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Despite a weak finish to 2025 for digital asset markets, the sector appears to be undergoing a structural shift, moving away from retail-led momentum trading toward one increasingly shaped by institutional capital flows and long-term strategic positioning. That was a key takeaway from a recent macro weekly report by Binance Research, which pointed to a “structural pivot” underway across digital asset markets. The report highlighted potential drivers including sovereign accumulation in emerging markets and legislative efforts in the United States to establish a strategic digital asset reserve. Following the approval of US spot Bitcoin ($BTC) exchange-traded funds in early 2024,…

Uniswap has won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by organizations connected to Bancor, marking a major legal victory for the decentralized exchange and the wider decentralized finance sector. Summary Uniswap won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Bancor-linked entities in a U.S. federal court. The case focused on the constant product market maker formula used in decentralized trading. The ruling supports open-source development and limits patent claims over core DeFi tools. On Feb. 11, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said on X that his legal team had informed him of the court’s decision in Uniswap’s favor. The case had challenged the…

Institutional demand for secure digital asset services is rising fast, and Ripple custody is being upgraded to capture this growing segment with new capabilities. Ripple strengthens institutional custody with new partners New HSM-based security options through Securosys Figment partnership brings integrated staking to Ripple Regulatory-grade infrastructure and expanded capabilities Ripple strengthens institutional custody with new partners Ripple has unveiled a series of strategic partnerships to enhance its institutional custody platform, Ripple Custody, widening its role as a leading institutional digital asset custody solution. New collaborations with Securosys and Figment, combined with recent integrations with Chainalysis and the acquisition of Palisade,…

Key Takeaways NVIDIA and Lilly will co-invest up to $1B in an AI lab to develop biomedical foundation models and scale AI across pharma operations. The lab will link wet and dry labs in a continuous AI learning loop, accelerating experimentation and molecule discovery. NVIDIA and Eli Lilly have announced a joint AI co-innovation lab to accelerate drug discovery and pharma innovation, committing up to $1 billion over five years. The lab, based in South San Francisco, brings together Lilly’s pharmaceutical R&D expertise and NVIDIA’s AI and compute infrastructure to build next-generation foundation models using NVIDIA BioNeMo™. The initiative will…

Yesterday, the White House hosted an important meeting concerning cryptocurrencies. However, the stablecoin meeting, which took place at the White House late yesterday evening, ended without a conclusion. Representatives from leading US banks met with figures from the cryptocurrency sector. Following instructions from President Donald Trump’s crypto advisors, they discussed finding common ground regarding the Senate’s market structure bill. However, discussions at the meeting stalled over the issue of stablecoin yields. The fact that the banking sector, in particular, was unwilling to compromise on stablecoin interest rates and demanded a complete ban on stablecoin yields, brought the negotiations to a…

Introduction Change and evolution are inherent in everything in the world, and blockchain technology is no exception. Since its advent and application for digital assets in 2009, it has grown rapidly until today, in 2026, the number of aspirant institutions and entities that want to adopt it is constantly rising. Understanding of how blockchains get upgraded is essential not only for traders and investors but also for every user. Two fundamental mechanisms through which blockchains change are hard forks and soft forks. This article is meant to enlighten the readers about what these two terms really imply. Hard Forks and…

Key Takeaways Mitsui will offer Japan’s first digital securities for fractional ownership of aircraft and ships via its Alterna platform. Japan’s digital securities market more than doubled in 2025, driven by expanding use cases and institutional entry. Japanese trading giant Mitsui & Co. plans to offer the country’s first digital securities for aircraft and ships, according to a Nikkei report. The products will be issued via Mitsui & Co. Digital Asset Management, which already leads Japan in real estate tokenization through its investment platform Alterna. The move will allow retail investors to gain fractional exposure to capital-intensive assets like planes…

Bazaar ($BZR) is set to live on zKSync, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum, enabling faster and cheaper transactions while ensuring Ethereum’s security. Bazaars ($BZR) is a decentralized peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace that actively uses blockchain technology to make buying, selling, and trading of goods, especially for high-value items. $BZR on zkSyncUltra-low fees for smooth payments.#BZR #zkSync #Bazaars #ORC55 #Web3 #CryptoCommerce pic.twitter.com/KTT7hVgcMJ — Bazaars (@BazaarsBzr) February 9, 2026 The primary purpose of this is to create a seamless pathway for the transfer of cryptocurrency payments. Bazaar ($BZR) has revealed this news through its official social media X account. Bazaars ($BZR)…

Although 2026 is not yet a fortnight old at press time, certain Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) insiders have already executed massive TSLA stock insider sales. Indeed, Director James Murdoch – son of the former Australian-American media mogul, Rupert Murdoch – sold 60,000 Tesla shares on January 2 at an average price of $445.4 and for a total of $26.7 million. Had the trade – reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 6 – been made at press time on January 12, it would have been worth a total of $26.5 million, as Tesla stock is changing hands at…

Bitcoin’s mining landscape is showing clear signs of stress as network difficulty records its largest downward adjustment since 2021. The sharp drop reflects a wave of miners shutting off machines or exiting entirely, squeezed by declining profitability, higher operating costs, and prolonged price pressure. As inefficient miners step aside and difficulty adjusts lower, the stage is set for consolidation across the mining sector. What Miner Capitulation Says About Near-Term Bitcoin Sentiment One of the most telling signals in the market is happening right now. The CEO of Coinbureau, known as Nic, revealed on X that Bitcoin mining difficulty just experienced…