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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.

Ripple announces a partnership with UK asset management giant Aviva Investors to bring tokenized assets into traditional fund structures. Aviva Investors will use fast, secure, energy-efficient, and low-cost blockchain transactions on XRPL to issue and manage tokenized funds. This is Ripple's first collaboration with a European investment management company, building on its extensive experience working with financial institutions in other regions.

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.