IoTeX disclosed on X that a private key compromise led to losses of approximately $2 million in USDC, USDT, IOTX and WBTC, Odaily Planet Daily reports. The team said it has contained the incident, is reinforcing security and is working with exchanges and law enforcement to freeze stolen funds. Onchain operations and deposit functions will resume within 24 to 48 hours after security upgrades are completed. The project described the breach as a sophisticated, long-planned attack by professional actors targeting multiple blockchain networks.

The cryptocurrency industry lost approximately $370.3 million to exploits and scams in January 2026, the highest in nearly 11 months and nearly four times the amount lost in January 2025, CertiK data show. A single social engineering attack accounted for approximately $284 million of the total, with 40 related security incidents recorded in January. On Feb. 22, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams warned of fake search engine ads impersonating Uniswap, with scammers purchasing keywords such as "Uniswap" to push lookalike websites to the top of search results; the fraudulent sites closely mimic the official interface, and once users connect wallets and authorize transactions, funds are immediately drained through signature authorizations rather than protocol-layer vulnerabilities, BlockBeats reports. A user identified as "Ika" on X said their wallet assets worth hundreds of thousands of dollars were lost after clicking a counterfeit link at the top of search results, and a similar interface replication incident was reported in October 2024.

Vitalik Buterin converted 428.57 ETH into 850,178 GHO in February, OnchainLens data show. Buterin has sold a cumulative 7,386 ETH since Feb. 2, valued at approximately $15.51 million based on an average price of $2,100, Odaily reports.

vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) resumed selling ETH after a two-week break, withdrawing 3,500 ETH ($6.95M) from Aave 8 hours ago. So far, he has sold 571 ETH ($1.13M).

Vitalik Buterin sold 428.57 ETH on February 22 and received 850,178 GHO, OnchainLens data show. Since February 2, his cumulative sales total 7,386 ETH, worth approximately $15.51 million at an average price of about $2,100 per ETH. PANews reports he may continue selling.

A total of 403,404,817 USDC, worth $403,485,498, moved from one unknown address to another unknown address. No details on the counterparties were disclosed.

IoTeX disclosed on Saturday it is investigating unusual activity in one of its token safes after on-chain data showed a potential private key compromise, with estimated losses of about $4.3 million, analyst Specter said. The affected wallet lost multiple assets including USDC, USDT, IOTX, and wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), with stolen funds converted into Ether and roughly 45 ETH subsequently bridged to Bitcoin. IoTeX stated it is coordinating with major exchanges and security partners to trace and freeze addresses linked to the suspected attacker. Following the incident, IoTeX's native token IOTX fell over 8% in 24 hours to around $0.0049, CoinMarketCap data show, while security experts warned such breaches can trigger user withdrawals and lasting reputational damage.

Uniswap Labs released seven open-source AI Skills on Feb. 20, 2026, enabling autonomous agents to execute core DEX operations with cleaner code, fewer failed transactions and tighter slippage control, the company announced on X. The suite introduces structured interfaces to perform swaps, manage liquidity and deploy pools directly on the Uniswap protocol. The tools are available through a GitHub repository with a command-line interface.

Global derivatives markets recorded $83.64 million in total liquidations over the past 24 hours, with short positions accounting for $65 million and long positions $18.64 million, Coinglass data show. Bitcoin saw $20.71 million in short liquidations and $2.29 million in longs, while Ethereum recorded $7.74 million in shorts and $1.60 million in longs. The 24-hour period saw 52,640 traders liquidated worldwide, with the largest single liquidation being an $8.5 million position on Hyperliquid's SOLUSD market.