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Bybit has teamed up with Doppler Finance to launch $XRP yield products on its Earn platform. The company said the move is part of its ongoing effort to expand the utility of major digital assets through secure and user-focused solutions. “$XRP has remained a core asset for our users, and expanding its utility has been an important priority,” Jerry Li, Head of Earn and Wealth Management at Bybit, stated. The collaboration addresses $XRP’s inability to support native staking by offering an institutional-grade alternative, Bybit noted. Doppler Finance is expected to provide regulated custody, audited reserves, and a real-time verification framework…

The Provenance blockchain hit a new milestone on Wed. Feb. 11, as its total value locked (TVL) climbed to an all-time high of $1.2 billion. This marks a 7% increase in TVL over the past 24 hours, and a roughly 570% jump since early November 2025, when TVL stood at about $179.9 million, according to DeFiLlama data. Notably, Figure Markets is currently the only protocol tracked on Provenance by DeFiLlama, meaning the network’s entire TVL is essentially tied to Figure’s activity. Figure Markets is described as a decentralized custody platform, which offers spot trading, crypto-backed lending, and yield-bearing assets. DeFiLlama…

DEX volumes in February fell by over 37% against the previous month. Despite this, DEX activity for the past month is the highest since February 2025. DEX activity showed some resilience in February, despite falling from the strong yearly start in January. February 2026 had the best DEX performance since 2020, breaking the record from February 2025. DEX activity had its best February performance since 2020, breaking the 2025 record. | Source: Dune Analytics For the past month, DEX volumes climbed to over $284B, breaking the 2025 record of $239B. The activity also broke above the 2021-2022 bull market, where…

Ethereum ($ETH) drops toward $2,000 amid continued market volatility and selling pressure. Whale moves, ETF activity, and Bitcoin weakness fuel the recent decline. MVRV suggests $ETH may be near a historical bottom, signalling potential rebound. Ethereum’s recent rebound appears to be losing steam after the cryptocurrency reached a high of $2,136. The coin is now quickly slipping towards the $2,000 mark, marking a continuation of a downtrend that has persisted over the past month. Ethereum ($ETH) is currently trading around $2,015, representing a 34.9% decline over the last month. The sharp monthly decline is part of a broader pattern of…

Coinbase Global (COIN) shares rallied as much as 4.5% in premarket trading on Monday, January 5, 2026, after Goldman Sachs upgraded the cryptocurrency exchange to ‘Buy’ from ‘Neutral’ and raised its price target to $303 from $294. The upgrade comes after a challenging 12-month period that saw COIN shares decline 13% while the S&P 500 gained 15%. The bullish call follows CEO Brian Armstrong’s New Year’s announcement outlining an ambitious 2026 roadmap to transform Coinbase into an “everything exchange” spanning crypto, equities, prediction markets, and commodities. Goldman Sachs Upgrades Coinbase, Citing Structural Growth Goldman Sachs analyst James Yaro described Coinbase…

The White House will host another important meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, bringing together major banks and crypto companies. The goal is simple, as officials want to settle disagreements over stablecoin rules and push stalled crypto legislation forward. 🇺🇸🏛️ CRYPTO AND BANKS MEET TUESADAY OVER STABLECOIN RULESThe White House is hosting a second meeting with banks and crypto groups on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to discuss stablecoin rules.Officials will try again to reach a compromise on whether crypto firms can offer interest on… pic.twitter.com/0kCBJRMKr6 — Coin Bureau (@coinbureau) February 9, 2026 This White House meeting follows an earlier round of…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has issued a public statement regarding the alleged outflow of billions of dollars in assets over the past 24 hours. Claims circulating on social media and data platforms, citing Coinglass data, alleged that Binance experienced a net outflow of $3.7 billion in the last 24 hours. According to data shared by the crypto data platform Coinglass, Binance allegedly experienced a 24-hour negative net inflow of $3.76 billion. This data caused brief concern in the markets. However, data from the blockchain analytics platform OKLink presents a different picture. According to OKLink, Binance experienced a net outflow of $46.58…

Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment has announced the altcoins with the highest developer activity among yield farming projects, based on GitHub data from the past 30 days. The shared list reflects updates and technical progress on the software development side of the projects, with some projects notably moving up in the rankings compared to last month. According to Santiment’s data, the projects that stand out in terms of developer activity and their scores are as follows: DeFiChain (DFI) – 64.63 Aave (AAVE) – 40.33 yearn.finance (YFI) – 19.73 Beefy.Finance (BIFI) – 5.17 Gearbox Protocol (GEAR) – 3.13 Inverse Finance (INV) –…

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an independent government agency operating under the federal government in the United States, lost a lawsuit related to cryptocurrencies. According to Decrypt, the FDIC has effectively lost a lawsuit filed against it for refusing to issue “cease and seek letters” that allegedly forced banks to halt and restrict their cryptocurrency services. At this point, the FDIC agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and revise its public disclosure policy to resolve Coinbase’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. According to experts, this agreement ends a multi-year legal battle over the Freedom of Information Act,…

Global payroll platform Deel will begin offering stablecoin salary payouts through a partnership with MoonPay, starting with workers in the UK and EU next month. The integration allows employees to receive wages directly in stablecoins to non-custodial crypto wallets, with a US rollout planned in a later phase. Deel processes $22 billion in payroll annually worldwide, to more than 150 million workers, the company said in October. It will use MoonPay to handle stablecoin conversion and onchain wallet delivery, effectively adding crypto settlement rails to its existing payroll infrastructure, according to Tuesday’s announcement. Under the arrangement, workers will be able…