LayerZero Labs launched Zero, a heterogeneous L1 aimed at traditional finance, with support from Citadel Securities and ARK Invest. ARK’s Cathie Wood will join the advisory board, while Google Cloud, DTCC and ICE are involved as partners. According to LayerZero, Zero targets 2 million transactions per second and plans a fall 2026 rollout.

On February 11, 2026, Robinhood activated the public testnet for Robinhood Chain and named Chainlink its oracle infrastructure. The Ethereum Layer 2, built on Arbitrum, targets tokenized real-world assets and DeFi, while LINK traded at $8.44 (-2.94% 24h; -12.88% week) near $8.70 resistance. The company also reported Q4 crypto transaction revenue of $221 million, down 38% year over year.

LayerZero Labs has launched a new blockchain network named Zero to target institutional-scale financial markets, with backing from Citadel Securities, ARK Invest and Tether Investments. The network is built on a heterogeneous, zero-knowledge-proof-based architecture that separates transaction execution from verification and distributes work across specialized zones. Early institutional partners are exploring use cases in tokenization, collateral management, continuous trading and AI-related micropayments.

On February 11, 2026, Ledger said it integrated OKX DEX into Ledger Live, enabling hardware-protected, in‑wallet cross‑chain swaps. The company noted that OKX DEX sources liquidity from over 400 venues across more than 25 blockchains and supports swaps on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, and BNB Chain while keeping keys offline and users in control.

On Tuesday night, Robinhood launched the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network built on Arbitrum that is designed to support experimentation before a future mainnet launch. The company plans to use the chain for tokenized real-world assets, DeFi access, and testnet-only Stock Tokens, while its recent earnings showed a 38% year-over-year drop in crypto transaction revenue to $221 million in last year's fourth quarter.

MoonPay will partner with Deel to enable stablecoin payroll for about 40,000 businesses, with initial rollout in the UK and EU. In a statement on Tuesday, February 10, MoonPay said payments will be sent directly to employee wallets via its Iron division, and reports indicated plans to expand into the US.

On February 9, 2026, leading U.S. banking trade groups filed a joint comment urging the Federal Reserve to tighten its skinny master accounts plan. The proposal would let qualified fintech and crypto firms access FedNow and FedWire with strict limits, including no interest or emergency lending and daily caps of $500 million or 10% of assets.

Coinbase’s Base app will discontinue Creator Rewards on Feb 18 and wind down its Farcaster social feed to concentrate on trading. Base-linked DEXs handled $15.2B over the past 30 days and the network has accrued $190.6M in fees, suggesting a native Base token may be unnecessary for growth.