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Crypto KOL @thedefiedge posted on platform X, stating that 85% of the tokens issued in 2025 have a trading price lower than their issuance price. Venture capital funding has fallen to a five-year low, and the establishment of new funds has also hit rock bottom.

According to The Block, Canary Capital and Grayscale simultaneously launched a spot SUI ETF on Wednesday, providing investors with the opportunity to directly participate in the token's price and earn staking rewards.The Canary Stake SUI ETF is listed on Nasdaq (ticker symbol: SUIS) and will track the spot price of SUI while providing investors with net staking returns through SUI's proof-of-stake mechanism. Grayscale converted its SUI trust into an ETF, listed on NYSE Arca (ticker symbol: GSUI).

The sports event prediction market platform Novig announced the completion of a $75 million Series B funding round, led by Pantera Capital, with a post-funding valuation of $500 million.Novig co-founder Jacob Fortinsky stated that the company was founded in 2021 with the aim of creating a consumer-friendly platform for modern sports bettors, with its core advantage being its peer-to-peer trading model. Novig is currently applying for a license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and expects to complete this within six months. Fortinsky emphasized that, unlike platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, Novig's product design and brand positioning are centered around sports events, making it more aligned with the usage habits of ordinary sports fans.

According to market news, Tether has announced a dividend mechanism for its gold-backed token Tether Gold (XAUT), becoming the first publicly listed gold company structure that allows shareholders to choose to receive dividends in tokenized gold rather than cash.This move is described as a significant breakthrough in the gold industry, with recent surges in demand for digital gold, and the market capitalization of XAUT nearing $2.55 billion, leading the overall growth of tokenized real-world assets. Elemental Royalty Corporation emphasizes that this mechanism connects tokenized gold ownership with standard royalty payments on the blockchain. Tether acquired approximately 33% equity in Elemental in 2025. Investors can gain direct physical gold ownership by allocating funds to gold royalties, with the related company expected to distribute about 12 cents per share in quarterly payments to investors. Investors who prefer cash dividends can still opt for cash.

According to Crowdfund Insider, Nimbus Capital announced a strategic partnership with the non-custodial wallet Chimera Wallet, built on Bitcoin's VTXO technology, worth $15 million. The aim is to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) capabilities within the Bitcoin ecosystem and promote the development of programmable financial tools on the Bitcoin network.Both parties stated that this collaboration will integrate the underlying security of Bitcoin with the programmable capabilities of the Arkade layer built on Bitcoin, providing users with DeFi-related services including asset exchange, lending mechanisms, liquidity features, fiat deposit channels, and payment integration, while maintaining control over self-custodied assets.Claudio Levrini, founder and director of Chimera, stated that this partnership combines financial expertise with the construction of Bitcoin infrastructure, aiming to enhance the practical application scenarios of Bitcoin while ensuring self-custody. Robert Baker, managing partner of Nimbus Capital, mentioned that this move will help further integrate Bitcoin in institutional and decentralized scenarios.It was introduced that Chimera plans to leverage this collaboration to accelerate product development, including the global promotion of the Chimera Visa card to support BTC and fiat conversion, integration of digital gift cards and merchant gateway systems, enhancement of liquidity and cross-chain interoperability, as well as the development of user-facing features including Swap, yield products, and portfolio management.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a wallet associated with K3 Capital withdrew 20,000 ETH from Binance 6 hours ago, worth approximately $40.08 million.

According to Fortune magazine, amid the backdrop of "mass extinction" facing blockchain venture capital firms, crypto VC Dragonfly has successfully completed the fundraising for its fourth fund, totaling $650 million.Dragonfly stated that the current blockchain venture capital industry is undergoing a "mass clearing," but institutions remain optimistic about the trend of crypto financialization, focusing on areas such as stablecoins, on-chain financial infrastructure, and tokenization of real assets.

According to Bitcoin Treasuries.NET, the French listed company Capital B has purchased an additional 6 bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to 2,834 bitcoins.

According to GMGN data, the AI token VVV on the Base chain has risen over 34.2% in the last 24 hours, with a market cap exceeding $530 million, reaching a recent high. The current market cap is $510 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of $26.6 million.ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coins often lack practical use cases and have significant price volatility, so investment should be approached with caution.

According to Cointelegraph, venture capitalist Nic Carter stated in a podcast that the long-term inaction of Bitcoin developers regarding the potential threat of quantum computing to Bitcoin may lead to dissatisfaction among large institutions holding significant amounts of Bitcoin (such as BlackRock), ultimately triggering an "institutional takeover."Nic Carter warned that institutions will not tolerate the core security issues of Bitcoin being ignored for an extended period. "If developers continue to be inactive, institutions will lose patience and will fire the current developers, replacing them with new ones."

The head of the investment team at Multicoin Capital, Vishal Kankani, released a response to the Aave Will Win framework, expressing support for the proposal put forth by Aave Labs.As a significant holder of AAVE, Multicoin Capital believes that redirecting 10% of Aave brand product revenue to the DAO is a strategic shift that will help propel Aave towards a clearer token economic model. The company stated that if executed properly, this proposal would not only be significant for Aave but also set an important precedent for the entire DeFi space.Multicoin Capital indicated that the proposal allocates approximately $25 million in stablecoins, along with 75,000 AAVE (valued at about $118 per AAVE, totaling around $9 million), as well as additional milestone rewards.In total, this means an economic exposure of over $40 million to $50 million, accounting for about 25% to 30% of the total funds. This represents a substantial portion of the Aave DAO's funding. Given the scale and pioneering nature of this funding request, we believe the proposal should provide more detailed financial and underwriting data to substantiate the scale of the request.

Gemhead Capital announced on platform X that it has made a strategic investment of $5 million in the cryptocurrency data infrastructure project BihuoPro. The two parties will further collaborate on modeling cryptocurrency market sentiment data and institutional-level signal infrastructure.It is reported that BihuoPro is positioned as a "private domain financial data + sentiment consensus engine + tradable signal provider," dedicated to structuring community and private domain behavior along with public opinion information, and building an indicator system that can directly serve quantitative and trading decisions.

According to Jin Ten, Lawrence Werther, Chief Economist at Daiwa Capital Markets America, stated that the CPI report showing a slowdown in inflation for January and this week's better-than-expected employment data provide ample justification for the Federal Reserve to maintain interest rates at the March policy meeting. The year-on-year growth rates for overall and core inflation in January were 2.4% and 2.5%, respectively, reaching the minimum threshold for maintaining a patient policy. Additionally, core services inflation jumped 0.6% month-on-month, which may attract the attention of regional Federal Reserve presidents.

According to Coinmarketcap data, the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization is as follows, with the top five gainers: Kite (KITE) up 20.32%, current price $0.2256; Humanity Protocol (H) up 18.11%, current price $0.1985; Decred (DCR) up 12.86%, current price $24.76; Pi (PI) up 10.16%, current price $0.1495; Midnight (NIGHT) up 9.64%, current price $0.05449.The top five losers: LayerZero (ZRO) down 9.36%, current price $1.97; River (RIVER) down 3.77%, current price $18.94; World Liberty Financial (WLFI) down 3.01%, current price $0.1046; Internet Computer (ICP) down 2.81%, current price $2.35; PancakeSwap (CAKE) down 1.58%, current price $1.27.

According to Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour, the prediction trading platform Kalshi has entered the institutional sports risk hedging sector, partnering with brokerage firm Game Point Capital to help teams hedge performance bonus expenditures.It is reported that Game Point Capital issues hundreds of millions of dollars in sports insurance annually, primarily providing performance bonus insurance for teams and players. These policies can help sports clubs alleviate the financial pressure caused by large contract bonuses triggered by milestones such as qualifying for the playoffs or winning the championship.

At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, where institutional-grade RWA tokenization took center stage, Ongreen emerged with dual validation: strategic investment from Dubai-based BlueRock Capital Limited and high-level discussions between CEO Eric Ng and industry leaders. BlueRock Capital Limited, a DFSA-regulated venture capital firm, will provide potential staged funding with the first tranche of up to US$1 million, as well as strategic advisory support, regional market access, and partner networks for the launch of Ongreen's Oasis Journey ecosystem across MENA. OnGreen combines green tech and Web3 infrastructure to deliver: • Desertification control & green construction – Income-generating RWAs • AI-optimised carbon verification – Proprietary AI BIM turns recurring carbon credits into liquid, yield-bearing digital assets • Unified carbon credit registry – Immutable, institution-grade, setting a new global standard • Green asset exchange – Deep liquidity for tokenised environmental assets “Oasis Journey is production-ready infrastructure—land restoration, AI-verified carbon, on-chain registry. We are turning desert into a verified asset class,” said Eric Ng, CEO of Ongreen. Sher Ali, CEO of BlueRock Capital, added: “The Middle East’s US$186 billion green transformation meets global RWA tokenization. This is impact backed by code and capital.” With pilot projects accelerating in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Ongreen is positioned as the bridge protocol between Asia's regulatory clarity and MENA's capital deployment.

Geode Capital Management, with assets under management of $1.48 trillion, disclosed an increase in its holdings of 175,343 shares of Strategy (MSTR). The company currently holds a total of 3.91 million shares of MSTR, with a position value of $502 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Bhutan government-associated address sent 100 BTC to QCP Capital, worth 6.77 million USD.

The government of the Kingdom of Bhutan transferred 100 bitcoins to QCP Capital, worth approximately 6.77 million USD.