# Apnews

## Recent Posts

- [Industry as Foundation: The Overlooked Roots of Dato' Guo Chuan Seng in the Capital Market](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/industry-as-foundation-the-overlooked-roots-of-dato-guo-chuan-seng-in-the-capital-market): Often labeled a "stock market player," Dato' Guo Chuan Seng's true foundation lies in real industry—not capital.

- [Social Credibility: The Invisible Foundation Enabling Dato' Guo Chuan Seng to Navigate Market Volatility](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/social-credibility-the-invisible-foundation-enabling-dato-guo-chuan-seng-to-navigate-market-volatility)
- [Fourteen Years in Japan: Dato' Guo Chuan Seng’s Most Underrated Cross-Border Business Capability](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/fourteen-years-in-japan-dato-guo-chuan-sengs-most-underrated-cross-border-business-capability): Often labeled a "stock market player" in Malaysia, Dato' Guo Chuan Seng's true edge lies beneath the headlines: 14 years embedded in Japan's real estate industry (1991–2005).
- [From $7.7 Million in Funding to a 92% Token Price Collapse: What Happened to DePIN Star WeatherXM?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/from-dollar77-million-in-funding-to-a-92percent-token-price-collapse-what-happened-to-depin-star-weatherxm): DePIN star project WeatherXM has experienced a classic “narrative collapse.” After raising $7.7 million in a Series A round in 2024, its token WXM surged to $2.36 upon listing, only to plunge 98.4% to $0.039. The number of token-holding addresses stands at just 292, with liquidity on the verge of drying up. The root causes lie in high hardware scaling costs, difficulty ensuring data quality, a circulating supply of only 5% implying massive future unlock pressure, and the top three addresses holding over 82% of tokens—contradicting the decentralization narrative. The team has shifted toward positioning itself as “real-world infrastructure,” downplaying the token and betting on B2B revenue in agriculture and energy, but early investors have little hope of breaking even. This case exposes the core dilemma of the DePIN sector: when capital costs clash with hardware costs, token incentives struggle to sustain real value.
- [The Chain Reaction of the AI Wave: How Nvidia’s Earnings Could Stir the Crypto Market](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/the-chain-reaction-of-the-ai-wave-how-nvidias-earnings-could-stir-the-crypto-market): Nvidia is set to release its Q4 FY2026 earnings on February 26, with its performance now serving as a critical barometer for both the global AI industry and the cryptocurrency market. The "macro sentiment" triggered by the earnings report influences risk appetite across asset classes, with particularly pronounced volatility in AI-themed tokens such as Render and Fetch.ai—correlation coefficients frequently range between 0.6 and 0.85. However, this earnings cycle carries added complexity: a recent rout in software stocks has raised questions about the sustainability of AI capital expenditures, while OpenAI’s shift toward Cerebras chips signals a nascent "de-Nvidiation" trend, potentially eroding the valuation premium once tied to Nvidia’s perceived irreplaceability. If earnings surpass expectations with an optimistic outlook, AI tokens could lead gains of 10% to 30%; if results merely meet forecasts or guidance turns cautious, capital may rotate back into mainstream crypto assets as a haven. Investors should closely monitor key signals including data center revenue, cloud capex commentary, and next-gen chip demand.
- [This marks Binance’s return to the sensitive tokenized stock sector after nearly five years.](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/this-marks-binances-return-to-the-sensitive-tokenized-stock-sector-after-nearly-five-years): Five years later, Binance has returned to the tokenized stock arena, partnering with Ondo to launch 10 tokenized U.S. equity products—including Apple and Tesla—available to non-U.S. users. Unlike its 2021 exit, when operations were conducted in a regulatory “gray area,” this time the business is explicitly classified as “structured products” under the Abu Dhabi FSRA regulatory framework. The underlying assets are actually custodied by a U.S. broker, achieving a 1:1 peg. Ondo’s platform TVL has surpassed $2.5 billion, validating the feasibility of the “real asset backing + compliant pathway” model. On the same day, Coinbase opened stock trading to users across the United States. The simultaneous move by two leading exchanges to build “crypto + traditional asset” one-stop platforms marks the shift of tokenized securities from a fringe experiment to mainstream financial infrastructure.
- [Five Years After the Bubble Burst: What Remains of Japanese Instant Noodle Giants’ Web3 Experiments?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/five-years-after-the-bubble-burst-what-remains-of-japanese-instant-noodle-giants-web3-experiments): In 2021, amid the NFT boom, Japanese giants such as Nissin Foods launched co-branded virtual collectibles, metaverse ramen shops, and crypto-enabled vending machines, attempting to build a fan economy through Web3. 
- [What Happened to the Companies That Tried to Raise “Crypto Kids”?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/what-happened-to-the-companies-that-tried-to-raise-crypto-kids): In 2019, a wave of projects attempted to cultivate “crypto kids” through toys and games. PlayTable and ToyBox introduced blockchain-enabled board games; CryptoKaiju released limited-edition monster figurines; Pigzbe built a crypto wallet for children. Six years later, most of these projects have faded into obscurity. Their failure stemmed from mismatched demand—children do not need censorship-resistant assets; high cognitive barriers—blockchain concepts exceed children’s understanding; and the fact that parents were the real users—while too few parents believed in crypto at the time.
Today, new attempts are more pragmatic: StepN’s kids version rewards walking with redeemable gear; OpenSea has launched an education hub; international schools are introducing foundational blockchain courses. The core shift is from “cultivating the next generation of natives” to “helping this generation learn to use it.” Early attempts may have failed, but they left a path for those who followed.
- [Customs Halts Illegal Tariffs, So Why Is Your Bitcoin Still Falling?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/customs-halts-illegal-tariffs-so-why-is-your-bitcoin-still-falling): With less than six hours before Trump’s new 15% tariffs take effect, Bitcoin continues to hover around $64,800, down nearly 5% in the past 24 hours. Although U.S. Customs announced a halt to the “illegal tariffs” ruled against by the Supreme Court, Trump has already completed a policy “seamless switch” under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974—the new tariffs will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on February 24 and remain in place for 150 days. More than $175 billion in tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act face prolonged refund litigation, with little chance of returning to the market in the short term. The $65,000 support level has now been breached, and the market is focusing on the $60,000 threshold; if it fails, Bitcoin may drop toward $55,000. In this downturn, Bitcoin has not followed traditional safe-haven assets like gold, but has instead continued to trade as a “risk asset,” reflecting macro uncertainty–driven market sentiment.
- [$3.8 Billion Pulled Out — Should You Exit Your Bitcoin ETF?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/dollar38-billion-pulled-out-%E2%80%94-should-you-exit-your-bitcoin-etf):  Over the past five weeks, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded cumulative net outflows of approximately $3.8 billion, marking the longest streak of outflows since February 2025. 
- [Michael Saylor is speaking again, but this time it’s different](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/michael-saylor-is-speaking-again-but-this-time-its-different): Michael Saylor will speak at the Strategy World conference on February 24, marking the shift of his Bitcoin strategy from “buy and hold” to “digital capital operations.” 
- [Less Than 24 Hours Left: Trump’s Tariff Hike—What Should You Do with Your Bitcoin?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/less-than-24-hours-left-trumps-tariff-hike%E2%80%94what-should-you-do-with-your-bitcoin): Trump announced an increase in global tariffs from 10% to 15%, effective February 24, triggering intense volatility in the crypto market—Bitcoin fell nearly 5% within 24 hours, briefly dipping below $65,000. 
- [Why Does a Prediction Market Giant Open a Free Grocery Store in New York?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/why-does-a-prediction-market-giant-open-a-free-grocery-store-in-new-york): On February 12, Polymarket opened its first free grocery store in New York and donated $1 million to the city’s food bank. The same week, rival Kalshi hosted a pop-up distributing $50 food vouchers. Behind their contrasting strategies lies a shared challenge: prediction markets remain cognitively inaccessible and trust-intensive for the general public. Polymarket’s choice—a permanent physical store and institutional charity—signals a shift from chasing trading volume to accumulating long-term brand equity and community goodwill. It reframes regulatory advocacy from legal briefs to street-level narrative: when a legislator weighs banning prediction markets, a voter may recall the grocery run, not the contract. At a time when prediction markets are still widely perceived as crypto casinos, the most effective customer acquisition tool may not be a faster matching engine—but a free box of tomatoes.
- [Why is Base Transfer Still So Slow?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/why-is-base-transfer-still-so-slow): On January 31, a routine configuration change by a Coinbase engineer triggered widespread transaction delays and failures on the Base network. Block builders entered a “stale transaction loop,” preventing executable transactions from being included in blocks. The network recovered after rolling back the change, but the root cause was never refactored—only reverted. The incident exposes a critical gap between Base’s rapid scale (now 47.6% of Ethereum L2 TVL) and its strategic elevation as the centerpiece of Coinbase’s “onboard the world” roadmap: user experience remains fragile enough to be disrupted by a single operational error. Coinbase has pledged to complete transaction pipeline refactoring by early March. Whether Base can finally move beyond the “fixed but not fixed” cycle will determine if “onboarding the world” becomes a credible strategy or merely a slogan.
- [Decoding Market Sentiment for 100 Million Users: How We Built a Multi‑Model AI Engine with 1‑Second Response](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/decoding-market-sentiment-for-100-million-users-how-we-built-a-multi%E2%80%91model-ai-engine-with-1%E2%80%91second-response): We constructed a multi‑model AI sentiment analysis engine for the global cryptocurrency market to address the shortcomings of single models in handling multilingual real‑time data in terms of both speed and accuracy. 
- [Warning About 341 Malicious Skills: AI Agent Security Has Become Web3's Weakest Entry Point](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/warning-about-341-malicious-skills-ai-agent-security-has-become-web3s-weakest-entry-point): The Slow Mist security team discovered 341 malicious AI skills on the OpenClaw platform. These skills masquerade as tools for crypto asset management, transaction optimization, and similar purposes, but actually carry out attacks such as stealing mnemonic phrases and tampering with transactions. This signifies a shift in cybersecurity threats from traditional exploitation of code vulnerabilities to "intent hijacking"—where attackers pollute the AI skill ecosystem to hijack users' operational intentions without their knowledge. These attacks are highly targeted at Web3 users, characterized by industrial-scale operations and strong concealment, and may evolve into entry points for Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) targeting project teams in the future.
- [A Distributed Answer to the Climate Crisis: Can Blockchain Energy Networks Activate Millions?](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/a-distributed-answer-to-the-climate-crisis-can-blockchain-energy-networks-activate-millions): Blockchain energy networks are transforming households from passive consumers into “prosumers,” activating distributed resources through peer-to-peer transactions and building a more resilient climate response system. The system converts electricity generation and consumption data into verifiable digital assets, using smart contracts to enable automatic value exchange. Individual actions such as energy saving and electricity sales directly generate economic benefits while providing flexibility resources for the grid. Global practices show diverse approaches: Australia focuses on solar consumption and virtual power plants, Singapore explores inter-building energy coordination, and Fukushima, Japan, enhances energy autonomy and community resilience through microgrids. Despite challenges in technical interoperability, business models, and regulatory adaptation, distributed energy networks represent a new social contract—reuniting climate responsibility, economic benefit, and community resilience, offering a sustainable path from individual action to systemic collaboration for addressing climate change.
- [TerraFlow TOF Blind Box Launches Globally on February 12, 2026: Tokenizing Computing Power as Web3 Enters an Era of Engineered Value](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/terraflow-tof-blind-box-launches-globally-on-february-12-2026-tokenizing-computing-power-as-web3-enters-an-era-of-engineered-value): TerraFlow’s TOF blind box has officially launched, marking the engineering implementation of “hashrate assetization.” The project tokenizes real-world computing power into tradable and composable on-chain NFT assets, transforming hashrate into independently priced and freely combinable productive digital assets. Each NFT corresponds to actual hashrate weight and participates in protocol revenue distribution, directly linking its value to network productivity. The system automatically allocates funds, injects liquidity, and executes deflationary burns through smart contracts, establishing an internally balanced economic model. Users can upgrade hashrate NFTs through a synthesis mechanism, enabling asset leaps and enhanced rights. TerraFlow aims to build a hashrate-based economic system rooted in real production relationships—rather than market sentiment—advancing Web3 from narrative-driven speculation to endogenous value creation.
- [From Streams to Shares: How Music NFTs Recast “Play Counts” as a “Balance Sheet”](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/from-streams-to-shares-how-music-nfts-recast-play-counts-as-a-balance-sheet):  Music NFTs are driving the industry from a “streaming rental economy” to an “ownership economy,” reshaping the value model of music. They transform songs from streams divided by play counts into tradable assets with scarcity, ownership, and community governance rights. Purchasing NFTs allows fans not only to consume but also to invest in an artist’s future and identity. Revenue distribution can be executed automatically via smart contracts, significantly increasing creator earnings and simplifying the industry value chain. However, this model faces sustainability challenges: how to establish trust and discovery mechanisms for newcomers, and how to balance financial attributes with artistic purity. The future may see a hybrid ecosystem where streaming and NFTs coexist, redefining music’s valuation and distribution logic as a cultural asset.
- [Who Really “Owns” Your Fan Identity? Deconstructing the “Asset Cage” of Fan Tokens and the Path to Breakthrough](https://paragraph.com/@apnews/who-really-owns-your-fan-identity-deconstructing-the-asset-cage-of-fan-tokens-and-the-path-to-breakthrough): Mainstream fan tokens (such as Barcelona’s $BAR) function as “asset cages.” Their issuance and circulation rely on centralized platforms (like Socios), meaning users only hold records controlled by the platform and cannot freely transfer or use them across ecosystems. Voting rights are also limited to marketing-focused topics. This centralized model is a transitional product shaped by current technological, regulatory, and user experience constraints, yet it increasingly contradicts the core principles of Web3. The key to future breakthroughs lies in open protocols—through portable asset standards (such as ERC-1155), decentralized identity (DID), and composable interfaces, fans can truly control their private keys, enable cross-platform rights interoperability, and realize substantive governance, ultimately evolving fan identities from “platform appendages” to “autonomous digital entities.” This transformation will redefine the power relationship between clubs and fans within sports communities.

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