In episode 516, Head of BD Xenia Soborova shares how Solana's builder-heavy culture and capital-preserving reward models aim to reengage idle wallets. She outlines Tramplin's randomized redistribution of staking yields and its non-custodial setup on Solana nodes, positioning on-chain businesses as more sustainable than high-risk speculation.

On 12 February 2026, Bridge, Stripe’s digital dollar platform, received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Bridge National Trust Bank. The proposed national trust bank charter would let Bridge issue and manage stablecoins, custody digital assets, and oversee token reserves, while prohibiting insured deposits and traditional lending until full approval is granted.

On February 17th, 2026, Zircuit announced Zircuit Finance, an onchain platform for institutional-grade yield strategies featuring a USDC and USDT vault targeting 8–11% APR, according to the company. The service adds cross-chain deposits and withdrawals, allocates to Monarq Asset Management, integrates Fidelity's tokenized money market fund, Aave and Morpho, and partners with Forteus and FalconX for portfolio design and prime brokerage.

On February 18, 2026 in Denver, Ymax opened early access to a yield orchestration platform for stablecoin holders. According to the announcement, users can connect existing wallets and, with one signature, deploy capital across vaults on Morpho, Aave and Compound, with automated execution on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism and Avalanche.

Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure firm owned by Stripe, has obtained conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form a federally chartered national trust bank. The proposed Bridge National Trust Bank would be able to issue stablecoins, manage reserves, and provide digital asset custody under federal oversight once the charter is finalized, placing Stripe’s stablecoin business directly inside the U.S. banking system.

Stablecoin platform Bridge, acquired by Stripe last year, has obtained conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to pursue a national trust bank charter. The move would allow Bridge to hold digital assets, issue its own stablecoins and operate under federal oversight, while aligning its compliance framework with the GENIUS Act’s rules for U.S. stablecoin issuers.

Crypto-funded super PAC Fairshake has begun intervening in Illinois Democratic House primaries, booking ads tied to the 7th District. Inquiry forms dated mid-February confirm the purchases, and filings reviewed this week show activity before the general election. Targets include candidates linked to SB 1797, passed in August 2025.

The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) launched an institutional‑grade Decentralized Verifier Network on LayerZero, adding a new option for cross‑chain message validation. FCAT said the DVN is live on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche and Solana, with Ondo Finance named as the first production integrator.