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Lavanya Chandru

Writer with roots in journalism and international relations, actively exploring blockchain and crypto, with curiosity for the field and a passion for simplifying complex ideas.

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LayerZero Introduces Zero Blockchain, ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood Joins Advisory Board

LayerZero Introduces Zero Blockchain, ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood Joins Advisory Board

Blockchain Firm LayerZero has introduced a new blockchain, Zero, designed to help global financial markets. As the project is being developed in collaboration with major institutions backing it, including Citadel Securities and ARK Invest. Zero Claims 2M TPS With Heterogeneous Architecture LayerZero announced through an official press release on February

February 11, 2026 2 mins read
UAE’s Zand Bank Partners with Ripple to Expand AEDZ and RLUSD Stablecoin Payments

UAE’s Zand Bank Partners with Ripple to Expand AEDZ and RLUSD Stablecoin Payments

The Blockchain and Fintech firm Ripple and the UAE-based digital bank Zand have partnered to accelerate the region’s adoption of regulated stablecoin and other innovative solutions powered by Zand’s dirham-backed token and Ripple’s USD stablecoin. According to the official statement released by Zand Bank on February 10,  the partnership is

February 10, 2026 2 mins read
Cash App Expands Bitcoin Features as Block Inc. Plans Staff Reductions

Cash App Expands Bitcoin Features as Block Inc. Plans Staff Reductions

Cash App, owned by Block Inc., introduces new bitcoin features on its platform to make it more accessible and usable, as Block Inc. is preparing to reduce its staff by up to 10% to reduce costs and to strengthen profits. On February 10, Cash App’s X post mentioned, “Cash App

February 10, 2026 2 mins read
Hyperliquid Surpasses Coinbase with Twice Its 2025 Notional Trading Volume

Hyperliquid Surpasses Coinbase with Twice Its 2025 Notional Trading Volume

As a major step in the growth of on-chain trading activity, Hyperliquid, a decentralized perpetual futures exchange built on its own blockchain, has outperformed Coinbase in total notional trading volume for 2025, showing the increasing trend of traders toward decentralized finance. Hyperliquid has handled almost $2.6 trillion in trade volume

February 10, 2026 2 mins read
BitMine Buys 40,000 ETH From BitGo and FalconX Amid ETH Price Weakness

BitMine Buys 40,000 ETH From BitGo and FalconX Amid ETH Price Weakness

BitMine Immersion Technologies continues to strengthen its Ethereum holdings as part of its broader digital asset strategy, as it bought around 40,000 ETH in the last 12 hours from two separate crypto companies worth around $83.38 million amid Ethereum’s weak market situation. As per the Lookonchain data, BitMine bought 20,000

February 10, 2026 2 mins read
MegaETH Mainnet Goes Live Today, MEGA Token Unlock Depends on Network Activity

MegaETH Mainnet Goes Live Today, MEGA Token Unlock Depends on Network Activity

The MegaETH mainnet is launching today, which marks a major step for the Ethereum ecosystem as it is designed as a Layer‑2 blockchain, and operates independently while using Ethereum’s security. According to Infinex’s post, MegaETH is going live at 9 am EST. The deployment coincides with a significant integration into

February 9, 2026 2 mins read
Coinglass Report Highlights Discrepancies Across Perp DEXs, Raising Debate

Coinglass Report Highlights Discrepancies Across Perp DEXs, Raising Debate

The latest Coinglass analysis of perpetual decentralized exchanges, which includes Hyperliquid, Aster, and Lighter, compared the user activities in trading volume, open interest, and liquidation numbers, raising debates in the comments section. Coinglass Breaks Down Perp DEX Differences On February 9, Coinglass shared a post, which reveals that high reported

February 9, 2026 2 mins read
South Korea Unveils 2026 Plan to Tighten Crypto Oversight After Bithumb Bitcoin Incident

South Korea Unveils 2026 Plan to Tighten Crypto Oversight After Bithumb Bitcoin Incident

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of South Korea released its business plan, which included aggressive measures to tighten crypto regulation by targeting risk practices that collapse the crypto market, as well as stronger IT and cybersecurity accountability for financial firms. According to South Korea’s Yonhap local news agency report, Financial

February 9, 2026 2 mins read
Arthur Hayes Challenges Multicoin’s Kyle Samani to $100K Bet Over HYPE Performance

Arthur Hayes Challenges Multicoin’s Kyle Samani to $100K Bet Over HYPE Performance

Arthur Hayes publicly challenged Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani to a high-stakes $100,000 price bet on the future performance of Hyperliquid’s HYPE token, following Samani’s public criticism of Hyperliquid’s core fundamentals.  BitMex co-founder Arthur Hayes, who reshared Kyle Samani’s criticism post and wrote, “Since $HYPE is bad, Kyle Samani, let’s

February 9, 2026 2 mins read
U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See $330M Inflows, Led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $231.6M

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See $330M Inflows, Led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $231.6M

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded a net inflow of $330.67 million on February 6. Among all funds, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF alone posted the highest inflows, as this marked IBIT’s 11th day of net inflows in 2026.  According to SoSoValue data, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust(IBIT) alone saw $231.6 million in

February 7, 2026 2 mins read