On February 10, 2026, the Russian State Duma approved a law that sets out procedures for seizing and confiscating cryptocurrency in criminal proceedings. The legislation, which amends the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedural Code, classifies digital currencies such as Bitcoin as property and details how investigators can gain control over wallets and storage devices. The new rules precede broader regulations for other crypto-related activities expected to take effect in Russia by July 1.

On February 9, 2026, the TON Foundation announced TON Pay, a wallet‑agnostic SDK that embeds native crypto payments inside Telegram Mini Apps for Toncoin (TON) and Tether (USDT). The toolkit streamlines settlement and checkout flows within Telegram to support everyday transactions. Toncoin traded near $1.35 as the rollout began, with short‑term indicators signaling weak momentum.

On 10 February 2026, Chainlink was chosen to participate in the Bank of England's Synchronisation Lab, which is testing how central bank money can be coordinated with tokenized assets for on-chain settlement. The initiative explores atomic settlement for use cases such as foreign exchange, bonds, and collateral, with Chainlink supplying decentralized oracle and interoperability technology. Following the announcement, LINK traded around $8.51, down 1.62% on the day, with a market capitalization near $6 billion and 24-hour volume of approximately $614.5 million.

On October 21, 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority began High Court proceedings against HTX (formerly Huobi), and on February 10, 2026 it released further details of the case targeting both the firm and "persons unknown" tied to its platforms. The enforcement move is reshaping risk perceptions around centralized exchanges, with some traders gravitating toward on-chain meme assets like Maxi Doge ($MAXI) on Ethereum. Maxi Doge couples a gym-themed meme identity with competitions, staking, and a Trading Guild structure, and its presale has raised over $4.5M at a token price of $0.0002803, including two whale buys totaling $628K.

Canaan reported fourth-quarter revenue of more than $196 million, up 121% year over year, as mining hardware demand improved. Shipments reached a record 14.6 exahashes per second, while mining revenue totaled $30.4 million and 300 BTC were produced. The company still posted an $85 million net loss and grew bitcoin holdings to 1,778 BTC by January.

On February 10, 2026, Hong Kong-licensed broker Victory Securities said it permanently disabled buying and deposits for users identified as Mainland China residents, while keeping "withdrawal-only" access. The firm described the move as the final step in a phased plan to meet SFC expectations after earlier restrictions on address certifications and certain tokens.

Claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto must be resolved by cryptography, not publicity. Conclusive proof requires a publicly verifiable signature from a private key linked to early Bitcoin addresses, ideally from 2009, or an onchain move from those dormant coins. Courts, documents and code are insufficient, and a UK High Court ruled Craig Steven Wright is not Satoshi.

Ripple executive Reece Merrick highlighted momentum for Ripple Custody on Feb. 10, pointing to new strategic integrations. According to a Feb. 9 release, Ripple teamed up with Securosys and Figment to bolster security and enable institutional staking for networks such as Ethereum and Solana, building on earlier additions from Chainalysis and Palisade.