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According to GMGN data, the market value of the Solana ecosystem token CARDS has continued to rebound, once breaking through 400 million USD, and is now falling back to about 367 million USD, with a daily increase of over 33%.The price of this token is highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino posted on the X platform that Tether may need to advance integration between WDK and QVAC in the future to support the development of features related to Agent Cards. Analysts believe that this direction will help improve the connection layer between AI agents and cryptocurrency payment infrastructure, providing more efficient underlying support for automated application scenarios.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino shared data from Memento Research on the X platform, showing that the monthly spending scale of crypto payment cards has risen to $600 million, a sixfold increase compared to a year ago. The cumulative on-chain transaction volume has reached $7.2 billion, with a total of 24 million transactions involving 1.36 million wallet addresses. Among these: 1. 62.5% of transactions were settled using Tether (USDT), indicating that stablecoins are gradually becoming the underlying infrastructure for consumer payments; 2. About 90% of transactions were completed through the Visa network; 3. On-chain data also shows that the Solana ecosystem contributed approximately $348 million in transaction volume, while Jupiter's Jupiter Global saw a month-over-month growth of 660%.

Castle Labs' latest research report points out that the infrastructure for "Onchain Banks" in cryptocurrency is maturing rapidly. Data shows that by November 2025, the monthly transaction volume of crypto cards has risen to a historic high of $406 million, with Visa's stablecoin-linked cards reaching an annual transaction scale of $3.5 billion.The stablecoin payment platform RedotPay has exceeded an annual payment scale of $10 billion. In addition, etherfi's non-custodial crypto card product Cash has contributed about 50% of the protocol's revenue, with approximately 300,000 accounts and nearly 70,000 active cards. The report believes that onchain banks are gradually moving from scenarios such as payments, savings, and lending towards a traditional neobank model.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has filed charges against Maryland man Jonathan Spalletta (36 years old), accusing him of hacking the decentralized exchange Uranium Finance twice in 2021. Prosecutors claim that Spalletta first stole approximately $1.4 million through deceptive smart contract transactions, and weeks later exploited a contract vulnerability to take $53.3 million, causing the exchange to shut down due to depleted funds.The stolen funds were subsequently used for money laundering and purchasing millions of dollars worth of rare Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering cards, as well as collectibles including a piece of original fabric from the Wright brothers' airplane that had reached the lunar surface during the Apollo moon landing mission. Spalletta faces two charges: computer fraud (up to 10 years) and money laundering (up to 20 years), with a maximum combined sentence of 30 years. U.S. authorities had previously recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency assets in February 2025.

According to Fortune, the cryptocurrency startup Bridge, acquired by Visa and Stripe in 2025, plans to expand its stablecoin-supported card business to 100 countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. This collaboration has already been implemented in 18 countries, allowing users to make payments at Visa-accepting merchants using the stablecoin balance in their crypto wallets.Zach Abrams, co-founder and CEO of Bridge, stated that Visa's strong merchant network and acceptance built over the past 40 years remain highly valuable in the world of stablecoins. Additionally, Bridge will participate in a pilot project that Visa is conducting, which explores the feasibility of using stablecoins on the blockchain for payment settlements instead of traditional bank transfers.Cuy Sheffield, Visa's head of cryptocurrency, said, "If we can move billions on-chain, we can move trillions on-chain."

Bitget announced a series of activities for International Women's Day under its women's public welfare project Blockchain4Her, advocating for gender inclusivity and diverse development. Bitget stated that gender equality and industry diversity are important foundations for promoting the long-term healthy development of the blockchain field, and called on the industry to further recognize the significant role women play in technological innovation, market liquidity, and industry expansion, viewing gender balance as an important issue for industry and economic development.In addition, Bitget will collaborate with Bitget Wallet to launch a limited edition co-branded card for International Women's Day, transforming the concept of gender diversity into actionable practices with anti-bias design principles and exclusive benefits. Offline, Bitget will host a series of activities such as creative workshops, roundtable dialogues, and thematic meetings in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Europe, the CIS, and Latin America around the "Lady Forward" concept, creating a platform for communication and collaboration among female practitioners.

According to official news, Gate will launch a Crazy Wednesday reward doubling event from February 25 at 14:00 to March 1 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Users can complete multiple tasks such as flash exchanges, spot trading, contracts, and deposits to unlock a mysterious blind box, winning prizes like XPIN, lucky bags, NVIDIA graphics cards, and gold, with a 100% chance of winning.Users who successfully register for this event will also automatically unlock the eligibility for double rewards, which will be distributed uniformly after the event ends. The event will simultaneously launch a USDT 14-day fixed-term financial product with an annualized return of up to 10%. In addition, both new and existing users can participate in financial products like USDD, 0G, APT, and AZTEC, enjoying an annualized return of up to 205%.

According to market news, the cryptocurrency exchange Binance has recently implemented stricter risk controls for Venezuelan users using bank card payment channels.Official reports indicate that users purchasing cryptocurrencies with bank cards issued by Venezuelan banking institutions and virtual dollar cards issued in Panama (such as Zinli or Wally) are facing high rejection rates and operational restrictions. The main issues encountered by users include failure to receive verification codes, additional restrictions on virtual cards, and the complete disappearance of certain account payment options. This situation has led to a significant increase in customer service requests at Binance.Analysts point out that these restrictions are related to the current currency arbitrage phenomenon in Venezuela. Users purchase dollars at the official exchange rate and transfer them to international debit cards, then buy USDT on Binance, and subsequently sell it at a higher exchange rate through the peer-to-peer (P2P) market for profit.

Quantoz holds an electronic money institution license issued by the Dutch central bank. The three electronic money tokens it issues, USDQ, EURQ, and EURD, are all subject to the electronic money regulations of the European Economic Area. The reserves are stored in a dedicated account under a bankruptcy-remote fund structure at a 1:1 ratio and must additionally maintain at least a 2% reserve buffer on the balance sheet.

The daily transaction volume of crypto-native payment cards surged 22 times from the levels of December 2024, reaching nearly 60,000 transactions by mid-January 2026, with a daily transaction amount of nearly $4 million. Etherfi currently dominates the market, accounting for about 50% of the transaction volume, with other competitors including Gnosis, Metamask, and Solayer.Many cards offer yields through DeFi lending protocols, allowing users to earn balance returns while maintaining spending flexibility. Meanwhile, issuers are still optimizing their economic models, with significant differences in incentive structures and fee arrangements among different providers.

According to GMGN market data, the Solana ecosystem entity card trading platform Collector Crypt's token CARDS has increased by over 43% in the last 24 hours, with a market capitalization of $180.8 million and a 24-hour trading volume of $5.2 million.

GMGN data shows that the market capitalization of CARDS has risen to over $190 million, currently reported at approximately $192 million, with a token price of $0.0954, an intraday increase of over 50%. GMGN reminds users that the prices of meme coins are highly volatile, please be aware of the risks.

Kazakhstan President Tokayev listened to the report on the work of the Financial Supervisory Authority (AFM) for 2025, which has completed investigations into 1,135 criminal cases, compensated victims with 141.5 billion tenge, dismantled 15 criminal gangs and 29 platforms engaged in illegal cashing, with a transaction volume exceeding 128 billion tenge. It has also cracked down on the activities of 22 underground cryptocurrency exchange locations involved in money laundering from drug trafficking and fraud, and banned over 1,100 illegal online cryptocurrency trading services and 20,000 deposit cards used for money laundering.

The Shanghai Municipal Justice Bureau has issued a reminder that recently, many places across the country have seen a new tactic in telecom network fraud involving counterfeit supermarket "tasting cards" as bait. Related groups are luring individuals by distributing fake "tasting cards" offline, enticing them to scan a code to join so-called "benefit groups," and then carrying out scams such as transferring money for rebates.Police reports indicate that multiple cases have been solved in Shandong and other areas, with several suspects arrested. Investigations show that criminals use overseas communication software to contact their superiors and settle criminal proceeds through virtual currencies, making their activities highly concealed. The Shanghai Municipal Justice Bureau urges the public to enhance their awareness of prevention, not to scan unknown QR codes, and not to disclose personal information to unfamiliar platforms to avoid financial losses.