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Bybit partners with Doppler Finance to launch XRP yield products

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Bybit has teamed up with Doppler Finance to launch XRP yield products on its Earn platform. The company said the move is part of its ongoing effort to expand the utility of major digital assets through secure and user-focused solutions. “XRP has remained a core asset for our users, and expanding its utility has been an important priority,” Jerry Li, Head of Earn and Wealth Management at Bybit, stated. The collaboration addresses XRP’s inability to support native staking by offering an institutional-grade alternative, Bybit noted. Doppler Finance is expected to…

Paxos Labs and Aleo launch private stablecoin USAD on Aleo mainnet

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Paxos Labs, a blockchain infrastructure firm specializing in stablecoin issuance, has launched USAD, a privacy-preserving stablecoin on the Aleo Network’s mainnet. The dollar-pegged token operates on Aleo, a Layer 1 blockchain built on zero-knowledge cryptography that shields wallet addresses and transaction amounts from public view while preserving audit capabilities. The launch follows Circle’s January 2026 debut of USDCx, a privacy-oriented variant of its flagship USDC token, on the same network. Aleo went live in September 2024 after securing $200M in Series B funding at a $1.45B valuation, with backing from…

UK Central Bank to Launch Onchain Settlement Infrastructure Pilot

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The Bank of England has launched a new industry experimentation initiative to explore how tokenized assets could be settled using synchronized, atomic settlement in British pounds sterling as part of efforts to modernize the UK’s real-time gross settlement (RTGS) infrastructure. The Synchronisation Lab initiative will allow 18 selected companies to test delivery-versus-payment and payment-versus-payment settlement between the BoE’s next-generation RTGS core ledger, known as RT2, and external distributed-ledger platforms, in a non-live environment without using real money, according to a bank statement. The six-month pilot, scheduled to start in spring 2026, is…

LayerZero rumored to launch its own Zero blockchain, token plunges 15%

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LayerZero seems set to roll out its Zero blockchain, according to screenshots from a now-deleted YouTube video circulated by crypto community members on X. The ZRO governance token experienced sharp swings amid speculation. According to CoinGecko data, ZRO fell more than 15% to $1.7 following rumors about the new network. The token gained 13% yesterday after the project teased an announcement on social media. The team has yet to respond to the circulating rumors. No great idea can be ignored forever. 2.10.26 pic.twitter.com/HXk9uRYEOj — LayerZero (@LayerZero_Core) February 9, 2026 The…

Crypto.com Boss Rolls out Agentic AIs with ai.com Launch

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Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek has officially launched his new website ai.com to the public, allowing users to create personal AI agents that can perform everyday tasks on their behalf.⁠Brayden Lindrea⁠ The ai.com commercial aired during Super Bowl 60 on NBC on Monday, a sporting event that draws in over 100 million viewers a year, promoting the beta launch of the AI platform. For now, users can register their ai.com username handles but must then wait in a queue to have their private, personalized AI agents spun up. Marszalek said the…

Strategy plans to launch Bitcoin security program to address quantum threats

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Strategy plans to launch a Bitcoin security program aimed at addressing threats posed by quantum computing and other future security vulnerabilities, said Executive Chairman Michael Saylor during the company’s earnings call on Thursday. According to Saylor, the program will work with “the global cybersecurity community, the global crypto security community, and the global Bitcoin security committee” to help coordinate research and responses to those emerging risks. “We think it’s reasonable and appropriate for us to do this, given our large responsibility as a Bitcoin holder. But we want to do…

Startale, SBI launch Strium for institutional FX, RWA trading

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Startale Group and Japan’s financial conglomerate SBI Holdings have launched Strium, a layer-1 blockchain designed to support exchange-layer and settlement infrastructure for institutional trading of foreign exchange, tokenized equities and real-world assets (RWAs). The platform is designed as an exchange-layer network, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph. “Tokenization is an inevitable trend, and equities tokenization is clearly the next big market,” said Sota Watanabe, CEO of Startale Group. He added that Strium aims to bridge the gap between traditional offchain finance and the onchain ecosystem by enabling compliant dividend…

Ex-Coinbase, Airbnb execs launch programmable stablecoin platform for fintechs, enterprises

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Dakota, a stablecoin-focused neobank founded by veterans of Coinbase, Square, and Airbnb, has launched a platform that allows fintechs and enterprises to embed regulated, programmable global money movement via APIs. Cross-border money movement remains slow and expensive, and while stablecoins offer speed, adoption has been limited by regulatory and operational challenges. Dakota wants to address this by providing infrastructure that works across jurisdictions and rails, unlocking scalable global payments. The platform enables companies to offer payments, treasury, and payouts using stablecoins directly in their products, bridging digital assets with real-world…

Fidelity to Launch Stablecoin Through National Trust Bank

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Fidelity Investments plans to launch a new stablecoin next month, marking a logical next step for the asset manager as it expands its digital-asset infrastructure following conditional approval for a national trust bank from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the Fidelity Digital Dollar, or FIDD, will be issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, National Association, the national trust bank approved by US regulators in December.  Fidelity Digital Assets president Mike O’Reilly told the publication that stablecoins could “serve as foundational payment and settlement services,”…

BlackRock files S-1 to launch Bitcoin income-focused ETF

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BlackRock, through its iShares entity, has filed a registration statement with the SEC seeking approval to launch the iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, a new fund that would provide exposure to Bitcoin while generating recurring income through a covered call options strategy. The ETF will be structured as a Delaware statutory trust and will hold bitcoin, shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), and cash, including premiums generated from options activity, according to the filing. The fund’s objective is to provide exposure to Bitcoin price movements while delivering enhanced…