Partnerships & Ecosystem

PlutonAI, a renowned Web3 entity for conversational DeFAI agent layer, has partnered with SentismAI, a Web3-focused intelligence platform. The joint initiative merges the conversational DeFAI agent infrastructure of PlutonAI with the on-chain intelligence of SentismAI. As PlutonAI’s official

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse reaffirms the company's dedication to the XRP community, emphasizing XRP's role as a bridge asset. Recent developments aim to enhance XRP Ledger's utility, paving the way for new institutional applications and upcoming community events.

Gate Ventures hosted a high-end networking dinner at The Peninsula Hong Kong, where Founder and CEO Dr. Han shared profound insights into the evolution of the financial industry and the integration of technology, emphasizing the importance of collaboration within diverse systems and a long-term value-oriented approach. The event provided participants with a high-quality dialogue space, fostering cross-sector collaboration.

The TON blockchain has launched TON Pay, a new shared payments layer for any app deployed on its network. The new patform, which comes with instant onchain settlement, aims to turn Telegram into a crypto checkout system for over 1 billion users. The TON blockchain has announced the launch

Global leading Web3 security company ExVul has established a strategic partnership with the financial public chain Pharos, setting up a $1.25 million security audit fund to support early-stage startup teams within the Pharos ecosystem. They will provide comprehensive security audits and consulting services, aiming to build a sustainable and secure infrastructure.

Visa has begun settling stablecoin transactions on Ethereum, significantly improving payment speed and transparency. This integration supports 24/7 transactions, benefiting financial institutions and marking a shift of blockchain into mainstream finance.

Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan, co-founders of Farcaster, have joined stablecoin startup Tempo after exiting Farcaster post-acquisition. This shift reflects a broader trend in crypto toward infrastructure and payments, emphasizing real-world utility over decentralized social media.

TRON ecosystem's decentralized stablecoin USDD has announced its partnership as an official sponsor of the Stablecoin Odyssey 2026 conference, aiming to promote the sustainable development of stablecoins in payments and DeFi applications. By engaging with global industry participants, USDD explores technological innovation and practical application pathways. Additionally, USDD participates in several major events to enhance its influence in the decentralized stablecoin sector.

Recently, Mar-a-Lago Road in Palm Beach, Florida, was renamed "Trump Avenue," symbolizing Trump's influence. Mar-a-Lago is no longer a private club and is gradually becoming an important hub for political and business elites as well as the crypto community. WLFI will soon hold a closed-door forum here, with participants being carefully selected elites from the finance and political sectors, showcasing the integration trend of crypto and traditional finance. The Trump family actively leverages this platform to attract crypto investments, making it a focal point and policy supporter in the field.

Ripple announces the addition of Ethereum and Solana staking support to its institutional-grade custody platform, and through technical integrations with Securosys and Figment, provides banks and financial institutions with a more secure, compliant, one-stop digital asset management solution. This upgrade is seen as an important step for Ripple to transition from cross-border payments to a comprehensive blockchain infrastructure service provider. According to official disclosures, the new platform has integrated Securosys's Hardware Security Module (HSM), enabling secure management of private keys in both cloud and on-premises environments, meeting the high standards of regulatory agencies for asset security and audit compliance. At the same time, with Figment's node and staking technology, custodial clients can participate in PoS network staking without building their own validators, thereby earning on-chain rewards on mainstream public chains like Ethereum and Solana.

Bullish listed VET/USDC and VTHO/USDC, with deposits, withdrawals, trading, and AMM support going live on February 5 at 1:00 p.m. VeChain said the listing expands regulated access for institutional participants seeking exposure to VET. VeChain’s VET token has been added to Bullish, a regulat

In February 2026, Ripple announced significant partnerships with Figment and Securosys, substantially upgrading its institutional custody and staking services. These moves aggressively expand Ripple's enterprise infrastructure, yet contrast sharply with XRP's market performance, which has declined nearly 32% over the past month. This divergence is critical as it highlights the evolving, complex relationship between a blockchain company's operational strategy and the market valuation of i

The Ethereum Foundation sponsors SEAL to combat theft and launches a security plan exceeding $1 trillion. Funds dedicated engineers to collaborate with SEAL. Creates a security dashboard tracking six dimensions: user experience, smart contracts, infrastructure, consensus, monitoring, governance. Total scam thefts amount to $1 billion, expected to drop to $84 million by 2025, reaching a new low.

Artificial intelligence company Sahara AI collaborates with South Korean payment company Danal Fintech to develop a stablecoin-based AI payment system, enhancing cross-border payments and automatic reconciliation efficiency, and plans to integrate the investment assistant Sorin into the Paycoin App.

20 new Chainlink integrations rolled out across 8 services and 12 blockchains, including Ethereum, Linea, World Chain, and zkSync. MegaETH joined Chainlink Scale and launched with Data Feeds, Data Streams, and CCIP enabled from day one. Chainlink has announced 20 new integrations to its

PANews February 9 News, according to Businesswire, due to rapid changes in market conditions, Solmate Infrastructure (NASDAQ: SLMT), a Solana infrastructure company focused on the Abu Dhabi market, has decided not to proceed with the merger with RockawayX under the previously announced terms. The two companies will continue their current strategic partnership to fully leverage RockawayX's expertise in infrastructure and yield optimization.

Ripple Prime is now linked to Hyperliquid, enabling institutional clients to gain access to onchain derivatives liquidity and risk management. Hyperliquid’s margin portfolio upgrade, live on the pre-alpha testnet,

Giannis Antetokounmpo announced his investment in Kalshi Sports, a prediction market, after the NBA trade deadline. While his stake is below 1%, this raises regulatory concerns for the league regarding player equity in betting-related companies.

Key Takeaways Pi Network has unblocked nearly 2.5 million Pioneers previously restricted from Mainnet migration. The total number of