Tether Investments has taken a strategic stake in LayerZero Labs to reinforce cross-chain digital asset transfers and support real-world payment, settlement, and custody use cases, according to the announcement. LayerZero's bridging framework, combined with Tether's Wallet Development Kit, enables AI wallets to conduct autonomous large-scale transactions in stablecoins and other digital assets across multiple blockchains. Over the past year, LayerZero's infrastructure supported Everdawn Labs in launching USDt0 and XAUt0, with USDt0 processing over $70 billion in cross-chain value transfers in twelve months, underpinned by the Omnichain Fungible Token standard. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said LayerZero Labs has built interoperability technology for real-time transfers across any transport layer and distributed ledger, while LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino called the success of USDt0 a key stepping stone and said Tether's investment deepens their collaboration to reduce fragmentation and improve liquidity efficiency for stablecoins across blockchain networks.

SushiSwap has deployed its V3 automated market maker on the Stellar mainnet, adding swaps and liquidity pools to the payments-focused Layer 1, the Stellar Development Foundation said. Cross-chain swap capabilities are expected in the coming weeks. The launch coincides with Stellar surpassing $1 billion in tokenized real-world assets and CME Group preparing to list XLM futures, with Sushi now live on over 40 networks including a recent Solana deployment.

Spot XRP ETFs launched in late 2025 have accumulated about $1.23 billion in net inflows and closed one session with a 21% price gain while the XRP token declined 3%, SoSoValue and market data show. Most sessions since launch recorded positive flows, including $6.31 million on Feb. 9, $5.16 million on Feb. 6, and $4.83 million on Feb. 4, with a notable outflow of $92.92 million on Jan. 29, while weekly inflows recently reached $39 million. Combined XRP ETF volume hit roughly $5 million in the first 30 minutes of trading, with Bitwise XRP posting a one-minute spike of about $1.92 million. Over the same period Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows of $272 million in one session and $689 million over a week, Ethereum ETFs lost $149 million, and Dogecoin and Solana ETFs drew only $6.5 million and $2.94 million respectively.

Bitmine aims to control 5% of Ethereum's total supply and is relatively close to that goal, a Fundstrat-linked account said. The analysis reviews Bitmine's current ETH holdings and estimates the path and timeline to reach what the firm calls the "alchemy of 5%." The report compares Bitmine's accumulation strategy to a "Michael Saylor of Ethereum" approach, highlighting its aggressive ETH-focused positioning.

SafeMoon CEO John Karony has been sentenced to 8 years in prison for defrauding investors. Karony and others were accused of "rugpulling" the SafeMoon token by withdrawing funds from a liquidity pool they had described as "automagically locked." Karony reportedly spent over $3M of investor capital on properties and luxury vehicles, with total alleged theft potentially exceeding $10M.

Coinbase announced on February 5 it will list Superform (UP) token with UP/USD trading set to begin February 11, 2025, subject to sufficient liquidity, the exchange said. Deposits will be enabled in Coinbase wallets on February 10 to allow users to prefund accounts ahead of the trading launch. Superform operates a cross-chain yield marketplace in DeFi, with UP serving as the protocol's governance and utility token.

Ripple has launched Ethereum and Solana staking within its institutional custody product, using Figment's infrastructure to enable clients to earn yield on proof-of-stake networks without operating validators, CryptoSlate reports. Figment said Ripple selected it for its noncustodial architecture, track record with over 1,000 institutional clients, and full Node Operator Risk Standard certification. The integration highlights that Ethereum and Solana offer protocol rewards while XRP lacks native staking, even as XRP-linked investment products drew $63.1 million in inflows last week compared to $8.2 million for Solana and $5.3 million for Ethereum products, CoinShares data show.

Cardano's token ADA is trading around $0.27 after a steep monthly decline, bringing prices back to levels last seen in late 2023. The coin touched a 52-week low of $0.22 on Feb. 6 before a modest rebound. Traders are watching $0.20 as a key psychological support level amid a broader crypto selloff.

Ripple's valuation exceeded $50 billion. XRP is trading below buyers' cost basis, with tokens changing hands at a loss. DOGE long positions faced liquidations, reflecting forced unwinding of bullish bets.