According to an official announcement, Binance will list Espresso (ESP) on February 12, 2026 at 21:00 (UTC+8) and open the following spot trading pairs: ESP/USDT, ESP/USDC, and ESP/TRY. ESP deposits will open one hour later, and withdrawals are expected to open at 21:00 (UTC+8) on February 13, 2026. *Please note that ESP will be listed and traded during the Binance Alpha event (time to be announced later); however, after spot trading begins, Binance Alpha will no longer display the asset. Users can continue to sell ESP in their Binance Alpha accounts using AlphaInstant within one hour after spot trading opens, and orders and trading volume after spot trading will not be counted towards Binance Alpha Points.

According to Arkham's 2026 Ethereum holdings analysis report, the address holding the most ETH is currently the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract, with over 76.3 million ETH (worth approximately $240 billion), accounting for over 60% of the total ETH supply. Exchange Binance ranks second with 4.1 million ETH (approximately $13 billion) (representing client holdings), ETF issuer BlackRock holds 3.4 million ETH (approximately $11 billion), and Ethereum treasury company Bitmine has confirmed on-chain holdings of 2.9 million ETH (approximately $9 billion), with its total holdings reportedly exceeding 4.1 million ETH. Among individual holders, Ethereum presale investor RainLohmus holds the largest position with 250,000 ETH (approximately $786 million), but the private key for this wallet has been lost. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin holds 240,000 ETH (approximately $754 million), making him the second-largest individual ETH holder and the largest individual holder among currently accessible addresses. The U.S. government holds approximately 60,000 ETH, primarily from asset seizures in the Brian Krewson, Potapenko/Turogin, and Bitfinex hacks. The report indicates that exchange addresses constitute the majority of the top 20 ETH holders.

According to a Binance announcement on February 12, based on recent review results, Binance will remove and cease trading the following spot trading pairs at 16:00 (UTC+8) on February 13, 2026: AT/BNB, AVAX/BNB, BANANA/BTC, COTI/BTC, FF/BNB, HIVE/BTC, IO/BNB, LRC/BTC, MANA/BTC, SAGA/BNB, W/FDUSD, XPL/BNB, and ZK/BTC.

According to an official announcement on February 12th, Binance has completed the integration of RippleUSD (RLUSD) with the XRP network and opened deposit services. Withdrawal services will be available once liquidity is sufficient.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng stated at the Consensus HK conference that the "1011 crash" was not triggered by Binance, but rather involved massive liquidations across all exchanges globally. Approximately 75% of the liquidations occurred around 9:00 PM Eastern Time, accompanied by isolated issues such as stablecoin decoupling and asset transfer delays. Teng pointed out that the US stock market capitalization fell by approximately $1.5 trillion that day, with stock market liquidations accounting for about $150 billion, while the total liquidation in the crypto market was about $19 billion, affecting all exchanges. Binance provided support to affected users, while other exchanges did not take similar measures. Last year, Binance's trading volume reached $34 trillion, with 300 million users; data does not show a large-scale withdrawal on the platform. He added that the market was affected in the short term by geopolitical and interest rate uncertainties, but institutions continued to enter the crypto market, indicating that "smart money" is still positioning itself. Teng emphasized that long-term participants should focus on the fundamental development of the crypto industry; while retail demand was relatively weak, institutional deployment and corporate participation remained strong. (CoinDesk)