On February 9, 2026, the TON Foundation announced TON Pay, a wallet‑agnostic SDK that embeds native crypto payments inside Telegram Mini Apps for Toncoin (TON) and Tether (USDT). The toolkit streamlines settlement and checkout flows within Telegram to support everyday transactions. Toncoin traded near $1.35 as the rollout began, with short‑term indicators signaling weak momentum.

On February 10, 2026, Visa began settling stablecoin transactions directly on the Ethereum network in live production, according to the report. The quiet rollout moves part of a major payment rail on-chain, targeting faster, programmable settlement and lower operational friction. The shift highlights Ethereum's growing role in institutional payments and stablecoin use.

On February 9, 2026, 30‑day developer‑activity rankings highlighted MetaMask, Hedera, and Chainlink at the front. Despite pressure on token prices, wallets, layer‑1s, and scaling projects registered higher code commits and upgrades, with Internet Computer, Cardano, Aptos, Starknet, and the Sui ecosystem also showing notable momentum.

On 9 February 2026, Tether outlined plans to grow its workforce from about 300 to 450 employees over the next 18 months, marking a shift from a lean stablecoin issuer to a diversified global group. The company is using more than $10 billion in 2025 net income and roughly $193 billion in reserves, including U.S. Treasuries, gold, and Bitcoin, to back new ventures in AI, energy, education, and regulated dollar-pegged products such as USA₮.

On 9 February 2026 at 16:38, developers and investors argued that Ethereum is being positioned as the base trust layer for AI agents, prioritizing neutrality over raw speed. Proponents highlight ERC-8004 and layer‑2s like Arbitrum, Base, Scroll and Linea to extend throughput while anchoring settlement on Ethereum.

On February 9, 2026, Binance said it completed a 4,225 BTC purchase for its Secure Asset Fund for Users, funded with approximately $300 million in stablecoins. The update put SAFU's Bitcoin balance at 10,455 BTC and outlined a 30-day rebalancing plan, with further purchases expected as progress is disclosed.

On 8 February 2026 at 21:05, reports on social platforms said a long-dormant address tied by some trackers to early Bitcoin mining transferred 2,565 BTC after roughly 15 years of inactivity. On-chain data shows the large move and revived speculation about Satoshi Nakamoto, but there is no verified link to Satoshi or evidence of exchange deposits.

On February 6 and 7, 2026, Coinbase and Sui announced an infrastructure-level integration that embeds the Sui Token Standard across wallets, custody, and backend services. The link to Bitwise's proposed SUI ETF names Coinbase Custody as asset custodian, and SUI rose roughly 3%–14%, trading near $1.00 despite a $65 million unlock on February 1, 2026.

On 8 February 2026, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance opened consultations on a draft circular proposing a 0.1% tax on each cryptocurrency transfer executed via licensed platforms. The plan would tax transaction value rather than profit, introduce a 20% corporate income tax on net crypto trading gains for domestic firms, and operate within a broader push to formally regulate and recognize digital assets as property.