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Blockchains
Offchain Labs Launches Arbitrum BoLD Protocol for Permissionless Validation on February 12, 2025, $ARB, Stage 2 Ahead
Offchain Labs has launched the Arbitrum BoLD protocol on the mainnet, enabling permissionless validation within the Arbitrum ecosystem

NFTs & Web3
Sam Spratt's 'X. Masquerade', Sixth Chapter, Sold to Kanbas for $3 Million and 1,158 ETH
Artist Sam Spratt's digital artwork 'X. Masquerade', the sixth chapter in the story of Luci, was acquired by Kanbas for $3,000,000

DeFi
Liquity Protocol Investigates Issue Affecting V2 Stability Pools, Advises Users to Close Positions; No Users Impacted
The Liquity Protocol team is investigating a potential issue affecting its V2 Stability Pools

DeFi
Franklin Templeton Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund FOBXX on Solana, Managing $1.5T in Assets
Franklin Templeton has launched its tokenized money market fund, FOBXX, on the Solana blockchain.

Blockchains
TON Integrates with LayerZero for Cross-Chain Transfers Across 100+ Blockchains, Tether Launches USDT0 on Arbitrum to Connect $138 Billion USDT
The Open Network (TON) has integrated with LayerZero, an interoperability protocol, to facilitate cross-chain asset transfers across more than 100 blockchains, including Ethereum, Solana, and Tron

DeFi
Spark Liquidity Layer Integrates with Fluid for sUSDS Liquidity on Base and Ethereum, Achieving $10 Billion Volume
The Spark Liquidity Layer has been integrated with Fluid to enable the deployment of sUSDS liquidity on the Base network, with plans to extend this integration to Ethereum later this month

DeFi
Ondo Finance Partners with Trump-Backed WLFI to Advance Tokenized Real-World Assets Adoption, Including USDY and OUSG
Ondo Finance has announced a strategic collaboration with World Liberty Financial Inc

TradFi & Fintech
In 2024, Saylor's Strategy Treasury Gains 18,527 BTC, $1.8 Billion Profit for $MSTR Shareholders
In 2024, Michael Saylor's Strategy treasury operations have resulted in a gain of 18,527 Bitcoin (BTC)

TradFi & Fintech
Franklin Templeton Registers Franklin Solana Trust in Delaware, Managing $1.2 Trillion, Signaling Spot ETF Interest
Franklin Templeton has officially registered the Franklin Solana Trust in Delaware, marking its entry into the application process for a Solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF)

Regulation & Politics
Fed Chair Powell Supports Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has expressed his support for the establishment of a regulatory framework surrounding stablecoins





