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According to Cointelegraph, Dash is a Layer-1 blockchain protocol with privacy features, announcing the integration of Zcash's "Orchard" shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, which is a secondary layer on the L1 network that supports smart contract functionality.The integration will go live after the completion of a network security audit, expected to launch in March. Initially, the integration will support the basic transfer functionality of Zcash. The announcement stated that the transaction will transfer from one party to another on the Evolution chain, with subsequent upgrades adding Orchard's privacy features for tokenized real-world assets (RWA).

Figure Technology Solutions will issue a tokenized version of its stock on-chain this Thursday. The stock token, named FGRD, will be issued, traded, and settled on the Onchain Public Equity Network (OPEN), a platform under Figure, without relying on traditional clearing and custody systems. Stock token holders will be able to lend through Figure's DeFi market.The listing of the tokenized stock coincides with its secondary public offering, which has been expanded to $150 million, with venture capital firms participating in the transaction.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev posted on social media, "The Robinhood Chain testnet has processed 4 million transactions in its first week, and developers have started building applications on our L2 network."Robinhood Chain is a finance-grade Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum, designed to support real-world assets.

According to The Block, Uniswap is voting on a proposal to enable protocol fees in all remaining v3 pools and to extend the fees to include eight new chains: Arbitrum, Base, Celo, OP Mainnet, Soneium, X Layer, Worldchain, and Zora.The proposal will use a newly created tier-based fee adapter that automatically applies protocol fees to all v3 pools based on the fee tier of liquidity providers.

According to The Block, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated that the public test of the Ethereum L2 network Robinhood Chain based on Arbitrum recorded 4 million transactions in its first week.Developers have begun building applications on this network, which aims to support the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and on-chain financial services. After six months of private testing, Robinhood Chain launched its public testnet last week, positioning itself as a permissionless blockchain platform that supports high-throughput financial applications and tokenized assets such as stocks and ETFs.Currently, the network has integrated partners like Alchemy, LayerZero, and Chainlink. Despite cryptocurrency trading revenues on platforms like Binance dropping to $221 million in the fourth quarter of last year, Robinhood plans to enable 24/7 trading and near real-time settlement through this chain. Its mainnet is expected to be released later this year.

According to tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the prediction market based on BNB Chain predict.fun has been the project with the most new followers from X (Twitter) top personalities. New influential figures following this project include DeFi analyst Ignas (@DefiIgnas), crypto KOL Killed by Wolf (@wolfyxbt), and Australian lion BroLeon (@BroLeon).In addition, the projects with the most followers from X top personalities also include Anyway and bolt.

According to CoinDesk, South Korea's Hanwha Investment & Securities has invested approximately $13 million (KRW 1.8 billion) in the U.S. blockchain infrastructure company Kresus Labs to advance its enterprise-grade digital wallet technology and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform.The funding stems from a memorandum of understanding signed last December during Abu Dhabi Finance Week, aimed at expanding Kresus's on-chain financial workflows. Kresus focuses on developing digital asset tools for consumers and institutions, including "seedless" wallet recovery technology (which does not require traditional 12-24 word seed phrases) and a security system based on multi-party computation (MPC), as well as wallet infrastructure and tokenization platforms that meet institutional standards.Hanwha plans to leverage this technology to enhance its digital asset services and develop tokenized traditional financial products, highlighting institutional interest in blockchain infrastructure despite the volatility in the crypto market.

According to CoinDesk, NYSE President Lynn Martin stated that as the development of blockchain finance accelerates, the exchange feels a responsibility to participate in the tokenization space.The New York Stock Exchange has developed tokenization technology and is working with regulators to explore how tokenized assets can fit into the existing financial framework. The exchange expects to launch a blockchain-based tokenized stock and ETF trading platform this year, but has not yet announced a specific launch date or detailed plans.

According to The Block, Coinbase announced that it has added XRP, Dogecoin (DOGE), Cardano (ADA), and Litecoin (LTC) as collateral assets for its on-chain crypto collateralized lending product provided by the DeFi protocol Morpho. Eligible U.S. users (excluding New York State) can now borrow up to $100,000 USDC without having to sell the aforementioned tokens.Previously, the product supported Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral, with Bitcoin allowing a maximum loan of $5 million USDC and Ethereum allowing a maximum loan of $1 million USDC.Coinbase stated that the on-chain lending service operates on the Morpho protocol on the Base network, and to date, the total loan issuance has exceeded $1.9 billion. The company charges a one-time borrowing fee, which is included in the loan principal.

According to official news, Owlto Finance has now launched the Privacy Mode (Beta) privacy cross-chain feature. This mode is aimed at cross-chain transfer scenarios, supporting one-to-many address batch sending, and provides parameter configurations such as random amount ranges and random sending intervals to reduce on-chain transaction correlation and enhance privacy protection experience.Previously, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently stated that on-chain privacy is a key component. The launch of Privacy Mode by Owlto is to fill the basic capability of privacy protection in cross-chain usage scenarios.

According to Cointelegraph, analyst Yashu Gola stated that the current technical indicators and on-chain data both point to short-term downside risks for Bitcoin.A typical "bear flag" pattern is forming on the Bitcoin daily chart. This structure began with a "flagpole" that dropped sharply to the $60,000 area, followed by price consolidation within a converging trend line, consistently pressured by key moving averages, with weak momentum.If the price clearly breaks below the lower boundary of the flag, it could further test the $56,000 level within two months, representing a decline of about 20% from the current level. Conversely, if it breaks above the upper boundary around $72,700 (coinciding with the 20-day moving average), it could invalidate this bearish structure.On-chain data platform CryptoQuant shows that the Bitcoin "whale inflow ratio" (7-day average) has surged to a historic high of 0.619, well above the 0.40 at the beginning of the month. This indicator tracks the total inflow of the top ten transactions, and its rise is typically interpreted as increased selling pressure from whales.Meanwhile, the Greed and Fear Index is signaling a potential "bottoming signal": the 21-day moving average has crossed below the zero line and is now turning upwards. Historically, this combination often appears alongside a "sustained bottom," and while a brief downturn cannot be ruled out, the possibility of a rebound is accumulating.

According to the tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, in the past 7 days, the anti-witch blockchain network Humanity Protocol has been the project with the most new followers among X (Twitter) top personalities. New influential figures following this project include DeFi analyst Ignas (@DefiIgnas), cryptocurrency investor and analyst Miles Deutscher (@milesdeutscher), and cryptocurrency trader Ash Crypto (@AshCrypto).In addition, the projects with the most followers among X top personalities also include XBIT, Relay, and Venice.

Decentralized SocialFi platform Zora has announced the launch of a new Attention Markets platform on the Solana chain, allowing traders to trade on trending words, topics, tags, and trends. Users on the platform can create "Trends" before a topic goes viral and track their profits and losses in real-time.Zora co-founder Jacob Horne stated that currently, creating a Trend requires 1 SOL to curb spam, and the Trend itself does not provide creator rewards, but Pairs under the Trend can earn creator incentives.Additionally, according to a job posting released by Zora, the company is seeking an "Attention Economist" responsible for tracking cultural trends on platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and X to predict the next wave of trends.

Monad announced on the X platform that the Monad Foundation has acquired the open-source blockchain data indexing framework Ponder, with the specific acquisition amount not disclosed.The entire Ponder team will join the Monad Foundation and contribute to the protocol layer, open-source tools, and standards, while also providing support for applications leveraging Monad's performance and decentralized features.

The total value of tokenized real-world assets issued on the Ethereum blockchain has surpassed $17 billion, with large institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan continuously bringing traditional funds on-chain. This figure represents an increase of nearly 315% compared to a year ago, further solidifying Ethereum's dominant position as the leading blockchain in the tokenized finance sector.Currently, Ethereum accounts for approximately 34% of the total value of all RWA on-chain across networks. The total market capitalization of stablecoins on the Ethereum mainnet has also climbed to over $175 billion, highlighting the network's role as a primary settlement layer for dollar-denominated token assets.

According to data from Token Terminal, the total market capitalization of RWA assets on the Ethereum chain (including tokenized funds, tokenized commodities, and tokenized stocks) has exceeded $15 billion, with a year-on-year growth of approximately 200%.

According to CoinDesk, the fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake stated that its decision to accept Bitcoin payments nine months ago has significantly boosted same-store sales.In a statement released on the X platform on Monday, the company said that Bitcoin payments would go directly into its strategic Bitcoin reserves, which would then be used to distribute bonuses to employees. Earlier this year, the company revealed that it had increased its corporate financial reserves by acquiring $10 million worth of Bitcoin, creating a self-reinforcing cycle: customers pay with BTC, sales rise, and crypto revenue flows back into the reserves.Steak 'n Shake began accepting Bitcoin payments via the Lightning Network in May of last year. Since then, its same-store sales initially recorded a 10% increase. The company's Chief Operating Officer, Dan Edwards, revealed that when customers pay with cryptocurrency, the company can save about 50% on processing fees. In October of last year, the fast-food chain launched a Bitcoin-themed burger and donated a small portion of the proceeds from each Bitcoin meal to open-source Bitcoin development projects.

Data analyst Peter posted on platform X that last week the data for stablecoins on the Polygon network performed significantly. The weekly transaction volume of Polygon's USDC reached 28 million, setting a new weekly record and surpassing Solana's 22 million, making it the most active USDC chain in the ecosystem. The number of USDC transfers reached 103 million, setting a weekly record and capturing 46% of the market share.In terms of all dollar stablecoins, Polygon recorded 32.6 million transactions, a growth of 67%, only trailing Solana by 600,000 transactions. Polygon processed 120 million dollar stablecoin transfers, surpassing BNB for the first time. In terms of payment transfers, the number of transfers in January approached 2 million. Additionally, Polygon's x402 weekly native transfer volume reached $1.2 million, with a transaction count of 358,000, both ranking first across all chains.In other developments, Polygon joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance; Polygon will provide USDC tax refund services at Milan, Rome, and Venice airports during the 2026 Winter Olympics; Polygon proposed the PIP 82 proposal, planning to recover up to $1 million in Gas base fees through PIP 65 to support proxy business activities.

The founder of Bitcoin Strategy, Michael Saylor, posted on the X platform stating that during bank holidays, Bitcoin can still transfer any amount to any location in the world within minutes, with transaction fees of about $0.44 (approximately 1 sat/vB).During the previous "Blocksize Wars" period, there were widespread concerns in the market that Bitcoin would face a scalability crisis. However, more than a decade later, Bitcoin's on-chain transaction fees remain low, and network bandwidth resources are abundant. This outcome once again demonstrates that market mechanisms and technological innovations are often more effective in addressing systemic challenges than administrative emergency interventions.