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WLFI has proposed a governance staking system aimed at encouraging more users to participate in governance. According to the proposal, in the future, using unlocked WLFI tokens to participate in governance voting will require staking, with a minimum lock-up period of 180 days.The system will introduce a tiered node structure: ordinary stakers can earn approximately 2% annual rewards; users who stake 10 million WLFI (about 1 million USD) can become nodes and enjoy 1:1 exchange rights for stablecoins such as USDT and USDC with USD1; users who stake 50 million WLFI (about 5 million USD) can become super nodes and gain direct cooperation opportunities with the WLFI team. The proposal requires a quorum of 1 billion WLFI voting tokens to be valid, with a voting period of 7 days. If approved, implementation will be carried out in three phases.

According to official news, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced the launch of its crypto asset staking loan service "Flexline," allowing Kraken Pro traders to obtain liquidity using existing digital assets as collateral without selling their positions.It is reported that Flexline features fixed borrowing costs and a clear terms structure, with borrowed funds usable both within Kraken and withdrawable to other trading platforms, protocols, or service providers. The collateralized assets will be stored in a separate secure wallet and included in Kraken's long-running Proof of Reserves system.

According to market news, a wallet associated with "Forward Industries" deposited 8,200 Ethereum (approximately $14.91 million) into Coinbase, which had held the funds for 2-3 years and is facing a loss of $10.82 million.The whale initially received 23,491 Ethereum (approximately $76.26 million) from Binance and Coinbase for staking, and then deposited 23,914 Ethereum (approximately $65.44 million) back into the exchange.

Bitwise announced the acquisition of institutional staking service provider Chorus One to expand its staking operations across more than 30 proof-of-stake chains, with the specific acquisition amount not disclosed.Chorus One manages approximately $2.2 billion in staked assets and will be integrated into Bitwise Onchain Solutions, serving institutional investors, family offices, and financial platforms. This acquisition will enhance Bitwise's staking capabilities and research coverage on chains such as Solana, Hyperliquid, Monad, Avalanche, Sui, NEAR, Aptos, Tezos, and TON.The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and about 50 core team members from Chorus One will join Bitwise, with co-founder Brian Crain appointed as an advisor to Bitwise.

Digital asset management company CoinShares International Limited has announced the launch of the physically-backed HYPE exchange-traded product CoinShares Physical Hyperliquid Staking ETP, aimed at providing investors with an opportunity to invest in the native HYPE token. It is reported that the management fee for this ETP is 0%, with the stock code LIQD, and it will be listed first on the Xetra exchange.

According to market news, the Nasdaq-listed company Intchains Group has released an update on its ETH holdings, disclosing that its treasury ETH holdings have reached 9,070 coins, with a total investment amount of $23.7 million and an average purchase price of $2,611.1. So far, it has staked a total of 2,600 ETH, of which 1,000 ETH is staked on the FalconX platform, and 1,600 ETH is staked on the Goldshell staking platform, which it acquired for $1.3 million last year.

The Ethereum Foundation announced today that it has officially launched the staking of a portion of its treasury assets to implement the treasury policy announced last year.On-chain data shows that the foundation completed a deposit of 2016 ETH today, with an expected total of about 70,000 ETH participating in staking, and the staking rewards will flow back to the foundation's treasury. This staking utilizes the open-source software solutions Dirk and Vouch developed by Attestant. Among them, Dirk serves as a distributed signing tool, supporting operations by independent individuals from multiple jurisdictions, eliminating single points of failure; Vouch supports multi-client combination strategies to reduce client diversity risks.The foundation stated that its deployment architecture includes minority clients and a mixed use of managed infrastructure and self-managed hardware across multiple regions. The Ethereum Foundation indicated that this move not only helps enhance the security of the Ethereum network but also provides sustainable funding support for the foundation's core operations, covering key areas such as protocol development, ecosystem growth, and community grants.

The Ethereum Foundation announced today that it has officially launched the staking of part of its treasury assets to implement the treasury policy announced last year.On-chain data shows that the Foundation has completed a deposit of 2016 ETH, with an estimated total of about 70,000 ETH participating in staking, and the staking rewards will flow back to the Foundation's treasury. This staking utilizes the open-source software solutions Dirk and Vouch developed by Attestant.Among them, Dirk serves as a distributed signing tool, supporting operations by independent individuals from multiple jurisdictions, eliminating single points of failure; Vouch supports multi-client combination strategies to reduce client diversity risks. The Foundation stated that its deployment architecture includes minority clients and a mixed use of custodial infrastructure and self-managed hardware across multiple regions.The Ethereum Foundation stated that this move not only helps enhance the security of the Ethereum network but also provides sustainable financial support for the Foundation's core operations, covering key areas such as protocol development, ecosystem development, and community funding.

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com announced on Monday that it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to apply for a federal charter for a national bank license in the future.This approval will allow Crypto.com to offer digital asset custody and staking services under a federal regulatory framework.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), addresses holding ETH for over 2 years panic-sold 3,313 ETH, with profits narrowing to $338,000. Last August, the overall position once had an unrealized profit exceeding $19.96 million but did not reduce the position.This address accumulated 6,569.27 ETH (worth $11.77 million) at an average price of $1,792.1 from September 2023 to February 2024, and has since remained in a staking state. Currently, half of the position is still near the cost line.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, after a 5-month silence, a certain whale withdrew a total of 50,000 SOL (approximately 4.25 million USD) from Binance and Bybit, and then transferred it to staking.

Bitmine disclosed that the total amount of Ethereum staked has surpassed 3 million coins, with the current staking amount accounting for approximately 69% of its 4.37 million ETH holdings.According to market news, as of February 13, 2026, Bitmine's average daily trading volume over the past 5 days reached 900 million USD, ranking 158th among 5,704 listed stocks in the United States, ahead of CBRE Group, Inc. (ranked 92159).

According to Decrypt, the Ethereum treasury company Sharplink announced that its Ethereum holdings have grown to approximately 867,000 ETH (worth about $1.68 billion), and by the end of 2025, the proportion of shares held by institutional investors has risen to 46%.Sharplink has updated its brand image, changing its name from Sharplink Gaming to Sharplink, and adopting "Ethereum with an edge" as its new slogan to better reflect its positioning in the treasury space. The company's CEO Joseph Chalom stated that Sharplink has staked nearly all of its Ethereum holdings to generate yield and emphasized the company's focus on disciplined execution and institutional-level risk management.Despite the price of Ethereum dropping over 60% since its peak last August, resulting in a paper loss of approximately $1.39 billion for Sharplink, the company remains focused on long-term value creation rather than aggressive asset accumulation strategies. Currently, Sharplink ranks second in Ethereum treasury holdings, only behind BitMine Immersion Technologies, which holds approximately $8.5 billion in Ethereum.

Due to an oracle configuration error resulting in approximately $1.78 million in bad debt, the DeFi lending protocol Moonwell released an event handling update on the X platform, stating that the recovery plan has now been published on the governance forum, which includes integrating the Moonwell Apollo (MFAM) community into the Moonwell ecosystem (WELL).The Moonwell Apollo Treasury will immediately initiate partial compensation, with ongoing compensation to follow through protocol revenue. Additionally, MFAM holders and stkWELL stakers are set to receive compensation at a ratio of 1:1.5 (MFAM:stkWELL).

Aptos announced an update to the APT token economic model, shifting to a performance-driven token supply mechanism that links APT supply to the actual usage of the network. Specifically, this update includes the following seven items:Reduce staking reward rate and incentivize long-term stakers. The Aptos Foundation has proposed to lower the annual staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6%. Additionally, the Aptos Foundation is exploring a governance proposal to change the staking framework to better align incentives with long-term network participation.Increase Gas fees by 10 times. Aptos is currently one of the lowest-cost blockchains, and given the current transaction fees are so low, the Aptos Foundation will propose to increase Gas fees to 10 times the current amount through governance proposals. After the increase, the transfer fees for stablecoins on the network will still be as low as approximately $0.00014.Transaction utilization and fees. A new deflationary mechanism will be introduced through the decentralized exchange protocol Decibel on the Aptos chain, where high-frequency trading activities will significantly consume and destroy APT. Currently, all forms of transactions paid in APT on the network, or "gas fees," will be permanently destroyed. Decibel, incubated in collaboration with Aptos Labs and the Decibel Foundation, represents one of the first fully decentralized exchanges where all trading activities are executed on-chain: every order, match, and cancellation is executed on-chain. With 100% on-chain execution, the launch of Decibel's mainnet will greatly enhance the transaction throughput of the Aptos blockchain.Hard supply cap fixed at 2.1 billion APT. Once approved by the community, no new tokens will be minted beyond this cap.Foundation permanently locks 210 million APT. The Aptos Foundation will ensure that 210 million APT are locked and permanently staked in the network. These tokens will never be sold or distributed and will be permanently locked.Performance-linked grant issuance. In the future, the Aptos Foundation will primarily focus on providing future grants and rewards that will only be redeemed upon achieving key milestones related to Aptos's role as a "global transaction engine."Launch a programmatic buyback plan. The Aptos Foundation has committed to exploring a protocol buyback plan or reserve that will programmatically buy back APT on the open market based on market opportunities.

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).

According to Forbes, over the past few weeks, the price of Ethereum has continued to fluctuate narrowly around $2,000. Several market observers have pointed out that this reflects Ethereum being caught in a "narrative gap."Analyst Callan Sarre stated, "For the past few years, the story of Ethereum has been simple—L2 carries the scale, while the base layer remains lean and secure. Now, L2 has processed billions of dollars in weekly trading volume, with fees dropping over 90%, but the question is where long-term value accumulates." The market is pushing zero-knowledge technology and privacy features closer to the base layer, "for traders clinging to old models, it feels like the ground is shifting beneath their feet."Sarre emphasized the contradiction between transparency and institutional demand: "Today, every Ethereum transaction is completely public and transparent, which doesn't work for CFOs managing corporate treasuries or funds deploying nine-figure positions. If Ethereum is to attract trillions in institutional capital, privacy must be built into the protocol layer."Grayscale began distributing staking rewards to U.S. Ethereum ETF holders in January, and BlackRock has also applied for its staking ETH fund. PrimeXBT senior market analyst Jonatan Randin stated, "This changes the nature of Ethereum ETFs—not just price exposure, but income-generating products." He emphasized that the growth of the options market is reshaping the asset's volatility characteristics, "the options market around spot ETFs introduces dynamics like covered calls and dealer hedging that didn't exist two years ago."

Grayscale announced on the X platform that its SUI exchange-traded fund, Grayscale Sui Staking ETF, which supports staking, will begin trading tomorrow on NYSE Arca under the ticker GSUI.This ETF will provide investors with the opportunity to invest directly in SUI, including its potential staking rewards. It is reported that the historical average annual yield for Sui staking rewards ranges from 1.7% to 3.3%.

According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, the latest filing for BlackRock's Ethereum ETF (ticker ETHB) has been released. The filing includes an annual expense ratio of 0.25%. Additionally, BlackRock will retain 18% of the total staking revenue from the Ethereum ETF as staking fees.

Cointelegraph reported that despite the ETH price dropping by about 20% in February, on-chain data indicates that investors are still accumulating.In February, accumulation addresses increased their holdings by over 2.5 million ETH, raising the total holdings to 26.7 million ETH. On the network fundamentals side, currently over 30% of the circulating supply of ETH (37,228,911 coins) is staked. The weekly transaction volume reached a historical high of 17.3 million transactions, while the median Gas fee dropped to $0.008. In the derivatives market, the open interest for ETH stands at $11.2 billion, with an estimated leverage ratio still at a high of 0.7.Hyblock data shows that 73% of accounts globally are currently long on ETH. The liquidation heatmap indicates that over $2 billion in short positions are clustered above $2,200, while about $1 billion in long liquidation positions are piled up around $1,800. The recent dense liquidation cluster is located at $1,909, where there are long positions worth $563 million. Technical charts show that ETH is forming an "Adam and Eve" bottom pattern, and if it breaks above $2,150, it may rise to the range of $2,473 to $2,634.