Industry Reports

Wall Street giants BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Mastercard are exploring the integration of the XRP Ledger into their digital systems, focusing on interoperability and efficiency in payments. Details remain preliminary, signaling a potential shift toward mainstream blockchain adoption.

12 Chainlink standard integrations landed across 7 services on Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Polygon and Robinhood Chain. Bank of England chose the network for the 2026 Synchronisation Lab and CME launched LINK futures expanding regulated access. Chainlink posted a weekly adoption update

Node operators on the Pi Network have been requested to upgrade to v19.6 in 2026 to stay connected to the mainnet. Over 16 million pioneers have completed the v19.6 migration step to keep nodes protocol compatible. Pi Network has instructed all mainnet node operators to complete a

The tokenized real assets market on Ethereum has surpassed 0.1928374656574839201 billion, driven by major financial institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan adopting blockchain technology. This growth marks a 315% increase from the previous year, solidifying Ethereum's dominance as a blockchain infrastructure for tokenized finance.

Despite a 46% drop in Bitcoin prices, Bitcoin ETFs only experienced a modest net outflow of $8.5 billion, mainly due to market makers and arbitrage hedge funds holding non-directional positions. In BlackRock's IBIT, 55-75% of the assets are still held by these institutions, reflecting a decline in speculative and arbitrage demand.

In 2025, 85% of newly launched tokens are trading below their debut prices amid declining VC returns and a significant drop in new crypto fund creation. This shift urges projects to focus on sustainable growth instead of merely chasing investment hype.

PANews February 18 News, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that network layer anonymity is an important missing component in the current privacy technology system, and it is crucial for improving on-chain and off-chain privacy primitives. Currently, privacy technologies cover on-chain privacy solutions and off-chain zero-knowledge applications, but there is still a significant gap in network layer anonymity capabilities. Additionally, in some application scenarios, bandwidth requirements are low but latency is extremely sensitive, so achieving a balance between low latency and high anonymity will be of great importance for the development of related technologies.

CoinShares' financial report shows that by December 31, 2025, its total assets under management are expected to reach $7.4 billion, with physical digital asset ETPs managing $2.8 billion. Despite market declines, there was a net inflow of $662 million in the second half of 2025. Additionally, CoinShares plans to pay a dividend of $0.33 per share before merging with Vine Hill Capital, totaling approximately $21.5 million.

_85% of tokens launched in 2025 now trade below launch price, even VC-backed projects fail._ _Last quarter fundraising hit just 12% of Q2 2022, with new fund launches at a five-year low._ _VCs mostly deploy old capital, while projects with real users and revenue gain more

Key Takeaways: Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, says crypto market fatigue is widespread as retail investor participation in the top 100 coins has dropped over 30% since the 2021 peak. He states that the decline is driven by repeated boom-and-bust cycles, high-profile project failures, Future g

ZeroLend has announced it is winding down operations after three years due to unsustainable conditions, with total value locked falling 98%. Users are advised to withdraw funds, but some assets remain inaccessible. The project's closure seems definitive for token holders.

Crypto KOL Edgy points out that 85% of tokens issued in 2025 are in loss, venture capital returns have declined since 2022, and the number of new funds has hit a new low. The funding mainly comes from surpluses in 2022. Edgy believes that future market winners will be projects with real users and revenue.

Stablecoin issuers have sparked intense competition among issuers, application layers, and users behind high profits. The application layer seeks profit sharing by controlling user relationships or launches its own branded stablecoins to bypass issuers. As user expectations for returns increase, the application layer faces a dilemma and may need to return some profits to users. Ultimately, users could become the main beneficiaries of this game.

According to a Chainalysis report, crypto transactions related to human trafficking will increase by 85% from 2024 to 2025, with Southeast Asia as the center, especially Cambodia and Myanmar. Criminal groups use stablecoins and privacy coins to carry out online scams and sexual exploitation, with countries like the United States serving as sources of funding. The transparency of blockchain allows law enforcement agencies to effectively track the flow of funds and strengthen monitoring and enforcement actions.

Metaplanet reported significant fiscal 2025 growth with revenues up 738% to ¥8.905 billion and operating profits soaring 1,694%, primarily due to Bitcoin operations. However, unrealized losses of ¥102.2 billion on Bitcoin resulted in a paper loss, emphasizing the volatility faced by firms heavily invested in cryptocurrency.

FedEx has joined the Hedera Council, gaining equal voting rights as other governing members, including Google, IBM, and Boeing. FedEx will run a Hedera network node, supporting shared supply-chain data verification across partners and jurisdictions. FedEx Corp. has joined the Hedera Council,

Gate News bot message, March will see over $6 billion worth of tokens unlocked, representing a threefold increase compared to the typical monthly average of approximately $2 billion. The scheduled token unlocks are set to occur throughout the month.

Solana has surpassed $1.66 billion in tokenized real-world assets, driven by demand for stable-yield products like treasuries and loans. Its efficient blockchain attracts institutional interest, contributing to the wider $24.83 billion RWA market.

Author: bootly, Bitpush News The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is once again at a crossroads of personnel upheaval. Tomasz Stańczak, Co-CEO of the Ethereum Foundation, announced that he will step down at the end of this month. This is just before he and Hsiao-Wei

Metaplanet Inc. announced in its fiscal year 2025 report that it became Japan's largest Bitcoin holder, owning 35,102 BTC, with revenue reaching 8.905 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 738.3%. The company has raised 500 billion yen through diversified financing strategies and aims to hold 1% of the global Bitcoin supply by 2027.