World Liberty Financial (WLFI) proposes a governance plan requiring token holders to lock WLFI for at least 180 days to be eligible to vote. The draft sets staking tiers: staking 10 million WLFI can become a "Node," while staking 50 million WLFI can upgrade to a "Super Node" and receive additional incentives. Voting rights are based on a square root model to reduce the influence of whales. The plan aims to encourage long-term participation and reduce speculation. The official voting date will be announced later.

Foresight News reports that, according to CertiK monitoring, the privacy gaming project FOOMCASH experienced a vulnerability exploitation event (or white-hat rescue operation) in its lottery contract, involving approximately $1.8 million. The root cause of the vulnerability may be related to its Groth16 verifier setup, allowing attackers to repeatedly collect ZOOM tokens when all other inputs remain the same.

Bitcoin Core developer Murch announces that BIP 360 (Pay to Merkle Root) has officially entered the Improvement Proposal repository, marking Bitcoin's first inclusion of a quantum-resistant technical roadmap. The proposal, authored by Hunter Beast and others, is currently under review and discussion, and the protocol change has not yet been activated.

February 14 News, the Bitcoin community has recently engaged in intense discussions about post-quantum security upgrades. With the exposure of the BIP-360 proposal, core developers plan to implement a soft fork to introduce stronger resistance to quantum attacks for Taproot-based addresses. This proposal is seen as an important step for Bitcoin to address future quantum computing threats and has become a focal point of current market attention. The core goal of BIP-360 is to reduce the risk of exposing public keys in Pay-to-Taproot (P2TR) addresses during transactions. The scheme will remove the "key-to-spend" path and introduce a Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) structure, enabling verification without exposing the public key. Since Taproot was widely adopted after its launch in 2021, related risks were initially overlooked but are now recognized as potential systemic vulnerabilities.

ChainCatcher message, according to related page information, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 360 (BIP-360) has been added to the official code repository. This proposal introduces the Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) output type, aimed at enhancing Bitcoin's defense against quantum computing threats through a soft fork.

Argentine economist Alex Krüger pointed out that this round of the crypto bear market is driven by multiple factors, including large liquidations, stock market cooling, AI replacement, and more. His view is supported by Nic Carter, who believes that there is no single event that is the root cause of this market shift.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated in a recent research report that the cryptocurrency market has officially entered a "full-blown winter" starting from January 2025. This phase is not just an ordinary correction but a deep bear market comparable to 2018 and 2022. He pointed out that the root cause of this decline lies in the high leverage structures accumulated in the previous cycle and the large-scale profit-taking by long-term holders. The report shows that despite increased institutional participation over the past year, some regulatory improvements, and continuous expansion of crypto asset application scenarios, prices continue to weaken. Hougan believes that, based on historical experience, the true bear market phase often "ignores positive news" until leverage is thoroughly cleared and the market completes de-bubbling.

The Zama team announced the staking mechanism, with 60% of the rewards allocated to KMS operators and their delegates, and 40% allocated to co-processor operators. Staking rewards are based on the square root of the total staked amount, aiming to encourage users to delegate to smaller operators. The protocol adopts a DPoS mechanism, with 18 active operators, and the annualized staking reward is set at 5% of the total supply. Users who stake can obtain liquid staking shares, and unstaking requires a 7-day unbinding period or quick exit through transfer.

Base has verified the fix, restored network stability, and will conduct a root cause analysis. Although transaction processing continues, delays or losses may still occur during network congestion. The team is seeking a long-term solution and will provide updates on the progress.

BlockSec has released a closed-source smart contract vulnerability analysis, revealing suspicious transactions on SwapNet and Aperture Finance across multiple blockchains, resulting in over $17 million in losses. The root cause is insufficient input validation in the affected contracts, allowing attackers to abuse token approvals to steal assets.