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Berachain's native token BERA surged over 150% on February 11, marking the largest single-day increase in months. The foundation announced the "Bera Build Enterprise" strategy, supporting 3 to 5 revenue-generating applications, shifting from token incentives to cash flow-driven models. The large-scale token unlock did not trigger a sell-off but instead triggered a short squeeze. The liquidation heatmap shows a concentration of large short positions above key resistance levels.

Gate News Bot Message, February 12th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, LINEA (Linea) is currently priced at $0.00, up 31.44% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.00 and a low of $0.00. The 24-hour trading volume reached $159 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $63.1 million, an increase of $15.1 million from yesterday. ## Recent Important News about LINEA: 1️⃣ **Smart Contract Security Enhancement** Linea has integrated Phylax's trusted layer technology to proactively prevent smart contract vulnerabilities. This move introduces cutting-edge security verification mechanisms, helping to reduce project risks within the ecosystem, boost developer and user confidence in network security, and thereby attract more applications and capital inflows. 2️⃣ **Cross-Chain Communication Application Experiment

PANews February 12 News, according to Cointelegraph, Elon Musk announced that the X Money external beta will be launched within the next 1-2 months, aiming to become the central platform for all currency transactions.

Humanity Protocol, a blockchain identity infrastructure firm, has integrated with Fireblocks, an institutional digital asset infrastructure entity. The partnership marks a key effort to unveil institutional-level treasury and custody access to Humanity Protocol’s Mainnet. As Humanity Protocol

The Bank of England has launched the "Sync Lab," collaborating with 18 institutions including Chainlink to test settlement mechanisms for central bank digital currencies and blockchain assets, aiming to modernize the real-time gross settlement system RTGS. This move reflects a focus on digital asset integration, paves the way for future stablecoin regulations, and demonstrates the UK's firm stance in the global digital finance race.

XION launches DKIM and ZK modules, normalizing email authentication and eliminating dependence on centralized DNS. Users can anonymously report and review workplaces, wallet recovery does not require a mnemonic, and certificate verification and ticket transactions are completed under privacy protection. Currently, there are over 800,000 monthly active users, with integration of several well-known brands.

BlockBeats News, February 12 — According to official sources, Lighter announced the launch of a funding fee rebate mechanism for perpetual contract trading. This is a brand-new attempt, similar to its previous pioneering zero-fee on-chain trading model. In simple terms, traders who meet the criteria and need to pay the funding fee will receive a certain percentage of the fee as a rebate; the mechanism for charging the funding fee remains unchanged. The rebate rate can be as high as 15% of the paid funding fee. This rebate mechanism will take effect immediately and will be distributed within 24 hours.

Sonic plans to enhance the value mechanism of its native token S through self-building and acquisitions of core protocols and infrastructure, with a focus on token utility and liquidity. The team acknowledges that traditional models are difficult to sustain and will build a new ecosystem to adapt to the development of public chains and improve value capture channels.

The XRP Ledger Foundation has appointed Brett Mollin as Executive Director. With over 11 years of experience, he will focus on enhancing scalability, operational readiness, and increasing developer participation to support institutional adoption and network resilience.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse emphasizes XRP's central role in Ripple's mission and acknowledges market challenges. He sees potential buying opportunities and notes Ripple's strategic shift towards aggressive acquisitions to bridge traditional finance and crypto.

_Ripple files Docket OP-1877 seeking Fed payment account for RLUSD reserves, linking XRP Ledger stablecoin custody to the Federal Reserve._ Ripple has requested access to a Federal Reserve payment account for reserves backing its stablecoin, RLUSD. The filing, listed under Docket OP-1877,

Uniswap Labs wins a patent infringement lawsuit, with the court ruling that the plaintiff failed to make a reasonable request. The case involves Bancor claiming that Uniswap used its patented code without permission, and the judgment found that the relevant patent claims are not protected, upholding the DeFi community's freedom to innovate.

Mike Novogratz stated the speculative phase of crypto is over, moving towards real-world asset tokenization. His firm, Galaxy, is launching a $100 million hedge fund with 30% crypto investment. The market is impacted by historical events like the October 2025 flash crash.

Robinhood Chain, an Arbitrum-based Ethereum Layer 2, has launched a public testnet, integrating Chainlink for market data and tokenization. Robinhood reported Q4 2025 net revenue of $1.28 billion, up 27% year over year, while crypto revenue fell 38% to $221 million.  Robinhood has launched a

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform stating that to make Ethereum the ideal platform for AI, it cannot just be about copying existing solutions or changing the logo. He emphasized that meaningful technological improvements, such as zero-knowledge privacy-preserving payments (ZK privacy-preserving payments) and reputation systems, are needed to create infrastructure and applications that are truly better than current solutions.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Cryptocurrency payment platform MoonPay announced the launch of "MoonPay Deposits," supporting cross-chain cryptocurrency transfers. Users can directly use any cryptocurrency in their existing wallets to top up applications without worrying about token types or blockchain networks. The system automatically handles cross-chain routing, exchanges, and bridging operations, depositing the tokens into the user's chosen currency. Now available on the Telegram self-custody wallet TON Wallet. (PRNewswire)

The AINFT Challenge Season event has started, with total incentives reaching up to 13,000 USDT. The first season features a triple reward mechanism with a prize pool of 2,000 USDT, including early bird, recharge, and community expansion rewards. The second season will continue the relay, increasing the prize pool to 4,000 USDT. Users can participate by connecting their TronLink wallet.

ChainCatcher Message: According to official statistics, the AINFT platform has experienced a breakthrough growth in the past 24 hours, with the user base rapidly expanding from 21,689 to 32,862, and is currently continuing to rise strongly. As multiple core functional modules are launched successively and the ecosystem layout continues to deepen, the platform is about to initiate a series of large-scale incentive activities. The platform sincerely invites users worldwide to join ecosystem co-creation and seize development opportunities together.

Polygon joins EEA to work on institutional payment rails, global settlement, and compliant movement from onchain to traditional rails. Open Money Stack ties stablecoin rails to Coinme on/off ramps and Sequence wallet tools for merchant and user access. Polygon has joined the Enterprise