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AEON, a financial infrastructure for the AI economy, reported over 5.7 million transactions worth $263 million in 2025. It serves 1.81 million users globally, emphasizing the need for AI-specific payment systems. AEON facilitates transparent, secure transactions, bridging AI and finance.

Gate News bot message, according to BWENEWS, the Ethereum Foundation has released its 'Strawmap' roadmap outlining five technical objectives. The goals include achieving fast L1 finality, implementing 'gigagas' L1 with 10k TPS through zkEVMs, developing 'teragas' L2 via data availability sampling, i

Aave governance dispute grows as ACI and Aave Labs publish rival reports ahead of a $50M DAO funding vote. A governance dispute within the Aave ecosystem has intensified after Aave Chan Initiative and Aave Labs released competing reports on funding, revenue, and accountability. The

IOTA launched a sustainability page that shows network energy use emissions and MiCA indicator data. The page shows electricity consumed totaling 387,377.16 kWh and 100,404 kg of CO₂ emissions. The IOTA Foundation has launched a new Sustainability page that compiles environmental footprint i

_Hedera joins Axelar’s cross-chain network, unlocking institutional DeFi, tokenization, and liquidity access across dozens of blockchains through one interface._ Hedera is now inside Axelar’s network. What it actually changes for institutions building on-chain is a longer conversation, and one t

OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger stated that the platform performs outstandingly in privacy protection, with all data stored locally and users controlling access permissions. However, security risks are more related to loss of control, and the safety of AI Agents is influenced by the underlying models. Although there is a risk of Prompt Injection attacks, it is not easy to execute. Currently, OpenClaw has brought in security experts dedicated to ensuring user safety in new scenarios. Despite supply chain risks caused by malicious plugins, the self-defense capabilities of AI Agents are still viewed positively.

Brevis upgrades its Pico Prism zkVM, achieving over 99% real-time proof capability for Ethereum blocks using only 2 machines and 16 RTX 5090 GPUs, with an average proof time of 6.91 seconds and hardware costs reduced to approximately $100,000. This performance leap is due to the newly designed dual-machine collaborative architecture, with the Ethereum Foundation shifting focus toward the realization of 128-bit provable security.

Linea announces that the Terms of Service will be updated on March 28, 2026, in preparation for the upcoming Linea Yield Boost. This adjustment will shift from a short-term token incentive model to cross-chain funding to generate yields, with bridged ETH on Linea being staked via Lido V3 in the background to automatically accrue interest. The user experience for cross-chain operations remains unchanged.

Injective launched a new Build page with code examples, video tutorials, technical deep dives, AI coding guides, and toolkits. The hub promotes 25,000 TPS or more, about 650 ms block times, instant finality, and EVM and WASM support. Injective has launched a new Build page that centralizes d

Circle's Q4 2025 showed significant growth, driven by USDC's rise in transactions and use as a core settlement layer. CEO Jeremy Allaire highlighted the convergence of blockchain, stablecoins, and AI in shaping a new economic system.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that ETHZilla, a Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company, has officially rebranded as Forum Markets and will transform into a digital asset platform. Its stock ticker will be adjusted to "FRMM" after Nasdaq approval, but the CUSIP number will remain unchanged. Shareholders do not need to take any action regarding this change. After the transformation, the company will undergo a strategic upgrade to build a digital asset platform focused on the tokenization of institutional-grade real-world assets (RWA) and will explore the launch of tokenized investment products across multiple asset classes. (PRNewswire)

BlockBeats News, February 25 — Cryptocurrency travel booking platform Travala announced the launch of a global car rental service, expanding its ecosystem to cover the entire travel process from flights and accommodations to ground transportation. All services can now be completed on a single platform. Travala customers can now instantly access over 50,000 rental locations across more than 150 countries/regions, featuring products and services from over 1,700 top global companies and independent car rental providers.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that DeFi-native broker Project 0 is about to launch Project 0 Pay, offering users a way to repay credit card debt using the liquidity of their crypto portfolios without selling assets or interrupting income generation. This new feature essentially tracks users' expenses to provide monthly reports and calculates borrowing transactions against their portfolios. If approved, these transactions will cover the expenses for the period without liquidating their holdings. (The Block)

Canton Network partners with Chainlink to officially launch Chainlink data standards within the Canton ecosystem, promoting the tokenization of real-world assets. At the same time, Chainlink's cross-chain interoperability protocol will support secure cross-chain transfer of assets, with multiple data sources already integrated into Canton.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has selected four companies to enter its regulatory sandbox to test innovative stablecoin services, focusing on applications such as stablecoin issuance and payments. The testing will begin in 2026, and the results will influence future regulatory rules.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Web3 smart mobile ecosystem platform WebKey has recently completed a strategic upgrade, officially launching the new ecosystem token wkeyDAO2, and simultaneously migrating the liquidity and treasury pools of the original wkeyDAO to the new contract. After this upgrade, WebKey will focus on the next phase of development in three core areas: AI intent trading system, smart hardware upgrades and ecosystem collaboration, and financial capitalization strategies.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Cryptocurrency exchange trading product issuer 21Shares announced the launch of the ETP product 21shares Strategy Yield ETP, which tracks the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy. The ETF will be listed on the Euronext Amsterdam on February 26, aiming to provide investors with a yield investment exposure linked to Strategy's Bitcoin reserve strategy.