Project Progress

Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund has fully divested from ETHzilla Corp., exiting a 7.5% stake disclosed in August, according to a U.S. SEC filing. The sharp crypto downturn and the October 2025 flash crash forced the company to liquidate assets, selling more than $100 million in ether to fund buybacks an

In brief EVMbench tests AI agents on 120 real-world Ethereum smart contract vulnerabilities. Tool evaluates detection, patching, and exploitation across three distinct modes. GPT-5.3-Codex achieved 72.2% success rate in exploit mode testing. ChatGPT maker OpenAI and crypto-focused

Grayscale's increased exposure to Cardano (ADA) signals growing institutional interest, potentially linked to Bitcoin DeFi developments. As ADA positions itself as a bridge into Bitcoin-based finance, this shift could catalyze a price surge if successful.

_Bridge moves closer to national trust status after OCC approval, advancing regulated stablecoin custody and reserve services._ Bridge has secured conditional approval to organize a federally chartered national trust bank. Approval marks a notable step for stablecoin infrastructure in the

JUP climbed 3% as Jupiter rolled out native SOL staking collateral, targeting Solana’s estimated $30 billion staking pool. Total Value Locked on Jupiter increased to $2.14 billion, the first sign of new short-term user activity and price growth. Jupiter (JUP) went up nearly 3% on Tuesday, in

Steak ’n Shake reports a significant increase in same-store sales following its acceptance of bitcoin payments, now holding about 161 BTC valued at $11 million, which funds employee bonuses.

Owlto Finance上线了隐私跨链功能Privacy Mode（Beta），支持一对多地址批量发送及随机金额和发送间隔配置，以提升隐私保护。以太坊创始人Vitalik Buterin强调链上隐私的重要性，这一新功能正是对这一需求的回应。

Solana has launched Lightspeed, a new investor relations platform to access protocol tokens with at least $100 million in market cap. The tool will offer on-chain data, in-depth research and sector breakdowns, broken down to match what institutions have been used to in legacy finance. In

Lucie, a Shiba Inu executive, warned users about scammers exploiting the SHIB community with fake portals related to the new SOU NFT project. She urged users to verify links and only use the official website to prevent wallet theft. The SOU initiative aims to compensate users affected by a previous exploit, offering audited NFTs that document owed tokens.

VeChain is rolling out endorsement controls, letting endorsers split points across multiple VeBetterDAO dApps instead of backing only one. A 49-point cap per endorser per dApp starts first, placing 20+ dApps into a two-week grace period and requiring 3+ endorsers for entry. VeChain has

Zora launched attention markets on Solana to let users trade tokens tied to online trends in real time. Users can create new markets for 1 SOL and close positions anytime as attention shifts. Early trading volume stayed modest which shows attention markets remain experimental and high

Billionaire Peter Thiel has fully divested from ETHZilla, which has reduced its Ethereum holdings significantly while pivoting to tokenized real-world assets for stable revenue. This shift reflects a significant change in strategy amid a declining crypto market.

比特币改进提案BIP-360预计需七年实现抗量子安全，需先完成代码审查和测试。该提案引入新的输出类型，虽能防御长期攻击，但对短暂攻击的保护不足。后量子签名体积较大，要求技术方案改进处理速度。

Panama City, Republic of Panama, February 18th, 2026, Chainwire Sai today launched Sai Perps, a perpetuals trading platform built to be as fast and intuitive as a centralized exchange with the transparency and self-custody of onchain settlement. The platform features gasless transactions,

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

DeFi 借贷协议 Moonwell 因预言机配置错误产生约 178 万美元坏账，导致 cbETH 报价偏离实际市场价。攻击者轻易清算债务，造成大量借款人资产被清空。修复需五天治理投票，目前已有修复提案计划上线。

Ripple developer Mayukha Vadari has highlighted technical flaws in the XRP Ledger Sandbox, arguing it lacks essential features for advanced debugging and protocol upgrades. He suggests the advertised capabilities do not match its actual functionalities, calling for improvements.

Tether推出黄金支持代币Tether Gold（XAUT）分红机制，允许投资者以代币化黄金收取股息，成为首个此类公开上市黄金公司。该举措标志着黄金行业的重大突破，XAUT市值接近25.5亿美元。投资者可选择现金或黄金分红。

Jupiter DAO已启动关于JUP代币净排放量降至零的提案投票，提案包括继续Jupuary空投或采纳零净发行方案以避免代币稀释，投票将于2月22日结束。