants regarding infrastructure and collaboration models, further promoting the industry's continuous development towards compliance and professionalization.
Odaily News On February 12th, the high-end networking event "Gate Institutional Circle: CrossEx · Next-Gen Cross-Exchange Trading Infrastructure" hosted by Gate at The Rosewood Hong Kong concluded successfully. Addis Hu, Global Head of Institutional Business at Gate, delivered a keynote speech titled "From 'Single Platform' to 'SuperLink'," systematically elaborating on Gate's overall strategic layout in the direction of institutional-grade infrastructure.
Addis Hu pointed out that as digital assets and traditional finance accelerate their integration, the single-platform model can no longer adequately meet institutions' comprehensive demands for security, efficiency, and transparency. Gate is building a "value superhighway" through "SuperLink" that connects fiat assets, crypto assets, and a broader ecosystem, bridging cross-exchange, custody, asset management, and TradFi scenarios to achieve unified accounts and cross-market coordination.
With institutional capital continuing to enter the market, infrastructure capabilities surrounding custody, cross-exchange coordination, and multi-asset integration are becoming one of the core competitive edges for trading platforms. Gate will continue to deepen its six major Link synergy capabilities, improve cross-ecosystem resource integration and product system development, further solidifying its comprehensive service advantages in the institutional-grade market.
Odaily News Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has once again increased its holdings in Bullish, the cryptocurrency exchange backed by Peter Thiel, and also purchased shares of Circle, demonstrating its long-term confidence in crypto assets. On that day, Ark bought a total of 364,044 shares of Bullish through three of its ETFs, valued at approximately $11.6 million based on the closing price, marking the tenth consecutive trading day of expanding its position. Bullish has rebounded about 28.3% from its closing low of $24.90 on February 9, closing at $31.88 on Wednesday.
Simultaneously, Ark increased its holdings in Circle by 75,559 shares on that day, valued at approximately $4.4 million. Circle's stock price fell 3.2% that day, closing at $57.86. It has risen 7.8% over the past five days but is still down 30% over the past month.
In terms of the overall market, major U.S. stock indices saw slight declines, with the Dow Jones down 0.1%, the Nasdaq down 0.2%, and the S&P 500 flat. In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin rose 0.2% over the past 24 hours, reaching $67,143; Ethereum rose 0.9%, reaching $1,968. (The Block)
Odaily News According to data from msx.com, as the U.S. stock market opened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.11%, the S&P 500 Index gained 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index increased 0.76%. Crypto-related stocks generally rose, with ETHZilla up 4.31%, CCircle down 1.77%, Bit Digital up 2.04%, Robinhood up 8.32%, Hut 8 up 7.74%, and Coinbase up 6.08%.
It is reported that msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has cumulatively listed hundreds of RWA tokens, covering U.S. stock and ETF token targets such as AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, META, MSFT, NFLX, and NVDA.
Odaily News Circle Ventures has announced an investment in the decentralized trading platform edgeX. The specific investment amount and valuation have not been disclosed. Circle also plans to integrate its stablecoin USDC and the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) into edgeX's blockchain, EDGE Chain. It is reported that the two companies began negotiations at the end of 2025 and finalized the investment deal last month. Circle Ventures was the sole investor in this funding round. (The Block)
