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According to Odaily, French police have arrested six suspects involved in the kidnapping of a judge and his mother. According to Agence France-Presse, the 35-year-old judge and his 67-year-old mother were kidnapped during the night from Wednesday to Thursday last week, and were later found injured and trapped in a garage in the Drôme region. Prosecutor Thierry Dran stated that the kidnappers sent photos and messages to the judge's partner, threatening to maim the victims if a cryptocurrency ransom was not paid. The victims eventually escaped with the intervention of neighbors, and no ransom was paid. CertiK stated that such cryptocurrency wrench attacks are evolving into organized crime, with 72 such cases worldwide in 2025, resulting in total losses of 41 million US dollars. Currently, six suspects have been detained, including a minor, and the case is still under further investigation.

Glonghui, February 9th｜According to the Financial Times, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to collect and publish all trading data of London-listed stocks across various trading venues, in response to what it considers a “serious underreporting” of market liquidity—a phenomenon that has prompted some companies to shift their listings to the United States. This unconventional plan proposed by the FCA involves gathering and releasing all stock trading data from exchanges and dark pools, reflecting the regulator’s frustration with what it sees as misleading and excessively negative portrayals of UK market liquidity. Simon Walls, FCA’s interim head of markets, stated: “In fact, the liquidity of the UK market is much higher than is usually reported. This misreading is simply absurd.”

Glonghui, February 9th｜M&G Investments analyst Fabiana Fedeli stated that the recent global tech stock sell-off does not signal the end of the artificial intelligence investment boom. She pointed out that this is more like "a meaningful market adjustment rather than a structural break in the AI investment cycle." Fedeli believes that investment opportunities are far from being limited to just a few large US tech companies that attract market attention. In sectors such as consumer, media, and finance, companies are actively deploying AI to optimize cost structures and improve revenue performance. She added that the biggest beneficiaries of the AI investment boom may not be those companies investing massive amounts, but rather those enterprises that are best at seizing AI opportunities and possess strategic positioning advantages.