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Braden John Karony, the former CEO of SafeMoon, has been sentenced to over eight years (100 months) in federal prison for conspiracy to commit securities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. The sentence, handed down on February 9, 2026, includes the forfeiture of approximately \$7.5 million and two residential properties. Karony defrauded thousands of investors, diverting millions from the project's liquidity pool to fund an extravagant personal lifestyle. This landmark case sends a

Robinhood Markets reported mixed fourth-quarter earnings on February 9, 2026, revealing a stark 38% year-over-year drop in cryptocurrency transaction revenue. This decline highlights a cooling retail crypto market but is juxtaposed against record total platform revenue and the strategic launch of the Robinhood Chain public testnet. The company is deliberately shifting its model, reducing reliance on volatile crypto trading fees by expanding into subscriptions, interest income, and founda

At the Cisco AI Summit, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen discussed Moltbook, a social network for AI agents, highlighting its humorous aspect often overlooked in sci-fi. He noted that the platform is filled with memes, blurring reality with AI's influence, even leading to an AI-created religion.

LayerZero Labs has unveiled its new Layer 1 blockchain, “Zero,” with unprecedented backing from financial giants Citadel Securities, DTCC, and Intercontinental Exchange. This initiative directly targets the long-standing scalability and coordination issues that have hindered institutional blockchain adoption for trading, clearing, and settlement. By introducing a novel heterogeneous architecture, Zero claims the potential to process millions of transactions per second, positioning it as

Hyperliquid's HIP-3 set a record of $5.2 billion in daily trading volume on February 5, with silver perpetual contracts reaching $4.09 billion. TradeXYZ led the way, with precious metal contracts accounting for 90% of the trading volume. Previously, gold broke $5,000 and silver dropped below $100, leading to a sharp decline. The platform's metal trading volume has reached 1% of COMEX, transforming into a full-asset trading layer.

In brief Citadel Securities is backing LayerZero’s Zero blockchain alongside DTCC, Intercontinental Exchange, and other institutions. Zero is designed to share work instead of having every participant handle every transaction, making it more efficient. LayerZero claims Zero could reach

XRPL-native yield infrastructure is moving closer to regulated U.S. Treasury-backed returns as a new partnership aims to unlock compliant, on-ledger yield for XRP and RLUSD holders while strengthening real-world asset adoption. Doppler, Openeden Expand Compliant Treasury Yield Access for XRP and R

Pi Network has fallen from a high of $3 to around $0.14. X users accuse the team of years of promises with no mainnet, only a mobile mining show, calling it the longest-running scam disguised as Web3. The project team is about to unlock 250 million tokens, with an average of 8.3 million per day, releasing 23.6 million on February 13. The RSI is at 35, approaching oversold levels, suggesting a possible rebound.

Nick, an XRP-focused market analyst, is arguing that the token is already slipping out of reach for many small investors — long before any eye-watering three-figure price targets. In a recent video, the host frames $1.43 XRP not as cheap, but as a level where “a large portion of retail” can no

Bitcoin (BTC) remains in a downturn, temporarily trading around $69,160 on February 11. Federal Reserve Board member Waller warned that the cryptocurrency boom is fading as it remains closely linked to traditional finance (TradFi). The former SafeMoon CEO was sentenced to 8 years in prison for a cryptocurrency scam and ordered to forfeit approximately $7.5 million and two residential properties.

Chainlink ranks as the leading Real-World Asset (RWA) project based on its social media presence and interactions, according to Phoenix data. The report represents the data from the last 24-hours and represents likes, comments, retweets and upvotes. TOP RWA PROJECTS BY SOCIAL ACTIVITY$LINK $HBAR $A

Bank of America strategist warns that if the Federal Reserve adopts aggressive easing, the US dollar could depreciate by 10% this year, marking the worst in a decade. Two rate cuts are the baseline, and three are also possible, as narrowing interest rate differentials prompt overseas investors to sell dollars. Trump nominates Kevin Warsh to succeed Powell as Federal Reserve Chair, expecting more aggressive rate cuts. Currently, the interest rate is 3.50%-3.75%, and CME indicates the first of two rate cuts is expected in June.

Goldman Sachs disclosed a $2.36 billion cryptocurrency exposure in its Q4 2025 13F filing, with holdings including $1 billion in BTC, $1 billion in ETH, $153 million in XRP, and $108 million in SOL. Held through regulated instruments like XRP ETFs, rather than direct holdings. Goldman Sachs manages $3.6 trillion in assets, and this move marks a shift from skepticism to cautious embrace of cryptocurrencies.

Sam Bankman-Fried filed a motion with the Manhattan Federal Court requesting a retrial of the FTX fraud case. He claims that the testimonies of former executives Daniel Czapski and Ryan Salame could undermine the prosecution's case. The motion was submitted by his mother, Stanford professor Barbara Fried, and accuses Judge Lewis Kaplan of obvious bias. Bloomberg reports that the likelihood of success is low.

The Korean stock market shows mixed movements, with KOSPI down 0.23%, net buying by individual and institutional investors, and foreign investors net selling. Meanwhile, KOSDAQ slightly increased by 0.05%. The Korean won against the US dollar slightly depreciated, international gold prices declined, and domestic gold prices slightly increased.