Bithumb Acknowledges Mistakenly Airdropping a Large Amount of Bitcoin to Users, Causing a Temporary Sharp Drop in On-Exchange Bitcoin Price

U.S. stock indices continued climbing on Feb. 7, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 2%, per Bitget market data.

February 7th — Former President Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social yesterday promoting election fraud conspiracy theories. The clip concluded with an image of a monkey insulting the Obamas, sparking strong bipartisan condemnation. Republican Sen. Tim Scott, for example, labeled it "the most racist behavior from the White House." In response, White House officials said the post was a staff error and has since been deleted.

**February 7** Official sources confirm ENSv2 will deploy directly to the Ethereum mainnet, halting development of its proprietary Layer 2 network Namechain. The decision stems from Ethereum L1 scaling outpacing expectations: ENS registration gas costs have dropped 99% in the past year, with average fees falling below $0.05 after the 2025 Fusaka upgrade (which raised the gas limit to 60 million). nick.eth noted that while Namechain development is paused, ENSv2’s roadmap remains unchanged. Users will still access features like one-click registration, cross-chain stablecoin payments, and a redesigned registration form. The ENS team argues staying on L1 eliminates extra trust assumptions tied to Layer 2 networks and leverages Ethereum’s robust infrastructure security. Currently, the new ENS App and ENS Explorer are in public alpha testing.

On February 7, American financial outlet Semafor reported that OpenAI is partnering with Abu Dhabi-based firm G42 to develop a customized ChatGPT for the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—one tailored to the region’s local language, political perspectives, and speech restrictions. The tool is being built specifically for the UAE government, per OpenAI employees. Once launched, it will rank among the first localized iterations of a mainstream chatbot, signaling U.S. tech companies may need to roll out region-specific technical solutions as they expand AI globally. Specific details are still under discussion, but the final product is expected to be a fine-tuned ChatGPT that fluently communicates in local Arabic and may include content restrictions. Sources involved in the project note the UAE wants the chatbot to align with the monarchy’s political stance. (Jinse)

Long-dormant Ethereum wallets are waking up to buy the dip, per LookOnChain monitoring on February 7th. - Wallet 0x55C1 (dormant for 2 years) withdrew 10,000 ETH from Binance 6 hours ago, worth $19.24 million. - Wallet 0x1342 (dormant for 1 year) withdrew 1,892 ETH from Binance 30 minutes ago, worth $3.75 million.

Bitcoin extended its rally on February 7th, briefly topping $70k, per HTX market data. It now trades at $69,986, with a nearly 1.5% gain over the last 24 hours.