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Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs has joined forces with banking infrastructure firm Finray Technologies to create a unified system that monitors both crypto and fiat transactions. Finray’s compliance and decision engine, XZiel, has been integrated with TRM’s blockchain intelligence tools to enable real-time alert triaging, automated escalation, case management, and risk assessment across crypto and fiat transactions, the companies announced on Tuesday. With stablecoin settlements and fiat payment flows becoming increasingly interconnected and with new regulations such as Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), institutions operating in both markets now require unified oversight, according to Finray Technologies and TRM Labs. The…

The DeFi sector is making notable growth in line with the latest weekly data. In this respect, the Dolomite, DODO, and Stellar have gained the top position among the DeFi projects in terms of TVL growth over the week. As per the data from DefiLlama, the other notable DeFi projects in the top-10 list take into account Reservoir, Wildcat Protocol, Flying Tulip, Helix, ICHI, Gala, and Polymarket. Hence, these figures denote the established and emerging projects’ competition for significant liquidity inflows. TOP PROJECTS BY WEEKLY #TVL GROWTH$DOLO $DODO $XLM $DAM #Wildcat $FT #Helix $ICHI $GALA #Polymarket $MITO $FLIP $AERO $DRIFT…

Ethereum’s recent protocol upgrades suggest more than incremental improvements as high-performance competitors chip away at its dominance. Vitalik Buterin detailed the plan to build what he called a “cypherpunk principled non-ugly Ethereum” — not as a replacement chain, but as a tightly integrated evolution of the existing system. The proposal follows $ETH developers formally scheduling Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) for the forthcoming Hegota hard fork (currently targeted for late 2026). And with account abstraction updates and long-term architectural changes, that transition signals a broader recalibration of Ethereum’s roadmap at a time when rivals are catching up. The development comes…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says that tokenized stocks will bring “so many opportunities,” predicting a similar adoption curve to stablecoins. Armstrong Says There’s ‘Lots Of People In The World Who Would Love To Buy Tesla and Nvidia’ In a discussion with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, Armstrong, head of the largest crypto exchange in the U.S. by trading volume, compares the potential rise of tokenized stocks to that of stablecoins. Noting that trillions of dollars worth of stablecoin volume is now flowing onchain – despite initial skepticism of the technology – Armstrong says “we think a similar thing could happen…

Authorities in Malaysia have detained 12 police officers over allegations that they extorted cryptocurrency worth roughly 200,000 ringgit, or about US$51,000, from a group of Chinese nationals during a late-night raid in Selangor. The arrests follow a formal complaint lodged earlier this month and come amid heightened scrutiny of corruption within the country’s public institutions. https://twitter.com/Jeff4Malaysia/status/2024636094650995197?s=20 According to Selangor police chief Shazeli Kahar, the officers were taken into custody after one of the eight alleged victims filed a complaint on February 6. Local media reported that the individuals involved were between 25 and 45 years old. The group alleged that…

Coinbase (COIN) opened stock and exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading to all U.S. customers, expanding beyond digital assets as part of its plan to become an “everything exchange.” The roll-out allows users to buy and sell U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs on the same platform they use for crypto. Trading runs 24 hours a day, five days a week, with no commission. Customers can fund trades with U.S. dollars or USDC and buy fractional shares starting at $1. Coinbase outlined the expansion in December, when it said it intended to bring multiple asset classes under one roof. Earlier this month, it debuted…

Soluna Holdings is deepening its ties with Blockware, adding 6 megawatts (MW) of capacity at Project Dorothy 1 in West Texas as deployment moves toward completion by the end of February. Bitcoin Miner and HPC Service Provider Soluna Strengthens Texas Presence With Capacity Increase Soluna Holdings Inc. announced it is expanding its partnership with Blockware by adding 6 MW at its Dorothy 1 site, a renewable-powered data center project in West Texas. The company said deployment began in January and is expected to be finalized by the end of February. The latest addition marks the third expansion between the two…

The Hashgraph Group, a Swiss technology firm building on the Hedera network, has launched TrackTrace, a platform it says is aimed at helping companies prepare for upcoming European Union product-compliance requirements tied to digital product passports. TrackTrace is designed to improve supply-chain visibility by tracking goods and recording product data, including emissions-related information, in a way that can be used for compliance reporting and authenticity checks, the company said in a Tuesday announcement. The platform builds verifiable audit trails for product-specific data, sustainability credentials, durability and reparability, while incorporating agentic artificial intelligence (AI) to automate workflows for compliance reporting. The…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) can no longer rely on inflationary token incentives to sustain growth, according to Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Egorov said protocols must generate real revenue rather than depend on emissions to attract liquidity. “Your yield should come from revenues, not from tokens,” Egorov told Cointelegraph. “You need real revenues flowing.” He added that if a token “is not doing something, maybe it’s better for you to not do token at all.” Egorov contrasted the current environment with the “DeFi summer” of 2020, when triple-digit and even 1,000% annual percentage rates drew capital…

TL;DR: Ethereum is trading in the ninth decile of drawdowns, a level that historically precedes annual returns of 81%. BitMine faces $7 billion in unrealized losses but is doubling down with new massive purchases. Analysts project a V-shaped recovery similar to the eight correction cycles recorded since 2018. On Friday, two main topics captured investors’ attention: Ethereum’s price and BitMine’s predictions. Currently, the asset is struggling to hold below the psychological barrier of $2,000, leaving the majority of its holders in the red. https://twitter.com/BitMNR/status/2024518687143731679 While the scenario is 100% bearish, BitMine maintains a defiant and optimistic stance, backed by on-chain…