☀️ (2026.02.09) Summary of major cryptocurrency news and comments Have a great day! Weekly Start 1️⃣ Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 11%, the largest drop since China's Bitcoin ban in 2021 📌 (Summary) - Bitcoin mining difficulty fell 11.16% on Saturday - This is the largest drop since China's Bitcoin ban in July 2021 - Hashrate dropped by approximately 20% this month alone - The biggest factors are the falling Bitcoin price and the winter cold - The current Bitcoin price averages 87k - The price itself is highly inefficient at 70k ✏️ (Personal Comment) - Miners and hashrate continue to struggle - Personally, I believe that when the hashrate drops this much, - it means Bitcoin is approaching a bottom, - but it also means that a sudden drop is possible, - so it's more accurate to interpret this as a bottom over time rather than a price drop. Original Link (www.theblock.co/post/388955/bi... 2️⃣ ENS abandons its L2 and operates fully on the Ethereum mainnet 📌(Summary) - ENSv2 will operate exclusively on Ethereum. - Ethereum's scalability has increased much faster than expected over the past two years. - Therefore, they decided that there would be no problem with running it on Ethereum. - The time and money invested in building their L2 will be used for interoperability between L2 and ENS v2. ✏️ (Personal Comment) - As Vitalik said, "Layer 2s are unnecessary." - ENS seems to have realized this and decided to build on Ethereum. - Personally, seeing these developments, I wonder if the Ethereum era will return. - In the past, L2 and bridges were built outside of Ethereum. - Now, it's time to return to Ethereum... - I'm very excited about the future of Ethereum in its next cycle. I'm excited. Original link (www.theblock.co/post/388932/en... 3️⃣ MegaEther will buy back MEGA with their USDM stablecoin profits. 📌 (Summary) - MegaEther will purchase MEGA tokens with their USDM stablecoin profits. - All MegaEther apps will support USDM. - USDM is a stablecoin created through a partnership between Esena and megaETH. - This stablecoin generates profits from USDtb and BlackRock's BUIDL. - MegaEther also disclosed four key performance indicators (KPIs) required to release 50% of their tokens. - These include a 30-day average of $500m USDM supply and 10 apps earning more than $50k in fees for 30 days. - MegaETH will conduct a token generation event (TGE) when all three KPIs are met. ✏️ (Personal Comments) - The USDM approach itself is very refreshing. - The KPI-based TGE seems... too strict. - Personally, I'm saying they'll build an ecosystem without tokens, meet the KPIs, and then release tokens. - I think it could take 3-4 years, like a real base. - So what happens to token buyers? - I think it's right to announce these KPIs and give those who participated in the sale the option of a refund. Original link (www.theblock.co/post/388914/me... 4️⃣ Russia's largest bank is preparing to allow crypto-backed loans. 📌 (Summary) - Sberbank is preparing to offer crypto-backed loans. - This decision was made in response to strong customer demand. - Currently, over $408 billion worth of digital assets have been issued on the Sberbank platform. - The Central Bank of Russia currently classifies cryptocurrencies as foreign assets. - While purchasing and selling are permitted, their use as a means of payment is prohibited. ✏️ (Personal Comment) - Russia is starting to accept cryptocurrencies one by one, isn't it? - China took a completely different path, saying, "Let's make our own." - Russia's stance is to quickly accept BTC, ETH, etc. based on government support. Interesting difference. - But the government is so powerful that if they want to create something, it's done so quickly. Original link (www.theblock.co/post/388822/ru... Hearts and likes are a huge help to BQ content. 🤩 #CryptocurrencyNews #CoinNews #Cryptonews #BTC #ETH