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TradFi & Fintech
NYSE Owner Invests in OKX at $25 Billion Valuation
The publicly traded parent company of NYSE, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is establishing a strategic partnership with the global centralized exchange.

TradFi & Fintech
Western Union Partners with Crossmint to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana
This partnership aims to leverage Solana’s speed and Western Union’s extensive network to facilitate seamless cross-border money transfers.

People
Trump Supports Crypto Industry in Stablecoin Yield Battle
In a social media post, President Trump openly criticized banks for obstructing his crypto agenda, aligning himself with crypto firms in a dispute over stablecoin yields.

DeFi
RedStone Oracle Infra Goes Live on Stellar to Boost DeFi on the Network
RWA distributed asset value on Stellar recently crossed the $1.3 billion mark.

Markets
Bitcoin Surges Above $73,000 as Global Markets Rebound
Bitcoin ETFs have attracted nearly $1.5 billion in inflows since last week.

DeFi
Backpack Teams Up with Superstate to Offer On-Chain IPO Access
The move expands Backpack's existing partnership with Robert Leshner's tokenization firm.
Podcast
Optimism Is Done With “Ethereum Alignment” — Users Come First
In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Camila Russo sits down with Jing Wang to discuss how Optimism is evolving and why the debate over what counts as a “real” Ethereum L2 might be missing the point.
Jing argues that the most important question isn’t whether a chain is an L1, L2, or sidechain. It’s whether the architecture actually serves users and real-world use cases.
“If it looks like an L1, we’ll build that. If it looks like an L2, we’ll build that.”

TradFi & Fintech
Kraken's Banking Arm Secures Federal Reserve Master Account
Kraken Financial received a limited purpose Fed master account, marking a notable milestone for crypto-TradFi integration.

DeFi
Prediction Market Fever Cooled in February
Monthly prediction market volumes dipped in February for the first time since August 2025.

DeFi
Kalshi Faces Backlash Over Khamenei Market Resolution
Kalshi's resolution of prediction markets tied to the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has sparked controversy.



