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Vitalik Buterin has recently been continuously selling ETH, selling 1,694 coins for $3.31 million in the past 1.5 days, with a total of 8,651 coins sold since February 2nd, amounting to approximately $17.97 million. He currently still holds 10,676 ETH.

The U.S. economy shows resilience in an environment of high inflation and high interest rates. Latest data indicates that the expectation of rate cuts has been postponed, and the market is focusing on PPI data and hawkish signals from Federal Reserve officials. Overall economic growth has slowed but not stalled, and inflation remains a prominent issue.

Mars Finance reports that, according to Jintiao, the USD/JPY has fallen to 154, with a daily decline of 0.66%.

Mars Finance reports that on February 23, according to Alternative data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is at 5 (yesterday was 9), indicating an intensification of the "extreme fear" sentiment in the market. Note: The fear index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media activity (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's proportion in the overall market (10%) + Google search trend analysis (10%).

Mars Finance reports that, according to Gate market data, ETH/USDT is currently trading at $1899.8, down 3.76% over the past 24 hours.

Mars Finance reports that Strategy founder Michael Saylor has once again released information related to the Bitcoin Tracker, stating: "The Orange Century." According to previous patterns, Strategy always discloses increased Bitcoin holdings on the second day after related news is released.

Mars Finance News, on February 22, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that the issue of tariff refunds will be decided by a lower court. (Jin10)

Breaking News Preview:
Flying Tulip will conduct TGE on February 23;
Alchemy Pay plans to launch the L1 public chain Alchemy Chain testnet on February 23;
U.S. President Trump will deliver the State of the Union address on February 24; on the same day, the U.S. will impose a 10% temporary tariff on certain imported goods;
NVIDIA will release its earnings report after market close on February 25;
Jupiter (JUP)

Mars Finance reports that Coin Bureau citing data indicates that all tiers of ETH whales (divided into three levels: holdings of over 100,000, between 10,000 and 100,000, and between 1,000 and 10,000) are now all "underwater." In this cycle, ETH holders of different sizes are all in a state of unrealized loss for the first time, including the whale group holding over 100,000 ETH. When the strong hands (steadfast holders) are feeling the pain, the weak hands (undecided retail investors) have already exited.

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Original Title: : : [Issue] No Free Lunch: Reflections on Arbitrum and Optimism
Original Author: Four Pillars
Original Compilation: Ken, ChainCatcher
Key Summary
Base announces it will transition from the Optimism OP stack to a proprietary unified architecture, delivering a strong shock to the market and severely impacting $OP price.
Optimism's code is fully open source under the MIT license and implements a revenue-sharing model for chains joining the "Super Chain." Arbitrum adopts a "community source code" model, requiring chains built on Orbit that settle outside the Arbitrum ecosystem to contribute 10% of protocol revenue.

OpenClaw attracted attention due to the token controversy. After its account was hijacked, a fake token CLAWD appeared, and its market capitalization briefly surged before crashing. The founder emphasized that no tokens are issued, and the official has banned discussions related to cryptocurrencies. Although the project community is expanding, they are maintaining a distance from the crypto space.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new guidance on payment stablecoins, allowing brokers to apply a "2% discount" in net capital calculations instead of the previous 100% discount. This adjustment will make it easier for stablecoins to be integrated into the mainstream financial system and promote their use as legitimate trading instruments. The policy's implementation is closely related to the upcoming 2025 "GENIUS Act," which will bring stablecoins into the regulatory framework. This change is expected to drive the development of various financial services and provide more opportunities for investors.

Odaily Planet Daily reviews the airdrop projects from February 9 to 22, 2026, including Espresso, Open Mind, Puffpaw, and SoDEX, providing detailed information on each project's funding status, claim deadlines, and prices. The article also mentions the latest airdrop updates from Polymarket and Jupiter DAO, as well as recommendations regarding Hong Kong's issuance of stablecoin issuer licenses.

U.S. Presidential Envoy Witkoff mentioned in an interview that Ukraine and Russia delegations will hold a new round of negotiations within three weeks, potentially leading to a summit between Zelensky and Putin, with Trump possibly participating. Zelensky hopes to hold the negotiations in Geneva within ten days.

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Original Title: : : [Issue] No Free Lunch: Reflections on Arbitrum and Optimism
Original Author: Four Pillars
Original Compilation: Ken, ChainCatcher
Key Summary
Base announced it will transition from Optimism's OP stack to a proprietary unified architecture, delivering a strong shock to the market and significantly impacting $OP price.
Optimism's code is fully open source under the MIT license, and it implements a revenue-sharing model for chains joining the "Super Chain." Arbitrum adopts a "community source" model, requiring chains built on Orbit that settle outside the Arbitrum ecosystem to contribute 10% of their revenue.