Project Progress

Aave, the leading decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol, has surpassed $1 trillion in cumulative lending volume since its inception, solidifying its position as the backbone of onchain credit markets with $27.2 billion in total value locked and $83.3 million in fees generated over the past 30 days.

In brief ETHZilla will rebrand as Forum Markets and trade as FRMM on Nasdaq at the start of March The move follows a week after investors exited as it turned away from an Ethereum balance sheet model. Observers say single-asset treasury strategies depend on sustained equity premiums and s

The Ethereum Foundation's Strawmap roadmap released in 2026 plans to conduct seven protocol upgrades every six months before 2029, focusing on five core objectives: L1 scalability, post-quantum security, and privacy protection. This plan aims to enhance mainnet performance, improve user experience, and increase security.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated during the earnings call that the exploration of the Arc token is still ongoing. The specific launch date has not yet been determined, but it is expected to go live on the mainnet in 2026, and there is anticipation for multiple companies to participate in infrastructure operation and application development.

Minara has released Minara Skill v2, upgrading the AI Agent's digital finance capabilities, supporting multi-chain asset management, credit card deposits, and other features, as well as enabling Gasless transactions to lower the barrier to entry. At the same time, it integrates a local LLM to enhance private conversations and trading decision-making capabilities.

The market value of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds is projected to reach $10.8 billion by 2026, a 50-fold increase over two years, primarily driven by the launch of BlackRock's BUIDL fund. DTCC also plans to introduce tokenization services, indicating that traditional financial institutions are beginning to enter the space and boosting market confidence. Tokenized U.S. Treasuries offer 24-hour liquidity and provide greater flexibility and efficiency compared to traditional bonds.

Hut 8 reported a net loss of $248 million in 2025, mainly due to unrealized digital asset losses, despite a 45% increase in annual revenue to $235.1 million. The company successfully transitioned into an AI infrastructure developer, signing a $7 billion leasing agreement with Fluidstack, demonstrating long-term growth potential. The stock price still rose over 300% despite the losses.

Thirdweb's CTO Jake Loo, a third-party web development tool platform, announced his resignation. He emphasized the significant impact of artificial intelligence on work methods and the industry, and stated that he will dedicate himself fully to this field.

Ju.com announces a strategic investment of $80 million in AI quantitative platform One Agent, bringing the total funding for this round to $170 million. The platform utilizes AI technology to achieve "intent-based trading," lowering the barriers for user trading and supporting automated strategy execution based on investment goals and risk preferences. The funding will provide long-term financial support for its ecosystem, enhancing the safety and certainty of user participation.

Foresight News: The crypto wallet app MetaMask now supports users creating contracts with any token.

ChainCatcher reports that the AI Economy Payment and Settlement Layer AEON revealed its 2025 operational data, with a total of 5.7 million transactions processed throughout the year, totaling over $263 million, serving 1.81 million users, covering 50 million merchants in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, and driving the growth of AI-native payment applications.

Aave's governance conflict escalates as community coordinator Marc Zeller criticizes Aave Labs before the "Aave Will Win" vote, which seeks over $50 million in funding. Zeller questions the value Aave Labs has provided and highlights transparency issues and inefficiencies in projects. Market concerns rise with Ripple Labs pulling $12 million from Horizon amid BGD Labs' potential departure.

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded to $68,480 on February 26, with Circle's stock price soaring over 35%, thanks to strong financial reports and growth in USDC circulation. Kalshi disclosed two insider trading cases, imposing heavy penalties on the involved parties. Overall market sentiment has improved, with U.S. stock indices generally rising, indicating a rebound in investor confidence.

Gate News Bot Message, February 26 — According to CoinMarketCap data, at the time of publication, NEAR (NEAR Protocol) is trading at $1.17, up 16.48% in the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $1.25 and fell back to a low of $0.96. Its current market capitalization is approximately $1.507 billion, an increase of $213 million compared to yesterday. NEAR is a modular high-speed protocol designed for AI, serving as the execution layer for AI-native applications. It enables intelligent agents to hold assets, make decisions, and trade freely across networks. NEAR’s vision is to build a better internet pathway where AI is not confined to closed corporate systems. Agents can operate freely, trade securely, and protect user privacy. NEAR empowers developers through multiple core technology stacks: NEAR AI provides the ability to run self-

Gate News Bot Message, February 26th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, UNI (Uniswap) is trading at $4.02, up 14.64% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $4.27 and a low of $3.27. The 24-hour trading volume reached $446 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $2.545 billion, an increase of $325 million from yesterday. ## Recent Important News about UNI: 1️⃣ **Protocol Fee Activation Proposal Progress** The Uniswap Labs Foundation has proposed a fee switch activation proposal, which will allow the protocol to earn fee income from transactions. This governance development directly relates to the long-term value capture of the UNI token. By activating the fee switch, the Uniswap protocol can establish a sustainable revenue model, strengthening

Lighter successfully tested the LLP strategy during an ARC perpetual contract liquidation, with a trader establishing a long position of 50 million USDC. As the price declined, their oversized position was liquidated for 2 million USDC, resulting in a total loss of approximately 8.2 million USDC. The LLP loss was limited to 75,000 USDC, and the short side profited.

Safe Labs announced a new initiative to facilitate access and yield generation with the EUR CoinVertible (EURCV) stablecoin, allowing users to create euro-denominated on-chain savings while earning returns through DeFi strategies.

The CEO of the crypto lending platform Blockfills, Nicholas Hammer, has resigned, with Joseph Perry temporarily taking over. The company suffered a loss of $75 million due to market deterioration, suspended deposit and withdrawal services, and is seeking to restore liquidity and may look for a buyer.

Digital asset company ETHZilla rebrands to Forum, advancing its real-world asset tokenization strategy, with the stock price rising over 13% to $3.91. The company has shifted from holding ETH on Ethereum to a cash flow-oriented approach, selling some ETH assets and acquiring new loan assets. In the future, valuation will rely on income from the tokenization platform.