Project Progress

ChainCatcher News: AINFT user count officially surpasses 100,000. In less than 24 hours, the user base surged from over 30,000 to six figures, with the influx rate far exceeding market expectations. This is not just a data leap but also a sign that AINFT has fully entered an exponential growth phase and is accelerating to become the most dynamic ecosystem gateway in the Web3 AI application layer.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that according to market prediction KOL CarOnPolymarket, a post was made on platform X indicating that PolyMarket senior intern mustafap0ly confirmed that Polymarket will launch a "1-minute cryptocurrency price fluctuation" prediction market; meanwhile, the POLY token airdrop is part of the next phase plan. Previously, it was announced that Polymarket has launched a "5-minute

Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Wang Xiaowei discussed issues such as Ethereum scalability, user experience, and AI agents at Consensus 2026, emphasizing that L2 should pursue differentiation while L1 should serve as a secure settlement layer. She also mentioned plans to push dynamic account abstraction to improve user experience, enhance privacy features, advance ZK-EVM to reduce network load, and called for establishing trust standards for AI agents.

The UK Treasury has selected HSBC's Orion blockchain platform as the technology provider for the pilot issuance of digital sovereign bonds (DIGIT), planning to conduct testing within the legal sandbox, highlighting the institutional approach to sovereign debt tokenization. This trial will enhance settlement speed but faces liquidity bottlenecks. Traditional financial institutions will benefit from this process, demonstrating the potential for blockchain to be integrated into the traditional financial system.

Sonic Labs announced a strategic transformation on February 11, aiming to increase demand for the S token through the development and acquisition of core protocol applications. The team stated that they are no longer satisfied with just collecting Gas fees and will build or acquire core products such as trading, lending, payments, settlement, and risk markets. Sonic, taking Hyperliquid as a benchmark, claims that its DEX and the chain are inseparable, allowing HYPE to benefit directly.

YZi Labs EASY Residency S3 interview has started, seeking Web3 developers in the fields of next-generation oracles, on-chain foreign exchange, dedicated AMMs, and more. Applications from all ecosystems are welcome, aiming to support visionary founders.

Lightning Labs' open-source lightning-agent-tools provides Lightning Network payment capabilities for AI agents, supporting native authentication without the need for identity verification or registration. The toolkit includes multiple skills, is compatible with various agent frameworks, and features a command-line HTTP client, lnget, which supports the L402 protocol.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Aster announced on the X platform that the Aster Chain mainnet will go live in March.

Binance's Alpha Box Airdrop Mode transforms traditional deterministic rewards into a random selection process. By combining point consumption and time discounts, it creates a new participation mechanism. This mechanism enhances user engagement through game theory design, but may also lead to short-term behavioral fluctuations. The article analyzes its impact on users and project teams, as well as its potential sustainability in the future, pointing out that this change is not just a rule adjustment but an experiment in user behavior.

Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, Wang Xiaowei, stated at the Consensus 2026 conference that currently no other L1 can compete with Ethereum. She emphasized the importance of censorship resistance and privacy protection tools, as well as application layer innovation, especially in the future development of identity.

The Bank of England announced on February 10th the selection of Chainlink to participate in the "Synchronous Lab" project, exploring how central bank digital currencies can be atomically settled with blockchain assets. Eighteen institutions including Swift, London Stock Exchange Group, Chainlink, UAC Labs, and others are testing scenarios such as tokenized bonds, collateral management, and foreign exchange trading. The plan will launch in spring and operate for six months, simulating real-world transactions in a controlled environment without handling actual funds.

Foresight News reports that the decentralized trading platform Lighter has added support for Korean stock trading. This includes HYUNDAI, SAMSUNG, SKHYNIX, and KRCOMP (Korea Composite Index), with a maximum leverage of 10x.

Elon Musk announced that the built-in payment system XMoney within the X platform has completed internal closed testing. A limited external beta is expected to be launched in the next 1 to 2 months, followed by gradual rollout to users worldwide. This feature is positioned as a core financial module in the X ecosystem, supporting in-app peer-to-peer transfers and various currency trading scenarios. Musk stated that XMoney will be deeply integrated with communication features like XChat to form a unified "in-platform financial hub," encouraging users to continuously use X across social, payment, and communication scenarios. He emphasized that the goal is to enable users to "accomplish everything they need in life within a single app" and to drive the platform toward a long-term vision of over 1 billion daily active users.

Cardano founder Hoskinson announced that the privacy blockchain Midnight will go live in the last week of March. Based on zero-knowledge proof technology, it adopts a selective disclosure privacy model and supports data access with different permissions. Meanwhile, the Midnight City Simulation testing platform will open on February 26.

suiUSDe, as the first synthetic US dollar on the Sui network, has been launched on the mainnet, supporting DeepBook Margin functionality, which can be used for margin trading and lending. Multiple ecosystem participants and projects will support it in the future, promoting the development of Sui DeFi.

Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson confirmed at the Consensus Hong Kong conference held in Hong Kong that an agreement has been reached with LayerZero, a cross-chain protocol that will officially connect to the Cardano blockchain. This partnership is seen as an important step for Cardano to expand its cross-chain infrastructure and enhance institutional-grade application capabilities. LayerZero has gained attention in recent years for its composable cross-chain communication architecture, aiming to provide secure and efficient multi-chain connectivity solutions for the institutional market. Just one day before the announcement, the project received a strategic investment from Citadel Securities, further strengthening its influence in the integration of traditional finance and blockchain. Meanwhile, LayerZero's mainnet Midnight was launched on the same morning, providing a key technological support point for its ecosystem expansion.

Data analysis company Arkham Intelligence denies rumors about its trading platform shutting down. CEO Miguel Morel revealed that the platform is being transformed into a fully decentralized exchange (DEX) rather than completely exiting the market. Arkham Exchange was launched in 2024, with a daily trading volume of only $704,225.

Base.dev officially launches the ranking feature, automatically showcasing applications with outstanding platform performance to help users discover high-quality apps. The first ranking focuses on mini apps, enhancing social interaction, and includes share cards. All applications must register to participate, and more ranking categories will be introduced in the future.

Tether USA₮ CEO Bo Hines stated at the New York Bitcoin Investors Weekly Conference that driven by the demand for USDT and the newly launched USAT, Tether is expected to become one of the top ten buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds this year. The circulating value of USDT is approximately $185 billion, with 83.11% of reserves in U.S. Treasuries valued at over $122 billion, surpassing Germany to rank among the top 20 foreign holders.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated at the XRP Community Day event that the company will focus on business integration in the first half of 2026, without plans for large-scale acquisitions, but may restart mergers and acquisitions in the second half. XRP is considered the company's core, and all business activities are centered around enhancing its utility and liquidity.