Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discussed the Ethereum execution layer roadmap on social media, including changes to the state tree and virtual machine. He supports upgrading the Merkle Patricia tree to a binary tree to improve efficiency and reduce verification costs. At the same time, he recommends replacing the EVM with RISC-V architecture to enhance execution and proof efficiency, as well as simplify code implementation. The overall deployment will be carried out in three steps to ensure backward compatibility.

February 25 News, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has released a proposal for implementation regarding the "Guidance and Establishment of the U.S. Stablecoin National Innovation Act" (GENIUS Act) and has initiated a 60-day public comment period. This marks the transition of the U.S. stablecoin regulatory framework from legislative development to concrete enforcement. OCC Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould stated that the regulatory framework aims to ensure the stablecoin industry develops in a safe and sound environment. The GENIUS Act, as the United States' first federal-level legislation on payment stablecoins, took effect in July 2025. According to the act, full implementation is scheduled for 18 months after the enactment date, which is January 18, 2027, or 120 days after the issuance of final regulations by the main regulatory agencies, whichever comes first.

Steve Kurz of Galaxy Digital believes that the recent decline in cryptocurrencies is due to liquidity and leverage unwinding, indicating that the market has matured and forced selling has been absorbed. He expects cryptocurrencies to experience a period of volatility before gradually rising, driven by institutional capital inflows and integration with traditional finance.

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee predicts that Ethereum will experience a V-shaped rebound in the near future, currently approaching the bottom. Despite the price decline, ETH staking demand remains strong, with validator onboarding wait times reaching an all-time high, and the staking ratio reaching 30.3%.

PANews February 6 News, according to JIN10, spot silver has once again shown a V-shaped rebound, rising 5.00% intraday to currently trade at $74.34 per ounce.

On February 2nd, news reports that last weekend, the crypto market experienced a sudden and intense sell-off. Bitcoin briefly dropped below $75,000, touching a low of $74,000 before quickly rebounding above $76,000. The short-term "V-shaped" movement exposed the risks of extreme volatility caused by insufficient market depth and high leverage resonance. Data shows that within 12 hours, forced liquidations reached as high as $510 million, with longs losing $391.6 million and shorts $118.6 million. The liquidation structure was severely unbalanced, indicating that many traders initially bet on an upward trend. When the price declined and triggered the forced liquidation mechanism, selling pressure was further amplified, leading to a stampede-like decline.

Gate News Bot Message, January 30th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, 42 (Semantic Layer) is currently priced at $0.03, up 27.80% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.04 and a low of $0.02. The current market cap is approximately $3.88 million, an increase of $84,490 compared to yesterday. Semantic Layer is a platform that provides better incentive alignment for dApps, dedicated to achieving MEV internalization and sequencing sovereignty. The project redesigns the MEV supply chain through a programmable meta-transaction standard, enabling users and developers to receive fair MEV distribution. Semantic Layer has received funding from entities including Figment Capital, Hack V

Odaily Planet Daily reported that today, during the Supreme Court hearing of the "Trump v. Federal Reserve Cook" case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roberts asked: If Cook made an "unintentional mistake" in mortgage materials, where is the line for the White House's stance? Whether it was an unintentional mistake or a fraudulent act to obtain a more favorable interest rate, does it make any difference to the White House? On what grounds can it be concluded that the Federal Reserve is an administrative agency, and thereby determine that the President indeed has the power to dismiss? (Jin10)

ZKsync announces the 2026 roadmap, covering privacy chain infrastructure Prividium, the collaborative system of ZK Stack, and the open-source RISC-V proof system Airbender, aiming to enhance the standardization and usability of privacy technologies and applications, and to promote the development of enterprises and the crypto sector.

Aster (ASTER) has been under continuous pressure since its launch, dropping about 70% from its high of $1.50. Technically, ASTER formed a clear inverted V-shaped top structure near $1.40, with a rapid pullback following a sharp rise, trapping buyers. The price has consistently remained below the 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages, confirming the continuation of the downtrend. According to the V-shaped top measurement method, ASTER’s neckline is in the $1.04 to $1.05 range. If this support fails, the price could further drop to $0.82, corresponding to the 1.0 Fibonacci extension level. Despite the weak trend, 68% of traders in major CEX perpetual contract markets are still attempting to bottom-fish and go long. However, in the ongoing downtrend, longs are continuously being liquidated. The cumulative net long positions are steadily decreasing, while net short positions remain largely unchanged. This indicates that the current decline is not driven by shorts, but rather by longs being forced to close their positions under pressure, further pushing the price slowly lower.