Barry Sternlicht, who was the founder and CEO of Starwood Capital, says his company is ready to tokenize real-world assets, but U.S. regulations are blocking it. His company manages more than $125 billion in assets. He shared his plans on RWA and made comments on the current U.S. rules on
Hyperliquid has stepped into Washington’s policy arena with the launch of a new advocacy arm focused on decentralized finance. The Hyperliquid Policy Center officially opened in Washington, DC, aiming to shape US regulation at what its leaders describe as a critical moment for crypto legislation. The organization appointed Jake Chervinsky
Crypto investments are still an integral part of Harvard University, as filings reveal that the university has bought Ethereum. The Ivy League school purchased around $87 million in BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), as per the filing with the SEC released on February 13. The buying came along with the
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When Fhenix went live for its recent technical broadcast, it felt less like a routine update and more like a coming-of-age moment for encrypted finance. Led by founder Guy Zyskind, the session traced Fhenix’s evolution from a modest Layer 2 experiment into a full-stack infrastructure play for confidential DeFi. The
Polygon, a blockchain network built to scale Ethereum, has recorded higher daily transaction fee revenue than Ethereum for the first time ever, according to data from Token Terminal. The figures show that on Friday, Polygon earned $407.121K in transaction fees, while Ethereum generated $211.790K in the same 24‑hour period, marking
Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLend has announced it will shut down operations after facing prolonged sustainability issues across the blockchains it supports. Founder “Ryker” confirmed the decision in a post shared on X, stating that after three years of development and operations, the protocol can no longer sustain itself in its
Five years ago, blockchain scaling operated as a dual-lane highway. Layer 1, the slow lane, was for security, while Layer 2 was for speed. Then Layer 3 networks emerged, adding further bandwidth. But rather than serving as an ultra-high speed third lane, L3s have been engineered more like railways that
Cardano is preparing to launch its USDCx, a dollar-pegged stablecoin linked to Circle’s USDC, at the end of February. This move aims to solve the stablecoin liquidity shortage. Philip DiSaro, CEO of Anastasia Labs, a smart contract development firm building within the Cardano ecosystem, confirmed the update on February 15.
On February 10, 2026, the SiGMA AIBC Eurasia Awards event presented CertiK, the largest provider of Web3 security services, with an award for “Best Security & Compliance Solution 2026.” This honor acknowledges CertiK’s capacity for technical innovation and its indispensable contribution to the global crypto industry’s transition to institutionalization and compliance.
