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RealFi has been deployed on the mainnet by IOTA and Bolt Earth and allows global on-chain investment in real EV charging infrastructure.
The system utilizes NFTs as a representation of ownership and uses smart contracts to execute returns, and eliminates the use of banks or brokers.
IOTA and

BTCC Exchange tokenized gold trading volume soared to $5.72B in 2025, fueled by rising on-chain gold demand.
Investors are moving to tokenized gold trading as it combines traditional assets’ safety with blockchain efficiency.
BTCC crypto exchange recorded a major achievement in tokenized gol

KuCoin is now a top 3 crypto trading platform by market share for 2025.
The KCS token is growing, with only OKB and BNB performing better among exchange assets.
TokenInsight has recognized KuCoin as one of the top three exchanges by market share growth in 2025. KuCoin demonstrated strong per

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson tore at the US Clarity Act and the Trump administration, including those in support of the bill, like Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse.
While Hoskinson attacked Brad, several others, including Kraken CEO and White House AI and crypto advisor David Sacks have also support

The crypto market cap fell 3% ($115 billion) to approximately $3.11 trillion as Bitcoin dropped below $93,000 on some exchanges.
Markets are watching upcoming U.S. GDP and PCE inflation data as rate expectations shift ahead of the Fed meeting.
Crypto markets opened the week under pressure as

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko says the chain must continue evolving to remain useful.
Comments follow Ethereum’s “walkaway test” debate and new traction in tokenized real-world assets.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has stated that the Solana network must never stop evolving, or i

Aster has switched on automated $ASTER buybacks, directing 20–40% of daily platform fees into repurchases through its reserve wallets.
The Stage 5 program began on Dec. 23, 2025, and allows up to 80% of daily fee revenue to fund buybacks, including a 40% share set aside for automatic daily bu

Dash integrates with AEON Pay to offer crypto payments at 50 million global merchants.
Expansion supports mass adoption goals amid price recovery and new market activity.
Dash has partnered with AEON Pay to introduce Dash-based payments to more than 50 million merchants around the world.

CME will roll out regulated futures in ADA, LINK, and XLM on February 9 to await CFTC approval, and add to its range of crypto derivatives.
The contracts will come in standard and micro sizes, offering exposure of 100,000 ADA, 5,000 LINK, or 250,000 XLM per standard contract.
The CME Group m

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum will prioritize self-sovereignty, decentralization, and privacy through 2026 upgrades.
New applications such as Kohaku, Helios, and social recovery wallets are meant to reinstate a sense of user control and decentralization.
Vitalik Buterin has called 2026 the y

BNB Chain and Brevis are building a programmable privacy layer based on zero-knowledge proofs to configure privacy.
Intelligent Privacy Pool on BNB Chain targets Q1 2026 launch with ZK attestations and Association Sets for clean funds.
BNB Chain has extended collaboration with Brevis to

White House threatens to drop Trump-backed crypto bill unless Coinbase returns and satisfies banking demands.
Coinbase blames banks for blocking stablecoin yields while the industry splits on whether the exchange undermined legislation.
The Trump administration is warning it may walk away

Allbridge Core now supports native USDC bridging to Algorand from Solana, Ethereum, Base, Sui, and Stellar.
Algorand USDC transfers require an ASA opt-in and a small ALGO balance, usually around 0.1 ALGO per asset.
Allbridge Core has added Algorand to its cross-chain bridge network,

Ripple has launched UDAX with UC Berkeley, supporting 9 XRP Ledger startups through a 6-week accelerator program.
Ripple hosted a demo day with XRPL developers and 13 VC firms, with remarks from Chris Larsen and David Schwartz.
Ripple has launched the University Digital Asset Xcelerator (UDA

Evernorth is working toward a Q1 Nasdaq listing through a SPAC merger, giving XRP exposure to Wall Street investors.
Funds raised will be used to back DeFi products in the XRP ecosystem, increase the company’s XRP holdings, and support the ecosystem.
Evernorth, one of the most renowned XRP t

MINGO Tickets has launched on Hedera to enable digital sports ticket sales in 54 African countries.
The website operates with verifiable tickets through a web application to minimize fraud and duplication of event access.
MINGO has launched MINGO Tickets, a digital ticketing platform built o

A Jefferies strategist removed Bitcoin due to concerns over future quantum computing security risks.
The firm shifted funds to gold, favoring traditional assets over long-term crypto uncertainty.
Christopher Wood, who leads equity strategy at Jefferies, has taken out the 10% Bitcoin slice

America250 has partnered with Hedera for the U.S. 250th Anniversary, emphasizing community engagement and innovative digital experiences. The collaboration aims to enhance participation through secure interactions and introduce a partners program for broader organizational involvement.

RealFi has been deployed on the mainnet by IOTA and Bolt Earth and allows global on-chain investment in real EV charging infrastructure.
The system utilizes NFTs as a representation of ownership and uses smart contracts to execute returns, and eliminates the use of banks or brokers.
IOTA and

BTCC Exchange tokenized gold trading volume soared to $5.72B in 2025, fueled by rising on-chain gold demand.
Investors are moving to tokenized gold trading as it combines traditional assets’ safety with blockchain efficiency.
BTCC crypto exchange recorded a major achievement in tokenized gol