Project Progress

Pump.fun introduces the Cashback Coins feature, allowing token creators to fully refund creator fees to traders before issuance, rather than to the token deployer. This move aims to prevent irresponsible token deployers from receiving disproportionate rewards. Users can claim cashback rewards through the mobile app.

The Bank of Russia plans to reassess its opposition to stablecoins and conduct a feasibility test this year due to rising demand. Amidst global stablecoin adoption, Russia may develop its own ruble-pegged stablecoin alongside its digital ruble initiative.

StarkWare is integrating the open-source zero-knowledge privacy layer Nightfall developed by Ernst & Young into Starknet to enable confidential institutional transactions on public blockchains. This initiative supports private B2B payments, fund operations, and tokenized asset transfers, ensuring transaction details are secure while meeting compliance requirements.

Monad Foundation announces the addition of several executives to advance the institutional strategic layout following the mainnet launch. The new team will focus on capital market strategies, brand building, and institutional adoption in the Asia-Pacific region.

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

The long-awaited upgrade of infrastructure is approaching Cardano. USDCx started having a trend following the confirmation of the integration of the USDC-supported stablecoin into Cardano by Circle later this month. It has been established that the rollout will provide a seamless user experience

Stellar releases Open-Source Private Payments PoC using Groth16 zk proofs for private deposits, transfers, and withdrawals. Stellar adds ASP membership and non-membership Merkle trees, allowing pools to enforce allow/block rules without revealing transaction details. Stellar has released an

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.

Shiba Inu's SOU (Shib Owes You) NFTs launch aims to support users affected by Shibarium issues, offering a verifiable claim on the Ethereum blockchain. Each NFT tracks owed amounts, with security audits completed to ensure safety. The community positively responded to the initiative amidst fluctuating crypto markets.

Wintermute launches institutional OTC trading for tokenized gold as demand for blockchain settlement grows. Tokenized gold trading volume reached $126 billion and outpaced major gold ETFs in late 2025. Wintermute expects the tokenized gold market to reach 15 billion by 2026 as adoption

Stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK has obtained a crypto asset service provider license from the Malta Financial Services Authority, allowing it to offer EU-regulated digital asset services within Malta and the European Economic Area, further strengthening its role as a compliant settlement bridge between traditional euros and stablecoins.

EtherFi has transformed into a digital bank offering staking, DeFi yields, and Visa cards, with only 21,000 users but an average revenue of $256 per user. Total user balances amount to $9.9 billion, with an average of $470,000 per account. Operated through smart contracts, it turned a profit on the first day, eliminating the need for traditional banking licenses.

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

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

BlockBeats News, February 17 — Decibel, a decentralized perpetual contract trading platform co-founded by Aptos Labs, announced that its pre-deposit amount has exceeded $50 million, with over 6,000 independent wallets participating. It is reported that Decibel focuses on on-chain order matching and settlement, with trade execution latency below 20 milliseconds. According to the official schedule, the pre-deposit campaign will end on February 24, and the mainnet is expected to go live by the end of February, supporting perpetual contract trading.

Chainlink is enabling Polymarket to launch a new 5-minute crypto market, allowing users to predict whether Bitcoin’s five-minute candles close up or down. Polymarket trading volume reached $3.4B in January and $4.9B so far in 2026 as speculation on a $POLY token airdrop rises. Chainlink

IOTA was represented at the World Crypto Forum in South Korea last week where founder Dominik Schiener took to the stage and conducted interviews. Tier 1 Korean financial institutions got a private introduction to the TWIN global digital trade infrastructure on the sidelines. Last week, the

Shytoshi Kusama announced a new AI platform focused on preserving human legacy and plans to explain its features during a live stream coinciding with a solar eclipse. The project promises a permanent record of users' digital histories.

Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLend officially announced the termination of its operations on February 16, due to multiple factors leading to long-term losses and a significant decline in liquidity. Its total value locked (TVL) plummeted from a peak of nearly $359 million to approximately $6.6 million. Users are advised to withdraw their funds as soon as possible, but some funds remain locked due to liquidity issues, and the possibility of retrieving them in the future is uncertain. This event highlights the intense competition and risk challenges in the DeFi lending market.

ClankerZone is an intelligent agent social trading platform designed specifically for the OpenClaw proxy, supporting multi-chain trading and allowing agents to interact by launching and publishing token opinions. The platform currently has no native tokens, with a trading volume of 200 ETH.