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Eleven days after Binance added Ripple USD to its platform, a clearer picture is forming around why the Feb. 12 listing matters beyond another spot market debut for the stablecoin. According to Mike Higgins, BD/CD at Ripple Prime, the real development is not even visibility but collateral status, as $RLUSD is now live on Binance spot pairs and approved as eligible margin for perpetual futures. This is all within the $XRP Ledger integration. How $RLUSD solves capital fragmentation, according to Mike Higgins When a stablecoin can be used as margin on one of the biggest crypto derivatives markets worldwide, it…

Rax Finance, a compute RWA layer for AI Finance, today announced a strategic partnership with ENI, a high-performance Layer-1 blockchain with scalability, flexibility, and efficient infrastructure. This alliance brings together the two cutting-edge platforms in the RWA and blockchain landscapes, seeking to redefine the manner in which physical asset tokenization and Web3 utilities intersect. ENI is a rapid-processing interoperability L1 blockchain network designed to sustain high-end applications. Built with ZKP (zero-knowledge) technology, ENI functions as a cross-chain infrastructure that enables efficient collaboration between various chains, providing high scalable architecture for enterprises, developers, and users to engage in diverse decentralized applications.…

FXRP, the wrapped $XRP asset on the Flare Network, has surpassed a major adoption milestone, reaching 100 million tokens in circulation. Notably, this achievement comes just five months after FAssets launch in September 2025. It reflects surging interest in $XRP decentralized finance (XRPFi) and rising demand for yield-generating products. Key Points FXRP, the wrapped $XRP asset on Flare Network, has surpassed 100 million tokens in circulating supply. This milestone is driven by strong demand for $XRP-based yield-generating products. Most FXRP tokens are locked across Flare-native DeFi protocols, including Firelight. Flare has temporarily paused FXRP minting after receiving a report from…

For some institutional investors, trading $ETH below $2,000 represents an opportunity rather than a risk, despite growing concerns about expanding unrealized losses. $ETH has now entered its sixth consecutive month of decline. This marks the longest losing streak since the 2018 downtrend. Tom Lee and K3 Capital Boost $ETH Holdings as Staking Ratio Hits Record High According to Lookonchain, Tom Lee — founder of Fundstrat and head of Bitmine — executed large $ETH purchases during the third week of February. On February 18 alone, Bitmine acquired an additional 35,000 $ETH worth approximately $69.37 million. The purchase included 20,000 $ETH, valued…

Tether, the issuer of the leading dollar-pegged stablecoin, $USDT, has registered a trademark in Russia for its tokenization platform Hadron. The move comes as Moscow prepares to adopt a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins and tokenized assets. Tether registers Hadron trademark with Russia’s patent office The company behind the world’s largest and most popular stablecoin, Tether, has successfully registered a trademark in the Russian Federation for its real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform Hadron, local media revealed Saturday. The RIA Novosti news agency found that out while reviewing recent filings with the Federal Service for Intellectual Property, the Russian…

A stablecoin meeting held at the White House in early February, attended by prominent figures from the cryptocurrency and banking sectors, ended without a conclusion. Following this, representatives from the crypto and banking sectors will meet for a third time to find a solution. According to US cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett, representatives from the crypto and banking sectors are meeting for the third time at the White House today to resolve their long-standing disagreement over stablecoin regulation. In the first two meetings, the parties failed to reach an agreement on stablecoin yields. The banking sector’s unwillingness to compromise on stablecoin…

Key Highlights: Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante said that the company will let users convert staked tokens into up to 20% company equity. The plan links user participation directly with ownership and long-term growth by creating a stronger bond between the product and its community. Token supply will unlock in phases tied to product, regulatory, and market milestones. Armani Ferrante, founder and CEO of Backpack, has announced a new plan that allows users involved in token staking with company ownership. Armani said, “Backpack community grows, we will decentralize the token, offering new things over time, some centralized like our equity offering,…

At this year’s ETHDenver, Sonic Labs pulled the curtain back on something that could quietly reshape how people approach Web3 development. The team introduced Spawn, a new AI-powered platform that lets users create and deploy full decentralized applications simply by describing what they want in plain English. No Solidity. No deployment headaches. No piecing together frontends and wallets. Just a prompt. For anyone who has ever tried to build a dApp, the pain points are familiar. Even a basic project can spiral into weeks of work across multiple specialties, such as smart contract coding, testing and auditing, compiling, deploying to…

In today’s newsletter, Nassim Alexandre from RockawayX takes us through crypto vaults, what they are, how they work and risk evaluation. Then Lucas Kozinski, from Renzo Protocol, answers questions about decentralized finance in Ask an Expert. – Sarah Morton Understanding vaults: what happens beyond the yield Capital flowing into crypto vaults surged past $6 billion last year, with projections indicating it could double by the end of 2026. With that growth, a sharp split has emerged between vaults with robust engineering and controls and vaults that are essentially yield packaging. A crypto vault is a managed fund structure deployed on-chain.…

Ethereum price is testing a critical confluence support zone around the 0.618 Fibonacci level, where improving bullish volume suggests a potential reversal may be developing. Summary 0.618 Fibonacci and value area low form key support zone Bullish volume emerging, signaling possible accumulation $2,286 resistance becomes upside target, if reversal confirms Ethereum ($ETH) price action has entered a decisive technical region after an extended corrective phase pushed the asset toward high-timeframe support. Following sustained selling pressure, $ETH is now trading within a major confluence zone that historically attracts demand and often acts as a pivot for market reversals. Rather than showing…