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The expansion of cbBTC – Coinbase’s wrapped Bitcoin – into the Monad ecosystem marks a pivotal milestone for decentralized finance. Thanks to the integration with Chainlink and its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), cbBTC can now be transferred directly from Base to Monad, paving the way for new opportunities for developers, investors, and users of the DeFi. Chainlink CCIP: the Key to Interoperability Monad: a high-performance blockchain for DeFi New Opportunities for DeFi: Lending, Borrowing, and Beyond Security and Scalability: The Strength of Chainlink A rapidly evolving ecosystem Conclusions: The Future of Bitcoin Liquidity in DeFi Chainlink CCIP: the Key to…

After recovering the $2,000 mark, Ethereum is displaying signs of strength, and data from the derivatives market now indicates a significant change in sentiment. The recent market-wide sell-off appears to have caused traders to quickly rotate back into risk, as evidenced by the spike in leveraged long positioning seen in funding rates across major exchanges. Funding is everything The BitMEX signal, where $ETH funding has flipped into extremely positive territory, is the most noticeable. Positive funding rates — which usually indicate strong bullish conviction and aggressive leverage expansion — indicate that long traders are paying shorts to maintain positions open.…

AI-assisted bot scans Polymarket wallets and bet sizes to flag possible insider-style trades on political markets, helping its creator net $75k on a Maduro arrest bet. Summary Custom alert bot monitors Polymarket’s API for new wallets, oversized wagers and repeated Venezuela-focused positions that hint at informational edge.​ System relies on AI coding tools Claude and Cursor for build-out but leaves final trading decisions and risk management to the human operator.​ Maduro-related contracts delivered $75k in profits in a single day, highlighting both alpha potential and ongoing concerns over prediction markets and insider signals A programmer reported generating $75,000 in profits…

Core Scientific (CORZ), a bitcoin mining and digital infrastructure company, sold just over 1,900 bitcoin in January for approximately $175 million, according to CORZ Q4 earnings call. The sale implies an average price of about $92,100 per $BTC, about 35% higher than today’s $67,000 current price, as it accelerates its shift toward AI focused data center operations. Chief Financial Officer Jim Nygaard said on the Q4 call the company “we also opportunistically sold just over 1,900 bitcoin for approximately $175 million,” adding, “at this time, we hold under 1,000 bitcoin and expect to remain opportunistic going forward.” On Dec. 31,…

Table of Contents What Is Robinhood Chain?Infrastructure Partners And Technical FoundationWhat’s Available On The Public Testnet?Tokenized Assets And Real-World ApplicationsTimeline And Mainnet Launch PlansConclusionResources Frequently Asked Questions Robinhood launched a developers’ version of its custom blockchain, called Robinhood Chain, on Feb. 10 with Chainlink serving as the oracle infrastructure provider. The testnet went live at the Consensus event in Hong Kong, marking the company’s latest push into crypto-based financial services and tokenized versions of traditional stocks. JUST IN: @RobinhoodApp launches public testnet and partners with Chainlink as the oracle platform for Robinhood Chain. Builders can leverage Chainlink’s data, interoperability, and…

Railgun activity remained elevated in February, despite the overall market downturn. The mixer remains one of the key products in the Ethereum ecosystem that may see growth in the coming years, as privacy remains a concern. Railgun holds peak value locked, showing robust activity as one of the most widely used mixers. The rise of Railgun offers an alternative to Tornado Cash for regular activity and has been adopted by DeFi users to disguise positions. Total value locked on Railgun expanded to over $113M, with most of the value on the Ethereum network. Polygon, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain make up…

While the steadily declining prices have stolen virtually all headlines over the past month, Ethereum ($ETH) on-exchange supply has also fallen back to levels not seen since mid-2016. Specifically, the total Ethereum supply on cryptocurrency exchanges sat at 16 million $ETH on February 9, according to data available on CryptoQuant, while the asset itself was trading at around $2,000, down 34% on the monthly chart. The drawdown has unfolded gradually rather than through a sharp drop, pointing to a sustained change in how holders are positioning their assets. Notably, the datashows that reserves continued to fall even as $ETH prices…

A high‑stakes crypto trader opened $32.6m in leveraged longs across 17 assets, sitting on $3.4m in unrealized gains and spreading risk with diversified perpetuals. Summary A trader opened $32.6m in long perpetual positions across 17 cryptocurrencies, with $3.4m in unrealized profit and no shorts.​ The account runs ~2.8x average leverage, shows a 6.49% max drawdown, and keeps substantial free margin for further adjustments.​ A second portfolio with 12 assets also shows multi‑million floating gains, drawing attention from institutional and retail watchers. A cryptocurrency trader has opened long positions valued at $32.6 million across 17 digital assets, generating $3.4 million in…

The FDIC has agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and drop its fight to withhold crypto-related “pause letters,” settling a FOIA lawsuit tied to alleged Operation Choke Point 2.0 debanking tactics and closing a case that forced the regulator to release records showing how banks were allegedly pressed to halt or limit crypto activity. In a joint status report filed Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C., the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation agreed to pay the full attorney’s fees from History Associates Incorporated, the research firm that filed the records request at Coinbase’s direction, and revise certain FOIA practices.…

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…