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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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Aave Surpasses $1 Billion in Tokenized Real-World Asset Deposits

Aave Surpasses $1 Billion in Tokenized Real-World Asset Deposits

Aave has become the first platform in the sector to surpass $1 billion in real-world asset (RWA) deposits.  Which is a decentralized protocol that allows users to borrow and lend crypto without a middleman. Aave is the first lending protocol with over $1 billion in RWAs deposited. pic.twitter.com/H9d4Nh0Aol — Aave

February 20, 2026 2 mins read
U.S. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post Outflows, Solana ETFs See Inflows

U.S. Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs Post Outflows, Solana ETFs See Inflows

U.S.listed spot Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) posted a combined net outflow of $175.1 million from Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, which is led by BlackRock funds in both the crypto ETFs. When it comes to other major altcoin ETFs, the XRP ETFs saw withdrawals, while the Solana ETF saw net inflows of

February 19, 2026 2 mins read
Ethereum Sets Three Core Priorities for 2026 Protocol Development

Ethereum Sets Three Core Priorities for 2026 Protocol Development

Ethereum has announced its update on protocol priorities for 2026 and last year’s accomplishments in a blog on February 18, as Ethereum’s focus this year is on scaling throughput, improving usability, and strengthening core security and resilience, which are all organized into three work tracks to guide development through the

February 19, 2026 2 mins read
Base Shifts From OP Stack to Unified Stack for Next Phase of Upgrades

Base Shifts From OP Stack to Unified Stack for Next Phase of Upgrades

Base, a Coinbase-incubated Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, was launched as an  OP Stack chain, then incorporated a diverse range of software in collaboration with various partners, including Optimism, Flashbots, and Paradigm. ​According to the Base announcement, they introduced a single unified stack called base/base for accelerating upgrades and additional security, and

February 19, 2026 2 mins read
Grayscale’s Sui Staking ETF(GSUI) Set to Begin Trading on NYSE Arca

Grayscale’s Sui Staking ETF(GSUI) Set to Begin Trading on NYSE Arca

Grayscale Investments officially announced that it is launching its staking-enabled SUI exchange-traded fund, the Grayscale Sui Staking ETF, which will begin trading on the NYSE Arca on Wednesday through the X post under the ticker symbol of $GSUI. Grayscale Sui Staking ETF (Ticker: $GSUI) offers investors direct exposure to $SUI.

February 18, 2026 2 mins read
Elemental Royalty Becomes First Public Gold Firm to Offer Dividends in Tether Gold (XAUt)

Elemental Royalty Becomes First Public Gold Firm to Offer Dividends in Tether Gold (XAUt)

Elemental Royalty Corporation has become the first publicly listed gold company to offer shareholders the option to receive dividends in Tether Gold (XAUt), a tokenized form of physical gold that marks a huge step in blending traditional finance with blockchain-based assets. With the announcement made on February 17, Elemental, a

February 18, 2026 2 mins read
SBI Holdings Rejects $10B XRP Claim, Clarifies 9% Ripple Equity

SBI Holdings Rejects $10B XRP Claim, Clarifies 9% Ripple Equity

Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of SBI Holdings, put an end to the discussion and clarified that the company does not hold $10 billion in $XRP tokens, but it owns a massive equity stake in Ripple Labs itself.​ As the debate started on February 15 from the user named @strivex_, who mentioned,

February 16, 2026 2 mins read
Animoca Brands Receives Virtual Asset Service Provider License from Dubai VARA 

Animoca Brands Receives Virtual Asset Service Provider License from Dubai VARA 

Animoca Brands received a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), which marks an important regulatory step that allows the company to offer legal virtual asset brokerage, management, and investment services. Animoca Brands received a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Licence from Dubai’s

February 16, 2026 2 mins read
Armstrong Says Coinbase Retail Keeps Buying the Dip Despite Crypto Losses

Armstrong Says Coinbase Retail Keeps Buying the Dip Despite Crypto Losses

Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, said that retail investors are strongly resilient, as they are actively buying Ethereum and Bitcoin despite broader monthly price drops. The crypto market has been struggling, with Bitcoin down around 2% in the last 24 hours and trading at $68,841, bringing its monthly fall to

February 16, 2026 2 mins read