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IOTA’s CMO has reiterated that 2026 is the year the network moves from crypto speculation to real-world infrastructure. 
Its TWIN system is operational in Kenya and has been involved in freight trials in the United Kingdom, with plans for a wider rollout.
IOTA’s 2026 strategy focuses on

Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has dismissed the Forbes Billionaires List, which put his net worth at $110 billion, pointing to a steep drop in crypto prices.
Forbes ranked CZ higher than Michael Bloomberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani.
Binance fou

The Cardano Foundation has released CIP-0113, which allows token issuers to embed enforceable compliance logic directly to native assets on the network.
The goal is to enhance regulated tokenization as institutions have been demanding tokens that can enforce features like KYC and AML

Jupiter has plugged in Chainlink’s Data Streams for its 5-minute and 15-minute prediction markets on Solana.
While Jup Predict now relies on Data Streams for its short-duration crypto markets, Jupiter has not added Chainlink to its wider DeFi protocol.
Chainlink has announced a new

IOTA has rolled out a new Get Started hub listing wallets, developer documentation, and onboarding guides
The page provides access to staking tools, SDKs, builder support, and Trust Framework products like Identity and Tokenization.
IOTA has announced a “Get Started” page as its new onboardi

Zcash's development lab, ZODL, raised $25 million to enhance its privacy technology, boosting ZEC's price over 8%. The funding reflects strong investor confidence and aims to support Zcash's growth and usability for private transactions.

XAUm is now powered by Chainlink on Venus to make tokenized gold a collateral asset in BNB Chain lending markets.
XAUm is Venus Protocol’s first RWA collateral asset, backed by 1 troy ounce of LBMA-standard gold issued by Matrixdock.
Chainlink has enabled the pricing layer for tokenized gold

Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon says banks have stayed away from blockchains because most chains can’t offer privacy by design.
She says privacy and openness are a spectrum, and that blockchain networks must strike the right balance or risk losing out on institutional

TRON has joined the Agentic AI Foundation, established by the Linux Foundation to drive transparent development of agentic AI.
It joins other global giants like Circle. Google, IBM, Bloomberg, Cloudflare, Microsoft, OpenAI and Amazon.
TRON DAO, the decentralized autonomous organization

Solana supported Aon’s stablecoin premium payment pilot through PYUSD, alongside USDC on Ethereum with Coinbase and Paxos.
Aon said the pilot marked the first known stablecoin insurance premium settlement by a major global broker.
Aon has completed a stablecoin payment pilot for insurance pr

Vitalik Buterin says the Ethereum Foundation is using a ‘lite’ version of the Distributed Validator Technology to stake 72,000 ETH.
He hopes it will eliminate the idea that institutions need complex infrastructure to participate in staking.
Two weeks ago, the Ethereum Foundation announced th

The Cardano Foundation has voted in favor of a proposal to cap the amount of ADA that can leave the Treasury to 300 million.
It says the new limit matches the expected Treasury income and aligns with a more conservative spending plan.
The Cardano Foundation has voted to support a new

PI token trades above $0.21 after rallying over 25% in the past 7 days as anticipation for the upcoming Pi Day on March 14 grows.
PiScan recorded 3 million PI deposits to exchanges in 24 hours, suggesting near-term profit taking which could reverse the bullish trend.
Pi Network’s PI token tr

Glassnode data shows 36.8 billion XRP, nearly 60% of the circulating supply, is held at a loss, with unrealized losses reaching $50.8 billion.
XRP traded near $1.34, while futures volume jumped on BitMEX and Binance as ETF outflows and weak spot activity kept pressure on price.
Glassnode dat

Aave recorded a sharp surge in user base over the past six months to hit a 13-month high in February, pushing TVL to $27 billion.
The platform has benefitted from a dip in basis trade as future premiums collapsed and speculative demand eased.
In the past month, Aave has grabbed the

TRON founder Justin Sun says his companies maintains zero tolerance against illegal activities like embezzlement, unauthorised computer access and bribery.
He threatened legal action against those who spread false rumors online and ‘smear judicial organs’ just days after two of his companies

IOTA’s CMO has reiterated that 2026 is the year the network moves from crypto speculation to real-world infrastructure. 
Its TWIN system is operational in Kenya and has been involved in freight trials in the United Kingdom, with plans for a wider rollout.
IOTA’s 2026 strategy focuses on

IOTA founder Dominik Schiener says TWIN supports digital trade records, faster checks, and smoother data sharing across cross-border finance networks.
TWIN has been linked to Kenyan pilots, Rwanda trade finance use cases, and live consignments on the IOTA mainnet.
IOTA co-founder Dominik Sch

Chainlink adoption expanded this week with 11 new integrations across 2 services and 11 chains, including Base and Injective EVM.
New integrations included ADI Chain, Arc, DogeOS Chikyu, GIWA Sepolia, Monad, Perennial, Pharos, Seismic, and Stable.
Chainlink recorded 11 new integrations this

The Cardano Foundation has released CIP-0113, which allows token issuers to embed enforceable compliance logic directly to native assets on the network.
The goal is to enhance regulated tokenization as institutions have been demanding tokens that can enforce features like KYC and AML