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As digital asset markets face renewed pressure, a senior voice from the Solana Foundation has called for a reset in how blockchains define their purpose. Lily Liu, a key figure at the foundation, argued that the industry drifted too far from its financial roots. Consequently, she urged builders and investors to narrow their focus toward financial infrastructure rather than experimental consumer narratives. Liu’s comments arrive during a period of falling token prices and shrinking risk appetite. Besides market volatility, the industry also faces growing skepticism about real-world value creation. She framed blockchains as tools designed for finance from the start.…

Onchain data is drawing attention to two large $ETH whales after analysts spotted a shared Binance deposit address. According to Lookonchain, wallets are tied to Garrett Jin and Trend Research. Both routed funds through the same Binance address before reaching a Binance hot wallet. The discovery comes after both entities reported heavy losses during recent Ethereum market volatility. The link has sparked debate across the crypto community. About whether the activity shows coordination or just normal exchange behavior. Shared Deposit Route Raises Questions Onchain tracker Lookonchain said the address starting with 0xcdF acted as a middle step before funds reached…

Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan is telling lawmakers that forcing stablecoin issuers to pay interest could take trillions away from banks, reduce lending capacity, and raise borrowing costs in the US economy. In its latest market structure bill, unveiled on Tuesday, the Senate Banking Committee discussed restrictions on stablecoin yields. Moynihan, speaking on the competitive impact of stablecoins, said Bank of America would adapt regardless of regulatory outcomes, although he insists the banking system would face a liquidity crunch. “So I think I would not, look, we’ll be fine. We’ll have the product. We’ll meet customer demand, whatever…

January was loud for the prediction market. Total trading volume cleared $12 billion for the month and set a fresh all-time high. Kalshi, Polymarket, Opinion, and Probable each crossed $1 billion on their own. Fees followed the activity. On-chain fees passed $11 million in January across the prediction market space. Opinion alone generated $6.14 million. Polymarket added $2.62 million. The rest of the platforms filled in the balance as users placed bets tied to politics, sports, and other real-world outcomes. Kalshi and Polymarket lead volumes, shares, and open interest Kalshi posted a $137 million seven-day average volume, and its thirty-day…

By increasing the noise control process, DBFV facilitates the usage of deeper circuits before expensive bootstrapping is necessary. Fhenix wants to implement DBFV as a core feature of its infrastructure later this year, weaponizing pure cryptography to solve a barrier that many felt could never be overcome. Fhenix, a pioneering developer of encrypted smart contracts using fully homomorphic encryption ($FHE), has set a new milestone for blockchain privacy with the creation of its cutting-edge Decomposed BFV technology. It’s a remarkable new cryptographic technique that’s set to alter the performance and scalability of precise $FHE schemes and allow robust, high-throughput privacy-preserving…

Ethereum staged a strong recovery, pushing back above $2,100 on February 7, 2026. The move followed a prior close near $1,889, translating into an 11% daily gain. Momentum built quickly. Buyers stepped in aggressively. As a result, $ETH reversed recent weakness. The breakout restored confidence after days of uncertainty. Many traders viewed the reclaim of $2,100 as a psychological win. However, the speed of the move also raised questions about sustainability. 💥 UPDATEEthereum is back over $2100! pic.twitter.com/Ww5LbRWp9P — CryptoSavingExpert ® (@CryptoSavingExp) February 7, 2026 Intraday Volatility Signals Active Price Discovery A 30-minute Bitstamp candlestick chart highlighted intense intraday action.…

Project Eleven, a startup founded by a former U.S. Special Forces officer to help blockchains prepare for a post-quantum world, said it raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by Castle Island Ventures with participation from Coinbase Ventures. Advancements in quantum computing in the coming decade could break existing public-key cryptography used by Bitcoin and other digital asset blockchains, prompting the need for a staged transition to more robust, quantum-resistant environment. Other post-quantum crypto protection projects have also recently been in the news, including a Bitcoin testnet to run quantum-resistant cryptography. Project Eleven said it is building the…

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, continues its altcoin delisting at full speed. After delisting many altcoins in January, Binance recently announced the delisting of six more altcoins. Accordingly, Binance announced that it has delisted the altcoins Acala Token (ACA), Tranchess (CHESS), Streamr (DATA), dForce (DF), Aavegotchi (GHST), and NKN (NKN). “At Binance, we conduct periodic reviews to ensure that every digital asset we list continues to meet high standards and industry requirements.” …. Based on our latest assessments, we have decided to discontinue trading and delist the following token(s) in all spot trading pairs on 13.02.2026 at 03:00 (UTC):…

Everclear, a decentralized cross-chain clearing protocol that resolves liquidity fragmentation among different blockchains, today announced a strategic partnership with Solana, the second-largest blockchain by TVL, according to DeFillama. This collaboration enabled the integration of Everclear’s cross-chain settlement infrastructure with Solana’s blockchain ecosystem to help streamline asset migration on Solana across multiple chains. Solana is a high-speed single-layer blockchain that powers internet capital markets, payments, and DeFi applications, enabling fast, secure, and affordable transactions. Solana x Everclear going strong ⚡️Hexens recently completed a security review of Everclear’s @Solana smart contracts.Asset-to-asset settlement is live, allowing direct crosschain asset flows, for example, $USDC…

Liquid Capital–affiliated investment firm Trend Research has nearly exited its Ethereum position after incurring losses of $747 million, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. Trend Research started aggressively accumulating $ETH in late 2025 through leveraged borrowing on Aave. Analysts noted that the entity’s $ETH holdings exceeded 650,000 units on January 20. The market is falling, but whales and institutions are buying $ETH. Trend Research borrowed 70M $USDT from Aave and bought 24,555 $ETH($75.5M), currently holding 651,310 $ETH($1.92B). OTC whale (0xFB7) bought 20,000 $ETH($58.8M) via #FalconX and #Wintermute.… pic.twitter.com/hGuO3OSs5P — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 21, 2026 However, the recent market corrections crushed…